Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20401, for John B Mathews, South Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
S. C.

Mathews, John B.

NUMBER
R.20401

CONTENTS
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[check symbol] 740
j. B. Matthews,
[rec] [  ] 4 Aug 1818
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Georgia 
Crawford County
Know all men that I - John B Matthews of the said County of Crawford in the said state of Georgia do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service with its termination at which period I was a private soldier in Captain James Knox Company in Colonel Martin's Regiment of the Continental line And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of Eighty dollars to which I was entitled by a resolve of Congress passed on the fifteenth day of May Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight And do further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and Twenty Eight on the pension list of the United States and I also further declare that I had a discharge but that the same is lost 
The foregoing statement and declaration known to and subscribed before me this 17th day of July 1828
John B Mathews
Jeremiah C Harvey J.I.C. C.C.
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Georgia
Crawford County
Before me Jeremiah C Harvey a Justice of the Inferior Court of said County of Crawford and State of Georgia personally appeared this day Joel Ethridge William Ham Philip Mathews John Mathews and Samuel Mathews who did formally make oath that John B Matthews by whom the foregoing declaration was made and subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a private soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated  Witness my hand this 17th day of July Eighteen hundred and twenty Eight
Jeremiah C Harvey J.I.C C.C
Joel Etheredge
William Ham
John Mathews
Philip Mathews
Samuel Mathews

Georgia
Crawford County
Clerks office Superior Court of said county 
I Alexander K McCants Clerk of the Superior court of Crawford County in the State of Georgia do certify that Jeremiah C Harvey before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time and is now a Justice of the Superior Court and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no seal of office this 17th day of July [1828]
Alexander K McCants L.S
S.C.C.C
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Rejected
Ex'r. OLD WAR
File No 20.401

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

John B Matthews
Pri
Capt Knox
N or S C. Line
Revy War

Died at [blank]
[Stamped] REJECTED

[blank] other claim.

[blank] 187[blank]

[blank]Clerk

Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]

[Written vertically across form]
Evidence insufficient
Act 1828
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[?]Rej.
#20.401

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John B. Matthews - Pvt.
North or South Carolina line.
Evidence insufficient act 1828
[illegible]
Georgia [illegible]
Ref File no [crossed out 7.025]
Dont fix
#4.725 [  ]
#31.839 [  ]
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
August 23, 1828

     John B Matthews of [blank] in the County of
Crawford in the State of Georgia, has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution,” approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a private
in captain J Knox's company in Col Martin's[?] regiment of the North or South Carolina line;
and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of
the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing -
     The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary,
A Dukins
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
6th May 1829

     It further appears that John B. Matthews is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3 March 1826
     The name of John B Matthews
cannot be found among those of either the
North or South Carolina line to whom certificates
for the gratuity of eighty Dollars were issued

[?] Hagner [?]
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
7 May 1829

The records of this Office do not show that John B Mathews of the No. or So. Carolina line ever received, or is entitled to bounty land of the U. States
Robert Taylor
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John B Matthews
Recd 21 March 1829
Recd 21 March 1829
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Knoxville
10th March 1829

Sir,
Your letter of 2nd Feby has been received for the second time requesting me to transmit to the Department necessary information to enable it to examine the publick records in relation to my services. I will again state that I enlisted in the state of South Carolina in Newberry district under Capt James Knox - who was a captain in the troops that were marching from North Carolina - the company in which I enlisted belonged to Col Martin's Regiment I served in what was familiarly called the snow campaign - Perhaps my name may be upon the record John Matthews and not
John B Matthews - I can add nothing more with regard to my service if nothing is to be allowed me for my Revolutionary services must content myself with the reflection that I have rendered my country some service and
have lived to enjoy the benefit of those liberties which it is fondly hoped will long continue
I am aged poor and infirm and it is with the utmost difficulty that I can procure a scanty subsistence  I am certain that my name must be upon the records of the department and it is hoped diligent search will be made therefore
Respectfully {/}
John B Mathews

To/Secretary Treasury U.S.
Washington City
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Free
Knoxville[?] Ga
January[?] 7

Richard Rush
Secretary of the Treasury U S
Washington City
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John B Matthews
Recd 17 Jany 1829
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Knoxville Cranford County
5th Janry 1829

Sir
Your communication hearing date 20th
Decr 1828 has been received requesting information
&c[?]  I enlisted under Capt Knox
in the State of South Carolina and mustered
under Col Martin whose christian name is 
not recollected  During my tour of servitude[?]
was in various parts of the United States
At one time was under Col Richardson at
another was under General Lincoln or 
Linhhorn[?] - My discharge as I have already
stated is lost
Respectfully
John B Mathews