Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31148, James Huey, S.C.
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Service   Number
S. C.  Huey, James S.31148

Born in Va
Contents
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Louisiana 31.55
James Huey
of Ouachita in the State of Louisi
who was a Pri in the [illegible] [illegible]
by Captain Frost of the Reg. comman
by Col Wine in the S. Ca. [illegible]
line for 6 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Louisiana
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the last day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Nov
'38 [illegible] such to Geo. M. Cafley
[illegible], La

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. - $150.
Sem=anl. allowance ending  10
$160.0

{Revolutionary Claim
{Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by R. Burdin Cle
Book [illegible] Vol. 8 Page 75

let 9 Janu 1839
Hon R Garland
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Pension Office,
Apl 14 1855.

Sir:
The claim of James Huey & others Heirs of James Huey 
No. 712 for Bounty Land under the Act of March 3, 1855, has been
received, and will be attendedto in its turn.  It is therefore respectfully requsted that every applicant will wait a reasonable time before making application to know what has been done in relation to his or her claim.  All applicatinos will be disposed of as fast as the nature of the business will admit, and immediate notice given to the parties, or their agents.
I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servate, L. P. Waldo, 
Commissioner

Please have the papers returned to me
[illegible]

W. M. Varnum
Commissioner of Pensions
Will please withdraw
the papers in the above named case &
refer them to the proper clerk of escamination
by escamining the papers it will be 
[illegible] that said papers were filed for arrears
over
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of pension under Act of Congress
proposed 7th June 1832
Very respectfully
Your obedient Servt
W. M. Varnum
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State of Louisiana}
Parish of Ouachita} ss
On this
ninetheenth day of April 1838 personally
came and applied before me George
W. Capley a Justice of the Peace
in and for the Parish and State aforesaid
James Huey Senion aged ninety six years
and rising at the residence of the
said Huey about twenty miles from
the Court house in and for said Parish
and State who from boldily infirmity is
unable to attend Court [illegible] of the
being duly sworn doth make the oath
to the following declaration in [illegible]
to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he
entered the service of the United States
[illegible] the named officer and
served as herein stated as a militia
man in the state of South Carolina
That he entered the service of the United
States as militia man on or about
the first day of august 1777
under a Captain Frost whose
given name this deponent does not 
now recollect and under a Colonel
John Winn and marched near the
mouth of the River Savannah in
hearing of the British so near [illegible]
they heard the British [illegible] with
[illegible] at the time this deponent
remained under the above officers for the
space of two months [illegible] this
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deponent at the time he entered the
service resided in the county of Chester
state of South Carolina that they
marched through a [illegible] county
the distance of one hundred miles
and rising that [illegible]they were stated
at this point called the [illegible] quarters
the British left their encampment and
it was said the British made an
attempt to take the Town of Savannah
as the deponent has been informed and believe
they failed in the attempt-
The next service that this deponent was in was in the winter of 178 and 1781 at the time of the
advancement of General Nathaniel Greene
to the South as at the time he was
at the Cheraw Hills the division of
Gen Green army to [illegible] under General
Morgan with about four hundred continent
under the command of Colonel Kowan
and Colonel Washington dragoons and
which results in the aforesaid battle of the
Battle of the "Cowpens" this deponent
mustered as a militia man with the
command of Captain James Gore to go
to the relief of General Morgan but
before the company of Captain [illegible]
of which this deponent [illegible] a part the 
battle of the "Cowpens" was fought
and this deponent remained in the service for
the space of two months and was [illegible]
again discharged and returned home to
his family in Chester county, state of
South Carolina.  This deponent does
not recollect the names of the Colonel
and the General at the time he was 
[illegible] Captain Gore as above stated.
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The next service that the deponent was in
was at the battle fo the Eutaw Springs
on or about the 9th day of September of
the same year this deponent was [illegible]
as a militia man for the term of two
months was mustered under Lieutenant
Thomas Humphrey who acted as
Captain at that time and they were on
their way from Chester to the Eutaw
Springs to put themselves under the
commands of General Francis Marion
who at the time and in that battle had the
command othe South Carolnia
militia and often they had crossed the
Congaree River and their wag [illegible]
[illegible] times [illegible] Broad River and
[illegible] [illegible] towards the sea coast
Santee River they met several fo the
militia men who was in the battle
this deponent returned home to
Chester the distance of about forty miles-
The next service that this deponent
renders was as well as this deponent recollets
sometimes in the spring of 1782 they were
stationed at Orangeburgh under Gen.
Lacy and Gen Hampton this [illegible] was
Sergeant [Lieutenant] and acted in that capacity
under Captain Amos Davis and Colonel
Joseph Brown for the time they were
stationed as remained at that placed during their stay at Orangeburgh the British evacuated the  city of
Charleston and this deponent returned
home as peace was soon declared.
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and the service of this deponent was
no longer required this deponent always
held himself in readiness to enter the
service when called on:  this deponent has no
recollection of ever receiving any written
discharge but has frequently received
furloghts but has long since destroyed
them considering them of no use of value
to this deponent, this deponent knows of
no person living who was in the service
with him though he has taken great
pains to find some one but they are old
dead as far as has come overtime the
knowledge or information of this deponent, 
this deponent has no documentary evidence
to establish his service, this deponent says
he was born in the County of Augusta
State of Virginia at the age of fourteen
he removed to Chester County State of
South Carolina and remained in Chester
until he started for the Parish of Ouachita
State of Louisiana which was on the
first day of January 1812 and remained
in the Parish of Ouachita sometime in the
month of April 1812 where this
deponent has resided ever since and
now resides, this deponent has no
family record of his age and he never
received and commission, this deponent says
that Dr.  Hardy Holmes Jeremiah Graham
and many others who can testify as to his
Character

-
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present and declares that his hand in note
on the pension roll of the agency of the State
other agent or lay before signing
[illegible small righting between above paragraph and below signatures.]

Sworn & substantiated to
the day & year foresaid before
in
the day year foresaid on
Mr. George W. Capley Justice of
the Pension for the Parish of
Ouachita State of Louisianna
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House of Representatives
Jan Y. 8th 1839
Sir,
I am informed Mr. James Huey
Sen of the Parish of Ouachita_Louisiana
has forwarded an application for a pension,
through Geo W. Copley Esquire. I am requested to inquire in what situation the claim 
is, and if not allowed, whether the objections
can be removed -
Very respectfully
Your Obl. Senate
R.Garland

James L. Edwards Esq
Comr. of Pensions
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2 oz 12 cts [illegible]

To the Officers of the
Pension Office at
Washington 
City D. C.

Jacksonham}
[illegible]}

original state pension
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Johnsonhom  26th  January  1834
To the officers of the pension office 
At Washington D.C.
Enclosed you will find the papers
& proofs from record of your humble petitioner 
asking or a pension for my father James 
Huey & my mother Jane Huey. The enclosed
papers will show that I am the son & the
executor of both & hoping that I have made
out my case hope it may have a favourable
consideration at your hands if I have failed
please inform me what I lack & I will
make further efforts to give intire satisfaction
I refer you to our Senators in Congriss from
South Carolina Juge Buller & Juge Evans
who are both personally aquainted with me
& in the house Dr Wm Sinkin or Boger
McQueen who are also acquainted with me
your decision will be gladly heard from as
early as posible at Jacksonham [illegible]
Lancaster District SC the land of Jackson
& Democracy
With our Respects
Yours
Thomas W. Hey
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Georgia
A. B. Huey heir of James
Pension under Act 7th July 1838.
The declaration was filed in Feb 1853.
I wish to know if these has been a 
report in this case.
W M Varnum
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38692
James Huey decd
So Carolnia
Tho. W Huey Feby 7 1856 [illegible]
Wm M Varnum July 10/55 [illegible]
Same July 25 1855 (Triplett)
Same Aug 17 1855
Same Jan 29/55 [illegible]
Hn Jacob Brown
July 7 1856

H343
June 7 1832
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7[?]120 Mch 3/55
April 14/55

James Huey. Thos W Huey. [illegible] B. Walkup
Alex B. Huey Children & heirs of
James Huey Decd Private

Capt Frosst & Thomas 

So Ca Mil
[illegible] 1832
Cole
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4 / 120 \ 30
120
Free

Jane Huey - Jas
S. C - decd 1832

Circle Stamp:
Marietta CEO
July 3

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Commissioner of
Wash
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Clerk will please examine this Huey papers and file them in the proper room
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James L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions

Jan 9
due at La.
Jas. Huey
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REJECTED
5343
P.O.
James Huey
Service: ____
Enlishted: ____, 18  .
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31148
Revy INVALID
File No. 31148
James Huey
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 197

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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James Huey
S.C- [?] 1832

W.M. Varnum
Dahlonega, Ga.
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Washington Jan 24th 1856
Comm of Pensions
This is to call your attention to a suspended
claim of James Huey for a Pension under act 7th June 1832 5 months & 26 days service is admitted and by examining certificate on file you will find an additional allowance of 9. L. 4 S. 7 1/2 p for any duty this with the Comptroles certificate for 5 months and 26 days service rendered by James Huey as Sergeant in the Revolutionary army of S Carolina ought to satisfy the Department that the above claim is one that is sufficiently established
by proof to be admitted

Very Respectfully
W. M. Varnum
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Dahlonega July 2d 1855
Comr of Pensions

Will be please inform me if the case of Alexander B. Huey Adm. of James Huey - wid deceased for a Pension under act 7th June 1832 has been acted on 
I forwarded early in April the Letters of
Adm. and proof of the number & names of
the surviving children of James Huey 
deceased but have had no report from your 
Office

Very Respectfully
W. M. Varnum
Dahlonega
Ga.
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James Huey act 32 S.C
John Whelchel ditto 38 Ga 36
Rebecca Smith ditto 38 Ga
W. M. Varnum
Ga M Cole C C- Aug 14-55
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Dahlonega April 9th 55
Commissioner
will find a Declaration and proof of service of James Huey on file in the Pension Office
from Thomas W. Huey deceast Ext. of James Huey deceased of South Carolina Please send me the Pension Certificate
Your obedient Servant
W. M. Varnum
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I wish the papers in the Suspended Claim of
James Huey deceased Rev. Sol. act 7th June 1832
Declaration made by Thomas W Huey  S. C. & A. B. Huey Georgia

W. M. Varnum
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W M Varnum
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Hon J L Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Louisiana
James Huey Sr.
Act 7 June 1832.
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[?] Ga August 23, 1838

Dear Sir
I have the Hon to enclose to you the application of James Huey Senior a resident of this Parish for a pension he only asks for six months pay, though he has performed other service, but cannot specify the length of time -
4 months he served as private militia man
and 2 months as Sergeant which will of course increase his pay. The old man you will see was & still is unable to attend Court and his application was made before me as Justice of the Peace as then is no County Judge or Judges in this State I have endeavored to leave his application in form according to the rules of the Department and as he asks only for a small quota and is now as you may say on foot in the grave and the prospect fair for the other to be shortly in I hope & trust that his application will be looked upon favorably

Yours Respectfully
Geo. Copley
Hon J L Edwards 
Washington D.C.

N B please let me hear from the papers as soon as they are Recd by you
Gov. C
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George W Copley

34.645
James Huey, Sr.
Act 1832
Admitted
Pr 6 mos $20 - 

cannot [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] without
direct proof
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I Thomas C Kellam deputy clerk of the District and Parish court in and for the Parish of [?] State of Louisiana clarify George W Copley is a magistrate as above aim that the forging signature [?] to be his is [?]

In the time any whereof I
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachitta 
On this twenty sixth day of May 1838 personally came and appeared before me Jeremiah Grisham aged eighty one years and rising who often being duty sworn says that he has been well acquainted with James Huey Senior since this deponent was of the age of twelve years this deponent knew the said Huey well in Chester District State of South Carolina where they both lived at the time of the Revolution, this deponent 12 knows that James Huey Senior started out into service as a militia man with a Captain by the name of Frost this deponent cannot tell how long he the said Huey was out in the service this deponent has been read (not being able to read himself) the declaration of the said James Huey Senior made on the 19th day of April 1838 made before George W Copley a Justice of the Peace in and for the Parish of Ouachitta  State of Louisiana and that this deponent concurs in the 23 statements made in said declaration, this deponent knows that that the said Huey Senior is unable to attend court at this time from bodily infirmity this deponent says he was a volunteer in the Revolution and that it is generally believed that the said Huey was a soldier in the Revolution and that belief is general, this deponent says that the said Huey Senior is a man of strict integrity and that his statements are entitled to the utmost credit and belief. Note "Huey Senior" on him No 12 initialed before signing, "in the statements on him No 23 erased before signing.
Sworn & Subscribed to this 26th day of May 1838
George W Copley Justice of the Peace of this Parish of Ouachitta State of Louisiana 

his R mark
Jeremiah Grisham
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We William Trent Dr John S Lewis residing th the Parish of Ouchitta State of Louisiana hereby certify that we are well accquainted with James Huey Senior who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be ninety six years of age and rising that he is reputed & believed in that neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed to this 22 day of August AD 1838.
George Copley Justice of the Peace in & for the Parish of Ouachitta State of Louisiana
Wm Trent
A.A. Roland [struck through]
The name of A A Roland erased before signing
Geo W Copley J Peace

And the said George W Copley does hereby declare in his opinion and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named James Huey Senior applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the said George W Copley Justice of the Peace as aforesaid further certifies that it appears to him that William Trent and John S Lewis who have signed the preceding certificate are both residents of the Parish of Ouachitta State of Louisiana and that John S Lewis is the state senator in the State Legislature from this Parish and that both of their statements are entitled to credit and I do further certify that James Huey Sen continues up to this date unable to attend court and that the reason for my delaying forwarding on these papers so long was to see if he could not get able to attend court to make his application.
Geo. W Copley
Justice of the Peace
for the Parish of Oauchitta 
State of Louisiana

I George W Copley clerk of my own court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings held in my court & before me as Justice of the Peace in the matter of the application of James Huey Sr for a pension In testimony whereof I have heretofore set my hand and private seal of off. (having no public seal) this 22 day of August AD 1838
George W Copley Justice of the Peace