Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File for John Matthews, Maryland
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Matthews, John
Residence Maryland
No papers
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Rev. War Section

January 13, 1914.

Mr. William B. Matthews,
Supreme Court of Appeals
Charleston, W. Va.

Sir,
In response to your letter dated the seventh instant,
you are advised that in the List of Pensioners reported by the
Secretary of War, printed in 1835, under the head of Invalid
pensions paid at the Maryland Agency, appears the name of John
Matthews, pensioned at $44. per annum from March 4, 1789. for
service as Corporal in the Revolutionary Army.
There is no further data concerning him, as there are no
papers on file, the same having been destroyed by fire in 1809
and 1814.

Very respectfully,
[signed] GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Rev W
Box 485 Las Animas, Colorado,
Dec 21, 1920.

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir ;--
Recently, I received a genealogical chart which gave as one of my ancestors
one John Matthews, who served in the Revolutionary War.  Desiring 
to join the D. A. R., I wrote to Washington, D. C. and the Adjutant General
sent me a statement of the record as they have it in that office.  But he
stated that their records were incomplete and suggested that I might be able
to obtain additional information from your office.  The statement follows;-
"One John Matthews, rank not stated, served in the Revolutionary War in
Captain Brice's company, 3rd Maryland Regiment, commanded by Col. Mordecai
Gist.  His name appears in the company pay roll for October, 1778, which
shows that he received the sum of L6, 11s. 8d.  He reenlisted in the same 
regiment February 22, 1779, for which he received a bounty of 100 dollars, 
March 16, 1779.
"The records also show that one John Matthews served in that war as a corporal
in a regiment of Maryland Invalids.  His name appears on an undated
account " of sundry soldiers on half pay, which shows that he was discharged
November 29, 1783, and which has the remark "full pay to 15th November 1783.
Will you please verify this from your records, prove that these two men 
were the same man or if not, give me what information you can about each, and
add any further detail you may have.
Thanking you for this favor, I am
Yours truly,
[signed] Mrs. E. E. Faris

[stamped]   U. S. Pension Office  Dec 27 1920
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