Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36009, John Hanna, Del. Penn.
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Del. Penn. Hanna, John S. 36009
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9,920
Delaware.
Dead
John Hanna, 4 of New Castle Co. in the state of Delaware, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel De Haas, of the Penns a. of [?] line, for the term of eleven months. Del. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Delaware, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 [crossed out] 29 of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Apr. '19, and sent to Kinsey Johns, judge Wilmington, Delaware. 
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819.
10 mo.s 1/30 & 4/31}
81.30
48  ''
$129.30
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued [end of left column]
Note of ceations [?] sent to Joseph Roberts
Agent. New Castle - Delaware July 14. 1820
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36009
INVALID
Revy [?]
File No. 36009
John Hanna
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
[end left column]
1910 Oct. 1 To Mr. W.H. Rhawn ¢
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Apr '19
John Hanna
99 20
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Schedule
New Castle County Js. 
On this twenty- fifth[crosssed out] fourth- day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common Plead, for the State of Delaware, being a Court of Record; and so expressly made by the laws and constitution of the said State by which it was created: John Hanna aged seventy years and upwards, resident in the hundred of Pencader, County, of New Castle in the District of Delaware, who being first only sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war, as follows to have[?] it, in the Company commanded, by Captain McKennan in the Regiment of the Delaware line commanded by Colonel [blank space], Hall on the Continental Establishment as will appear by his declaration made to the department of War on the twenty-ninth day of April 1818, whereon certificate of pension no 9.920 was issued. And do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818. And that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or of 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 eighteenth 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 scheance[?] hereto annexed and by me subscribed: - a lot of pump tools, a lot of household furniture, one hog. My occupation is that of a pump maker, my ability to pursue it, is totally destroyed by Palsy and other Bodily disease, and my poverty has entirely deprived me, of the means to have it carried on. My family consists of myself and my wife. My wife [end of page]
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is named Rachel, her age is 50 years and upwards, very infirm and afflicted with rheumatic pains, and is utterly unable to contribute to her or my support. And further I do swear that I am in such indigent circumstances, as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my Country, except by private or public charity.
his
John X Hanna
mark
Sworn to and declared [unitelligible] on the day and year ato[?] in Open County.
Atterh[?] Jos. Roberts Proth.
State of Delaware
New Castle County's J Joseph Roberts Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of  Delaware in and for the County of New Castle in the said State, 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 according to the valuation thereof made and exhibition to the said Court by James Thompson is forty three Dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of said Court of New Castle the fifth day of July in the year of oure Lord one thousand and eight Hundred + Twenty --
Jos. Roberts Proth
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New Castle, Del. [upside down]
The Judges certificate is wanting -Lee enclosed form [right side up]
John Hanna
Private 
'81 war
Maeis[?] Delaware
Rep.
Adm[?] [upside down, end left column]
John Hanna, 
private, 
New Castle co. Delaw
Col°. De Haas's regt.
Penn a line- 3 years. 
29. April, 1818.
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Mate of Delaware's
personally appears Before me Chief Justice of the  Supreme Court in and for the State of Delaware. John Hanna at[crossed out] who upon his Solemn oath on the Holy room of almighty God deposeth and saith[?] that in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy five that he enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by coln John P. Dehas on the company thereof commanded by Captn Williams in which Regiments he served three years and that on the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty one he retired[?] in the Delaware Regiment commanded by coln David Hall in a camp away[?] thereof commanded by Captn William McKennon in which service he continued until the close of the war with Great Britain and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of her county[?] for support
Seven to and Subsaibed[?] the Twenty ninth day of april in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Before me
Kensey Johns C.J. John Hanna 
New Castle County, Ld.. I John Wiley, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, do hereby certify, that the Honorable Kensey Johns Esquire[?], who appears to have signed the above Deposition as at the time of signing thereof, ever since hath been, and still is, the Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, duly commissioned and qualified; and to all his Acts as such full Faith and Credit is and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and Affixed the Seal of Office of the said Supreme Court, at New Castle in the County aforesaid, this Twenty ninth day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Miley[?] John of the Sup Court
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State of Delaware
New Castle County 
I Kensey Johns Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware Do certify that of the time of taking the within deposition It did appear to my satisfaction that the within named John Hanna served in the War of the Revolution for the Term off nine Months and longer as to the fact of his having been a Soldier, my belief is that at or near the close of the said War I personally knew him to be acting in that station and I have had some knowledge of him from that period to the present time- his occupation was a Well digger and cleaner of Wells and I do further certify that I have inquired into his present condition and circumstances and that the said John Hanna by reason of his reduced - circumstances in his life is in need of assistance from his country that he is much afflicted with disease and very poor are faith within my knowledge In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand this twenty fourth day of December A.D. 1818 
Kensey Johns C.J.
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PENSION 
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SEP 
27
1910
US
OFFICE [end of top stamp]

RECORD DIVISION
SEP
28
1910
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a[?] B
W.H. RHAWN 
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
CATAWISSA, PA.
September, 26, 1910.
Pension Office, 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Sirs, 
Kindly send me, as soon as possible, record of pension granted to John Hanna a revolutionary soldier. Gave date of pension, amount where he was born, date of borth and death.
Yours respectfully, 
W.H Rhawn
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In reply to your request of ________, received ______________  for a statement of the military history of John Hanna a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. We.[?] 36,009.
[column headings: Dates of enlistment or appointment., Length of service., Rank., officers under whom service was rendered: Captain., Colonel., state.]
1. 1775, 3 years, Private, Williams, John P. De Haas, 1" Pa. 
2. 1781, to end of War, [N/A], Wm McKennan, David Hall, Del. [end of chart]
Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark]
Date of application for pension, Spt. 29 1818, from which date it was alld
at $8 per mo.
Residence at date of application [at...application crossed out], in 1820: Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co, Del. 
Age at date of application [date...application crossed out], in 1820: 70 yrs, date tpl. birth not stated. 
Remarks: 1820 wife Rachel at 50. hand[?] for last payment.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
NAME Hanna, John GRADE Private LINE Hagen's Regiment

WARRANT NUMBER 13176 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 22, 1797 to -not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in the General Land Office records in the National Archives.