Fold3.com, War of 1812 Pension Files
Hardin, Gabriel, frame 24 of 25

War of 1812
Declaration of soldier for Pension. (A form)
State of South Carolina
County of Greenville
On this Fifth day of July, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy one, personally appeared before me Wm. A. McDaniel Cleark of the Corte of Com. Pleas, a Court of Record within and for the county and State aforesaid, G. Hardan aged 75 years, a resident of Middle Saluda, County of Greenville, State of  South Carolina, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that his is married; that his wife’s name was Elizabeth Grogan, to whom he was married at Pendleton- S.C. on the __ day of May 1813; that he served the full period of sixty days in the (1) service of the United States in the war of 1812; that he is the identical G. Hardan who (2) enlisted in Captain Wm Hanes company, Walker’s regiment at Spartanburg S.C. on the 18th day of July 1813, and was honorably discharged at Greenville, S.C. on the __ day of March, 1814; that (3) he never made application for Land Warrant.

[form] That he, at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States, adhered to the cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort, or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; and that he will support the Constitution of the United States; that he is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act; that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States, under the provision of the act approved February 14, 1871, and he hereby constitutes and appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, 

A. Hart of Washington D.C. his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that his post office is at Middle Saluda County of Greenville State of South Carolina, that his domicile or place of abode is ___.

G. Hardin (his mark), Applicant

Attest: A. Hood, J.B. Hood
------------------------------

Frame 8, an affidavit

State of South Carolina
County of Greenville
Personally appeared before me a Notary Public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, Gabriel Hardin who first by me being duly sworn according to law, on oath declares that his correct name is that of Gabriel Hardin. Gabriel (his mark) Hardin.

Two witnesses who can write
J.B. Hood, A. Hood  
Sworn and subscribed before me this 22 day of May 1872. 
W. A. Bishop, Notary Public

[Transcribed March 2015 by Travis Hardin of Huntsville, Alabama who observes there are more pages, some of which say the application was denied, but these two comprise a good summary.]