Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 7310, for Briant Mooney, Georgia
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SERVICE
Ga.
Va.
Mooney, Briant
or Bryant
Margaret
NUMBER 
R7310
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Additional evidence 
Margaret, wid. [widow] of 
Bryant Morney ---
Revy pen. [Revolutionary pension] case
Act 7 July 1838 


Presented by 
Evans Fant
Present
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State of Illinois  Sct
Madison County
On this 10th day of August
in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight,
hundred and fifty two, before the under
Signed, Clerk of the County Court of
said County John A. Prickett, personally
appeared before the undersigned Clerk as
aforesaid John T Lusk a well known credible and disinterested witness and Known to be such who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that he was personally acquainted and well knew Bryant Mooney during his life time
and that he was always known and recognized as a Revolutionary soldier affiant further states that he about came to Illinois in March 1805, and that Bryant Mooney and Margaret Mooney his wife lived within at that time three
Miles of Edwardsville present, County Seat of Madison County and that they lived together as man and wife and that some time in the winter of 1804 or 1805, to the best of affiants knowledge and belief Edith Mooney daughter, of Bryant and Margaret Mooney now Edith Stanley was born at the period above stated to wit in the winter of 1804 and 1805, affiant further states to the best of his knowledge
and belief Bryant Mooney deceased was always know any recognized as a Revolutionary soldier, and
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that, he Bryant Mooney was married in
the State of George and came from Georgia
to the Territory of Illinois, with his wife
Margaret Mooney affiant always understood that Bryant Mooneys wifes maiden name was Margaret Gilliam, affiant knew intimately the relations of Margaret Mooney. Affiant Knew Bryant Mooney intimately worked with him in the Harvest fields, corn field, house raising and saw him in [illegible] meetings and that he was a Moral religious and correct man, affiant further states that Mary Malinda Mooney the second daughter of Bryant Mooney deceased and Margaret Mooney his wife was born within three miles of Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois in the summer of 1809 and that he saw Mary Malinda & Edith Mooney now Edith Stanley both when infant children sucking at their mothers breast Affiant has resided in this County of for forty seven years, about Two years deputy sheriff of the County of St. Clair eighteen years Recorder of Madison County and about four years [illegible] [illegible] a well known credible and reputable citizen. Afficent has no knowledged of any Bible or family record existing in the case of Bryant Mooney and Margaret Moon his wife. Affiant believes from his knowledge and belief that Mrs. Mooney wife of Bryant Mooney decd
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lives at or near Quincy Illinois, with
her daughter Mary Malinda Mooney              John T. Lusk
Subscribed & sworn to before me this tenth
day of August AD 1832
Witness John A Prickett
Clerk of the County Court of Madison County State of Illinois and the Seal of said Court
the date above written
John A Prickett
Clerk
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No 11696 
Margaret Mooney
[Illegible] 
act 7 July 38
H H Sylvester
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State of Illinois
Adams County SS
County Commissioner County
Adams County Illinois
In Term June 3 A.D. 1844
And now on this third day of June A.D. 1844 at the said County of Adams in the State of Illinois personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Judge of the said County Commissions Court for said Adams County in open Court said Court being
a court of record, (so declared by the law creating it) Margaret Mooney a resident of said County of Adams, Aged 75 years, who
being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." that she is the widow of Briant or Bryant Mooney who was a private in the army of the revolution, and enlisted in the Virginia line, or State Troops a short time after the commencement of the War, and served until near the close of the war, she does not recollect any of the officers he served under, except one of the Lieutenants by the name of Francis Baldwin. He was in the battle of Sullivans Island in South Carolina, she begs leave to refer to the records of the Virginia line and State Troops as to the particulars of her husbands service. She further states that he served as long or longer than five years, she further states that she was married to Briant Mooney her deceased husband on the 7 day of March 1793 by publication, in the State of Georgia: and that he died on the 12th day of June 1826 she further states that she was not married prior to her husbands leaving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated and that she has not intermarried, but is still living the widow of the above named Briant Mooney witness H.S. Cosby Margaret Mooney X her mark SS
Subscribed & sworn before me at Adams County this 3d day of June A.D. 1844 William Richards one of the [County Courts] Judges of at Co Comm Court Adams Co. Ill.
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State of Illinois
Adams County SS
Know all men that I Nicholas Wren clerk of the County Commissioners Court in and for said
County of Adam, do hereby certify that William Richards is at the present time, one of the Judges of the county commissions Court, in said County duly commissioned and qualified as such according to law, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, is genuine and correct.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the official seal
of said Court at my office in said Adams County this third day of June A.D. 1844
Nick Wren
Clerk County
Commissions Court
Adam Co. ILLs
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State of Illinois
Hancock County SS
On this Eight day of June 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the County Commissioners Court of
said Hancock County, said Court being a Court of record, so declared by the law creating it, Daniel S. Witter of said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say that Briant Mooney is dead, that he died on or about the 12th day of June 1826, and that Margaret Mooney widow of the
said Briant Mooney deceased, is still living as the widow of the said Briant Mooney, and has not intermarried with any other person and further this deponent saith not. Subscribed & sworn before me one of the Judges of the County Commission court of Hancock County this 8th day of June AD 1844
Robt Miller one of the County Commis Crt
Daniel S. Witter
Hancock County Illinois
I Robt Miller one of the Judges of the County Commission Crt of Hancock County Ills before whom the above affidavit was strict & sworn
do hereby certify that the above named deponent Daniel S. Witter is a credible witness, and that his statements on entitled to credit.
Given under my hand this 8th day of June 1844
Robt Miller
State of Illinois
Hancock County 
I Geo W. Shatchen clerk of the County Commissions Court in and for the County of Hancock do hereby certify that Robert Miller is one of the Judges of the said County Commissions Court of said Hancock County duly [illegible] and qualified as such, and that the said several foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine and correct
Witness my hand and seal official this 8th day
of June A.D. 1844
Geo W Shatchen
Clerk Co.
Con H. [illegible] Co
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State of Illinois 
Madison County SS
I John A. Prickett Clerk of the County Court within and for Madison County State of Illinois, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs Margaret Mooney who resided
in the aforesaid County and State, that it appears from the Cencus [Census] Schedules of the Free Inhabitants of said County that She resided with
One Thomas Stanley on the Month of June AD 1850. that She was born in the State of South Carolina and that She was aged eighty one years
and that so far as I know and believe she is still living.
Witness John A Prickett
Clerk of the County Court
of Madison County Illinois
and the Seal thereof at
Edwardsville this
25th day of November AD 1851
John A. Prickett
Clerk
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Copy of Last Will
& Testament of
Bryant Mooney D.
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In the name of God Amen; I Bryant Mooney of the County of St. Clair and State of Illinois do make and declare this my last will and testament, in manner and form following:
First. I resign my soul into the hands of almighty God, hoping and believing in a remission of my sins, by the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ and my body I commit to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executors and executrix here
in after named, and my worldly estate I give and devise as follows:
First. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margareth all my personal property of every name and nature, the use of which
she may enjoy during her natural life and at her decease the same shall be divided between my daugthers Edy Stanly and Mary Malinda Mooney as follows. Two thirds there
of to be given to Mary Malinda Mooney and one third to the said Edy. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Margareth 
Eighty Acres of land, one which I now live together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, being known and designated
as lying in the N. W. Corner of the N E quarter of Section (19) in towns two N. of Range 6 West in the County of St. Clair and State of Illinois So long as she shall live, and at her de
cease the said land shall be divided between my said daughters Edy Stanly and her heirs and the said Mary Malinda and her heirs, by a line running East and West, and the said
Mary Malinda and her heirs shall have the North half and the said Edy and her heirs the South half of said Eighty acres of land. And I do hereby constitute and appoint Dan S.
Witter and my beloved wife Margaret my sole Executor and Executrix of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 12th day of May 1827. 
Bryant Mooney X his mark 
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament, in presence of us, who at his request in his presence
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and in the presence of each other have
Subscribed our selves as Witnesses thereunto the words ("and Executors") were interlined over the 9" line on first page before signing also the word (the on fifth line on second page were erased before signing
E. R. Clemson
Anthony W. Casad
Henry D. Good
State of Illinois
St. Clair County SS
Personally came before me the Judge of Probate of the said County of St. Clair, Henry D. Good one of Witnesses whose name is subscribed to the within Will, who after being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God depose and said that
Bryant Mooney the Testator in the foregoing Will did sign the same in his presence and Declared the same to be his last Will and Testament, and that at the time of executing the same the said Testator was in his sound mind and perfect memory, and that the said Witness did sign his name in the presence of the Testator as also in the presence of E. R. Clemson and Anthony W Casad the other Two witnesses, and he further saith that the said E B. Clemson and Anthony W Casad Subscribe their names thereto in his presence and in the presence of the said Testator and in the presence of each other.
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me this 15 October 1827.
John Hay J. of Probate
Henry D Good
State of Illinois
St Clair County SS
I John Scheel Clerk of the County
Court of St Clair County, do hereby certify
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the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the last Will and Testament of Bryant Mooney and Certificate of Probate thereof as appears of Record of Will Book A page 134, 135 in my office.-
In Witness whereof I have hereunto
Signed my name and affix the official
Seal of Court at Office in Bellville
february the 25. 1852
John Schell
-
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POWER OF ATTORNEY.
From Margaret, Widow
Bryant Mooney dec
Revolutionary War
Act of 7 July 1838
Presented by
Evans & Fant
ATTORNEY
Present
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Declaration in order to obtain the
Benefit of the Act of Congress
July 21st 1848
State of Missouri 
County of To Louis Sct
On this Twenty fourth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two before me the undersigned a Notary Public came Margaret Mooney a resident of Quincy Adams County Illinois former resident near Highland Madison County Illinois and she further states that she is the widow of Bryant Mooney deceased who was a Private in Captain Porters Company the name of our
of the Lieutenant was Frank Baldwin. He served in the Third Regiment from the State of
Georgia the commanded affiant verily believes
was Col M. Muller Bryant Mooney enlisted
at the age of 15 years from the best of her
knowledge he enlisted about the year seventeen hundred and Seventy six and service until the year seventeen hundred and eighty three. He resided in the County of Ogle [Oglethorpe] State of Georgia when he entered the service as aforesaid when he was a Private. He was engaged in the Battle of Guilford Court House North or South March 15, 1781 Carolina. He was stationed a part of the time on the Delaware and Schuylkill after they crossed the river in the night the next morning they had a severe little with the British, her said husband was shot in the [illegible]. She often heard her husband say that he heard Gen. Washingtons funeral address. She further declares that she
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was married to the said Bryant Mooney
deceased in the month of March in the year
1793 in Cole County in the State of Georgia that her Husband the said Bryant Mooney died at Lebanon St. Clair County Illinois in the year 1827 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to Second of January eighteen hundred at the time [illegible] stated affiant further states that she resided with her son in law Thomas Stanley [illegible] Highland Madison County Illinois for the space of two years, and that she is still his widow to wit the widow of Bryant Mooney deceased 
Margaret Mooney X her mark 
Sworn to and Subscribed Before me this 24th day February A.D. 1852 
Disgenes Wetmore 
Notary Public 
State of Missouri 
County of St. Louis Sct 
On this Twenty fourth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two before me the undersigned a Notary Public of St. Louis County Missouri came Thomas Stanley a well know credible and disinterested witness and known to be [illegible] who being duly sworn upon his oath saith that Margaret
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Mooney who has signed the annexed and
preceeding affidavit is the identical widow
of Bryant Mooney deceased, and that he
knew the old gentlemen Bryant Mooney
during his life time and worked as his said farm for the space of seven years previous to his death where the old gentleman died which was in Lebanon St. Clair County Illinois, that she makes this her application for [illegible] land commutation money and Pension. He believes that said Bryant Mooney died in 1827 as already stated by her, Margaret Mooney as aforesaid
Thomas Stanley
Witnesses
Wood WM [illegible]
Joel C. Richmond
Sworn to and Subscribed 
Before me this 24th day
of February A.D. 1852
David C. Tuttle Notary Public
State of Missouri
County of St Louis
I the undersigned Recorder in and
for said County do certify that Disgenes Wetmore and
David C Tuttle, whose names are subscribed individually
to the foregoing certificates or parts were on the day of the
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date thereof & still are acting Notaries Public, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that their signatures thereto are genuine.
Given under my hand and
Official seal the 24 February
1852
S. D. Barlow, Recorder
-
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
Know all men by these presents, That I, Margaret Mooney of the county of Adams
and State of [Missouri] Illinois, have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint Hampton Hunter of St. Louis, Missouri, my true and lawful Attorney, IRREVOCABLY for me and in my name to receive from the United States all such sum or sums of money due me on account of Bounty Land, Half Pay and Commutation Money and all other sums due from the United States and to prosecute my claim for a Pension and to examine the evidence file all in support of my claim and in my name to execute such receipts and acquittances for the same as may be necessary, and generally to do all such lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attornies under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do or cause to be done in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents; and out of the sum or sums of
money ascertained to be due as aforesaid, I hereby guarantee the payment to my said attorney for his services in the premises, the fee or commission hereunto stipulated to be paid by virtue of my obligation to him of even date with these presents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal,
this 24th day of February 1852
Margaret Mooney X her mark  L.S.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of St Louis To-wit:
On this Twenty fourth day of February 1852
Margaret Mooney personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the county aforesaid, and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be [his] her act
and deed for the purposes therein contained.
Disgenes Wetmore   L.S.
Notary Public
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State of Missouri, 
County of St. Louis, 
I, the undersigned, Recorder in & for County of St Louis, do hereby certify that Disgenes Wetmore, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was, on this day of the date thereof & still is Notary Public duly
commissioned & qualified in & for the County of St. Louis, that his signature thereto is genuine & that to all his official acts full faith & credit are due.
Witness my hand & official seal at
St Louis, the 24th day of February 1852
S. D. Barlow, Recorder,
J R Cortainbest, Deputy.
Presented by
-
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
Know all men by these presents, That I, Hampton Hunter of the county of St Louis and State of Missouri, have constituted and appointed and by these presents do constitute and appoint F. S. Nevans and G. Fant of Washington D.C., [Missouri], my true and lawful substitute attorney IRREVOCABLY for me and in my name to receive from the United States all such sum or sums of money due me as the Attorney of Margaret Mooney on account of Bounty Land, Half Pay and commutation money and all other sums due from the Government United States and prosecute her claim for a pension and in my name to execute such receipts and acquittances for the same as may be necessary, and generally to do all such lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attornies under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do or cause to be done in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents; and out of the sum or sums of
money ascertained to be due as aforesaid, I hereby guarantee the payment to my said attorney for his services in the premises, the fee or commission hereunto stipulated to be paid by virtue of my obligation to him of even date with these presents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 24th day of February 1852
Hampton Hunter L.S.
Witness R.K. Sanders
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of St Louis To-wit:
On this twenty fourth day of February 1852
Hampton Hunter personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the county aforesaid, and acknowledged the above power of attorney his act and deed for the purposes therein contained.
David C. Tuttle Notary Public
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State of Missouri,
County of St Louis. 
I the undersigned Recorder in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that David C. Tuttle, whose name is subscribed to the forgoing certificate, was on the day of the date thereof & still is a Notary Public duly commissioned & qualified in & for the County of St Lewis, that his signature thereto is genuine & that to all his official acts as Notary Public full faith & credit are due.
Witness my hand & official seal, at St Louis, the
24 day of February 1832
S D Barlow Recorder
J R Cortainbest, Deputy
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November 28, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Bryant Mooney
R. 7810
Mrs. M. M. Reno
500 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa.
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are found on file in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 7810, based upon service in the Revolutionary War
of Bryant (Briant) Mooney. Bryant (Briant ) Money married March 7, 1793, in Ogle County,
Georgia, Margaret Gilliam, who was born in South Carolina; the names of her parents are not shown. They moved to Illinois Territory and
lived as early as 1904 in the section which was called later Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois. In 1826 and 1827, he lived in St.
Clair County, Illinois; he died at Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois, in the year 1837, (which date is also as June 12, 1835.) Margaret Mooney, the soldier's widow, applied June 3, 1844, for the pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War; she resided then in Adams County, Illinois. She stated then that Bryant (Briant) money enlisted a short time after the beginning of the Revolutionary War, that he served as a private in the Virginia troops, a part of the time under Lieutenant Francis Baldwin, that he was in the Battle of Sullivan's Island in South Carolina, and served until the close of the war, in all at least five years; she made a later affidavit that he resided in Ogle County, Georgia, enlisted about the year 1776, when only fifteen years of age, served as a private under Lieutenant Frank Baldwin, Captain Patton and Colonel McMullen, that he served also in the 3" Georgia Regiment, that a part of the time he was stationed on the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, crossed the river in the night and was in a severe battle with the British the next day, that he was shot in his back, served also in the Battle of Guilford house in 1791, and continued to serve until 1783. Her claim for pension was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of his service as required by the pension laws. Bryant (Briant) Mooney and his wife, Margaret, had two daughters:
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Edith (Edy) was born near Edwardsville, Illinois, about the winter of 1804 - 05, and Mary Malinda, born there about the summer of 1809. Edith married Thomas Stanley, the date not shown; in 1850 they lived at Highland, Madison County, Illinois, where Edith's mother made her home then, Mary Malinda Mooney resided about 1852 near Quincy, Illinois, and her mother lived with her a part of the time. Margaret Mooney's (soldier's widow) age in 1850, was given as eighty-one years. There are no further data in regard to the family of this soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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November 28, 1938
BA-J/ILL
Bryant Mooney[*This illegible belongs in*]
R. 7310
Henry Kilmer
W.O. 13995
Mrs. M. M. Reno
5052 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Merritt Harvill (Harwell) and Bryan Mooney, both soldiers of Virginia, also, the War of 1812 record of Henry Kilmer who served from New York. A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based on service of a Merritt Harvill, under any spelling of that surname. The Revolution
of Bryant (Briant) Mooney and the War of 1812 record of Henry Kilmer are furnished on
herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 8, 1875] [crossed out]
REJECTED
7,310
Margaret Mooney
Service: wid. of Bryant
Enlisted: [blank] 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank] 18[blank]
Application file: [blank] 18[blank]
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank] [blank] Recognized. [blank] Co
[blank] Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for [blank]
[*1938-Nov.-28-hst. to Mrs M. M. Reno-JLL.*]
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Des Moines Ia
Oct. 13-1938
To the Assistant to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C
Dear Sir:
Please send data concerning Henry Kilmer, who is mentioned in Index of Awards of 1812- of New York-No. 8831- Widow lived in Poestenkill N.Y. and oblige 
Your truly Maud reno
Mrs. M.M. Reno
5052 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines, Iowa
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Des Moines Ia
Oct. 3, 1938
To the Veterans Administration
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please give any data, possible on Bryan Mooney,
who served as a private and corporal in Capt. Thomas Berry's Company 8th Virginia Regiment
commanded by Col. Abraham Bowman in
Revolutionary war
Yours truly
Maud Reno
(Mrs. M. M. Reno)
5052 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines Iowa
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Des Moines, Ia
Oct 13-1938
Assistant, to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Please send me the record of Merritt Harvill (Harwell) who served in the Revolution in Va.
(4th V.R.)
Yours truly,
Maud Reno
Mrs. M. M. Reno
5052 Ingersoll Ave
Des Moines Iowa
[stamped] RECEIVED 
OCT 17 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM READER 5
[*3 letters 2 histories sent*]
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11.696
Margaret Mooney
was
Bryant
ILL
[H.H.Sylvester Mch 24 '45] [crossed out]
[illegible] R Smith Aug 18 '48
[Evans & Fant Feby 7 '52] [crossed out]
[J. H. Noyes 7th Dec. 1853] [crossed out]
[J.H. Noyes 8th Dec 1853] [crossed out]
7310
act July 7 1838
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No. 11696
Margaret Mooney
ILL
[illegible] H.H.Sylvester March 24 45
[illegible] Hon. R. Smith
August 18th 48
act July 7 1838
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Court of Pensions
Present
[*Margaret Mooney ILL [illegible]8*]
[*Mr. Evans S Fant*]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Business
Hon L.P. Waldo
Comm [illegible]
[*Margaret Mooney ILL 1838*]
[*J. H Hoyes present*]
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Margaret Mooney, widow of Bryant Mooney
depended act 1838 Illinois
J.H. Noyes to Ex
Mr Anderson
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J. H. Noyes
Dec 7/53
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Pension Office.
7th Decr 1853
Sir,
It is contrary to the rules of
this Office, to report to you the
case of Margaret Mooney widow
of Bryant, unless you first file
here a power of Attorney authorizing
your agency.
J. H. Noyes Esqr.
Washington.
D. C.
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J. H. Noyes
Dec 8/53
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Pension Office
8th Decr. 1853.
Sir,
In compliance with your request
the claim of Margaret Mooney
widow of Bryant of Illinois, has
been re-examined.
The evidence of Bryants services
is insufficient. His name
is not found on the Virginia, South Carolina
or Georgia rolls - and the
history given by Margaret is not
sustained by one of her witnesses
The date of her marriage with
Bryant, and of Bryants death
should be proved. The testimony
offend fails to do so.
J. H. Noyes Esqr.
Washington.
D. C
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Pension Office
December 7th 1853-
Sir,
It is contrary to the rules of this Office to report to you the case of Margaret Mooney widow of Bryant, unless you first file here a Power of Attorney authorizing your Agency
Very respectfully
L P Waldo
Commissioner
J. H. Noyes, Esq
Present
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Ralls County [illegible]October 30th 1853
Mr. [illegible] [illegible]
Rt. Hon Sir
after my last [illegible] I will inform you that Mr Warren did not send me near all the papers that he has in his possession I think that Mr Young has the rest in his possession in these papers you will find a request that Mr Young wrote for while at the city of Washington I had the paper made out and I suppose Mr Warren never sent it to him it is in refference to her marriage and her children and the battles that she heard her husband talk about being on & further more Her marriage can be substantiated by the Will which Her husband made at his death which is in Bellvill Illinois I now sir you take this matter in hand and attend to it for me and you shall have thirty per cent on all moneys you can set pleas write to me and any thing you want me to attend to I will attend to it immediately 
Your &c
P M Jaques
a report in this case may be made to J. H. Noyes esq Present Dec 8. 1883 [illegible]
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Evans & Fant
July 7/53
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85
Pension Office
Feby 7 1853
Gentlemen
I herewith enclose a copy of a
report made in the case of Margaret
Mooney of Ill. Act July 7 1838 to
H H Sylvester Esq March 24 1845, since
which time no material evidence has
been filed
Messrs Evans & Fant
Present
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By Commissioners
direction J. H. Noyes
Esqr. is recognized
as agent for this
Claim
Rhill
8th Decr 1853
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Washington Dec 2/53
Sir 
I respectfully request a reexamination of the claim of  Margaret Mooney widow of Bryant Mooney for Pension under the act of July 7 1838 This claim was suspended upon her original application for the reason that she had not stated the names of the Officers under whom her husband served. In a subsequent declaration she gives the name of the Captain, according to her recollection is "Pate" or Payton" and the Lieut Francis Baldwin, and thinks that the service was in the 3rd Georgia Regiment. The widow states any particularly the battles in which her husband frequently told her he was engaged, and it is not surprizing, [surprising] even if he ever told her that she should not recollect the names of the Officers, as the declaration was made some twenty years after the soldiers death, he having died in 1826
Vey Rspy
J. H. Noyes
Hon L.P. Waldo
Comm
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Washington, april 19th 1852.
Sir,
We herewith enclose the proper authority for us to examine the papers and prosecute the claim of Margaret Mooney, Widow of Bryant Mooney dec for a pension under Act of July 7th 1838 and also for Revy Bounty Land 1838
Very respectfully
Evans & Fant
James E. Heath Esq
Comn of Pensions
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Sept 25th 1852
Add. evi. in case of 
Margaret Mooney
widow of Bryant
Evans & Fant
Present
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Washington Sept 24 1852
Com. of Pensions
Sir,
Herewith is enclosed additional evidence, in the case of Margaret widow of Bryant Mooney Revy
Pension Act 7th July 1838
very resply
Yr. obt. serts
Evans & Fant
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here
Robert Smith
[illegible]
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
D. C.
[*Aug 11/48 [illegible] [illegible] copy of letter
Margaret Mooney*]
[*Hon R. Smith*]
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Washington City D.C. 10 Aug 1848
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Please send me a copy of [the][crossed out] your last letter in relation to the Claim for a pension of Margaret Mooney (or Money) under Act 7 July 1838
and oblige your
Robert Smith
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Jany 11. '45
Sir
Enclosed herewith, you will find the declaration of Mary Henery of [illegible] Act 1836 The declaration of Mary Glover, Mo Act 1838
[Addl [illegible] in [illegible] [illegible] crossed out] [illegible] when the old pension certificate of
[Philip Hignite] [crossed out]  to be filed with his widows papers Agness Hignite. Also a declaration of Margaret Mooney.
I am Respectfully
H. H. Sylvester
Hon J L Edwards
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Pen off
March 14 45
Sir
The unsupported declaration of Margaret Mooney has been examined & filed. It is impracticable to trace his service in the Va Line unless the names of the officers be furnished
nor is it practicable to determine whether
[she] [crossed out] her claims is founded upon service in the State Troops or line of Her husbands name is not borne on the
of depreciation lists of either as must have
been the case if he served three or five years in the regular service of that State. The proof of the date of the marriage should be certain & explicit as the date approaches so nearly the limitation of the act. [illegible] evidence is not likely to furnish the requisite certainly.
Mary Henery asserts one indefinite claim for
service in the N.C. forces but at what time
under what officers where stationed &
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is not set forth as the rules require when the terms of service are stated the certificate of the proper offices at Raleigh should show how for their offices afford evidence Thereof
The certificate of the Clerk of the County when
the license issued should be adduced in proof of its date and if there be no record of the license the original leaf containing the family register of which a copy has been furnished should be
forwarded to this office. In the case of Mary Glover founded upon the service of her husband as a Militia was in Buckingham Co Va no one term of service is set forth as the only & no proof whatever furnished. The paper purporting to be a family register which she declares "was written more than 50 years ago by Chesley Glover" has an entry of a birth in 1806 which is but 38 years
ago. The Clerks office of Buckingham will
no doubt afford the requisite proof of the date
of the Marriage
H. H. Sylvester Present