Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,103, John Buck, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
Buck, John
NUMBER
S.42,103.
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14463
R
Ohio
John Buck
of Fayett County in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel St. Clair of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 of March 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Sep 1819 and sent to John Buck Esq Greenfield Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 41.3[cut off]
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48.0[cut off]
5 Mo 1/31 4/30   $89.31
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Dead.  See letter to W. 
M. Buck June 7, 1831.
Abner S Buck Oct 28 1854
Same Nov 21/54
Same Jan 3/54
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31 March 1819
Decl. of John Buck Fayett Co. O
Enlisted 8 Feb 1776 [illegible] in Pennsylvania with a Capt. Watson but of what Regt says not-for one year-Received his discharge in Oct. 1777.
G. W. Barrere Judge-
The regiments with the name of the colonel, and line in which applicant server, must be stated.
Required the evidence of two credible and disinterested witnesses [illegible] officer the regiment duly taken and authenticated. 
15 June 1819
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District of Ohio, Highland County, ss
On this thirty first day of March eighteen hundred and nineteen before me G. W. Barrerre and associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, personally came John Buck in the sixty fourth year of his age, resident in the County of Fayette, and State of Ohio, who being by me first duly sworn, according to the Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled  "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" that the said John Buck enlisted on the eight day of February in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, in the state of Pennsylvania, and the County of York, in the company commanded by a Captain Watson, (whose Christian name he does not now recollect) that he continued to serve in said corps till the death of said Captain, and after that under a Captain Moor, till the end of the term of his enlistment (which was one year) and did not in fact get a discharge till October, seventeen hundred and seventy seven, when he got his discharge at the white plains in the State of New York, he thinks, which discharge he lost by water, in a creek, near Alleghany Mountain, in seventeen hundred and seventy eight, on which discharge there was an indorsement that he had got no pay, and further saith he never got pay for any part of his time, that he was in the one battle, which was at the three rivers, he was in some scirmishes not called Battles; that he is now in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his possession of his services.
[signature] John Buck
Sworn to, and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
G. W. Barrere Judge
I G. W. Barrere - Associate Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Buck did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the proceeding declaration, against the common enemy for more than nine months
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on Continental establishment, and that he is old, feeble, infirm and indigent: and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before, to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
Given under my hand officially this thirty first day of March eighteen hundred and nineteen. 
G. W. Barrere
Associate Judge
The State of Ohio
HIghland County} ss
I Lamuel Bell clerk of the court of common pleas in and for said county certify that George W. Barrere Esquire before whom the written deposition was taken and whose name appears to the foregoing certificate [obscured} the time of taking and [illegible] the same an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county duly commissioned and qualified as such.  In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of said court this 31st day of March 1819
Lamuel Bell Clerk
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State of Ohio, Fayette County, ss
On this 15th day of July 1819 personally came before me John Thompson, President Judge of the second Judicial Circuit of the Courts of Common pleas of the State aforesaid, John Buck, whom it appears has applied for support from the United States as a Soldier of the Revolutionary War under the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War"  and whose application it appears has failed, or not been successful for that the Regiment and line in which he served was not set forth in his application, and he being by me first duly sworn with an uplifted hand doth on his oath state that the Regiment in which he served and enlisted was the second Regiment of the Pennsylvania line an Continental establishment commanded by Col. Arthur St. Clair, but as he is informed said Col. who was afterward General is dead, he now knows of no officer or any other person by whom he can prove his services, and hath no other evidence of his services in his power but his own oath, and further saith not
[signature] John Buck
Sworn to, and subscribed before me this 15th day of July 1819 at Washington in Fayette County aforesaid, and transmitted to the Secretary for the department of War with the original application 
John Thompson
July 15th 1819
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The State of Ohio Fayette County ss
I Jesse Millikan Clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the said county do certify that the within named John Thompson before whom the written deposition of John Buck appears to have been taken and who has certified and signed the same was at the time of taking the same and still is President Judge of the court of common pleas for the sixth judicial circuit in the State of Ohio commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such as well in this state as elsewhere
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at Washington this 31st day of July AD. 1819. 
Jesse Millikan Clk
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Jamestown, Greene Co. O 20th Dec. 84
Sir,
By your favor of the 21st [illegible] in answer to note of the 11th I learn it depends on the date of the marriages and deaths of Messrs. [illegible] [illegible] name of Holland Buck whether arrears of pensions be due to their children.  I have learned from my reading, that those arrears were [illegible] rights, beyond Legislative power; but Congress may have acted otherwise, and the pittance due to those or their heirs will not justify a test of the constitutionality of the act.
I presume, however, I am not understood by the department of Pensions, in my applications for the heirs of those men.  I am told those men were, (as you seem to fine them) pensioners.  They each departed this life after the fourth of March, and something was due up to the death of each in respective years of the death of each.  My object is to know what evidence will authorize their heirs to draw the amount due.  From the usual courtesy of the department, I was authorized to ask the favor.
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I am told those pensioners were entitled to land.  If my communication, so far as regards land, would better have reference to the Bounty land office, will you be so good as to let that part referred to to that office
Direct to this office.
I have the honor to be,
Your humble & most Obdt.
Abner S. Buck.
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42103
INVALID.
File No. 42.103
John Buck
Prv. Rev War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 69
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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John Buck
Private 76 to 77
St Clair Pennsylvania
[illegible]
[illegible]
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[Two items, both bearing postal cancellations, below is found on the left item]

[postal cancellation dated "Oct, 34]

John Buck
Ohio at 18 m 1818
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John Hall -
Ohio at 1832
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Arthur Reaves
Ohio - [illegible] 1832

[written vertically] B [illegible] [illegible] Pension office
Washington C. C.

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[Postal cancellation dated Dec 22, and from Jamestown, Ohio]

John Buck
Ohio at 18 m 1818
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John Hall -
as of act 1832 1832
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Arthur Reaves
at East 1832
[written vertically] B [illegible] Washington
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Asher Reaves & Others
Let to A.S. Buck Oct 1 of 34
General Land Office
opened at this office - 
appears to belong to Pension office
3 Oct 1834

(inside circle seal)
Sep 30
O X E N I A
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To what period was John Buck, Revo. Ohio
last paid? (He was not continued on the Roll
after May 1820 )
Respectfully
J.L. Edwards
June 7. 1831

to 4th March 1820
John Sessford

H Whetcroft, Esq.
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Greene County, O. 28th Sept. '54
Sir,
Some weeks since I wrote you making inquiry
concerning Asher Reaves pension, with others, and have not as yet received an answer. You will please answer me soon
I am, Sir,
your most Obdt.
Abner S. Buck
P.S. Address, Jamestown, in
this County
A.S. B
Hon. Com. Bounty Land Office
Washington, D.C.
.
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Greene County O. 20th Oct. '54
Sir,
Yours of the 10th Oct is record requiring the
Nature of the claims of Asher Reaves and
others.
Asher Reaves claims are as a soldier
of the Virginia line, continental establishment
of the Revolution. One item of evidence of his right is his being found on the pension list.
John Hall's claims ore of the same nature
John Buck's claims are on the same principle,
except he was on the Pennsylvania line
Address as before
Yours Etc
Abner S. Buck
Hon Com. pension office
Washington, D. C.