Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13310, Edward Hatchett, Va.
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SERVICE VA
HATCHETT, EDWARD
NUMBER S13310
CARDED
CONTENTS
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Left Column
                              31.20.5.
Richmond Virginia
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Edward Hatchett
Of Pittsylvania in the State of Va. who was a Private in Company commanded by Captain Dixon of the Rgt commanded by Col. Lewis in the Virginia line for 6 months and 12 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond, Va. at the rate of 21 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1837.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of Sept.  1837 and sent Hon W. Coles, Hs. of Rep.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837  $138.64
Semi-anl. allowance ending {Illegible) '38 10.66
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$149.30
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, l832.}
Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book 6. Vol. 672 Page 18.

Right Column
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838.  Agt notified 16. July 1839.
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Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839.  Agent notified 20. Dec 1839.
_______________________________________________Paid as above from 4 Sep 1839 to 4 Sep 1840.  Agt Notified 22 July 1841.
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31.408
Edwd Hatchett.
Virginia
    ____

6 mo 12 day pri $21.33
per ann. 

Va Militia
Capt Dixon
Col. Lewis

W. Turnstall
clk.
Hon. W. Coles HR
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State of Virginia, Pittsylvania County Court
           On the 19th day of  May 1834, personally appeared in open Court before James Stephens, Robert WIlson, James M. Williams Jr. and William S. Pannill the Court of Pittsylvania County now sitting Edward Hatchett Sen. a resident of the County of Pittsylvania & State of Virginia aforesaid aged 78 last January who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th day of June 1832.  That he entered the Service of the United States as a Soldier under Capt. John Glenn who was promoted to Major before he marched and he marched under Capt. Robert Dixon, Alexander Wynn Lieutenant, Peter Jones Ensign as a minute man in March 1776, and marched from the Lunenburg Court House Va. where he resided in the Month of April, 1776 and went to Bute Court House North Carolina and from there he marched to Williamsburg Va. where he joined Col. Jones and Lieut. Colo. Morgan & Major Glenn and from there to Gwins [Gwynn's] Island in Gloster [Gloucester] County, Va. where they joined the 7th Regiment of the regular army, he believes under Gen'l Mason & knew Maj. Nelson; there they cannonaded Dunmore who retreated to the Potomac and the Battalion to which he belonged pursued him to Cherry Point where this deponent remained about one Month and was marched back to Lunenburg Court House Va. in the Month of August he being sick remained at Home and the Company marched to the Long Island on Holstein and he never rejoined Company and was thereafter out of Service until 1780 when he enlisted in the regular service and before the Company marched he furnished a substitute and remained at Home till February 1781 when he volunteered under Capt. James Esom, Lodwick Parsons Jr. Lieutenant, and Frederick Browder Ensign in Lunenburg Va. and marched [illegible] Ferry on Dan River and there he was put under Capt. Thomas Moore, Asa Purnell, Lieut. and marched to the high rock, from thence to Guilford and joined Colo: Cock and fought through the whole of the Battle under Genl. Stephens and during the expedition acted as orderly Sergeant
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from thence he retreated to (old troublesome) Iron Works and from thence pursued Cornwallis to Ramsay Mill and was there disbanded on the last of March or first day of April 1787 without any regular discharge by Colo; Cock. And he further states that he was born in Chesterfield 13 Jany 1756 according to his Fathers register which is destroyed.  He was removed to Lunenburg County Va. in his Infancy and remained there till 1786 when he removed to Pittsylvania where he has resided ever since.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.  
Edward Hatchett
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court the day and year first aforesaid --
Will. Tunstall, Clk
     We Rawley W. Carter and David H.  Clark residing in the County of Pittsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Hatchett who has subscribed and and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 78 years of age, that he is reputed and believed to be a Soldier of the Revolution in the Neighbourhood where he resides and that we concur in that opinion.  
Rawley W. Carter
David H. Clark
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 David H. Clark and Rawley W. Carter are residents of Pittsylvania County and are credible persons and that their Statements are entitled to credit
Jas. Hopkins

I William Tunstall Clerk of the County Court of Pittsylvania Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court [illegible] matter of the application of Edward
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Hatchett for a Pension.

Seal

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of June 1834.
Will. Tunstall

The following certificate of John Moohorn purporting to be sworn to before J. W. Poultney a Justice of the Peace for the County of Lunenburg and, the certificate and seal of the Clerk of the County Court of Said County thereafter endorsed - are made upon the original Declaration of Edward Hatchett Sen. and are in the following words to wit:

     I John Mohorn a soldier of the revolution do hereby certify that  Edward Hatchett, now applicant, did Serve a Touer [sic] in the revolution as Sergent [sic] under Capt. Thomas Moore in the __ 1781 to hoome [sic: whom] he was transfered [sic] from Capt. James Esom  of the County of Lunenburg and State of Virginia; and that said Edward Hatchett after Serving his Touer [sic] under Capt. Thos. Moore was discharged at Ramsey's Mill in the State of North Carlina [sic]___
     his
John X Moohorn
     mark

State of Virginia, Lunenburg County to wit:
  The above certificate was duly sworn to before me one of the Commonwealths Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid this 20 day of February 1832
  J. N. Poultney J.P.

Virginia Lunenburg County Sct.
   I William H. Taylor Clerk of the County Court of the said County do hereby certify that John N Poultney whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is now and was at the time of subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Lunenburg duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature [blot] is genuine.

{Seal}  Given under my hand and seal of office this 24th day of March 1832   Wm. H. Taylor Ck.

Copy
Teste

Will. Tunstall Ck.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
                      Pension Office.

Sir:

           The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your  case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations with shew what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).   You will, when you return your papers to the Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the inv[paper torn]  claim.

[The following is written in table form, some of which is vertical.]

A Statement, shewing the Service of Edward [paper torn]
[The top line of the table is on a fold and cannot be read.]

Period when service was rendered 
1776

Months 5 Rank of the claimant.  [Struck out]
Gwins Island Soldier

Names and rank [illegible]ficers under whom he served.
Col. Lewis Lieut.
Col. Morgan & Maj. Glenn
Genl. Mason
Major Nelson
gen'l green

[illegible] at present, [illegible] of abode when he entered the service.
81 Years
old born in 1756
Lunenburg
Proof by wi[illegible]

1781  Served six weeks which he was told by Genl. Stephens if he would stay being a volunteer should be a discharge of a three months tour (see  Declaration for other facts -
Edwd Hatchett

Rank of the claimant 
Sergeant [circled]

Months 3

I am Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
James L. Edward,
Commissioner of Pensions

Pittsylvania County to Wit,
Personally appeared Edward Hatchett Snr.
before the subscribed a justice of the Peace for said county and made oath the above statement is true.  Given under my hand this 22 May 1837
Coalman D. Bennett J.P.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832

      The following regulations have been adopted:
      This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line,"  "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded for the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
          Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
                       1.  The Regular Troops.
                       2.  The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
                       3.  Persons employed in the Naval Service.
                      4.  Indian Spies.
     As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of   }
    County of                            } ss.
On this          day of              personally appeared (a) before       A. B. a resident (b) of       in the county            and State, Territory or District of         aged (c)           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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)          , with         and served in the          (e) regiment of the        line, under the following named officers:     

     Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers:  the time he left the service; (and if he served more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the [illegible; paper torn) and State in which he resided when he entered the service;  the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, [illegible] through which he marched.  (Manicule)  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per- [illegible] o the militia, volunteers, navy, &c]

       [Illegible] inquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he [illegible] name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of [illegible] State of subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[Illegible] will follow the certificate of the Court.]

[Illegible] Court do hereby [illegible] that the above  named [illegible] as a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

      of the Court of  do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of    the application of                 for a Pension.
     In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this      day of        
       &c.

    If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
     Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
      (k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the            
         and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with         
      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     
    years of age; that he is reputed 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 days and year aforesaid.
           [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.}
     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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the            and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the               and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  
             I,           Clerk of the Court of            do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of             for a pension.
                              In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal             of office, this               day of             &c.
          Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the  services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
     If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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[handwritten] In resp to his letter dated July 25, 1914.

July 29, 1914.

Hon. Lawrence Y. Sherman,
United States Senate.

My dear Senator:

The papers in claim. Sur. File No. 13,310, Rev. War, show that Edward Hatchett Senior was born January 13, 1756, in Chesterfield, was removed in infancy to Lunenburg County, Virginia, and resided at Lunenburg Court House, where he enlisted in March 1776, and served as a Minute Man under Captains John Glenn and Robert Dixon, Colonel Lewis; was in the battle of Gwyn's Island, and left the service in August on account of sickness. 

Volunteered in February 1781, and served as Orderly Sergeant under Captains James Esom and Thomas Moore, Colonel Cooke; was in the battle of Guilford, and was discharged March 31 or April 1, 1781, at Ramsours Mill, North Carolina. 
 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 19, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. 

There is no family data on file. 
    G M Saltzgaber
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July 29, 1914.

Hon. Lawrence Y. Sherman,
United States Senate.

My dear Senator:

In response to your letter dated the twenty-fifth instant. requesting information for Mr. A. R. Drennan. Deputy Assessor or Springfield, Illinois, I have the honor to furnish you the history of the only soldier named Hatchett, and of the only William Drenen (of any spelling) found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. and to advise you that said records fail to afford any information in regard to John Drennan. 

In order to identify a claim for pension or bounty land which may have been filed on account of the services of John Craig, in addition to his name and officers, some of the following data is essential:  his places of residence at enlistment and after service, approximate dates of his birth and death, given name and residence of his widow. 

Very truly yours,

Commissioner
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[ink stamp:  PENSION  OFFICE  FEB 24 1925  U.S.]

Mrs. J. H. Harris
1310 Buchanan Street
Amarillo, Texas

Feb 19th

Bureau of Pensions

I am trying to find the Revolutionary record of Edward or Thomas Hatchett of Richmond Va.  Can you give me any information as to their revolutionary records

Mrs. J. H. Harris
1310 Buchanan St
Amarillo Tex.
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Lawrence Y. Sherman.
Illinois.  

Rev. War Ser

United States Senate,
Washington, D.C.

July 25, 1914.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
   Enclosed find letter from A. R. Drennan, Deputy Assessor, Springfield, Illinois, addressed to my secretary, and asking inquiry regarding some of his ancestors who were soldiers in the revolutionary war.
   I will greatly appreciate the favor if you will furnish me such information as is available from your records regarding these persons.
   Kindly return the enclosed letter with your reply.
   Very respectfully,
   Lw Y. Sherman

[penciled in right margin]
Wm Drenen  S. 15816
& Edward Hatchett  S. 13,310

letter returned
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office

July 12th, 1841

Sir:
   Under the act 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," Edward Hatchett a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty one Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839 to the 4th Sept. 1840.
     Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Rev War

13.310
INVALID

No. 13,310
Edward Haatchett
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32

Index:--Vol.  1 , Page  435

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1914 July 31.  Hist. to Hon. Lawrence Y. Sherman C/
1915 Nov. 6. Data to [?] upon his request which was returned c/
1925 Apr. 10--Hist to Mrs. J. H. Harris awf
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AWF

Rev. and 1812 War Section.

April 10, 1925.

Mrs. J. H. Harris,
1310 Buchanan St
Amarillo, Tex.

Madam:
   I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13310, it appears that Edward Hatchett was born January 13, 1856 in Chesterfield.
   He was moved in infancy to Lunenburg County, Virginia and resided at Lunenburg Court House, Virginia, when he enlisted in March 1776 and served as a Minute Man under Captains John Glenn and Robert Dixon, Colonel Lewis' Virginia Regiment, he was in the battle of Gwyn's Island and left the service in August of same year on account of sickness.
   He enlisted in February 1781 and served as Orderly Sergeant under Captains James Esom and Thomas Moore, Colonel Cocke's Virginia Regiment, he was in
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the battle of Guilford and served until April 1, 1781.
   He was allowed pension on his application executed May 19, 1834, while a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
   There is no data on file as to his family.
   The above noted Edward Hatchett is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and on said records the name Thomas Hatchett is not found.
   Respectfully,


Commissioner.
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War Department
Pension Office
July 8th 1834

Sir,
   A copy of the proceedings of the Court in the case of Edward Hatchett has been examined, and are placed in our files.
   The applicant should make a declaration setting forth particularly each tour of duty, and the duration thereof &c. See note, e, in the enclosed printed sheet.
   The original declaration should in every case, be exhibited.
   The witnesses should be certified to be credible.
   I am Respectfully
Your Obt. Servant
J. L. Edwards


William Tunstall Esqr
Clk, Pittsylvania Co
Pittsylvania C.H. Va.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
Decr. 10th, 1839

Under the act 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," Edward Hatchett a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty one Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838 to the 4th March 1839. Respectfully yours, Albion K. Parris Comptroller. To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 11th, 1839.

Sir: 
   Under the act 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," Edward Hatchett a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty one Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837 to the 4th March. 1838. 
     Respectfully yours, 
     Albion K. Parris 
     Comptroller. 


To the Commissioner of Pensions, 

Present.
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1 5 [?]  1-Month
In March 1776-
  [illegible]  months
 [illegible]
  Apr  [illegible]  month
it was to be tour of 3 months
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 Pittsylvania County to wit:
In pursuance and for giving further strength to the declaration of Edward Hatchett Snr. as made before the county court of Pittsylvania on the 19th day of May 1834 in order to receive the benefit of the Law of pensions passed the Congress of the United States of 7th of June 1832.  This day Nelson Tucker came before me James Adams a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath to the following facts to wit--that in the date of 1776 or thereabouts that he was a residenter of the county of Luningingburg [sic] and neighbour to Edward Hatchett Senr. and saith that on that date the said Hatchett went into the Army and served One Tours as a minute man as then was called, he has no dout [sic] of that having wint [sic] with him how long the Tour lasted he does not know after which Tower [sic:: tour} he understood that he again was in the army and that it was then the understanding in the neighbourhood that the said Hatchett was a souldier [sic] in the army of the Revolution and that they both are now residenters of the county of Pittsya. and that he at this time reguards [sic] him as having done considerable service in the army of the revolution.  given under my hand
   N. Tucker
 
21 May 1834
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Pittsylvania County to Wit--
  This day Nelson Tucker whose name is attached to the within affidavit came before me Justice of the peace in the county as above mentioned James Adams and assigned and made Oath to the same and that the said Tucker is one of the acting Justices of the peace in the said County and is credible given under my hand this 21st May 1836.
  James Adams J.P.

[remainder is upside down--transcription is item 23]
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Virginia Pittsylvania County, to wit
   I William H. Tunstall clerk of the County Court of said County do certify that James Adams before whom the annexed affidavits of Richard Townsend and Nelson Tucker were sworn to is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & Sworn and that his signature is genuine.
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & Seal of Office this 2nd day of June 1837.
  Wm H. Tunstall

[remainder is upside down and is item #22]
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Pittsylvania County to wit-

This day personally came before me in my said county of Pittsylvania Richard Townsend and made oath to the following facts to wit-that he was raised in the county of Luningburg [sic] and was raised near neighbour to Edward Hatchett Senr. that in the date of 1781 or thereabouts he understood that the said Hatchett was serving in the Army of the Revolution and was in the Battle of Guildford previous to that he understood that he was a soulder [sic] in the said Army and that he as well as all others who was at that time of Hatchetts neighbours so far as he understood and thought--reguarded [sic] him as having done considerable service in the Revolutionary War
   Richd. his X mark Townsend

Sworn and Subscribed before me
James Adams JP