Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4357, Patrick Heagan, Penn.

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Heagan, Patrick
S 4357
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Ohio 19.886
Patrick Heagann
He served in the State of Ohio. He was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Read. of the Reg't commanded by Col. Harkley in the Penna line for 100 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 80 Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Sept. 1833 and sent to John Wharry, Greenville, Dark Co. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. 2.00. Pension allowance ending 11. Mar. 34. 4.00.
$ 240. —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Salmons Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 10.

Patrick Reagan 25508
unknown to me
The state of Ohio 3
Dark County 34. First Judicial Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the state of Ohio.
On this the sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Dark (separate Court being a Court of record) now sitting Patrick Reagan a resident of Darkbury in William County and state of Ohio aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath say that the within is true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

53508 The State of Ohio Dark County 3d. Inst. Judicial Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the State of Ohio:
On this the sixth day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Dark aforesaid (said Court being a Court of record) now sitting. Patrick Heagan a resident of Newberry in Miami County and State of Ohio aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following decla- ration to in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in York County in the State of Pennsylvania in the Spring of the Year, but in what year he cannot recollect but thinks it was 1775. as a volunteer private soldier for one year to go to Canada, but that he did not sign any instrument. That the Captains name was Church, and resided in Chester, and that the Lieutenants name was Reed and resided in Adams County in said State of Pennsylvania, but he cannot recol- lect the given name of either of said Officers. That the company was mustered at Chester under Church and marched north and joined a Regiment on the March Commanded by a Colonel Hardy of the town of York (a lawyer by profession), and the Re- giment went as far north as the "Three Rivers", where they lay sev- eral months, but he was in no engagements during that year and that he remained in the service on that volunteer for more than nine months, when they returned home near to Chester where the men from his neighbourhood 8 or 10 in number staid at Cap- tain Churches about three weeks to get their pay.
Deponent further saith that Reed the Lieutenant had returned to Chester (having obtained a Captaincy in the regular Army) when the undersigned lay there after his return from the North as afore- said, and that he again enlisted in the service of the United States in a company commanded by said Reed and joined the Army under General Wayne.
Deponent saith that he was in the affair of Peoria at which he recollects that General Wayne was in bed when they were attacked by the Hessians

Deponent further saith that he was at the taking of Stony Point that after the taking of Stony Point they returned to their encampment at a place called "the Trap."
Deponent further states that the next engagement he was in was the Battle of Brandywine where he still served under the command of General Wayne, but that Captain Reed was advanced to the rank of Major and that he does not remember the name of the captain who succeeded Reed, but that he was placed in a company commanded by Captain Holliday, after the battle of Brandywine they retreated to Chester and from thence to Philadelphia.
This deponent further states that at the battle of Brandywine his hearing was injured by the sound of the cannon and that he never after but partially recovered it.
This deponent further saith that he was next engaged in the Battle of German Town from which place they retreated to White Marsh where they remained during the greater part of the Winter, that afterwards the regiment to which he belonged was detached from the command of General Wayne, to join the forces under General Irvin and went to assist at the capture of Burgoyne at Saratoga. That after the surrender of Burgoyne the army joined General Washington at a place called the "Red Ford," that after the taking of Burgoyne he was in no engagement of any note until he was discharged which was about eighteen months after the capture of Burgoyne as near as he can recollect.
This deponent further states that he cannot remember the place of his discharge, but that he has a discharge and that to the best of his recollection it was drawn by Captain Holliday and signed by General Wayne but that his discharge has long since been lost. This deponent further states that he served altogether about five years, (about one year upon the first enlistment and four years on the second).
This deponent saith that he was born according to the best of his knowledge and information on the 5th day of March 1749, or 1750 but which year he does not know, and is now either in his eighty third or eighty fourth year of age, that he was born in York County in the State of Pennsylvania.

Deponent further saith that he resided in Adams County in the State of Pennsylvania until about six years ago when he removed into the County of Miami and State of Ohio where he has resided ever since.
This deponent knows of no record evidence by which he can prove his service and that he knows of no person by whom he can prove his service except William Dugan of Darke County State of Ohio aforesaid.
Deponent says that he is known to John Wirtz & William Wirtz who reside in Darke County by whom he believes he can prove that he sustains a good moral character and is a man of truth and veracity and is reputed and believed in his neighbourhood to have been a soldier of the revolution.
We hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Patrick Hagan his mark
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day and year above written John Beers clerk
Personally appeared in open court William Dugan of the County of Darke and State of Ohio who being duly sworn according to law saith that at the surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga he was acquainted with & knew Patrick Hagan who was then and there in the Army in the service of the United States and that Patrick Hagan the maker of the foregoing declaration is to the best of his knowledge and belief the same individual
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 6th day of November AD 1832
William his Dugan mark
John Beers clerk

We John Wirtz & William Wilson residing in Darke County and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are acquainted with Patrick Hagan who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that he is believed reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Given to of subscribed in open Court John Wirtz the 6th day of November A.D. 1832 John Brees clerk ss John ss Wilson
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 certify that it appears to them that there is no Clergyman in the vicinity of said Hagan to whom he is known and acquainted, and that John Wirtz and William Wilson who have signed the above certificate are residents of the County of Darke and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credence. By order of the court John Brees clerk
I John V Brees Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Darke do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Patrick Hagan for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Greenville this 6th day of November Anno Domini 1832 John Brees Clerk

The state of Ohio } First Judicial Circuit, Court of Common Pleas Darke County } of the County of Darke November Term 1833
The court propounded the following interrogatories to which were returned the following answers
1st Where and in What Year were You born Answer. I was born in the County of York in the State of Pennsylvania in the Year 1749 or 1750
2nd. Have You any record of Your age; if so where is it. Answer I have none
3rd Where were You living when called into service, where have You lived since the Revolutionary War and where do You now live
Answer I lived in York County Pennsylvania, since the Revolution I have resided in Adams County Pennsylvania until about six Years ago since which time he has resided in Miami County Ohio
4th. How were You called into service; were You drafted did You Volunteer or were You a Substitute, and if a Substitute for whom
Answer. I volunteered.
5. State the Names of some of the Regular officers where You served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as You can Recollect and the General circumstances of Your services
Answer. When serving under my first enlistment I was under Captain Church, and Colonel Barkley. the number of the Regiment I cannot Recollect. when enlisted the second time I was for some time under the Command of Captain Reed and then under Captain Holiday. General Wayne was the commander the whole of my second enlistment except what time I was under General Irvine I have related in my declaration the general circumstances of my services

6th did you ever received a discharge from the service and if so what has become of it
Answer. I received a discharge but it has been long since lost. to the best of my recollection it was signed by General Wayne
7 State the Names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your Character for truth and veracity
Answer. I am known to John Wertz and William Wesson of Darke County. by whom I can prove my character for veracity and that they believe me to have been a soldier of the revolution
Mark John Beers Clerk
Patrick H Heagan mark

No 25508 Ag. 880
Patrick Magee Miami County Ohio.
Return for
Adm 2 years for $80.
John Whary Greenville Dark County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
28 th June 1863
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 subjjoined 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 Patrick Heagan Miami County Ohio
   Period when service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol. 1775 - 9 - private Capt Church, Col. Harkley 53 years Traditionary evidence & one certificate   Served - 4 - - " Capt Reed, Col. Wayne York County Pennsylvania paper correct   Applicant states that he served about five years    Battle at Peap, Stony Point, Brandywine, Germantown,   
I am, respectfully;
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 the 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 [i] 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.
Dugan

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 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 _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ 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 days 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, (1) 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 

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Patrick Heagney
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Index: Vol. A , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The State of Ohio } ss
Dark county } Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace within and for the county aforesaid Patrick Heagan 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 period mentioned below, and in the following grade. For five years as a private in the revolutionary War, and for such service I claim a pension
Deponent states that his second enlistment under Captain Reed as mentioned in my declaration of the 6th of November 1832 took place at Chester to the best of his recollection, in the Spring or summer of 1776 and that he served as a private soldier under said second enlistment not less than four years and one month, and that during the period he served after his second enlistment, he was under the command of General Wayne except a short time that he was placed under the command of General Irwin.
Deponent states that he now resides in Miami county Ohio close to the line between Miami and Darke counties and that the seat of Justice of Darke county is neither nearer to his residence than Troy the seat of Justice of Miami county, and that the reason of making his declaration in Darke county, was on account of procuring the testimony of William Digan, who resides in

Darke county, and that he is better acquainted with the citizens of Darke county than those of Miami as a large number of the citizens living between his residence and the seat of Justice of Darke county removed from Adams county in Pennsylvania where he formerly resided
Patrick his  Heagan
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of July AD 1833
John Bens juror of the p re
The State of Ohio } ss Before me Henry D Williams a Darke county } Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared George Morningstar who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with the above named Patrick Heagan for the period of twelve or fifteen years whilst he resided in Adams county in the State of Pennsylvania and that said Heagan was always reputed and belie- ved by his neighbors and acquaintances there to have been a soldier of the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of August 1833 George Morningstar
Henry D Williams Justice of the peace

The State of Ohio We the undersigned Justices of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that we have been acquainted for upwards of twelve years with William Dugan whose deposition was taken to prove the services of Patrick Reagan in the Revolutionary War and that we believe his statement is entitled to Credit Given under our hands this twenty seventh day of August A.D. 1833
Henry D. Williams John Beers
The State of Ohio I John Beers clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Darke aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry D. Williams and John Beers Esquires before whom the foregoing depositions were taken were at the time of taking the same and now are acting Justices of the Peace of said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and Credit are due to their official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Greenville the twenty seventh day of Au- gust in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and thirty three John Beers Clerk

State of Ohio } ss Before me Henry D Williams a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally came John Reck who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with the foregoing named Patrick Hagan whilst he resided in Adams County in the State of Pennsylva- nia for the period of thirty five or forty years & that said Hagan was always reputed by his neighbours and acquaintances to have been a Soldier of the Revolution Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of August AD 1833 John Reck
Henry D Williams Justice of the peace
I Henry D Williams a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Darke aforesaid do certify that I am ac- quainted with George Morningstar and John Reck who have subscribed the foregoing depositions and that they are Men of Respectability and veracity Henry D Williams

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Greenville O Aug 27/63
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Adm J G Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Department of War Washington City D.C.

Greenville Darke county Ohio August 27th 1833
Sir
I again enclose you the papers relating to the claim of Patrick Heagan for a Pension Some additional testimony has been procured showing what he was reputed to be whilst he was a resident of Adams county in Pennsylvania I now hope there will be no difficulty whatever
Yours &c
John Wherry
LL Edwards Commit of Pensions

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Heaksley, James (Houksley) GRADE Drummer LINE New York
In parcel, etc.
WARRANT NUMBER 7267 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 29, 1790 to John Mc Millen, assignee
*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.