Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7166, for Hardy Miles, South Carolina
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State of Mississippi
Rankin County

Circuit Court

September Term 1834

SS:
Be it remembered that on this twenty second day of 
September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred 
and thirty four personally appeared in open 
Court before the Honorable Circuit Court of 
Rankin County now sitting, Hardy Miles 
a resident of Rankin County & State of 
Mississippi aged seventy four 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 
the seventh Eighteen hundred and thirty two. - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he entered the service under Colonel Goodwin in January 
Seventeen hundred & seventy Eight and was 
out as militiaman fifty two days, substitute 
for John Miles his father. - The residence of this deponent 
before and during the west re as in Fairfield District, South Carolina 
Towards the last of February, 1778, he was 
out on scouting parties for a week or 
two under Captain Woodward.
Early in March following, he went out as
militia-man under Capt. William Kirkland
in Camden District, now called Fairfield