Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16140, John Hardy, Continental Va.
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Continental Va. Hardy, John S.16140 Carded
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Indina 6221
John Hardy County of Rush-- in the State of Indiana who was a pvt: in the --- commanded by Captain ----- of the Regt commanded by Col: Faukner in the Va and Continental  line for 2 years from 1777 --
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana -- at the rate of 80-- Dollars ---Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 -- day of Feby: 1833--and sent from John Carr. House Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832          120--
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 40
                                                          $160
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice--Clerk, Book D Vol. 9 Page 185
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P16140
Invalid.
File No. 16140 John Hardy Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 1, Page 164
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch 2, 1903 Mrs. Salome S. McCain Crawfordsville Ind.
1927-May 17-Hist. to Summers Hardy-IMHF
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Summers Hardy 
Attorney at Law 
Tulsa, Okla.
April 25 1927
The Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington DC 
Dear Sir:
I would thank you to advise me what your records disclose concerning John Hardy who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War from Virginia and who served in the First Virginia State Regiment in Capt William Hofflers Company, Col George Gibson's regiment
Respectfully 
Summers Hardy 
705 Sinclair Bldg

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U. S. PENSION OFFICE
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APR 27 1927
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
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FEB 12 1903

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FEB 14 1903
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OWET [pencil marks at top of page]
Crawfordsville Ind Feb 6, 1903
Hon. Charles B. Landis Washington D.C.
Dear Sir The Daughters of the American Revolution of Crawfordsville Indiana contemplate erecting a tablet to the memory of the revolutionary soldiers buried in Montgomery county. A daughter of John Michael Joseph Hardee tells us that her father was a revolutionary soldier who enlisted in Virginia was pensioned while living in Rush county Indiana and was buried in Montgomery county As yet we
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have not been able to verify the fact of his having been pensioned. We are not sure whether his name is spelled Hardee or Hardy but think his given names John Michael Joseph will certainly identify him. If you or your secretary will please look this matter up for us we will be greatly obliged. Yours truly (Mrs.) Salome S. McCain 409 E. Wabash Ave.
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John Hardy
Served for 2yr from 1777 $80 per ann
M Schebarr
John Hardy application for a pension the department will send the certificate or this declaration of the unreadable word] to 
William O. Ross 
Franklin P.O.
Johnson County Indiana
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State of Indiana Rush County Rush Probate Court February Tenth 1833
On this 13th day of February in the year 1833 personally appeared before the Honorable Elisas Posten Probate Judge within said County now in [unredable word] John Hardy--a resident of the said County of Rush aged Seventy two years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath made the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June Seventh 1832. That he entered in the army of the United States in the year 1775 or 1776 with --Col Faukner and Served in the --Regiment of the Virginia line otherwise called the Virginia troops or state troops, under the following named officers the Brigadier Generals name was --Scott the Col was by the name of --Beneford the Majors name not recollected the Capt was by the--name of Glover that he was marched from Norfolk in the state of Virginia to a place called [word not readable] & at that place the army had a general engagement with the British army & the said american was defeated and we retreated in confusion & crossed the Delaware River & went to Bucks County Court house & joined the Militia commanded by General George Washington & crossed back over the Delaware River in the night & attacked the Hessians & they Surrendered to Gen Washington & we marched back & crossed over the River again & went to Trenton & from there we marched on to South Carolina to a place called the hanging Rock & Pine tree Stone under the command of Gen Scott Col Beneford & Capt Roberts
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& at that place there was a general battle fought by the American & British army & the Americans were defeated & this Declarant was taken prisoner & taken on [unreadable word] of a prison Ship & kept about Sixteen weeks & then he made his escape & returned to the Americans & enlisted again with Col William Washington for & during the Revolutionary war --the Capt to whose company he belonged was by the name of --Watson & remained in South Carolina until Corn Wallace [word not readable] to go to Virginia to a place called Norfolk & at [word not readable] Court house we overtook Corn Wallace & he marched on to a place called Pigeon hill & then crossed over the River into little york & at that place the two armies had a general engagement & the British army Commanded by Corn Wallace was defeated & surrendered to General Washington at that time this Declarant says he belonged to the troops & he was sent to South Carolina & continued there until peace was made between Great Britain & the United states. That he lived in the State of Virginia at the time he entered into the service of the United states in Dinwiddie County John Hardy his mark 
he says he was in the service five or six years
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State or Territory
John Hardy his mark
Sworn to a& subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Robert Thompson clerk
And that the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the aforenamed applicant was a Revolutionary soldier. and served as he States
Elias Poston Probate Judge
I Robert Thompson Clerk for the Rush Probate Court do hereby cerify that the forgoing contains the original proceeding of the court in the matter of the application of John Handy for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of office this 13th day of February 1833
Robert Thompson clerk
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section  May 17, 1927
Summers Hardy 705 Sinclair Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. Sir: I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S 16140 it appears that John Hardy while a resident of Dinwiddie County, Virginia enlisted in 1775 or 1776, served as a private in Colonel Faulkner's Virginia Regiment, and Captains Glover's and Roberts' Companies, Colonel Buford's Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Long Island and Trenton, then in the battle of Hanging Rock, South Carolina, where he was captured and held a prisoner on ship for sixteen weeks, made his escape and joined Captain Watson's Company under Colonel William Washington, was at the Siege of Yorktown and served until Peace was made. He was allowed pension on his application executed February 13, 1833 while a resident of Rush County, Indiana aged seventy-two years. No other soldier by that name on said records. There is no data relative to family. Respectfully, Winfield Scott Commissioner.
[Marginal note on left margin] I really think this should be {unreadable word], but so plain in papers I could not change it.
[left margin has an unreadable penciled note]
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Name Hardy, John  Grade Private  Line Virginia
Warrant Number 12215  Acreage 100  Issued November 12, 1791 to John Clingman assignee