Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7166, for Hardy Miles, South Carolina
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( 3 - 1776 )

SERVICE
S. C.

Miles, Hardy

NUMBER
R. 7166

CONTENTS
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33.552

Hardy Miles
Mississippi

Declaration of
Hardy Miles
Pension
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to Savannah river opposite the town of Augusta Georgia. He was stationed there for about nine weeks.- Towards the last of April or first of May, 1778, he enlisted in an independant [independent] Company for sixteen months, under Capt. John Moore, Lieutenant Montgomery, & Ensign Charles Miles.-- Altho' he enlisted for sixteen
months, he only served in this campaign thirteen months. Shortly afterwards this company under Capt. Moore was attached to another Company under Capt. Bowie who acted as Major over both Companies
From the point opposite Augusta where
they had been stationed for some time previous and which had been a place of
rendezvous for the forces to which he was attached, he marched with these forces
to Stone. - He was not in the battle fought
there but was unfortunately sick at
the time  - was conveyed to Charlestown - laid
six weeks in the Hospital there - he recovered
his health and returned to Stone and joined his company about two weeks after the battle - Immediately afterwards he marched to Savannah River to a point near Purrysburg - from thence to Fort Independence on the Indian line from thence to the City of Savannah
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in Georgia he was at the sign & surrender of that place in November 1778 this period General Lincoln was commandant of the American and Count D'Estaing of the French forces Immediately after the surrender of Savanah, he marched up to Augusta, Georgia
from thence to the Fort at White Hall where the company was dispersed. His whole term of service in the Independent company in which he enlisted was about thirteen months- the
Company was disbanded shortly after the Fall of Charleston which happened in May, 1784. About two months from this event he went into Chester District and Joined General Thomas Sumpter & Colonel Thomas Taylor - Capt. William Kirkland had also joined Genl [General] Sumpter --- He (this deponent,) was with Genl Sumpter about three months - was with him at Catawba when he was defeated. 
Two or three weeks after this defeat, He the deponent and went over into North Carolina and there joined Capt. Ramsey and Genl William Davidson - was with them about
three months. He was out on various
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Scouting parties for about two months. He left the army of Genl Davidson in Charlotte County
North Carolina early in the year 1782. He then
returned to South Carolina and joined as a volunteer under the command of Capt. John Woodward and Col. Hunter. He was dismissed while under the command of these officers without any letter of dismissal as was the case
when he was discharged by Genl Davidson, nor was he in either case under any charge or censure whatever. His discharge took place as well as he can remember in the month of
August 1782 in Fairfield District on Cedar Creek about eight miles from Wynnesboro.

This deponent further says that he knows no living witness by whom he can prove his services except it be John Crass and who lives in Fairfield S. C. He hereby relinquishes every claim what 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 of this Conferacy [Confederacy].

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year first aforesaid

Hardy Miles
H his mark
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State of Mississippi
Rankin County  SS

This is to certify to all 
whom it may concern that we Cader Pri [runs off page]
a clergyman residing in the County of Rankin
and State of Mississippi and Isaac Stevens -
Nehemiah Magee - residing in the 
same County and State are well acquainted 
with Hardy Miles who has subscribed and 
sworn to the foregoing declaration; that 
we believe him to be seventy four years of 
age; that he is reputed and believed in 
the neighborhood in which he resides
to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that opinion

Cader Price
Nehemiah Magee
Isaac Stevens

Sworn to and subscribed the day 
and year aforesaid in open court

Sworn to and Subscribed
in Open Court September
2nd September 1834

Orin C Dow Clerk
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State of Mississippi
Rankin County SS
Circuit Court
September Term, 1834.

And the said court does hereby
declare its opinion after the investigation
of the matter that the foregoing
applicant Hardy Miles was a Revolutionary 
Soldier and served as he 
states; That the said Court has examined the statement & certificates heretofore 
subscribed by said Miles & taken 
in the County of Marion & State of 
Mississippi - And the said Court further
certifies that it appears to them that 
Cato Price who has signed the preceding 
certificate is a Clergyman resident
in the County of Rankin and State 
of Mississippi and that Isaac
Stevens and Nehemiah Magee who have
signed the same are residents
of the same County and State
and that they are credible persons
and that their statements are 
entitled to credit.  And for as much 
as it is represented to this Court that 
the deposition of John Crossland a 
resident of Fairfield District & State of 
South Carolina to be read as evidence
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in this case has not yet arrived
from South Carolina it is ordered
by the Court that the said deposition
as soon as it shall arrive shall 
be filed among the papers in this 
case and that all of said
papers together with said deposition
shall be enclosed by the 
Clerk of this Court with his proper
certificate and seal of office 
and that the same shall 
be directed to the Pension Office or
War Department at the City of 
Washington.
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State of Mississippi
Rankin Circuit Court
Rankin Circuit Court
September Term 1834.

I Orin C. Dow Clerk of the Circuit Court
for the County aforesaid do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the 
original proceedings of said Court
in the matter of the application of
Hardy Miles for a pension - 
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and 
the seal of my office this 
26th day of October 1835

Orin C. Dow Clerk
Circuit Court of 
Rankin County
Mississippi

[seal]
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

REJECTED

7166
P. O.  Hardy Miles
Service:  [blank]
Enlisted:  [blank date]
Discharged:  [blank date]
Application filed:  [blank date]
Alleges:  [blank]
Re-enlisted:  [blank]
Attorney:  [blank]
P.O.  [blank]

[blank] Recognized.   [blank] Contract.
[blank]  Cert. of Dis.   Searched for [blank date]
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Suspended
let 3 May 1836
Orin C. Dow

7166 [last number could be a 9]
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Marian and Covington Countys, Mississippi

Know ye that we the under sined 
Inhabitants of the County and State
above Mentioned have been acquainted
with Hardy Miles Senr. for the Last
Sixteen or Eighteen years and we believe him
to be an honest Industrious good Citizen
and a Democrat Republican and we further
State that we Do no believe that he the
Said Hardy Miles Senr. would certify to 
any thing that was unjust for the Lucre
of gain - November the 7th 1838

[two columns]
Saml. Hathorn                Wm Barnes
John Brown M.B.             John McNear
Peter Bozman                 R. F. Berry
Joseph Martin                 G. H. Wilks
James Gill                        John Pernell
Isaac Henry                     Malachi Bass
 Stephen M Knight          Simon Polk
Stephen P Speight          William Gardner
M E Carter                       John Bell [illegible]
                                        Nivin C Hathorn
                                        Gary Shials [?]

William Broom
Hardy Broom
Alexander Migrand
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[written in two columns]

James H. Purvis                   Thomas Allen
Jacob Carter aged 83 yrs    William Levitz
N Willoughby Clerk 8         L. F. Pace
Nathl. M. Collins                 Wm W Pace Esqr
Theodore G. Nixon             John Berry Col of Simpson
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Steens Creek Mi.                      Free
Feb. 26.


Secretary of War
Pension Office
Washington D.C.


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Mar. 21
Miss.
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Free
Jas. Merchant P.M.

Mr. C. H. Brown
Brandon
Miss.


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[whoever wrote this used a page that was a form used to record pension payments]

[example of form]
LETTERS  From  to
Rates.  Unpaid.               Paid.                    Free
Cents   No. Dolls. Cents  No. Dolls. Cents.  No.




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BRANDON
MAY 1
MI.

Pension Agent 25
Washington D.C.

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May 18
Miss.
Addl pff
Hardy Miles, Jr.