Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], John Gerlock, Phila. Pa. Pensioner Invalid
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Gerlock, John
Phil,. Pa. pensioner-Invalid-

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CONTENTS
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MMHF/HMM
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September 10, 1929.

M. P. Carlock,
Chairman the Carlock Book Committee
202 Insurance Exchange Building
Los Angeles, California.

Dear Sir:

I advise you that in the Report from the Secretary of War in relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States, printed in 1835, the name John Gerlock appears on the list of invalid pensioners who had been in receipt of pensions at the  Agency of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and whose residence could not be ascertained in consequence of the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814.  He is there listed as a private in the Revolutionary Army, pensioned from March 4, 1789 and died March 5, 1790. 
Due to the above named causes this Bureau has no further data in regard to this soldier.
The Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume Four page 561, shows that one John Gerloch applied to the State of Pennsylvania for pension; and on page 497 of said volume it appears that such applications were filed in the Pennsylvania State Library.  (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) 
Very truly yours,
E. W. Morgan 
Acting Commissioner
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"My boast is not that I deduce my birth from loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth,
but higher far my proud pretensions rise─the son of parents passed into the skies."

OFFICE of M. P. CARLOCK
Creator and compiler of the New Book
"HISTORY of the CARLOCK PEOPLE"
With Many Connecting Families
The head of every CARLOCK family in the world and the name of all persons with a drop
of CARLOCK blood in their veins should be in this remarkable book planned to be off the
press ready for mailing some time before Christmas,1929. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO
COST OR CHARGE TO GET IN THIS BOOK. When published the CARLOCK BOOK will be
sold to all relatives and their friends at the WHOLESALE NET COST TO PRINT AND MAIL.
Full information at a later date. Your cooperation at this time will be deeply apreciated.
Address all communications to
M. P. CARLOCK, Chairman the CARLOCK BOOK Committee
202 Insurance Exchange Building
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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AUTHORS AND CO-WORKERS
Wayne Bryan Carlock
Hollywood, California
━
Harry G. Carlock
and
Horace Burton Carlock
Carlock, Illinois
━
Major Floyd D. Carlock
Madison Barracks,
New York
━
George William Carlock
Rock Island, Illinois
Honorable LaFayette H. Carlock
Albuquerque, New Mexico
━
Honorable 
Macus DeWitt Carlock
Winnsboro, Texas
━
Rev. L . L. H. Carlock
Bristol, Virginia
Luther Henry Carlock
Ringgold, Georgia
━
Jesse e. Carlock
Portland, Oregon
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[right side]
AUTHORS AND 
CO-WORKERS
Honorable
Robert Lee Carlock
Fort Worth, Texas
━
Constance Carlock Hoig
Stevens Hall, State
College
Pullman, Washington
━
Sarah F. (Fannie) 
Carlock
New York City, N. Y.
━
George William Carlock
Gentry, Missouri
━
Porter L. Carlock
Alpine, Tennessee
━
Honorable 
Edmund a. Carlock
Paducah, Texas
━
Pearl Gertrude Carlock
Kansas City, Kansas
━
John F. Carlock
Gondola, Illinois
━
Mahion R. Carlock 
North Vernon, Indiana
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Sept. 4th 1929

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me all possible data on
JOHN GERLOCK of Pennsylvania
who served in the Revolution and was awarded a pension about 1783 by reason of broken thigh.  Give me names of ancestors and all possible data you have.  As we are holding up publication of this book for this information I wish it were possible for you to waive your rules and let some clerk get this information immediately and  rush back to us by first possible return mail and thereby favor 2,500 Carlocks in America who wish full credit given to all our ancestors (numbering 14) who fought in the Revolution as well as to later people who fought in EVERY WAR of our country.  

[signature] Very truly 
M P Carlock
M.P. Carlock, chairman

READ CAREFULLY ALL ABOUT THE "CARLOCK BOOK" ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THIS SHEET

[date stamp, upper right corner]
OFFICE OF 
THE COMMISSIONER
SEP 8, 1929
U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARLOCK BOOK
The CARLOCK BOOK is to be the first of its kind ever compiled and published about the CARLOCK people and connecting families. The book will be a credit and honor to every home. It will contain between 300 and 400 pages 7 x 10 inches in size, printed on fine quality paper and beautifully illustrated with pictures of the most prominent CARLOCKS now living as well as many now dead. The book will have a substantial cover printed in gold.
It is hoped to have the book off the press and ready for delivery early in November in time for Christmas giving. The CARLOCK BOOK is the ideal Christmas present this year. Parents will present copies to all their children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Husbands and wives will give it to their helpmates, relatives and friends. Public spirited citizens will give copies to their local libraries, historical and war societies in their home cities and counties.
The cost of the book will be FAR LESS than most relatives expect because it is not being published for profit -- but as a protection to posterity -- so that they may know the history and genealogy of their ancestors. Every relative who takes proper pride in the family name of CARLOCK should buy as many copies of the book as possible because no more may be had when this edition is exhausted. One wealthy CARLOCK has already placed his order for 100 Books. Another relative has placed his order for 50 copies and several orders are now on file for 25 copies regardless of the cost. Relatives and friends may buy the CARLOCK BOOK at the NET COST TO PRINT AND MAIL. Order blanks, price and full information will be sent to you the moment the exact price has been ascertained. We feel sure that the cost can be held down to between $3.95 and $4.95, according to its size. The book will be simply alive with interesting manuscripts
, war stories, Indian stories, pioneer stories, catastrophies, mysteries, family data, pictures and biographies. The CARLOCK BOOK will also contain:

A complete history and genealogy of the CARLOCK people and connecting families of America from the time of Adam and Eve down to the present day, with special maps and charts showing the route of their migration from western Asia to Europe and thence to America. This book settles for all time the question of the CARLOCK nationality.

An introductory manuscript by the Honorable Robert Lee Carlock of Texas who has spared neither time nor money to help in the great work of publishing the CARLOCK BOOK. He is at this time spending six weeks in Los Angeles with the CARLOCK BOOK COMMITTEE so that he may give every possible aid in the work. He is one of the best posted men in family affairs in the country.

A scientific manuscript by Dr. Wayne Bryan Carlock, Symbolic Teacher of the Bible, who shows plainly the meaning of the CARLOCK name, its etymology and philology from a great mass of research data furnished to him by his brother, Marion Pomeroy Carlock, the creator and compiler of the book.

The CARLOCK BOOK plans to publish in its pages the correct name and address of every living Carlock and relative in the World together with complete family data showing dates of birth, marriage and death. From this list many people may find "lost" relatives and friends.

Research work has shown that Abraham Lincoln, General Robert E. Lee and Mary Ann Lee, second wife of Abraham Carlock, are closely related and their ancestry has been traced back to King Robert Bruce of Scotland. A very rare genealogical chart showing the descent of the present King George V of England from Adam and Eve through Robert Bruce are shown together with the Lee and King Robert Bruce Coats - of - Arms.

The CARLOCK BOOK has a special ROLL OF HONOR for all Carlocks and Carlock relatives who lived to be 80 years old or longer. Many 80 to 93 years old are still alive. Also a ROLL OF HONOR for all who served in the Army, Navy and Marines in the Wars of our Country, including the Confederacy.

Page after page of interesting family history and historical data including reports on the Carlock Families taken from the United States Census of 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850. Also old wills, tax records, church records, family records and war records including the story of the discovery of the Revolutionary War service of our ancestors in Virginia, North Carolina and New England.

OF COURSE YOUR FAMILY WILL WANT MANY COPIES OF THE CARLOCK BOOK