Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41669, Henry Hughs, Va.
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SERVICE  [Star]  NUMBER
Va.   Hughs, Henry  S. 41669
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9. 369.

Ohio

Henry Hughs
of Sciota Co. in the state of Ohio
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Haws of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1. of July, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of April, 1819 and sent to John R. Turner Esq. Portsmouth Ohio.

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 [illegible] 65.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819   40.00
8 mos.   $113.03

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Continues
Sciota County

[illegible] Sent to A M Faulkner Esq 13 Sept 1821
Jackson C [illegible] Ohio
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41669
INVALID.
Revy [illegible]

File No.  41.669
Henry Hugh
Pri Rev War

Act:  18 March 18
Index:— Vol. 3, Page 244

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible] July 1818
Ohio
Henry Hughs
Private
Enld. [Enlisted] in [illegible] & served for 18 Months
Col. Garvet's
Virga. [Virginia] Regt.

Admitted
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State of Ohio Scioto County ss-  Before me John Collins one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Scioto personally [illegible] Henry Hues formerly a private soldier in the Revolutionary War in the [illegible] line of troops who being sworn saith, he is now sixty seven years of age, enlisted with the service on the continental establishment in the year one thousand seven ["eight" is lined out] hundred and eighty for eighteen months which time of service expired on the last day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty ^one, the place of his enlistment was Amherst in the State of Virginia his Capt, John Anderson, in the Regiment of [illegible] under Genl- Green in the Southern States, was in [illegible] and [illegible] service, was in the Battle of Guildford [illegible] and at the Eastern Springs- was shot through the right shoulder in the Battle of [illegible] from which would he has never recovered- he has become old inform and lame in the shoulder by reasons of his would- and is in [illegible] circumstances- and stands in need of support from his country-  This deponent saith further that he was honorably discharged from the service of his country- which discharge was lost by the burning of his house.  Henry Hughs
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State of Ohio Scioto County ss -  I John Collins one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Scioto do hereby certify that Henry Hues personally appeared before me and made [illegible] oath that the matters and things set forth in the foregoing affidavit are just-  and from personal [illegible]
I know him to be an honest upright [illegible] man and is [illegible] in his right shoulder which from inspection appears is [illegible] by being shot through with ["by" scratched out] a musket ball in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this day of [illegible] 1818  John Collins

The State of Ohio, Scioto County ss }
I John R. Turner Clerk of the Court of Common Please for said county do hereby certify that the above deposition was taken before the Honorable John Collin one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said county and that his signature is affixed there to-  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal this 1st day of July in the year of our Lord 1818 & of our State the 16th
John R Turner [illegible]
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Henry Hughs
9369
Con-
J. L. E--
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The State of Ohio
Jackson County ss.  }

On this 26th day of June 1821 personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common Please and Court of Record for Jackson County aforesaid agreeable to the Statute in that case made and proved:  Henry Hughs aged Sixty nine years who being duly sworn agreeable to law doth on his oath declare that he is a resident Citizen of the County of Jackson and State of Ohio aforesaid, and that he served the United States in the Revolutionary War as follows [illegible]; he inlisted [enlisted] in the year 1799, for eighteen months in a company commanded by Captain John Anderson, which said Company belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col. Haws of the North Carolina Line on the Continental establishment, was in the battles of Guilford Courthouse, Etau Springs, and in several other skermishes [skirmishes] and was wounded at the Battle of Camden, And that he was discharged from the Service in the year 1781, by Major Snead at Salsbury N. Carolina; & that sometime about the 1st day of July in the year 1818 pursuant to an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war [words lined out] passed on the 18th day of March 1818 he applied and obtained a pension certificate No 9.369., be [illegible] date the 16th day of April 1819, [illegible] him on the pension
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pension Role of the Ohio agency at 8$ per month
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit; 
Schedule}
3 Cows worth cash 10$  -  30.00
One Mare worth                 10.00
Some [illegible] of small value worth  10.00
Making in all not more than fifty dollars  50.00

My Occupation is that of a Farmer but am unable from age & infirmities to do much; my Family consists of my self, my wife who is an old woman dose [does] not know her age, but she is so infirm as to be unable to do much & one son 17 years of age, who are dependant [dependent] upon me for support and without the assistance
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assistance of my Country I am not able to Support my self & Family
his
Henry X Hughs
mark

Sworn to in Open Court June 26th 1821}
Nathaniel W. Andrews

The State of Ohio Jackson County ss.

I Nathaniel W Andrews Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Jackson do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Fifty Dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 6th day of July A.D. 1821
Nathaniel W Andrews Clk.