Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 47187, Hezekiah Foard, Md.

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SERVICE                                               NUMBER
Md.            Foard, Hezekiah                S. 47187
                                                            B. L. Wt 758-200. Lieut Issued Aug. 4. 1789 no papers
[handwritten on pre-printed card]

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M
(3-223.)
File No. 47, 187
632 Certf [written over illegible printing]
OLD WAR [INVALID crossed out, Admitted written above]
Hezekiah Foard, Lieut.
[P. O. crossed out] 2d Md regt
Service: Revy war, act May 15, 1828
Enlisted:               , 18 . 
Discharged:          , 18 . 
Application filed:  , 18 . 
[handwritten on pre-printed slip]

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783
[handwritten] No. of Orig'l payment 579
REVOLUTIONALY CLAIMS
[handwritten] C6329x
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
[handwritten] Aug. ~25. 1828
[handwritten below - names, places] 
Hezekiah Foard, of Bohemia Manor in the County of Cecil, in the state of Maryland has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the end of the war,
at which period he was a Lieutenant in the Second regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing,
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
[handwritten] By order of the Secretary,
[? signature] A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Third Auditor's Office
29th August 1928
It appears by the records of this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to, Hezekiah Foard. Lieut.  In the Maryland line, amounting to Sixteen Hundred dollars.
It further appears that Hezekiah Foard is ^not now on the pension list of [crossed out - "the"] any - - - -- agency, and has ^not been since the 3d March 1826  [crossed out - "at the rate of"]  [crossed out - illegible].
[? signature] [Peter Hagner Asso]

[bottom left - illegible word and faint letters - ? Am86.419]

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[illegible]

783

H. Foard.
rec'd Aug. 11 1828
and Aug 25

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I Hezekiah Foard farmer of Bohemian Manor in the County of Cecil in the State of Maryland do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental line in the Army of the Revolution and served as such to the end of the war at which period I was a Lieutenant in the Seasonal Regiment of the Maryland line.  And I also declare that I afterwards rec'd Certificates (commonly called Commutation Certificates) for a sum equal to the amount of five years full pay which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress of the 22d March 1783 in the Head of the half pay for life to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21st October 1780.

Witness my hand this 28th day of July in the year of 1828

[Signature]
Hezekiah Foard

Before me Joseph Bryan -- a Justice of the Peace in the County of Cecil in the State of Maryland personally appear-ed this day Edw'd Oldham Gent. for Jos. Hawkes Esq & Jacob Foard of said County who did severally make oath that Hezekiah Foard of said County by whom the foregoing [insert] declaration [end insert] was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated --

Witness my hand this 28th day of July -- in the year 1828
[Signature]
Joseph Bryan

I James Tewall Clerk of the Court of the County of Cecil in the State of Maryland do hereby certify that Joseph Bryan Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace of said County and duly empowered to Administer Oaths.  In testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this  Sixth day of August in the 1828

[Signature]
JamesTewall Clk

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November 22, 1938. 

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

BA-J/ady [illegible] 
Hezekiah Foard 
S. 47187

Mrs. Fred B. Love 
1017 Washington Avenue 
Findlay, Ohio 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter relative to Hezekiah Foard, a solider of the Revolutionary War, and George H. McClausland who served in the War of 1812. 

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of those wars. 

The data which follow are found in the claim for pension based upon the service of Hezekiah Foard in the Revolutionary War. 

Hezekiah Foard served to the close of the Revolution at which time he was Lieutenant of the Second Maryland Regiment, date of entering the service, and length of service not stated. 

For his service in the Revolutionary War Hezekiah Foard was granted two hundred acres of bounty land on warrant No. 758 [possibly 753], which was issued August 4, 1789. He was allowed pension on his application executed July 28, 1828 while a resident of Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Maryland. His age is not given. 

He died February 16, 18[last two digits illegible -- possibly ending in 3]. [illegible handwriting, possible AB signature]

There are no family data on file. 

This is the record of the only Hezekiah Foard of Maryland, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

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For information in regard to the location of the land you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington [letter 'h' appears as an 'n'], D. C., and furnish that official the following data: "B. L. Warrant No. 758-200, issued August 4, 1789".

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name of person paid, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Hezekiah Foard Certificate No.632, issued August 3, 1829 [last digit may be 9], rate $320.00 per annum, Act of May 15, 1828, Maryland Agency". 

Your enclosure in regard to the service of Hezekiah Foard is returned herewith. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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[Word covered] &1812 Wars Sec [illegible]
[Word covered] 187

February 3, 1927

C. R. Gilmore
501 Exchange Bank Bldg.,
Tulsa, Okla.

Sir:

[Following has been lined through: (I have to advise you that from the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau it appears that) and replaced with] The data which follow are found in the [illegible] for pens. based upon [illegible] of Hezekiah Foard in the Rev War.

Hezekiah Ford served to the close of the Revolution at which time he was 
Lieutenant of the Second Maryland Regiment, date of enter-
ing the service, and length of service not stated.

For his service in the Rev War, H.F. was granted 200 acres of b.l. on warrant no. [illegible] wh. was issued Aug. 4, 1789.  He was allowed pension on his application executed 
July 28, 1828 while a resident of Bohemia Manor, Cecil
County, Maryland. His age is not given.  He died February
[illegible], 1833.

There [is (crossed out)] are no family data on file. [Following has been crossed out: as to his family.]

This is the rec. of the only H.F. of Md., that is found under Rev War
records of this [illegible]

Respectfully,

To Land Off
To Gen Acct Off

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

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V. L. M. [handwriting, initials in corner]

Rev.            tion [section appears missing]
S. 47
Rev. War Section. 

October 7, 1930. 

Mrs. Arthur Seaver, 
2011 Marengo Street, 
New Orleans, La. 

Madam: 

[line of strikethrough begins] 

In response to your letter dated the 27th of August, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau show that 200 acres of bounty land were allowed on account of the services of Hezekiah Ford [sic] as a Lieutenant in the Maryland Line, on Warrant No. 758 which issued August 4. 1789. 

There are no papers on file relative to said claim as they were destroyed when the War Office was burned in 1800, therefore there is no further data in regard to him or his family. 

[line of strikethrough ends] 

Very respectfully, 
F D Byington 
Acting Commissioner. 

[beginning of handwriting at end of type]
This letter written before Bounty Land was noted [illegible] pension claim [illegible]

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Oct. 13, 1938
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs
Will you please send me an abstract or summary of any papers you have on file for Hezekiah Ford Capt. Samuel T Wright's Co. of the 2nd Maryland Regt. commanded by Col. Thomas Price Revolutionary War.

I am enclosing some papers copied at the War Dept and sent to me. I don't understand if they are both the same man or not, if not I'd like to have the papers on both men.

Do you have in your dept. any record of a pension given to Major George H McCausland - War 1812 - 42nd Regiment Drafted Militia from Md. commanded by Col. Wm Smith. Service from Aug. 31 to Sept. 18, 1914.  Furloughed on account of illness. There may have been a pension to his wife. If you do have any records of this pension will you please send a copy of any papers you might have. 

Mrs. Fred B. Love
1917 Wash. Ave.
Findlay, O.

(REC'D OCT 15, 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #4)

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C. R. GILMORE
TULSA, OKLAHOMA

January 26, 1927 

Pension Bureau 
Revolutionary War Section, 
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sirs:-

Please give me the data as to the military record of Hezekiah Ford [sic] and his heirs if any you have notations on. 

This man served in the war of the Revolution in his Maryland troops and was a lieutenant. 

Thanking you, 
Sincerely, 
C R Gilmore 
504 Exchange Bank Building

CRG-HS.

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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
August 27, 1920
New Orleanes
2011 Marengo St
Dear Sir--

I should like any data, or
information of Hezekiah Ford,
who was in Rev. War; served
as Ensign & 2nd Lt in Sept 1, 1777, 
2nd Maryland Tegt. also as Pay-
master on one of the records.
Hezekiah Ford was also 1st Let
of 1st Md Gegt. in 1781. His name appears on two rolls of that Regt. Aug. 16, 1780 (War Dept.)
I am trying to find out the

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town of his enlistment in 2nd and the names of his Father, sisters & brothers - He married in Va. Goochland Co. Nancy Muse in 1797 - Thanking you for any data on this name -- (I think he was my G.G. Father,)  Sincerely Margie For Seaver Ad, Mrs. Arthur Seaver.