Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,579, for John Hutcherson, Virginia
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[typed form, with handwritten response]
SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Hutcherson, John S. 5.579
carded
CONTENTS
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[left side of page, writing flipped vertically]
F.F.C. Kinkel 10th Nov. 1854

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12.144
Virginia
John Hutcherson -
of Amelia       in the State of Va:
who was a pr: -- in the -- commanded
by Captain ----- of the Regt commanded
by Col: Holcomb in the Va:
line for 6 mo: ---

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 20 - Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April
1833 and sent to John T.
Leigh. Clk. Amelia C. H. Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833        40 -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept     10 -
                                                                 50 - 
 
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 11
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John Hutcherson
Virginia
No 11030
Admit private of
6 mo [illegible]
Militia $20
Col. Holcomb

[illegible]
6th Judicial C
J. G.
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[typed form with handwritten answers]
Brief in the case of John Hutcherson
of Amelia County in the State of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a Judge? Justice of the Peace
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes.
3. How old is he? 68 Years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[4 column chart]
Period l Duration of Service   l      Rank         l Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
In 17    l Years, Months, Days l    As a              l Gen. Ewin Hamilton
            l   ---        3            0    l  Substitute.      l Capt. Hamilton
            l  ---        3     -      0    l for William Ford l Capt. Shipwith Holcombe 
                         6 mo.               l     Substitute      l Capt. Lewis Ford
                                                   l for Francis
                                                   l     Jackson
5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Amelia Co. Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? One living witness for both at traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

[illegible] Examining Clerk.
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Virginia Amelia County to wit
Pennally appeared before me John R Archer
a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, John Hutcherson a revolutionary soldier who is unable from bodily infirmity from travelling from home and attending my Court of record, the said
Hutcherson aged sixty eight years and a resident of the County and state aforesaid, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he served in the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary war two tours of three
months each as a substitute each time first for William Ford and last for Francis Jackson- that the first tour he marched from this County in a company commanded by Capt Robert Hudson that during that tour he was in the battle at Guilford Courthouse in the state of North Carolina that he thinks Major Cunningham
of Capt Cunningham acting as major was attached to the Regiment and that Col. Skipwith, and he believes Col. Holcombe went along with the army but does not recollect which commanded the regiment.
he recollects Genl. Green & Lawson being in command. The second tour he marched from Amelia County from a place called Witham under the command of Capt Lewis Ford during
his last tour he was at the siege of York when Cornwallis was taken - that he does not recollect who was the Col. commanding
his regiment he was so often changed about -that he was taken very ill at York and sent into the hospital under the management of Doctors Levingston, Yates, Smith and Tankard- that he
was honourably discharged from both tours but lost them - that he was born in Cumberland County Va. That he has no register of his
but that he believes his brother James has it. That he resided in Amelia County each time he went into the service - That he has resided
in Powhatan Cumberland and Amelia since the war and at this time lives in Amelia -- that John Booker Esqr., Doct John R Archer, Armistead T Townes Esqr. William T Eggleston Esqr are gentlemen to whom he refers as being well acquainted with him-
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He 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 state.

John [slightly above line "his"] Hutcherson
mark-
I John R Archer    further certify that I am well
acquainted with John Hutcherson above mentioned that I believe the statement made by him and qualified to before me to be true that he is a man of veracity and good character
that I believe him unable to attend Court
Given under my hand & seal this 27 day of September 1832
Jno R. Archer J.
Virginia Amelia County to wit
I John T. Leigh Clerk of the County Court
aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that John R. Archer whose name is signed above, was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified; that he is authorised to administer oaths, and the full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts as such, I do further certify that I have lately seen the above named applicant John Hutcherson and that I believe him too infirm to attend a court of
record. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 28th day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
J. T. Leigh esq.
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The affidavit of James Hutcherson taken before John 
Booker a Justice of the Peace for the County of Amelia 
in the State of Virginia, respecting the services of his brother 
John Hutcherson in the Revolutionary army. This affidavit says
that he well remembers the aforesaid John Hutcherson
served two tours in the militia in the revolutionary army
of three months each, the first under Capt Robt Hudson
in the year 1781 and that he was at the battle of Guilford
the second under Capt Lewis Ford the fall after and
that he was at the Seige of York and the taking of
Cornwallis and his army. Given under my hand this
12th day of September 1832
his
James Hutcherson
mark

State of Virginia
County of Amelia Sct.
This day the above named James Hutcherson
made oath to the truth of the above affidavit, and
put his mark thereto before me. Given under my
hand and seal this 12th day of September 1832
PS. I further certify that the above
[to the right there is the signature underlined significantly, "Jno. Booker Esq."]
named James Hutcherson is a
credible person on oath and that
I have long known him, and that I have long known the above
named John Hutcherson, and have frequently heard him speak of
being of [crossed out "being"] in The Revolutionary army as a militia man and
that I have heard him say that he was at the Seige of York, given 
under my hand this 27 day of September 1832
Jno. Booker
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James Hutcherson affidavit
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And I John T. Leigh Clerk as aforesaid do further certify that
John Booker before whom James Hutchers appears to have
made oath to the truth of the annexed affidavit, and whose name
is signed to the two certificate thereto annexed, was at the same
of signing the same a Justice of the peace in the County aforesaid
duly commissioned and qualified according to law, and that full
faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts as such
Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid
J. T. Leigh Esq. 

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James Hutcherson affidavit
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[typed form, handwritten answers]
5579
INVALID
[on the side, horizontal] Rev War
[cut off word] ile No. 5579
John Hutcherson
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
[cut off, but likely word is "index"] ndex: -- Vol. M, Page 184
[Arrangement of 1870.]