Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R., for Isaac Leonard, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Leonard Isaac
P
Applied in Penn.
CONTENTS

War Department Pension Office October 31, 1829
Henry McIlvaine, Esq. No. 73 South Fourth Street Philadelphia
Sir:
The papers which you sent to this Department in support of the claim of Isaac Leonard have been examined and placed on our files. It does not appear that he served in a regiment on the continental establishment; and as the laws providing for revolutionary soldiers do not extend to any persons who did not belong to said establishment, a pension cannot be granted.
J.L.E.
See book of reg. claims of Rev. War Soldiers & their widows, under Isaac Leonard for reference to this letter. M.C.J.

Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 10 1939
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Re: 1818 Pension Report, p. 115, Isaac Leonard, pvt, NJ. Re: 1835 Pension Pools, p. 4, Beaver Co., 2d US Inf, on rolls Sep 24 1817. Isaac Leonard.
Can you give me information concerning the two above captions ? I have reason to think that they are the same soldier, born NJ in 1753, died Ohio 1833, and my ancestor. I am particularly anxious to obtain any family history in connection with his pension.
Very truly yours,
Gary C. Burke
Gary C. Burke, 316 West 119th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
m.c.s
letter of 1/10/39
Q W I 26699

February 16, 1939
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BA-J/MCS Isaac Leonard, Rev. Rej. Isaac Leonard, O.W.I.F. 26699
Mr. Gary C. Burke 316 West 119th Street Los Angeles, California
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to soldiers named Isaac Leonard.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that an Isaac Leonard of Pennsylvania applied for pension under the Act of March 18, 1818. This act provided for those soldiers only, who rendered service in a Continental organization. The records show that the claim of Isaac Leonard was not allowed because he did not serve in the Continental line.
It was the practice to return to the claimant all papers in the claim for pension under the Act of March 18, 1818, when the claim was not allowed, therefore this office has no further information relative to this Isaac Leonard.
This is the only Isaac Leonard that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
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Isaac Leonard, O.W.I.F. 26699
The data which follow were obtained from papers in pension and bounty land claims on file under O.W.I.F. 26699, which claims are based on the military service of Isaac Leonard in the War of 1812 and on disability of this soldier incurred during his service in said war.
Isaac Leonard was born in Somerset, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

Isaac Leonard enlisted as private in Captain William Morrow's Company in the 22nd Regiment of United States Infantry, place of enlistment not shown; he received a gunshot wound in the right hand in the battle of Lundy's Lane, Upper Canada, on July 25, 1814, and he was discharged July 8, 1815, having served three years, one month and eight days.
He was about twenty-five years of age when discharged. 1815
On account of disability resulting from said wound, Isaac Leonard was pensioned from July 9, 1815.
Because of his War of 1812 service, Isaac Leonard received Warrant 10879 for 160 acres of bounty land under the Acts of December 24, 1811, and January 11, 1812. For information relative to the location of this land, it is suggested that you address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, giving the warrant number, the acreage and the acts under which the warrant was issued.
Isaac Leonard's pension certificate was sent to one Thomas Henry at Beaver Court House, Pennsylvania, in 1830. In 1866 Isaac Leonard was living in Hancock County, Ohio, with post office at Findlay.
There are no data on file relative to the family of this soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator