Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34911, Lazarus Harman, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Md. Harman, Lazarus or Harmon NUMBER S.34911
CONTENTS
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11.535
R
SMaryland
Lazarus Harman
of Worcester Coty in the state of Maryland who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gunby of the Maryland line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of April 1819 and sent to John Chandler 
Annapolis Maryland.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 [illegible] 86.63
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th " [illegible] 1819 48.00
$134.63
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Discond
Augt 3. 1821
& Sent to
Jno C. Handy
Snow Hill
Md
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 1st 1819
I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Lazarus Harman pt. received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $80.00 for arrears of pay from the 1st August 1780 to the
1st Jany 1782 — Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay
from the 1st Jany 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783- and also the sum of $43.30  from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 when his time expired.
Thos Karney Audt
State Md
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State of Maryland Worcester County to wit. I hereby certify to all whom it doth or may Concern that the Honorable James B Robins Esquire who appears to have taken and signed the aforegoing written affidavit of Declaration are also who gave the aforegoing Certificate was at the Term of his so doing and state is an [illegible] Judge of the fourth Judicial District of Maryland duly Commissioned and Qualified and to all his acts as such deed hath and Credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereunto.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of my office this 12th day of May Anno Dom 1818
John C Handy Clk Wor. Coy Court
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Lazarus Harman,
private,
Maryland line,
10 April, 1818.

[text crossed out and mostly illegible]
Sent to R. Soockerman Esquire Auditor General Annapolis for proof of service.
Admitted
James B. Robins, Esq.
Judge,
Snowhill, Worcester Co.
Maryland.
Rec.d 20, May, 1818.
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State of Maryland
Worcester County Sct
On this 10th day of April Anno Domini 1818 - Before me the Subscriber one of the State of Maryland; Judges for the fourth Judicial District of the said State personally appears Lazarus Harman aged sixty years or thereabouts - resident in the said County and State, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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." That he the said Lazarus Harman enlisted in Snowhill in Worcester County and State of Maryland, in 1780 by Leutenant Col. Joseph Dashiell, and after being transferred to Annapolis [illegible] the company commanded by Capt Armstrong, who was killed at the Battle of '96 S. Carolina, and whose place was supplied by Capt. Bell, that he continued to serve in said corps, or in the service of the U. States untill the close of the war, when he was discharged from service at Annapolis State of Maryland, by Col Gunby who was not of his Regiment, that he was in the Battles of Guilford, [illegible] S. Carolina (where he was badly wounded and by which he is still disabled) that he is in reduced circumstances and [illegible] in need of his Country fore
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support — That he served in the same Regiment with Col. Saml Harper, who knows of his serving in the army, and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said service
Sworn to and declared before me the day
and year afsd
James B. Robins
Apociate Judge 4th Jud.e
District of Maryland

I James B Robins Judge as afsd do certify that It appears to my satisfaction, that the said Lazarus Harman did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceeding Declaration against the Common Enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the act of Congress.
James B Robins
Ap. Judge 4th Jud. District
14th May 1819 Samuel A Harper proves the Reduced circumstances & indigence of Lazarus Harman
JBRobins
[L. Harman written sideways on the right edge of document]

I do hereby certify that from my own personal knowledge as well as from satisfactory proof I am well satisfied that Lazarus Harman is in reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
James B Robins
14 May 1819
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Ent.d
Maryland
Lazarus Harmon, Declaration
11.535
11.353
Harman
[illegible] 1819
S [illegible]
Mr Edward
John C. Handy Esq
Snow Hill Md
[other text written over and illegible]
Discond Augt 3. 1821 and sent to Jno C. Handy Snow Hill Md
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Schedule
Worcester County [illegible]
On this 28th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County be a court of unlimited civic and criminal Jursidiction

Lazarus Harmon aged sixty one years resident in the State of Maryland in said County who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows [words crossed out]
That he enlisted under Colonel Joseph Dashiell in the year of 1780 to serve during the war
that by Capt Amstrong who was killed in the battle of ninety six that he was wounded at the battle of Camden after which he remaind in the Hospittle and after that he was under the command of Bell until he was discharged by Colonel John Gunby when the troops were discharged
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent there by so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what (is)
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is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
[illegible] stable in [illegible] one hundred [illegible]
Two old horses two yoke of oxen four cows - Three yearlings & two babies one save and eight shoots twelve sheep one ox cart 2 long Harrows 4 old chairs 6 plates 1 Pewter 4 Pewter spoons 1 Iron pot 1 Tea Kettle 1 [illegible] oven 1 coffee pot 6 cups and [illegible] 4 knives and forks 2 Tables 1 old Loom 4 old [illegible] 1 on chain 2 Botts and [illegible] X This declarant has five in family that he is a labourer and quite infirm that his wife Betty is old and infirm that he has two sons John eghteen years old Joseph who is twelve years old - That there is due and owing pony this declarant four hundred and forty four dollars eighty seven cents
Lazarus [his mark X] Harmon
I John Handy Clerk of Worcester County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly
Copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty Dollars - beyond the claims admitted to be due from him ["dollars and" crossed out]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court on this 21st day of August 1820
John C Handy
Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester
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Applicant aged 61 yrs
Infirm
wife, old & infirm
2 sons - 18 & 12 yrs old
"equitable interest 130 acres of forest land."
Sched: "$20, beyond claims admitted to be due from him."
served 3 yrs-
'80 to '83
No
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34911
Revy INVALID.
File No. 24.911
Lazarus Harman
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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834
Act 1828
Settled at Treasury 
Consd with Invalid file #34.911
L. Harmon
recd Aug. 20. 1828
ack 29.
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614 [834 crossed out] 847
No. of Original [illegible] 614
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Aug. 29, 1828
Lazarus Harmon, of [blank] in the County of Worcester, in the State of Maryland, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution,” approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Bell's company, in the first regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
4th September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to Lazarus Harmon, in the Maryland line
It further appears that Lazarus Harmon is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826
Peter Hagner And

no 93,336
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State of Maryland Worcester County SC.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved on the 15th of May 1828 I Lazarus Harman of Worcester County in the State of Maryland do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Captain Bell's Company in the First Regiment of the Maryland line. And I also declare that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of May 1828 on the Pension List of the United States
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No 93,336
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Witness my hand this 18th day of July in the year 1828.
Witness
Thos William
Lazarus Harmon [his mark X]

Before me Thomas Melbourne a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Worcester County personally appeared this day Irving Spencer and [illegible] T. Melbourne of the said County who did severally make oath that Lazarus Harmon by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand this 18th day of July in the year 1828
Thos Melbourne
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State of Maryland Worcester County to wit. I, John C. Handy Clerk of Worcester County Court, hereby certify that Thomas Melbourn Esquire, who appears to have taken and signed the aforegoing written affidavit was at the time of taking and signing thereof, and still is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and Qualified and that to all his acts, or such full faith and Credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as [illegible].
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office this 13th day of August Anno Dom 1828.
John Handy Clk Wo. Coy Court