Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23251, William Hardy, Mass.
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(3-1776)

Service: Mass.

Hardy, William
            Hannah

Number: W. 23.251
B.L.Wt. 24996-160-55.
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DISTRICT OF MAINE
4,806
MASSACHUSETTS [is crossed out]
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William Hardy
War Private 4
Massachusetts line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 25th of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of Dec. 1818 and sent to Hon E. Whitman,
House of Reps: U.S.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818  26.66
semi-anl all'ce ending 
4 March 1819  48.--
3 nl 7/31 & 4/30 ths $74.86

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

3 years
Continue
Witted

[top of left side of certificate]
See letter 27 Dec 1831 to Hon U F. Doubleday H. R.

[left pane sideways]
Notification sent to N. C. Vare Esq 20 Dec 1820 Agusta Maine
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1478 
Maine
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Hannah Hardy
widow of William Hardy
who served in the Revolutionary 
war as a private
Incd from $56.
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars 00 
Cents per annum to commence on
the 1st of July 1848
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
11th day of Jany 1837.
and sent to
James G Berret
Present
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 14 Vol. 1
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172.591
Act March 3 June 18/55

Hannah Hardy widow of William Hardy
Pri  Pensioner
Rev. War
ar: 160ac May 14/56
No. 24996 iss May 15/56
Me Kely 48-1-17
Boynton
George Gage
Milton
Maine
[right side]
[illegible] Miass: Contl, line 113 
Vol. H.-27.
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Admitted
com. pen - 25 May 1818.
Hon. E. Whitman
H. of Rep -
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I William Hardy a resident citizen of the United States and an inhabitant of Wilton in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged fifty three years being duly sworn do depose and say that on the ninth day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, I enlisted as a private for three years into Captain Hasting's company Colonel Jackson's regiment called the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Establishment, but afterwards in December of the same years was transferred to Captain McHenly's company in the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment Colone John Brooks I afterward belonged to Captain Allen's company in the same regiment from which I was honorably discharged the first part of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty three at New Windsor about ten miles from West Point in the State of New York. That I was in a few skirmishes with the refugees and was stationed at Fairbanks Point State of New York. New Windsor, Valley Forge & afterwards returned to New Windsor the place of our discharge. I further declare that at about twenty five years ago I left my honorable discharge & and order with James Pool of Perth  to obtain the balance of wages due me for my services and which said discharge has since that time been lost as I verily believe. I further declare that I am in reduced circumstance in life and in need of the assistance of my country for support that I do not receive nn am entitled to receive a pension for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary wars passed the 18th March 1818
William Hardy (his signature)

Subscribed and sworn to the twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Before me 
Wm Widgery (his signature)
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court
of Common Pleas for the First Eastern 
Circuit of Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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I James Pool of Portland in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say that I have been long acquainted with William Hardy who subscribed the preceding declaration and that about twenty five years ago I received from his his honorable discharge from the army of the United States together with an order for the purpose of obtaining at Boston the balance of wages due said Hardy for his services in the Revolutionary War and obtained the money for him I further testify that I recollect to have seen his said discharge about ten years since but that after a strict examination of my papers, this day have been unable to find said discharge and that I verily believe the same has been casualty caused by me. I further that said Hardy has been rendered in this (ineligible) within a few months and that he is in my opinion in reduced in circumstance in life and in need of the of his country for support.
James Pool (his signature)

Subscribed and sworn to the twenty fifth day of Mary one thousand eight hundred and eighty
Before Me
Wm Widgery (his signature)
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the First Eastern District of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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I Jeremiah Small of Westbrook in the county of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being duly sworn do depose and say that on the eleventh of April A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eighty two I enlisted as a private into Captain Ebenezer Smith's Company  Colonel Michael Jackson's Regiment called the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Establishment for the period of three years and was honorably discharged in December Seventeenth. I open testify that William Hardey then of Windham in said county now a resident of Wilton in the county of Kennebec & State aforesaid. enlisted a few days before I did as a private soldier in Colonel Henry Jackson's Regiment-- called the Nineth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Establishment for the period of three years: that during the time I was in the service I frequently saw said Hardy and know that he served a little more than twelve months when he was discharged that the terms of our enlistment was for the period of three years or during the war.

Jeremiah Small (signature)

Cumberland ss.
Be it known that on this first day of December A.D. 1818 personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Small and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. 
Before me John Mussey Jun Justice of the Peace.

I Josiah Hobbs of Falmouth in the county of Cumberland State of Massachusetts being duly sworn do depose & say that I was a Sergeant in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment Colonel Smith in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty two and since then in the month of July of this year saw William Hardy formerly of Windhern now a resident of the town of Wilton who was a private soldier in Colonel Jackson's Regiment called the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment.
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of the Continental Establishment, which [cut off] the same Brigade that ours did, at a place called Nelson's
point appoint Westpoint in the State of New York; that I frequently saw him from that time until about September
A.D. Seventeen hundred and eighty three when he was
discharged and delivered him a letter to take to my
friends at said Falmouth: the whole period he was
in the service was about twelve month or a little more
Josiah Hobbs
Cumberland Js
Be it known that on the first day of December
A.D. 1818 personally appeared the above named Josiah Hobbs and 
made oath to the truth of the foregoing depontion by him
subscribed Before me John Mussey Jur Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cumberland Js
the Subscriber Clerk of the Judicial
Court within and for the County of Cumberland hereby
certify whom it may concern that on the day of the
execution of the foregoing depositions subscribed by Jere
miah Small and Josiah Hobbs, that John Mussey Jnr 
Esquire was a Justice of the Peace legally appointed and
qualified as such for the County of Cumberland and that the
signature to the said John Mussey Jun

In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed and affixed the Seal of
said county this second day of December
A.D. Eighteen hundred eighteen
Geo. Bradbury
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
I William Widgery Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the First Eastern Circuit the same being a Court of Reason within the Commonwealth aforesaid hereby certify and make known that it has been satisfactorily proved that William Hardy who not [] the [] declaration on the twenty fifth day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and eighteen is a resident citizen of the United States and an inhabitant of Wilton in the District of Maine; that he served the United States as a private soldier in the period of nine months and [] in [] on the Continental Establishment during the Revolutionary War against the common enemy that by [] of his [] circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country [] and is entitled to the benefit of the Act of Congress passed that 10th March 1818 making pension for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
In certainty where I have here set my hand and [] the Seal of said Circuit Court for the county of Cumberland in the [] apprised 
Will Widgery Judge
Geo Bradbury Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland in the First Eastern Circuit of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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William Hardy
CM
4006
Marching
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State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the County of [] of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount win value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is twenty five dollars
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set  my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Twenty first day of August 1820
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of
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STATE OF MAINE
KENNEBEC COUNTY ss

ON this Twenty first day of August, 1820 personally appeared before Ebenezer Thatcher, Esq a Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties proceeding according to the course of the common law having original jurisdiction unlimited in amount keeping a record of their proceedings and having the power of find and imprisonment William hardy aged fifty five years resident of Wilton in the County of Kennebec  within said Circuit who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Hastings and Regiment commanded by Colonel Nichols of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment for the period of nearly three years that his original declaration was made by Judge Thatcher on the twenty fifth day of Mary 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll and that his pension certificate 4806. And I the said William Hardy do further solemnly swear, that I was resident citizen of the United states on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to dimmish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed

William (X his mark) Hady
Witness A.R. Nichols

The following is a Schedule of my who Estate and income necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz.  

One cow of the value of twelve dollars
One swine of the value of two dollars
Old Household stuff of the value of eight dollars
One ax one hoe one chair all of the value of three dollars
I have no debts due to me, but owe as much as one hundred dollars --the income of the above property does not exceed five dollars a year. My occupation have that of a laborer but now being very informed am totally unable to labor. My family at home consists of myself, my wife Hannah aged fifty two years being quite unable to labor. My son Isaac aged twenty three years who has a fever sore upon his leg therefore nearly unable to labor. My daughter Susannah aged nineteen who from internal disability it totally unable to Labor and has been the care
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care of a Physician for some time.

Except the foregoing and my necessary clothing and bedding I have no estate or income whatsoever.

In my former declaration I wrote my name but I am now unable to do 

William (X his mark) Hardy
Witness A. R. Nichols

Subscribed & sworn to and declared both the and schedule on this twenty first day of August 1820

Before Me Ebenr. Thatcher a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Please Eastern Circuit

A true copy  
Attest John Davis
[written the other direction]
Con
4806
March 1819
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172.571
Claim of Tappan
Jennings to Bounty
Land
Act of March 3, 1855

Presented by
George Gage
Wilton, Maine
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State of Maine, County of Franklin
On this fifth day of June, A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me. a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Tappan Jennings a resident of Farmington in said County who being duly sworn according to law, declared that he is Guardian of Hannah Hardy a resident of Wilton in said county, duly authorized to act in that capacity; that his said Ward is the identical Hannah Hardy who is the widow of William Hardy formerly  of said Wilton deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner, and that his widow the said Hannah Hardy has obtained, and is now receiving a pension in  consequence of the revolutionary services of her said husband; that she has now an original Certificate of pension, which certificate is in the possession of the said Guardian, of which the following is a true copy, Viz.
"Department of the Interior. Widow's Pension No. 1478, I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2nd 1848 Hannah Hardy widow of William Hardy, who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Ninety-Six dollar per annum, commencing on the 1st July 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage. Deducting former payments at the rate of fifty-six dollars per annum. Given at the Department of the Interior this Eleventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, examined and countersigned 
Jay E. Heath, Commissioner of Pensions. Alex H. H. Stuart Secretary of the Interior"
He further states that he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining for his said Ward, the said Hannah Hardy
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the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3rd 1855, and refers to the records of the Pension Office, and the proof on file there with her application for a pension to prove her marriage with the said William Hardy, and the decease of  her said husband. He also states that the said Hannah Hardy is still a widow, and that to the best of his knowledge or belief she has never received bounty land under any other act of Congress, or  made any previous application therefor. And he prays that the Certificate of bounty land to which she may be entitled under the aforesaid Act may be sent to George Gage Esq. Wilton Maine who is his agent to present this application.
Tappan Jennings
We L.Boardman, and H.B. Stoyell residents of Farmington in the County of Franklin and State of Maine upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Tappan Jennings in our presence; that we are personally acquainted with the said Jennings and that we believe him to be the identical person he in said  declaration represents himself to be
L. Boardman
H.B. Stoyell
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the officiants to be credible persons; that the officiant is the person he  represents himself to be; that the foregoing copy of Hannah Hardy's original certificate is correct; and that I have no [] this [] for bounty land.
Burron Randall, Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine.
County of Franklin, SS.
I, Issac Tyler Clerk of all the Judicial Courts holden within and for the county of Franklin, hereby certify that Barron Randall Esquire before whom the annexed proceedings were had and who has thereto affixed his genuine signature was at the time of so doing and now is a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said County of Franklin, duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are du to his official acts done as aforesaid,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court at Farmington, this fifth day of June Anno  Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Issac Tyler Clerk
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STATE OF MAINE
Franklin County

The subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate for said county hereby certifies and attests that on the first Tuesday of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight Tappen Jenning of Farmington in said county was duly appointed Guardian of Hannah Hardy of Wilton in said County, widow of William Hardy late of Wilton deceased intestate, and became bound according to law for the faithful discharge of said trust and that full faith is due to his official acts at this time in that capacity.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal official of said Court this fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four .
B. Sampson } Register of the Court of Probate Franklin County.
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STATE OF MAINE
FRANKLIN COUNTY


I Samuel Belcher Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills and granting Administrations, within and for said County,

Hereby certify B. Sampson Esquire is the register of the court of Probate for the County of Franklin, aforesaid, that that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the certificate and attestation by him before subscribed and that the same is in due form.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Farmington in said County this fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five

Samuel Belcher} Judge of the said Court of Probate
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(3-1776)
Service
Mass.

Hardy, William
Hannah

Number W.23.251
BL.Wt. 24996-160-55
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101183
Application of Hannah Hardy for a pension acts July 7 1838 and 23 Aug 1842
m91.a40
Joseph Pope
Paltuna Maine
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State of Maine
Franklin County ss
On this fifth day of March 1844, Personally appeared before the Probate Court of the State of Maine being a Court of word for the County of Franklin now holden at Farmington in said County of Franklin, Hannah Hardy, a resident of Wilton in said County aged seventy seven years, who being just duly [] according to the law, doth on her oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, and the 23rd  of August 1842 granting  pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of William Hardy who was a private in the revolutionary war and served as she believes three years under Captain Hastings, and Capt. Thorp in Col. Jacksons Regiment and that he was a pensioner under the act of 18 March 1818, agreeably to a pension certificate numbered 4806, She also declares that she was married to the said William Hardy on the sixteenth day of November in the year seventeen hundred and ninety one; That her husband the aforesaid William Hardy, died on the third day of April eighteen hundred and forty; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage
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marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four; or, at the time above stated. She further declares that she is still a widow and has not intermarried since the death of her said husband
Hannah Hardy
her mark
Witness Sewall Cram
County of Franklin, SS
March 5th A.D. 1844
Inscribed and sworn to by the said Hannah Hardy in open Court, and I further certify that it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court that William Hardy married in said declaration died on the third day of April eighteen hundred and forty, and that said Hannah Hardy still remains his widow.
In [] where of I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written
Thomas Parker Judge of the Court of Probate County of Franklin
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State of Maine
County of Franklin, SS March 5th 1844
I hereby certify that Thomas Parker is Judge of Probate in and for the County of Franklin in said State, duly [illegible] and appointed and commissioned and that to his acts and attentions is such full faith and credit are and aught to be given in and out of Court, and that the above is his genuine signature
Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court of Probate the day and year above written
Sewall Cram Rights of Probate

I, Isaac Hardy of Wilton in the County of Franklin Hath of Maine, aged forty seven years do appear and say, that Hannah Hardy who has signed the foregoing declaration and application for a pension reside with me, that her husband William Hardy, my father, who was a revolutionary pensioner, and that he died at Cape Elizabeth in the third day of April 1840, and that said Hannah Hardy, has not intermarried since his death, But still remains his widow Isaac  Hardy
State of Maine
Franklin, SS, March 5th 1844 [illegible] of hand the above named Isaac Hardy, believed by one to be a inditable person and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by his [illegible] before
Mr Thomas Parker Judge of Probate for Franklin County
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marriage of Wm Hardy
and Hannah Parker
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State of Maine

Cumberland County ___ _____Gorham Feb 8, 1844

I Eben Preble Clerk of the Town of Gorham do certify that in the list of marriages as handed in by the Rev. Caleb Jewett the marriage of William Hardy and Hannah Parker is recorded as follows.(Vis)

"November sixteenth Seventeen hundred and ninety one William Hardy and Hannah Parker 
the above have been married by the subscriber
Caleb Jewett Clerk
Recorded per Austin Alden Town Clerk


I Eben Preble as above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Gorham and that the above marriage is a true extract from the Records of said Town now in my possession with the exception of the dates which is displayed on the records of said Town in fair legible figures as follows Viz (Nov 16 1791.-)

Attest Eben Preble Clerk of said Town of Gorham

State of Maine________Cumberland County ss

On this eight day of February Eighteen hundred and forty four  Personally appeared before me Elijah Hayes, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. Eben Prble above named Town Clerk of the Town of Gorham, a person by me well known and entitled to full credit as a witness and made oath that the above extract by him subscribed are truly copied from the Records of said Town. The dates being written out in word which are put down in figures only on the record as before stated with no other alteration.
Elijah Hayes Just of the Peace
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Wid. 23251
Rev. War

June 12, 1905

Madam:

In reply to your request for the history of William Hardy, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. you are advised that he applied for pension May 25, 1818, at which time he resided at Wilton, Maine (then Massachusetts), and was 53 years of age. It appears that he resided at Windham, Mass., when he enlisted April 9, 1782, and served as private in Capt. Hasting's company, Col Jackson's 9th Massachusetts regiment, on the Continental 
Establishment, until December 1782, after which he served in Captain McKendry's Thorp's and Allen's companies, in Col. John Brook's 7th Massachusetts regiment; he was in a few skirmishes and was discharged in September 1783, at New Windsor, N.Y.

His claim was allowed.
Soldier married at Gorham, Maine November 16, 1791, Hannah Parker, who was born in August 17867; he died at Cape Elizabeth April 3, 1840. She was pensioned as his widow and resided with her son Isaac Hardy (age 47 years), at Wilton, Franklin Co., Me., in 1850; date of her death is not shown.

Inn 1820 soldier mentioned his daughter Susannah age 19 years. No other data was given.

It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish copies of papers on file.
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23251 Hardy 2

For date of last payment of widow's pension, apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following date: "Certificate No. 1478. Issued August 25, 1848. Act of February 2, 1848, Agency, Maine." 

No fees charged

Very respectfully

Acting Commissioner

Mrs. William C. Slade,
332 West 37th Street
New York City
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rEVY
WIDOW, &C.

File No 23251

Hannah Hardy
Wid of
William Hardy
Pri Rev War

Act Feb 2 1848
Index:-- Vol A Page 318

Right side of Certificate 
1892 Feb 12
to RM Hardy

January 1905 Hist to Wm G. Slade, New York City

left side of Certificate
That
NY City
P.S.
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STATE OF MAINE

CUMBERLAND

I Charles Cobb Clerk of the Judicial 
Courts in said County certify that 

Elijah Hayes Esq is a Magistrate

as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is duly qualified to act as such; that his commission as dated February 5th A.D. 1841 and will expire February 5th A.D. 1848
and that the annexed ----------------signature purporting his -----------is genuine. --------------


IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State this Thirteenth day of March Anno Domini 1844

Charles Cobb CLERK
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24 996
Neo [illegible]
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written

J lIseley
Portland 
Me
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State of Maine
Franklin County ss

On the eighteenth day of July A.D. 1848, personally appeared before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Hannah Hardy, a resident of Wilton in the County of Franklin aged 80 years who being first duly sworn doth upon her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions make by the act of Congress passed on the 2d day of February 1848.

And this declarant States that she is the widow of William Hardy, who was a resident of Winothum in the time of the revolutionary

She further States that her said husband & serve
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Before me A.B. Farwell Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the above named Hannnah Hardy is still the widow of William Hardy and that she is the identical person she represents herself in the foregoing declaration 
A.B. Farwell Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine
Franklin County ss

I Alanson B. Caswell Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said County do hereby certify that Alanson B. Farwell Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Franklin duly commissioned and qualified, & that his commission was dated the 4 the day of February A.D. 1848 & will expire the 4 the day of Feby A.D. 1855 that his signature above written & genuine

Given under my hand & the Seal of the Supreme Judicial County of said State this 31st day of August A.D. 1848.

A. B. Caswell, Clerk
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23d January 1845.

Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844, prohibiting me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner. I now make the statement under oath to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of William Hardy who was a private in the war of the Resolution. I have drawn a pension at the rate of Fifty six dollars per annum for the 3d of April 1840 and now ask for the amount due me from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 3d day of April 1840 when my former pension commenced 

Hannah (X her mark) Hardy
Witness Clifford Belcher

Sworn to and subscribed before me this fifth day of August in the year 1845 at Farmington in the County of Frankin and the State of Maine.
Sam Belcher  Jus: of the Peace.

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
Sam Belcher Jus of the Peace
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State of Maine
I Alandson B. Caswell Clerk of the Courts in said County hereby certify that Samuel Belcher Esqr. who  has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the county  of Franklin in the State of Maine and that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine. 

I testify whereof I have hereunto set my hands & affixed the Seal of the Supreme Justiciable Court of said County, this fifth day of August in the years of our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty five.

A. B. Caswell, Clerk

Seal of  Court 

Hannah Hardy
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Hardy

Inc to $9 D ) cent annum
decde q former (?) at
$56 year annum

Congress 1 July 1848



James G. Berret
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State of Maine
County of Franklin ss

On  this twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1850 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace within and for every County in said State personally appeared Hannah Hardy of Wilton in the county of Franklin in said State.

and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow William Hardy who was a Revolutionary Pensioner that she has drawn a pension since his death at the rate of fifty six per annum and is new a Pensioner under the Act of 2 February 1848 that she now asks for all arrears or increase of Pension to which she may be entitled under any of the Acts  or Resolutions of Congress applicable to her case, viz. 7th July 1838; 3d March 1843; 17 June 1844; 2d February 1848; that she now resides in said County and State 
Witness Joseph Bradbury
Hannah (X her mark) Hardy

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written.
Before me Arthur Mc Arthur
Justice of the Peace 
Throughout this State of Maine
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State of Maine
------------------------------------------
County of Oxford ss
Clerk's Office
Paris Sept 27th A.D. 1850

I William K. Kimball Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford certify that 
Arthur Mc Arthur is an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
with and for every County in the State duly qualified to act as such, that the commission of the said Mc Arthur it's dated Ath 1850 and will expire August 6th 1850
and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his, is Genuine

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Individual Court of said State the day and year first above written
Wm. K. Kimball (signature) CLERK
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
SECRETARY'S OFFICE Oct 5, 1844

 I hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department it appears that there are rolls of the enlistments in Franklin County for the last three years beginning with 1781 in this office.

The list of officers for the last three years service show the names of Capt Hastings, Col Jackson's regiment. Wm Mc Kendry as Ensign and  Dr. Master in Col. Brooks regiment in 1782 but there no rolls of said Officer. The name of William Hardy doe not therefore appear.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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III
Wm Hardy
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Pension Office
September 9,1844

Sir 

The papers in the case of Hannah Hardy claiming a pension under the act of 7 July 1838 have been examined and filed.

The day of the marriage is satisfactory, But the certificate of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts must be produced showing whether or not the record of his office allow any evidence of the enlistment of her husband William Hardy as a three years man from the town of Wilton in Franklin County in 1782.  He says in his declaration that he enlisted on the 9th of April 1782 as a private for three years under Captain Hastings Col Jackson, and afterward, in December of the same year, he was transferred to Capt McKendy's Company Col John Brooks Regiment and was discharged in September 1783.

I am very respectfully 
your ob servant
Go Wm Crump

Joseph Pope Esq
Portland Maine
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Portland Sept 13, 1844

To the Now Secretary of State
of Massachusetts

Sir,

Will you have the (?) to cause
examination of the records to be made for the service of William Hardy, agreeably to the annexed letter and forward to me a certificate therof by mail and oblige yours very respectfully

Joseph Pope Attn for 
Hannah Harvey widow
of William Hardy
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Portland, Me Aug 8, 1845

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comm of Pensions

Sir,
I forward herewith the request of Mrs. Hannah Hardy for the arrears of her pension as required in your letter of 14 July last.

I am Sir,
Yours very respectfully
Joseph Pope
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August 8 1848
Wm . Cole

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions 
Washington D. C.
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Portland August 3, 1838

Sir,
I herewith enclose you the application of Hannah Hardy for the benefit of the act of Congress passed 2 Feb 1818. which if correct please forward me the certificate

Respectfully yours
Jn Ilsley
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Joseph Pope
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Portland March 13, 1844

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Court of Pensions

Sir
I forward herewith the application of Mrs. Hannah Hardy for her pension under the acts of July 7 1838 & 23 August 1842 together with the required proof.

Please forward to me her certificate of pension when made and thenby oblige.

Yours very respectfully 

the writer of this letter is

Joseph Pope
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
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Portland Me, Sept 10, 1845
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions

Dear Sir,

Will you please forward to me the certificate of Hannah Hardy, Edith Hinkley, and Abigail Libby for their arrears of pension as soon as convenient. I forwarded a month or two since their applications as advised in your letter of 14th July last, in which letter you observed that if their application were forwarded their claims should be allowed

I am Sir very respectfully
Yours truly
Joseph Pope

Aug 11 Handdah Hardy
====4  Edith Hinkley
July 26   Abigail Libby
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10683

Hannah Hardy
widow of Willam
Maine

act 7 July 1838

adm 16 mos 24 days private
$56 per ann

Commencing on 4 April 1840

and terminating on 4 March 1841''

Adm 3 March 1843
$56

No 6689

Joseph Pope
Portland
Me
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William Hardy

Payable semi-annually-the first pay-
ment on this certificate will be made
on the 4th of March next 
at the Cumberland Bank
Portland Me

Recorded
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM

I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th [ineligible]
William Hardy, late a Private - in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the District Maine. Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Given at the War office of the United
States this ninth day of De- [illegible] and eighteen.


J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Wilton co. Remember
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Capt Hastings & Thorp

Col Jackson
Wilton
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Payment to be made at Portland 
by
William Woodbury Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the 
Agency of Maine

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under the act February 2d, 1848, Page 13, Vol 1.

Leo Jenkins  (his signature)
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Widow's Pension
==============
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d 1848

Hannah Hardy
widow of William Hardy
who was a private in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of fifty six dollars per annum, commencing on the 4 March 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United 
States this 25th day of August
one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned
J.S, Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
By F. S. Evans
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Stamp 
U S Pensions  Office 
Dec 15, 1891
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330 West 87th Street
N. Y. City

Bureau of Pensions

Will you kindly tell me if the enclosed copies from records in the Massachusetts State House can be verified in Washington.
Also if the "William Hardy" of the first or second extracts are
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identical. If it is not in your pervu to give me this information will you kindly tell me what I must do to get it and where I must apply

Yours earnestly
R.M. Hardy

330 W. 87d St.
N. Y. City

To the Clerk of the Bureau of Pensions
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10h83
Hannah Hardy
Maine

Sent to Jos Pope Sept 9, 1844

Act 7 July 1838
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[stamp]
U. S. P. B.
[illegible] NAVY
Dec 29, 1904
FILES

332 West Eighty-Seventh Street
New York City

[stamp]
U. S> Pension Office
Dec 28, 1904

[handwritten]
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions.

I have a communications from the Bureau of Pensions dated Feb 12 - 1892 with regard to William Hardy. The sentence reads " On the ninth day of April 1782, I enlisted as private for three years into Capt Hastings Co, Col Jacksons Regt, called the ninth Mass Regt of the Continental Establishment, but afterwards in December of the same year was transferred to Captain Nic Hendy's Co in the Seventh Mass Regt Col. John
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Brooks, as I afterwards belong to Captain
Allen's Co. in the same Regt. from
what I was honorably discharged
the first part of September 1783 at
New Windsor N.Y."

Then is added. "He applied for
pension from Wilten, Mass., May 25, 1818,
aged 53 years. But he and his widow Hannah were pensioners".

Now, I want to find out more about
this widow Hannah and her pension.
I want to find her birth and her
death. I presume it gives the age
on the papers. Would a copy of these
cost me anything, if so how much? I
need it for genealogical purposes,
the history of the family,
and for use in revolutionary societies.
I cannot find Wilten, Mass.
Very courteously yours,
EMH Slade [signature]
Mrs William Gerry Slone
NY. Dec 27-1904
Res. U.SD. 1812
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20

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Com of Pensions
Washington D. C.

written perpendicular to address

Aug 11, 1845
be Hannah Hardy,
Reg Jan 23, 1843
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8887
Maine
============================
Hannah Harding
widow of William Hardy
who was a pensioner under the act of 1818
and who died on 3 April 1840
of Franklin in the State of Maine
who was a Pri in the Co 
Commanded by Captain----------of the
Reg commanded by ------------in 
the Mass line for 16 mos 24 days
=============================
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 56 Dollars and 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
3d April 1840,
============================
Certificate of Pension  issued the 26th day of 
Novem '44 and sent to Joseph
Pope. Portland, Maine
===============================
[ACT JULY 7, 1838]
RECORDED BY F.S. Swann Clerk
BOOK D   VOL. 1 PAGE 7
Page 66

[left side]
2 Certs:

1838 1843 reps

Let to Joseph Pope
July 14, '45

October 4, 1845. certificate issd. for arrears under the act 7 July, 1838 & joint resolution of 23d Jany 1845 - and sent to J. Pope, Portland, Maine

[right side]
6419
Maine
==============================
Hannah Hardy,
widow of William Hardy
who was a Private
in the Mass Line
16 mo. 24 days
===============================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
56 Dollars  00
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March 1843.
$56.00
===============================
Certificate of Pension issued the 
26 day of Nov. '44
and sent to 
Joseph Pope, Esq.
Portland
Maine
===============================
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 2 Page 4
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8887
Maine
============================
Hannah Hardy,
widow of William Hardy,
who was pensioner under the Act of 1818,
and who died on the 3d April, 1840,
of Franklin in the State of Maine 
who was a private in the --
commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank]-- commanded by [blank] in 
the Massachusetts line for 16 mo: 24 days
===============================
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland, at the rate of 56 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836 & ending 3d April 1840
===============================
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of October 1845 and sent to Jos Pope 
Portland Maine
===============================
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of October 1845 and sent to Jos. Pope Portland, Maine
=============================
Total amount, $228.46
[ACT JULY 7, 1838]
& jl: resolution of Jany; 23d, '45.
Recorded by Uell Stewart, Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 7
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[left column]
Reported

[right column]
1478
MAINE
_______________________________________________
Hannah Hardy
widow of William Hardy
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a private
===============================I
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
56 Dollars, --
Cents per annum to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1848
===============================
Certified of Pension issued the 25 day of August April 1848 and sent to 

J. Ilsley 
Portland. Me
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Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners on
February 2, 1848, Page 13 Vol 1