Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5470, Peter Hartless, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Heartless, Peter S. 5470
carded
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3534.
Virginia
Peter Hartless
of Amhurt in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captin Buckner of the Regm commanded by Col. Mathews in the Virginia line for 9 months from 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate fo 30 Dollars _ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Dec 32 and delivered Maj Garland
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 45 _ 
Semi=ant. allowance ending 4 mar: 15-
1833 - 
$60. - 
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk,
Book D Vol. 7- Page 123-
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5470
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 5470
Peter Hartless
Pri Rev War
Act: June [illegible] 32
Index:- Vol. M, Page 159
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Aug 31'99
AT Shields
Lexington Va.
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Peter Hartless aged 83 Declaration to obtain a [illegible], Amch County and State of Virginia
The applicant is a very poor, old man, poor & [illiegible] this maes a speedy answer very disireable
Direct the answser to the Post office at New Glasgow Acmt Cty
$30 per ann
Major Garland
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I have stated in my declaration all that I now recalled on that subject
Did you ever Receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it. answer I have never Received any written discharge they were all verbal
7th State the names of the persons to whom you are known and in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. Answer. I have been acquainted with John Hall and Thomas Allen for upwards of forty years and they can testify as to my veracity and their belief as to my services in the Revolutionary War. and as to my age Signed Peter Hartless
The foregoing Declaration and answers to the above interrogatories was subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace [illegible] the County of Amhurst [illegible] the State of Virginia of the named Peter Hartless who is believed to be to be the age he represents himself to be and who is so [illegible] and [illegible] that he is unable to [illegible] of making his Declaration . Giving under my hand this first day of November 1832_ David S. Garland Amherst County to wit
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid John Hall aged aforesaid of Seventy Eight and Thomas Allen aforesaid of Seventy Nine years and made oath that they been neighbors to the above [illegible] Peter Hartless and have been well acquainted with him for upwards of forty years we have often conversed with him in relation to the War of the Revolution  His statements have always been in [illegible] and corresponds with this declaration We have the fullest confidence in his veracity and believe that he served in the war in the manner which he stated and that he is the age which he represents himself [illegible] Thom Hall [signed] Thomas Allen [signed]
Subscribed and sworn to before the subscriber a Justice of the peace on this 1st day of Nov in 1832
David Garland

I David S Garland a Justic of the Peace for the county of Amhurst and State of Virginia, before whome [sic] the before mentioned Peter Hartless made the annexed Declarations do hereby certify that on full investigations of the matters concerned in the annexed and Declarations and pulling the interrogatories
prescribed by the Ware [sic] Department, He has full confidence in the statements made by the applicant and that he is of the age which he states, and that he served in the War of the Revolution as hes [illegible]
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David S. Garland a Justice of the Peace for the county of Amherst and State of Virginia before whom the before mentioned Peter Hartless made the annexted Declaration do hereby Certify that on full investigation of the matters contained in the annexed Declaration and [illegible] the interrocations perscribed by the war department he has full confidence in the statement made by the applicant and that he is [illegible] age which he states and that he served in the war of the Revolution inthe manner that he has stated and that John Hall and Thomas Allen whose certificate and [illegible] are annexed to the aforesaid Declaration and person of varcity and Respectability and citizens of the county of Amherst and State of Virginia, and that this satement is entittled to full credit.
Given under my hand this day and year aforsaid
David S Garland
Birginia Amhurst county court
I Robert Tinsley clerk of the Count Court of amherst County in the State of Virginia aforesaid to certify that David S Garland who has given the preceding certificate is and was at the dates there of a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Amherst duly commissioned and qualified according to the constitution and law of the said STate and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimoney whereof I have hereunto set my and and seal of the office this twenty seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two in the fifty seventh year of the common wealth
Robert Tinsely
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of this 7th day of June 1832-
State of Virginia Amherst County towill
On this first day of November 1832 Personally appeared before the undersigned David S Garland one of the Justices of the peace within the county aforesaid and within the State of Virginia. Peter Hartless a citizen of the county and state aforesaid aged Eight years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress proposed June 7th 1832-
That he was Born in the County of Carolina in the State aforesaid and continued there and was [illegible] in the Militia for that County in the year 1779 or 1780. He was drafted into this militia service of the state in the war of the Revolution. He marched under the command of Philip Buckner as Captain and Daniel Tuner as Lieutenant , they joined the army at the city of Richmond where they remained some days when they were marched from there under the command of Major McGill and Clemson they crossed James River below the Mawbin Hills and continued in a direction for Cobbes point until they reached Maccus or Mikys Mill where we found some of our troops stationed. We continued our march into Surry County where we found a portion of the Continental Army under the command of Colo Thomas Merriwether , who then took us under his command and marched us to the town of Petersburg in Virginia where we were discharged a few having performed a tour of duty of Nine Months. He then returned to the county of Caroline the place of his nativity, where he remained until the next year 1781 in the early part of the year He was again drafted and marched under the command of Peyton Stavin as Captain . Charles Woodfork as Lieutenant and Francis Woodfork as [illegible] . We again joined a portion of the Army at the City of Richmond and was marched from the Maubin Hillis on James River under the command of Colo or General Thomas Matthews from there we were marched and counter marched through several of the lower countys between James & York River , We were allarmed at a place called 4 mile creek and retreated from there to the county of Fluvanna in the state
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aforesaid where we joined the Continental Army and was there discharged after having performed a tour of duty for three months _ He again returned to the county of Caroline where he remained but a few weeks before he was again drafted from the aforesaid county of Caroline and in the month of July or August he marched from the said county under the command of David Simmons as captain and found the Army in King and Queen or Middlesex county the Regiments there was commanded by Col Samuel Temple and [illegible] Thomas Somes which was placed under the command of General Thomas Matthews who marched us from there to the Hickory Hills [illegible] where was stationed a short time from that we were marched [illegible] the Rappahannock area again returned and when our tour of service was out we discharged in the count of King William after having perform a tour of duty of three months. On my return home joined General Washington and his aids he was there on his way to York Town the siege of which Command until a few days thereafter which terminated in the capture of Genl Cornwallis and his Army which put an end to the war After leaving the Army he returned to the county of Carroline and resided there until 1787. He then [illegible] to the county of Amhurst and has resided there since that time and is still living there In 1793 or 4 He was drafted to perform a tour of duty again the Insurgents in the Western part of Pennsylvania. he marched from the County of Amherst under the command of Daniel Tucker as Captain John Taliaferro as Lieutenant Henry Ballinger as Ensign. He was marched to Winchester in the state of Virginia and then mustered under the command of General Matthews. After performing a tour of duty of three months he was discharged. He has no Record or Documentary evidence of his age . He was allways discharged verbally , He allways went into service when required and performed his regular quota of militia service as a drafted soldier - His memory
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imperfect, and he has no distinct recollection of many of the several officers that he might have served in the army.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State or of that of the United States.
That he is acquainted with John Hall and Thomas Allen they are his neighbours and can testify as to his Character and Veracity and their belief of his Services as a Soldier of the
Revolution. The following interrogatory was performed 
1st where and in what year were you Born.
Answer I was Born in the County of Caroline in the State of Virginia but have no Record of my age therefore

2nd Have you any Record of your age if so where is

Answer I have none.

3rd where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live.

Answer When called into the Service in the Revolutionary War I resided in the County of Caroline state of Virginia and continued there
until 1787. I then removed to the County of Amherst where I have lived since that time and am now living.
4th How were you called into Service. Were you
drafted or did you Volunteer or were you a substitute and substitute for whom.
Answer I was drafted.
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with Regiment where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service
Answer I have an imperfect recollection of the General Officers
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I have stated in my declaration all that I now recollect on that subject.
6th. Didl you ever Receive a discharge from the Service and file by whom was I given and what have become of it.
Answer. I have never Received any written discharge they were all verbal
7th.- State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhoods. Who can testify as to your Character for veracity and Their belief of your Service as a
Soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. I have been acquainted with John Hall and Thomas Allen for upwards of forty years and they can testify as to my veracity and their belief as to my Service in the Revolutionary War and as to anyone
Signed Peter Hartless

The forgoing Declaration and Answers to the above Interrogatory was Submitted and Sworn as before this undersigned a Justice of the Peace within the County of Amherst within the State of Virginia by the aforementioned Peter Hartless, who is believed to be the age he represents himself to be, and who as and declared that he is unable to attend Count for the purpose of making his Declaration. Given under my Hand this first day of November 1832--
Davis S. Garland
Amherst County court
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid John Hull aged
upwards of Seventy Eight and Thomas Allen upwards of Seventy Nine years and made  that they were neighbours to the above named Peter Hartless. And have been well acquainted with him for upwards of forty years We have often Conversed with him in relation to the War of the Revolution. His statements have always been
and Correspond with this declaration. We have the fullest Confidence in his veracity and believe that he Served in the War in the manner which has stated and that he is the age which he Represents himself to be.
John Hall
Thomas Allen 
Submitted and sworn before the subscribed Justice of the Peace this 1st day of November 1832
Davis S. Garland.
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services,
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L.W.B.
I. 5470.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
August 31, 1839.
Sir:-
In reply to your recent communication addressed to the Hon. Secretary of the Interior, and referred to this Bureau by Hon. Webster
Davis, Assistant Secretary, I have the honor to direct your attention to the enclosed circular.
Records on file in this Bureau show that Peter Hartless received a pension for his services as a private in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war; and that a bounty land was issued Lawrence Mason for his service in the North Carolina Militia, War of 1812.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. A. T. Shields,
Lexington, Virginia.