Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10831, Lewis Hinton, Sea Service (Va.)
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER


[handwritten] Sea Service (Va.) Hinton, Lewis (Colored) S. 10831 [/handwritten]

[handwritten]Carded [/handwritten]

CONTENTS
[handwritten] See N.A. Acc. no. 837- Virginia State Navy [/handwritten]
[handwritten] Lewis Hinton U.S. File [/handwritten]
[handwritten] Not Half Pay [/handwritten]
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26.430
Virginia
Lews Hinton
Lancaster Co. in the State of Virginia
who was a Seaman in the Ship Dragon commanded
by Captain Callender [the word "commanded" crossed out
Va. [the words "in the" crossed out] the
Revolution.
[text missing] Seaman $96.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 90 Dollars __ Cents per annum
[missing text is "to"] commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of June
and Sent to
 R. Hord, Pe. agent.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34                    288.00
per annum allowance ending  4th Spt       48.00
                                                                    ________
                                                                   $336.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by G.W. Sprague, Clerk
Book [text missing due to tear in original]   Page 18
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the Treasury under
act of the 6th April 1838
4 March 1838 to 4 Sept
38 _ Agt notified 2 Oct 1839.
_____________________________
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1839
to 4 March 1840. Agent notified
1 March 1841.
____________________
Date of death
not on AB
Illegible stamp
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the Treasury under
act of the 6th April 1838
4 March 1838 to 4 Sept
38 _ Agt notified 2 Oct 1839.
_____________________________
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1839
to 4 March 1840. Agent notified
1 March 1841.
____________________
Date of death
not on AB
Illegible stamp
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State of Virginia
County of Lancaster}   On this 15th day of May
1834, personally appeared before the subscriber a justice
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
Lewis Hinton a resident of the United States in
the county of Lancaster in the state of Virginia
aged 76 on the 20th of August next; 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
7th June 1832. That William Hinton, who was
at that time the master of the said Lewis, enlisted
in or about the year 1777, for the term of five years
to serve in the navy of Virginia, and entered
service on board the ship Dragon, and after
serving near one year, his health became so bad,
that he was permitted to leave the service, provided
he would furnish a substitute. That he
the said Lewis Hinton took the place of the said
William Hinton, and entered service on board the
ship Dragon in the spring of 1778 as well as he
recalls. The said ship was lying at that time
at Fraziers' Ferry on Mattapony [sic] River, and was
commanded by Capt Callender. The other officers
were Lt. Hamilton, Lt. Chamberlayne, midshipmen 
Francis Webb, Allen Wilson, Saml Eskridge,
Edwin Eskridge, Joshua McWilliams, gunners
John Nutall, Iveson Nutall, boatswain Thos Allen, 
bows. [boatswain] mates Alexander Hayes, & John Battese, 
cook Jonathan Hall, capt's cook Isaac Fleetwood.
That some time near two years as well as he can
recollect, after he entered the service, capt Callender 
left the command of the Dragon & she was
then commanded by Lt. Hamilton, & about that
time Lt. Joshua Singleton entered service on
board sd [said] ship. That whilst he was in service the Dragon
cruised chiefly at sea, that they had a fight with the
British schooner Lord Howe, which schooner out sailed
us & got away, that the said ship Dragon and several
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other vessels were besieged by the fleet of the enemy
in James river, & they went up the  Chickahominy,
where after laying for some time, & finding
no chance to escape, we left the said ship and
we returned home. This was to the best of my
recollection in the year 1781. The said Hinton
states that he was in active service on board
the said Dragon between three & four years.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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. He states that at
at [duplicate] the time of his entering the service he resided
at his present residence, in the lower end of
Lancaster County Va, where the aforenamed Wm. Hinton also resided.
[The following line has been crossed out.] Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Lewis Hinton [End of crossed out passage]
The said Lewis Hinton states he was born in
August 1758 in Lancaster County Virginia, and had
resided therein all his life except, when at sea.
There he received no discharge when he left the service
and has record of his age.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
[Signed with the note "his mark"] Lewis Hinton

And I James Harding a Justice of the Peace in & for the
county aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion that the
above name applicant was a revolutionary soldier
and served as he states, after having put the interrogatories
presented by the war department, I further
state, the sd [said] applicant has been for a long time
personally known to me, that he had supported a good
character and that he is generally reputed to have
served in the navy in the revolution. Given under
my hand this 17th day of May 1834.
I also certify that the aforenamed
applicant Lewis Hinton is unable   [Signed] Jas Harding J.P.
from bodily infirmity to attend court.
[Signed] Jas Harding
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We certify that we have known the applicant Lewis Hinton
(a colored man) who has subscribed the foregoing declaration,
for twenty five years past and state that he had
supported a good character, and it has been generally
known in the neighborhood that he served in the
navy of Virginia in the revolutionary war.
[Signed by] Andr [Andrew] Robertson
John Thomson

Andrew Robinson and John Thomson, residents of this
county and subscribed to the above certificate, made
oath this day before me that the above certificate
contains the truth. I certify that the sd [said] witnesses
are credible men.

[Signed] Ja Harding J.P.

Virginia
Lancaster County
I Benjamin M. Walker a clerk of the Court of the County
aforesaid, hereby certify that James Harding [illegible] as the
[illegible] of signing the foregoing certificate was and now is
one of the Justices of the Peace for this Commonwealth in the
county aforesaid and was legally authorized to administer
such oath, and further, such acknowledgments as are contained
in the said certificates, be afforded faith and credible are [illegible]
and aught to be given, and that the signatures of the said
witnesses are genuine. [These words are partially obscured by a piece of paper contain a seal.]
In testimony whereof I have heresuch
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said county this 20th day of
May 1834, in the 58th year of the Commonwealth.
[Signed] B. M. Walker
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VISION [Portions of a word or words are not shown]  3-525.
  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
  BUREAU OF PENSIONS
[Faint hand written entry on left side]  S.F. 10831    [Typed entry] Washington, D. C., [field blank]

  In reply to your request of [field blank], received [field blank]
for a statement of the military history of   Lewis Hinton (a colored man) a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) ["in his widow's" words crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[The information is in a printed table.]
Dates of enlistment or appointment. [Written entry] Spring 1778
Length of service. bet. 3 + 4 yrs.
Printed column heading Rank. [field blank]
[Printed column heading] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
Captain.   Colonel.
[Written entry spanning the columns for "Captain" and "Colonel"] on board the Ship Dragon under Capt. Callender & had an engagement with British Schooner Lord
Howe, which got away.
Battles engaged in, [a check mark is included as the information is in the table]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [Written entry] Lancaster Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, [Written entry] May 15, 1832 [Illegible]
Residence at date of application, [Written entry] Lancaster Co. Va.
Age at date of application [Written entry] b. Aug 20, 1758 in Lancaster Co. Va.
Remarks: [Written entry] Soldier lived in the place of his Master William Hinton.
The only one by that name?
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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[Left page of image]
10.831
Rev INVALID.
File No.  10,831
Lewis Hinton
Seaman Rev. War
Va State Navy, Ship "Dragon"
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 170
[The following is included in braces at the bottom of the page.}
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Right side of image]
1913 Oct 31 Hist. to Mrs.
M.E. Hogan. [Illegible]
Letter in R 19 5.26 Isaac
Horton.
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General Land Office
28th June 1834
I hereby certify that it appears by the printed
Report of John H. Smith [illegible], in conformity to a
Resolution of the General Assembly of Va. to the Governor
of that state, that Lewis Hinton is stated
to have been a seaman for three years and entitled
to Bounty land from that state for his service
in the Revolutionary War.
[Signed] Elijah Hayword
[illegible]
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 TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
[Written entry] September 27, 1839.
 Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," [Written entry] Lewis Hinton, a Pensioner on the Roll of the [Written entry] Richmond, Va., Agency at
the rate of [Written entry] Ninety Six Dollars and Cents [The words "and Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the [Written entry] 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the [Written entry] 4th of March 1838 to the [Written entry] 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
[Signed] Albion K. Parris
 Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
[Written entry] February 6th, 1841.
 Sir:
Under the act of 6th of April 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," [Written entry] Lewis Hintin a Pensioner on the Roll of the [Written entry] Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of [Written entry] Ninety Six Dollars and Cents [The words "and Cents" are crossed out] per annum, under the law of the [Written entry] 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the [Written entry] 4th of Sept. 1839 to the [Written entry] 4th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
[Signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.