Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, for John B Mattingly, Other
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Form S-1776

Service: Checkmark

Mattingly, John B.

Number: R-

Ky. residence of heir in 1853
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Know all Men by these Presents, that I, Alexander Mattingly, heir at law of John B. Mattingly, deceased, who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint GEORGE H. MONSARRAT, true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July 1836, 7th July 1838, 3rd March 1843, 17th June 1844, 2nd February 1848, and 29th July 1848-as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March 1818, 15th May 1828, and 7th June 1832.

Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government,  a reconsideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.

Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to the confer upon him or them all the powers therein conferred upon the said Geo H. Monsarrat. hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents. WITNESS my hand and seal this 5th day of March 1853.

(signed) Alexander Mattingly

Witness. 
(signed) G.R.  Murray 
(signed) UL. S. Murray

State of Kentucky,  Nelson County: sec

BE IT KNOWN, that on the 6th day of March A.D. 1853, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Alexander Mattingly. subscribers to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledging the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein and set forth.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I do hereunto subscribe my name, 
(signed) B. R. Clark,  J. P.   N. Cty.