Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32308, Wyatt Hewell, Va.
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SERVICE                                                                                                                      NUMBER
Va.                                              Hewell, Wyatt                                                            S 32308
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Georgia 23.459

Wyatt Hewell
of Newton in the State of Geo.
who was a Pr: & S in the ___ commanded
by Captain Ewell of the Rgmt commanded 
by Col. Dabney in the Va
line for 14 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 56. Dollars 66. Cents per annum,
[to] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day Jan: 34.
and Sent Hon A.S. Clayton HR

Arrears to the 4th of Sept, 1833           141.65
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Mar 34     28.33
                                                            $169.98
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June7, 1832.}

Recorded by N Rice. Clerk
Bool E  Vol. 6  Page  92

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11 332
28.33
141.65
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Wyatt Hewell
21735
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State of Georgia
County of Newton

On this 24th day of December  Eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Inferior Court of the said County now sitting Wyatt Hewell a resident of the County of Newton and state of Georgia, aged seventy six 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated, in Captain Thomas Miner company in Colonel Mathews regiment, that deponent entered the service as an enlisted soldier for the term of two years in February 1777,   that deponent was discharged from said service in December 1777 in consequence of ill health having served the term of ten months, that deponent resided in the County of Spotsilvania in the State of Virginia when he entered the service, the deponent was not engaged in any battle during the forementioned service - deponent marched from near Fredericksburg to Williamsburg at which last mentioned place deponent was taken sick & there remained for several months
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deponent was discharged by order of the then Governor of Virginia upon the recomendation of Doctor John Lewis, which said discharge has been lost or destroyed - deponent served four diferent tours of two months each during the years 1779 & 1780 two of said tours as a drafted soldier & two as a substitute for one Bledsoe & deponent further saith[?] (the first names of Bledsoe deponent does not now recolect) in the first of said tours deponent was under Captain Legg, the second under Captain White, the third under Captain Taylor and the fourth tour deponent does not recolect his captain, in all the four last services deponent was under Colonel Sampson Mathews.  Deponent marched each time from Davenports ford in Hanover County Virginia, two of the times to Richmond, one of the times to Williamsburg, one of the times to Fredericksburg and part of the time at Newpor News - during one of the said tours deponent's company was driven by the british from Williamsburg, in the said services deponent marched to Hanover Court House, Goochland Court house, Petersburg & various other places.  deponent was discharged from each of said tours at the expiration of each tour, but did not receve any written discharges.  deponent afterwards in July 1781 entered the
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the service of the United States as a sergent in Captain Tabb's company in Captain Thomas W. Ewells detachment in the Virginia State Regmt.  deponent served [obscured] said company during the space of [obscured] months as a substitute for one King   deponent thinks King's name was James   deponent marched from 
Davenport ford in Hanover County Virginia, to Gouchlun Court house, at which last mentioned place deponent's company joined the regiment called Col. Dabney's Regmt.  deponent's company marched to several places and at last to York  deponent was engaged in the seige at Little York, after the seige at York deponent was marched from York to Portsmouth & then in a detachment command by Captain Thomas W. Ewell to Richmond and on the 29th day of January 1782 deponent was discharged from the said service by Thomas W. Ewell Captain, which said discharge is herewith inclosed   Deponent has no documentary evidence except the aforementioned discharge and that he know of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service   deponent says he was born in Spotsilvania County in Virginia on the 13th day of May in the year 1757.  deponent has not the original record of his age, he has a copy in his bible from deponent's fathers bible, when the old
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or original record is deponent does not know.  deponent was living in Spotsilvania County in Virginia when he was called in to the service each time, he lived in Virginia some time after the Revolutionary war afterwards he lived two years in North Carolina & for the last thirty years deponent has resided in Georgia.  deponent now lives seven miles south from Covington in Newton County state of Georgia.

He deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any states, or (if any) only on that of the agency of Virginia.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wyatt Hewell
Wm D. Conyers J.I.C.

We C.H. Sanders a clergyman & Reuben Woodruff residents of said County of Newton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Wyatt Hewell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 76 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
C.H. Sanders  Clergyman
Reuben Woodruff
Wm. D. Conyers  J.I.C.
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, the said Wyatt Hewell was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Charles H. Sanders who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in said County of Newton and that Reuben Woodruff who has also signed the same is a resident in said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Cary Wood  J.I.C.
Wm. D. Conyers J.I.C.
H. Luckie  J.I.C.

I James Trimble Clerk of the Inferior Court of Newton County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the application of Wyatt Hewell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the 26th day of December 1832.
James Trimble
Clerk
[SEAL]
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Wyatt Hewell
]Ga.
No. 21735
Va.

not on rolls



Hon. A.S. Clayton
Williamson & Storrs
Covington Ga.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
April 17 1833

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 subjoined 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 Wyatt Newell
Period when the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Ranks of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which eh marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Feb'y 1777 enlist  |  10 Months  |  Pri  |  Capt. Tho's  |  Maj. Allison  |   |  From near Fredericks to Williamsburg  |  76 years  |   |
1779 & 1780 draft.  |  2 Months. |  "  | Miner  | Col. Matthews  |  |  |  |
" " "  |  2 months.  |  "  |  Capt. Legg  |  "  |  From Davenport  |  Spotsylvania  |  |
"  sub.  |  2 months  |  "  |  Capt White  |  "  |  Two of the times to Rich-  |  |  Traditionary and in part  |
 "  "  |  2 Months.  |  "  |  " Taylor  |  "  |  Siege of Little york  |  mond, once to Fredericksburg  |    |  Documentary
Early 1781  "  |  6 months  |  Sergt  |  " Tabbs  " Thos W. Ewell Col. Dabney  |  |  |  From Wmburg to Hanover C. H. [?] C. H. Petersburg From Davenport ford to [?] C. H. to several places at last to York

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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 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 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. 0 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 the 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 } County of } ss. On the _____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. [pointing hand symbol]This form is to be varied as 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. [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 _____ of the Court of _____ 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 the _____ 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 day 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 a least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstance 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 (l) 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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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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 traditionary 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, of 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 [illegible] 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.
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[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 resided.  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 that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  __ For ____ year _____ months, and _____days, I served as a_____.  For ____ year _____ 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 not 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.
  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.
 [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
 [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
 [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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32308
Revy
INVALID

File No. 32,308
Wyatt Hewell
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 2, page 180
Arrangement of 1870
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8 " 10 " 4
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Wyatt Hewell Sergant in Capt. Tabbs Company in Capt. Thos. W. Ewells Detachment belonging to the Virginia State Regt. is hearby dischargd his time being fully expierd.  Given under my hand at Richmond this 29th day of Jany. 1782
Thos. W. Ewell  Capt.
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(Capt. Thomas Minor) was a recruiting oficer bearing the title of a lieutt. when I inlisted myself & brother Wm. Hewell enlisted the same day all residing in the county of Spotsylvania Virginia  we recd. twenty dollars at bounty   When one of my unkles happened to come from king & queen county in a boat, seeing my situation went to major Alisson and obtained furlow for 30 days & took me up to his house in the boat. & sent or went up into Spotsylvania County to my farther who came down & took me up to his house and employed Mr. John Lewis who was an aternory at law but being skilfull in medicine bore the title of Docter   after my furlough was out and I no better went to a magistrate and got it prolongd. and also the second time and seemd. to be worst Mr. Lewis being well acquaint with Patrick Henry who was governer of Virginia at that time & has whose [illegible] I obtained a discharge  I do not no agactly who signd it but I think Col. Samson Mathews which discharge is lost of destroyd - after I got well so that I thout I could stand a tour my farther was drafted and I took his tower & servd under Capt. Leg  I think it was Capt. Leg.  however Jno. Chennabour Lieut. we machd to frederisburg and never marchd from their till we was discharged
after that I was drafted myself and to save my life I can't recolect who any our company oficers were but we were machd to Williamsburg  I don't know wether we evr marchd from their or not till we was releaved
thease to two towers one 1778 and the other 1779 in 1780 I took Bledsoes place and servd under Capt. White and marchd from Davenports ford Hanover County Virginia to Richmond & was their relievd by an other company
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The next I was drafted 1781 servd under Capt. Talor marchd from Davenports ford Hanover County to Williams from their in a detachment to Newport news un Capt. Kelly I think was the captains name  Lieut Thomson from Caroline County  their we staid till the british movd up James River to Williamsburg then went up again to Williamsburg and got their in the night just before them and retreted in a meandering form  we crosed permunky at a fery low down the river  I don't recollect the name of it then recrosd it and went by Hanover court house thence through & permunky again high up at one Capt pettises mill  Genral demarcus Delafaite was with us   he & his men crost at Daveports ford on permunky   we went thro Spotsylvania & crosd the Rapadan or one prong or Raperhanac at the Rackoon ford into Culpeper County   their we heard genl. Wanes coming   in the morning re recrost at the the same place & wated his arrival   when he came we turnd back and garrisond one Hendersons barn near the brook briar on permunky river for several weeks   their my fourth tower expired  I went home from their and in July the same year one James King a poor man with a large family who had run away from Galeses defeat and never returnd was tryd (with several others) by a curt marshel & turnd over for six months in the Virginia Rigment and I took his tower for six months on the 29th of July 1781  we randesvousd at Davenports ford Hanover County   from their we marched to Gouchland Court house & was garisond for some time from their their was about 30 of us calld out & sent down into Hanover County to (Colo. Dandriges or Mr. Nicholives I dont now recollect which) to perform the honner of war over Genl. Campbel when we returnd we were marchd immedicately to Williamsburg & after some time to little York at the 12 branch between Williamsburg & York  we waited to salute Genl. Washington as he passed us.
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from thence we continued onto York  Genl. Wane had got there & secured pigion hill we [illegible] at the grand park   there employd firing bum shells & other impliments before the commendd  after the seage we went to portsmouth (note) all this time I servd as Seagant in Capt. Tabbs company in the Virginia States Rigment untill a detachment was sent up to Richmond  from place I got my discharge.   As for living witnesses it is out of my power to procure being myself 500 miles from where I performd thease services and been come away from there almost ever since  I have not been in Spotsylvania County since Jany 1786 and they that ever knew me their may be dead of moved to some other part of the world and if they could be found I am not able to git to them.  If I was able to ride I am not able to bail my expences.  SC

State of Georgia
Newton County
-Wyatt Hewell-
On this 24th day of June in the year 1833 Personally came before the honorable Inferior Court for said County now sitting - and in open court after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that the foregoing statement made out by himself contains the facts of his revolutionary services- so for as [illegible] Wyatt Hewell does not recollect which is made out as a part of his declaration to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7-1832- in addition to his declaration made on the 24th day of December 1832.
Wyatt Hewell

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written
Wm. D. Conyers J.I.C.N.C.
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Georgia
Newton County
Personally appeared in open Court Edward Nix who upon his oath says that he has bee acquainted with Wyatt Hewell for upwards of twenty years   that during the whole of said time the said Hewell has born the character of a soldier of the Revolution - that he is a man of veracity & his statements in relation to his service are entitled to credit.
Edward Nix
Sworn to & subscribed this 24th June 1833
Farr H. Trammell  J.I.C.N.C.

We do hereby certify that Edward Nix, who makes the above affidavit is a man of struct veracity & his statements entitled to credit
June 24th 1833

Wm D. Conyers  J.I.C.
Farr H. Trammell J.I.C.
McCormick Neal  J.I.C.
Febus Simonton  J.I.C.
Jos. S. Anderson J.I.C.
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Georgia
Newton County
Personally appeared Hezekiah Luckie in open Court, who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has had a personal and intimate acquaintance with Wyatt Hewell of said County for about thirty years,  that the said Jewell has been reputed and considered to be a soldier of the Revolution,  that he is a man of veracity and that his statements in relation to his service as a Revolutionary soldier is intitled to credit.
Hezekiah Luckie
Sworn to & subscribed this 24th June 1833
Farr H Trammell  J.I.C.N.C.

We do hereby certify that Hezekiah Luckie, who made the above affidavit is a man of strict veracity and his statements should be relied upon.
June 24th 1833
Wm. D Conyers J.I.C.
Farr H. Trammell J.I.C.
Febus Simonton J.I.C.
McCormick Neal  J.I.C.
Jos. S. Anderson J.I.C.
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War department
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Georgia  Newton County 20th Sept. 1833

Dear Sir
I again inform you that it is out of my power to prove my enlistment according to your requirement for as I informd you before I am now living five hundred miles from where I performd the service & I have not been in the county since Jay. 1786 which is 47 years ago & I am not now able to go & if I was Evry body that knows any thing about my enlistment may be dead or movd away to I know not hwere and as I informd you before I was taken sick in a little time after I joind the rigment & was in the hospittle from some time in April till some time in June then went home on furlough in the way and maner I wrote you before and was never able to return to duty till I was discargd some time in December so that I know but little about the officers but I think Genl. Weadon commanded the Virginia troops at that time.  I wuld thank you if you would inform me weather Capt. Thos. Minor Wm Owens John Owens Reubin Reason John Caton Janes Caton or Wm. Caton of any of them has applyd for pensions or not & where he or they now resides & I will try to procure a certificate from some of them if I can do it by riteing.  but I am so infirm that I cannot ride and if nothing that I have done or can do will satisfie you may strike of the 10 months of my inlistment & send me what you think will be right.
Am yours Respectfully
Wyatt Hewell

B.  while I was sick in the hospittle Docters Gault & McCloud attended the sick.
W.H.
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Representation Chamber
Jany 22d 1834

Dear Sir,
The accompanying papers I wish to submit to your special examination & after you have done so, if it is not within your rules to grant the 10 months claimed for regular service, I trust there can be no objection to a certificate for the other fourteen months.  Should there be, may I ask the favor of you to allow me a personal conference on the subject & a note to that effect  will much oblige D Sir  yrs very respectfully
A.S. Clayton