Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 4594, Thomas Hardin, Va.
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Va.  Hardin, Thomas  R 4594
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Original Claim
County of Howard
State of Missouri
     On this seventeenth day of October 1825 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record in and for the County of Howard aforsaid Thomas Hardin resident in said County aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to botain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said Thomas Hardin enlisted for the term of one year on the 11th day of February 1776 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Jonathan Clark in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Mullenburg in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until 1778 in the month of February when he was discharged from the said service at Valley Forge in the state of Pennsylvania that he entered into service in the militia of the state of Virginia in 1779 in which he served four tours of duty of three months each campaign or there about, that he was in the battle of Brandywine, Germantown and Trenton and that he has no other widow now in his power (having lost his discharge and other papers) of his said services than his own oath.
and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or on any manner disposed
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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 or naval
services 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 me;
nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by
me subscribed.
Schedule
1 Negro woman aged 59 years worth $50.00
1 Negro man aged 25 years worth  400.00
1 Mare & Colt worth  40.00
1 Bay horse worth  40.00
debts due me by different persons  150.00
This declarant is by occupation a farmer he has not 
been able to work at or service the said occupation
for twenty years in consequence of bodily afflictions,
he has two small grand children residing with 
him who have no other way of living than by the
pittance that this declarant can share with them
they being orphans. their names are Moses aged 
9 years and John aged 6 years. This declarant 
further sayeth that it is with the utmost difficulty
that he can support himself, his wife who is
70 years old and his said grand children and
after all his exertions having no possible support
than the labour of the Negro man named in
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the said schedule (the negro woman being rather
an expense than an assistance to him ) he is often
dependent on his neighbors for their kind
assistance. this declarant if a pension is allowed
him wishes to be placed on the Kentucky agency.
(signed) Thomas Hardin.
Sworn to and declared on the 17th day of October
1825 before me (signed) David Todd Judge of the 
Howard Circuit Court
I Gray Bynum clerk of the circuit court of Howard
County do hereby certify that it appears to the 
satisfaction of the court that the said Thomas
Hardin did serve in the Revolutionary war
as states in the proceeding declaration against  
the common enemy for the term of two years
in the continental establishment. I also certify
that the foregoing oath and the schedule
thereto annexed are truly copies from the records
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 six hundred and ninety dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and affixed the seal of said Court on the 17th day of 
October 1825.
Gray Bynum clerk of the circuit court of Howard county
[round illegible seal left side of paper]
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Howard County Mo Nov. 1st 1825
Sir, I have sent the copy of the declaration made on the oath by my, Certified by the Judge and Clerk of the Howard Circuit Court I wish to be placed on the Kentucky list, as I have an attorney in fact in Louisville appointed for that purpose. I hope you will send the Certificate of my being place on the pension list, either him (J.W. Temple) at Louisville, Ky. or to me in this County and oblige your humble servant.
Thomas Hardin

Honl. James Barbour
Sect. of War
Washington
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There seems to have been confusion between this case and Thomas Hardin in W. 8916.

See pages that were taken from case of Thomas Hardin W. 8916 and placed in the case of Thomas Hardin C. 4594, Apr. 24, 1949.

It appears that the certificate referred to in said papers was sent to Thomas Hardin W. 8916 instead of Thomas Hardin C. 4594 who never received pension.

[Illegible initials]
4/21/29
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[Illegible] in Case
Thos. Hardin W. 8916
Placed in this case
Apr. 24, 1929 [illegible initials]

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
State of Missouri
County of Chanton
SS.
On this thirteenth day of January 1823, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Chanton personally appeared Thomas Hardin who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captains Jon. Clark & [illegible] in the regiment commanded by Colonels Muhlenburg & [illegible] in the service of the United States; that he now resided in the state of Missouri where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. That he at present received dollars per month.

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.}
Thomas Hardin
James Semple Jr.

Note. The oath to be taken before a daily qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

State of Missouri
County of Chanton
I Edward B Cabell clerk of the County Court, within and for the County aforesaid do hereby testify, that James Semple whose name is [illegible] to the foregoing certificate, now s, and was at the time of so doing, as acting Justice of the Peace in the said County duly authorizes and Commissioned according to has and that full faith and credit are also all his
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his official act as such.
Folded stamp
In Testimony whereof I have hereinto sat my hand and affixed my private seal (there being no Seal of office yet provided) at office in Chanton, on the thirteenth day of January in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty three, and of the independence of the State the third.
Edward B. Cabell   clerk

State of Missouri
County of Chanton [illegible markings]
I James Earickson [illegible] County Court for said County do hereby certify that Edward B. Cabell whose name is signed to [illegible] forging certificate is the clerk of the said county and who [illegible] official acts as such are entitled to full faith and [illegible] given under my hand and seal this 11th day of January 1823.
James Earickson
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[crossed out across top of page] "Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873"
[black stamp] REJECTED
4594
P.O.
Thomas Hardin
[all information and dates requested on form are left blank]
Service, Enlisted, Discharged, Application filed, Alleges, Re-enlisted, Attorney, P.O., Recognized, Contract, Cert. of Dis., Searched for
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For Transfer.-
Hon. D. Barton, Senate.
see letter 19 Feb. 1823
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This was found in case Thos. Hardin W. 8916 and placed in [illegible] case Apr. 24, 1926 WLS

County of Chanton
State of Missouri

On this 13th day of January in the year 1823 before me James Semple justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Thomas Hardin who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Jonathan Clarke in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Mulenbergh, in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, that Captain Clarke's company after his promotion was commanded by Captain [illegible] and the Regiment was commanded by Colo. John Green, that he is informed by a letter from Mr. L. L. Edwards that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state Kentucky, that his certificate was forwarded to William Winslow Esq., Port William, Kentucky, and which certificate has never been received by the said Thomas Hardin.
Thomas Hardin
So [illegible] and sworn to before me the day [illegible]
James Semple, Jr.

State of Missouri
County o Chanton
I, Edward B. Cabell, Clerk of the County Court for and within said County, do hereby testify, that James Semple, whose name is
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Subscribed to the foregoing Certificate, now is, and was at the time of so doing and acting Justice of the peace in the County aforesaid, duly authorized and Commissioned according to law. and that full faith and credit are due all hisofficial acts as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affoxed my private Seal there being no Seal of office yet provided (word covered by paper covering seal) office in Chariton, on this the tenth day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty three, and of the Independence of this State the third.

Edward B. Cabell Clk
(flourish)

(word smudged out)

State of Missouri
County of Chariton } css

I James Earickson Justice of the county Court of said County do hereby certify that Edward B. Cabell whose Signature is aff to the foregoing certificate is the clerk of the said County and that due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such given under my hand and seal this 16th day of January 1823.

James Earickson seal