Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8634, for George Reardon, Virginia
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[following is printed and written]
(3-1776) [printed; upper left corner]
[image of a solid black star; printed; page top center]
SERVICE [printed; upper left]
NUMBER [printed; upper right]
Va. [written on a printed line; upper left]
Reardon, George [written on a printed line; upper center]
R.8634. [written on a printed line; upper right]
CONTENTS [printed below double printed line]
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Claim rejected
Retain these papers
in the Pension Office [last line underlined]
June 2 1819 [preceding 4 lines written in ink]
8634 [written in pencil]
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[following is written, printed, and stamped; only written material is transcribed]
8634
George Reardon
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[following is written; page 1 of multi-page doc]
State of Maryland  City of Baltimore   to wit
Be it remembered that on the Seventh [different handwriting 7 ink] day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen, George Reardon aged sixty years and
upwards residing in Baltimore County, State of
Maryland, an applicant for a pension under the 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" personally came
before me the undersigned and then and there did make
the following declaration under oath by me
administered to him--
"That the said George Reardon enlisted in the Captain
John Allison's Company (afterwards Major and Colonel)
at Virginia in Colo George Gibson's Regiment called the first State Regiment of the Virginia Line [preceding 9 words inserted in different ink] of which
William Brent was Lieutenant Colo in April 1776.
The said Regiment joined the Army under General
Washington a little above German Town about the
20th October 1777, a few days after the battle at the
said Town. The Regiment he belonged to, Hutted with
the Army at Valee Forg the winter of 1777 and 1778.
The 28th July 1778 Captain Ewell commanded the
Company he belonged to and on that day was in
the Battle of Monmouth and was continued in
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[following is written] 
the same Regiment and Hutted at Middle Brook
New Jersey the winter of 1778 & 1779. and was on duty
with his Company in said Regiment from the above
date to the seige of York and the Capture of Lord
Cornwallis Army 19 October 1781 and continued to
do duty in said Regiment until the 20th April
1783 when he was honourably discharged at
Richmond Virginia by Colonel Dabney who
commanded the Regiment he belonged to
That he has unfortunately lost his discharge.
The Officer under whose command he served
if living he know not where they reside.
That he never did receive a pension from the
United States and that he is poor and from
his reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his Country for Support
G. Reardon [different handwriting]
Sworn & subscribed to before me [different handwriting]
W McMechen
Associate Judge of
Balto City Court [preceding 3 lines in different handwriting]
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[following is written]
State of Maryland
City of Baltimore  to wit
I hereby Certify That the said George Reardon in addition
to the above Declaration under oath produced to me
the Deposition of David Hopkins, and also a Certificate
signed "N. Baden Lt U.S. Ara" from which it
appears to my entire satisfaction that the said
George Reardon served in the War of the
Revolution against the common enemy, as set
forth in his Declaration under Oath--
 In Witness whereof I have hereto set my
hand this Seventh day of April One thousand
eight hundred and eighteen--
W McMechen
Associate Judge
of City Court of Balto [preceding 3 lines in different handwriting]
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[following is written]
City of Baltimore Sct
I Thomas Harwood, Clerk of the Baltimore City
Court hereby Certify that the Honourable William McMechen
Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings was taken and
Certified was at the time of taking and Certifying the same
and still is Associate Judge of Baltimore City Court
duly Commissioned and qualified and to all whos acts
as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be
given
In Testimony I have hereto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of Baltimore
City Court this Seventh day of April
One thousand eight hundred and eighteen --
T Harwood Clk
Baltimore City Court
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[following is written]
United States Arsenal near Baltimore 27th March 1818
The Subscriber served in the Army of the United States the
whole period of the Revolutionary war. And has a general 
remembrance of the officers of that army, as well as of the
occurrences that [ink blot] took place in said war.
And I am Satisfy'd from circumstances related to me
by George Reardon of Baltimore County Maryland
That the said George Reardon, served as a soldier in
the war of the revolution, in the Army of the United
States, Six Years, and one Year in the Virginia line.
And that he possesses a good character, and his testimony
may be rely'd on for the facts Stated by him.
David Hopkins 
Major Lt. Dragoon Ry War
Sworn to before me one of the Justices
of the peace for Baltimore County
Moor Falls [preceding 3 lines in different handwriting]
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[following is written]
Baltimore County Sct
I hereby Certify that Moor Falls, Gentleman,
before whom the within deposition was made and who has thereto
subscribed his name was at the time of taking the same and
still is a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
duly Commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such full
faith and credit is and ought to be given--
In Testimony I have hereto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of the said County this Seventh
day of April one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen--
Wm Gibson Clk Balto Coty Cot

[the following is written vertically top to bottom along the right margin; different handwriting]
David Hopkins's
Testimony in the case of
George Reardon's claim
to a pension
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[following is written]
U.S. Arsenal near
Baltimore Mar 28. 1818
I Certify that I have known George Reardon
for upwards of three years, near two of
which time he has served under my command
I have every reason to believe him an
honest well disposed man and one whose
Testimony explicite Confidence may be relyed
N Baden
1 Lt U S Ara
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[following is written; this is a folded doc- writing on left fold written lengthwise along left paper edge]
The name of George Reardon does not appear on the
Rolls Remaining in the Auditor's Office, it appears that
By his declaration he Belonged to the Virginia Line
Tho Karney Audr

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Maryland [underlined]
George Reardon
Baltimore Md
Application
for a 
Pension [preceding 6 lines written in ink]
No Register for 
Maryland [preceding 2 lines different handwriting & in pencil; underlined]
Not on 
Maryland Roll
April 9th 1818
GB [underlined; different handwriting & in ink]
[following transcribed using a contrast enhanced image; bottom of right fold]
It appears from
Major Hopkins cert
that the man served
6 years in the Army
of the U. States.
It is not stated [next 2 words illegible]
that he was
on the [last words illegible]
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[following is written; this is a folded doc- writing on left fold written lengthwise along left paper edge]
The name of George Reardon does not appear on the
Rolls Remaining in the Auditor's Office, it appears that
By his declaration he Belonged to the Virginia Line
Tho Karney Audr

[writing on the right fold written left to right starting at paper's top margin]
Maryland [underlined]
George Reardon
Baltimore Md
Application
for a
Pension [preceding 6 lines written in ink]
No Register for
Maryland [preceding 2 lines different handwriting & in pencil; underlined]
Not on
Maryland Roll
April 9th 1818
GB [underlined; different handwriting & in ink]
[following transcribed using a contrast enhanced image; bottom of right fold]
It appears from
Major Hopkins cert
that the man served
6 years in the Army
of the U. States.
It is not stated [next 2 words illegible]
that he was
on the [last words illegible]