Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5258, Abram Hunsucker, N.C.
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(3 --1776)
SERVICE Number
N.C.

Hunsucker, Abram

NUMBER
S5258
Carded
Contents
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Virginia 16.390
Abram Hunsucker
Washington in the State of Va
who was a Pri  in the ___ commanded
by Captain ___of the Regn commanded
by Col. Dixon in the No Ca
line for 15 months

I went on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 50 Dollars __ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Augst 
and sent to David
Campbell Abington Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833
allowance ending 4 Sept
100
25
$125

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by H. Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 12

(Left side of document - very faint)
Date of [illegible] [illegible]

(Right Side of document)
J.W. Stevens, Sept. 5, 1856
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Abram Hunsucker
16.916,
Admit as private
15 month $50.00
16916

5. 11, 12,
May 6. 1833
P. 377
David Campbell
Abington Va
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BRIEF in the case of Abraham Hunsucker
County of Washington in the State of Va.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 78 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. Duration of Service.    |
                  Years    Months   Days.
First In 1781   0        , 3         0
1781               1


Rank. |
As a
Private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Clark Genl Morgan
Capt Breward Col' Dixon

5. In what battles was he engaged? Cowpens _ Eutaw Springs

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Burke Cumberland(crossed out) Co. N Carolina

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, of by the rolls? 
By living witnesses 

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk
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State of Virginia
Washington County

On this day of October 1852 personally appeared in open court before the justices of Washington County now sitting, Abram Hunsucker called by the soldiers Hunnesuckle, a resident of the said County and State, aged seventy eight years, 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 June 7, 1832.

The said Abram Hunsucker or Hunnesuckle states that he was born, as he has been informed by his parents in the year 1754 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania; that his father when this affiant was very young, first removed to Shenandoah County Virginia, and then into Cumberland County North Carolina, on Deep River.  This affiant performed several tours of duty as a malitia man against the Brittish and the Indians during the Revolutionary War, previous to the year 1781 but he is now not able to say how long he was in each tour of service. About the first of the year 1781 he served a tour of about three months and in that time he was under the command of Capt Clark of the North Carolina militia in the battle of the Cowpens, Genl Morgan commanding the American forces.  Shortly after returning home it was required that each fifteen militia men should furnish one man for twelve months. This affiant three of Captain Henry Reeds company of Militia in Burke County engaged for that service; was marched to Salisbury & sworn in and placed under the command of Capt Brevard and in the Regiment commanded by Colo Dixon; from there he was marched and joined Genl Green at the seige of ninety six.  From this place after raising the seige he marched with Green to the high hills of Santee. Thence after various marches was with Green in the battle of Eutaw Springs being then under the immediate command of Gen Sumpter. From Eutaw went back to the Santee Hills
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and after various marches was honorably discharged at Camden by Col Dixon having served twelve months. This affiant has lost his discharge and
has no documentary evidence of his service.

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.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Abram X his mark Hunsucker

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the affidavits of John Hunsucker and John Smith two credible witnesses that the said applicant was a Revolutionary soldier as he states and served the time set forth in his declaration.

I David Campbell clerk of Washington county in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abram Hunsucker for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said county this 27th day of October 1833 in the 57th year of the Commonwealth.

David Campbell
(   )
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May 22, 1933
BA-J/RAL 
Abram Hunsucker - S.5258

Mrs. R. Matthews
McClure
Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Abram Hunsucker, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.5358, based upon the military service of Abram Hunsucker in that war.

Abram Hunsucker was born in 1754, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when very young, moved with his father, whose name is not shown, to Shenandoah County, Virginia, and then to Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Previous to the year 1781, he served several tours against the British and Indians, specific dates and officers' names not given: about the first of the year 1781, he enlisted in Burke County, North Carolina, served three months in Captain Clark's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of the Cowpens; he again enlisted in 1781, served twelve months in Captains Henry Read's and Brevard's Companies, Colonel Dixon's North Carolina Regiment and was in the siege of Ninety Six and battle of Eutaw Springs.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 27, 1832, while residing in Washington County, Virginia.

He died January 6, 1834, place not stated.

A daughter is referred to but her name is not given and no further data as to soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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3d Auditor's Office
Sept 4, 1836

Sir:

Abram Hunsucker, Va. Act 1832, At $30_per annum, appears to have been paid to 4 Sept 1833.

L. Coles Esqr.
actg.  Commissioner Pensions}

Very Respy
W. A. J. Taylor
actg auditor

Upside down at the bottom:

Pension Office, Sept 3 1856.
The Third auditor willl please certify the date to which the within named pensioner was paid.
Very respectfully
S. Cole
Acting Commissioner
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Pension Office, Sept. 3. 1856.
The Third Auditor will please certify the date
to which the within named pensioner was paid.

Very respectfully
S. Cole
Acting Commissioner
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Abingdon August 27th 1856
Cour of Pensions

Dear Sir,

The Heirs of Abram Hunsucker, who was a pensioner in this County, have applied to the to ask & obtain an answer of pension due at the time he died. I find he was a pensioner @ the rate of fifty dollars a year. If not in violation of rule. If you will inform the the date of last pension paid him, I will at once know of any thing be due, by the date of his death.
I am Dear Sir
Very respectfully
your obt St

J.W. Stevens
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In reply to your request of ____, received ____ for a statement of the military history of ________a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Answers to the following are handwritten, very faint and mostly illegible.

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT  |
(very faint) 1781
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.  |
(very faint) 3 years
RANK. |

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL. |
STATE.


Battles engaged in,  (very faint)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, (very faint)
Date of application for pension, Oct. 22 1832  (very faint)
Residence at date of application, (very faint)
Age at date of application, (very faint)
Remarks: (none)
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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October 12, 1932

Abram Hunsucker-S.5258
BA-J/EEL

Bertha Brown
2207 Pine Street
Cairo, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Abram Hunsucker, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 5258, based upon the military
service of Abram Hunsucker in that war.

Abra Hunsucker was born in 1754, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and then very young, moved with his father, whose name is not stated to Shenandoah County, Virginia, and then to Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Previous to the year 1781, he served several tours against the British and Indians, specific dates and officers' names not given: about the first of the year 1781, he enlisted in Burke County, North Carolina, served three months in Captain Clark's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of the Cowpens: he again enlisted in 1781, served twelve months in Captains Henry Read's and Brevard's companies Colonel Dixon's North Carolina Regiment and was in the siege of Ninety Six and battle of Eutaw Springs.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 27, 1832, while residing in Washington County, Virginia.

He died January 3, 1834, place not stated.

A daughter is referred to: her name is not given and there are no further data as to his family.

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
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January 20, 1932
BA-J/EEL

Mr. H.M. Vandervort
Veterans Administration
Room 234, Arlington Building
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Vandervort:

Reference is made to your request of January 19, by telephone, in behalf of Judge Hays who desires the Revolutionary War record of one Abram Hunsucker, of North Carolina.

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.5358, based upon the military
service of Abram Hunsucker.

Abram Hunsucker was born in 1754, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when very young, moved with his father, whose name is not stated, to Shenandoah County, Virginia, and then to Cumberland County. North Carolina.

Previous to the year 1781, he served several tours against the British and Indians, specific dates and officers' names not given: about the first of the year 1781, he enlisted in Burke County, North Carolina, served three months in Captain Clark's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Cowpens; he again enlisted in 1781, served twelve months in Captains Henry Read's and Brevard's Companies, Colonel Dixon's North Carolina Regiment and was in the siege of Ninety Six and battle of Eutaw Springs.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 27, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Washington County, Virginia.

He died January 5, 1834.

A daughter is referred to her name is not given and there are no further data as to his family.

The above history is that of the only soldier named Abram Hunsucker
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that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLIR
Assistant to Administrator.
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January 9, 1930

Mildred Hodges Oller
Tamms
Illinois

Dear Madam:

I advise you that the history furnished you on November 25, 1929, is that of the only soldier named Abraham or Abram Hunsucker, under any spelling of the surname found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Very truly yours

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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November 5, 1929

Mildred Hodges Oller
Tamms
Illinois

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 5258, it appears that Abram Hunsucker was born in 1754, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and when very young moved with his father, name not stated, to Shenandoah County, Virginia, and then to Cumberland County, North Carolina.

Previous to the year 1781, he served several tours against the British and Indians, specific dates and officers names not given.

About the first of the year 1781, he enlisted in Burke County, North Carolina, served three months in Captain Clark's North Carolina Company and was in the battle of Cowpens.

He again enlisted in 1781, served twelve months in Captains Henry Read's and Brevard's Companies, Colonel Dixon's North Carolina Regiment and was in the siege of Ninety-Six and battle of Eutaw Springs.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 27, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Washington County, Virginia.

He died January 6, 1834.

A daughter in referred to, her name not given and there are no further data as to family.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. Church
Commissioner.
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McClure Illinois May 10th 1933.

Pension Commissioner
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir-- I wish to know the service in the Revolution of Abram Hunsaker, b1754 Lancaster County Pennsylvania, wife's name Mary Snyder resided at one time in Washington County Virginia - removed to Union County Illinois about 1803 and died at Jonesboro the same County Jan 6, 1834.

Very truly
Mrs. R. E. Matthews
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Cairo, Illinois, September 29, 1993

Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:

Please send me the record of the war service of Abram Hunsucker (or Hunsacker), Revolutionary soldier, born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1754, died Jan. 6, 1834, in Illinois. He was probably a resident of Washington County, Virginia, at the time of making application for pension. The wife's name was Mary Snyder Hunsacker and children were: John, Samuel, Abner, Nicholas, Charles, William, Elizabeth, Nancy and Katherine.

A copy of your record in this case will be much appreciated.

Yours truly,
signature?
Bertha Brown.
2207 Pine Street.


stamped
RECEIVED
OCT 1 1932
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Tamms, Illinois.
January 6th, 1930.

Earl D. Church,
Bureau of Pensions,    Re: Revolutionary and
Department of the Interior,   1812 Wars Section
Washington, D. C.   EEL11-25-29

Dear sir:-

Kindly accept my thanks for your complete record as submitted in your letter of November 25th 1929 pertaining to the War record of Abram Hunsucker but as the data is conflicting with the family records I have secured, I am writing again to see if you have records of Abraham Hunsacker.

W. H. Perrins History of Southern Illinois Published in 1883 states that Abraham Hunsacker came to Union County, Illinois as early as 1803 and a monument erected by the Anna ( Ill. ) Chapter D.A.R. in memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Union County, Illinois viz: Jacob Frick - John Hargrave -- Jacob Hunsacker -Abraham Hunsacker - Peter Misenheimer -in 1923.

Data that I have indicates that Abraham Hunsacker died in Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois on November 13th, 1841 at the age of 78 years. His wife Mary Jane Snyder Hunsacker died April 1st, 1843.

Have you any records whereas a pension was allowed the above Abraham Hunsacker and his war record?

Pension evidently would have been sent to Union County, Illinois after 1803 and payable to his wife after death.

I would appreciate any other information available that would be of assistance in the completion of my D. A. R. papers.

I find that in some instances that the name Hunsacker is spelled Hunsuker; ommiting the "c".

Thanking you for this information,
I am, Yours truly,
Mildred Hodges Oller.
(Mildred Hodges Oller) signature
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Tamms, Illinois.
November 6th, 1929.

Commisioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

I am making application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution and am in need of the following information:
Abraham Hunsaker
Place of birth?   Date of birth?
Residence during the War?
Revolutionary War service?
Position or Rank?

Any other data that you have that would help me in completing my papers would be appreciated for which I will be glad to cover the expense of same.
Thanking you for a prompt reply,

I am 
Yours truly,
Mrs. Mildred Hodges Oller.
Mildred Hodges Ollar

Stamped Nov 11 1929
U.S. Pension Office
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Anna Illinois
Feb. 4, 1917

My dear Sir:
Will you kindly send copy of application for pension of one Abraham Hunsucker who was soldier in the Rev. (number of certificate is 90420 listed in the 17th report of D.A.R. Society to Smithsonian Institute from Oct 1913 - 6 Oct 1914.) not ours but D.A.R. records This is in the interest of the society-- and oblige
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Yours Sincerely

Mrs. Geo. C. Parks
Anna Illinois
505 Main St
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handwritten on the left side:  Rev War
5258
INVALID.
File No. 5258
Abram Hunsucker
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -Vol. M Page 13
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Abram Hunsucker
Records corrected
Apr. 25, 1904

1917 Feb 13. Hist. to Mrs. Geo. C. Parks

1929 - Nov 25. Hist. to Mildred Hodges Oller, L.

1830 - Jan 9. Adv. Mildred Hodges Oller
that hist sent Nov 25, 1929, was that of only
Abram or Abraham Hunsucker

1932 - Jan 20 Hist fur. Mr Wm. Vandervort
for Judge Hays Elsh

1932 Oct 12. Hist fur. Bertha Brown Elsh

1933 - May 22. Hist to Mrs. R. E. Matthews Elsh
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Abram Hunsucker
Septr 1856.
the amt is small it is
not worth the trouble
he died 6th Jan 1834
his daughter relinquishes
to the government
J W Stevens
Oct 29th 1856,
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Pension Office
September 5, 1856

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 27th time you are informed that it appears from a
report of the 3rd Auditor of the Treasury that Abram Hunsucker was paid to 4th Sept 1833.
Enclose instructions for the recovery of balances of pensions.

Very Respt Yours
S. Cole
Acting Comm

J W. Stevens Esq
Abingdon
Virginia
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Abraham Hunsucker
David Campbell
Alington
fw
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Abraham Hunsucker Waht Co NC which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V.  Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? [smudged] no

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished or any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu-tionary service? NO
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? NO
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV.  If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes 
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ___year____months , and ____days, I served as a ____ for____months and ____days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension.
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3
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served. and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite , and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objection able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the net or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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State of Virginia
Seall County to wit,
This day John Hunsucker personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in for the said County of Seall and made oath that Abram Hunsucker was drafted under Captain Henry Read in Burke County State of North Carlina and served a twelve months in the Revolutionary war. This affiant does not recollect the year, but he saith he does recollect that his service terminated with the Revolutionary war. This affiant understood that the said Abram Hunsucker was under the command of General Morgan at the Cowpens. This affiant further saith that he understood & believes that the said Abram Hunsucker was in the battle at the Cowpens and afterwards in battle fought at the Eutaw Springs in the State of South Carlina under General Samner Given under my hand this 11th October 1832
I further certify that it is [illegible] that the above named   James H Stewart
John Hunsucker is a credible witness
James H. Stewart

State of Virginia
Scott County to wit
This day John Smith personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in & for said County and made oath that Abram Hunsucker was drafted under Captain Henry Read in Burke County State of North Carolina, and serve a twelve month in the Revolutionary War. This affiant does not recollect the year but he well recollected that his service interminated with the revolutionary war. This affiant saith he was with the said Abram Hunsucker in the battle at the Cowpens and he the said Hunsucker
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was under the command of General Morgan. This affiant saith he well recollects that the said Hunsucker was gone for the space of one year. and he further saith that he understood that the said Hunsucker was in the battle of the Eutaw Springs in the State of South Carolina 
Given under my hand this 11th
day of October 1832
James H Stewart
I further certify that the above
named John Smith is a credible
witness
James H. Lewart


State of Virginia
Scott County } to wit
I John S Martin Clerk of its County Court of Scott in the State aforesaid, do certify that
James H Stewart who hath signed the preceding affidavits and certificates, is an acting magistrate in and for the said County of Scott and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name (there being no seal of office yet procured)
this 11th day of October 1832 in the 57th year of the
Commonwealth.
John S Martin C.S.C.
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I Joseph Draper the late representative of the district of Washington Wythe in the House of Representatives of the United States do hereby certify that John S. Martin whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was
the Clerk of Scott County at the time of his Attestation thereto
Given under my hand
May 16th 1833.
J Draper

I John W. Fulton the member elect to the House of Representative of the United States for the district Washington Wythe do hereby certify that John S. Martin whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is, and was the Clerk of Scott County at the time of his attestation thereto

Given under my hand
May 16th 1833
John H Fulton
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Abram Hunsucker
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Virginia
Washington County}
This paragraph X'd out.
Personally appeared before me Samuel Hensley a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid the foregoing named Abram Hunsucker who being duly sworn deposeth and saith by reason of the bite of a dog and other infermities he is unable now to attend at the Courthouse of said County to make the present additional
declaration in order to obtain a pension. He therefore on oath declares that there is no clergyman in his neighborhood.

Virginia [illegible] Court held for Washington county the 26th of [illegible December?] On the 24th day of June 1833 [illegible] the Rev Joseph Barker clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the above named Abram Hunsucker and being duly sworn doth declare that he believes the said Abram Hunsucker to be seventy eight years of age. He states that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides so have been [illegible] of the recollection and that he the said Joseph Barker [illegible] in that [illegible] the said Joseph having been associated with the said Abram [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]. 

Joseph Barker  [illegible] the Court doth certify that the said Joseph Barker is a credible person.  His testimony whereof David Campbell Clerk of the said court have hereunto solm[cut off by seal] [illegible] and affixed the seal of this said county this 2nd day of July 183? in this 57th year of the Commonwealth
David Campbell