Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4225, William Harvey, Conn. Conn. Sea Service
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn
Conn. Sea Service
Harvey, William
Jane
NUMBER
W. 4225

CONTENTS
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(2327)
Vermont.
William Harvey
Bradley's Regt. 
private
Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 6th of April, 1818

Certifiicate of Pension issued the 16th of Sept 1818 sent to Isaiah Fisk, Esq,
Lyndon VT.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818  29/30 $39.73
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
$187.73

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Three years 1777
Sutton, Caledonia
Continued Col
Notification sent 
October 4. 1820 to
Benjamin F Deming Panville, Vermont
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Ohio 864
one Harvey 164
of William Harvey decd
died on the 20 August 1826
of Berris in Lower Canada
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Catlin of the Regt
commanded by _____ in the Conn.
line for [illegible] years

Inscribed on the roll of Burlington VT
the rate of 80 dollars ___cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Mar 1837 and sent Hon H Allen
Burlington VT.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $480.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00
===
$520.00
Revolutionary Claim, ⎬
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3rd
recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book A Vol. 1 Page 38

Letter to E Harvey 5 July 1839.
Att to Pen Agt 30 July 1839
To Ohio from 4 March 1839
16 Aug 1839 - Notification
to Mr Chipman. Milford
Centro, Ohio
Letter to S. H. Robinson & 3 [illegible]
26th April 1841
Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6th April 1838
from 4th March to 21. July
1860. Agt Notified 5th May
1841.
Dead
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William Hardy
Deposition
for pension
State of Vermont ⎬  Lyndon Aug 7 1818
Caledonia County

I hereby certify that the within named William Harvey is in indigent circum is a cripple and extremely poor.
 [illegible] [illegible] }
Chief Judge
of Caledonia County Court
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I William Harvey of Sutton County of Caledonia State of Vermont aged Sixty three
depose declare and say that about the first of
August AD 1775 I enlisted into the Company of
Capt Abram Tyler for five months and went
to Roxbury and served my time out in the
Connecticutt line and were discharge in your
and on the first of Feb. 9 AD 1776 I enlisted under Capt Willey for two months in the Connecticutt line and went to Boston and stand my time out and untill the Enemy left Boston and I was discharged and [illegible] [illegible] entered on board of the Rangilley Conlin for six months under Capt Jehiel Tinker and sailed to the North River and served my Country against the Common Enemy through the summer untill October when we were drove a shore by two frigates and left them  and in May AD 1777 I enlisted as a private Soldier in the Company commanded by Capt Eli Catlin attached
to the Regt commanded by Col Phillip B Bradley
in the Connecticut line of Continental Troops
for the term of three years and served my County
against the Common enemy untill the month
of May AD 1780 when I was honorably discharge at Springfield in New Jersey and my dischare is worn out and last
and I further declare and say that I am poor and in
Indigent and reduced circumstances and almost a inifele
and stand in need of assistance from my Country
and that I am a Citizen of the United State
State of Vermont}
Caledonia }
Signed April 6th AD 1818
William Harvey
Personally appeard 
William Harvey subscriber of the forgoing Deposition
and made solemn oath that the [illegible] is the truth and nothing but the truth
before me Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge Cald Court
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being personally acquainted with the within named William Harvey signer of this deposition I hereby certify that he is really poor and reduced and needs the assistance of his country for support

Isaiah Fisk Judge Cal Co Ct [signature]

State of Vermont⎬
Caledonia County ss}
I Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge of Caledonia
County Court do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named William Harvey did serve in the revolutionary as stated in the within declaration against the common enemy And I do now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the secretary of the department of War persuant [pursuant] to the directions of a late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war which Isaid declaration is made to obtain the provision made by said act in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of sd Court this 6th day of April AD 1818
---
Isaiah Fisk [signature]

Attest Curtis Stanley [signature]
Clerk of Cal. Co. Court
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State of Vermont }
Caledonia County ss } Lyndon Aug 7. 1818

I hereby Certify that the within named
William Harvey is in indigent circumstances
is a cripple and extremely poor.

Isaiah Fisk [signature]
Chief Judge 
of Caledonia
County Court
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William Harvey's
Declaration
Copy ___ No 33
2327 Lyndon
Con

16 Sept 18

Mar 19

5 Oct 1820
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia COUNTY, SS. }
At a County Court, began and holden
Danville within and for said County on the
First Monday of June A. D. 1820
Present in Court, the Hon. 
Isaiah Fisk Chief Judge.
Wm Cahoon & John W. Dana Esq 
Assistant Judges

On this 19th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having the power of fine and imprisonment) William Harvey aged Sixty Six years, resident in Lyndon 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:-- In May 1777 I enlisted in Col Bradleys Reg't and Capt. Eli Catlins Company of the Connecticut line and served three years and was honorably discharged in May 1780

My former declaration was dated 6th April 1818

My pension certificate is numbered 2327

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 thereby 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 securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

William Harvey [signature]

1 Cow   $13.50
House hold furniture Beds Bedding & clothing excepted.   17.07
$30.57

I am by occupation a Labourer of feeble health.  My family consists of my wife Jane Harvey aged sixty three years of feeble health 

William Harvey [signature]
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Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 19th day of June A.D. 1820
Before Wm Cahoon Judge

STATE OF VERMONT,}
Caledonia County, ss.}
I Benj'n F Deming Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid, 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
Thirty Dollars and 57 cents. - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 17th day of July 1820.
Benj'n F Deming [signature]
Clerk of the Count Court
for Caledonia County
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(That which is written upside down is displayed right side up in the next image)

1503
Jane Harvey 
Widow of Wm. (William)

Old base

(unintelligible)
3 years pri (private)
80
no deduction died in 1826

Hon. Herman Allen
Burlington, Va.
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(that which is written upside down is displayed right side up in the prior image)

Craftsbury , V (Vermont)
24 Feb. 

Hon. Herman Allen M.C. 
City of Washington D.C. (Crossed out)
(replaced by) Burlington, VT
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State of Vermont
Orleans County ss
On this 10th day of Jany 1837 person
ally appeared before me ...... Nisfield a Justice of the Peace
within and for the County aforesaid Jane Harvey of Barnston in the Province of Lower Canada aged twenty nine
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 the 4th day of July 1836 that she is the widow of
William Harvey who was a Private in the revolutionary army who enlisted into Capt Catlins company of General
Huntingtons Brigade. Hadam state of Connecticut in the year 1777 he first went to White Plains from thence to ....... ......... thence to the Jerseys thence to Monmouth
and was in the battle fought at the last mentioned place
from thence back to New London at thence back to the Jerseys where he continued until his discharge in May
1780 she further declares that she was married to the
said William Harvey on the 23rd day of October 1776 that
her husband the said William Harvey died (of a rupture which he received at ........... ........ while in the above service) on the 20th day of August 1826 and that she has
remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Jane Harvey
sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written
Before me ......... Nisfield just seal
and


State of Vermont
Orleans County ss
on this 14th day of February 1837 personally
appeared before me Riley
.
Redfield a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid
Zacheus Bube of Stanstead in the Province of Lower Canada
aged eighty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth ┃
on his oath depose and say that his enlisted into the Army of the united
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...states in the winter of 1776, that he served one year after which he was discharged and returned to Lyme for when his family then resided and on his return that they have willed at this .....in....there he saw his sister the above named  Jane Harvey who told him (as also did his Brents and the neighbors) that she was married to the above named William Harvey that they lived together as husband and wife (as married a large family of children) until the death of the said William and that she has never since been married but is still his widow. 
  He further deposes and says that soon after his return from the army he moved to the state of New Hampshire and went to (unintelligible) on a visit in the winter of 1780 house of the said William in the time of his last (unintelligible) so five days before his death  and inquired of him the cause of his (unintelligible)  who told deponent that it was where his (unintelligible) and friends told him that the said William had enlisted into the army of the of the United States for three years and that the time had nearly expired that he was at the (unintelligible) which he need in building barracks at Valley Forge while in the service of the United States. 

Zacheus Beebe

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me Actig (Acting) Medfield Justice Bau- (page cut off). 

State of Vermont, Orleans County-

On this 14th day of February 1807, personally 
appeared before me Actig (Acting) Medfield Justice of the (Peace) unintelligible and for the county of one said surname  (complete line unintelligible) ...and rightly four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath testify and say that she has been acquainted with the said William and Jane Harvey more than sixty years to wit before the Revolution as she then understood that she will (unintelligible) that the above marriage took place before the said William enlisted into the army and that to her certain knowledge the said William and Jane have lived together as man & wife from that time till his (death) in 1826 and that the said Jane has never since been married. 

(unintelligible) 
her mark

(unintelligible) Medfield
Erastus Harvey      
         
State of Vermont 
Orleans County

On this14th the day of Feby 1807 personally appeared before me (unintelligible) Medfield on question of the (unintelligible) and for the county of Orleans Erastus Harvey of (unintelligible) in the province of lower Canada, aged forty-seven, clergyman and (unintelligible) son of the said William who being first duly sworn are according to law deposes and says that his father was 
severely afflicted with a breech.
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on such time ever since he can remember to the time of his death that he the deponent had always underst by his father the said William that the said rupture was caused by hand lifting while in the service of the United States that he attended the said William in his last weeks & that his death by his physicians was imputed to that and no other cause to wit the above (illegible) which death took place on the 20th day of August 1826
  He farther says his father the said William was a United States Pensioner under the act of 1818 and drew ninety six dollars per per annum and that my mother the said Jane has never been married since the death of my father the said William
Erastus Harvey

Sworn to and subscribed this 12th day of July 1837
before me Peleg Redfield Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the erasures and interlinations on the foregoing declamation and affidavits were all made before signed I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Zacheus Beebe and Erastus Harvey and consider them to be them men of the strictest veracity and have the most satisfactory reasons to believe the (illegible) named Jane Harvey and Susane Beebe to be persons of equal truth and that there is not a shadow of doubt in my opinion of the truth of the above declaration and affidavits
Attest Peleg Redfield Justice peace

State of Vermont
Orleans County Clerks Office

I Samuel C. Crafts, Clerk of Orleans County Court do certify that Peleg Redfield is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Orleans, duly commissioned and sworn- his commission was dated Nov. 15th 1836, and will expire on the last day of Nov. 1887- and that his signature to the foregoing certificates is his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 24th day of February AD 1837
Sam.l C. Crafts Clerk
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office
April 28th, 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," Administrator of Jane Harvey, dec'd, a Pensioner of the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 4th July 18335, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 21st July 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller, 

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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6769

3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
May 27 1926
Chief Rev Sect Division

I have this day received from E. Arthur Ball
cash No.
for $6.00, requesting photostat copy} as per letter herewith

June 2 26
Photos mailed & Finance Did morf AW

G.J. Randall
Chief Finance Division
ACL
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Request for Photostating    3-2006
(To be prepared in duplicate.)    Ex. AW

3494 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No. ......................    Date May 29 26.

Subject Wm Harvey Rev. W#225
1 (No.) copies of 3 (No.) pieces consisting of 5 (No.) pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev & 1812 Wars Sections Division. 

Remarks: ..............................................................

Approved:

AE Wilson                  
Chief Sect.                             Chief Clerk
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Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:

I desire photostat copies from the following Revolutionary War pension claims:  (not tfd

Jonathan Ball, R. 457                1 page
Zaccheus Beebe, S. 12196        6 pages
Ripley Bingham, W, 23612       28 pages
William Harvey, W. 4225            5 pages
Total                                         40 pages

E. Arthur Ball
Muncie, Indiana
no further address given.

Received payment
$6
May 26, 1926

AEWilson
Rev & 1812 Wars Section

Finance Division 
May 27 1926
Bureau of Pensions

in address envelope add 
"please supply street & number"
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Hist. by Miss Wilson
not found in case
11/6/40 MHF

none of the histories were found
in this case when handled in
---
East Seard Room - Nov. 7, 1940
WHF
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1722
Revo
The Elmer D. Webb Company
Real Estate Insurance Surety Bonds
Main Office Public Square
Elmer D. Webb Pres., Gen'l. Mgr,
J. I. Motter, Sec'y, Mgr. Sales Dept.
Glen C. Webb, Ass't sec'y, Mrg. Ins. Dept.
Elmer V. Roberts, Mgr, Farm Dept.
Fire, Life, Accident, Health and auto liability, burglary, plate glass, collision and live stock insurance - rents collected
Lima Ohio
Member Lima Real Estate Board
Mch. 20/23

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Will you please give any information concerning William Harvey, enlisted May, 1777, East Haddam, Conn. and discharged, May, 1780.
Thanking you & am
Mrs. Elmer D. Webb
Lima 
Ohio
616 W. Spring

Pension
Q 
Mar 
22
1923
Office
U.S.
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Rev Sec
Lorain, Ohio, March 9, 1920.
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-

Kindly forward to my address below copy
of Record of Services etc., which you may have in your possession of One Wm. Harvey, who served as a Private in Capt. Eli Collin's Company, also designated
as Col. Bradley's Company, 5th Conn. Regiment, commanded
by Col. Philip B. Bradley, Revolutionary War.
The above information I would like for use
in establishing my eligibility to join the D. A. R.
Trusting you will give the same your prompt
attention, and thanking you, I am,
Respectfully yours,

Address: -- Mrs. Ethel F. Romoser
#706 Brownell Ave.
Lorain, Ohio.
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE U.S. O MAR 11 1920
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Rev HC
N21
Supreme Court of Vermont
Justice's Chambers

Hardwick, Vermont,
Nov. 13, 1917.

Gen. Saltzgaber,
Comm. of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
  Will you kindly favor me with the military history of the following pensioners:
Thomas Fuller, Serg. Mass. Cont. Line, placed on roll Nov. 29, 1819 (Col. Co. H)
William Harvey, pri. Conn. Cont. Line placed on roll Sept 16 1818 - each under act of 1818;
William Gilkey (illegible) Mass Cont. Line placed on roll Sept 7, 1833, under act of 1833, name appears on roll for Rullam
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County, Vt. the others are found on
roll for Caledonia County, Vt.
Yours truly
W. H. Taylor
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Apl for per form
Sutton Coledonia Co
Vt Apr  1818 age 63
[crossed out] Both he and his
widow Jane
Harvey were pen
Enlis  Aug 4 1775
served 5 months in
Capt Abram Tylers
Co [illegible] ca not
Feb 1 1776 enlist 
and sent on
Capt Willey Co.
May 1777 enlisted
as a pri and ser
3 yrs in Capt Eli
Catlins Co
Col
Phillip B Bradly
Conn
Reg
It is not thou
etc, by one
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Evert S. Harvey DC
July 29 1891
Wm Harvey RS

US Pension Office
A
Jul
31
1891

(upside down at bottom)
Revolutionary War
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1319 - 11st N.W.
Washington, D.C. July 29/91

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
   For matters of family history I have the honor to request that I be furnished from the records of your office, a full military history of one William Harvey who served in the Revolutionary War. All I know about this ancestor is that he lived in Rhode Island and I think served in and R.I. regiment was in the "Continental Line" for three years and had formerally (sic) been a sailor coming from England
Very truly yours.
Evert L. Harvey
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1892 Jan 11 Hist.
to E. L. Harvey Aty Fs

1917 Apr. 11 W.H. Taylor furnished history AW

1920 May 27 Hist. to Mrs. Ethel F. Romoser
706 Brownell Ave. 

1923 June 20 Hist. to Mrs. E.D. Webb AW

1926 June 2 photos mail to E. Arthur Ball AW

Revy Widow, &c.

File No. 4225
Jane Harvey
Wid.
Wm Harvey
Pvt. Conn. Line

Act: July 4th/36, Dec. 3d
Index: -- Vol. A , Page 303

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Pension agency
Montpelier August 5 1839

Sir

Jane Harvey a pensioner under the act of 4 June 1836 was last paid to March 1839.

Respectfully yours
A. Clarke

J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of pensions
Washington
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Milford Centre July 22nd 1839

M. J.L. Edwards Esq

Dear sir in closed you have the papers relating to a transfer of Mrs. Harvey's pension to this state drawn according to what information I have on the subject if it is not in form please direct me on that point that the old Lady may receive once more of the bounties of this Free Republican government before she goes home she is 84 years old and cannot continue long. I am sir most Respectfully your Obt. Sert. W. Chipman

J.L. Edwards
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Wm. Harvey Vt. act 1818 when last paid? Ml March 28. 07

Died 20th Aug. 1826 paid to that period  JH
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Burlington Mar 17  

Mar25

Mal
jt
4 July '36
E. Sec.

1503
Jane Harvey

Her (illegible)

Jas. L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington 
Hon H. Allen
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Burlington March 16. 1837

J.L. Edwards Esq.

Sir: Enclos.d are papers for a pension to Wm. James Harvey. They have been returned to me from Washington. Will you have the goodness to examine them & make return to me.
  I hope you can consider the widow of a mariner sufficient. Her own testimony & her (illegible) pension, who know to then living together from 176 to 1826 & raising a large family. &  formerly written satisfactory. No (illegible) can, I heard, in the fact can (illegible).
I am very respectfully your obt. serv.
Heman Allen
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Lyndon Vt
Augt 12
Free
Hon John C Calhoun
Sec'y of War
Washington City
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Lyndon St. Augt. 7 1818

Sir

The Enclosed applications of soldiers of the Revolutionary army having been recd from the War Department marked "Correct" except that they wanted a certificate of the indigence of the applicatns,
 to those of William Trescott & Nathan Edsan will be found the only certificate in my power to give as I am not personally acquainted with their circumstances to the other enclosed I have added the certificates required

I am Fir Your

Isaiah Fisk
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Woodstock Champain County Ohio June 22 - 1839
Hon sir the reasons why I adress a few line to you are as follows My mother Jane Harvey Widow of William Harvey dead who was a private in the war of the Revolution She has lived with me in Barnston Lower Canada where she remained until the 27th of May last I then moved to this place where she the said Jane Harvey now resides. She applied for a pension in the year 1837. She received her Certificate which was Dated March the 28 1837. She has formerly drawn her money at Burlington Vermont. She now wishes to be transfered to Woodstock vilage Rush township Champain County Ohio or directions given haw and where she can draw her money and if you will give me such directions (obscured) will oblige you 
hum(obscured) Petitioner
Erastus Harvey
Direct yours to Woodstock Champain County Ohio

Hon. JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Application for a Transfer
State of Ohio        [initials fs?, Js?]
Union County ⎬
On this 19th day of July 1839
Before me the Subscribed a Justice
of the Peace, for the said County of Union Personally
appeared Jane Harvey Widow of the Late William
Harvey [illegible Deced?] Late of Lower Canada who on her
Oath declared that she is the same person who
formly Received a certificate for pension as the
Widow of the late William Harry Deced Number
664 and bearing date at the War office the 28
day of March One Thousand Eight hundred
and Thirty Seven and Signed J R Voninth
Secretary of War Examined and Counter Signed
J L Edwards that her name was placed on the pension
Roll of the State of Vermont from whence She has lately
Removed that she now resides in the State of Ohio
Where She intends to Remain and Wishes her pension
to be there payable in future the following are
her Reasons for removing from the State of Vermont
to the State of Ohio vize 1st the late disturbances
in said province of Lower Canada 2nd her
Children with whom she wished to live had
Removed to Said State of Ohio the above are
her reasons for Wishing her pension transferred
from Burlington Vermont to Cincinnati Ohio
Jane Harvey
Sworn to and Subscribed before me
the day and year aforesaid
Andrew Keyes JP
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Stats of Ohio
Union County }Ss

Be it known that on the 19th day of July 1839 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Erastus Harvey and made oath in due form of law that Widow Jane Harvey who has this day taken the oath of identity here unto annexed is the identical person described on the affidavit sworn to and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned before me Andrew Keyes JP
Erastus Harvey

I do here by certify that Erastus Harvey signor to the above certificate of identity is is a person of veracity and as such is entitled to full faith and credit given under my hand and seal this 19th day of July 1839   Andrew Keyes  JP

The State of Ohio Union County Ss
   I jJames H. Gill of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Andrew Keyes is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his commissioned was dated the 10th day of August AD. 1836 and will expire August 19th 1839 and his signatures above written are genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Maysville this 22nd day of July A.D. 1839
James H. Gill Clerk
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CONT.    Harvey, William   
R. BLWT 247558-55

The National Archives
Bounty Land Files
Act of 1855 Rejected 247558
Veteran William Havey
(Rev. War.) Grade Capt.
Service Alleged} Capt. Continental Line
Claimant their of ml
Can no. 1776 Bundle no 75
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CONT. Harvey, William
R. B.LWT. 247558-55

The National Archives
Bounty Land Files
Act of 1855 Rejected 247558
Veteran William Harvey
(Rev. War.) Grade Capt.
alleged service} Capt. Continental Line
Claimant their of md-
Can No. 1776 Bundle No 75
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Bounty Land Claim
247558
Augusta Merryman
heir at Law of 
Captain William Harvey
deceased 
Revolutionary War

Thos. W. Renshaw
Atty. for claimant
Butler Post Office 
Balto Co.
Md
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County} to wit

I August D Merryman heir at law of Capt. William Harvey a deceased revolutionary soldier do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Capt. William Harvey served in the Continental line in the revolutionary war as Captain in said line. That the said Captain William Harvey served in said war for a considerable length of time but have no positive knowledge of the length of time he served but that he was in military service of the United States in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven and believe that he performed other tours of service in the revolutionary war but cannot speak positively as I have no other records except the ones which I have herewith transmitted which show sundry receipts for money which the said Captain William Harvey paid to the soldiers who served under him in the continental line in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven that for further proof of the said Captain William Harvey's services I refer to the military rolls which may be on file at Washington. I make this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which I as heir at law of said Captain William Harvey deceased, may be entitled under any of the Bounty Land Acts granting Bounty Land to certain officers and soldiers engaged in the continental service in the revolutionary war.
I further declare that I have never made
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any application before this for any Bounty Land warrant nor have I ever received any Bounty Land Warrant which may have been due the heirs of said Captain William Harvey deceased nor do I believe he ever received any warrant during his life time or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever,
Therefore,
I know all men by these presents that I Augusta Merryman aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas W. Renshaw to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid and my said attorney is hereby authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purpose above named as witness my hand and seal this first day of March AD eighteen hundred and fifty six
Augusta D Merryman    save
Attest
             his
Henry      x    Leaf
             mark
John Scott
Personally appeared on the date above mentioned the above name Augusta D. Merryman subscribed to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the powers of attorney thereto subjoined to be her act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned
Thomas M Scott J.P.
At the same time and place also appeared Henry Leaf and John Scott
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resident of Baltimore County in the State of Maryland who being duly sworn and affirmed according to law declare that Augusta D. Merryman whose name before marriage was August D. Harvey and afterwards intermarried with John Merryman is the daughter and acknowledge legal heir of Capt. William Harvey deceased.
John Scott
          his
Henry  X   Leaf
         mark

Affirmed and sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above written. And I certify that the above named witnesses are credible and disinterested persons
Thomas M. Scott JP.

State of Maryland Baltimore County Court
I hereby certify that Thomas M Scott Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for Baltimore County duly commissioned and sworn in asin testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the circuit Court for Baltimore County this second day of June Anno Domini Eighteen hundred and fifty six
Henry M. Fitzhugh Clk 
Circuit Court for Balti. County
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No 247558
ACT OF Mar. 3 1855
Received June 5, 1856
William Harvey
- Minor her-
Augusta D. Merryman ┃
Cont'l Line
Rev. War
Rejected files
Warrant No. ___________
For ________ acres.
Thomas W. Renshaw
Butler P.O
Md.
Page 46

Augusta D. Merryman
heir
Wm Harvey dec.
no 247558

Boynton Aug 13/(illegible)

Pensions
Page 47

247558 Act August 3 1855
June 5 '56

August D. Merryman
heir at law
William Harvey. Capt.

Contl. Line

Revy. War.

No Papers

Thomas W. Renshaw
Butler P.O.
Baltimore Md.
Hist. May 1st [illegible]
Page 48



Butler Balti. County Dec. 4th 1856
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
The claim of Augusta
D. Merryman heir at law of Capt William Harvey deced.
for Revolutionary Bounty Land No. 247558 & filed
June 5th 1856, has not yet been heard from.
I think it is time the Dept. had taken some
action upon it & given their decision upon the
above claim. I hope you will have it attended to
without further delay & notify me of your decision.
Very respectfully Yours
Thos. W Henshaw
Butler Post Office
Balti. County
Md.
Page 49

September 26 1777 Then need of Capt William Harvey the sum of one pound ten shillings in part of My pay in the Continental Service Rec'd for me
Robert Smith

September 26 1777 Then rec'd of Capt. William Harvey the Sum of one pound ten shillings in part of my pay in the Conninental service rec.d for me
              his
       Willm  X  Watson
              marke

September 26 1777 Then Rec.d of Capt. William Harvey the sum of one pound ten shillings in part of my paying the Continental service Rec'd for me 
           his
William X  Collins
          marke

September 26 1777 Then Rec.d of Capt William Harvey the sum of one pound ten shillings in part of my pay in the continental service rec.d
          his
William x Barns
        marke

September 26 1888 Then Rec.d of Capt. William Harvey the sum of one pound ten shillings part of my pay in the contintental service rec.d for me
           his
Vinson   X   Standifer
         marke

September 26 1777 (torn page) Capt. William Harvey the (torn page) one pound ten shillings (torn page) my pay in the Continental Line rrec.d for me George King

September 26 1777 Then red.c of Capt William Harve the Sum of one pound ten shillings in tart of my pay in the Continental Service Rec.d for me
Will. hanfield
 mark

September 26 1777 then rec.d of Capt. William Harvey the sum of one pound ten shillings in part of my pay in the continental service Rec.d for me
Enoch Adams

September 26, 1777 then rec.d of Capt. William Harvey the sum of one pound ten shillings in part of my pay in the (torn page) nental service
Thomas Lenow
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26 1777

Chinwith pd. - 0-7-6
Shipley pd - 0-7-6
Benjamin Wyle - pd 0-7-6
Joseph Reed pd. - 0-7-6
Hugh Reed pd. - 0-7-6
James Chambers pd - 0-7-6
Joshuah Ethereton pd 0-7-6
John Brannem pd - 0-7-6
Henrey Orem pd - 0-7-6
Thos. James pd - 0-7-6
Thos Rutledge pd - 0-7-6
Robert Smith pd - 0-7-6
Henrey McKain pd. - 0-7-6
Peter Watson - pd -0-7-6
William Watson pd - 0-7-6
William Collins pd. 0-7-6
Vinson Standiford pd 0-7-6
William Barns pd -0-7-6
(illegible) pd - 7-6
George King       0-7-6
William Greenfield pd - 0-7-6
Enoch Adams pd - 0-7-6
John Shepherd   1-17-6
Abraham Cox    2-10-0
Jacob Bull        1-17:6
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Butler Balto. Co. April 27th 1837
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I beg leave to call your attention again to the claim of Sergeant D Merryman for Bounty Lane filed June 5th 1836.  No. 247558.
There appears to be a misunderstanding with the office in regard to this claim, as officers by their report refuse it.  We do not claim under the [illegible] March 3rd 1835 nor under any others of the recent Bounty Lane [illegible] but under an old Revolutionary [illegible] proposed before the close of Revolutions granting Bounty Lane to certain officers and soldiers who performed service as prescribed in the [illegible] referred to.  Some of the old soldiers never received their Bounties [illegible] promised to them by Congress and it is so in this case of Mr. Merryman's.  The law allows the [illegible] to come in and claim it.  Please refer to the pensioning laws and you will then see that I am right.  Look for the old Revolutionary Bounty Lane [illegible].  Please call up this case and have it reexamined at your earliest convenience and [illegible[ oblige.
Very respectfully yours.  Thos. W Renshaw Atty for Mr. Merryman
No. [illegible] Address Butler Post Office Balto. Co. Md.
Page 52

Tho. W. Renshaw

ansd May 2d 1857
Wm. Harvey - Capt. Md Line
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Butler Balto. Co. April 27th 1857
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir. 

I beg leave to call you attention again to the claim of Augusta D. Merryman for Bounty Land filed June 5th 1856 No. 247558-
   There appears to be a misunderstanding with the office in regard to this claim as appears by their report upon it. We do not claim under the Act March 3rd 1855 nor under any other of the recent Bounty Land Acts but under and old Revolutionary Act passed before the close of Revolution granting Bounty Lands to certain officers & soldiers who performed service as prescribed in the Act referred to. Some of these old revolutionary soldiers never received their bounties thus promised to them by Congress and it is so in this case of Mrs. Merryman's. The law allows the heirs to come in and claim it. Please refer to the pension laws and you will there see that I am right. Look for the old Revolutionary Bounty Land Acts. Please call up this case & have it examined at your earliest convenience & thus oblige 
Very Respectfully Your
Thos. W. Renshaw
Atty for A. Merryman