Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5467, for Nathaniel N Hylton, Virginia
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VA Hylton, Nathaniel N. R5467
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State of Virginia             S.S.
County of Patrick

On this 13th day of July 1837 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of the County of Patrick now sitting as a court Nathaniel N. Hylton a resident of Patrick County in the State of Virginia aged ninety three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That this declarant volunteered in thy company of Capt William Callaway in the County of Bedford now Campbell in the State of Virginia in the year 1780 and marches immediately to the head of the Appomattox river at the house of one Brombus and was stationed there about three days and this Decct marched again to Molly creek and remained there several weeks and finding Col Tarleton was not coming up the County as it was anticipated, he was marched by his Lieut John Trigg to Blanford's Gap to repel the incursion of the Tories from Green Bason on the West of the Mountains and so arrived to headquarters at New London having been on this engagement at least three months. He this affiant was stationed at New London guarding the magazine as a minute man under Col. Charles Lynch and Col. Perry Early in the company of Captain John Callaway occasionally making little excursions against the Tories and to prevent the insurrections of the negroes in the surrounding county time was two years. He recollects guarding and
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Capt Gutridge a notorious traytor who was captain down below Williamsburg in [illegible] brought upto New London in Bedford County Va to prevent the British from rescuing him, about eight months during the time before mentioned. He saw and was acquainted with Gene Stanton at New London whist he was there which was about three weeks. In those excursions from the garrison at New London this affiant marched through Pittsylvania and Halifax County Va. to [illegible] mouth of a Horse pasture now in the County of Henry Va. When this affiant made the excursion to the same Pasture he marched under one Capt Thomas Henderson. This saw Genl Bluford as he passed New London on his way to the South before his defeat. But owing to this particular line of duty which he had to perform he never was in any battles but was principally contained to the garrison before named and its vicinity. His great age and consequent loss of memory combined with the fact that he is an illiterate man has not only prevented him from stating accurately the dates and events of his service as correctly as he would wish to do but he thinks he is unable to state the service itself precisely. One thing however he is satisfied is this that he was engaged in the service of the United States more than two [illegible] at the places and under the officers before stated His discharge have all been lost, and in fact his illiterate and helpless situation has placed it beyond his power to assert his claim as soon as he wished, for
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a Pension. In fact he has been dependent on the aid of others and has been anxious for the last four or five years to take steps sucure from the government what he thinks he is entitled to from the hand of his country. This affiant is poor helpless and very nearly blind and has been unable to travel any distances for several years. He omitted to mention that he was private during the whole of his service. He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any living witness by whom he could prove his service. He was born in the county of King and Queen and was removed by his parents to Prince George County in Va and from [illegible] he came [illegible] to New Kent and from New Kent to Hanover [illegible] thence to Goochland, thence to Albemarle thence to Amherst and thence to Bedford and thence to Patrick, all Counties in Va. 
I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not found on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid                  
Nathaniel N Hylton his mark

We Peter Handy clergyman, residing in the county of Patrick and Isaac Adams residing in the same county hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel N. Hylton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be ninety three years of age, and that he is respected
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and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day aforesaid                 Peter Handy 
                                                                                       Isaac Adams
And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department, that forenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Peter Handy who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Patrick, that Isaac Adams who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County, is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. A. Staples Clerk of the Court of Patrick County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel N. Hylton for a pension
             In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of July 1837 in the 62nd day of the commonwealth.
                                  A. Staples Ck

[on side of document] N. Hylton declaration
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Power of Attorney to
Hamund [illegible]
the claim of 
Nathaniel N Hylton
for 
Revolutionary Pension
in 1841
Declaration note sent 
from Patrick Co
Virginia


A Henry
William Hunt
Washington City
DC
5467
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State of Virginia
County of Patrick }SS

Be it Known that I Edward Hylton one of the children of the late Nathaniel N. Hylton a Revolutionary Soldier who died pending his application for a Pension do hereby appoint William Hunt of Washington City D.C. as my true and lawful Attorney to examine the papers at the Pension Office with a view for ascertaining what more evidence is required to perfect the said claim to a Pension; and to do all other acts in the [illegible] this service as though I myself were personally present
Witness my hand and seal this fifteenth day of June 1852
                                                   Edward Hylton his mark

State of Virginia
Court of Patrick}  On the day & year above written, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the Court aforesaid Edward Hylton who acknowledged the above power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purpose [illegible]
William Lee J.P.

State of Virginia
Court of Patrick} SS
I Abram Staples Clerk of the County Court of Patrick and for the Court of State above mentioned do hereby certify that William Lee whose the same genuine signature appear above is and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace for the said Court & State duly qualified & compliant
Given under my hand and seal of office this 16th day of June 1852
A. Staples Clerk
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [has a single line drawn through]
5467
P.O.
Nathaniel N. Hylton
Service:
Enlisted:     ,18 .
Discharged:     ,18 . 
Application filed:     ,18  .
REJECTED [stamped across enlisted, discharged, and application filed]
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
     Recognized.     Contract.
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Patrick Co. House Va     Prrr
September [illegible] 37.
J. W.  Edward esq
Pension Office
Washington City
Sept 26 [written on side]
hu ab
W Lyl
case of N N.  Hylton [written at bottom upside down]
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Patrick C. House 15th Sep 1837

Sir

I have received yours of the 30th [illegible] and hasten to say in reply that it is not the practise in the Courts hereabouts to Keep a Copy of the Declaration of pensioners - in the outset I was in the habit of copying the Declaration upon the Record of the Court -  but our Judge decided that it was not Necessary and the practice was abandoned - The attorney who drew the Declaration has Just informed me that the Original was lost or mislaid
I am respectfully
Yours able sevt
A. Staples
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Patrick C House Va.      18 3/4 ¢ [has two lines through]
Augt 21st
Aug 29  [written on side]
J. L. Edwards esq
War Department
Washington City
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Patrick C House Va.      18 3/4 ¢ [has two lines through]
Augt 21st
Aug 29  [written on side]
J. L. Edwards esq
War Department
Washington City
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Patrick C House 20th Aug 1837

Sir 

Have received your letter of the 4th. In start what became of the declaration of Nathe Hylion or Nathe Hylton which you say was returned addressed to me perhaps in 1834 and hasten to say in answer that I received the declaration in due time & hurried it over to J. D. Cheatham esq an attorney at this place who had been employed by Hylton to prepare it. he informed me that before he could advise Hylton of the Circumstance it was either mislaid or lost and then it was not tell within a few weeks back that Hylton came back to his office to amend or correct his declaration.
I am very certain that there is but one man of that name in the County who is or has been an applicant for a pensioner, his right name is Nathe. N. Hylton and is quite an old man perhaps 90 or 95 years old and is the identical same man whose declaration was forwarded in 1834. Though I do not recollect anything about the way his name was spelled or whether the N. was used
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I find upon referring to the Record of that year that his name has the N. & that it is spelled Hylton
	I am very respectfully your able servant
	A. Staples
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Washington Dec 18th 1837
G S Edwards Esq
	Dear Sirs
	The enclosed was placed in my hands by Col Staples Clerk of Patrick Court to whom it is directed a short time before I came on to the called Session of Congress with a request that  would make the necessary explanations; but by some means it was mislaid by me, & I did not bring it on. On my return home I found it among my papers I now enclose it to you. You are right in your conjecture that the (apparently) two applicants are one and the same person Nathaniel N. Hylton. I presume that in the first instance the name was carelessly written so as to appear Hylion. I know the man well and know that he was the applicant in both instances 
I hope if there is no other difficulty in the way of his obtaining his certificate, that he may receive it without delay. If there be any other objection, please apprise me of it, so that it may be obviated if possible.
	Very respectfully 
	yours
	Arch. Stuart
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Patrick CH Va
July 23rd
	To the Honble Secretary of War
	Washington City
Declaration for
Pension
Aug 3 [written on the side]
Va
Act 1832
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Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives
NAME Hyle, Conrad GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7309 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 6, 1791 to Joseph Bindon, Admrs
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land office Records in The National Archives.