Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13486, for Elisha Hunt, North Carolina
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Service N.C.
Hunt, Elisha
NUMBER S. 13486
carded
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North Carolina Elisha Hunt Private In the army of the Revolution. N.C.
Inscribed on the roll of the North Carolina Agency at the rate of $8 per month
Formal Certificate issue 16 October 1831 and sent to the Pensioner Care of J.R. Brice Esq. Fayetteville North Carolina
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13486 
INVALID
File No. 13486 Elisha Hunt Priv. Rev. War
Act:
Index:- Vol._/_, Page _/86
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[Handwritten in top left corner:] 1934 May 9 List to Mrs S.C. Kellam See expres.
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J.L. Edwards Esq Chief Clerk in the Pension Office Mail { War Department Washington City
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[handwritten]

State of North Carolina}
Cumberland County} On this 5th day of October 1821 before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland & State aforesaid Personally appeared Elisha Hunt (a Coloured Man) who on his oath declares that he is the Same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. Benja. [Benjamin] Coleman in the 2nd regiment Commanded by Col. John Patton in the Service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of N. Carolina, in consequence of the loss of his right arm at the Siege of Charleston &c. by a certificate obtained from Col. Nicholas Long & Doct. Charles Pasture of Halifax District N. C. (as well as he recollects in the year 1785.) Which certificate was forwarded by them to the War department since which time he has drawn his pension up to the fourth of April one thousand eight hundred & twenty & if [illegible] certificate was obtained from said department it was filed by the aforesaid named Gentlemen in the Land office of N. C. or lost or mislaid by himself without any recollection Whatever of having ever rec'd one to that effect -
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Elisha his X mark Hunt ['x' between first and last name]
Jn R Adam JP
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[handwritten]

State of North Carolina
I John Armstrong Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter [?] for Cumberland County do Certify that John R. Adam Esq whose name & signature appear & to the written affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County duly commissioned & sworn & that faith and credit is due to his official acts
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the county seal at Fayetteville this 9th day of October A. D 1821.
John Armstrong  clk [signature]
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[handwritten]

Fayetteville Octo 9th 1821
J. L. Edwards Esq
Chief Clerk &c
Dear Sir
[?] you will find the affidavit of Elisha Hunt (a Black Man) who wishes to obtain a Certificate from the war department of his having been placed on the Pension roll of N. C. as set forth in the Annexed declaration which certificate you will please forward to me & oblige
Your Obt. Servt. [obedient servant]
Jno. R Buie [signature]
agt. for Elisha Hunt Pensioner
P. S.
Should any thing further be requested of said Pensioner Elisha Hunt for him to have [illegible crossed out] done to obtain a certificate you will please say what [underlined] it is & oblige
Yours &c
Jno. R. Buie [signature]
agt [agent] for Elisha Hunt Pensioner
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April 1, 1938
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BA-J/EEL Elisha Hunt-S.13486
Honorable William L. Nelson House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Nelson,
Reference is made to your letter in behalf of Mrs. Thompson, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Elisha Hunt, who was pensioned in 1789 and in 1816, a resident of Lenoir County, North Carolina; also, that of Jarvis Wallis (Wallace), who, you state, was placed on the pension roll in 1833, in Duplin County, North Carolina, his age then seventy-seven years.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service in the Revolutionary War of a Jarvis Wallis, under any spelling of that surname. The pensioner described was James Wallis. If Mrs. Thompson's ancestor were Jarvis Wallis, it is assumed that she is not interested in the record of James Wallis.
The record of Elisha Hunt follows as found in the pension claim, S.13486, based upon disability incurred in service in the Revolutionary War. It was stated that he was a colored man. The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Elisha Hunt are not shown. Elisha Hunt enlisted, date and place not shown, served as a private in Captain Benjamin Coleman's Company, Colonel Patten's 2" North Carolina Regiment, was at the siege of Charleston, where he lost his right arm. Length of service was not shown. 
He was allowed pension at the rate $5.00 per month from March 4, 1789, on account of disability resulting from the above named injury, at which time he was a resident of Lenoir County, North Carolina. His pension was automatically increased to $8.00 per month under the Act of April 24, 1816. 
In 1821, soldier was residing in Cumberland County, North Carolina. There are no data as to his family. Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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May 9, 1934
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EA-J/MCS Elisha Hunt,S.13486
Mrs. S. C. Kellam Box 783 Wilmington North Carolina 
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Elisha Hunt of Lenoir County, North Carolina. The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Elisha Hunt served as private in Captain Benjamin Coleman's company in Colonel Patten's Second North Carolina regiment, length of service not given. During the siege of Charleston he lost his right arm. On account of the disability resulting from the loss of his arm he was pensioned from March 4, 1789. In 1821 he made a declaration in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and it was stated that he was a colored man. The papers on file contain no further data relative to the soldier's service and no data whatever relative to his family. In the "List of United States Pensioners" reported by the Secretary of War, this soldier is listed as an invalid pensioner of Lenoir County, North Carolina.
Very truly yours A.D. Hiller Assistant to Administrator.
[Handwritten to left of name:] Letter of inquiry in [illegible] Hunt S.7051
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William L. Nelson Second Missouri District Washington Address: 225 House Office Building Home Address: Columbia Missouri
Member: Committee on Agriculture
[Typed above the heading:] Thompson
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
March 30, 1938
Mr. A.D. Hiller, Executive Assistant Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Dear Friend: Kindly inform me if you have any record of a Revolutionary War pension for private Elisha Hunt, payment being started of March 4, 1789, under act of what appears to be erroneously stated as of September 29, 1789. This man was also pensioned again on April 24, 1816 under act of the same date. His home was in Lenoir County, North Carolina. I would also like to have information concerning any pension for Jarvis Wallis (sometimes Wallace), age 77, private from Duplin County, North Carolina, who was placed on the pension rolls in 1833. Thank you, I am, Sincerely yours, W.L. Nelson [signature]