Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1402, George Burghart, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Burghart, George or Burkhart, or Buckhart,
R 1402
CONTENTS

State of Kentucky } County of Warrenton }
Be it known that On this 13 day of November, A D 1854. before me.. The undersigned a Justice of the peace. in and for the County and State aforesaid. Personally Appeared. Isaac Burghart. a resident of  the County a resident of the County of Warrenton and State aforesaid. The son and heir at Law of George Burghart deceased, Who is the Identical man who was a soldier of the Revolutionary war. and he made application for a pension in his lifetime from the County of Knox and State of Kentucky for the benefit of the Pensions act of 7 th June 1832. and if his name was spelled different it can only be attributed to the Attorney who drew up his application - as he was often called - Buckhart - when his true name was Burghart.
That he is directly interested as son and heir at Law of the said George Burghart - in said Pension Claim and makes this Affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or argument as my agent may lawfully use in prosecuting said Claim hereby countermanding and revoking all powers of Attorney - and Authorizing herefor Give I hereby constitute and appoint J. S. P. Howard of Washington D. C. my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the said Claim - to any amount

of Partitioning Division - or increase of pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence or argu- ment, and to receive the certificate of pension which may be issued for said claim - which Certificate, etc. etc. witness whereof I have hereunto affixed and signed my name - this - as and year last above written.
John G. Crump
Isaac his Burghart mark Q.D.
Dr. Lamwood
State of Kentucky  Harlan County  Set It is hereby certified, that the foregoing document
State of Kentucky Harlan County Set
Sworn to and subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year last above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Isaac Burghart to be directly interested in said claim as set forth. He is the son and heir at Law of George Burghart deceased mentioned in the foregoing statement - who was often called by the name of George Beckhart in his lifetime - whose true name was Burghart. I further certify that Isaac Burghart who has executed the foregoing statement & Power of Attorney is known to me to be a reputable

and his acts is entitled to the most entire credit. & the foregoing erasure was made before signed. & his signature thereto attached is genuine. & I have no interest in this claim nor concerned in its prosecution and that he is a resident of the County of Warren & State of Ky. Henry H. Lewis
State of Kentucky Warren County Set I am Carewood Clerk of the court in and for the County of Warren and the aforesaid as hereby certify that Henry H. Lewis whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of making the foregoing signa- ture a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn as the law directs. And that all his official acts in such is entitled to full faith and credit and his signature thereto attached purporting to be his is genuine. And the Court aforesaid is a Court of Record.
In testimony whereof I have affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name Clerk of said Court on the 13 th day of Nov. 1854
Wm Carewood Clerk

Virginia.
At a court of quarter Sessions continued and held for Lee county at the courthouse thereof on the 17 th day of March 1836
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. — State of Virginia, Lee County to wit,
On this 17 th day of March in the year 1835 personally appeared in open court, before the court of Lee County now sitting, George Burkhardt, resident in Harlan County Kentucky, aged ninety four years of age the 9 th day of February last, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That at the commencement of the revolutionary war, in 1775 he resided on the Allegheny, in Bedford county in the State of Pennsylvania, which was then a frontier county, and much exposed to Indian depredations. That the declarant was raised in the militia service in a company commanded by Capt John Miller, and was four years under his command, and served three months in every summer during that time, in guarding against the incursions of the Indians, and as a spy upon their movements. Near the commencement of this service, the declarant was drafted to go to Boston against the British, but in a day or two after he started, an express was sent after the company to which he belonged, to return to Bedford, as the Indians were then approaching the settlements, the order for the company to return, was given by Col John Woods, who commanded the militia in that neighbourhood. — Capt Miller then resigned his command, and the declarant was commanded two years by Capt. Solomon Adams and spent three months of each of those years, during the summer season, in the same kind of service. — At the end of those two years the declarant fell under the command of Capt Samuel Davis with whom he performed two other tours of three months each in the same kind of service, and in the same season of the year. — The declarant then served one year in a company commanded 3 mo 16 2/3 6 mo

by Capt Delap, whose christian name he thinks was Richard, under whom, he served a nother tour of three months in the same kind of service. Making in all, nine years, in each of which, he served a tour of three months as a spy and frontier guard against the Indians, embracing the whole period of the Revolutionary War, and a year or more after its close. His services commencing with the revolution. The only engagement the declarant was in, was at an old Indian Town called French Town, where the scouts were attacked by upwards of sixty Indians, and after an obstinate resistance were victorious over us, killing and wounding nine of our number, out of a company of thirty. — For these services, the declarant received regular discharges, which he has long since lost, by their accidental destruction. — The declarant removed about forty years ago into the said county of Lee, where he resided many years, and then removed to Knox, now Harlin county, in the state of Kentucky where he yet resides, only about seven miles distant from Lee courthouse Virginia. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present; and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Sister J.W.S. Morrison De
George his Burkhart mark
We Abraham Crabtree a clergyman residing in the said county of Lee, and Daniel Dickinson residing in the same, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Burkhart who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ninety four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. We also certify that he has a good character for veracity.
Sworn to and subscribed this 17 th day of March 1835
Abraham Crabtree
Sister J.W.S. Morrison De
Danl Dickinson

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them, that Abraham Brabner, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the county of Lee, and that Daniel Dickinson who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Lee, and is a credible person, and that their statements is entitled to credit.
I Alexander H. Mills clerk of the court of Lee county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of George Benthart for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 10th day of February 1836, in the 60th year of the commonwealth
Alexander H. Mills

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
April 26, 1929
Dr. E.E. Swanson Crete Nebraska
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 1402, it appears that George Burghart, Burkhart or Buckhart was born, February 9, 1741.
He applied for pension March 17, 1835, while residing in Knox, Harlan County, Kentucky, and alleged that while living on the Allegheny, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, early in the Revolution, he was enrolled in the Pennsylvania Militia and served under Captains John Miller, Solomon Miller, Samuel Davis and Delap, three months in every summer during the war, as Indian Spy and guard and was in an engagement with the Indians at French Town.
The claim was not allowed as proof of service as required by the pension law was not furnished.
In 1854, son Isaac, was a resident of Harlan County, Kentucky.
There are no further family data.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

23,641 - Suspended
let 8 March 1836 a. W. Mills Clk, Sec C. M. Co.
- Ky -
1402
act 7 th June 1832

1929. Apr. 26. High Dr. E E Swanson and 1929. May 31. Mrs. E. E. Swanson - only me here. 1929. Mch. 16. Above notified again only - am
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1402
RECEIVED
P. O.
George Buckhart
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
She printed list of 185-2 shows reasons for suspen -
Alleges: since -
"For further proof Re-enlisted: and specification"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Recognized. _____
Contract.
Cert. of Dis. _____
Searched for _____, 18

George Burghart for Rev Pension act 1832 Kentucky suspended file
Paper 2 M.V.

War Dept. P. Office March 28, 1886
Sir,
The declaration of George Buckhart of Kentucky, has been ex d & filed with suspended cases in this office. She alleges to have served on the Indian frontiers of Pennsylvania for three months in each year for nine years during a period of nine years, from 1775. She made a declaration in 1833 of which mention has been omitted to be made in the new exhibits. In that declaration services were alleged different from those  those services now set forth. Said declaration should be returned to the office. It is doubtful whether the whole of the service now alleged was of

that character provided for by the act of June 1832, then During the period from 1775 to 1783, the Indians did not commit hostilities, during the summer of those years, They were occasionally made incursions into the frontier settlements as while continued but for short periods, Each term of service in which the applicant was engaged should be particularly specified, merely to say that he served three months in each year therein is by no means sufficient.
A. M. Wells March 6, 1836
Second Vol 28, B3, 95
Cor
Genl W. Mills Esq Lee Court House Va

Lonesville Va Feby 12 th
265
The Honorable Lewis B. Cass Secretary of War Washington City

W Geo Buckhal 22 Feb. 1866. Pension office
W-Syl
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23. 641 George Buckhal Kentucky

Lee Southouse 13 th Feby. 1836
A copy of the original proceedings having been sent on sometime in the Spring of 1835 and no return from the war department being made it is presumed that the original proceedings has been lost or mislaid.

Crete, Nebr Sept 1928 or Mar 1776
Law Division U.S. Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Was there a George Burkhardt , Buchart or Burkhardt serving in Revolutionary War from Pa - Ken Va or Ohio He lived to 118 years of age & might have claimed a pension in Ohio. I know He lived in Harlan Co Ken & was born in Sermanstown Pa.
(2) Do you have anyone serving in war by name of Harger . His child was Mary born 1791

Any information will be greatly  appreciated .
Yours truly,
Mrs. F. G. Brown Swanson

Crete, Nebr.
Dept of Interior March 12 - 1931. Bureau of Pensions Dear Sir:
I would appreciate the following service records of Rev. soldiers:
(1) John S all spell  Stahl  Stahl who died May 17-1787 Cumberland Co Pa also service record, wives name etc this is Stahl not Hall
(2) Augustus S Hall  Stahl yeoman of who died 1806 - 1815 in Dauphin Co Pa, wife Anna Elizabeth survived & lived in Wayne Co Ohio died 1829.
3. Service record of George Burkhardt who lived in Montgomery Co Pa 1783 & served from Philadelphia Co if serving. One. wife was Maria Veronica
Yours very truly, (Mrs) Mary Prouant Swanborn. Crete Nebraska.
Will you please rush these answers. I surely would appreciate it as I will have access to to traveling library soon & these might help.

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Dear Sir:
Did the George Burkert who served as a private Bedford county Pa 5 th Series V of 4. Pa Archives ever receive + draw a pension?
Is he the same as Rev war claim R 1402 Geo Burkhardt.
There are 2 Geo Burkert living in Bedford Co Pa 1790 census each with 7 children each with
same spelling of name but no one listed spelling name Burkhardt, Burkhart nor Buckhart. Name changed spelling in Ohio to Burkert Burkett etc. Yours truly,
Ray Prewant Swanton

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
May 31, 1929
Mrs. E.E. Swanson Crete Nebraska
Madam:
I advise you that the history furnished you April 26, 1929, of George Burghart, R. 1402, is that of the only soldier by that name, under any spelling, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

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Again adv. on Oct. 3-1934 This is the only George
March 16, 1931
Mrs. Fay P. Swanson Crete Nebraska
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolutionary War unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to the United States on account of his services.
A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of John Hair (searched under all spellings) as described by you; or of any Augustus Hahl or Hall.
But asked for Hahl and Hall
You were advised May 31, 1929, that you were furnished April 26, 1929, the history of the only George Burghart or Burkhart that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner