Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, for Alexander Parker, Virginia

SERVICE
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Parker, Alexander
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CONTENTS
Na. res.

2 Brookline Mass July 9 Mr Agassiz 11 July 1849 Recd of Eliza M. Jones
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
1849

July 4 th 1899
Dr Sir
Westmoreland Court House V a
I shall take it as a great favor if you will inform me upon the following subject. My Father Genl. Alexander Parker. Was a soldier of the Revolution and continued in service until the close of the war. He retired as Major or Captain I am not certain which. He married in 1790 died in 1821 and left a widow who survived him until 1837. Now I wish to be informed whether either my Father or Mother were entitled to a pension your attention will be most gratefully acknowledged by
Yrs Most Respectfully
Eliza Maria Yoner
I have been allowed a claim of 2399 acres of additional Bounty land as one of the Heirs of Col d Richard Parker who was killed at the Siege of Charleston. Will you please inform me whether the Government will pay the Cash now for it or in what State I am permitted to locate.
If you should favor me with an answer please direct to — W m E M Yoner — Elerslie Westmoreland Co. Va.

This letter and reply taken from Rev War pension cl. S. 38288 - not the same soldier.
M c W. Finch
Oct. 22- 1931

Pension Office
Ochre 11 th 1849
Madam,
In answer to your letter of the 4 July last respecting the case of the widow of Genl. Stephen Parker, I have to inform you that in 1837 when it is alleged she died, there was no law granting pensions to the widows of the Officers and Soldiers engaged in the War of the Revolution, which will embrace her case. The act granting pensions to three widows who were married after the termination of their husband's service was passed 7 July 1838. And as Mr. Parker was not living at that time she of course acquired no right to the pensions of that law. a claim for which can he had been made up.
In reply to so much of your commu- nication as relates to the Bounty Land which you recd on account of the services of Col. Richard Parker, I have to state that since 1 st Sept 1835 Congress has made no appropriation of land for satisfying the Military Warrant Land Warrants issued by the State of Virginia. And as all land approp- riated prior to that date, were exhausted, the Genl Government is without authority of law to issue scrip or Patent in satisfaction of bounty land Warrants issued by the State of Virginia

Since that 1 st Sept 1835. The holders of such War- rants must, therefore, await the further legislation of Congress upon the subject
Mrs. E. M. Jones 11 th Oct 1849
Mrs E. M. Jones Westmoreland Co. Pa. Pa.
Mrs. M. Jones in Richmond Pa.