Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,054, Henry Barrick, Md.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Barrick, Henry

NUMBER
S.8054

carded.

CONTENTS

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Dec’d -  
Henry R. Warfield, June 3, 1837      
letter to Hon. W. C. Johnson  26.Feb 1841.        
"Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 6th 1838 from 4th March 1831 to the 8th May 1834. Ag't not'd [agent notified]  April 26th 1842        
Letter to Honble W Madill H of Reps Dec 19th 1842      
Letter to Hon  J. J. Hardin Apl 4 1844.                   
Maryland             
26.376        
Henry Barrick of    [unreadable]   in the State of    Md  who was a    Pri  in the Company commanded by   Captain Mantz    of the    Regt    commanded by    [unreadable] in the    Maryland line for Militia  6 M P $20.00        
Inscribed on the Roll of    Maryland     at the rate of     20        Dollars   Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.        
Certificate of Pension issued the      31st day of May     and   sent to  1 3 Hon. F. Thomas H R       
Arrears to the 4th of Mch 31 60.00              
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4 10.00         
$70.00          
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}      
Recorded by    J. J. Lipman   Clerk,     
Book    6     Vol.  5    Page 101

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State of Maryland Frederick County On this 30th day of October the year Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Frederick County in one sitting Henry Barrick a resident of Frederick Town in the County of Frederick and state of Maryland and aged seventy five 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 act of Congress passed June 7 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated that he volunteered as a private in Captain Peter Mantz's Company on or one or two days after the 25th of June 1776 and served under Peter Mantz a Captain, Adam Crush as first Lieutenant, Peter Adam, as second Lieutenant, and John Richardson as Ensign and that the company in which he volunteered was raised by order from the convention of Maryland and when raised attached to Colonel Charles Greenberry Griffith's Battalion for the Flying Camp and marched in the Month of July 1776 to Annapolis from thence we marched to Leonard Town in St. Mary's County Maryland and after being stationed there for some time were ordered to return to Annapolis from which place we were ordered to Philadelphia from thence to [unreadable] York under the Command of Captain Crush, Captain Mantz having been promoted to a Major commissioned at which latter place the

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Company arrived a few days before the City was evacuated by the American Troops from whence the Company marched to Harlem Plain and were engaged with the men on Harlem Heights about the 20th of September 1776 from thence we were marched to a place called by the Troops. Tuckahoe heights were we lay in view of the British for several days from thence marched to the White Plains and arrived the same morning that the Battle commenced and were partly engaged therein after the Battle we were marched to Crotons Bridge were we lay a few days and were then ordered to Peeks Kill from thence to Fort Lee were we arrived a day or two before Fort Washington was taken by the British. Fort Lee being then Emancipated we were ordered to Hackensack and from thence were marched and countermarched to various places in New Jersey. We arrived at Newark were we lay a few days and from thence proceeded to Brunswick, from thence to Riverton were we arrived about the first of December 1776 from there we were ordered to Philadelphia were the term of six month having expired having volunteered for that period we returned to Frederick Town Maryland the place from which we started and were Resided previously to joining Captain Mantz's Company as a volunteer he hereby relinquishes every claim, what so ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.     Sworn to and Subscribed the day & Year aforesaid  in open court     Henry Barrick his mark   
Test  Samuel Todd

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 11th, 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing 
the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and author-
izing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," 
Three of the four children of Henry 
Barrick, deceased, late ------
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maryland -------
Agency, at the rate of Twenty ------ Dollars and
------ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 
1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 
4th of March 1831, to the 8th May 1834, 
Respectfully, yours, 
Albion K. Parris 
COMPTROLLER 
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.

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Rev War
8054
INVALID.
File No. 8054
Henry Barrick
Priv. Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-- Vol. [illegible], Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Henry Barrick – Maryland roll Act 7 June 1832     
To what time last paid ?        
Henry Barrick returned 2nd of. 1834 @ 20 dollars per ann.  has not been paid as of enclosed  on the certificate sheet that Barrick died on the 8th of May - 23 days before the Date of the Certificate

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Land Office, Annapolis, May 28th 1834,      
Sir,                
Your's of the 21st Inst with the declaration of Henry Barrick enclosed, was received, - his name appear's upon the rolls, to have served in Captain Mantz's company, in the Flying Camp, as he alleges in his declaration; - a certificate of which, is herewith enclosed; - the name of a Philip Yeast of Frederick County, I do not find upon the rolls of the "Flying Camp"; - you did not state the names of the officers under whom he served, - when his declaration is sent on, I shall be enabled better to inform you whether his name is to be found upon the rolls or not; the rolls of the militia troops are very imperfect, and in some cases, it is almost impossible to ascertain whether the applicant served or not without being informed of the names of the officers under whom he served, - the declaration of Henry Barrick is hereiwth returned;      
I am respectfully Yr. Obd’t Svt  G. G. Brewer     
J. L. Edwards Esqr.

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Land Office, Annapolis, May 28th 1834,        
I hereby certify, that it appears by the returns of the Flying Camp; remaining in this Office; that the name of Henry Barrick appears upon the rolls of Captain Poton Mantz’s Company to have been enrolled on the first day of July 1776;  to serve in the Flying Camp.       
George G. Brewer       
Regtr. Pt Off  Ms S. Md.

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Hall of Rept     
] 26th Febr 1841      
Sir,       
I forward to you the encl papers in relation to a pension, you will be pleased to examine them and give me the result of your investigation. respectfully W Cort Johnson     
Col. Edwards Pension Office

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Dec 10 . 1842          
Mr. D.           
Mr. Davidge      
Sent to Dept of War
By Mr. Lake 
WLE
Free 
[unreadable]  
Hon. J. L. Edwards      
Com. Pensions        
Washington D.C. 
Hon W Medill H R [House of Representatives]

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House of Rep: Dec 8 . 1862
Sir:
The enclosed power of atty was placed in my hand before leaving home by Mr. Barrick, one of 
my constituents. 
Please inform me if I can draw the money for him, and if so, I will call, make the necessary affidavit and receipt for the same. 
Yours &c
W Medill
Hon. JL Edwards
Com: Pensions

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Treas Dept
Jun 1. 1837
Respectfully referred to the 
Secretary of War

J.526
2 June 1837
Pension Office

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Frederick, (Maryland) May 30th, 1837

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Treasury -

Sir -
I enclose a claim which 
I believe is duly authenticated - If however - there is any confusion - by directing it to
be returned to me it shall be attended to - If nothing more is required to establish
the claim you will be so good as to direct a treasury warrant for the amount 
to be enclosed to me for the care of Mr.  Hoffman who is constituted the 
attorney to receive the same. 
I am Sir very Respectfully -
Henry R. Warfield

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Henry Barrick
Maryland.
for 1776   Mar 6   F. Thomas Md
$20.

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Hon. Fra. Thomas

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Mr. David F. Schaeffer a clergyman residing in Frederick Town Frederick County Maryland and Henry Baer Jacob Bayer residing in the same County and State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Barrick who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of Age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and Subscribed the Day & Year Aforesaid       
David F Schaeffer          
Henry Baer
Jacob Bayer
in Open Court .  Test John Schley Clk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the smaller and after putting the interrogations 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 David F. Schaeffer - who has agreed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in Frederick County Maryland and that Henry Baer & James Bayer who have also agreed the same are residents in the Town of Frederick, Frederick County Maryland and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.       
 I John Schley Clerk of the Court of Frederick County in the State of Maryland do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Barrick for a pension      
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 30 Oct. 1833 John Schley Clerk Frederick County Court

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On this 30. day of October 1833 personally affirmed in open court before the Judges of Frederick County Court then sitting Henry Baer of said County and made oath according to law that he served during the Revolutionary War in company with the within named Henry Barrick, and knows that he rendered the services  set forth in his application.
Test    John Schley Clk
FREDERICK MD       
Henry Barrick
Maryland
for 1776   pri  F. Thomas M.C.
$20.
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
Hon. Fra. Thomas