Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 594-150, Jacob D Hart, Penn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Hart, Jacob D.

NUMBER
B. L. W+ 594-150 Ensign
Issued Nov. 18, 1795 to
William D. Hart, admr [administrator]
Also recorded as above under
B. L. W+. 905
no papers

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I cannot find an officer of the above name
in any printed record.
I believe it is Jacob De Hart of Pa. Line who died
July 25, 1780. (see Heitman's Register
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C
Dear Sir:-- Have you records
of pension issued to heirs of
Jacob De Hart who served
in the Revolutionary War?

Heitman's "Historical Register
of Officers of the Continental Army"
gives his record as follows:
"De Hart, Jacob (Pa.) Ensign, 2nd
Pennsylvania, 2nd June, 1778; 2nd
Lieutenant 16th May 1779, Aid-de-Camp
to General De Kalb, died of wounds recd
at Bulls Ferry - 25th July 1780."

Thanking you for
your trouble
Mrs. J. G. Reeder
3285- 14th St.
Columbus, Nebraska.

Jan 28, 1925.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA
Room 107 -- Bennett Hall

THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

February 25, 1932

U. S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

my dear sir:

I write thus indefinitely because I do not know the proper Bureau concerned, and assume that my inquiries will be referred to the proper sources of information.
I am anxious to have a copy of any Revolutionary records of the services of the following enlisted men:
Jonas Yocum of Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, b. Mar. 28, 1746, in Upper Merion Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. His grandson is responsible for the statement that after his flour mill at Chadd's Ford was destroyed by the British, he joined Pulaski's Legion.
Andrew Duncan of Chanceford or Hopewell Township, York County Pennsylvania, b. Mar. 12, 1750, at Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pa. As there are several York and Cumberland County Andrew Duncans, I am anxious to identity this one.
Finally, James Gere, b. Jan. 17, 1715 Preston, Connecticut While he was well up in years at the time of the Revolution, he was locally known as "Sergeant Jimmy" a nickname which
may have referred to service in the Colonial Wars.
I am also anxious to have the place of enlistment or home at time of enlistment of Capt. Jacob DeHart who served in Colonel de Haas' regiment.
Yours very sincerely,
A. Duncan Yocum

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RECEIVED FED 27 1932
PENSION FILES SUB  DIVISION
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March 28, 1932
BA-J/AWF

Mr. A. Duncan Yocum
Bennett Hall-Room 107
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter requesting
information in regard to Jonas Yocum, Andrew Duncan, James Gere and Jacob DeHart, Soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such
claims on file on account of the services of Jonas Yocum, Andrew Duncan and James Gere, all spellings of the surnames have been searched.
It is suggested that as a possible means of
securing information in regard to the military record of the above noted soldiers, you should apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.
You are herewith furnished the record of the
only soldier named Jacob D. Hart (searched under all spellings of that name) that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Warrant Number 905 for one hundred and fifty
acres of bounty land was issued November 18, 1795 to William D. Hart, administrator, on account of the services of Jacob D. Hart, an Ensign of the Pennsyl-
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vania Line, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data on file as to this
officer and no data as to his family, due to the destruction of papers in such bounty land claims,
when the War Office was burned in 1800.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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March 7, 1925.

Mrs. J. G. Reeder,
3205 - 14th St.,
Columbus, NEBR.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant Number 905 for one hundred fifty acres of bounty land was issued November 18, 1795, to William D. Hart, administrator, on account of the services of Jacob D. Hart, and Ensign of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution.
There is no further data on file as to this officer
and no data as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in such bounty land claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.
The above noted is the only Jacob D. Hart found under any spelling of the name on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,


Acting Commissioner.