Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4708, Archibald Harvey, Penn.
Page 1

(8-1776)
Service   
Penn.    

Harvey, Archibald
Elizabeth

Number
R. 4708

Contents
Page 2

8278
Elizabeth Harvey
of Archibald
Maryland

4708
Page 3

Harford County Maryland
On this Twelfth day of February Eighteen Hundred
and forty two personally appeared before me
Robert W Holland Chief Justice of the Orphans
Court of Harford County and State of Maryland
Elizabeth Harvey a Resident of Harford County
aged Eighty seven years who being first duly
Sworn according to law doth on her Oath
make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision made
by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 
entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to 
certain widows" That She is the widow of
Archibald Harvey who was a volunteer in
Capt. James McCandlas' company in the year
Seventeen Hundred & seventy six (as will appear
more fully by reference to the annexed affadavit 
of Benjn. Jones) She further declares that She was
married to the said Archibald Harvey on the
Twelvth [sic] of August in the year seventeen Hundred 
& Seventy Seven after his return from the
Army.  That her Husband the aforesaid Archibald 
Harvey died on the Twenty Eighth day
of November Eighteen Hundred and Seven 
of a fever.  That she was not married to
him prior to his leaving the service but 
the marriage took place previous to the
first of January Seventeen Hundred and
Ninety four viz: at the time above stated
and that She has remained a widow
Since that period
Elizabeth Harvey her mark [X]

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and
year above written Before me
R W Holland
Chief Justice of the
Orphans Court for Harford County
Page 4

Harford County Febry 12th 1842
I do hereby Certify that from respectable Testimony that the within named Elizabeth Harvey bears an unimpeachable Character for
veracity and Morality and I assert further from some conversation with her that she
is in full Possession of all her mental faculties, but from her advanced age and great distance from the [crossed out: the] 
place of holding the Court. That it would be allmost [sic] impossible ^(for her) to meet in Open Court to testify to the within statement.
R W Holland
Chief Justice of
the Orphans Court
for Harford County

[on the left, written sideways: 8278]

Maryland Sct
I Thomas S Bond Register 
of Wills for Harford County, do certify
that Robert W Holland Esquire who
signed the aforegoing certificate, was at the 
time of his so doing and still is Chief
Justice of the Orphans Court of Harford County
duly Commissioned and sworn and that to all 
his acts as such full faith and Credit
are and ought to be given as well in Courts of 
Justice as their out [sic].  I further Certify
said Court is a Court of record.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of my Office this twenty second day of
February in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and forty two.
Thos. S Bond R of W H Ct

[on the left: Round seal stamped over a diamond-shaped paper with serrated edges]
Page 5

[handwritten comment top margin] "Copied from letter of Mch 5 - '28"

[typewritten letter]

December 27, 1929.

Mr. Justus O. Hall
Superintendent
Pawhuska City Schools
Pawhuska, Oklahoma.

Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4708, it appears that Elizabeth Harvey applied for pension February 12, 1842, while a resident of Harford County, Maryland, aged eighty-seven years, and stated that her husband, Archibald Harvey volunteered in 1776 in Captain James McCandlas' Company and served three months and twenty-five days.
The claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months.
It also appears in said claim that Archibald Harvey married August 12, 1777, in York County, Pennsylvania Eizabeth McFadden.
He died November 28, 1807.
There are no further data as to family.

Very truly yours,

E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
Page 6

Hon. Jno. L. Edwards
Jan 18/58
Page 7

[216 in upper right-hand corner]

Pension Office
January 15, 1855

Sir, 
In reply to the enquiries of Daniel and Rachel Turner, whose letter, communicated by you, is herewith returned, I have the honor to state as follows:
Ann Elizabeth Turner, the widow of John Turner, of Maryland was pensioned in 1847, under the act of July 7, 1838 at the maximum amount allowable by law for the services of a private in the revolutionary war. It appears by her papers that her husband died in 1830, which was before the passage of any act embracing his case. There could consequently be no amass of pension due his children in his account. Neither is there any thing due the children in right of his widow, as it appears by the Certificate of the Third Auditor of the Treasury that her pension was paid to the 23d July 1857 - the date of her death.
The application for pension of Archibald was rejected by this office in 1842, for reasons assigned in a letter to his
Page 8

attorney, Benjamin Weeks, Esq. a copy of which is herewith enclosed.
I am, 
very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
JC



Hon John G. Davis }
House of Reps.      }

[in right-hand margin]
Hon. Jno G. Davis
June 18/58
Page 9

Elizabeth Harvey of Archibald Maryland

Rejected
--------------------
[crossed out - See let 19 May 1842 to Benj. Weeks 
let to Hon H Ness June 17 18 [rest of year illegible]]

Service less than six months

[crossed out "Let. Hon John G. Davis Jany 15/55"]


Act 7 July 1838
Page 10

Hn H Nes.
June 17 '44
Page 11

[322 in upper right-hand corner]

Pension Office
June 17, 1844

Sir

I herewith return this letter of Mr Potts and have the honor to state that the Claim of Elizabeth Harvey, widow of [Abraham Harvey crossed out] Archibald Harvey decd was rejected in May 1842. the service of her deceased husband having been less than six months. Before it can be determined whether copies of the papers can be furnished, An object for which they are wanted should be stated.


Hn Henry Nes
York Pa.

Act 1838 pa
Svct 8278
Page 12

B Weeks
1 May 1842

OC [initials]
Page 13

259
Pens Office
May 19, 1842

Sir,
The papers in the case
of Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey widow
of Archibald Harvey, decd. have
been examined.  She alleges that
her husband performed a tour
[crossed out: of] of service in Captain James
McCandlas' Company as a militaman 
of Pennsylvania, in 1776.
[crossed out: which] It is proved by the witness, 
Benjamin Jones, to have been [crossed out: of] 
for three months and twenty five
days.  The act of 7 July 1838 does
not provide for any widow whose
husband did not perform at least
six months service.  The claim has
accordingly been rejected and
the papers filed in this office.

The witness states that he is a pensioner.  It
does not appear from the record, in this office 
that any one of his name is now receiving a pension
Mr. Benjamin Weeks
Dublin
Harford Co.
Md.

[writing on the right:]
O C
8278
act 38
Page 14

See [illegible - very faint]

[illegible]
Eliz Harvey
[illegible] a Pa
perhaps on file

Hn. H Nes
HR

[written sideways, over the previous text:]
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
Page 15

H.R. June 13th 1844
Col. Edwards will confer a favour by informing
me concerning Mrs. Harveys papers, as early as--
will comport with your convenience,
Respectfully yours--
Henry Nes

Col Edwards
Page 16

[hand-written initials in upper right-hand corner]
[faded Rev.] &1812 Wars Section.
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MMHF/HMM
[hand-written initials]

March 5, 1928.

E.S. Harvey,
Lebanon,
Indiana.

Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4708, it appears that Elizabeth Harvey applied for pension February 12, 1842, while a resident of Harford County, Maryland, aged eighty-seven years, and stated that her husband Archibald Harvey volunteered in 1776 in Captain James Mc[scratched out text and replaced with  hand-written Candlas'] Company, and served three months and twenty-five days.
The claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months.
It also appears in said claim that Archibald Harvey married August 12, 1777 in York County, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth McFadden. He died November 28, 1807.
There are no further data as to family.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
Page 17

PAWHUSKA CITY SCHOOLS
J. C. HALL, SUPERINTENDENT
PAWHUSKA OKLAHOMA

December 21, 1929

United States Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
I am very interested in establishing the Revolutionary War record of ARCHIBALD HARVEY. I have been furnished information reading as follows:
"Archibald and Matthias Harvey were both Revolutionary soldiers. Records of the U. D. Pension Office show that the widow Elizabeth Harvey filed a Pension Claim, R. 4708, on Feb. 12, 1842, stating that her husband Archibald Harvey volunteered in 1776 in the Company of Capt. James McCandless, and served three months and twenty-five days, but does not give the Regiment or State. It has been found however that James McCandless was a Captain in the York Co. Pa. Militia in Dec. 1776, under Col. William Smith. The application also states that Archibald Harvey and Elizabeth McFadden were married August 12, 1777, in York Co. Pa. and that Archibald died November 28, 1807.
Elizabeth was 87 years old at time of Pension Claim
"In Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. 11, pp 884-885 is found the following:
"Pennsylvania Prisoners of War, 1782 (a).
List of Prisoners of War at New York, belonging to the State of Pennsylvania, November 19, 1782, Archibald Harvey"
I shall be much pleased if you will have sent to me certified copies of any records in your files concerning the Archibald Harvey mentioned,
and also if you can cite me to any further sources of information. of course I shall be glad to pay for certified copy of records and for nececcary [sic] search of files.
Trusting that I shall be furnished with the desired information at your early convenience, I am,
Yours very truly,
[signed] Justus O Hall
Justus O Hall
I am much interested in securing copies of official records since my mother was the great-granddaughter of the Archibald Harvey
mentioned.
JOH
[stamped] US Pension Office Dec 26 1929
Page 18

E. S. HARVEY
PHOTOGRAPHER
Phone 262
LEBANON, INDIANA

February 26 1928.

Mr. Winfield Scott
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Daer [sic] Sir:

I am returning inquiry concerning Archibald Harvey with such information as I am able to give you. He was born in Scotland about 1755 or earlier, Married Elizabeth McFadden before the Revolution. Time and place of enlistment not known. He is believed to be the prisoner-of-War listed in Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Vol. II, pp 884-885. Is believed to have lived in Fawn Tp., York Co. Pa. in the years 1782 - 3 Pa. Archives, Series III, Vol. 21. Census of 1790 and 1800 for Harford Co. Md. where he died about 1807. His widow Elizabeth lived forty or more years longer than he and died in Delta, Pa., about 1847 to 1850. Might be probable that she drew a pension. Please look for it.
If records can be found I would be pleased to have all military and vital records they may give.
Respectfully,
[signed] E. S. Harvey
Page 19

[left-hand side of page]
Ex. A.W.F. Div. Rev.&1812
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. Feb. 23, 1928
The attached letter is respectfully returned
with the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1st name of widow Elizabeth
Name of soldier Archibald Harvey
address soldier at enlistment unknown & after service. Harford Co. Md.
State where enlisted Pennsylvania?
Date Of birth 1755 or earlier
Date of death about 1807
If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers.
unknown
Return attached letter with reply.
Winfield Scott [stamped signature]
WINFIELD SCOTT. Commissioner.
6-2163

[right-hand side of page]
[Letterhead and body of letter hidden behind right-hand side of page]
S. HARVEY
Photographer
Phone 262
Lebanon, Indiana

July 14 1927.

Will you please inform me if any one of the name of ---------------Harvey, Jr. ever drew a pension---if so, I wish to have his Military record -------------by your records.
Respectfully,
E. S. Harvey
[stamp] U. S. Pension Office
Jul 16 1927
Page 20

[letterhead]
E.S. Harvey
Photographer
Phone 262
Lebanon, Indiana

[typewritten letter]

July 14 1927.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Will you please in form me if any one of the name of Archibald Harvey, or Archibald Harvey, Jr. ever drew a pension for Revolutionary services. If so, I wish to have his military record
and vital statistics as given by your records.
Respectfully,
E.S. Harvey

[stamped]
US Pension office
Jul 16 1927
Page 21

1925 March 5 Hist. to E S Harvey cwf
1927 Dec. 27 Hist. to J O Hall  MNF

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1873.
[Above struck Thru]

4708
P.O._____________
Elizabeth Harvey
Service: _______________

REJECTED

Enlisted: ________________, 18 .
Discharged: _____________, 18 .
Application filed: ________, 18 .
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for
Alleges: rejection "Did not serve six months."
Alleges: _______
Re-enlisted: _________
Attorney: _________
P.O. __________
________ Recognized.   _______ Contract
___________   Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ____, 18
Page 22

This may certify that Mrs Elizabeth Harvey is a Member in good and unexceptionable Standing of the Presbyterian Church at State Ridge York County Pa under the pastoral care of the undersigned. She is the widow of Archibald Harvey was never married since his decease - has been personally known to me for 26 years during which period she has been a resident of Harford County Maryland. Given at State Ridge Church York County Pa this 10th day of March 1842

Samuel Park Lt Pastor
Page 23

Benj. Weeks
Dublin P.O.
Hartford Co
Mary'd.
Benjm Weeks
Dublin Post ofis
Hartford County
MD
Page 24

State of Meriland [Maryland] Hartford County ss
On  this twentyfirst Day of febuary Eighteen
hundred and fourty [sic] two personally appered [sic] before me James Allexandrew A Justis [sic] of the peas [sic] in and for Hartford County and state of Meriland [Maryland] Benjamin Jones of Peachbottom  township York County Pennsylvania aged
Eighty four years who being first duly
according to law doath on his oath make the
following declarations and saith that he in
the yeare [sic] of seventeene [sic] hundred and seventy six marched from home in York County and went to Peach bottom ferry in York County Pensylvania [sic] and there met Archabold Harvey & others there and the said Archabold Harvey and I Benjamin Jones, and others joined in a Company of volunteers under Capten [sic] James McCandess and marched under Capten [sic] James McCandless to bergon town and there joined the Ridgment [sic] comanded [sic] by General Porter then marced [sic] from there to Woodbridge and from there to Amboy and from there to New York and was there Regularly stationed and was under servis [sic] there three months and twenty five days and was then Regularly discharged and the above named Archabald Harvey and I, Benjamin Jones Came Home to geather [sic] and I, Benjamin Jones are now drawing a pention [sic] for the same servis [sic] that was Rendered By me Benjamin Jones.  
During the time that Archabol [sic] Harvey was 
out with me in the Armey [sic] of the Revolution in the years above mentioned

We further deposeth and saith that [illegible] 
that Archabal Harvey was the husband 
of Elizabeth Harevy

Continued
Page 25

And that the said Archabal [sic] Harvey 
and Elisabeth Harvey Resided in Hartford
County Meryland [sic] dureing [sic] there marage [sic] [marriage]
and while he was living and that Elisabeth 
Harvey His widdow [sic] has Remained his
widdow [sic] Ever since the deth [sic] of Archabol [word crossed out] 
Harvey her husband and has Resided in
Hartford County Meriland [sic] ever since the
deth [sic] of Archabol [sic] Harvey Above said and resides
there at the present time I further saith not
Ben Jones [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
year first written before me James Alexander
a Justice of the Peace 

I doe [sic] here by certify that I have none [sic] [known]
the with in named Benjamin Jones for the
last thirty years and his caractor [sic] is unimpeachable
[character crossed out]  And further I Believe 
him to be in full possession of all his mental 
faciltes [sic] 
James Alexander
a Justice of the Peace

State of Maryland Harford County to wit:
I hereby certify that James Alexander Gentleman
before whom the above and aforegoing affidavit was
made and who has thereto signed his name was at the
time of so doing and still is a Justice of the peace of the
State of Maryland in and for Harford County duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the
seal of Harford County Court this 10th day of March 1842
Henry Dorsey Clk-
[on the left, faint, round seal:] HARFORD COU [illegible]
Page 26

Hartford County Maryland
On this twenty first Day of Febuary Eighteen
Hundred and fourty [sic] two personally appered [sic] before me James Allexandrew [sic] [Alexander] A Justis [sic] of the
peas {sic] in and for the County and state afore
said Robert Goran a resident of York County Pensylvania [sic] aged Eighty two years who being firs [sic]  duely [sic] sworn acording {sic]to law doth make the following declaration and said that he robert gorder was personally present at the Marriage of Elizabeth Harvey then Elisabet [sic] McFadden and Archabald Harvey he deposeth and saith that the said Marrage [sic] [marriage] took place in the township of Peachbottom then
fann [sic] township in York County Pensylvania [sic]
and a bout one mile from the Maryland Line
and was married by Revd Joseph Smith
Porter of State Ridge and Chainsford Churches
in said York County Pensylvania [sic] the yeare [sic]
in which said Marage [sic] was Cellebrated [sic] was
in the year of Seventeen hundred and seventy
seven  he deposeth and saith that he was
Aquainted [sic] with the said Archabo [sic] Harvey
and Elizabeth Harvey that is know [sic] [now] the
widdow [sic] of Archbold Harvey before there
Marrage [sic] and was aquainted [sic] with Archabol
Harvey untill [sic] his deth [sic] he Deposeth Allso [sic] that
they resided in Hartford County Maryland and that the widow resides there at the pressent [sic] time And that she the said Elisabet Harvey remains the widow of Archabold Harvey at the
present time further said not
[signed] Robert Gordon
sworn to and subscribed to on the day and year above written before me James Alexander
a Justice of the Peace
Page 27

I doe [sic] hereby certify that I have known
the within named Robert Gordon for the
last forty years and his Carestor [sic]  is uninpeachable, [sic] And further I Beleave [sic] him
to be in full possession of all his mental facilties. [sic]
James Alexander
a Justice of the Peace

State of Maryland        }
Harford County to wit  }
I hereby certify that James Alexander Gentleman before whom the above
and aforegoing affidavit was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing one of the Justices of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Harford County duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature purporting to be
his is genuine-
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of Harford County Court
this 10th day of March 1842-
Henry Dorsey Clk
Page 28

25
Benjamin Weeks
Peach Bottom P.O.
.
Pennsylvania
Page 29

The State of Ohio }
Belmont County   }  ss
Be it known that on this
Twenty Second day of November AD.
1841 personally came before me, Andrew Alexander of the Township of Pease in the County & State aforesaid and being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he was present at the Marriage of Elizabeth Harvey (then Elizabeth McFadden) and Archibald Harvey, that said Marriage took place in the County of York in the State of Pennsylvania but the year in which said Marriage took place, this deponent cannot now recollect exactly. he however thinks and believes that it was some time between the years 1776 & 1782 - He, this deponent, also saith that he was well acquainted with the said Archibald Harvey and Elizabeth Harvey for many years & that they resided in the County of Hartford [Harford] in
the State of Maryland during the time of his
said acquaintance and their said residence-
This deponent also saith that the said Elizabeth
Harvey, now the widow of the said Archibald
Harvey as he has been informed & verily believes-- now resides in the said County of
Harford in the said State of Maryland; but
does not know this to be the fact from his
personal knowledge, he this deponent having
removed from there about seven years ago - and this deponent further saith that he resided in the said County of Harford, in the said State of Maryland for about Sixty Eight years, prior to the said time he removed from there as aforesaid, And further this deponent saith not.
Andrew Alexander [signature]
Sworn to and
subscribed before me the day
& year first above written -
Thomas Mitchell [signature]
Justice of the Peace
Page 30

The State of Ohio }
Belmont County   }  ss
---
I, Thomas Mitchell, an
acting Justice of the peace within
and for the
County aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have
been well acquainted with the said Andrew
Alexander, whose affidavit was made and taken
before me as aforesaid, for about seven years
last past - and I have no hesitation in saying
that his character for truth and veracity is as
good as any other character in my neighbourhood [sic]
Given under my hand & seal this
22d day of November A.D. 1841
Thomas Mitchell
Justice of the
the Peace
seal
Justice fees $.627
Witness fees .$50

State of Ohio Belmont County SS
I John C Tallman Clerk of the County, do certify, that Thomas Mitchell Esquire, before
whom the foregoing deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace for said 
County
duly elected commissioned and sworn.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court
at St. Clairsville this 25th day of November
A.D. 1841
John C Tallman Clerk [signature]

Clerks fees 20 paid by [illegible]