Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,267, Adam Bolener, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Bolener, Adam S. 12,267
carded
CONTENTS
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23,414
Virginia
Adam Bolener
of Hardy in the State of Va
who was a pr: - in the - commanded by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col Canady in the Va line for 6 mo:
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Jan: 34 
and sent Hon Edwd Lucas - S&R
Arrears to the 4th of Sepr 1833 50-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 10
L60-
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N Rice. Clerk,
Book E Vol. 67 Page 3

Letter to S. H Alexander 28 May 1841.
Duplicate Certificate issued 7th June 1841, and Sent to S. H. Alexander, Moorefield Va
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 Sep 1840. Agt Notified 13th July 1841.
Letter to T. M. Lawson P. Agt. 
April 12: 1850, also to J. H Shook same date-
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Adam Bolene's declaration
Admit as a private
6 mo $20

Hon W Lucas
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State of Virginia
Hardy County S.S
On this 16th day of October - 1832 personally appeared in open Court before
the Court of Hardy County now sitting Adam Bolener a resident of Hardy County and State of Virginia aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He entered the service under Colonel Canady, Capt. - Taylor and Lieut Adam Huskell, in September 1787 and left the service in April following. That he was in no engagements being engaged in guarding prisoners in marching to and from Winchester in Virginia. he lived in Winchester Frederick County Va. when he entered the service. That in the first place he volunteered under the above named officers for three months and immediately upon the expiration of that time he was drafted under the following named officers. Col. Holmes Captn. White and Lieut. name not remembered. That he conducted prisoners from Winchester through Maryland to Lancaster in Pennsylvania at another time to Fredericktown in Maryland and at another to Shepherdstown. That he served with no Continental company That his company was on its way to Yorktown when they received information of Cornwallis surrender when they returned with a part of the prisoners then taken to Winchester. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any
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State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Adam Bolener

Dianah Lambert appeared in open Court and made oath that the said Adam Bolener the declarant entered the service in the fall she thinks of 1781 and continued there until the spring following, when he returned home, having been at home but once and but a short time during that time, and that she believes said Bolener to be upwards of sixty seven years years of age - Sworn to in open Court this 16th day of October 1832
Dianah Lambert x her mark

Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. I was born in October 1765 - in the County of Buck near Reading in Pennsylvania -

2d. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
Ans. I have a memorandum of my age it is at home there is a register of my age in the Presbyterian church about four miles from Reading
3d. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans. When I entered the service I was living in the County of Frederick (Va.) and that he continued to reside in said County until he was upwards of twenty five years of age at which time he removed to Hardy County & has continued there ever since
How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Ans. The first tour I served as a volunteer the second I was drafted
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State the names of some of the officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Malitia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services? I served my first tour under Col. Kennedy, Capt. Taylor & Lieut. Heiskill

Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so what has become of it? Ans. I received a discharge from Cap. Taylor - which I have lost

State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier in the Revolution - Ans. Jacob [illegible] Levi Claypool (two of the Magistrates of this County) Jeremiah Jaskeep, Daniel Edgar, John Litter, and many others - whose testimony as to my veracity can whenever necessary be produced.
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department - that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Dianah Lambert who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of the County of Hardy and is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to credit-
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I James Carr Gamble Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Adam Bolener for a pention - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my Court this 16th of October 1832 & in the 58th year of the Commonwealth
James Carr Gamble
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Rev War 12.267
INVALID.
File No. 12,267
Adam Bolener
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 37
Arrangement of 1870.
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Frederick County to wit
This day Mary Jenkins of said County personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, for the County aforesaid, and made Oath, that Adam Bolener of Hardy County Virginia, did serve six months as a private soldier, in the revolutionary war, in the years 1781 and 1782 - Given under my hand this 19th day of September 1833.
Robt Vance
And I do hereby Certify that the said Mary Jenkins is a respectable person and entitled to full Credit-
Robt Vance
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Virginia
I Thomas Allin Tidball clerk of the County Court of Frederick, do hereby certify that Robert Vance Esq, who has signed the within certificate is a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn; and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In Testimony Whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office this 19th day of September 1833 and in the 58th Year of the Commonwealth
T. A. Tidball
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June 7, 1841
Mr Evans,
In at
FREE

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Dear Sir Moorefield June 2 1841
Enclosed, are the affidavits required to obtain another certificate of Pension for Adam Bolener a revolutionary Pensioner who has lost the original one granted him. Please forward to me at this Place
Respectfully &c
Saml. H. Alexander
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April 7/50
Adam Bolener
Mr Cole Va 32

22987
7486
Ctf. 23414

RICHMOND Va.
J. L. Edwards Esquire Free
Pension Comr.
Washington City
D.C
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Richmond April 5th 1850
J. L. Edwards Esqr
The inclosed pension paper is sent to you by the direction of Mr. Lawson our new pension agent - The only informality consists in the fact that heretofore my father has been receiving the pension money for this old gentleman (but since I have arrived at the age of "twenty one" the papers have been forwarded to me) and his name Jacob Shirk, was about to be written on the center of the 2d. page of the pension papers - Mr. Robinson the former pension agent says he has no doubt that by the paper's being sent to Washington, the money can be drawn here without returning the papers to Hardy Co - My name was intended to be inserted but here Jacob is partially erased -: The name was on the paper when recd. Please do what is proper in the premises - and return corrected paper, so I may get the money for the old man -: he is very poor and two Dolls will be very acceptable to him
In great haste
Yr unknown friend
Jno: H: Shook
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May 29, 1841
Mr Evans
MOOREFIELD Va. MAY 22

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
City
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Hardy Co. Va.
Dear Sir Moorefield May 20 1841
I am requested by Adam Bolener a revolutionary pensioner of this County to ask for information how he shall obtain a certificate of Pension the original one being lost
Respectfully yours,
Saml H Alexander

he was a six Months Pensioner I believe, and recd 20$ per annum - and has not been drawn since 4 Septr 1839 as I am informed SHA
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 1st, 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adam Bolener - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839, to the 4th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Application for a New Certificate
Virginia
County of Hardy Sct
ON this 2nd day of June 1841, before me the Subscriber a justice of the pace for the said County of Hardy personally appeared Adam Bolener who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Taylor and White in the regiment commanded by Colonel Canaday in the service of the United Sates that his name was placed on he Pension roll of the State of Virginia and that he received a Certificate of that fact under the signature and Seal of the secretary of war which certificate on or about the 6th. day of November 1840 at or near Moorefield in the said County ofHardy was lost
Adam Bolener
Sworn & subscribed to before
me the day and year
above mentioned
Saml. H. Alexander J.P.

Virginia
Hardy County sct.
This day John Mullin appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that he is well acquainted with the above named Adam Bolener, and knows him to be the Identical person named in the above affidavit, and that he has heretofore received from the United States a pension as a revolutionary soldier 
J . Mullins
Sworn to and subscribed before
me Saml H Alexander - this 2nd day 
of June 1841
Saml. H. Alexander
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Virginia
Hardy County To Wit
I Samuel H Alexander a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do herby certify, that John Mullins, who this day subscribed, in my presence the within certificate of Identity, is a person of veracity, Given under my hand this 2nd day of June 1841
Saml H Alexander

Virginia
Montgomery to wit
I James Carr Gamble Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Samuel H Alexander is a magistrate of said County as above and within stated, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 2nd day of June in the year 1841
Jas Carr Gamble