Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,392, Pharo Hart, Conn

SERVICE
Hart, Pharo or Pharon.
NUMBER
S. 34392.
CONTENTS

13, 311
New Jersey.
Pharo Hare
of Hunterdon County in the state of New Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley of the Continental line, for the term of three years 88
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of July 1819. and sent to Jonathan Haver son, Esq. Pennsaukenville 8.9.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 80.77 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819. 48.00
$128.77
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Philo Hart
1831
former p. No 6
Sept 1849
6 C.O.R.
John H. Haskell
Hampton
N. Jersey

ORIGINAL CLAIM.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY, } ss. Hunterdon county, }
ON this first day of August - eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared, in open court of common pleas, being a court of record in and for the said county, Pharo Hart aged Sixty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820, that he the said Pharo Hart enlisted for the term of three years in the month  day of May - in the year 1813 in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by captain Wright in the regiment commanded by colonel Brady in the line of the state of Connecticut on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until November when he was discharged from the said service, in this county in the state of New Jersey
That he was in the battles of Manassas  Springfield  Champlain and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except his discharge which was transmitted to the war department with a former claim and that he received a certificate - and has received about one hundred eighty three dollars, which said certificates has been lost
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed 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 and naval service 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 to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. to wit:-
  one washing tub $1.17 1/2  one trunk - 1.25    one frying pan - 25  one coffee pot - 37 1/2    one Skillet - 25  one small chest - 25    one bake pan - 50  one box old iron - 50    three tin basins - 50     three dishes - 10      $3.72 1/2     amt. of inventory three dollars seventy two and a half cents  
Sworn to, and declared, on the first day of August  AD 1820 before George Read
I JOHN T. BLACKWELL, Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing 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 three dollars and Seventy two and 1/2 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this first day of August - eighteen hundred and twenty
John T. Blackwell Clerk of the Court for the county of Hunterdon.

Pharo Hart 2 May 1818 — private Bradley vs Connecticut 77 Three years Wanted the judge's certificate of the reduced circumstances of the applicant.
rev'd Admity
Admitted

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County
Be it known that on the Second day of May Anno Domini 1818 before me Jonathan Stevenson one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Hun- terdon personally appeared Pharo Gart a man of colour aged about fifty seven years who being duly sworn according to law did declare that in the month of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Seven he enlisted in the American army in Captain Rights Company under the Command of Colonel Phillip Bradley of the fifth regiment in the Connecticut line for three years - says he was in the battle of Germantown and in that of Monmouth and at the expiration of his time he was regularly discharged by Lieut. Col. Gait as appears by his discharge rendered - says he has resided in the County of Hunterdon afore. Ever since the war and resides there still, and says he is now in reduced and destitute circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for support. and further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above before me
Pharo his Gart mark
Jonathan Stevenson
I Jonathan Stevenson one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hunterdon afore. do certify that I never had any knowledge of the above named Pharo Gart till the present time, he appears to be lame, I transmit his discharge with the proceedings before me had to the Secretary for the Department of War.
Answell May 2 nd 1818
Jonathan Stevenson
I Jonathan Stevenson judge as afore. do now certify that since the above, I have been made fully satisfied as to the reduced circumstances of the above named Pharo Gart, he is certainly very poor, and is also lame, I therefore again transmit the above proceedings to the Secretary for the Department of War.
Answell June 3 rd 1819.
Jonathan Stevenson

New Jersey, Hunterdon Co: I John J. Blackwell Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do certify that on Ebenezer Stearns Esquire, before whom the within Affidavit was taken, there was then and is now one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full credit is, and shall be, be due to all his official acts as such.
Witness my hand and Seal of said Court the 23 rd day of June 1818
Blackwell, Clerk.

Church Part of the 6th Regt. having served the term of three years being the time re- quired for is hereby discharged from the service
May 25 th 1860
I Have the Honor to be Genl. Comd g

Paras Hart has been put on the pension List some time ago - but has lost his certificate as stated in his present Application - his dis- charge I have been sent with his first Appli- cation to the Department - He is very infirm and very poor & needy - His papers have been mislaid here, when it was expected they had been sent on.
J. F. Blackwell

34 392 Recy INVALID.
File No. 34,399
Shaw Mast
Pr Rev No
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pharo Hart-
Appl n for new Cert:

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
New Jersey County of Hunterdon } ss.
On this _____ day of _____ 1820 ; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hunterdon personally appeared Sharo Hart of the Co of Hunterdon who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Wright _____ in the regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Bradley, _____ in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey _____ that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the _____ day of _____ 1820, at or near _____ he with care taken out of his pocket in some fashion or fashion unknown to him
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Sharo Hart Peter Hartman Justice of the Peace
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

New Jersey, Hunterdon Co
I John T. Blackwell Clerk of Hunterdon Common Pleas do certify that Peter Hartman Esq. before whom the within Affidavit was taken then was and yet is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned Sworn.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal of said Court the 15th day of December A D 1820
John T. Blackwell Clerk

Lewington N.J. } Dec. 16 th — }
Pres.
Genl. J. C. Colhoun, Secretary of War Washington

Sturminster Newton 15. Dec. 1820
Sir,
Enclosed you will find the application of Richard Hiles - Thomas Harts application for a new certificate & John Huds appli- cation for a transfer.
Yours very Humbly Servt
J. T. Blackwell
ms
John Huds application for transfer returned from a detatched piece of property.