Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41663, for James Hunt, Maryland
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SERVICE Md.
Hunt, James
S41663
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20420
Ohio
James Hunt
of Clark County in the state of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Capt Dent of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Ganby int he Maryland line, for the term of three years from May 1778 to   17
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd day of March 1832.
Certificate of Pension issued 20 of March 1832 and sent to the Hon: J Vance H Reps
Arrears to 4th of 
Semi-anl. all'ce. ending 4 Sept 1832  $48.74
                             $48.74
{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820.}
Records Book D
Vol 10 page 30 
BLB
let: 9th Dec K40t
Hon: O H Smith
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The State of Ohio Clark County Court of common pleas of term of October in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and thirty one. 
James Hunt, an applicant for pension made the following declaration to wit:
The State of Ohio Clark County SS
on this seventeenth day of October AD 1831 personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for Clark County in the State of Ohio the same being a court of record expressly so made by the constitution and laws pf the State of Ohio, James Hunt a resident in said County aged seventy six years in May AD 1831 who being first duly sworn according to law doth n his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820.  That he the said James Hunt enlisted for the term of three years on the twentieth day of May 1778 in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Katch Dent in the Regiment commanded by Col Gunby in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental establishment.  That he continued to serve in said Corps until his Captain was taken by the enemy while on a scouting party near Elizabethtown in New Jersey.  That he was then transferred to the company commanded by Captain Henry Graiter and that he was afterwards sent to the South and served out the time for which he enlisted and was discharged by General Smallwood.  That he herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present.  That his names is not on the pension roll of any State and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension.  The health and strength of this petitioner was such as to enable him to support himself by his labour until within a few years and since the failure of his strength which has been gradual he has been aided by disposing of the little stock of personal property which had accumulated in the course of
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of a series of years while he was able to work
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly sewar that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 Congrefs entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War pafsed 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 that which is derived from my own labour, that since the 18th of March 1818 no changes have taken place in his property other than the gradual reduction of it by living upon it as the strength of this petitioner failed, that his family consists of himself one wife the latter aged about fifty two years and they lived thus for the last seventeen years, that the following is a true schedule of all the property he owns or has in pofsefsion (necefsary clothing and beding excepted) viz:
James Hunt (his x mark)
1 mare 17 years old + colt of last spring
1 Cow and Calf
1 Buican
1 Cupbourd
3 Chairs
a few plates, knives+ forks
1 Sow + 7 pigs
1 8 gallon kettle
1 small pot
1 small [illegible]
1 Table
1 Loking glafs
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 17th day of October 1831
Saul Henkle Clk
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And it appearing to the Court from an Inventory made by Nathan Neer and William Ferguson returned under oath and accompanying the above declaration that the value of the property in the above Schedule of the said James Hunt is Seventy six dollar twelve and a half cents ($76.12 1/2) it is ordered by the Court that a copy of the said declaration be by the Clerk of this Court certified to the war department at the City of Washington
The State of Ohio Clark County fs
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court of common pleas of said County do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the declaration of the said James Hunt and of the order of said Court. Witnefs my hand and the seal of said Court this 17th day of October 1831
Saul Henkle Clerk
C.P.C.C.O.
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Land OFFICE,
Annapolis, March 11th 1831;
I certify, that it appears by a pay remaining roll in the office, that James Hunt a private received of John Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland Line, $--- arrears of pay from the 1st of August 1780, to the 1st of January 1782, also $24.40cts pay from the 1st January 1782, to the 1st of January 1783, also $43.30cts from the 1st January 1783, to the 15th Nov. 1788.
Gratuity, $80 Total received, $147.70cts
George G Brewer
Regr Ld off W . S. Md
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41663 own
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 41663
James Hunt
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 5, Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Round stamp mark]
[Illegible]

Ohio O A Smith
FREE
J L Edwards Esq
Comisr of Penfines
Washington City

Dec 8 1840
Imrat
Moh
Mr O A Smith
[illegible]
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Washington City
7 Decr 1840

Sir,
James Hunt of Indiana, formerly of Ohio, whose certificate as a revolutionary Pensioner bears date on the 20th of March 1832. being a private in the army of the revolution Col Gumbys Regt of Maryland line, writes me that he is entitled to arrears of pension, and desires me to obtain it for him - Will you please let me know how the matter stands and if as he supposes, he is so entitled, will you send me the necefsary forms to obtain it
Respectfully
O A Smith

J L Edwards
Comr of Penfsions
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Hunt
Revolutionary
Pension claim
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ANNAPOLIS Md
MAR
21

50

Joseph Vance Esqr
Urbana,
State of Ohio,

mail

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Hunt
Revolutionary
Pension claim
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Land Office, Annapolis March 18th 183
Joseph Vance Esqr
Sir;
Yours of the 27th ultimo was received. I herewith send you enclofsed [enclosed] Certificate of the fervice [service] of James Hunt a soldier of the Revolution, which I presume will be sufficient evidence.
(In haste) I am moft [most] respectfully
Yr Obt fvt [Svt]
George G Brewer
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The State of Ohio
Clark County, fs
Before me the Subscriber one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County, Personally came Joseph Coffey a resident of said County, and a respectable freeholder therein, and a person to me well known, and of age, who being by me sworn according to law, Says that he has been well acquainted with the Situation and circumstances of James Hunt, late a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, about eight years last past, that the said Hunt is an aged and infirm man and that he is very poor, and has  been in very low circumstances ever since this deponant has  known him, and that his property has at no time Since Sd deponant has  known him, been worth more than Seventy Five dollars, this deponant further saith, that said Hunt has parted with no property since his knowled of him other than for the Support of him self and family, as this  deponant knows of. This deponant further Saith, that Said Hunt is almost certainly unable to perform Labor for his Support. and further this deponant saith not -
Joseph Coffey
Sworn to and Subscribed before me at my office this 29th day of Befruary A.D. 1832
Saml Lafferty
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The State of Ohio
Clark County fs
Before me the Subscriber one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County personally came Enos Neer a resident of said County and a respectable freeholder therein and a person to me well known, and of full age who being duly sworn according to law, Says that he has been well acquainted with the situation and circumstances of James Hunt late a soldier in the Revolutionary war for almost eight years last past - that the said Hunt is an aged and infirm man and that he is very poor and has been in very low circumstances ever since this deponant has known him, and that his property has at no time since this deponant has known him been worth more than seventy five dollars, this deponant further says that said Hunt has parted with no property other then property support of himself and family since he has known him -as he knows of, and that the sd Hunt has conveyed away no real estate within his knowledge since he has known him - This deponant further saith that said Hunt is almost certainly unable to perform labor for his support - and further this deponant saith not. Enos Neer

Sworn to and Subscribed before me at my office this 29th day of February A.D. 1832
Saml Lafferty
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The State of Ohio
County of Clark fs.
Before me the undersigned one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for Clark County aforesaid, personally came Capt. Abert Wood resident of said county and a respectable citizen therein and a person to me well known and of lawful age, who being duly sworn according to law, says that he has been well acquainted with the situation and circumstances of James Hunt late a soldier in the Revolutionary war for about eight years last past, that the said Hunt is an aged and infirm man [4? illegible words] he is very poor and has been in very low circumstances ever since this deponant has known him, and that his property has at no time since this deponant has known him been worth more then seventy or seventy five dollars, this deponant further saith that said Hunt has parted with no property since he has known him other than for the support of him self and family and this deponant further saith that said Hunt has conveyed away no real Estate since he has known him, this deponant further saith that said Hunt is almost certainly unable to perform labor for his support, and further this deponant saith not
Abert Wood

Sworn to and Subscribed before me at my office this 29th day of February AD 1832
Saml Lafferty

The State of Ohio
Clark County fs
Before me the undersigned one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for Clark County aforesaid, personally came Job M Williamson a resident of said County and a respectable citizen therein and a person to me well known, and of full age, who being by me sworn, says, that he has been well acquainted with the situation and circumstances of James hunt late a soldier in the revolutionary war, for about fourteen years or upwards last past, and that said Hunt is an aged infirm man, and that he is very poor and has been in very low circumstances ever since this deponant has known him, and that his property has at no time

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since this deponant has known him been worth more than from seventy to seventy five dollars, this deponant further says, that said Hunt has parted with no property other than for the support of himself and family as he knows of, this deponant further saith that said Hunt has not conveyed away any real Estate since the 18th day of March 1818. this the deponant is certain of, the deponant further saith that he has lived a near neighbor to said Hunt for upwards of fourteen years last past, this deponent further saith that said Hunt is almost entirely unable to perform labor for his support - and further this deponant saith not.
Job Williamson
Sworn to and subscribed before at my office this 29th day of Feb. A.D. 1832.
Samuel Lafferty

State of Ohio Clark County fs
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Clark aforesaid do certify that Samuel Lafferty Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the date of sd transactions an acting Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn into office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of sd Court at Springfield March 3rd 1832
Saul Henkle Clk
by Ben Henkle his Deputy

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Affidavit
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Land OFFICE,
Annapolis, March 7th 1831;
I certify that it appears by the Muster Rolls remaining in the office, that James Hunt enlisted as a private in the first Maryland Regiment, on the Twentieth day of May 1778, and was discharged on the fourteenth day of February 1779
George G Brewer
Reg LD Off. W. Md
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James L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
War Dept.

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pen : to com:
2 March 1832

Hon. J Vance H.R
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Washington
March 17th 1832

Sir
In closed you have the evidence wanting in the case of James Hust as per your letter of 28th of January last. - declaration + evidence I am with great respect
Your most obedient
Svt
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration

NAME Hunt, James GRADE Private LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11350 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 4, 1797
To James DeBaufre, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrant appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.