Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38052, for Edward Hutchins, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Hutchins, Edward
NUMBER
S.38052
CONTENTS
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18.716 R
Georgia
Edward Hutchins
(aged 77)
of Laurens Cy in the State of Georgia who was a Private in the 5th & 10th Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepherd &c of the N. Carolina line, for the term of - 3 yrs from '76 & 1 year from 1781 - Secy Hill, Certificate within -
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of June 1821
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 of August 1822 and Sent to Daniel McNeel, Esq. Dublin, Georgia
Arrears to 4th of March 1822 69.29
Sem -anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1822 48.00 =
$117:29
8 mo 16/30
8 mos 4/31
________
64-
5-29
_________
69:29
Schedule $135.
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.} 
& May 1, 1820
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District of Georgia|
Edward Hutchins of [illegible]|
on the 11th day of September personally |appeared in open of Record established by |
for the Southern Circuit of |
congressional & [illegible]|
cause the last Resort, |
of the age of Seventy Six years|
sworn according to law|
in order to obtain the provisions|
of the 18th March 1898 & the |
Edward Hutchins [illegible]|
of [illegible]of September A.D.|
Carolina in the company|
[illegible]|
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[illegible] to [illegible] Bunckham was taken prisoner by the [illegible] at [illegible] taken to Philadelphia [illegible] there while prisoner of war, but by the [illegible] of Soldiers and others [illegible] of war the Regiment then [illegible] operation was reduced & consolidated into two Regiments, your petitioner was then transferred to Cap. Robert Fourney Company & second Regiment commanded by Colonel John Patton & continued to serve in  the said Corps. untill the 9th day of February 1779 when he was regularly discharged from said service y Colonel Silvery Harvey in the State of North Carolina on [illegible] River - 
Your petitioner was in the Battle of Brandywine {illegible] in the service of the [illegible] Regiment [illegible] the battle of [illegible] in which he [illegible]
and was returned as a prisoner of war for two months and some days at New York was there [illegible] August exchanged the year forgotten into the said 2nd Regiment Commanded by Colonel John Patton & on the 21st day of November following his exchange took up the line of march for Charleston with State of South Carolina, but while on the march in the State of North Carolina on the 9th of February
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[illegible] petitioners time of service had expired [illegible]by Colonel Silvey Harvey afterwards, your petitioner [illegible] in the month of July [illegible] in the year 1781 under Colonel James Armstrong they rendezvoused [illegible] following at which time - the Company with which [illegible] joined the said Army Commanded by General Green at the high hill, of Santee South Carolina [illegible] next following the entry of the last volunteer enlistment under Colonel James Armstrong, then was account of your petitioners father having died & by your petitioners representing the necessity of his being at home to take care of his Father's Estate which [illegible] had left to the management of your petitioner his other brothers being also of the same line out in he service of the Country, 
[illegible] of your petitioner [illegible]to Colonel Harvey [illegible] served but come July [illegible] Col.  [illegible] and your petitioner [illegible] except the foregoing his papers relative thereto being [illegible] by [illegible] pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1810. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any measure disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intentionality to diminish it so as to bring myself within the
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provisions of any act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons [illegible] with the land & [illegible] service of the [illegible] in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818. & I have not nor has any person [illegible] for me property or reduction contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
The Schedule of your petitioners property is as follows (viz.) 8. Head of Hogs, 12 head of Cattle, 1. [illegible] - 1 Cart one Shot Gun, he is a common planter or laborer, he is a lee and illy able from the infirmities of age & affect of result of having marched [illegible] & occasioned by his services in the [illegible] to procure for  himself and the two daughters who live with [illegible] your petitioner has a [illegible] to wit, [illegible] who about thirty years of age is so above [illegible] to support [illegible] daughter is about twenty one years of age [illegible] I want to [illegible] on the Eleventh day of September [illegible] 11h Sept. 1821 -  
[Signatures] Edward Hutchins X his mark
Thos. W Harris J.S.C.S.C.
I, Neil Munroe Clerk of the [illegible] Court in  & for the County of  Lauren & State of Georgia, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule hereto annexed is truly copied from the Records of the said Court; & I do further certify, that [illegible] opinion of the said Court that the total account [illegible] of the property [illegible] in the aforesaid Schedule of the oath are illegible] in February where of I have hereto set m hand & private Seal there being no public seal of office belonging to said Court on the 11th day of September 1821 -
[Signature] Neil Munroe C.P.C.L.C. [seal]
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Rev. & 1821 Wars Section     MVY ow

September 26, 1925.

Ms. J.E. Hutchins
Box 276, Covington,
Georgia.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S-38052, it appears that Edward Hutchins enlisted in September 1775 and served six months as a private in Captain William Fenner and Captain Robert White's Companies, Colonel Howe's North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted November 21, 1776 and served in Captain William Caswell's Company, Colonel Buncombe Fifth North Carolina Regiment, was transferred to Captain Robert Fenner's Company, colonel John Patten's Second North Carolina Regiment and was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, (in one of which he was slightly wounded in the left arm), Monmouth, and stony Point on June 1, 1779 when he was taken prisoner, held two months in New York, the exchanged and rejoined his regiment and was discharged February 8, 1780. He enlisted in July 1781 and served as Sargent in Captain Brevard's Company of the Tenth North Carolina Regiment until July 11, 1782.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed June 15, 1821 while residing in Laurens County, Georgia, aged seventy-six years and there stated that he had two daughters, Minny, aged thirty years and Gaither or Gather, aged twenty-one years, and that his wife was dead. Her name is not on record.
Respectfully,

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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38052
Revy INVALID.
File No. 38,052
Edward Hutchins
Pri Rev. War
Act 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 35

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1925 Sept.. 26 Hist to Mrs. J. E. Hutchins - MDG
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Honorable John C. Calhoun
Sect'y. of War
Washington City.
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Georgia}
Lauren County} I Neil Munroe a Justice of the Inferior Court of said county do certify that I know the within named Edward Hutchins to be the same person to whom the certificate from the war office produced by him was originally granted - 
Given under my hand this 26th day of September 1826
Neil Munroe J. I. Ct [Signature]

Georgia } I George Mather Clerk of the Superior
Lauren County.} Court for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above named - Neil Monroe is a Justice of the Inferior Court for the county aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand & private seal, there being no seal of office, this 26th day of September 1826
Geo. Mather, Clk. S. C. 
Lauren County [seal]

State of Georgia}
County of Lauren} Know all men, that I, Edward Hutchins the Pensioner within indentified do hereby constitute & appoint Norman B. Thompson of Lauren County, to be my true and Lawful attorney to receive from the Bank of the United States - Savannah the sum or sums due
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State of Georgia} Before me Neil Munroe one of
Lauren County} Justices of the Inferior court of said county, personally came and appeared Edward Hutchins who produced to me the original Certificate of which the following is a true copy, viz.

War Department
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Laws of the United States of the 18th of March 1818 and May 1st 1820 Edward Hutchins late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is  inscribed on the Pension list, Roll of Georgia Agency, at the rate of eighty dollars per month to commence on the fifteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred & twenty two - 
(Signed) J. C. Calhoun [seal]
Secretary of War

And that the said Edward Hutchins being by me duly Sworn saith that, he is the same person to whom the said certificate was originally granted, that he was a private in the Army of the revolution in Capt. R Fenners company of Infantry of Colonel J. Patton, Regiment, that he now resides in the county of Lauren that resided there for eighteen years past previously to which he resided in Burke County, State of Georgia - 
[Signature] Edward Hutchins X his mark
Taken, acknowledged & sworn to before}
me this 26th day of September 1826.}
Neil Munroe J. I. Ct. L. C.
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State of Georgia}
County of Lauren}
November 21st 1826.
Conformably to the Regulations of the War Department, 19th of June, 1824, I Neil Munroe a Magistrate in the County above named, do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence, viz. my own personal knowledge.
[illegible lines]
The affidavits must be [illegible] that Edward Hutchins who has this  day appeared before me to take the oath of identity is the identical person named in the Pension Certificate which he has exhibited before me, numbered 18,716 and bearing date at the War offices, the Second day of August 1822: that the said Certificate was originally issued for him; that he now holds, the same in his possession, and claims all the benefits arriving therefore. Given under my hand at Dublin on the day and year above written.

[Signature] Neil Munroe J. I. C. L. C.

I, Geo Mather Clerk of the Court of Lauren County certify that Neil Munroe Esqr. is a Magistrate of above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof , I have hereunto affixed my private seal there being no Seal of Office and Subscribed my name, this twenty first day of November in the year eighteen hundred & twenty six - [Signature] Geo. Mather
[seal]  Clerk of the Court of Lauren County
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by the Government of the United States [water drop] pension as an Invalid of the Revolutionary Agency. from the fourth day of March 1824 to the fourth day of September 1826 - and in my name to grant sufficient receipts & discharges thereof.
In testimony whereof, I have herewith set my hand & seal this 26 day of September 1826 - 
[Signature] Edward Hutchins X his mark [seal]
Signed sealed & delivered} 
in presence of }
Geo. Mather}
Neil Munroe J. I. C. L. C.
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16,108
Edward Hutchins
Lauren Co. Ga
Daniel McNeil
Agt.
Dublin, Ga.
Rec'd 2 July 1821
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16108
Edward Hutchins
Lauren Co. Ga.
Daniel McNeil
Agt. 
Dublin, Ga.
Rec'd 2 July 1821


Honorable John C.  Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

3 [illegible] the services 
[illegible] services in  No. 6 [illegible]
Tories - that volunteered [illegible]

Dublin Ga
13th June

7th July
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Edward Hutchins personally apparent being [illegible] agreeable to Law in the State - that he was enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the continental line under the command of Capt. William Caswell with regiment commanded by Colonel Bucham afterward the Regiment were Reduced in to two & this the deponent became a soldier in the 2nd Regiment under Capt. Robert Turner Commanded by Col. John Patton which Regiment was there under the command of Clarke Commanded by Col. there afterwards, commanded by Gen'l. Hogan & this deponent was ultimately discharged by Lieut. Col. Harvey which discharge is now lost by his accident & is not to be found the deponent further deposeth & swears that he was a resident Citizen of the United  on the Eighteenth day of March one Thousand
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Eight hundred & Eighteen & that he has not since that time by Gift Sale or any other manner whatever disposed of his property or any part thereof with an interest thereby to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the Untied States in the Revolutionary war passed on the Eighteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen & that he has not nor has any one for him in trust any property or Securities contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income other that what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed & by him subscribed. Sworn to & Subscribed before me in open court march the 14th 1821
[Signatures] Edward Hutchins X his mark
Tho. W. Harris J. I. C. 


Georgia}
Lauren County} I Neil Munroe Clk of the Superior Court of Lauren County do hereby certify that the above & foregoing is a best & true Copy taken from the Minutes of the Superior Court of said County
Given under my hand and private seal there being no seal of office in this county this 15th day of June 1821
Neil Munroe Clk [seal] [Signature]
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Honorable John C. Calhoun com.

In the foregoing schedule & above it filed pursuant to the act of Congress [illegible] for the description of person, or [illegible] are permitted through me as his attorney for the [illegible] of submitting to your [illegible] and better Judgement whether big claims come within the purview & interest of the act by which your petitioner W. Hutchins may be enabled to enjoy the compensation allowed revolutionary claimants whose services have benefit [illegible] to the United States during that [illegible] for seven years [illegible] you will when examination of the documents in your department find evidence sufficiently [illegible] his affidavit to [illegible] of the Justice of his claim that between [illegible] importance of the evidence of [illegible] act of Congress of which this [illegible] under which he was [illegible] from the [illegible] to ascertain whether the first [illegible] was reached the department - if be come [illegible] whatever time it may be - have the goodness to inclose it to this post office addressed to him as [illegible] consistently suit your convenience - 
Your obedient servant
Daniel McNeil [Signature]

Dublin, Lauren, Georgia,}
June 15th - 1821}
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Wm. Hill Sect'y of State of No. Carolina
Certificate -
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State of North Carolina
Secretary's Office 6th Nov. 1821


I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears, from the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State that Edward Hutchins a private in Capt. Caswell, Company of the 5th Reg't. was mustered on the 21st November 1776, for 3 years was a prisoner on the 1st June 1779 and discharged 8thof Feby 1780.  That Edward Hutchins a Serg't. in Capt. Brevard, Company of the 10th Reg't was mustered in 1781 for 12 months and left the service on the 11th July 1782.

[Signature] Wm. Hill
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16,108
Edward Hutchins
Daniel McNeil
Dublin, Georgia
Rec'd. 17 July 1822

J. Calhoun
Secretary
Washington City -

Rec'd. July 17, 1822.
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District of Georgia for the State of Georgia Before the Superior Court held in and for the county of Lauren an State of Georgia while sitting in March Tenn, 1822 Edward Hutchins resident of Lauren County & State of Georgia appeared on the 16th day of March in the year of our lord Eighteen hundred & twenty two personally appeared in open Court [illegible] being the Sup. Court of Record as to [illegible] by the legislature of Georgia for the Southern Circuit of the said State and having [illegible] and Jurisdiction of all civil and [illegible] matters and causes in the last resort &c.  Edward Hutchins your petitioner is of the age of seventy six years and upwards and who being duly sworn according to Law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the information in pursuant of the provisions made} by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 [illegible] of May 1820 &c. That he the said Edward Hutchins 
Soldier for the Term of Six months in the month of September 1775 in the State of North Carolina in the Company from commanded by Capt. Wm. Fenner and [illegible] Capt. Robert White's Company in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Howe in the line of the North Carolina Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps for six months , when he was discharged in the State of North Carolina line at the expiration of the said six months above called to the 5th Regiment commanded by Col.  Bunckham for two years and six months, but was returned for three years and served the whole time of three years in the Company & Regiment above set forth in the North Carolina Continental Establishment, but before the expiration of the
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three years service [illegible] lost eluded to Col. Bunkham was taken prisoner by the enemy at Germantown, taken to Philadelphia and staid there while a prisoner of War but by the loss of soldiers and other disasters of which the Regiments then in operation were induced & conversation into two Regiments [illegible] then transferred to Cap. Rob't. Fenner's Company & Regiment commanded by Col. John Patton and continued his service in said Company untill the 9th day of February 1779 when he was regularly discharged from said service by Col. Silvey Harvey in the State of North Carolina on Neuce [Neuse] River. Your petitioner was in the battle of Brandywine 1st in the service of the 2nd Regime't then in the Germantown in which he received a slight wound in his left arm then in the battle of Monmouth , then in the battle of the Stoney Point, was then taken prisoner with some others by a surrender made to [illegible] and was contained as a prisoner of war fourteen months and some days at New York, went in another [illegible] of [illegible] exchanged the year forgotten, into the said 2nd Regiment. Commissioned by Col. John Patton then [illegible] day of November following back  up the time of marching for Charleston in the State of South Carolina but while on his march, in the State of North Carolina about the 9th February 1779 your petitioners time of service having expired was regularly discharged by Col. Silvey Harvey, afterwards your petitioner volunteered in the month of July 1781 according to his best belief under Col. James Armstrong then rendezvoused till September following at which time the Company with which he volunteered joined the main Army commanded by Gen'l. C. Green at the high hills of Santee South Carolina and was discharged by Col. Hardy Murphy
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Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Lauren County of Ga., Nov. 20th 1826

Sir,
On a late application to the Branch Park of the United States at Savannah for the payment of my pension (two years & a half arrears being now due) I was informed that my name had been returned to the War Department in compliance with an act of Congress requiring the return of the named of those who had neglected to apply for the payment of their pensions within two years  Instructions for the application to the War Department was furnished by the Bank, which have been attended to , as the enclosed Certificate will shew, I have therefore to request your immediate attention to this business, and that Especial Instructions maybe given with as little delay as possible, to the above Bank to pay the arrears now and I make this request with the more Earnestness from my Situation being one of peculiar distress.  I am at present, & have been for some time laboring under great bodily infirmity & the disappointment in my late application for the pay of my pension had rendered my pecuniary affairs truly Embarrassing
Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servant
Edward Hutchins  [Signature]

Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War
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Covington, Ga.,
July 29, 1925.

The Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen - 
In making some inquiries through the Georgia State Historian, I was given your address, suggesting that I mite you for information concerning Edward Hutchins
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pensioner in the 1830's, I would like to get details of his life including birth and death dates, nationality names of wife and children and any other dependents, and all the possible information.
Thanking you for any help that you may give me. I am
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs. J. E. Hutchins,
Box 276 - Covington, Ga.