Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2279, James Harthorn, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Harthorn, James
S. 2279
CONTENTS
Carded

1001 Ohio
1888 July 19 - S F Cary - history - Prior
James Hartorn
Hamilton in the State of Ohio who was a Lieut. in the Comp. commanded by Captain Patterson of the Regt. commanded by ————— in the Pennsylvania line for 12 months ————— from 1775.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio ————— at the rate of 160 - Dollars ————— Cents per Annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of October 1832 ————— and sent to J. J. Hunt Cincinnati Ohio
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  240.00    Pension, allowance ending 4 th March 1833 - }  80.00     $320.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk, Book D Vol. 10 Page 55.

The State of Ohio Hamilton County
On this 14 th day of August 1832 before the Honourable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid personally appeared James Hartshorn a resident of Mill Creek Township in the said County aged eighty five 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 7. 1832 that he entered the service of the United States as 2 a Lieutenant under the following named officers and served as here in stated — Patterson Captain — McIlvain 1 st Lieut. Amos Haysmaker Ensign himself the 2 d Lieut. the field officers names say I do not recollect, in Lancaster County Pennsylvania Strasburgh township and marched from thence to York near Long Island but did not arrive in time to engage in the battle at that place and thence to Trenton New Jersey where we remained a short time and marched to Morristown in the same state where we were honourably discharged having served six months and again entered the service shortly after this discharge as a Volunteer in the same company and in the same capacity with the same officers in the County of Lancaster aforesaid and marched again to Morristown N.J. and from thence was ordered to Brunswick to keep the British from plundering the property of the inhabitants where he remained until he
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was again marched back to Morristown where he was again honorably discharged & having served six months, that he has no documentary evidence except his commission herewith submit- ted and his oath of naturalization and that 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 decla- res that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state James Harthorn
Sworn to and subscribed in open court before me Augt. 14 th 1832. We John Tuttle and Philip Young residing in the city of Cincinnati in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Harthorn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 85 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 before me in open court John Tuttle Philip Young Augt. 14 th 1832 John Tuttle Philip Young
Interrogatories propounded by the Court
1 where & in what year was you born Ans In Lancaster Co ty Pa about the yr 1747
2 have you any record of your age if so where & what is it Ans None that I know of
3 where were you living when called into the service where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live
Ans In the same Co ty & removed from there to Va & from there to S th Carolina & from there back to Va and from there to this County where he is now living

4 How were you called in to service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom Answer 1st time drafted 2d term a volunteer
5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops were you served such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Ans Genl Washington my memory is so much impaired I cannot recollect the names of any others distinctly the general circumstances of my service are contained in my declaration 6 Did you ever receive a Commission & if so by whom was it signed & what has become of it Ans yes which is herewith submitted
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in yr present neighborhood & who can testify as to yr character for veracity & their belief of yr services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans Dr John Gano John Strong William Carey Esqr and many others Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court Agnes Waldo Aug: 14 th 1832.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary applicant was soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that John Tuttle and Philip Young who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the city of Cincinnati County and State aforesaid are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit

The State of Ohio } Hamilton County } B
I Danl Gano Clerk P.T. of the Court of Common for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Harthorn for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 14th day of August A.D. 1832.
Danl Gano Clerk P.T.

James Warthorn
Ohio.
No 15 11.
Correct,
commission ended St. from 1775
1 year.
$160
Wm S. Huns

BRIEF in the case of James Wauthorn of Hamilton County in the State of Ohio (Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 85 Years. 4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Augt In 1775 — " — 6 — — 2 d Lieut Gen. Capt Patterson 1 st Lieut McIlvain   — 1775 } Jan 1776 } — " — 6 — — 2 d Lieut Same officers as a Volunteer   12 Months  
5. In what battles was he engaged? — 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lancaster County Pennsylvania 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? In part by documentary proof, and traditional — 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Little
Examining Clerk.

Rec'd
2279 INVALID.
File No. 2279
James Harthorn Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7  1832
Index: —Vol. A. , Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Harbison in Aug t 1832 of Mill Creek Hamilton Co Ohio Born in Lancaster Pa re 1747 where living until removed to Va, &c, back to Va finally in 1811 Sold in Hamilton Co Ohio He was Com d by Pen Aug 7, 1775 2 d Div n at At Strasburg Lancaster Co He entered the Service Marched to NY City but not in time to participate in the battle, retreated to Princeton & in a short time to Morristown & did duty & afterwards ordered to New Brunswick to protect from incursion of the enemy about 6 mo's

Pennsylvania ss.
In ASSEMBLY.
To James Hartshorn Esq.
May 7 1775
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Second Lieutenant of a Company  officer in the 5th Battalion of Association in the County of  Lancaster for the Protection of this Province, against all hostile Enterprizes, and for the Defence of American Liberty. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a 2nd Lieutenant transferred by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as their 2nd Lieutenant . And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from the Assembly during their Sessions; and, in their Recess, from the present or any future Committee of Safety appointed by the Assembly of this Province, or from your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Regulations for the better Government of the Military Association in Pennsylvania, and pursuant to the commission to continue in Force until revoked by the Assembly, or by the Committee of Safety.
Lancaster County, ss.
I Do hereby certify, that James Hartshorn hath voluntarily taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity, as directed by an Act of General Assembly, of Pennsylvania, passed the 13th Day of June, A. D. 1777. Witness my Hand and Seal, the 10th Day of November Anno Domini, 1777
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Henry Stymack (LS)
LANCASTER: Printed by FRANCIS BAILEY.
Signed by Order of the Assembly,
John Morton Speaker.
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Pennsylvania ss.
In ASSEMBLY.
James Hartshorn Clerk
May 7 1775
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Second Lieutenant of a Company  officer in the 5th Battalion of Spottsylvania in the county of  Lancaster for the Protection of this Province, against all hostile Enterprizes, and for the Defence of American Liberty. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a 2nd Lieutenant as aforesaid by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers, under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as their 2nd Lieutenant . And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from the Assembly during their Sessions; and, in their Recess, from the present or any future Committee of Safety appointed by the Assembly of this Province, or from your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Regulations for the better Government of the Military Association in Pennsylvania, and pursuant to the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by the Assembly, or by the present or any succeeding Committee of Safety.
Signed by Order of the Assembly,
John Morton Speaker.
S. File 2-79

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Harkie, John GRADE Private LINE Armand's Corps
WARRANT NUMBER 13156 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 12, 1789 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.