Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 500, Matthias Barker, [BLANK]
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SERVICE       [STAR]                     NUMBER
   ?                Barker, Matthias     R500

Penn residence in 1823.
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CONTENTS
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Ex'r.                                         INVALID.

No 500     Ann   REJECTED
["Act of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873" Crossed out]

Matthias Barker
P.O. ___________________
Service: ________________
Enlisted; __________________, 18
Discharged: ________________, 18
Application filed: _____________________, 18
Alleges: ________________________________
Re-enlisted: ________________________
Attorney: _____________________________
P.O. ___________________________________
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[LEFT PANEL]

Hon: John C. Calhoun
      Secretary of War

[RIGHT PANEL]

Sir,
    The [Illegible] Matthias Barker
an [Illegible] soldier, called
on me this morning.
I have no acquaintance
with him, or his case.  [Illegible]
have directed him to
apply to you, and that
you would inform him
the [Illegible] any thing can
be done for him.
            Respectfully your friend
December 8th 1823      Wm Findlay
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Page 22   19,031
Matthias Barker,
[Illegible] expedition under
General Clark [Illegible]
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Inadmissible under
Law of 18 March, 1818.
      __________
See letter to Applicant
of Pennsylvania, Present
December 9, 1823
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          500
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Pennsylvania Lebanon County  ss
Before me the subscriber on e of the Justices of the
Peace in & for the county of Lebanon personally came
the within named Matthias Barker & on his solemn oath
according to law, saith that he was enlisted AD 1775 under General Clark, & that I assisted to take Illinoise
post [Illegible] on the mohawk, and then we started to join
Gen mongomery at Quebeck, & when we were half
way we heard he was killed, and that the battalion was
broke up, then we were called back to fort charter
to caskaskia river, and there we were stationed

Sworn & Subscribed             }
the 16th day of Octr 1823    }
before me                             }   Matthias Barker
    Abrm Phillips                    }
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Pennsylvania Lebanon County ss
I & the subscriber do certify that we are well acquainted
with the bearer Matthias Barker an old revolutionary
soldier of 76 who has resided among us for more than
ten years: has behaved himself as an  industrious honest citizen
to the best of my knowledge
Octr 16th 1823
Christian Keefer