Westmoreland County PA Archives Military Records.....WILKINS, John George January 1, 1838 Rev War - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Romayne Shay McMahon Pension RECORD OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE FILE, 62ND SESSION -1-, 1837 - 1838 An Act for the relief of George Serena and other soldiers and widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars. Section 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General assembly met and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to George Serena of Armstrong County, James McNamara of Crawford County, Ludwig Cupp and John Baumgardner of Allegheny County, Robert Campbell of Washington County, David McCaskey of Beaver County, Samuel Robb of Westmoreland County, Eli Williams of Mifflin County, Mary Sutton, John Lincoln and Mary Hilyard of Fayette County, Jacob Erb of Montgomery County, Robert Boggs of Franklin County, Samuel Howard of Mercer County, Peter Frey of Chester County, George Power of Venango County and John Welsh of Butler County, soldiers and widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars; or to their respective orders, forty dollars each immediately as a gratuity and an annuity of forty dollars each during life, to be paid half yearly commencing on the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Section 2 - That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and requested to pay JOHN GEORGE WILKINS of Westmoreland County, a soldier of the Indian Wars and to Catherine Deem of Montgomery County, widow of a soldier of the Revolutionary War or to their respective orders, forty dollars each immediately as a gratuity, the foregoing pensions and gratuities to be paid in conformity with the existing laws. Additional Comments: The above original document - handwritten on parchment paper was viewed and copied by me at the Pennsylvania Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on August 13, 2002. Romayne Shay McMahon Descendant of John George Wilkins Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb