Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1883, John Charlton, [BLANK]

SERVICE
NUMBER
Charlton, John Carlton
R. 1883
Res. of Ind. in 1827.
CONTENTS
no papers, everything searched, see slip within and

REJECTED
1883
m o 1828
John Charlton
em t April 17. Dec 17. 1827 L d Gale Jan y 7. 1828
Not found in m o file
Sept 21 st 1877
over

only ref 1818 md. Selmt Apr 18 & Dec 27. 27 - Hon L. Gale Jan 7 28 -
no claim ad. or ref. that fits this dep either Charlton or Carlton John

Copy
To Mr John Charlton of Hartford Co. Md. Present
Dec. 27, 1827 War Dept. Pens. Office
Sir;
The documents which you presented at this Office this morning have been examined. In my letter to you of the 17 of Apr. last, I informed you that your claim could not be allowed as the battalion in which you alleged to have served was not on the Continental Establishment. You now produce evidence that a man named John Carlton was in the service of the U. S. during the Rev. War; but we are left ignorant as to the period of his service, and the regt. or corps and co. in which he served. It is doubtful indeed whether you are the same man alluded to in these papers; but before a further investigation of your claim can be had, you must return to the county in which you reside, and there make a new declaration according to law, before some court of record, in the manner directed in the enclosed form and then have the same properly authenticated and transmitted to this Dept. The regt. co. and line must be particularly set forth, and it is indispensably necessary that not only these particulars should be mentioned but that the property over

which you may have disposed of since Mar. 18, 1818 should be accounted for, and a satisfactory reason assigned for not making earlier application for a pension. All the blanks must be properly filled up and the instructions contained in the notes accompanying the form must be strictly adhered to in every respect. J.L.E.
Letter to claimant of Apr. 18, 1827 cannot be found and letter of Jan 7, 1828 to Hon L. Gale.
There is no admitted or rejected pension claim for any John Charlton or Carlton that corresponds with the data given in above letter.