Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32299, William Hannaman, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Var
Hannaman, William
S 32299
CONTENTS

See letter 22 Sept 34 th
Isaac Pearson
Letter to Pen Agt 83 and 20 May 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838 Agt notified 2 nd July 1839
Paid as above from 4 th March to 17 Sept 1839. The day of his death. Agt notified 3 rd June 1840
23290 Indiana
William Hammam of Vermillion in the State of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Boeth of the right commanded by Col Lowden in the Virginia line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Dec r 1833 and Isaac Pearson New Port
30.00 Arrears to the 4th of Sept Semi-ant. allowance ending March 10.00
$60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 114
213.25

W. Hanna mar
21325

State of Indiana
Vermillion County ss: On this 13 th day of November A D 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Asaph Hill Esquire, Court of Probate now sitting. William Cannaman a resident of Steel Township in the County of Vermillion, State of Indiana, aged about sixty nine years of age, who being 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 the 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
He entered the service in the early part of the month of April 1778 when only turned of fourteen years old, as a volunteer for nine months, in Captain James Booth's Company of Virginia Militia - At the time he entered the service he was a resident of what was then called Augusta County in Virginia, now called Harrison County - He volunteered to keep Garrison at Nutter's fort, on Elk Creek about a mile and a half above the Town of Clarkesburg in Virginia - This fort was built for the purpose of protecting the frontier against the Indians - He remained in the fort, and performed Garrison duty at Nutter's fort or winter until the fall of the year 1778 until his term was expired - During this time he drew rations but received no other compensation - Applicant during his service never served with any regular soldiers and is not acquainted with the names or ranks of any of the Company or field officers of the Regiment - The Colonel of the Regiment to which Captain Booth's Company belonged was Colonel William Lowder - Colonel Lowder however, never took command in actual service during the time of applicant's service - And in the fort there were no other Captains or other Superior officers in Command excepting Captain Booth - Some time in the year 1779 Captain Booth was killed by the Indians, while working in his corn-field - Applicant, who lived about three miles from where Booth lived assisted in burying him -
Applicant was also employed, during the years 1781 and 1782 as an Indian Spy under the Orders of Colonel Lowder of Virginia - He served in the capacity of an Indian Spy during two seasons - about the Waters of the West fork of the Monongahela River in Virginia - His tour of duty was, to be out two days and to rest one day and night - Applicant does not recollect how long he served as a Spy - it was at least three months at a time in Spring and Summer of the years 1781 &

1782 - He cannot state on oath to any particular length of time that he served as a spy - but he served at different times, during the Spring Summer and fall of the years '81 & '82, whenever he was called on - but is entirely unable to state the length of time - Applicant does not recollect of any particular sum he was entitled to receive for pay during his service - He never received any pay - He served as a spy after the end of the Revolution at different times & for these services he received 83 cents a day - Applicant has no documentary evidence of his service - and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -
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 the day and year aforesaid -
Wm Hannaman
We Richard Mack a clergyman residing in Helt Township Vermillion County Indiana and Joseph Schenck  Jonathan M. Downing residing in the same County and State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hannaman, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be nearly sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Richard Mack
Jonathan M. Downing
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after setting 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 Richard Mack who signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in Helt Township Vermillion County Indiana, and that Jonathan M. Downing who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a respectable and credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit -
Asaph Hill

Stephen B. Gardner Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Vermillion State of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Hannaman for a pension. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirteenth day of November in
W. P. C.
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Stephen B. Gardner Clerk

21325
Wm Harnam an
Ind a
from 1781 private 6 months. $20.
Can only allow as above. Voluntary service for 9 mos at fort was as militia men, does not appear to have performed any actual service.
From the circumstances of his captain having been killed while at work on his farm it is evident that the applicant like many other residents near the frontier posts pursued their usual occupations and was only in service in time of alarm, such service not provided for.
Isaac Pearson Newport Wm Million Ind a

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Harnaman Vermillion & Ind.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol apt - 1778. 9 pr. Capt Booth no Col none garrisoned 69 Augusta Va. Tradg.   1781 Oct 6. 1 5/ry no Cap. Col London " " "   Cont Stat Time  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. }
W. L. Williams Ex clk

J. F. D. Lamer Madison Ind a

32299 Rev INVALID.
File No. 11 32,299
William Cannaman
Div Rev War
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 17 1/2
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 27 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Hannaman, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 4 th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 28 th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Child of William Hannaman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 17 th Sept. 1839, the day of his death,
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

State of Indiana Vigo County Set
Be it Remembered, that on this 26 day of October in the year 1833, before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Samuel Jackson who being by me duly sworn, on his oath says, that he, this deponent during the years 1781, 1782 and 1783, resided in Clark'sburg, Hampshire County State of Virginia (which County was then called Augusta County). That during the years above mentioned, he was well acquainted with William Hannaman, who also lived in Clark'sburg at the same time. That this deponent perfectly well recollects that during some part of the year 1781, 1782, & 1783 William Hannaman, served on the frontier as an Indian spy - he has a personal knowledge of Hannaman's services as such spy, as he was personally well acquainted with him at the time. But this deponent does not remember in which of the years above mentioned, it was that Hannaman served as a spy, tho' he thinks it was, in the year 1782. Deponent further says, that said Hannaman performed the services above mentioned, under the Command of Colonel George Jackson who was a brother of this deponent. Deponent further says, that he (deponent) is sixty three years of age; that he was born in the year 1770 in Augusta County in the State of Virginia.
Sworn and subscribed the date first above written before me
Sam l Jackson
State of Indiana Vigo County Set
I Ezra M. Jones a justice of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with the above named Samuel Jackson, and that I believe him to be a man of truth, and that full confidence may be placed in his words - Witness my hand and Seal
E. M. Jones

State of Indiana County of Vigo Pa
I, Charles Gilbert clerk of the circuit court of said county do hereby certify that Ezra M. Jones whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit was at the date thereof a justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Terre Haute the twenty eighth day of October A.D. 1855.
C. Gilbert clerk

State of Indiana Vermillion County
ss An this 11 th day of November A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court before Regin Shelby Esquire, court of Probate now sitting, William Hannam an a resident of Steel Township, County of Vermillion State of Indiana, aged about seventy years, who being 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 the 7 th 1832-
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated-
He entered the service early in the Month of April in the year 1778 When about 14 years old as a volunteer for nine months in Captain James Porth's company of Virginia Militia. At the time he entered the service he resided in the then County of Augusta, now Harrison County Virginia. He volunteered to keep garrison at a fort on Elk Creek, called Nutter's fort which stood about a mile and a half above Clarkburg in Virginia and was built for the protection of the frontier against the Indians. He remained in this fort and performed Garrison duty therein until his term of service was expired, which some time in the fall or winter of the year 1778. During this time he received his rations but had no other compensation. Applicant never served with any Regular soldiers, and is not acquainted with the names or rank of any of a company or field officers of the Regulars. The Colonel of the Regiment to which Captain Porth's company belonged was Colonel William Lowden. Col: Lowden never took command in actual service during applicant's term of service, and in the Nutter's fort there were no Captains or other superior officers in command excepting Captain Porth. Some time in 1779 Capt Porth was killed by the Indians while at work on his farm - applicant assisted in burying him.
Applicant was also employed during the years 1781 and 1782 as an Indian Spy under the orders of Col: Lowden of Virginia. He served as such for two seasons on the Waters of the West fork of the Monongahela River - His tour of duty was to be out two days and to rest one day and night. He does not recollect how long he served as a spy, but it was at the least three months during the spring and summer of each of the years 1781 and 1782. He cannot state precisely as to the length of time he served as a spy owing to his age and loss of memory, excepting as follows. In the year 1781 he served not less than three months and in the year 1782 he served not less than three months. His service as a spy was as a

volunteer-
Applicant also volunteered and served as an Indian spy in the year 1782 or 1783 under Col: George Jackson of Virginia-He cannot state precisely in which year but believes it to have been in the year 1783. Owing to his age and consequent loss of memory he cannot recollect the precise length that he gave as a spy under Col: Jackson except that it was not less than three months, in one of the years 1782 or 1783-
Applicant does not recollect what was the compensation he was entitled to receive for his services-He never did receive any compensation - Applicant has no documentary evidence of his services and knows of no person except Samuel Jackson and Polly Evans (whose affidavit accompanies this application) whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services-
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-
1 Applicant further says he was born in the State of New York November 11 th 1763-
2 He has at home a record of his age
3 When he first went into service he resided in Augusta County Virginia- Since the Revolution he has lived in Ohio near Chillicothe and in Indiana- he now lives in Vermillion County Indiana-
4 When called into service he always served as a volunteer-
5 Applicant never served with regular troops, and knows the names of no Regular officers- Such Militia Regiments as he was acquainted with and also his services he has stated above
6 He never received a discharge-
7 He refers to Richard Macek and Joseph Schorling his neighbors who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution-
Sworn and subscribed the day above and year above mentioned
Wm Harnan
John W. Rush Clerk of Vermillion Probate Court Indiana

We Richard Mack a clergyman residing in West Township Vermillion County Indiana and Joseph Schooling residing at the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Hannanian who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be about 70 years of age And that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me in open Court, Richard Mack Joseph Schooling John W. Rush Clerk of Probate Court of Vermillion County Ind
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogat- ory prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and found as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Richard Mack who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman president in West Township Vermillion County Indiana - and that Joseph Schooling who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Township County and State and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Regin Shelby Probate Judge
I John W. Rush Clerk of the Court of Probate of Vermillion County Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Hannanian for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11th day of November AD 1836
John W. Rush Clerk

State of Indiana
Vermillion County, Set 3
We it Remeked that on this seventeenth day of October A.D. 1833, before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Polly Evans who being by me duly sworn says, that she was well acquainted with William Hannaman, during the years 1782 & 1783. That this deponent during that time lived in Augusta County Virginia. Deponent further says, that some time in the year 1781 or 1782, (deponent does not recollect which) said William Hannaman, performed service as an Indian spy. During the time Hannaman performed these services, deponent resided in a fort called West Fort, about twenty five miles from Clarkburg. This deponent had personal knowledge that Hannaman served as a spy, as the said Hannaman, while he served as such, made his home at West Fort. But this deponent cannot state how long Hannaman served as such spy.
Deponent further says, she is now sixty one years of age, that she was born at a place called Middletown, in Pennsylvania, near the Susquehannah River in the year 1772.
Sworn & subscribed before me the date first above written Christopher Hannaman J.P.
hurd Polly + Evans Mark
State of Indiana
Vermillion County Set 3
On this seventeenth day of October A.D. 1833
I, Christopher Hannaman a justice of the peace in and for said County, do hereby certify that, I am well acquainted with Polly Evans, above named, and that I believe her to be a woman of truth, and that full credit may be given to her statement.
Christopher Hannaman J.P.

State of Indiana Vermillion County p. 3 I John W. Rush Clerk of the
Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that Christopher Hannaman whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit is now and was at the time the same bears date an acting justice of the peace in and for said County of Vermillion duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are to be given to all acts by him done as such justice of the peace - In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Newport this 11 th Day of November A D 1833
John W. Rush Clerk