Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 15,282, John Hughes, N.C. War Of 1812
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
(3-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C Hughes, John R. 15,282
_________  Nancy E. _________ 
Nov 7 1812
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CONTENTS

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
War of 1776 Retention
WIDOW'S BRIEF NO. 1
__________
Claim No. -------
Soldier, John Hughes
Lewis C. White, Ex'r.
Room No. -------
Rejected Jan. 11/77
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War of the Rebellion [Revolution] Act of July 14, 1862, and subsequent acts.

WIDOW'S PENSION.

(ORIGINAL WITHOUT INCREASE.)

Nancy E. Hughes, widow of 
John Hughes              Rank, Private
Residence, Pulaski      Company, North Carolina
______________________  Regiment, Mil. Rev. War.
Post Office, Plato, ____ Casey David ---
Attorney, C.D Pemebraker, Present.
Fee, $ ------
No contract and no material evidence filed since July 8, 1870.
Rate of pension, $ ---- commencing ----, 18---, the date of ------, and ending ----, 18---, the date of 
Payments on all former certificates covering any portion of the same time to be deducted.
Admitted, [Rejected] Jan. 11, 1877. Lewis G. White, Examiner.
[Rejection] Approved --- 23, 1977 L. Holz--- Reviewer ✓
_____________________, Chief of Division.

DATES SHOWN BY PAPERS.

Enlistment, about, 1776. Widow's app. filled, [illegible] 10, 1873.
Muster into rank, _______ , 18---. Claimed Completed, ________, 18---.
Discharge, W, 1883. Marriage to soldier, January, 1808.
Death, May 2, 1837. Re-marriage of claimant,______,18---.
No. Invalid app. filed, ____, 18 _____, 18____.
Invalid last paid to _____, 18____, 18____.
Cause of Death, not stated.  Place of Death, Wayne Co, Ky. 
_________________
INCIDENTAL MATTER.
Rejected as there is no law which allows a pension to the widow of a Revolutionary solider when the soldier died without having established a claim to a pension. Atty in formed.
ALLEGATIONS OF CLAIMANT.
[illegible stamp affixed lower right corner]
Prior marriage of herself or soldier, none
Children of soldier, 
Loyalty, Allejed.
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MARRIAGE.
The marriage of _____ to _____
is shown by ___________
__________
NO BAR BY PRIOR MARRIAGE.
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
SERVICE.
The Adjutant General U. S. A. reports name on rolls as __________
also the rank, company, and regiment, and the date of __________
as stated on preceding page. He also reports _______
DEATH.
1st. Report of Adjutant General. 
2d. Report of Surgeon General.
3d. Certificate of Disability.
4th. Testimony of Army Surgeon. 
5th. Testimony of Officers. 
6th. Testimony of Fellow Soldiers.
7th. Testimony of Attending Physician.
8th, Other testimony.
___________
___________
Claimant --- in 1776 and 1783 under [illegible], and participation in battle of Guilford CourtHouse.
The --- fail to show that soldier ever established his right to a pension.
Claimant --- death May 21, 1837.
_______
The Second ---  of Act of July 3d. 1853 was rejected by the revised statutes.
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WAR OF 1776
DECLARATION OF A WIDOW FOR PENSION. 
_______________
To be executed before Judge or Clerk of Court.
State of Kentucky
County of Pulaski
On this 13th day of January, A.D. eighteen hundred and seventy-three
personally appeared before me, a Deputy Clerk, of the County of Pulaski,
a Court of Record in and for the County and State aforesaid, ___________
Nancy E. Hughes, aged sixty two years, a resident of Pulaski County of Pulaski, state of
Kentucky who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Hughes who served the full period of six years Military service of the United States in the war of 1776, and who was the identical John Hughes who (2) enlisted in Captain she don't no the ---  Company, --- Regiment, --- Lenard Greene and at fort --- Gates --- the North Carolina Moilitia [Militia]. 
181 , and was honorably discharged in North Carolina on the --- day of in 1783 ;  that (3) she filed here claims pension --- under the act of 1832 she states that --- was in the Battle  --- and at Guilford Courthouse she also states her husband was in the Company of Jessee Neil who made a --- of pension about 16 or 18 years she states her husband had a discharge but was burned ago in their house in 1835 in Wayne County Kentucky by accident he had it --- that she was married under the name of Nancy Wilson E to said John Hughes, on the 9th Day day of January, A.D. 1808, by Joseph French ---, Yancey Town ---, there being no legal barrier to such marriage ; that her said husband died in Wayne County Ky, on the 2th day day of May 1837, 1837, and that she has not remarried since his death: that
at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she or her said husband adhere to the cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort,  or exercised the functions of ant office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States ; under the provisions of the act approved --- and hereby constitutes and appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, C D Pennebaker of Washington city
her true and lawful attorney, to prosecute her claim, and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued ; that her post office is at Plato, County of Pulaski
State of Kentucky; that her domicile or place of abode is Pulaski direct all --- this 6 as to -- at Plato by ---
Nancy Hughes
APPLICANT
ATTEST
---
S R Noore
[stamp affixed in lower right corner]
Note. 1. "Military" or "naval"
2. " Was drafted," "enlisted," or "was enrolled."
3. Here give place, capacity, and manner of service, and any historical events in the war in which he participated, or with which he was connected.
Note. Record evidence of marriage must be furnished if possible; if no record, then the next best evidence. Proof of marriage. can be made before a J. P., Notary Public or other officer. 
1837
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Also personally appeared Isaac A Weaver and Dana O Wilson, residing at No ________, in ________
________ street, in_______ , and at No ________
in Pulaski Court, Rockcastle Counties, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say: They were present and saw Nancy E. Hughes, the claimant, sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration ; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant, and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and she has not remarried since the death of her husband, but remains his widow ;  and at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States did she, or her said husband, adhere to the cause of the enemies of the Government, or give them air or comfort ; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. 
Isaac A Weaver
Dana O Wilson
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of January A.D. 1873, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were made fully made known and explained to the applicant and witness before swearing, including the words 1832 or war 1866,
erased, and the words Gates & Lenard Greene, added ; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. 
John M Smyth LC
[L.S.]
[left side of page]
Hal of Kentucky
County of Pulaski
[right side of page]
I, ED Porch clk [clerk] of the County & State above certify that John M Smyth before whom the ongoing delcar action were made in an acting duty Clerk within Her said county duly authorized to administer to administer oaths and his signature which one appeared are ---
In Testimony I love to set my --- all is the seal of our saico County at Sommerset --- county and state ---  this January 30th 1873 --
E. D, Porch CLK
Pulaski  County Court.
[secondary page]
1030-8
War of 1776
DECLARATION OF A WIDOW
FOR PENSION.
_______
CLAIM OF
[stamp]
DEPARTMENT OF --- PENSION OFFICE
FEB 10 187---
Mrs. _______________
Widow of ____________
___ Co., ___________Regt.
______________Brig. _________________Div.
_____________________________________
FILED BY 
C. D. Pennebaker 
Printed and sold by W. H Moore, 611th st., Washington, D.C.
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[stamp]
DEPARTMENT OF THE --- PENSION OFFICE 
FEB 10 1873
Plato --- C D Pennebaker Washington DC --- you will seo [see] declaration made out for pension by old Lady Nancy E Hughes the is very feeble in mind but seems to have --- go recolection [recollection] of things past some time ago 
this Jessee Neil she says was in here husbands company
This soldier made his draw in Waino County Kentucky about 16 or 18 years ago the old man is dead that is Neil Hughes [illegible] was givin was giving would be 122 years ---
I wish you would take some pains in this case she will give you 10 percent on --- fraud it will be hard to prove the service this old man did actually serve in the Revolution war I saw 1 or 3 old men say that they saw his discharge and they cauled [called] him a soldier of 1776------
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you will see that I have filled it in --- 1832 the reason of that in 1856 I was a correspondent of Miller Brown of your city they got after a claims of 1776 & they instructed me to file it under the act of 1832 so you can see into it --- change the dates --- lost the case we was after became the solider died --- 1837
The deed in 1829 or we would --- got a good draw for the widow this old man in this case died in 1837 as a as you will see so Hughes served under Gates 1st then under Lenard Greene you see little paper  --- on I named  Washington not thinking what I was doing --- can you find Hughes name on any roles in your power to get
David O Wilson
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[left side of page] 
----
May 26 - 74
C.D. Pennebaker.
Served of John Hughes 1812
Jan
[stamp]
--- OFFICE RECIEVED
JUN 4 187---
[right side of page]
"John Hughes"
--- Judd. 
--- D. C
2 - 44 - 9
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Washington
June 11. 74
You will see by the --- endorsement & letter, that no record of John Hughes service can be found.
either here or in Richmond 
You must prove his service by the affidavit of his 2 pre his --- comrade. 
C. D Pennebaker
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[left side of paper]
Washington D. C.
June 5 - 1874 -
Respectfully referred to the Adjutant General State of Virginia, with the request that I be furnished with any information he may have now regard to the within named John Hughes and his service in the war of 1812.
Please return there ---
C.D. Pennebaker 
[right side of paper]
---  Office Richmond Va
There is no --- officer Ca--- Judd's company, 
or army evidence of the service of John Hughes in the war of 1812 files in this office - 
WMH Richards 
---
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All Official Letters to this Office must be addressed to the "Third Auditor of the Treasury," and in replying to Letters from this Office the initials on the upper left-hand corner should be referred to. 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., June ---, 1874.
C. D. Pennebaker, E
Washington, D.C.
There are no rolls of C--- Judd's Co, or --- Militia, war of 1812, on file in this office. 
No --- of Gen Greene's company. 
--- Respectfully
Allan ---
Auditor
This John Hughes service in the war of 1776 on the Revolution 1777 was discharged in 1782 or --- for --- service look again 
[stamp affixed lower right corner]
AUG 29 87
DEPARTMENT OF THE --- PENSION OFFICE
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Washington D.C.
May 26. 1874
How. Allan Rutherford 
Third Auditor.
I have the honor to request, to be informed
whether the name of John Hughes --- on the roll of Captain Judd's Co. Virginia ---, war of 1812, and is not whether on --- General Greene's Brigade
Very Respectfully
C.D Pennebaker
37/373
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[stamp affixed in middle right of page]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTER--- PENSION OFFICE
FEB 10 1873
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Washington D.C.
Feb 8th 1873
Comms. Pensions
Sir
Enclosed find the application for pensions of Nancy Hughes widow of John Hughes deed [dead] soldier of the Revolutionary War. 
Please give the same your earliest attention
Respectfully, 
C.D. Pennebaker
36/56
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RM Henry
Dec 18
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Pension office, 
Dev 18th, 1860
Sir,
The --- of the --- of N. --- showing certain sums of money hand to John Hughes for militia service in the revolutionary war has been ---
with the application for pension of Nancy Hughes, widow of John Hughes, deed pension the want of proof --- the claimant as the widow of the person to whom there Regiment were made, the Regiment made to John Hughes, of the "Hillsboro ----" in not sufficient in to give wife --- a pension. 
P.M Henry, Sege
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P. M. Henry
Aug. 6.
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Pension Office, Aug. 6. 1860.
Sir,
I have examined the papers presented by you in rapport in a claim for pension of Nancy Hughes, and have yeiled [yielded] them --- act if February 3. 1853. 
We are without evidence of the service of John Hughes, the deed and --- the claimant, and more has been ---.
The claim is, therefore, expanded. 
✓
P. M. Henry Eq
Present.
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[left side of paper]
War of 1776
No. 15282
ACT OF FEBRUART 14, 1871
WAR OF 1812
Mrs. Nancy E. Hughes
Widow of 
John Hughes
N. Ca. Militia
War of Revolution
year of 1812
Died May 21, 1837
No --- claim filed 
[stamp] 
REJECTED
RECIEVED
Feb 10 1873
C.D. Pennebaker
Present.
[right side of paper]
Jan. 11/77 Rejected there is not --- allans pension to the widow of a revolutionary war solider where --- with out --- his right to a pension --- informed ---
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No. 7.537.
Nancy Hughes
Widow of John
Kentucky 
P.M Henry
Aug 6/60
--- 18/60
✓
Act Feb 3 1853