Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8151, Hulsey Carter, Va.
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(3—1776)
SERVICE Va.
Carter, Hulsey 
NUMBER S.8151
CONTENTS
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1887
Virginia
Hulsey Carter
of Buckingham Co in the State of NC who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas of the Regt. commanded by Colo. Taylor in the Virginia Conl. line for two years from 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of March 1833 and sent Colo. Nicholas 
Arrears to 4th of March 1833  160 00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. "  40 00
[=] $200.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1732.}
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester, Clerk.
Book D  Vol. 7  Page 111
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Declaration
State of Virginia County of Buckingham
On this 4th day of February 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for Buckingham County, Hulsey Carter, aged seventy seven years (at his own house, being blind & unable to go to court)—, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832.  That he enlisted in the army of the U.S. in the year 1779 with Cap. John Thomas in the   Regiment commanded by Colonel. F. Taylor, St. Cox. Wm Fontaine, & Major John Roberts, on Continental establishment, & was honorably discharged at the end of the war.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.  Sworn & Subscribed to, the day & year above written by 
Hulsey his x mark Carter
Test Th. H Flood Justice of the peace for the said Buckingham county.  who also states that the said Carter is entirely blind & he believes unable to attend court.
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Also personally appeared before me James Bagby & Daniel Bagby, the first aged 67 years, the last 65 years, both respectable citizens of the neighbourhood of the said Carter, & testified that they had long known the above named Hulsey Carter who has acknowledged the foregoing Declaration in their presences, & will know that he is the identical person therein represented to be  & that he is a man of known honesty & his declaration to be relied on, & that it is generally reputed & believed, that he did perform the services set forth by him. Which said James & Daniel Bagby in my presence, as Justice aforesaid, also hereto subscribed their names on oath.
James Bagby
Daniel Bagby
Test Th. H Flood Justice aforesaid

Virginia Buckingham Co viz
I Rolfe Eldridge Clerk of the said County certify that Thomas H Flood, — is a magistrate of said county & that his signatures annexed to these papers are his true & genuine signatures.  Given under my hand as Clerk aforesaid & seal of office this 13th day of February 1833.
Rolfe Eldridge C.B.C.
[Seal affixed]
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8151.  Rev War 
INVALID.
File No. 8151
Halsey Carter *
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:— Vol. 1&2, Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

* Hulsey Carter  Sept. 21, 1904,
Records corrected  SS.
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Act 1828 Rejected
__ Ex'r. OLD WAR.
File No. 20.339
[Crossed out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
Hulsey Carter
Pri.
Capt. Burnley.  Va Line
Revy. War.
Died at
[Stamp:] REJECTED
other claim.
__ , 187_. ____ Clerk.
Application filed: __, 18  .
Attorney:
P.O.

Not allowed. Act 1828..
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Revolutionary Claim
Samuel D Ingram Esqr.
Treasury Department
Washington
[Seal affixed]

Now Stord Va
Decr 28th

[Crossed out: 18 3/4]
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Recd 30 Dec. 1830.  2321.
Virginia Buckingham County Dec 27. 1830
Sir
I have received your communication of the 4th Inst. which says that the further evidence transcribed by me, in support of Mr Hulsey Carter's claim, was not satisfactory.  I am at a loss to know what would be considered satisfactory with your department.  his claim has already been supported by the positive evidence of four respectable witnesses, and one of whom the Capt that enlisted him - Mr. Abraham Smith [Jones] another witness (who is now accessing the benefits of the Law) entered the Army with Mr. Carter, and served with him to the termination of the war.  In one of my letters  I referred you to a letter of Majr. Charles Yancey of this County on this subject.  The fraud lately practiced by some 3 of the Citizens of Bedford County, I am in hopes will not affect the interest of honest men;
I am Sir respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
George Christian
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Revolutionary Claims 

Samuel D Ingram esquire
Treasury Department
Washington

Floods Va 29th Sept 1830 } Free

October 2 1830
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June 21 1830
I do hear by Certify that Thomas Terry inlisted the 4 day Febuay 1779 for doaring the Present War 
H. Carter 19 of same manght [month] also for douring the War and faithfully served and was their time of Inlistment and was honourabl Dischargd
John Thomas
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4121.—4211

See letter 14 July.
Not satisfactory
Not allowed: Act 1828
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Recd 2d Oct 1830  2174
Buckingham County Va. Sept 28. 1830.
Sir,
I have received your letter of 14th July in relation to Mr. Hulsey Carters claim under an act of Congress, and contents duly observed.  his having received the smaller bounty in Land, when those that enlisted and served for the War, were entitled to the larger, seems to be the only difficulty to his receiving his reward; it must have been ignorance in Mr. Carter, (for he is a man of child like simplicity) as an error in some of the proceedings, that this occurred; that he enlisted for and during the war, and and served to its termination, is very evident, from the affidavit of Capt John Thomas and Abraham Jones, now enclosed and the Oaths of two respectable old soldiers, (who served with him) to his
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declaration.  I have lately had a communication, with Majr. Charles Yancey, of this County, who informed me that he wrote to you, on the subject of Mr Abraham Jones' claim, (who has since obtained it) to which letter I beg leave to refer you.  Mr. Jones' case and Mr. Carter's, are the same, they both enlisted together under the same Captain, and served together during the war.
I am Sir very respectfully
Your Ob Servant
George Christian
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Buckingham County. Virginia
Before me John Ayres a Justice of the peace for the County of Buckingham & State of Virginia personally appeared John Thomas & Abraham Jones of the said County who did severally make oath that Hulse [Hulsey] Carter is personally know to them to have enlisted (under the above mentiond John Thomas) for & during the war in the first Virginia Regiment of the Continental line [crossed out: for and during the war]); and continued in its service until its termination at which time he was a private in sd Thos' Company in the Regiment above mentiond .Witness my hand & seal this 24th day of July 1830
John Ayres
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Floods Va
17: March 
Revolutionary Claims
Samuel D Ingham esqr.
Treasury Department
Washington

Rcd. 20 March 1830
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[Illegible]
Revolutionary Claims
Samuel D. Ingham esquire
Treasury Department
Washington
Free

Floods.
28 June
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1973
Rcd. 1 July 1830
Floods Buckingham County Va. June 24, 1830  $

Samuel D Ingram Esqr,
Dear Sir,
My poor old blind neighbour, Hulsey Carter, received yours of the 20th of April last stating that his claim had been examined; that nothing was found in the publick records, at Washington, to show that his enlistment and service were for the War.  On the contrary, it appeared that the State of Va, to whose line he belonged, granted him Land as having enlisted and served for three Years only how this has happened is to him unaccountable knowing as he does that he enlisted for and during the War and served to its termination which was set forth in his declaration and possitively proved by the Oath of two respectable witnesses Harding Woodroof
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and Thomas Terry who were qualified before me a Justice of the Peace for the County of Buckingham.  After the receipt of your late communication in order to strengthen the evidence I wrote to Capt John Thomas with whom they enlisted (afterwards transferrd to to Capt Burnley's Compy) to obtain his affidavit to this effect and received the enclosed certificate saying that for the want of a magistrate (convenient) he could not be qualified to it  This certificate is a little indefinite and the spelling bad but the inference is plain. Capt Thomas is remote from me and seldom leaves his home, he being a very old man and my extreme debilitated state of health rendered it impracticable for me to visit him.  Mr Terry is now at my House in pursuit of information in relation to his claim he states that he forwarded his declaration and certificate to Genl Gordon a member
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of Congress from Va but does not know whether or not they have been received at your office his claim is in every respect the same or similar to that of Mr Carter's
I am very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
George Christian
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1847
I Hulsey Carter of the County of Buckingham in the State of Virginia do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the War and continued in its Service until its termination at which period I was afterward in Capt John Thomas Company in the first Virginia Regiment of the Continental line  I also declare that I never received a certifate for the service of Eighty dollars to which I was entitled under the Resoln of Congress passed the 15th day of May 1778. and I further declare that I was not on the 15th of March 1827 on the pension list of the United States.  Witness my hand this 15th day of March 1830.
Hulsey his x mark Carter
Witness  
Harding Woodroof
Thomas Terry his x mark

The most convenient Bank US is at Richmond.  The most convenient Post Office Floods

Before me George Christian a Justice of the Peace for the County of Buckingham in the State of Virginia.  Personally appeared this day Hardin Woodroof and Thomas Terry who did severally make oath that Hulsey Carter, by whom the foregoing declaration is subscribed is known by them to have been a Soldier of the Army of the Revolution and served in manner as therein stated.
Witness my hand the 16th day of March 1830
George Christian

Virginia. Buckingham County. to wit:
I Rolfe Eldridge clerk of the County Court of Buckingham in the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby certify that George Christian before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is, and was at the day of his certificate, an acting justice of the peace in and for the sd county duly commissioned & qualified according to law.
[Seal affixed]  In Testimony thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at the Courthouse of the sd Court this 16 March 1830 in the 54 year of our foundation.  
Rolfe Eldridge [Illegible]
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Thomas's Affd.
abot. 
Terry, Carter, &c.

Claim of Hulsey Carter
allowed as a private for two years
H H. Sylvester
Clk PD

Col. Nicholas
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Buckingham County to Wit
John Thomas of said County personally appeared before me George Christian a Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid County and State of Virginia and made Oath that he was a Captain in the continental army of the Revolution and that he enlisted Hulsey Carter, Thomas Terry and Abraham Jones, for and during the War and that they served to its termination.  but before the discharge of Carter and Terry they were transferred to Capt Burnley's Company on account of his the said Thomas' Company being too large he the said Thomas further states that Harding Woodroof served with him in the same Regiment that he was enlisted by a Capt Allen and was afterwards transferred to Cap Burnley's Company and served in said Company to the termination of the War.
Given under my hand this 14th day of Novr. Eighteen hundred and thiry two
George Christian
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1847.
Revolutionary claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
28 March 1850.
Hulsey Carter of __ in the county of Buckingham in the State of Virginia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Garland Burnley's company, in the first regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary
F.A Dickins.

No Record 
D.D.S.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE,
29 March 1830

[Crossed out: It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to ]
It further appears that Hulsey Carter is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3. March 1826
[crossed out: at the rate of  dollars per month.]
The name of Hulsey Carter cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued.
Peter Hagner  Aud
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War Dept. Bounty Land Office.
April 1st 1830
The name of Hulsey Carter does not appear on the Records of the Virginia line on file in this office, among those, entitled to Bounty Land from the U. States, or, to whom Land Warrants have issued 
Wm Gordon

General Land Officer
20 April 1828.
It appears from the List of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond Va that Hulsey Carter has been a Soldier for three years, and as such a Warrant for one hundred acres of land has been issued in his name.
Jno N. Moore.  Cl Clk