Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32787, Samuel Harden, Mass.
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Service
Mass.

Harden, Samuel
or
Hardin

Number 
S.32787

CONTENTS
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The said Samuel Hardin is reduced 
in his circumstances, but has a small real 
estate, quite insufficient however to support him
and his family without his own personal labor,
and he is now advanced and less able to
maintain himself, and would therefore
be made much more comfortable bythe 
pension

Nahum Mitchell: Judge 
 [illegible]
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10.279

Masachusetts
of Saml Hardin
in the state of
who was a Private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Vose of the Massa. 
line, for the term of 3 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of May '19
and sent to Nahum Mitchell
Dedham Norfolk Co.

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819
88.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1848
$13 [h?] 49
{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued

Notification sent to John B Thomas Esqr
15th January 1821, Plymouth, Mass.
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32. 787
[?] INVALID

File No. 32,787
Samuel Hardin
[?]

Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 8, Page 1745

[Arrangement of 1870]
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United States of America.
State of Massachusetts
I Samuel Harden
a citizen of the United States,
now resident at Bridgewate in the County of Plymouth
in the State aforesaid, do on oath,
declare, that I served, in the
War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a law of the United States, made and
passed in the month of March, A. D. 1818, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one
requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered
the land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as
private soldier against the common enemy; from 1780 until 1783.

That I belonged to Capt Christopher Marshall's Company and Col.
Joseph Vose's Regiment being the first Massachusetts Regiment
and that I left the service the 24th day of December 1783 and recd
Discharge under the hand of Genl Knox which I
herewith exhibit. and that I am reduced in my
circumstances and stand in need of assistance from my
country.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the
said United States, if any may be, or hath been, so allowed.
Samuel Harden

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this third day of April in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United 
States, entitled, ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service
of the United States in the revolutionary war, made and passed on the 18th of March,
A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me Nahum Mitchell Judge of
the court of common pleas for the Southern circuit [illegible] consisting of the counties of Plymouth Bristol Barnstable Norfolk Dukes and Nantucket
The abovenamesdSamuel Harden
and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath
to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence.
Nahum Mitchell
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Samuel Harden
Bridgewater Ms




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If the Judge will certify
that the claimant needs
the assistance of his country
for support, a pension to
be granted. 

And I the said Judge do hereby certify that the
said Samuel Harden from his reduced circumstances 
needs the assistance of his country for
support-

Nahum Mitchell, Judge [illegible]
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BY THE HONOURABLE
MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,

Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES On Hudson's River 
Samuel Harden [illegible] Soldier in
the first Massachusetts Regiment
beng inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from
the Service of the United States.

Given in the State of New York,
the 24th Day of [illegible, torn page]



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By the General's Command, 

REGISTERED in the Books of the
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Samuel Harden 
[flourish]
Bridgewater
10177
[illegible]
C M
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District of Massachusetts: SS 
On this Eighteenth day of July A.D. 1820. personally appeared
in open court being a court of Records viz the
Court of Common Pleas for the County of Plymouth Southern
district, Samuel Harden aged Fifty five years
resident in Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth,
said District of Massachusetts who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath declare that he served
in the revolutionary war as follows: Entered in
the service of the United States 1782 in the first Massachusetts 
Regt. commanded by Col. Joseph Vose, was discharged 
at the close of the war. That he has received a
pension certificate, declaration of which is dated 3d day
of April AD 1818 & numbered 10279, also take & subscribes
the following oath viz:

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of
the United States, on the 18th [number 1 is manually written on top of typewritten 2] day of March, 1818; 
and that I have not, since that time,
by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent
thereby so to diminish 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 18th day of March, 1818;
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.

My family consists of my wife Lydia aged 38 years & three sons
and three daughters viz Jaber 24 years of age Thomas 22 yr
& Albert 13 years. Lucia aged 27. Harriet aged 19 & Rhoda
17 years of age - all my children except the youngest are
able to support themselves. She is consumptive & [illegible]
her being able to support herself. I am by occupation a
housewright, but by reason of a fall from a high building
unable to do more than one half of a well man.

Real Estate. one half of an old low house - half a shed & wood house 
& 15 acres of [illegible] land

Personal do, 1 Cow - 1 hog - 1 wooden clock
Samuel Harden

Sworn to, and declared on the 18th day of July A.D. 1820 before
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& Albert 13 years. Lucia aged 27. Harriet aged 19 & Rhoda
17 years of age - all my children except the youngest are
able to support themselves. She is consumptive & [illegible]
her being able to support herself. I am by occupation a
housewright, but by reason of a fall from a high building
unable to do more than one half of a well man.

Real Estate. one half of an old low house - half a shed & wood house 
& 15 acres of [illegible] land

Personal do, 1 Cow - 1 hog - 1 wooden clock
Samuel Harden

Sworn to, and declared on the 18th day of July A.D. 1820 before
Nahum Mitchell, Chief Justice of  Court
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I,  John B Thomas Clerk of said Court
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto annexed, 
are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that
it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid schedule is Two hundred & nine dollars and twenty five
cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
said court, in this Twenty seventh day of December 1820

Jno B Thomas
Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth