REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - ANDREW HARWELL aka HARVEY Contributed by: Ann Harvey Lahtinen (thg@geocities.com) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** {this is a verbatim transcription of the handwritten pension submitted by Andrew Harwell aka Harvey on 17 July 1832 in Perry Co. Kentucky. Transcribed 1/19/1999 by Perry Co. Kentucky Harvey Researcher, Ann Harvey Lahtinen} Revolutionary Claim For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act entitled, "An Act supplementary to an act for the relief of certain Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, " approved on the 7th of June 1832. I, Andrew Harwell, (sometimes called Harvey) living on Troublesome Creek in the County of Perry, and state of Kentucky, do hereby declare that I was a private in the Army of the Revolution, for upwards of twenty four months and continued in Service under that and other arrangements in all five or six years, being until the end of the war when I was discharged as a private in Capt. John Douglas's Company under Col. Williams, who fell at the Battle of Kings Mountain. I further declare that I do not remember the dates of my first enlistment but it was in County of Sussex and State of Virginia _ that there was then no Captain of the Company but Mayberry was Lieutenant and Commadant of the Company. _ The Company together with myself was then marched from Sussex County to the White Plains in the neighbourhood of the City of New York, where the head quarters of the American Army then was _ that after the arrival at the White Plains I was put under the command of Capt. Sinclair (his Christian name not recollected) who commanded the Light Scout (as it was called) that the Colonel under whom he served was David Mason, for some time until he took sick and I was then under Col Innis (the Christian name not recollected) who took the place of Col Mason. That I enlisted at first for three years, but before the time was expired, I enlisted to serve during the war under Capt. Sinclair. That I was in the battle of Brandywine under Sinclair as Capt. and Innes as Col. Genl Woodford was the Brigadier Genl and Genl Stevens was Major General. Genl De La Fayette (called the French Marquis) sometimes commanded, but I do not think that he regularly had the command of the Troops from Virginia to which I belonged. I further declare that I continued in service under the same Capt. and Col. at Germantown near Philadelphia and was with General Washington's army not only at Brandywine but went up the Schuylkill from there to Germantown, where I was in another battle _ but there was a portion of the American army that did not go to Germantown but went to Rio Bank and Mud Island Fort _ From Germantown I went with the main Army to White Marsh Hills, about twelve miles from Germantown, where we encamped for a short time the weather being exceptionally cold _ Genl Washington had trees cut down for some distance around the camp for the purpose of keeping off the British Light Horses and whilst there the scouts had frequent skirmishes with the enemy and provisions were uncommonly scarce and we had very hard times _ After staying awhile at White Marsh Hills, Genl Washington removed the army to Valley Forge when they took up winter quarters, but I don't remember the dates of the year _ However I was with some others detached as a foraging party to procure provisions for horses and some few provisions and the portion of the army to which I was attached wintered at the widow Keely's on French Creek _ in a Mill _ Some time during the next spring I marched under Lieut. Mayberry from French Creek to Fredicksberg in Virginia and from there we went to Blanford, Pocahuntas and Petersburg. At Fredicksburg Col Bluford commanded and he continued the command of the Regiment to which I was attached at Petersburg and Col Parker was in command of another Regiment at Petersburg_Whilst at Petersburg there was an orderly Sergeant, (I think named McLane) who had to give out spirits and wine to the sick and attend to their comfort _ McLane, it was discovered, neglected the sick and drank much of the wine and rum intended for them and he was condemned to run the gauntlet _ which he did every other day for several times _ He was an Irishman_ From Petersburg Col Bluford Regiments marched to out to the Hanging Rock in North Carolina or near the State line. Whilst on our march near the Hanging Rock, we were surprized [sic] by the enemy, who attacked us doubly mounted_each Light Horseman having an Infantry man behind him_our guns were empty and we were cut up and dispersed and the Regiment I think never again assembled_Some time after this Tory Fanning (sometimes called Bald head Fanning and sometimes, Col Fanning) who was a notorious Tory, took the Governor of North Carolina, at Hillsborough and carried him to Wilmington_I then enlisted under Capt. White to go to Wilmington and retake the Governor, but we were unsuccessful and were defeated but whilst in the neighbourhood of Wilmington the news of the defeat of Lord Cornwallis reached us and here I am a little too fast. After our defeat under White we retreated back_White was our Captain, but we were commanded by Genl Butler. On our retreat we met Genl Rutherford with other men and the horses of Butler's men were then sent away and his men went a foot, but Rutherford's were still mounted, provender was very scarce. It was the last time that we went down to Wilmington that we heard of the Capture of Cornwallis_We did not retake the Governor and I was a Sergeant of the Guard and we thought that Butler acted badly_I was in no more battles during the Revolution until the Battle of Kings Mountain_I was under Capt. John Douglas of Caswell County North Carolina_our Col was Colonel Williams, who was killed at the battle, just before it closed, but few guns were fired after his fall. We defeated the British and Tories at King's Mountain, Col Ferguson, Col Martin & Col Husbands of the British Army were killed _ We camped on the battle ground all night and took our prisoners to Salem or the Moravian town_there I was discharged with many others._Before we reached Salem,_there were nine Tories hung near to Catawba river on one night and one next morning_among them was Col. Wills_Thirty six had been condemned to be hung but twenty Six of them were pardoned_col Wm. Campbell was one of the Cols at King's Mountain_I have been living in this County about sixteen years_When I was was in Sinclair's company, Robert Glover, John Cleveland, John McKinney, Peter Lynch and myself were in the same mess_I do not know that any person who served with me during the revolution is now living or if living, I know not where they reside._I presume my name must be upon the pay Roll._ And further I declare that I was not, on the 1st day of May 1820 or any time before or since on the Pension List of the United States. Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of July in the year 1832. Andrew Harwell {seal} ------------------- Andrew Harwell makes the following additional statement on oath before the Judge of the Perry Circuit Court on the 17th day of October 1832 and states that he does not know the date he was born, but he remembers very well when Independence was declared in 1776 and thinks he was then about 20 years old. He from the best information which he has on the subject of his age thinks that he is now about 76 years old. He was born in Scotland and came to America when a boy - no parents were with him and he lived with Col. David Mason in Sussex County Virginia, generally, but occasionally with Mason's son in law Jordon Richardson. Col Mason used to send him to Williams____ after his letters & newspapers until Mason went into the service when the petitioner went with him as a private. He is not by any means certain that he entered service in 1776 or 77_ he was under Lieutenant Mayberry for several months before he joined the main army near New York. On the way towards the main army the men of the Col Mason were inoculated for the Small pox at Dumfries - After the dispersion of Col. Bluford's Regiment as stated heretofore, this petitioner went out or enlisted as a volunteer under Capt. White in the North Carolina Militia he thinks in April 1781 and served under him as Capt all the time & Butler as General for a part of the time & Genl Rutherford for the balance of the time. He was marched to Wilmington as stated and discharged some time he thinks in December 1781 - his discharge he kept for some years but finally lost or destroyed it. He thinks he was out at least seven months and was mostly engaged in watching the Tories & keeping them in check. This petitioner lived in Caswell County when he enlisted under Capt White - he also lived in said County when he enlisted under Capt John Douglas in the North Carolina Militia he thinks about the 1st of August 1782 - he knows the weather was very hot. He was under Col Williams, Col. Wm. Campbell, Col. Jas. Dysart or Daisy and Col. Isaac Shelby at different times and was for a great portion of his time with Douglas's Company engaged in keeping the Tories in check. He was at the battle of King's Mountain as before stated - there is a mistake in his original declaration in stating he was discharged at Salem - he was discharged on his return to Caswell County in the fall of the year. He thinks he served about 3 months under Capt Douglas. He had a discharge from Capt. Douglas but lost it long since. He has no record of his age and never saw one. From Caswell County (where he married) he removed to Washington County Virginia, from there to Russell County and from the latter place to Perry County, Kenty where he has resided the last 12 or 15 years. He is known to Daniel Duff a clergyman & Alexander Patrick Esq and many others of his neighbors. He hereby relinquishes all and every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Andrew Harwell Mr. Daniel Duff a clergyman & Alexander Patrick Esq both residing in Perry county, do certify that we are well aquainted with Andrew Harwell who has signed and sworn to this foregoing declaration. That we believe him to be 76 years of age and we say he is a man of Truth and respect in the neighbourhood and repricted(?) and believed to have been a soldier in the revolution and we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Daniel Duff Alexander Patrick And the said Court declared their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories as prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant, Andrew Harwell was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears satisfactorily that Daniel Duff is a clergyman residing in Perry County and Alexander Patrick Esq residing in said county is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit. State of Kentucky } ____ Perry County _______ I ____ combs clerk of the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of Andrew Harwell for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal (there being no seal of office) this 17th day of October 1832. _______ Combs