Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,772, John Hinds, S.C.
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Service South Carolina
Hinds, John
or Hines, Martha
Number W 25772
B.L.Wt.43501-160-55
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14,868
To Georgia R
From South Carolina
John Hinds
of Beaufort Coty in the state of S. Carolina
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Moltrie of the S. Carolina 
line, for the term of Two years
Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on 
the 20 of July 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of September 1819
and Sent to C.J. Colcoft from 
Hickory Hill South Carolina
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Ma 1820
12.10
48.00
_____
$60.10
1 mo 12/31 4/30
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
Continued

[illegible] sent to the Hon Mr. Overstreet 17 July 1821 HR
See letter to Agent 27 April 1824
Les Hon A.M. Stephens John 17/56
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July 14 '16

Martha Hines, wid.
John Hines, pri.

43501 of Sep 20/56

[illegible] war.
Dend Act.
[illegible] [illegible] 53-5890
[illegible]:160 [illegible] Sept. 11/56
[illegible] signature
[illegible]

Vol 262 - 13
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Ses. C. W. Bennett June 12, 1857
Hon. Alex H. Stephens, Feby' 29/58

5890
Georgia
Martha Hines 
widow of John Hines
SC
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 96. dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued
18th day of August 1856
and sent to
Hon. A. H. Stephens
N if R

[illegible] on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 239 Vol H
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No

Martha Hines

Wid of John

Geo

July 7, 1838

Hon A. H. Stephens
H. R.
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State of Georgia
Scriven County

On this second day of July
In the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty 
six personally appeared before me George H Maner
a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County:
Martha Hines, a resident of Buck Creek in the county
of Scriven aged eighty three years, who being first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the 
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the act of congress, passed
July 7th 1838 entitled"An act granting half pay 
and pensions to certain widows." That she is the 
widow of John Hines who was a private soldier 
in the Revolutionary War_that she believes that
he enlisted in the army of the American Colonies about
the commencement of that war, as her said husband
has after told her that he served through the war 
that she believes he resided in the state of South 
Carolina at the time he entered the service. She further declares that she is unable to give any statement 
of the Battles in which he was engaged, the county 
through which he marched, or any further particulars 
in relation to his service; but that the same will
appear on the records of the War department as 
her said husband was pensioned during his lifetime

She further declares that she was married
to said John Hines in the month of March Seventeen 
Hundred and ninety two (1792) by Rev Mr___
Golding in Darlington District  South Carolina and
that her husband the aforesaid John Hines died in
the month of February Eighteen Hundred and Twenty Five
(1825) in Chatham County Georgia. She further swears
that she has Documentary Evidence in support of 
of her claim than is above stated as she had The 
misfortune many years ago to have her house robbed
when all of her papers were stolen among which 
were some in declaration to the service of her said husband
her family record +c and that she had no other record of said marriage  as in the state of South Carolina at
the time of her said marriage there was kept no record of marrriges and that the minister is dead who united her and her said husband in wedlock, as is.
Also all the persons of whom she has any recollection
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who witnessed the same; that she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service,
but the marriage took place previous to the
first day of January, Seventeen Hundred and
ninety-four, viz at the time above stated.  She
further swears that she is now a widow and that
she has never before made any application for
a pension.
Martha Hines 
X (her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed on the
day and year above written before
Mr. George H. Maner J.I.C [illegible]

State of Georgia
Scriven County
I George H. Maner a Justice
in and for the county and state aforesaid do
hereby certify that Martha Hines whose decla
ration appears above and on the foregoing page
cannot from bodily enfirmity attend the said In
ferior Court.  I further certify that the said Martha
Hines is respectable and that I believe she has made
a true statement of her case from the best of her
recollection, and that her evidence is entitled to cred
ibility as from a personal knowledge of her for many
years.  I am certian she would not make a wrong
statement willfully.  I also certify that I have
known the said Martha Hines since the year 1818 amd 
during the life time of her husband - that I have often 
been to their house and am personally known to the
fact of their living together and claiming each
other as husband and wife.
Given under my hand and officeal
nature this 2d day of yuly 1856

George H. Maner J.I.C
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State of Georgia
Scriven County
SS

On this second day of 
July A. D. Eighteen Hundred
and fifty six personally appeared before me
George H. Maner a Justice of the Inferior Court
within and for the county and State aforesaid
Sarah P. Beard a resident of the county aforesaid
and citizen of the State of Gerogia/formerly of
the State of South Carolina) who being duly sworn
deposeth and saith that Martha Hines is the
widow of John Hines deceased who was a
private soldier in the war with Great Britain
Known as the "Revolutionary War" That she
believes said widow was married to
said John Hines,  deceased, as she knew
them when living together - that they were reputed
to be legally married by the community generally
in which they lived in the State of South Carolina
that they had children born to them while so cohabi
tating - that their said cihldren were recognized as
legitimate - that said applicant and said John Hines were
for many years, previous to his death, to the certain knowl-
edge of deponent, recognized and considered as hus-
band and wife.  That previous to his death said John
Hines with his said family moved to Savannah Georgia
where he died in the year Eighteen Hundred and
twenty five - that said Martha Hines is still a widow.  That
she of her own Knowledge knows said soldiers died at or about
the time stated, she thinks in the month of February; and that she
was well acquainted with the parties during the husband's life time and
they lived together and were reputed husband and wife - and that she
is a disinterested witness
Sworn to and subscribe before me.
 G. H. Maner IJC
Sarah P. Beard

Georgia
Scriven County
Personally appears John S. Maren who being
duly sworn deposeth and says that the
Sarah P. Beard he knows to be true, from
John S. Alaner
Testimony given by
his own knowledge
Sworn to before me
this July 2d 1856
G. H. Maner IJC [illegible]
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State of Georgia
Scriven County 

I Green D Shape, clerk of the county court in and for the county and state aforsaid do herby certify, that George H Maner whose genuine signature appears above is, and was at the time of the signing the same a Judge of the Inferior Court in and for the county and state aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn , that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Inferior Court is a court of Record having general jurisdication.  I also certify that I am not interested in this  in this claim, or concered in the result thereof. 

Given under my hand and seal of office this Sylvania this second day of July 1856

Green D Shape Clerk
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I
1855
Boynton
251.627

Addref
Hon. A. H. Stephens
H. R.
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State ofGeorgia
Scriver County
SS
On this second  day of July
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty six
personally appeared before me, George H. Maner
a Justice of the Inferior Court within and for the
county and state aforesaid, Martha Hines, aged
eighty three years, a resident of the County of Scriven
in the state of Georgia, who being duly sworn ac
coring to law, declares that she is the widow
of John Hines, deceased, who was a private
soldier in the Revolutionary War that her
husband entered the service in the state of South
Carolina (as she has been informed) and continued
in that service until the end or about thereof, of
said war, all which will fully appear by
reference to the Pay Rolls and other Records in
the War Department as her said husband
was pensioned by the Government up to about
the year 1824 - She further states that she
has not his discharge certificate.  She further
states that she was married to said John Hines
in the District of Darlington and state of South Caro-
lina during the month of March seventeen hundred
and eighty two A. D. The ceremony was performed
by Revered Mr. Goulding a minister of the
Gospel, and that her name before her said mar
riage was Martha Acock and that
there is no private or public Record of her mar
riage; that her husband the said John Hines did 
at Savannah, State of Georgia, in the month of Febru
ary Eighteen Hundred and Twenty five, A. D. and that
she is still a widower.  She has never applied
for, or received land under any former act of Con
gress.  She has not married since the death of
her said husband 
She makes the declaration for the purposes
of obtaining the bounty land to which
she may be entitled under the act pafsed
2d March 1855.
She also requests the commissioner of Pensions
to deliver the warrant to Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens, a representative from the state of Georgia
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whom the claimant hereby appoints as her
attorney to receive and take charge of the
same
Test
Henry H. Hines
X her mark
Martha Hines

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day
and year above written, and I certify that
I believe the applicant to be the widow of
the said soldier.  I also certify that I am
not interested in this claim, or concerned in
in the result thereof.
G. H. Maner I.J.C. LS

State of Georgia
Scriven County

On this second day of July A. D.
Eighteen Hundred and fifty six personally appeared
before me a Justice of Inferior Court within and
for the county and state aforesaid Sarah P. Beard
and John S. Maner residents of the 
county and state aforesaid, who being duly sworn
say that Martha Hines is the widow of John Hines
deceased who was a private soldier in the war
with Great Britain known as the Revolution.
That we believe said widow was married to said
John Hines deceased, as we knew them when living 
together - that they had children born to them
while so cohabiting - that their said children
were recognized as legitimate - and that she the 
said applicant and the said John Hines deceased
were to our knowledge for many years previous to
his death recognized and considered as husband
and wife - that said John Hines died at Savan
nah in the year Eighteen Hundred and twenty five,
and that she is still a widow - That we of our own
personal knowledge know that the soldier died at or about
the time stated; and that we were well acquainted
with the parties during the life time of the husband
and knew them to live together as husband & wife & to be so [illegible]
and that they are distinterested witnesses.

Sarah P. Beard
John S. Maner
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Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day
and year above written to wit: July 2d 1856 And I
hereby certify that said Sarah P. Beard and John S.
Maner are credible witnesses.  I also certify that I
am not interested in this matter or concerned in the 
result thereof
George H. Maner IJC (seal)

State of Georgia
Scriven County
SS
I, Green D. Sharpe, Clerk of
the county Court in and for the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that George H. Maner whose genuine
signature appears above is, and was at the time of
signing the same a judge of the Inferior Count in
and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commis
sioned and sworn; that his official acts as such
are entitled to full faith and credit; and that
the aforesaid Inferior Court is a Court of Record
having general jurisdiction.  I also certify that
I am not interested in this claim, or concerned
in the result thereof.
Given under my hand and
seal of office at Sylvania this second day of
July, A. D. 1856.
Green D. Sharpe, Clerk
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14,868
John Hinds
2 ofc p'sg
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Original Claim.
District of Barnwell
SS.
On this fourth day of November 1820, personally appear-
ed, in open court (a) [being a court record (b) for the district, circuit, or cor-
poration, as the case may be] John Hinds aged sixty five years
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on this oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820, that he, the said John Hinds enlisted, for the term of three years on the [ ] day of  [ ] in the year [ ] in the state of South Carolina in the company commanded by captain William Mayson in the regiment commanded by
colonel Issac Motte in the line of the state of South Carolina on the [ ] continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the
said corps until The expiration of 3 years when he was discharged from the said serve, in Charleston in the state of (c) South Carolina
The said John Hinds is of no trade but a common Labourer he has 
a wife & two children - the first a son married  & has a family of his own - the other is a small boy seven years old

That he was in the battles of Sullivan's Island & Parker's Ferry
and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except a Discharge from Col Isaac Motte now very much
mutilated.
And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear, or
affirm, (as the case may be,) that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. (d) That he has no other property except his house hold furniture of the following articles two beds worth 15 dollars a piece 4 chairs worth 1 dollar kitchen furniture worth 5 dollars 2 ploughs 2 dollars a loom worth 1 dollar a wooden table worth 50 cents & a coffee mill worth 25 cents
X his mark
John Hinds
Sworn to, and declared, on the fourth day of November before Richard [illegible] Presiding Judge of Barnwell District Court the source being a
[illegible] of Record 
I, Orsamur D. Allen clerk of Barnwell District do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is thirty nine dollars and seventy five cents.  in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourth day of November 1820
Orsamur D. Allen, Clerk of the Court of the Court of Barnwell District
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session.
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress,
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the law of the state which create them;
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several states, to be courts of record;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings.
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal.  The court should, in every instance, state on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such. - [Opinion of the Attorney General of the U. S.]
(c) If the declarant shall have served under more engagements than one, he should set forth the
company, regiment, and line, or ship, vessel, or corps, in which he may have served, as also the time of entering, and the time and manner of leaving each service.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, and subscribe the same.  The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension.  It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the 3d section of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.
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John Hinds
South Carolina line
Col Motte
1775-1778
on Rou from Nov '75
Die '78
Service Admitted
Returned is informal
[illegible] enlistment & discharges
should be stated and the blank left for the
data filled-
Corrected Admitted
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State of South Carolina
[illegible] Parish
Personally appeared
before me John Hinds who being
duly sworn deposeth that he was
a soldier in the revolutionary 
war and served against the common [illegible]
for the term of three years
that he belonged to the company
of Capt Williams [illegible] - The re
=giment of Col. Hare [illegible]/ [illegible]
the Record/ and this South Carolina
line under fort Moultrie - That
he was [illegible] discharged and have 
now in his [illegible] [illegible] of the 
said discharge.  That the [illegible]
is in reduced circumstances of life
and needs the [illegible] [illegible]
to be [illegible] to the [illegible] of this
revolution - he does not recollect
the year in as he was [illegible]
but it was at the formations of the regiment
the year 1775
(as he understood
and as he believes in 
and discharged in 1778-
Sworn & before me
this 20th July 1819
C. J. Colcock

X his mark
John Hinds

I am personally acquainted with 
the Deponent and Know that he
is in [illegible] circumstances
C. J. Colcock
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I hereby certify that the 
[illegible] hereunto annexed is
the [illegible] of the court of 
Beaufort Div.
A. Corrie
C.C.P.B.D.

I am satisfied that the
applicant [illegible] Hinds served in
the revolutionary war of [illegible]
states  
C. J. Colcock

[illegible] of the [illegible] of the [illegible] of
[illegible] [illegible]
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Buck County Ga
August 6th

Free

For the
Hon. A. H. Stephens, M. C.
Washington
City D. C.
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Georgia
Scriven County
Personally appeared before
me George H. Maner, a Justice of the Inferior
Court in and for said County, Martha Hines
Widow of John Hines, deceased and after
being duly sworn deposeth and saith that
her eldest son John Hines, by John Hines
her husband was born on the seventeenth
day of December, A. D. Seventeen Hundred
and ninety-three, which made said son
thirty one years of age in December AD
Eighteen Hundred and twenty-four.
Sworn to and subscribed before me 
this 4th day of August 1856
X her mark
Martha Hines
G. A. Maner I.J.C.

Georgia Scriven County
In person appeared
before me George H. Maner 
Justice of the Inferior Court of said
County, John S. Maner, who being duly 
sworn deposeth and saith that from
a long personal acquaintance with
the above named Martha Hines and 
her said Huband, he believes her state-
ment to be true, that her said son was born
about that times named in her said affidavit that
he was at least one year older that Deponent
and deponent will be sixty two years of 
age next February.
John S. Maner
Sworn to & subscribed
before me this 4th August 1856
George H. Maner I.J.C.
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Georgia
Scriven County
I Green D. Sharpe Clerk
Inferior Court of said
county, do hereby certify
that George H. Maner Esquire whose gen-
-uine signature appears to the written
affidavits, is a Justice of the
Inferior Court, duly commissioned by
the Governor of said state, and
authorized by [illegible] to take acknowledge
-ments and administer oaths for
general purposes, and that all
his official acts as such, are
entitled to full faith and
credit.
Witness my hand and seal
of office this 5 day of August
AD 1856
Green D. Sharpe
Clerk ICSC
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[illegible]
Alexanders H. Stephens
[illegible]

Hon. J. Minot
[illegible] of [illegible]
Washington
DC
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[illegible]
Alexander H. Stephens
[illegible]
Hon. J. Minot
 Court of Records
Washington D.C.
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43,501

160 Acres
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State of Georgia
Scriven County
SS

On this twenty fifth day of
May A. D. 1854 personally appeared before me the
undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said
county Mrs. Sarah T. Dean, who is to me well known
and who is a credible witness, and who being by me
duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is well acquaint
ed with Mrs. Martha Hines of the State of Georgia
and county of Scriven applicant for a pension, whose
declaration is now of file in the Pension Office at
Washington city, and whose certificate for Widow's Pension
as the same now appears before me, ifued from the Depart-
ment of the Interior, in conformity with the act of Febru
ary 3, 1853 is numbered 5.890 - that she has known her
for seventy (70) years last past - that she was acquainted
with her late husband, John Hines having known him
for thirty seven years previous to his death - that they
the said John Hines and Martha Hines were duly married
by Rev. M. Golding on the [ ] day of March 1792-
that she was present at the time and saw said marriage
ceremony performed and previous to said marriage the
maiden name of said Martha Hines was Martha Acock
that the said John and Martha Hines ever after their 
said marriage, which took place in Darlington District
State of South Carolina, up to the death of said John Hines
lived together as husband and wife - that deponent
never heard of their marriage being disputed or
questioned.  That said John Hines died at Savannah
State of Georgia A. D. 1825 and the said Martha
Hines has been since there and still is reputed to be
his widow which deponent believes to be the fact,
that the said Martha Hines has never married
since her said husband's death and still is
his widow, and that her said husband was
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the identical man mentioned in her Dec
laration filed as aforesaid, and that she
deponent resides in the District of Beaufort
State of South Carolina.
Sarah T. Dean
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 25th day of May AD 1859
Thomas Bazemore JP
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State of Georgia
Scrivens County
SS
I hereby certify that
Thomas Bazemore Esquire before whom the
foregoing affidavit was made and acknowl-
edged and who has thereunto subscribed
by name was at the time of so doing a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn
and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Inferior Court for the county aforesaid
this 25th day of May A. D. 1857-
Greene D. Sharp Clerk
Infr Court
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Martha Hines
Petition for
Pension IC

Testimony
of Sarah T. Dean
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State of Georgia
Scriven County
On this twelfth (12th) day of February
A. D. Eighteen hundred and fifty-eight personally appeared
before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for
said county Mrs. Sarah T. Dean who is to me well known
and who is a credible witnefs, and who being by me duly
sworn deposeth and says that she is well acquainted with
Mrs. Martha Hines of said State and County applicant
for a pension as stated in her affidavit previously made
and now of file in the Department - that she has known
said Martha Hines from her girlhood long previous to her
marriage with John Hines her late husband - that previ-
ous to her said marriage her maiden name was Martha
Aycock - that she was married to said John Hines as be-
fore stated, to wit, in the affidavit above referred to in March
1792 - that deponent was present at said marriage and wit
nessed the ceremony which was performed by Rev. M. Golding
in Darlington District State of South Carolina - that she
is not mistaken as to the fact of  witnefsing said marriage
as she distinctly recollects all the circumstances attending it
even the drefs of said John Hines who wore on the occasion 
white linen pants and blue broad cloth drefs-coat and
long shirt risbands frilled at the ends and turned
over the cont. cuffs - that Mr. Hines frequently made
me presents of candy while he was addressing said
Martha and previous to his marriage with her.
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that the said John and Martha Hines
had a sone born to them after their said intermarriage
in November 1793.  Seventeen Hundred & ninety three
whom the named John, and who lived until the
year 1826, and then died at Savannah Georgia, and
who would now be if alive, about 65 years old.
Deponent knows said Martha to be the widow of said
John Hines - that she has never since married - and
that said John Hines was the identical man mentioned
as a pensioner in the Declaration of said Martha Hines
as stated in her former testimony and now of file in
the Department at Washington city-
Sarah T. Dean
Sworn to and subscribed
before me, the word "said interlined
day and year above stated
Thomas Bazemore JP

Georgia
Scriven County
I Green D. Sharpe Clerk of
the Inferior Court of the county
of Scriven aforesaid do hereby
certify that Thomas Bazemore Eqr before  whom
the above affirand was made, is a Justice of 
the Peace for said County, his commission being
dated 27th January 1857, and will expire January 1st
eighteen hundred and Sixty one AD
Furthermore I certify that all the
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official acts of said Thomas Bazemore
as Justice of the Peace as aforesaid
an written to fullfaith and
credit.
In witness whereof I hereto
set my name, and affix the 
seal of the Inferior Court of
said County, the said court
being a court of record having
common law jurisdiction a
clerk and a seal
this 15th day of February 1858 AD
Green D. Sharpe
Clerk of Infr Ct
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official acts of said Thomas Bazemore
as Justice of the Peace as aforesaid
an written to fullfaith and
credit.
In witness whereof I hereto
set my name, and affix the
seal of the Inferior Court of
said County, the said court
being a court of record having
common law jurisdiction a
clerk and a seal
this 15th day of February 1858 AD
Green D. Sharpe
Clerk of Infr Ct
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Honble J C Calhoun
Secry of War
Washington City
mail
Chs Edwards
ICC
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Copy of a letter from John Cumming Esq President
of the Office [illegible] [illegible] Savannah addrefsed to
J L Edwards [illegible] pension office at Washington
City and dated 8th March [illegible].
Sir- John Hines a Revolutionary pensioner
whose stipend wsa stately made payable at the of
fice by a transfer from the office in Charleston died
on the 8th day of December last, leaving a widow and
one child, they called on me to day for payment of
the balance owed on that pension which about to $25
03 - The deceased has left no other effects to admin-
ister on the estate would cost more than the stipend,
still however I did not consoider myself authorized to
pay the amount to the widow.  The subject of my pre-
sent application to you is, that I may have authority
to pay her, she is very poor & of course without
friends, so that if she was even able to go to the
expense of administering on her husbands estate she
would find it difficult perhaps impofsible to obtain
such security as the court would receive & of course
without the consideration of the government she will
be deprived of the pittance due the survivors of the
deceased. - I have appointed her to return to this
office in three weeks, as the lives in Carolina &
necefsarily must expend some money in travelling,
I may receive your answer timely enough
to prevent her having occasion to make two trips.
(Signed) Jno. Cumming
President
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Copy of a letter from J L Edwards Esqr dated at the
War Department, Pension Office, on the 18th March
1834, to John Cumming, Esqr President, in answer to
the [illegible] letter.

Sir-
Your letter of the 8th was received
this day.  In answer thereto, I hvae to state to you, that
no order can be given to pay the widow of a de-
ceased Pensioned, without a letter of administration
except in cases where it is not only evident that
she is too poor to go to the expense of taking out letters
of administration, but that there no creditors to claim
the amount due.  If in the case of of John Hines,
you have sufficient proof that there are no claims
of the kind against his estate, you will be notified
in paying the amount to the widow, but not other
wise, Special instructions will be sent to you from 
the Secretary of War, authorizing you to make 
payment, should satisfactory evidence be exhibited
of the facts necegsary to warrant such orders.
(Signed) J L Edwards
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Martha Hines
John - Ga - [illegible] 1838

[illegible]
Alexander H. Stephens
MC

Cole

Hon. J. Minot
Comm of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Page 38

Washington DC
3d June 1856
Dear Sir
The [illegible] of the [illegible]
better I know to be an upright
and honest man - and I 
doubt not that the poor
woman in whom [illegible] his
sympathies an enlisted [illegible]
believes she is entitled to [illegible]
pension - [illegible] [illegible] have
the [illegible] examined and
let [illegible] know if any such
person husband
ever [illegible] a pensioner for
Revolutionary services - and
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also will you be kind enough
to send me copies of the
Rules & Regulations for
making out applications
for Pensions on our
[illegible]
of Widows of Revolutionary
soldiers - These [illegible] are old
lady being within two
miles of my [illegible] whom
I have known all my life-
She is the widow of a Revolu-
tionary Soldier who to my
personally knowledge drew
a pension as long as he
lived under the Act of 1832-
He died several years ago-
His widow never /ever until
[illegible] that she was entitled to
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his pension - and I have been [illegible]
to on [illegible] subject - I have [illegible]
that then is not doubt of her right
and I wish now to send the
[illegible] for us for walking out
her claim - I want the form for
covering all the [illegible] [illegible]
Her husband died several years
ago - [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible]-
Yours respectfully
Alexander Stephens

Hon. J. Minot
[illegible] of Pensions
Washington DC
Page 41

Honble
Mr. Overstreet
J. L. Edwards
Pension Office

20 Dec. 1820 190
Hon. J. Overstreet
Page 42

December 20th 1820

J. L. Edwards Esquire

Sir I enclose for you examination
a certificate and shecdule of John Hines of SC
an affidavit of Thomas Hardy
You will please let me hear from you
relative to those claims as early as convenience will permit
I remain Sir
Respectfully yours
James Overstreet
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Washington DC
Aug 9th 1856

Dr Sir
Inclosed I hand you 
the deposition of Mrs. Martha
Hines in relation to the tie of
her marriage.  She is an
applicant for a pension of
a revolutionary soldier

Very respectfully yrs
Alexander H. Stephens

Hon J. Minot
Commr Pensions
Page 44

Washington DC
21 Feb 1858

Dear Sir
Enclosed I sender [illegible]
a letter from Gorge A. Maner with
[illegible] of [illegible], [illegible] in [illegible]
to the  claim of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
on filed for a pension as the
widow of a Revolutionary soldier
An I have to say in turning
over [illegible] [illegible] is that Mr.
Maner is a gentleman [illegible]
of high character and intelligence
A man of [illegible] integrity - 
wholly [illegible] and [illegible]
by no motive but benevolence and
what he [illegible] is right -
Respectfully
Alexander Stephens

G C Whiting
[illegible] Washington DC
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Hon. [illegible] J. C. Calhoun
Sec'ty of War
Off Bank United States
Savannah 17 April 1824

Sir
The enclosed correspondence with J. L. Edwards
Esqr will explain the nature of Mrs. Hinds applica
=tion for the pension due her late husband at the 
time of his death, & in conformity with the
opinion of Mr. Edwards, her affidavit that there
are no creditors in [illegible] - It will give me 
pleasure to have your authority to pay her
the amount without administration, for she 
is not able to bear the [illegible] of taking out
letters or of giving the [illegible] required by law
in order to obtain them - 
Very respectfully Yr ob sert
Jno Cumming President
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Georgia
City of Savannah
Personally appeared Martha Hines
widow of the late John Hines deceased petitioner - who
being sworn faith that there are no demands against 
her said husband but what has been fully satisfied
and that to her best knowledge & belief that all claims
which has been against her aid husband for the last
three years are paid - and that the [illegible] believes
that if her said husband had owed any money previously
to that time she would of known it.
X
her mark
Marth Hines
Sworn to before me this
17th day of April 1824

Sworn to before me this
17th day of April 1824
Jno C Nicoll
Judge Ct of Common Pleas & [illegible]
for the city of Savannah
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Free
Alexander Stephens
MC

Anderson

Hon. J Minot
Comr of Pen-
Washington DC
Page 48

Georgia Scriven County
Know all men by these presents that i
Martha Hines do hereby constitute and
appoint C. W. Bennett my true and lawful
attorney, authorizing him hereby to prosecute
this my claim to a pension and to receive the 
certificate to be issued thereon dated this
twenty-fifth day of May AD 1857
X
her mark
Martha Hines
G. H. Maner
Thomas Bazemore JP

Georgia
Scriven County

I hereby certify that Thomas Bazemore
Esquire, before whom the foregoing
power attorney was made and ad=cknowledged
and who has thereunto subscribed his name
was at the time of serving a Justice of the Peace in and for said
county dully commission-
ed and sworn, and that his signature thereto,
is genuine, and that his official acts nas such
are entitled to full faith and credit.
In witness whereof I have
hereto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the Honorable the Inferior Court of the
County of Screven aforesaid
this 25th May 1857 AD
Green D. Share Clk
Infr Ct SC
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Washington,
June 4, 1857

Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Court of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to
enclose herewith our affidavit power of atty
& c.  I am requested to file it as evidence
of marriage in the case of Mrs. 
Martha Hines a pensioner Act Feby. 3/53
Geo. roll.  The widow states that claim was made under a prior act that that
Honl. A. H. Stephens advised [illegible] [illegible]
making proof of marriage the claim
would be re-examined.
I am requested to ask for such
re-examination.
Very Respecttfully 
Your Obt Servt
C. W. Bennett
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No. 15,403
Martha Hines
mo 7 John
[illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] A H Stevens
July 18/56
Same Aug 13 1856

July 7, 1838
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[illegible] '53
Martha Hines 5890
and John
[date stamp]

B

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Free
Page 52

[illegible] Widow, &c.
[illegible]
File No. 25,772
Martha Hines
Widow of
John Hines
Priv. Rev. War
Act: Feb 3, 1833
Index: -- Vol. [illegible], Page 337
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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S Geo
Martha Hines
John - [illegible] [illegible] 1853

Alexander Stephens

Free

George C. Whiting
Comm. Pen-
Washington DC
Page 54

Pension Office
August 13, 1856
Sir
The proof as to the date of the mar=
riage of Mrs. Martha Hines of Ga. is not suf=
ficient to justify the allowance of her claim under
 the Act of 1838
A certificate will [illegible] under the
Act of 1853, if she will consent to receive it.
This will not affect her right to continue to
assert a claim under the Act of 1838 provided
she can obtain satisfactory evidence as to when her
marriage occured.
Very Respt
Your Obt Servt
J Minot
Comm

Hon A. H. Stephens
Ho Reps
Page 55

16 August 1856
I will take certificate under the
Act of 1853 - [illegible] made
out and I will call for it Monday
evening
Alexander H. Stephens
Hon. J. Minot
Com Pen.
Page 56

Washington DC
23 [illegible] 1856

Dear Sir
I [illegible] [illegible] two
claims on [illegible] [illegible] of Mrs. Martha
Hines our [illegible] a pension a, the 
widow of a Revolutionary Soldier and [illegible] other for
a bounty of land in the
same [illegible]

Yours [illegible] [illegible]
Alexander H. Stephens
Hon. J. Minot
Com. of Pen
Washington DC
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No. 6441
Martha Hines Widow
of John of Georgia

[illegible] 3 Feby 1853
$96 a year from the
pafsage of the Act

[illegible]
Hon. A. H. Stephens
[illegible]
Page 58

[illegible] 3.501
[illegible]

John Hines 
Ga. for SC
Page 59

Brief in the case of Martha Hines widow of John
County and State of Georgia
act 3 Feby 1853

Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") [for increase struck through]
Proof exhibited, (if original)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Her husband has a pension under the Acts of 1818 & [illegible]
and died in 1825
Marriage proved by witnefs

(If for increase.) [struck through]
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission  of the claim? If so, what? [struck through]
Cohabitation, general reputation [illegible]
[illegible], [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
his death then present [illegible]
[illegible] by credible witnefs.

Thornton Triplett
Examining Clerk.

Name and residence of Agent
Hon A H Stephens
[illegible]