Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 14762, Richard Harrison, Va

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Harrison, Richard
R. 14762
Va. Half-Pay
CONTENTS
See N.A. Acc. No. 874 No. 050086 Half Pay Richard Harrison

State of Mississippi } By the Probate Court Jefferson County. } for said County.
Whereas Richard Harrison deceased formerly of said County made his last Will and Testament wherein he appointed Patsey Harrison David Ferguson James Truly and William Ferguson for the execution of the same and whereas it is represented to our Probate Court now sitting for said County of Jefferson at the Court House thereof this fourth Monday and 28 th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four that said Executors have all departed this life and that there is certain estate of the said Richard Harrison deceased not administered converted and disposed of according to his said last will and testament. Therefore to the intent that said will may be well and truly performed we do give grant and commit unto Philip B. Harrison the administration of the goods chattels rights and credits of the said Richard Harrison deceased unadministered as aforesaid according to the tenor of the said will and the true intent and meaning of the said Testator. And the said Philip B. Harrison having entered into Bond in the penalty of Ten thousand dollars with good security as the law directs. He is therefore hereby appointed and constituted administrator.

of the Estate of Richard Harrison deceased with the Will annexed. Witness the Honorable John M. Whitney Judge of Probate for said County at the Court House of said County the fourth Monday in January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.
Issued the 28 th day of January
A.D. 1834.
Philip Dixon, Clerk.
Mississippi Territory 22 nd Aug t . 1798.
Dr Sir
I have received your kind favor of the 27 th August 1797 and observe the contents, and agreeably to your request have empowered Capt n Gano to act for me in your Country, have also requested of him for every information and assistance to call on you, which I am certain from your goodness to me when in your Country You will do every thing in your power for me which I pray you to do, and give him every assistance in getting it down to me, you can put him in the right tract respecting the business, the lands on Green River, my Illinois Land the Lands of my Brother James, deceased the Noole Linn lands, Rough Creek lands &c. &c. &c.

will do as much for you if you will command me, Mrs Harrison and family joins me in compliments to you Lady and family.
I am Sir Yr. friend & Servant Gales Creek Robt. Harrison
Maj r John Harrison

Cert. for Richd Harrison of Va
1 July 1832
Feb 18. 1845
Record Vol 43, page 158/9

5 Pension Office
February 18. 1845
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of the late Richard Harrison, who was a Lieutenant of Artillery of the Virginia State Troops, who asks for the difference between the half-pay of a Lieutenant of Artillery, and also that the half-pay may commence that of a Lieutenant of Artillery Infantry, and that the half-pay may commence on the 1 st of January 1782 instead of the first of August 1782. It appears that under the act of the 5 th of July 1832, entitled "an act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia", he has been already been paid for the service of said Harrison as a Lieutenant of Infantry commencing on the 1 st of August 1782. My opinion is that the claim should be allowed as a Lieutenant of Artillery at the rate of two hundred dollars per annum, commencing on the first of January 1782, when he left the service, and ending on the 29 th December 1799, when he died, deducting what has already been paid, and that the amount is payable to William H. Todd, attorney of P. B. Harrison, administrator of Richard Harrison
Approved
Commissioner of Pensions
Secretary of War

Claim of Kurts of Capt Richards Harrison of the Va state line for arrears of half pay due &c
filed by John Rodwells Atty.
Adams

Washington D.C.
April 27 1854
Sir
A warrant was issued to Richard Harrison for 2666 2 / 3 acres for his services as a Lieut in the Va state line by the state of Virginia, Commissioner Smith reported in 1833 or 1834 as follows Richard Harrison entitled to the difference Lieut & Captain's bounty for service of three years in the Va state line & a warrant for 1333 1 / 3 acres was accordingly by issued to his heirs & scrip was issued for the same by the Genl Government in 1854 to Wm H Todd attorney for the heirs of Richard Harrison
$2786.19 half pay of Richard Harrison as a Lieut of Infantry in the Illinois Regt in Va line commanded by Geo R Clarke in the Revolutionary War, was paid to his heirs under act 5 July 1832 & the sum of $812.71 was paid to his heirs for his services in the Va state Navy on 18 July 1845, as it is shown by the report of Commissioner Smith & by proof in the papers that he served as a Captain & land was granted for his services as Captain, I ask that the difference between the half pay of a Lieut & Captain from 1 Aug 1782 to 29 Dec 1799, to the time of his death be paid to his heirs
Hon L P Waller Chair of Pensions
John S Edwards Attorney

State of Mississippi, Jefferson County,
Ch 2
I personally appeared before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Thomas Hinds, who being first duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Capt. Richard Harrison for some time previous to his death, and that he always understood that he served as a Captain in the Illinois Regiment commanded by Genl George R. Clark of the Virginia State line during the revolutionary War.
This deponent further states that said Capt. Rich d Harrison departed this life about the 29 th day of December in the year Seventeen hundred & ninety nine and that his heirs and only heirs now living are Philip B Harrison, Richard Harrison, H. B. Harrison, Mabella H. Dunbar (formerly Harrison) P. B. Doherty son and only heir of Caroline Doherty (formerly Harrison). Thos. Hinds Sworn & subscribed to before me this 16 th day of March anno Domini 1833
A. B. Macleod J.P.

State of Mississippi } Jefferson County }
I Isaac Pipes Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that A. B. McLeod whose name is above subscribed is an acting of the Peace for said County and that faith & credit are due all his acts as such. Given under my hand and seal of office this 16 day of March 1833 Isaac Pipes Clk.
State of Mississippi } Jefferson County } Probate Court Jan y Term 1834
On the application of Philip B. Harrison ordered that Letters of administration Debonis non with the will annexed of the estate of Richard Harrison deceased be granted to him on his entering into Bond in the penalty of Ten Thousand Dollars with Hay Battle Harrison and Rich d Harrison his securities. Bond entered into and oath administered in open court The above is a true transcript from the records of said Probate Court. Given under my hand & seal of office this 26 th day May A. D. 1834. Philip Dixon c

State of Mississippi } Probate Court May Jefferson County } Term A.D. 1834
Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Hinds Joseph Dunbar and Philip Dixon who being duly sworn depose and say they are well acquainted with the family of Richard Harrison deceased formerly of this County and were acquainted with deceased in his life time and that Philip Barbour Caroline Matilda Mabella Richard & Hay Battle Harrison were all the Children and lawful representatives of said deceased and that there were no more, and that Philip B. Dougherty is the legal descendant of Caroline Matilda and that she had no others and further say not.
I Philip Dixon clerk of said Probate Court do hereby certify that the above is a true transcript from the records of said Court. Given under my hand & seal of office this 26 th day of May 1834. Philip Dixon CLK.

I certify that Richard Harrison did receive from Oliver Pollock Esq. Agent for Congress at New Orleans in the years (1776 1777 1778 1779 & 1780) a commission (by authority from Congress or the Governor of Virginia) as a Lieutenant in the army of the United States that he departed from New Orleans in the year 1777 or 1778
(to the best of my recollection) with several other officers and a few volunteers with orders to join Col. Roger Clark then commanding on the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers and have every reason to believe that he did serve under Col. (since Genl.) Clarke in his expeditions against Kaskaskia & other places on the Mississippi & Illinois either as a Lieut. or Captain in the Army that I was well acquainted with said Harrison both before his departure from New Orleans and his return after the war to Natchez where he died & left a large family, with one of his sons Philip B. I am personally acquainted.
Given under my hand at Natchez this Fifteenth day of March 1833
acknowledged before me this 15 th day of March 1833 Given under my hand & Official seal G. B. Lyons N. P.
John Henderson
formerly Deputy agent for Congress at New Orleans
Registers office Dec. 7 th 1844
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true transcript from the originals now on file in this office
Wm. Register

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Harrison, Robert GRADE Private LINE Rhode Island
WARRANT NUMBER 3220 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 28, 1792 to Israel Angell, 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.