Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1478-400, for Edmund Massingbird Hyrne, South Carolina
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S. C. Hyrne, Edmund Massingbird B.L. ME 1478-400
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No. 1478
Maj. E. M. Hymes
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H of R Washington City
Feb 9 1829
Recd of Robt Taylor Superintendent of the Bounty Land Office a warrant No 1478 issued  in the will of Major Edmund M Hyrne who was a Major of the So Carolina line to his Representatives Harriett H Baker sister & other heirs at law -  which said warrant is for four hundred acres and was dated the 7th Feby  1829
J Hamilton Junior.
M. C. from So C.
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[Page has some very faint writing but it is impossible to do transcription .]
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STATE of South Carolina
Charleston District
Ordinary Office, May 13th 1827

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Harriet H Baker, Harriet H Simons, Mary D Armstrong and John Tucker are the heirs at law in fee to E Massingbird Hyrne late a Major in the first Regiment of the South Carolina line of Revolty Army.

I hereby certify that Harriet H. Baker is the sister, Harriet H Simons and Mary D Armstrong are the nieces and John Tucker is the nephew of the late Major M Hyrne above named. Given under my hand and Seal of Office this thirteen day of May 1827
James D. Mitchell
Ordinary

The above form will answer for the following States: viz.
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia

Judge of Probate
Surrogate
Ordinary
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21 January 1891

Hon James Barbour
Secretary of the War Department

Washington City

A document [illegible] sent to the Military Law [illegible] office
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Washington City
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Dear Sir
The Terms in your Letter desired the alteration in Mr Mitchells certificate as Ordinary, respecting the names, and Consanguinity of the Heirs of the late Major Edmund Massingbord Hyrne being complied with. I now send Mr Mitchell's Certificate, and request the Warrant due from the War Office in favour of the Heirs and remain respectfully
Charleston
14 June 1827
Wm M Stewart Esq
Department of War
Bounty Land Office
Should the Law expire for locating Land warrants in July be so good as to have Capt Bakers, Major Hydes, Major Evan Edwards & Lt Graysan's 
located, for all of whom I brocured (procured) warrants the originals of which I will bring on with me.-
I remain very respectfully with esteem
[illegible]
J Harriway
P.S. As I sail for New York [illegible] be so good as to write Capt Baker who also reported to Major Hyrdes representatives D Charles Edwards the land heir of Major Evan Edwards at Charleston - & the Hon Lt Graysan the Land heir of Lt. Grayson at Beaufort South Carolina
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No. 1478
Harriet H. Baker
sister & [illegible] heir of
Edrmd M Hyms
Majr
S. Car
[illegible] Hon Ja. Hamilton
So. Car
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                                       Fear R[?] Natives of [?]

                                                     DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

                                                                      _____

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were
   slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from
   the United States.

    By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged
for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers
as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
    N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness,
fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
    The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper autho-
rities:

State of South Carolina
County of [last 2 words crossed out] City of Charleston

  We [?] H Tucker, Harriet H Baker and  Harriet Hyrne Simons} heirs at law of Major Massingbird Hyrne 
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my [word crossed out] our knowledge and belief, that Major Hyrne
did enlist in 1775, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. one under the
command of Colonel Christopher Gadsden of the South Carolina line; and
that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end of the war, when he died
We further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Major Hyrne
----on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim
to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
    Know all men by these presents, that the above named persons aforesaid, do hereby
constitute and appoint Major Ja. Hamilton of South Carolina- to be my [word crossed out ]our true and lawful
attorney, for me [word crossed out] us and in my [word crossed out] our name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant
for the quantity of Land due to me [word crossed out] us as aforesaid; and my [word crossed out] our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to
constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.

                Rich [?] Baker for his wife Harriet H Baker
                the Heirs of Colonel Henry Hyrne of [?] Deceased
                Harriet H Simons [?] Atty - Harris Simons
                John H Tucker [?] atty: B. D. [?]

Attest,
[? signature]

     Personally appeared the above named named Subscribers persons-
subscribers to the
foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act
and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.

                         John Michel, 2U, Justice of the Peace.

    In testimony that the above written John Michel was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of South Carolina at
the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the
county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Charleston this third day of February---------------1827 -

                       W.L. Smithy. C. Clerk, &c.

[seal]
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4338
INVALID.
Revy [illegible]
File No. 4338
John Hearn
Pvt. S.C. Line
Act: June 7th 1732
Index:-Vol. A, Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]