Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30501, John Hughes, Va.
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Service
Va.

Hughes, John

Number
S. 30501
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Kentu... 466

31,466

John Hughes
of Jefferson Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a Lt. Ensn. & Pr.  in the Company commanded
...Captain [marked out: Winston} of the Regt commanded
...Col Dandridge in the Virg.

Lt. 2 & 27 days
Line for Ensn 4 - 4 "
Prv. 14 - 14
Cav. 2 - 15 "        $138.62

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 138 Dollars 62 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

..rtificate of Pension issued the 6. day of July 
1838 and sent to Pensioner Present

...rrears to the 4th of March '38.   $970.34
semi-anl allowance ending Septem. $69.31
                                                           $1039.65

[Revolutionary Claim,]
[Act June 7, 1832]

... by D. Brown.  Clerk
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Let to [?] Ma... 1841
Letter to 3d Auditor 27. Jan 1842

Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act of the 6th April 1838 
from 4 March 1838 to 4 March 
1841. Agt notified 23 Feb 1843

Thomas Gibson
(unsure of month) 16/57
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Louisville. Feb 27. 57

Commis. of Pensions

Sir, We desire to present the following case for your opinion.

John Hughes was a Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution serving throughout the war. He died Mar 10. 1842 leaving a widow. His widow died Nov. 4, 1846 never having married again or applied for a pension and bearing no children.

Are her heirs or personal representations entitled to the pension she was entitled to have claimed - If so does it pass by a will "all her estate"

If a right exists will you be kind enough to furnish us the regulations as to proof &c.

Respectfully &c.

Thomasson & Gibson
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36. 535
John Hughes
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State of Kentucky
Circuit County of Jefferson S.S.

On this 22nd day of May 1838, personally appeared in open court before the court of Jefferson with now sitting John Hughes a resident of Jefferson County and state of Kentucky aged seventy five years 11th Aug 1838 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.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following Command officers, and served as herein stated: In the month of July 1779, he was a student at Washington Henry Academy in the County of Hanover & State of Virginia; At that time the State was invaded by the British fleet and army commanded by Sir. George Collins.  The Governor called for a large number of men and particularly for Volunteers. There were at that time about 125 Students at the academy or seminary, their ages from about 14 to 25 years. They turned out a company of seventy six privates, four sergeants, and four corporals, a captain, Lieutenant and Ensign. John Barrett was our Captain, William Winston (insert Lieutenant) and Samuel Overton Ensign. We rendezvoused at Hanover Courthouse and were attached to a Regiment Commanded by Col. William Guy and placed under the Command of Brigadier General Charles Scott who had arrived at that place his Brigade of Continental Troops a few days before us. We continued at that place and at York and Hampton about two months and a half when the British left the state and we were paid off and discharged and we marched home. We received our discharge in writing. On this [?] were distributed at different posts on the River watching watching the Enemy and guarding
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against the landing but we had no engagement or skirmish with them. We had not been at home but a short time before another British force appeared, I think, Commanded by Leslie. A requisition for volunteers was made by the Governor of Virginia by virtue and Authority of an act of the General Assembly of said state and a Bounty of Fifty Dollars offered as an Inducement for soldiers to serve during the invasion. I entered into that service as a volunteer first in the Cavalry service for about three months in the Company commanded by Captain Littlebury Mosley. I think Wade Mosley was the Lieutenant and Horatio Turpin [?] . I furnished my own horse and clothing. We drew Caps. Seward & [?]. I think this was in the month of October 1779. during the time he served in the Cavalry he was on detached parties scouring the country and watching for the enemy & during this service Col. Richard Call of the Virginia Continental line was occasionally with us & in command. After serving as afd about three months my horse was completely broken down and I with many others (in the same situation) were transfered [sic] to the Infantry in Blands Regiment. we were placed on duty first at Petersburg and then at City Point. Captain Charles Williamson & Lieutenant Powell was in Command of the Company to which I was attached. We also done duty at Smithfield, Cabbin Point and Hoods old fort. Those different posts were occasionally visited by Cols. Parker & Gibson both of the Virginia Continental line and some times by Baron Steuben who commanded the whole [?] others. Whilst we lay at Smithfield the British landed at Hoods old fort to make an incursion into the country. It was thought
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advisable to send out troops to repel them and Col. Parker and Gibson had a very warm dispute about who should command the party each claiming the right when Colo. George Rogers Clark (who was at that time with the troops) proposed that he should take a Detachment and way lay the road & stop them by giving them an Indian fire. It was agreed to and sd. Clark took three or four hundred men, of which I was one, and at night formed an [?] & gave the enemy a very destructive fire (as we were informed) and then retreated through the woods to the main body; By the next morning the enemy had retreated to their shipping. We continued in this kind of service until the latter part of October 1780 when a Brigade of Troops was levied from the different Regiments to Act as Light Infantry & to be posted near the enemy during the Winter if it should be found necessary. I was with fifteen or twenty others detached from Williamsons company under Lieutenant John Powell for that duty we rendezvoused at Smithfield & were attached to a Battalion of troops commanded by Maj. John Willis, a Supernumerary officer belonging to the Virginia Continental Line, we were then marched to Suffolk twelve miles from where the British were posted at that time where we remained. Sometimes in the month of January 1781. News then arrived that the British under Colo. Tarlton had been defeated by Col. Morgan at the Cowpens and that a reinforcement was to be sent to Genl. Greene who was then retreating towards Virginia closely pursued by Lord Cornwallis. We then left Suffolk and marched to Chesterfield Courthouse where the troops were to assemble for the Expedition to the south. Some of the men did not like to go to the Carol...
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..nas but our Lieutenant and the whole of the men who had served with him in the Light Infantry volunteered for that service and was attached to a Regiment Commanded by Col. Beverly Randolph, & George Tucker, and William Cunningham were our Majors Thomas Pollock (but before we we served Genl. Greene, Capt. Pollock was sick and returned to Virginia). At this place a Brigade of troops was formed commanded by Brigadier General Lawson and about the tenth of February we set out for North Carolina; after two days march we fell in with another brigade commanded by General Stephens who was ordered (smeared word) same service; we marched on together and joined Genl. Greene near the Hanging Rock in Carolina about the 8th or 10th of March; on the 14th of the month at night we encamped at or near Guilford Courthouse on the same ground that the Battle had left in the morning.  We remained here until about 12 o'clock the next day at which time our Light Infantry were closely engaged with the enemy about one mile in front. Our line of Battle was instantly formed and in a quarter of an hour more our whole front line was engaged and the Conflict was fierce and bloody. The action lasted two or three hours when our troops retreated a short distance and formed their line expecting the enemy would resume in this they declined. We retreated still farther to some old Iron Works and encamped on very strong & commanding ground. We stayed at this place several days during which time Genl. Greene directed General Lawson to select such persons as had distinguished themselves
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in the late action to fill vacancies where officers had fallen in the [?]. He selected me with others and introduced us to Genl. Greene who appointed John Phillips Captain, William Powell Lieutenant and myself Ensign to Supply the place of Captain Hudson and his subalterns who were all killed in the said battle. After this we again marched in pursuit of the enemy and pursued them closely until they crossed [?] River & set the Bridge afloat on which they had crossed. Here Genl Greene ordered Stephens & Lawson back to Virginia where we arrived sometime in the latter end of April or first of May. I got back in good health but my feet were blistered from heel to toe. I obtained a furlough without limitation as to time but to join our Regiment as soon as I could get recruited. I went home and stayed there eleven days. I then started and joined the army, below Petersburg under Baron Steuben; the British shortly afterwards landed at City Point and the troops under the Baron retreated to Petersburg, the enemy followed and drove us out of that place, we retreated toward Manchester. They pursued and we retreated higher up the country, they went on to Manchester and burned warehouses in that place and destroyed much property. Steuben continued to retreat up James River as high up as the Point of Fork where there was a considerable quantity of military stores; Cornwallis in the meantime had arrived at Petersburg. He soon after crossed James River below that place and marched up through Richmond and thence to Charlottesville. While the British were marching over Charlottesville the Baron, who had removed the military stores at the point of Fork
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from the North to the south side of James River and threw the sd. stores into the river & otherwise destroyed them, retreated rapidly toward Carolina __ He was at length overtaken by an Express sent by the Marquis de la Fayette with orders to return and join the main army. After a fatiguing & harrassing march towards Carolina & back we joined our army encamped about 15 miles from old James Town under the command of the Marquis de la Fayette; Genl. Anthony Wayne was also there. It was at this encampment I received the appointment of Lieutenant and was attached to a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Samuel Woodson and a Regiment Commanded by Col. Henry Skipwith. I trained with the army until after Lord Cornwallis & his troops were captured at York Town. Capt Woodson being sick at that time I commanded the company during the siege and its consummation we were discharged but I received no discharge in writing nor any pay for my services or being reimbursed in a considerable sum of money expended by me during my service or receiving any part of the bounty of fifty dollars except for the two months & a day service aforesaid.  He has no documentary evidence in his possession proving his service he refers to the annexed proof of Mrs. Nancy N Cox, the annexed certificate as corroboration of his statement and the depositions of Charles Belloo, Benjamin Hatcher, James Wilkinson, Jacob Michaux, Thomas Hobson, Bartholomew Truehart and Joseph Mosby of Virginia whose depositions will be taken or some of them & hereto attached.

He hereby relinquishes every claim what..
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ever 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.
To the enquiries propounded by the Court he answers as follows. To 1st Question. He was born in Cumberland (now Powhattan) County state of Virginia on the 11th day of August 1763.

To 2d. I have a record of my age in a Bible formerly belonging to my Grandfather containing the family record an it is now in my possession at my house.

To 3d. I was at the Washington Henry Academy in Hanover County Virginia when I first entered the service when I entered the second time as a volunteer I was living in Richmond Virginia, after the Revolutionary War was ended. I lived in Powhatan County Virginia until the 1st day of April 1787 when I started to Kentucky and I have lived in Jefferson County near Louisville Kentucky ever since.

to 4th. I entered the service as a Volunteer

to 5th I have already in my declaration stated the names of some of the officers who were with the troops where I served I will name others. General Washington Commander in Chief. Genl Knox & Col. Hamilton were with the troops at York Town Va.

To 6th. I never received a written discharge either as a private soldier or as an officer. I received a Commission as ensign signed by Genl. Nathaniel Greene & countersigned by Genl. Lawson my commission as Lieutenant was signed by Thomas Jefferson Governor of Virginia. Those Commissions I kept for
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many years but believing they were of no use I destroyed them.

7th I am known to Daniel C. Banks a clergyman & to Maj. John Nelson and Capt John Donne who can testify as to my veracity and their belief of my revolutionary services and I declare that I served  from July 1779 until about the 20th day of October 1781 with the exception of a few days between the termination of my first service and the commencement of my second service, making in all my service to be two years & two months & a half.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

John Hughes

We Daniel C. Banks, a clergyman residing in the city of Louisville and state of Kentucky and William Pope & Warrick Miller & John Jones residing in the  County of Jefferson same city hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Hughes who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be nearly seventy five years of age; that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Daniel C. Banks
Wm Pope
Warrick Miller
John Jones

State of Kentucky
Jefferson County  Sct

On this 22nd day of May 1838 personally appeared in open court being a circuit court for the Jefferson Circuit in said state Nancy N Cox aged
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about seventy two years, a resident of Jefferson County and state aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and says that she is well acquainted with John Hughes who has made the foregoing declaration. That she knows said Hughes was at the Academy in Hanover County, Virginia and that he left said Academy and served the Army of the Revolution. That she well recollects that sd. Hughes was with the Army at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and in the engagement at Petersburg Virginia and at York Town when Cornwallis & his army army were taken but she cannot recollect how long he served or the years. She can only recollect when said Hughes served in the Light Infantry in the winter of 1780-1. 

She recollects that a report reached home that said Hughes had received a wound in the knee at the siege of York.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid

Nancy N Cox

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Daniel C. Banks who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the city of Louisville; that Wm Pope, Warrick Miller & John Jones who have also signed the same are residents in Jefferson County and that Nancy N Cox who has also given the foregoing deposition are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

J.J. Marshall
Subjudge of the Jefferson Circuit Court

I Edmund P Pope clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the state of Kentucky do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of..
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of the said Court in the matter of the the application of John Hughes for a Pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty second day of May One Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty Eight and in 46 year of the Commonwealth

Edm P Pope.
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M.J. Harris N.O. If you shoud [sic] go to Louisville any time time this summer I wish you to get acquainted with John Hughes in that neighborhood & remember me to him, and ask him in my name if he can call to his memory being at the Battle of Guilford where I commanded a company in the action, and near the end of it a collection of about 70 or 80 men of different companies were collected in a road & while there comparing notes some had shot away 18 round of cartridges all they had, one of whom John Hughes, & that I made a distribution among them, & while doing this we were alarmed by Tarltons trumpet across a small field & the disposition made by to defend ourselves from a charge, when Washingtons corps.... up the road to our relief & shewed us the .... to the main body of our troops, & to say what was the then report of the conduct of our Va. militia & my company in particular & you can take my motive for it &  If remembers everything that you think will be advantage to get his certif. & forward it to me, I have seen Tho. Tucker & will certify to all I have stated & says my conduct in that battle was the cause of my being made Captain. The next June court of Powhatan which the records of the Court shows, Lawson compliments me & so did Lt. Geo. Tucker who was Majr. in the same Brigade if you find Mr. Hughes remembers anything I will send him a letter & get his answer that may be of service to me. If my health shoud [sic] enable me I shall offer next assembly letter proved with vouchers. I wish you to answer this & give letter every 90 days at least & I will answer them
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State of Kentucky 
Jeff County

I Curran Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County, in the state of Kentucky and Keeper of the Seal of said County, do certify that Louis Madison, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the county afso. duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the said seal this 23d day of May 1838 in the the 46th year of the Commonwealth

Curran Pope

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Louisville Ky 22nd May 1838 I certify this paper is part of a letter my father Wade Mosby wrote me for the purpose of showing it to Maj. John Hughes for the purposes therein stated and I also certify that my father is dead. Given under my hand as above written

Littleberry H. Mosby

Sworn to before the undersigned
a Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County Ky.

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Ballsville ... 25
June 16

Doctor Littleberry Mosby
Shelbyville, Kenty

Mail Va.
Washington City.
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State of Kentucky
Jeff County

I Curran Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County, in the state of Kentucky and Keeper of the Seal of said County, do certify that Louis Madison, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the county afso. duly commissioned and qualified and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the said seal this 23d day of May 1838 in the the 46th year of the Commonwealth

Curran Pope

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Louisville Ky 22nd May 1838 I certify this paper is part of a letter my father Wade Mosby wrote me for the purpose of showing it to Maj. John Hughes for the purposes therein stated and I also certify that my father is dead. Given under my hand as above written

Littleberry H. Mosby

Sworn to before the undersigned
a Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County Ky.

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Ballsville ... 25
June 16

Doctor Littleberry Mosby
Shelbyville, Kenty

Mail Va.
Washington City.
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State of Virginia
Powhatan County

Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said county Jacob Michaux also of said county, who being sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose that he is a near relation of John Hughes now of Jefferson County Kentucky lived in the same family with him when he the deponent was eleven or twelve years of age, has a distinct recollection of the said Hughes being with the army at the battle of Guilford and also at the siege of York, recollects well to have heard tidings from him while in service, and also the fact of his being wounded in the knee at the siege of York. The length of service performed the deponent has no knowledge of

Jacob Michaux

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of June 1838.

Wm Ligon J.P.

State of Virginia  }
Powhatan County} sc

Personally appeared before me William Ligon a justice of the peace in and for said county. Seth Hatcher also of said county who being sworn according to law doth on his oath depose that he was with John Hughes now of Jefferson County Kentucky at the battle of Guilford and recollects also to have seen him on a tour performance on the South side of the James River passing by Smithfield, Suffolk, and Jerico and other places about the year 1780.

Seth Hatcher

sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day
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of June 1838
  Wm. Ligon J.P.

Virginia, to wit;

I William S Dance Clerk of the County Court of Powhatan in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that William Ligon, whose signature is affixed to the foregoing Depositions of Jacob Michaux and Seth Hatcher, was at the date of the said depositions an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Powhatan aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to the Constitution and Laws of this state & that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his acts and certificates as such: In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal the said county court hereunto this 19th day of June in the year of Christ 1838 and in the 62nd year of the Independence of the United States

Wm S. Dance C.
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State of Virginia
Henrico County

I Esther Cunliffe age sixty five years, hereby certify that I am now a resident of Manchester Va. that I am the sister of John Hughes who is now about to apply for a Pension; that I have a correct recollection of my brothers services in the Army of the Revolution, or at least of the most remarkable of them. That he left school to go into the army as a volunteer I think in 1779, and served as well as I recollect in the years 1780 and in 1781 and until the siege of York ended and Cornwallis was taken. During this period, viz from the time he entered until after the siege of York I verily believe he was in the services of the county the whole time except when he had leave of absence to return home. And I further say that I will remember my brother John Hughes was appointed an officer for his good conduct, and my firm belief is that he was commissioned as a Lieutenant. This is fully & firmly my belief, not only from my pure recollections but from the universal opinions, of not only the friends and acquaintances of our family, but from the reported conversation which have often occurred in our own family.  I can say with
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with great certainty that any recollections of those accounts are as impressed on my mind as to leave on it no doubt of the correctness of the foregoing statement

June 27th 1838

Esther Cunliffe

State of Virginia}
Henrico County } Sct.
The foregoing statement was this day on due form of Law sworn to before me a Justice of the peace in and for said county and subscribed in my presence. 
And I further certify that I have known Mrs. E. Cunliffe and all her family & connections for upwards of thirty years and that she is a Lady of the greatest respectability & that the fullest reliance is due to any statement she might make. Given under my hand & seal this 27th day June 1838

Jno. G Mosby J.P.
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Virginia, Henrico County to wit:

I Loftin K Ellett Clerk of the County Court for the said county of Henrico, in the state of Virginia, do hereby certify that John G Mosby whose name is subscribed to the proceeding certificate was on the day of the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid county of Henrico, duly commissioned and qualified according to the Constitution and laws of the said state.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and annex the Seal of the said court this 20th day of June 1838, and in the 62nd year of the Commonwealth.

Loftin K. Ellett C.H.C.

Washington City July 1838

I have been well acquainted with Major John Hughes now claiming a pension for more than forty years & he has ever? been esteemed one of the most respectable & honorable citizens in the neighborhood of Louisville Kentucky. Given? my general knowledge of him I give full faith and credit to his statements and feel assured? that he is incapable of stating a falshood to accomplish this object. I have high confidence in his honor & veracity

John Pope
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March 6, 1940.
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John Hughes
S.30501

Mrs. John V. Hughes
401 South Chilton Avenue,
Tyler, Texas.

Dear Madam:
   The data which follow were obtained from papers on file
in pension claim, S.30501, based upon service of John Hughes
in the Revolutionary War.
   John Hughes was born August 11, 1763, in that part of
Cumberland County, Virginia, which later was named Powhatan
County.
   While a student at Washington Henry Academy, in Hanover
County, Virginia (his residence was in Richmond, Virginia), John
Hughes volunteered in the Virginia troops in July 1779, served
two and one half months, as private in Captain John Barrett's
company, Colonel William Dandridge's regiment; volunteered in
October 1779, in Captain Littlebury Mosby's company, Colonel
Richard Call's regiment, served three months and was then transferred to Captain Charles Williamson's company, Colonel Bland's
regiment and in October 1780, was transferred to a battalion under
command of Major John Willis, from which he was transferred in
January 1781, to Captain Thomas Pollock's company, Colonel Beverly
Randolph's regiment. He was in the battle of Guilford. On March
17, or 18, 1781, on account of distinguished service at said battle,
he was commissioned ensign of Captain John Phillipa' company, and
was at the battle of Petersburg. June 15, 1781, he was commissioned
lieutenant of Captain Samuel Woodson's company, Colonel Henry
Skipwith's regiment and was at the Siege of Yorktown, where he
commanded the company in the absence of his captain, was wounded
in the knee and was discharged October 20, 1781, having served two
years and two and one half months.
In 1838, he was referred to as major, but he did not make any
statement as to service in the War of 1812.
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   John Hughes moved from Powhatan County, Virginia, April 1, 1787 to Jefferson County, Kentucky, near Louisville, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed May 22, 1838.

   He was State Senator of Kentucky, period not stated.

   He died November 10, 1842, leaving a widow, name not stated, who did not apply for pension.  She died November 4, 1846, leaving no children.

   In 1838, John Hughes' sister, Mrs. Esther Cunliffe, aged sixty-five years was residing in Manchester, Henrico County, Virginia, In the same year one Jacob Michaux was residing in Powhatan County, Virginia and stated that he was "a near relative of John Hughes," and that he lived in the same house with him when he was eleven or twelve years of age and that he knew the said John Hughes during the Revolution.  In the same year (1838) one Nancy N. Cox aged about seventy-two years was residing in Jefferson County, Kentucky and stated she was sell acquainted with John Hughes during the Revolution, her relationship not stated. 

   No further family data are shown.

   In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person paid, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

John Hughes,
Certificate No.31466
Issued July 5, 1838,
Rate $138.62 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.

   Very truly yours

   A. D. HILLER
   Executive Assistant
   to the Administrator.
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John Hughes
Kentucky roll
Act 7 June 1832
-infantry-
Lieut. 2 mos. 27 days
Ensign 4 mo. 4 days
Private 14 mo. 14 days

Cavalry 2 mo. 15 days

Pension Permit
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30.501
Revy  INVALID

File No. 30,501
John Hughes
Lieut Rev. War

Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 197
 [Arrangement of 1870]

1922. Aug 21. Hist to Mrs 
Libbie M. Bassett  MWH
1925-Apl. 17-Hist. to Mrs. L.M. Bassett MWH
1927  Jan 10. Hist to Geo. A. Hutchinson  AW
1940  Mar.6 Hist to 
Mrs John V Hughes
Letter in Wm Holbert
  [?] 687-100
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Jno Hughes amends the foregoing Declaration made before the Circuit Court of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky, and states that he was appointed Ensign in Capt. John Philips's Company and commissioned as such on the seventeenth or Eighteenth of March 1781 and that in the month of June following as well as he can recollect, he was promoted to a Lieutenancy and duly commissioned as such, was attached to a company commanded by Capt. Saml. Woodson, and performed his duty in the same, Until the surrender of the British troops under Lord Cornwallis at York town in Va. He further states that he believes that he was commissioned a Lieut. on or about the fifteenth of June 1781.
   Jno  Hughes

Sworn and subscribed before me at Washington City this 6th day of July 1838.
Robt. Getty
J.Peace
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
Feb'y 3d, 1842.

Sir:
   Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Hughes a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of One hundred & 38 Dollars and 82 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at the Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 4th March 1841. 

   Respectfully, yours,
   Albion K Parris
   Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
   Present.
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Jno Hughes,

Appt.
Prest
July 5, 1838
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District Columbia }
Washington County }  Towit
The Undersigned being called upon to declare on Oath the reason why he has not made application for a pension at an earlier date than the present, States that his own circumstances in life have allways [sic] been easy and free from embarasment [sic].  That he was well apprised (when the first pension laws were passed by Congress), That the Government was laboring under a large amount of debt And He for one determined that He never would draw upon his resources until the last cent of that Debt was paid, Given under my hand this 5th July 1838
   John Humphrey

   Subscribed  & Sworn before  Dement Hoote, J Peace.
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July 4 1838

Wash? City

Wm? Edwards

Sir:

John Hughes of Kentucky who (unsure) you this is an acquaintance & friend of mine. H is a man of the highest character frequently (unsure) by the people to bursts? of importance and (unsure), commanding, undoubting? confidence in his integrity.

(unsure)

J.P. Blair
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Washington City
30th June 1838

I am well acquainted with Maj. Jacob Michaux of Virginia, and was also acquainted with Mr. Wade Mosby who is now dead. They were gentlemen of great respectability, and entire reliance may be placed on their testimony

JW Jones
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Washington ___ July 4th 1838

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comr of Pensions.

I have been long acquainted with Majr John Hughes, of Kentucky, now in this City, and, as I am informed, an applicant for a pension. He is a gentleman of great respectability, & his reputation for probity & integrity entitles any statement he would make to the utmost confidence.

Very respectfully
Yrs &

J.J. Crittenden
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City of Washington
4th July 1838

Dear Sir,

My venerable friend John Hughes Esq of Kentucky has applied or will apply for a Pension for Revolutionary War Services and my object is to state that Mr. Hughes besides his patriotic devotion to his county in the day of its great need has always sustained a high & undisputed character for integrity and honor & has been honored by his fellow citizens with their approbation many years 5 of which he was a state senator. 

Your obt sevt
Rhu Johnson

Col. J.L. Edwards
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J.L. Edwards
Pension Office

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Hm. R.M. Johnson
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Dear Col,

As I shall not be here perhaps please Send the new certificate or enclose the proper form with your ansr. to the applicant & say that you ansr. him direct at my request and I was obliged to leave the City.

Do Not fail my dear Sir

I oblige,

Rhu Johnson
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This was a special letter. AW signed by the Comr in person, for a friend of his.

January 10, 1927

Major George A. Hutchinson
Cumberland Law School,
Lebanon, Tenn.

My dear Major:

In response to your letter of the fifth instant, I have to advise you, that a careful search of the records of this bureau fails to show claims for pension on file on account of the services of any soldier named Winston, who was born June 7, 1746, or who served as a general, or for Basil Prather, or for Richard Cox, described by you, in the War of the Revolution: or on account of the services of Thomas Prather in the War of 1812.
[handwritten note left margin:  See requested slips]
From the data given, it is not been possible to identify a claim for pension for a soldier named Withers, who served as sergeant and lieutenant; but if you could furnish his first name, name of war in which he served, or period of service and place of residence at enlistment, another search of the records will be made in your behalf.

This will also be done for you, if you could give the exact name of the husband, war, or period of service and place of residence at enlistment in the case of Mrs. Lor-
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raine Haywood Fitzpatrick, or Lorraine Maywood who died in Breckenridge, Caldwell County, Missouri, about 1882, aged eighty eight years, whom you state was a pensioner, as a careful search of the records, from the Revolution up to 1882 fails to identify such a claim.

You are herewith furnished the histories of John Hughes of the War of the Revolution and John W. Lawson of the Civil War, requested by you.

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, 2. 30501, it appears that John Hughes was born August 11, 1763, in that part of Cumberland County, Virginia which later was named Powhatan County.

While a student at Washington Henry Academy, in Hanover County, Virginia, (his residence was in Richmond, Virginia) He volunteered in the Virginia Troops, in July 1779 and served two ( + 1/2 months) months, as a private in Captain John Barrett's Com-pany, Colonel William Dandridge's Regiment.

He volunteered in October 1779, in Captain Littlebury Mosby's Company, Colonel Richard Call's Regiment, served three months and was then transferred to Captain Charles Williamson's Company, Colonel Bland's Regiment and in Octo-ber 1780 was transferred to a battalion under command of Major John Willis, from which he was transferred in January
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1781 to Captain Thomas Pollock's Company, Colonel Beverly Randolph's Regiment. He was in the battle of Guilford.

On March 17, or 18, 1781, on account of distinguished service at said battle, he was commissioned Ensign of Captain John Phillips' Company, He was at the battle of Petersburg.

On June 15, 1781, he was commissioned Lieutenant of Captain Samuel Woodson's Company, Colonel Henry Skipwith's Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown, where he com-manded the company in the absence of his captain. He was wounded in the knee. He was discharged October 20, 1781. 

In 1838, he is referred to as a Major, but he does not make any statement as to service in the War of 1812.

He moved from Powhatan County, Virginia on April 1, 1787 to Jefferson County, Kentucky near Louisville, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed May 23, 1838. He was state senator of Kentucky, period not stated. He died November 16, 1842, leaving a widow, name not stated, who did not apply for pension. She died November 4, 1846, leaving no children.
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From the records of the bureau, it appears that John W. Lawson enlisted September 20, 1861, served as a private in Company E. of the Tenth Regiment of Illinois Cavalry, received a flesh wound of the left foot in an engagement at Touch Bayou, Arkansas, September 10, 1863, and was discharged June 6, 1864.

He was allowed pension on account of the disability resulting from gunshot wound of left ankle, on Certificate 31889.

He married October 1, 1868 at Petersburg, Illinois, Miss Lydia Clay and died August 12, 1898, on a farm thirteen miles from El Reno, Oklahoma. Date and place of his birth are not on record.

His widow Lydia was allowed pension on Certificate 490531. In 1898, she was forty-nine years old and stated that she had seven living children: Sarah, George C., Aaron, Mary F., Nellie, John M., and Benjamin L. Lawson.

(1838 Nancy N Cox 70726 Jefferson Co.
Acquaintance of John Hughes (unsure))

Very Truly yours,

Winfield Scott,
Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

April 17, 1925

Mrs. Libbie H. Bassett
Richmond, Texas

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 30501 it appears that John Hughes was born August 11, 1763 in Cumberland (which was later Powhatan) County, Virginia.

While a student at Washington Henry Academy, Hanover County, Virginia (his residence being in Richmond, Virginia) he volunteered Va troops in July 1779 & served 2 mos as a private in Captain John Barrett's Company, Colonel William Dandridge's [marked out: Virginia] Regiment  He vol in Oct 1779 in Captain Littleberry Mosby's Company, Colonel Richard Call's [marked out: Virginia] Regiment served 3 mos & was then trans. to Captain Charles Williamson's Company, [marked out: under] Colonel Bland's Regt. [marked out: and George Rogers Clarks] and in Oct 1780 transferred to a bat under com of Major John Willis from whom trans in Jan 1781 to Captain Thomas Pollock's Company, Colonel Beverly Randolph's [marked out: Virginia] Regiment [marked out: and was in an engagement between Smithfield and Hood's Old Fort and at] . He was in the battle of Guilford and on acct. of dist service [?] battle, he was commissioned on March 17 or 18, 1781  Ensign in Captain John Phillips' Company, [marked out: Colonel Beverly Ran-]
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He was at the battle of Petersburg.  On June 15, 1781, he was commissioned Lieutenant of Captain Samuel Woodson's Company, Colonel Henry Skipwith's Regiment and was at the siege of Yorktown, where he was wounded in the knee. He was discharged October 20, 1781.

He does not make any statement relative to service in the War of 1812.

On April 1, 1787 he moved from Powhatan County, Virginia to Jefferson County, Kentucky near Louisville, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed May 23, 1838. 

He was State Senator of Kentucky. He died November 10, 1843, leaving a widow, who did not apply for pension, her name not stated. She died November 4, 1846, leaving no children.

Respectfully,


Commissioner

Nancy N. Cox testify-
Sister Esther Cox
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Cumberland Law School
Lebanon, Tennessee,
5 January 1927

Col. Winfield Scott,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Friend:

In accordance with your suggestion when I saw you in Enid in October, I am writing the Pension Bureau for some information that may be available regarding some of the family military ancestors.

I am including with their names some of the information that exists in the family records, believing that it may aid in their identi-fication. I should like to secure as complete information as you may have on record regarding the dates of their births, deaths, services, ranks, organizations, wives, children, etc., as I am not sure that that which we now have is absolutely accurate.  The names follow:

GENERAL ---WINSTON.  Born June 7, 1746.  Wife--Lanier.  Not sure where he was from but had one son who was governor of Miss-issippi and another who was governor of Alabama.  Believe he fought at King's Mountain.  Do not know when he became a general.

LIEUTENANT (formerly sergeant) WITHERS, whose first name and other particulars regarding whom, I find I do not have with me.

CAPTAIN BASIL PRATHER.  Wife--Frances Meriweather.  Commanded a company in "Eighth Battalion of Pennsylvania Troops in the Conti-nental Service."  According to history of Washington Co., Penn., "Captains van Swearingen, Basil Prather, and John Hardin were de-tailed on duty with Colonel Morgan and greatly distinguished them-selves in a series of actions which resulted in the surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga."

RICHARD COX.  Born in Powhatan Co., Va. Nov. 8, 1761 and died in Kentucky Jan. 12, 1830.  Wife--Nancy Neville Hughes.  Served in REVOLUTIONARY WAR.  Rank and organization unknown.

JOHN HUGHES.  Born in Powhatan County, Virginia, August 11, 1763 and died in Kentucky January 11, 1842.  Wife--Anne Meriwether.  Family records have it that he enlisted in the Continental Army at 15, served under General Greene, was wounded slightly at the battle of Guilford Court House, and was present at Cornwallis' surrender, being an ensign at that time.  Maybe they had ensigns in the Army in those days.  JOHN HUGHES served in the WAR OF 1812 with the rank of major under General Hopkins.  [Margin note:  S30500]

THOMAS PRATHER.  Born March 28, 1795 and died December 25th, 1843.  Son of the above Basil Prather.  Wife--Elizabeth Cox, daughter of the above Richard Cox.  Served in the WAR OF 1812 under Jackson.  Rank and organization unknown. [Margin note:  0]

JOHN WESLEY LAWSON.  Born in Kentucky.  Died in Oklahoma.  Wife--Lydia Clay.  Served in CIVIL WAR with Company E, 10th Ill. Cavalry.  [Margin note:  W490531]

It also appears that LORRAINE HAYWOOD FITZPATRICK (or Lorraine Haywood) who died in Breckenridge, Caldwell County, Missouri, about the year 1882 at the age of 88, was on the Pension rolls at that time, and I should like very much to know the service record upon which her pension was based.

I realize that it will be quite a task to compile this infor-mation but I know of no other available source from which it may be se-cured and so am calling upon you, hoping that I may receive it at your earliest convenience.

Thanking you for the attention that may be devoted to this matter, I am

Very truly,

Geo. A. Hutchinson
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[Stamp of receipt in the Office of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Pensions 
1927 - Appears to be located on the back of letter transcribed at image 43.]
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Richmond Texas
Feb. 24 - 1925
Bureau of Pensions

Will you kinldy give me two copies of the Revolutionary War Record on Military history of John Hughes information as contained in his application for Pension on file in Bureau 

Residence at date of application Jefferson Co. Kentucky

Date of appliation for pension May 1838.  I wish to join DAR & want these two records to put in file. Thank you in advance

Rspt
Mrs. Libbie M. Bassett
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Richmond __ Texas __
June 24 1922

Commissioner of Pensions
Kind sir

I wish to join the D.A.R. and am writing to get information if any kinsfold? me John Hughes who was in the Revolutionary War. He had a male descendant h? write you in 1901 and the following is some of the data he received. Copy of Military History of John Hughes in Rev. War as furnished by
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

O.W&h Division 3_525-
N.W.B. Department of the Interior
JM 30501 Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War. Washington D.C. Dec 11 - 1901

Residence of Soldier at enlistment was Student at Washington Henry Academy. Hanover Co. Va.

Date of Application for pension May 22- 1838

Residence at State of Application Jefferson Co. Ky.

Age at date of application -- 75 years. Born Aug 11 _ 1763

Please be kind enough to give me information.
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in a form that I can hand to the D.A.R. 

Thanking you in advance I remain

Very Respectfully 

Mrs. Libbie M. Bassett
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Pension Office Stamp
Nov
22
1901
U.S.
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Indianapolis, Ind.,

November 20, 1901

(stamp across the top)
O.W&N. DIVISION
NOV 25, 1901
RECEIVED

Commissioner of Pensions,

Washington, D.C.

Sir:-----

I have the honor to request information relative to the military records of the following revolutionary soldiers, born in Powhatan Co., Virginia, who enlisted for service while students at Hampden-Sidney College, and respectfully submit all the evidence we have at hand, both traditionary and otherwise, that, if possible, the same may be verified as closely as the records of the department will allow:

John Hughes, the son of John and Judith Neville Hughes, born August 11, 1763, in Powhatan Co., Va.: Enlisted while a student at Hampden-Sidney College (Va.) in the Revolutionary Army, "while a mere youth, probably about 1779; was wounded at Guilford Courthouse, and participated in the siege of Yorktown, being present at the surrender of Cornwallis; is not now known to have reached a grade above private* he was advanced to Major for meritorious service during the second war with England. Mr. George W. Meriweather, agent for naval pension in Kentucky during the administration of General Jackson, and agent for army pensions in Kentucky during President Van Buren's administration, says, in his family record and geneological tables, of Major John Hughes: "He was a private and ensign in the Army of the Revolution. As pension agent, I paid his last wife the arrears of pension due him to the day of his death (which occurred (insert on December 11, 1842) in Jefferson Co., Ky.), which was at the rate of $138 per annum".

John Mitchell, same as John Hughes, whos father died when he was about 11 years of age, and whose mother married a Mr. Robert Mitchell. It is surmised by those consulting the records that the said John Hughes, enlisting during his minority, might possibly have been under under the name of "John Mitchell", and, therefore, carried on the rolls under his step-father's name.

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This cannot be used as part of data in claim written in 1901 as a letter of inquiry not integral part of claim.
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2--Military Records of revolutionary soldiers.

Richard Cox, second son of Henry and Judith Cox, born in Powhatan Co., Va.; while a student at Hampden-Sidney College (Va.) enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 16 years, and served under General Greene. He afterwards lived on the banks of the Appomattox, where his daughter Esther was born, in 1787.

It seems difficult to obtain evidence concerning enlistments from Virginia, and a copy of a specific statement by Major John Hughes, if made, as to his continental military service in his application for a the pension Mr. Meriwether speaks of paying, or any information leading to evidence of the military service of the said Richard Cox, will be gratefully received by myself and all who are interested along these lines.

Very respectfully,

Richard Hughes Sullivan

Address:---
U.S. Weather Bureau Office,
Indianapolis, Ind.
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March 6, 1940.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mrs. John V. Hughes
401 South Chilton Avenue,
Tyler, Texas

(right side)
BA-J/CC
John Hughes
S. 30501

Dear Madam:

(right side)
William Halbert
B.L. Wt. 607-100

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joel Dickinson of South Carolina, William Halbert, of Virginia, John Hughes and Josiah Hughes of Goochland or Powhatan County, Virginia, and the War of 1812 record of Joel Dickinson or any Dickinson of South Carolina, of John Trammell, Benjamin Derby, and Nathaniel Henderson, Junior, or South Carolina, and of John Stroud, Junior and John Fielder, Junior, of Virginia and Georgia.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Joel Dickinson of South Carolina, nor of any Josiah Hughes, nor in the War of 1812 of the Joel Dickinson, Nathaniel Henderson, John Stroud, nor John Fielder described by you, nor of any John Trammell nor Benjamin Derby.

In order to identify the record of any other soldier with the surname Dickinson you should furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate dates of birth and death, place of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of wife or widow.

You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records of John Hughes and William Halbert.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Jefferson County Ky 25th Feb 1841

Dr. Sir

I was in Washington in the early part of July Eighteen hundred and thirty eight at which time I obtained a certificate, which entitled me to draw a pension from the government for military services during the Revolution, amounting to one hundred and forty dollars per annum to commence on the first of March Eighteen hundred and thirty one, and to continue during my natural life, U.S. pensioners were at that time paid in Lexington, when I arrived at home my health was very bad, and I sent the Certificate aforsd By Mr. William Pope, to Lexington at the same time I sent a power of Atry to my friend Wm. S. Wallers to transact the Business for me, He done so: and sent me as a Check on the Ky Bank in Louisville for the amount due up to the first of March in that year, in the Spring of 1840, I was in Lexington, and called on Wm. Hahn for the certificates, when he informed me that when he had settled the business with Mr. Tilford, he had enclosed the certificate and check aforsd in a letter to Mr. Groves Gwathmey President of the Bank of Ky __ And Refered him to the letter &c., when I arrived in Louisville I called on Mr. Gwathmey delivered Waller's letter, He said that he had no distinct recollection of the circumstance, he however made a search and found Waller's letter referred to, but no certificate, and said that he must have delivered it to me or sent it by some person who had failed to deliver it, for as to his having delivered to me I was and am still very conscious that he never did, he promised to make further search but cannot find it. The subject of this address is to get the favor of you to inform me what steps it will be necessary for me to take to establish me in the claim aford. knowing as I well do, this must trouble and inconvenience you
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have experienced (during the whole term of your public life) in attending to and setling  [sic] the business of your friends, makes me bother to call upon you, But the difficulty of geting [sic] a business of this kind done here and rightly done, has prompted to the act. 
I presume that you will probably be at home some time in March, after which be pleased to let me hear from you, hoping that the good Lord may at all times have in his holy keeping. I remain your Effectionate [sic] and

Most obt.
John Hughes

Direct to Majr. John Hughes
Near Louisville Ky