Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6564, David Barr, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn

Barr, David

NUMBER
S 1656

carded

CONTENTS
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26.446
Pennsylvania
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David Barr

of Centre, Co, in the State of Pa
Who was a Priv in the Company commanded
by Captain Bell of the Regiment commanded 
by Col Buckan  in the 
line for Militia
[ unclear ]
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Inscribed on the Roll of 
at the rate of Dollars Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Book
Certificate of Pension issued the
and Just day of July
W
to
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-anl. allowance ending
16
---
1
Revolutionary Claim,
Recorded by
Act June 7, 1832.
proved
Vol. 5
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State of Pennsylvania
Centre County  SS

On the twenty ninth day of
January AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, personally appeared in open Court, before the
Hon. Thomas Burnside and his associate Judges of the
court of Common pleas in and for Centre County
State of Pennsylvania now in session David
Barr a resident of Ferguson Township Centre County
aforesaid aged eighty two years, who being duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed the eleventh day of June AD one thousand
Eight hundred and thirty two

That the said David Barr  entered 
the service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated, That in the month of
April one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he
resided in Armagh Township (then Cumberland, now) Mifflin
County State of Pennsylvania and in the same month and
year he entered the service and marched to the [ unclear ]
west in Northumberland (now Centre) County where his company
had a skirmish with the Indians and one of his comrades
was killed.  His captain was Captain George Bell and
they were occasionally visited by Major McElladden
Col. Buchanan commanded the Regiment, from which
we were drafted.  The Indians at this time crossed over
into Pennsvalley & murdered several families, which circumstances
compelled us to return from the "West" and for the
remainder of the year we were stationed at Potters
Fort in order to protect the Letters in Pennsvalley
at the end of two months we were permitted to return
home, the period for which we were drafted having
expired -  We recd no written discharge  [  unclear  ] the
custom to give written discharges to the militia - 

I was out on several writing parties against
the Indians and Tories. On one of which we marched for
Aunaght Township aforesaid to Shellys island in the
Susquehanna river, being a distance of about Eighty
Miles and succeed in captining - Shelley and conveyed him
to Carlisle and lodged him in the Jail at Carlisle.

In the spring of the year seventeen hundred and
ninety five. I moved from Arment township as aforesaid, 
and came to Ferguson (then Potter) Township Centre (then
Northumberland) County where I have ever since resided
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That he was born in the County of Antrim in Ireland
on the 15th day of August AD seventeen hundred and fifty
as appears from the record of his birth kept by his parents
He has not seen the record for some years

Note says "omit"
And the above mentioned applicant David Barr
doth further depose and say that his name is not
on the pension roll of the agency of any state and
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any
pension or annuity except the present

Questions by the Court
1st When and in what year were you born?
Ans - In the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty
2nd Have you any record of your age? and if so there is it?
Ans   I have seen the record, but know not now where it is
3d  Where were you living when called into service
and where have you lived since the revolutionary 
war & where do you now live
Ans.   In Armagh Township Mifflin County (then Northumberland) -
In the year 1795 I moved to Ferguson Township (Then Potter) in
Centre County (then Northumberland) where I now reside
4th   How were you called into service?
Ans.   I was drafted as a militiaman -  and afterwards
volunteered upon the several scouting parties in which
I was engage
5th    State the names of some of the Regular officers who
were with the troops where you were.   Such continental
and militia regiments as you can recollect and
the general circumstances of your service - 
Ans -  There were no regular officers with us. Col Buchanan
and Major Elhadden were the field officers of
be regiment Capt George Bell 1st Lieut Joseph Young
and 2nd Lieut John Wakefield were the officers of our
company.  Captain Piatt, commanded one of the companies
with us at Potters Fort - The general circumstances of the
services are contained in the declaration
6th   Did you ever receive a discharge
Ans -  I did not receive a written one - only a verbal -
7th  State the names of persons to whom you are known in
your present neighborhood, who can certify as to your character
for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of this
Revolution
Ans   Henry Dale a soldier of the Revolution and his brother Felix Dale
both now living in Ferguson Township Conte County know me well &
can certify as to my veracity &c
David Barr 
Sworn & subscribed in open Court the
29th Jany 1833
Jas Gilliland Proth

Jane Born
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No. 24.781
David Barr
Centre County
Pennsylvania

Aug. 1777 P. 6
   $20.


Filed 25 May 1833
Jas. Gilliland proth.

R. C. Hale Esq.
Bellefonte
Centre, Pa.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
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A Statement, showing the service of David Barr Centre Co Pensylvania
rendered.
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Period when the
service was
rendered.
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April 1777
out on several scouting
parties
time not specified

Duration of
claimant's service.
years ┃months ┃days
2mos

Rank of
the
claimant.
Private

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Capt Bell
Mgr McElhadden
Col Buckland

Age at present,
place of abode
when he entered 
the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
82 years
Mifflin
County
Pensylvania

Proff by whihc declaration is supported.
Living witness D. B.
for a part of application
service & like wise traditional 
evidence

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claim-
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, District of
County of
On this ---day of---personally appeared (a) before
of --- aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the --- (e) regiment of the -- line, under the following officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers of the
town or county and state in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged.
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I ----- of the Court of ------
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original price of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ------
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
& c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia.
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ---- and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ----- , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Clerk of the Court of ----- do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ----
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ---- day of ---- & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the  Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Millitia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier. Did you receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given,
and what has become of it?
To an Officer Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter

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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which are the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department is determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant that, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following were
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Pease, A. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear expressively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, in the following grades: ___ For ___ year ___months and ___
days, I served as a ____. For ____ months and ____ days, I served as a _____ and for such service I claim a pension"
It is important in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which she applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the seat of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c, without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other parties are respecting the service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.
It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant serves; the duration of each term of engagement &
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embedded corps called late service he component authority;
that he was after in the fall or garrison; and for the time the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
(f)The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must afix his seal, and if it was no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the carrying outer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of leaving the same, as well
as the regiments, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
names, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
> the notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers, and State Troops. The proof required by rule is
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(h) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l)If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

John N Ashton /s/
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We Henry Dale and Felix Dale residing in Ferguson
Township Centre County Pennsylvania hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with David Barr who has
subscribed to the above declaration, and believe him to
be Eighty two years of age and that he is reputed to have
and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution
in the neighborhood where he now resides and we
concur in the above opinion
Henry Deal /s/
Felix Deal  /s/
Sworn & subscribed in open Court
the 29th day of January AD 1833
Jas Gilliland Prothy  /s/


And the said court, do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department
that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier and served as he states. And the court further
certifies that it appears to them that Henry Dale a
soldier of the Revolution and his brother Felix Dale
are residents of Ferguson Township Center County
and are credible persons & that their statement is
entitled to credit:
D Burursde
Isaac W Vinney
Jacob Kryders
Judge

I James Gilliland Clerk of the Court
of Common pleas in and for the County of Centre do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application 
of David Barr for a pension in testimony of
which I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the
seal of office of the said Court the 29th day of January
AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Jas Gilliland  Clerk
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Centic County
State of Pennsylvania   ss

Personally appeared before me the
undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County
of Center aforesaid David Barr who being duly sworn,
deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and
consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively
as to the precise length of his service, and the particular
dates and the particular length of the time spent
in the scouting parties alluded to in his declaration
surrounded by black lines; but that to the best of
his recollection he was in this service from the
month of August AD 1777, till about the end of
October in the same year, and again in all as near
as he can recollect, for the period of three months, and
in the following year 1778.  As near as he can recollect he
was in this service three months and a half.   That is to say
from the middle of July.  till the beginning of November -
There were other seasons when he was out frequently
from a week to ten days at a time.  but the above
mentioned periods were those when he was most constantly 
engaged
David Barr   X his mark
Sworn & subscribed before
me this 21st May 1834
George Jack JP  /s/

State of Pennsylvania
Centre County  SS

I James Gilliland Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas of the County
and State aforesaid do hereby certify
that George Jack is a Justice of the
peace in and for said County duly commissioned 
and qualified and that his
signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the
seal of said County this 30th day
of May AD 1834
Jas Gilliland  Proth  /s/
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County  SS

On the 22 day of May AD 1834
personally appeared before me one of the Justices of
the peace in and for said County. , Robert Barr
of the township of Barre in the County aforesaid
who is infirm and unable to go to court) who is a
credible person & whose statement is entitled
to credit.   Who being duly sworn according to
law doth depose and say that he is well acquainted
with the circumstances of his brother
David Barr now residing in Ferguson Township
Center County going to Pennsvalley Centre County State of
Pennsylvania, a tour in the Militia, under the
command of Captain George Bell, and further
saith that he remembers of his brother David's
going as a scout after the times all in the
Revolutionary war, but he cannot recollect
the year
Robert Barr  /s/
Sworn & subscribed the
day & year above written by
Robert Barr whose
statement is entitled to
credit - Before me
William Hirst  /s/

I David R Porter, Clerk of the Court of
common pleas in and for the County of Huntingdon
do hereby certify that William Hirst Esquire - before
whom the above deposition has been taken is a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned
and qualified, and that the above signature purporting 
to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office
this 23d day of May AD 1834
D. N. Porter Prothy  /s/
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Deposition of
Robert Barr
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County SS

On the second day of January Eighteen Hundred and
thirty three personally appeared before me the [ unclear ]
one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the
County of Huntingdon as aforesaid Robert
Barr of the Township of Barre County of
Huntingdon and State aforesaid who is infirm
and unable to go to Court who after being
Sworn as law directs doth depose and say
that he is well acquainted with the circumstance
one of his Brother David Barr going to
Pennsvalley now in Centre County State of
Pennsylvania a tour in the Militia under
the command of Captain Bell near Lewiston
at this time, and further saith he Rememers
of his Brother David going a scout after
the tories all in the Revolutionary war cant
Recollect the year
Robert Barr  X his mark
Sworn and Subscribed
the 2d January 1833
William Hirst /s/
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MEE/HMM

February 7, 1930.

Mr. Raymond M. Bell
544 Sims Hall
Syracuse
New York.

Dear Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim S.6564, it appears that David Barr was born August 15,
1750 in the County of Antrim, Ireland.

While residing in Armagh Township, then Cumberland, Mifflin
County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in April 1777 and served two
months in Captain George Bell's Company, Colonel Buchanan's Pennsylvania
Regiment, marched to Penn's Valley and was in a skirmish
with the Indians.

From August 1777 he served about three months, and from
July 1778 he served about three and one half months. The names
of his officers are not shown. He was also out on scouting parties
in various short tours of service.

In the spring of 1795 he moved from Armagh Township to
Ferguson Township, Center County, Pennsylvania, where he still resided
when he was allowed pension on his application executed January
29, 1833.

There are no data relative to wife and children.

Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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6564.
INVALID
Rev. War

File No. 6564
David Barr
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th, 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 19

[Arrangement of 1870]


Sept. 1796 rcvd. (illegible) W
Mrs. L. B. Duffy,                 L.W.B.
Carthage, Ills.
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1917 Oct. 17  History to 
Mrs. Alethe B. Wilson.                               f.w.
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1930 Feb. 7 Hist to Raymond M. Bell.
See corresp. his cl. of James McDowell S.47832
                                                    M.E.E.
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Carthage Sept 1896

O.W. & N. Div.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,

    Washington, D.C. July 21, 1896
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
                               //s//
                       D. J. Murphy Commissioner
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Full name of soldier: David Barr
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Place of residence before service: Penn. 
Town, county, and State, if possible)
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Date of death (as near as possible) 
do not know.
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Christian name of widow:
Sarah Thompson Barr
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Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
I understand he did.
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Remarks:  am not wanting a pension, want to know if David Barr of Revolutionary War received a pension.
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Your name and address:
Mrs. Lydia Barr Duffy
Carthage, Illinois
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2338b2m  L.W.B. 

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B25212 w
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Carthage Ills Aug 14th 1896

Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir, will you please let me know
if one David Barr of Revolutionary war
or of the war of 1812 ever received a
pension for such service. I wish to
Join the Daughters of the American
Revolution, and want all statistics that
I can obtain, by letting me know you
will confer a favor
Respectfully
Mrs Lydia Barr Duffy /s/

N.B. this David Barr was my
Great Grand Father and I can
learn very little of his history, but
have heard that he received a pension
for service in the War of the Rev
and wish to know for sure
Respty
L. B. D.
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North Yakima, Washington,
October 6th, 1917,

War Department,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

I wrote you a few days ago asking for the Revolutionary
war record of Robert Barr and David Parr, of Pennsylvania, 
in addition to this record would like to have the
military record of Robert Barr during the War of 1812.

The first Robert Barr who served in the Revolutionary war
with his son David, is the grandfather of the second
Robert Barr, who served in the War of 1812.

I am very anxious to have this record at an early
date and shall appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience.

Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Alethe B. Wilson


Received A. G. O.  Oct 11 1917
Page 20



In reply to your request of  ______ , received ______
a statement of the military history of David Barr
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.    S.F.6564.
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DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
April 1777
Aug. 1777
July 1778

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
2 mos
3 ½ "

RANK.
Pri

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
George Bell
COLONEL.
Buchanan
names of officers not stated

STATE.
Pa

Battles engaged in,  
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Armagh Township, Cumberland Co. Pa
Date of application for pension, Jan 29 1833 His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Ferguson Township, Centre Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, B. Aug 15 1750 in County of Antrim, Ireland
Remarks: Reference is had to soldiers brother, Robert
There is no other data relative to family

Respectfully,
Commissioner.