Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20389, Cord Hazzard, Del.
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(8-1776)
Service.                                        
Del.         

Hazzard, Cord.          

Number 
S. 20389


Carded
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Left side of a two page letter:

1683 circled
Delaware
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Cord Hazzard . Late a Captain ———-company of the Delaware Rept Army of the Revolution
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Ratio of disability,
Date of discharge,
Time of closing the testimony,
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Inscribed on the Roll of Delaware
At 20–dollars per month, to commence on the (day not legible) of January 1829
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Certificate of pension issued on the 12 of October 1830 and sent to the pensioner
Milton Delaware
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Arrrears to 4th March 1830     $282-58
Semi-(word not legible) ending 4 Sept.
                                                       120
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                                                     $402.58
Act of the 29 May 1830


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See letter 17 October 1830
The pension Agent (illegible)
GR Black Pen. Agt Nov 8 1830
Not legible word  letter May 16 1831
To the Pension Agent
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20 word not legible.        21 ca—letters not legible
2 word not legible.             1  word not legible
Above numbers were lined through on left side only

Petition
Of Cord Hazzard, praying for a pension in two words not legible of revolutionary services 
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1829. Jan 26. Referred to Committee on Pensions
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1829, Dec 21 referred to the Committee on Pensions
“ Dec 22….ditto
Feb 1  Bill reported 76
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Sent to Pension Office, War Department, from Office Secretary  of Senate, September 24. 1830
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Upside down at bottom:
Capt Cord Hazzard
Delaware Petition for Pensions
Hon. W. Smith of Maryland
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To the Honorable the senate and Representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled
The Petition of the subscribed most humbley (not legible) that he had the honour of holding a Captain Commision in the Delaware Regiment, in the Revolutionary War, that in an incounter with the enemy at White plane he had an arm broke neare the shoulder and bone much shattered with a musket ball at Fort Miffin in the Delaware by an explosion of a bomshell which struck near him the wounds received in the tempel, and head deprived  him most (not legible) of his hearing which he has not yet recovered. The wounds received has even a very serious injury to him rendering him most entirely unfit for any kind of business.  The wound in the arm has been subject to inflaiming  in the year 1826 came very near depriving him of life.  Your Petitioner assigns as the reason of his resignation, his hearing being so injured as not to be able to hear the word of command, he considered it his duty to resign that his place might be supplied with an effective man.  Your petitioner prays your honours to take his case in to consideration and if your honours should think that he merits any thing from his country for the injuries he has sustained to make such provision as your honours may conceive to is just and right -
Jan 14th 1829. And your Petitioner in duty bound will ever pray (initial H)
Cord Hazzard
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November 3, 1932
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mrs. Walter H. Zane.                  CORD HAZZARD
112 Villanova Road.                     S. 20389
Glassboro, New Jersey.              BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Cord Hazzard, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 20389, of Cord Hazzard, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War, and said papers do not show the date of his birth or names of his parents.

Cord Hazzard was captain of the Eighth Company of Infantry of the Delaware Regiment, War of the Revolution; he was in the battle of White Plains, where he was wounded by a musket ball which caused a compound fracture of his right arm near the shoulder; in 1777, he was detached from the Delaware Regiment with a captain’s command under Colonel Samuel Smith, 4” MarylandRegiment, to assist in the defense of Fort Mifflin, commonly called Mud Island Fort, in which engagement he was wounded in the temple and head by the bursting of a bomb which resulted in almost total deafness, in consequence of which, he resigned his command March 6, 1778.

He was allowed pension from January 1, 1829, under the provisions of the act of May 29, 1830, on account of disability resulting from the above-noted wounds.

In 1830, he was a resident of Sussex County, Delaware, where he had resided for eighty years.

There are no family data in the claim.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and possibly the date of soldier’s death you should

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address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

Cord Hazzard, Certificate No. 1483, issued October 12, 1830, rate $20 per month, commenced January 1, 1829, Act of May 29, 1830, Delaware Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

Heitman gives the date of death, March 3, 1831
1835 List. “.      “.     “.     “.     “       March 13, 1831

And as neither date is given in claim, I referred her to Compl. Gen for date of death, etc.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION  3-525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C.,————19—
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In reply to your request of——-,Received——-
For a statement of the military history of Cord Hazzard a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAY, you will find below the desired information as contained in is (or his widow’s) application (lined through) for pension on file in this Bureau (initials show S.F. 20389)
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
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LENGTH OF SERVICE
Discharged Mch 6 1778
RANK
Capt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN
Also at Fort Mifflin under  (next column)
COLONEL
Samuel Smith
STATE
Del
Battles engaged in, White Plains where wounded in right arm, & Fort Mifflin wounded in head and temple
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Sussex Co. Del.
Date of application for pension, Jan.14.1829 His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Sussex Co. Del in 1830 where he had lived for 80 years past
Age at date of application, not stated. Died Mch13, 1831 (asterisk)
Remarks: There is no family data on file
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Respectfully
Commissioner
Asterisk taken from 18(numbers not legible) printed cert
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Chicago, Illinois
August 27, 1915

Bureau of Pensions
Washington.D.C.

Gentlemen:-

Will you kindly furnish me a pension certificate for my ancestor?

His name was Cord Hazard who served in Revolutionary War, Sussex County, Dela.,
As Captain.

I would like to have any data that your record shows, such as his wife’s name and their children or anything else.  I wish to join the D.A.R.  And must have some good proof.

Thanking you for a reply at earliest possible time, I am, 

Very truly yours,
Mrs. J.S. Duncan,
1333 Stock Exchange Building
Chicago, Ill.

Stamp at bottom of page shows  PENSION at top of the circle.  A large U. to the left of the circle and a large S. To the right of the circle. OFFICE is around the bottom. The date Aug 30 1915 is the middle of the stamp
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709. Spencer Ave. Marrin Ind. Feb 3. 1919

Com. Pension
Washington
D.C.

Dear Sir:
Please inform me if the name of Cord (underlined) Hazzard is in the Revolutionary Pension roll. He enlisted in Delaware in 1776 so I am informed do not know the place of enlistment. If there are more than one Cord Hazzard 2nd Cord I am looking for born in 1750. Died 1831 married Comfort Conwell, I only know of two children (sons)
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David and George Hazzard. Give me place of enlistment terms of service and in what capacity he served. Please give this prompt attention and oblige  I am
Very Truly 
Claienda Hazzard Armstrong.
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Top of page shows a stamp of a wheel with 13 spokes, of which the words written around the outside wheel shows: Daughters of the American Revolution. There is a spear or pole with flag wrapped around it and a flame at the top of the pole. This is behind the wheel.

Red Bank Chapter.   10/16/32
Pitman, New Jersey

Commissioner of Pensions

Will you please give me any information you may have concerning Capt. Cord Hazzard (underlined).  Died March 3, 1831. Served under Colonel David Hall, Delaware regiment
And oblige
Mrs Walter H. Jane
112 Zillanona Rd
Glassboro, N.J.

Stamped at bottom shows a circular stamp with the numbers 1-12 printed around the outside of the circle. In the middle it shows RECEIVED OCT 19 1932 (two words under date not legible) around the bottom, but above the numbers, PENSION (not legible word) -Division
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Having examined the right arm of Capt. Cord Hazzard, I find he has suffered a severe compound fracture of the humerus, near the shoulder, said to have been caused by a ball’s passing through the arm, in an encounter with the enemy at the White Plains, during the Revolutionary war. It has been a very considerable injury to him - His sense of hearing is also very much impaired, said to have been occasioned by the explosion of a bomb at Fort Mifflin, during the time he was stationed there in the Revolutionary war.

From information of persons acquainted with the Revolutionary services of Capt. Hazzard, and from my own knowledge of his present situation, I think there are but few that have as strong claim upon their country as he has for a pension.
Wm W Wolfe, M.D.
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Milton, Delaware,
Jan. 15th 1829
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This is a two page side by side document as follows:

Left side

20389
INVALID
File No. 20389
Cord Hazzard
(Not legible)
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Act: May 29, “26”
Index: —Vol. (not legible)
Page: 166
Arrangement of 1870

Right side

1914 Feb 11 History to Mrs Clarinda H. Armstrong.  Initials: M.B.H
1915 Sept 10 History to Mr. J.S. Duncan. Initials: M.B.H
1932 Nov 3 Hist to Mrs Walter H. Zane. Initials: M.L.B.
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I the under signed have for a number of years been the Family Phesion, of Capt Cord Hazzard and do without, any kind of hesitation declare that Capt. Cord Hazzard, from wound received in the Revolutionary War, has bin rendered most mitorely incapable of any kind of bisness, the bone that he had fractured by a ball from the enemy at the battle at White Plaines, frequently inflamed by reson of loss remaining shatters of the bone remaining which was the case August 1826. Which came near taking the life of Capt.Cord Hazzard, from inflammation and gangrene the wound that he received in the head, from the explosion of a bom shell in the defense of Fort Mifflin on the Delaware nearly dipposest him of hearing, which he has not, and in my opinin never will recover his hearing. Or those wounds, which I have considered a vary serious injury to Cpt. Cord Hazzard ever since I was Acquainted with him, which has been more than Twenty years. And am the opinion that Cpt. Cord Hazzard ought to appeal to his country for a pension to carrye him through his affections and to age of which every honnest pattriott, would agree, with me (two words lined through and not legible under the line)  that Cpt C. Hazzard (five words lined through) has strong claims on his country (squiggle line) 
Andr C Jackson M.D.
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A.
State of Delaware
Sussex County,
Be it known, that before me, Peter Hall a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Capt. Cord Hazzard and made oath, in due form of law, that he is the identical Cord Hazzard named in an (the following 15 words have a heavy black line drawn through them they say as follows: original certificate in his possession, of which I certify the following is a true copy.) Act of Congress passed on the 29th, day of May 1830  [word not legible] 79
(Nine words have a heavy black line drawn through them and the words are: Here insert a copy of his certificate of pension)
That he is entitled to a pension of (*) Twenty dollars per month, on account of wounds and disabilities received, or of services rendered to the United States, during the Revolutionary War; that he served as Captain in the Eighth company of Infantry in the Delaware regiment; that he now resides in the county of Sussex and states he and has resided there for the space of Eighty years past; [line drawn through ] and that, previous thereto, he resided in 
Sworn and subscribed this twenty ninth day of September 1830
Before me. 
J.P.
Note. The above deposition must be signed by the deponent. * this blank must be filled with the amount to which the Pensioner is (word lined through) entitled. (11 words lined through in black And not legible) [handwritten]
The official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
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Act 29. May 1830
Pen: to com: Jan. 1.
1829 $20 per mon.
(Signature not legible)

Rec. from Milton
Del.
Oct. 11. 1830
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State of Delaware
Sussex County

I do hereby certify that Peter Hall, at the time of taking and subscribing the within affidavit of Capt Cord Hazzard, was, and, now is, in the commission of a Justice of the Peace, in and For Sussex County and State of Delaware aforesaid, and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such; and that the signature of his name thereto is in his own proper handwriting
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas, of the said State of Delaware at Georgetown, in and for Sussex County aforesaid, the Fourth Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the Fifty Fifth
George R. Fisher Trothy
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20 (not legible) Document relative
  2 (not legible) to Petition of 
Capt. Cord Hazard 
Applicant for a pension on account of a wound received during the Revolution
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1829. FEB. 17 referred to the Commitee on Pensions
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State of Delaware S.S.
Be it remembered that before me Thomas McDonnell [illegible] of the Justice of the Peace in and for New Castle County personally appeared [illegible] Caleb P Bennett who being qualified in [illegible] of law declares and says that he knew Cord Hazard in the year 1777, was detached from the Delaware Regiment with a Captain command under Colonel Samuel Smith to assist in the defence of Fort Mifflin where he was Badly injured by a shell or cannon ball as to deprive him to this day of his hearing.  That the said Cord Hazard remained in service until the campaign of 1778 when he resigned very reluctantly being rendered unfit for service by the loss of his hearing. and who hereby [illegible] is entitled to remuneration and relief from his country.
C. P. Bennett
[illegible] to July 10 1829
Before Tho McDonnell
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State of Delaware S.S.
Before me Thomas McDonell one of the Justices of the Peace in and for New Castle County personally appeared Maj Peter Jaquett of said county who being sworn in due form of law deposeth & saith that he was a commissioned officer in the Delaware Regiment in the action at White Plains in the year A.D. 1776 in which Capt. Cord Hazzard served and received a musket ball wound through his arm. The bone was broken and rendered him unfit for duty to the end of the campaign and that in the year 1777 he was detached from said regiment with a captain's commission under command of Colonel Samuel Smith in Defence of Fort Mifflin where he was so severely wounded by a shell or cannon ball as to deprive him to this day of his hearing. and who this deponent verily believes is justly entitled to relief and renumeration from his country.
P. Jaquett
Sworn & duly [illegible] to February 10.1829
Before TM McDonell
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Washington 22 Jan 1829. I do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Cord Hazzard of the Delaware regiment in the Revolutionary War.  That he was an officer of good command and (illegible) personal bravery, I having no knowledge of the wound received at White Plains. In that action as well as during the war.  The Delaware Regiment always acted with the Maryland line, but I am perfectly acquainted with his loss of hearing and the injury he sustained by the bursting of the bomb. I commanded at Fort Mifflin commonly called (illegible) Island for standing on the Battery I was (illegible) in the (illegible) when I saw Cord Hazard with his hand out of a (the next two sentences are illegible) he would [illegible] there was no danger an instant after a bomb struck in the [illegible] just where his [illegible] his head (illegible) i thought him dead. But he lost (illegible) blood and he was [illegible] with a complete loss of hearing for that time and time  [illegible] in war [illegible] him.  (illegible faded sentence) of his name commanding officer (faded sentence)
S. Smith
two words not legible Col Maryland Reg
last sentence not legible
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Certificate of service tendered by Capt Cord Hazzard in the Revolutionary war and discharged on account of disability from wounds received in service
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Wilmington, March 6th 1778
Captain Cord Hazard having applied to me to resign his commission being rendered incapable of serving his country by an explosion of a shell which has affected his head and hearing so as to disqualify him in some degree from executing the duties of his command and having conducted himself hitherto as an active brave officer. I have therefore for the above reasons accepted of his resignation and he is hereby discharged from further Duty in his Corps given the date above
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W. Smallwood