Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18024, Julius Hite, Continental Va.

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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Continental Va.

Hite, Julius

NUMBER
S. 18024
B. L. H t. 12223 - 100 - pvt
Issued May 8, 1794
carded

CONTENTS

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Virginia 1131 Corp Cavy Va
Julius Hite
Act 15th May 1828
Corporal of Cavalry 
$120.
Cty 1083. Issued Oct 9 1832

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Letter to S. D. Watkins 26. April 1841.
do to 3d Auditor. 20 May d 41.
Paid at the Treasury under the 
Act of the 6. April 1838. from
3d Sep 1838 to 3d Sep 1840. Agent
Modified 26. May 1841.

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State of Virginia
County of Lunenburg, ss.

I, Julius Hite, aged 73 years a citizen of the United States, do on oath testify, and declare that in the year 1777 I enlisted in Captain Henry Lee's Troop of Dragoons, for the term of during the war and served proudly in the 3d Troop of Lee's Legion commanded by Joseph Eggleston; and that I continued in the said service and. the Legion was disbanded on the 13th of June 1783, of which time I was Sergeant in said Troop.
 
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of this United States, nor have I ever transferred that gratuity or assigned it to any person whatsoever.

Therefore know, all! that I hereby constitute and appoint the officer of the general government whose duty it shall be to script the warrants for the warrants for appropriation upon the publick [public] lands, according to the provisions of any law now to be

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Recd 14th July 1832       2042
Declaration of Sergeant Julius Hite of Lee's Legion.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an Act intitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," ap-proved on the 15th of May 1828, 

I, Julius Hite of Oakgrove in the county of Lunenburg, in the State of Virginia, aged Seventy three years, do hereby declare,

That I enlisted in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy seven in the Continental line[?] of the army of the Revolution for and during the war, in the Troop of Dragoons then Commanded by Henry Lee, and continued in Lee's Legion as it was afterwards called until the troops were disbanded at Eutaw springs, on the 13th of June Seventeen hundred and eighty three, at which time I was a Sergeant in the Third Troop Commanded, until my said promotion, by Captain Joseph Eggleston. who was at that time promoted

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to the rank of Major [word crossed out] when Far-thing O'Neal took rank as Captain.

That the right of purchasing our own horses to be divided from our pay being given I purchased mine, at the sale of the publick [public] property on the said 13th of June 1783 at Eutaw springs, for $120 and received a certificate [crossed out word] two years after-wards for about $200 which I [illegible word] had sustained an [illegible word] of $120; But that no other Certificate was either received by me on [illegible word] co me as far as I know, by Congress.

I further declare that I was not on the pension list of the United States on the fifteenth of May 1828. 

Witness my hand, this 4th day of July, in the 57th year of the Re-publick [Republic], 1832. Julius Hite Lunenburg County SC This day Julius Hite came Before me James Fisher a Mayor [illegible word] for the County of Lunenburg duly

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empowered to administer oaths in the said county personally appeared this day Julius Hite, who hath subscribed his declaration in my presence and who has been for many years known to me and understood by me to have been a soldier in the manner herein stated, and was sworn according to law to the truth of his said declaration. And I certify that he is entitled to full credibility.

Witness my hand this 4th day of July 1832.
Jas. Fisher JS

This is to certify that I knew in the third Troop of Lees Legion Commanded by Capt Joseph Eggleston Corporal Hite who Served with me in that rank during the war. and who I have every Reason to believes is entitled to all the benefits of the act of Congress of the 15th of May 1828 in common with my myself and the other soldiers of the said Legion, and his name I recollect was Julious Hite. 

Given under my hand this 9th day of July 1832 
Wm Bigbie
Test Geo Bigbie

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[typed letter]

March 30, 1939.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mrs. Rosa C. Neblett
Box 8
Victoria, Virginia

[written to the right of Neblett's address]
BA-J/ady
Julius Hite 
S. 18024

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter relative to Julius Hite, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S. 18024, based upon the military service of Julius Hite in that war.

Julius Hite was born in Sussex County, Virginia, date, and the names of his parents are not shown. 

Julius Hite enlisted in Sussex County, Vir-ginia February 14, 1776, served as private in Captains Nathaniel Mason's and Wallis' Companies, Colonel Robert Lawson's Fourth Virginia Regiment, and as corporal in Captains Joseph Eggleston's and F. O'Neal's Companies, Colonel Henry Lee's Continental Dragoons; was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Guilford and Eutaw Springs and was discharged June 13, 1783. 
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did not use Farthing as it was perhaps Ferdinand.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 4, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Oak Grove, Lunenburg County, Virginia, and aged seventy-three years.

There are no family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the

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following data: "Julius Hite, Certificate No.1083, issued October 9, 1832, rate $120.00 per annum, Act of May 15, 1828, Virginia Agency".

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

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Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Hite, Julius
GRADE Private 
LINE Virginia

WARRANT NUMBER 12223
ACERAGE 100 
ISSUED May 8, 1794
to--not shown--

*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 subse-quent 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.

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Revolutionary Claims.  2042
No of orig Pay. 1131

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
9 Oct 1832.

Julius Hite ___  of Oakgrove in the county of Lunenburg in the State of Virginia has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved, for and during the war, and continued until its termina-tion, at which period he was a Corporal + ______ in captain Egglestons --'s company, in [crossed out "the"] Col Lee's Legion regiment of the line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing He states that he sometimes served as a Sergeant. 

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office. 

By Order of the Secretary.
F. A. Dickins.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
9d. October 1832

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It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to [no response] in the [no response] It further appears that [no response] is now on the pension list of the [no response] agency, and has been so since the [no response] at the rate of [no response] dollars per month.

The name of Julius Hite cannot be found among those of Lee's Legion, to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued __
Peter Hagner And.

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Dept. of Was, Bounty Land Office
Oct. 9th. 1832

It appears by the Records in this office that a Land Warrant on the 8th May 1794. to Julius Hite, as a Private of the Virginia line __ It further appears from an Official Record of the Virginia line, on file in this office, which includes the names of Officers and Soldiers of Lees Legion who were entitled to bounty lands from the U. States, that the name of Julius Hite is returned there on, as Corporal of Lees Legion, Virga. line. Not Second of the Same name, appears on the Rolls of Lees Legion or those of the Virginia line
Wm Gordon

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Julius Hite, being first duly sworn upon the Holy Evangels of almighty God, before the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Washington, District of Columbia, Deposith and Saith, as follows: 
That he, the deponent, is Seventy four years of age_ was born in Sussex County, Virginia, and is now a resident of Luningburg [Lunenburg] County in Virginia aforesaid.
That He inlisted [enlisted] as Soldier on or about the 14th day of February in the year One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy six, Voluntarily, in a company of Infantry, in Sussex County aforesaid, commanded by Captain Nathl Mason, for two years, in the 4th Virginia Regement [Regiment] of the + Virginia line," commanded by Colo Robert Lawson, and subsequently arranged under the command of Genl Charles Scott.
That he, (this Deponent) was personally engaged in the battles of Brandywine, and Germantown and was commanded at that time by Capt Wales, who succeeded Capt Mason. and that on or about November, Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven, and before the expiration of his term of Service, He accepted the offer made to the troops of inlisting [enlisting] for service during the War, did so inlist [enlist], and became attached to the Cavalry commanded by Capt. (afterwards General) Henry Lee. That he continued to serve in said Cavalry,  and was at the Battles of Gilford Court House in Marh 1781. at Eutaw and some other places, was rated on the Roll as Corporal, until he was regularly discharged from service. on the 13th June 1783. That Capt Eccleston commanded the Company of which he was a member until he was succeeded by Capt. O Neal of the 3d troop _. That this Deponent read from the State of Virginia, a grant for Law, as bounty, was under a belief of its trifling value of the time, he sold for thirty Dollars [underlined] - and further He saith not. Julius Hite 
Sworn before - 
Joseph Forrest [underlined] J. Peace

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[The form below is cut off on both sides of it]

File # 46,006
Revy war

Name: Julius Hite
Rank: Corporal  Comp'y: Capt. Eggleston
Reg't: Lee's Legion Va" Rev'y. War

Virginia  } Agency

RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. 
Comm'g 
Comm'g
Comm'g

DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT. 
Sent to
Sent to
Sent to

t 14th July, 1862. Bk. G. Vol, [blank], Page [blank]
gistering Clerk: 

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consolidated with O. Wlnv. File 18.024

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[incomplete form]
Consolidated with O. W. Inv. File 18.024.
5061
o.
Julius Hite 
Service:
Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18
Application filed: [blank], 18
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]

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Copy of Julius
Hite's application de

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Copy

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4619.

Oakgrove, Lunenburg Va. 4th. July 1832
Secretary of the Treasury,
Sir, 
I herewith transmit to your Department of the General Government my claim to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 15th. of May 1828.

You will oblige me by referring my claim for Bounty Land against the United States to the proper Department according to the accompanying certificates and power of attorney for such purpose.

The arrears of pay due me from the 3d March 1826 to the 3d March last you will be pleased to transmit to me in notes of the United States Bank by my representative in Congress and particular friend Mark Alexander if the period for the adjournment of Congress should favor such an arrangement. If not a warrant on the United States Bank at Peterburg and sent to this Post Office
Oakgrove will answer my purpose.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your friend & fellow citizen,
Julius Hite.
Test
Jas. Fisher.

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2  104[illegible number]

Declaration 
of
Sergeant Julius Hite of Lee's Legion.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an Act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th. of May 1828.

I, Julius Hite of Oakgrove in the County of Lunenburg in the State of Virginia, aged seventy-three years, do hereby declare,

That I enlisted in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war, in the Troop of Dragoons then commanded by Henry Lee, and continued in Lee's Legion as I was afterwards called until the Troops were disbanded at Eutaw Springs, on the 13th. of June seventeen hundred and eighty-three, at which time I was a Sergeant in the Third Troop commanded, until my promotion, by Captain Joseph Eggleston who was at the time promoted to the rank of Major, when Farthing O'Neal took rank as Captain. 

That the right of purchasing our own horses to be deducted from our pay being given I purchased nine, at the sale of the public property

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property on the said 13th. of June 1783 at Eutaw Spring for $120 and received a certificate two years afterwards for about $200 which I supposed had sustained an excision of $120; But that no other certificate was either received by me or promised to me as far as I know, by Congress. 

I further declare that I was not on the pension list of the United States on fifteenth of May 1828.

Witness my hand, the 4th. day of July in the 57th. year of the Republic, 1832.
Julius Hite. 

[line]

Lunenburg County ss.

This day Julius Hite came before me, James Fisher a Magistrate for the County of Lunenburg duly empowered to administer oaths in the said County, personally appeared this day Julius Hite, who hath subs-=cribed his declaration in my presence and who has been for many years known to me, and understood by me to have been a soldier in the manner therein stated, and was sworn according to law to the truth of his said declaration . And I certify that he is entitled to full credibility. 
Witness
constitute

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Witness my hand the 4th. day of July 1832. 
Jas. Fisher J. P. 

[line]

This is to certify that knew in the third troops of Lee's Legion Commanded by Capt. Joseph Eggleston Corporal Hite who served with me in that rank during the War and who I have every reason to believe is entitled to all the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 15th. of May 1828 in common with myself and the other Soldiers of the said Legion, and his name I recollect was Julius Hite. 

Given under my hand this 9th. day of July 1832.
Wm. Bigbie
Test.
Geo. Bigbie.

[line]

Virginia, Lunenburg County Clerks Office Sct. 
I Wm. H. Taylor Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that James Fisher whose name appeared to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace for said county duly commissioned and qualified according to law. I further certify that Robert

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Robert Saunders is an acting Justice of the peace for this County duly Commissioned and qualified according to law.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office this 5th. day of July 1832. In the 57th. year of the Commoth:                             Wm. H. Taylor ll.

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Seal [squiggly circle surrounding it] 

[line]

State of Virginia
County of Lunenburg, ss. 
I Julius Hite, aged 73 years a Citizen of the United States, do on oath testify, and declare that in the year 1777 I enlisted in Captain Henry Lee's Troop of Dragoons for the term of during the war and served generally in the 3d. Troop of Lee's Legion Commanded by Joseph Eggleston; and that I continued in the said service until the Legion was disbanded on the 13th. of June 1783, at which time I was Sergeant said Troop.

I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States, nor have I ever transferred that gratuity or assigned it to any person whatsoever.
Therefore know, all! That I hereby constitute

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constitute and appoint the officer of the general government whose duty it shall be to Scrip the warrants for appropriation upon the public land, according to the provisions of any law now to be made by Congress, to receive the warrant from the Secretary of War and so to Scrip or otherwise appropriate it according to the provisions of the law of Congress where it shall have been made for this purpose; and then hold it subject to my own order in favor of Saml. H. Saunders or other locator, I may, for this purpose, hereafter designate.
Given under my hand this 4th. of July 1832. 
Julius Hite.

[line]

Before me James Fisher a magistrate for Lunenburg County this day personally appeared Julius Hite and made oath to his certificate and acknowleged the power of attorney above and following the certificate given. 
Witness my hand this 4th. of July 1832.
Jas. Fisher J. P.

[line]

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Recd 14th. July 1832.
ackd. 5468.

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Revolutionary Claim Free 
'Flaud[?] V.
[line]
July 11th
Hone. Louis Mc Lene
Secretary Treasury 
Washington City

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Revolutionary Claim Free
'Flaud[?] V.
[line]
July 11th
Hone. Louis Mc Lene
Secretary Treasury
Washington City. 

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Recd 14th. July 1832. 
ackd. 5468.

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Recd 14th July 1832.                 4619

Oakgrove, Lunenburg Va. 4th
July 1832.

Secretary of the Treasury

Sir

I herewith transmit to your Department of the General Government my claim to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 15th of May 1828.

You will oblige me by referring my claim for Bounty Land against the United States to the proper Department accord-ng to the accompanying certificates & power of attorney for such purposes.

The [illegible word] of pay due me from the 3d March 1826 to the 3d March last you will be pleased to transmit to me in notes of the United States Bank by my representative in Congress and particular friend Mark Alexander

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if the period for the adjournment of Congress would favor such an arrangement. If not a warrant on the U. States Bank at Petersburg and sent to this post office, Oak grove will answer my purpous [purpose]. 

I have the honour [honor] to be,
Sir
your freind [friend] & fellow [illegible word], 
Julius Hite

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Testi
Jas Fisher

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, 
May 22d, 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," Julius Hite ----- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate off Ten ---- Dollars [words crossed out] per [crossed out word] month, under the law of the 15th May 1828, has been paid at this Department, from the 3dof Sept. 1838. to the 3d Sept. 1840. 

Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.

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18024
INVALID.
[line]
File No. 18024
Julius Hite
Corp Rev War
Virginia Line & Continental
[line]
No 1131
Act: May 15 28
on Virginia roll 
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1924 April 7. Clayton Torrence
uitd[?] of cost of copies. aw.
1924 Apr. 17 Copies mailed 
to Clayton Torrance aw.
[line]
1939 Mar. 30. Hist. to Mrs. Rosa
C. Neblett. a. D. y.
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Front Royal, Virginia
3 April 1924.

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S18024
4 pages

Cheif [Chief] - Clerk,
Pension Office,
Washington, DC.

Dear Sir: In the absence of advice as to the proper person to whom to address [illegible word] inquiry I am sending this to you with request that should it be necessary to refer it to some other official that you will kindly do so.

I am interested in obtaining, if possible, a certified copy of the original Pension declaration (and all other papers filed therewith) of one JULIUS HITE of Lunenburg County, Virginia, a soldier (private and corporal) in the Revolutionary War. He was placed on the Pension Roll 9th October 1832. [date & following word Ref: underlined] (Ref: Dept. of Secy. of War [1835] Pension Rolls: Virginia, page 213)

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I should be grateful in deed for your assis-
tance in this matter and would be glad to
meet expense for copying, etc.
Thanking you for an early reply
Iam, Very truly yours -
Clayton Torrence. 
Box 353 -
Front Royal,
Warren County,
Virginia. [underlined]

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CHIEF CLERK
APR - 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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Julius Hite Va Act 15th May 1828
To What twice last paid
Pension Office
p7. 4 Sep 1838
26. April 1841  JH

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Julius Hite,
Act. May 15, 1828.
[line]
Received & answered May 27, 1837.
Order given to pay
May 27, 1837.
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Julius Hite

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Revolutionary Claims.
[line]
Under the act, entitled " An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
[line]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
July 14th. 1832. 
SIR:
Your claim under the abovementioned act has been received. It will be examined with all convenient despatch, and the result communicated. 

I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

Louis Mc Lane
Secretary of the Treasury

Mr. Julius Hite
Oakgrove, Va.

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Laurenceville Va     Free
September 8th

Louis Mc. Lane Esqr. 
Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States
Mail [squiggly line]    Washington

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Recd 10. Sept 1832

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4946

September 7th. 1832:

JW. 

Your letter in answer to mine directed to Oak grove Virga. was received in the due Course of the Mail - you are pleased to promise a communication after examining my claim. under the declaration forwarded to your Office __ Having determined to visit Washington myself mainly upon that business - you please defer writing to me upon that subject - unless hereafter requested to do so. _
Your Mo Ob' Se'. [Your most obedient servant] _
Julius Hite

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Confidential [underlined]
Revolutionary Claims.
[line]
Under the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
[line]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
4 Augt 1832

SIR;

In consequence of the numerous impositions that have been attempted by persons in their own names or on behalf of others, as revolutionary officers and soldiers, the Department is constrained to act with great caution in regard to all applications in that character. And without meaning to cast any imputation, it becomes necessary when the parties are unknown to this Department to seek information respecting their character and standing, with a view to estimate the credit to be given to their representation

Under these circumstances and that of the claimants representing you to be his particular friend, & the Departments suspecting the enclosed claim is in part if not entirely forged and that a certain Samuel H. Saunders is

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concerned in the attempt at fraud. I take leave to enquire of you confidentially whether you know such a person as the claimant Mr Julius Hite of Oak grove in the county of Lunenburg, Virginia, who applies for the benefits of the abovementioned act, whether he made and signed the enclosed Declaration and Letter, whether you believe him to have served in the revolution in manner as is represented in his declaration. Whether the signature of the Justice of the peace is genuine and whether you know the witnesses, and if so what you know of their character. 
I will thank you to return the enclosed papers with your answer as soon as maybe convenient. Your answers shall be considered strictly confidential of your request it. 
I am very respectfully 
Your obt servant
Louis Mc Lane 
Secretary of the Treasury

The Hon:                                                                              
Mark Alexander
Lombardy Grove
Va.

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Virginia, Lunenburg. County Clerks office Set
I Wm H Taylor Clerk of the County Court aforesaid do hereby certify that James Fisher whose name appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified accord-ing to law. I further certify that Robert Saunders is an acting Justice of the peace for this County duly commissioned and qualified according to law. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affisced the seal of office this 5th day of July 1832 In the 57th year of the Commoth:
Wm H Taylor [illegible letters]

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Laurenceville, Va 23d May 1834 - 
Dear Sir
I have inclosed you my pension claim for your examination - and to request that you will order its payment  - the remaining certificates, clerks seal & will be put on when you shall have inclosed it back to me at the place - to the care of M. S. D. Watkins - which please do as soon as convenient & oblige Your de
Julius Hite

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Virginia Lunenburg County Clerk Office Set:
I. Wm. H. Taylor Clerk of the County Court of Lunenburg County aforesaid, do cer

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Laurenceville Va. 
April 20/22. 1842
L. D. Watkins.
Arrears of pension for 
Julius Hite.
W. 152.
Pension Office. 

[illegible word] at
[illegible word] Evan.

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LAURENCEVILLE
APR
20
Va.

To The Secretary of War 
Washington City
D. C.


Laurenceville Va. 20th. April 1841
JW
JW. Julius Hite is under the impression, that he has not drawn his pension form the 3d. March 1837 to 3d. September. 1834 hes[?] so good as to examine and let him or myself know- as he has not drawn now for the last 2 1/2 years - he would like to do so after the 3d. May as the Treasury in Washington for the last named period and for the other Six months of it hes due herein[?] Please answer this before the 3d May & oblige Sir. Your Mo Obt
S. D. Watkins

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

April 7, 1924.

Clayton Torrence,
Box 353, Front Royal,
Va.

Sir:

I have to advise you, that is you wish photostat copies of the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18024, of Julius Hite, the same will be furnished you at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired. The number of pages to be copied is four.

The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.

Respectfully, 

Hays Haymaker

Acting Commissioner.

Copy Ap - undated[?] - 1 page
"      " July 9, 32.  3  "

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[written letter]

Box 8, Victoria, Virginia
Feb 14, 1936.

Rev Veterans War Dept.
Washington, D. C.

[written in the stamp]
Numbers 1-12
Arrow pointed to 2
RECEIVED 
FEB 16 1939

Dear Sirs, -
My g g grand fathur [father] Julius Hite[underlined] served in the entire Rev War, and his record is here as a Gov.[?] pensioner. I am writing asking his record there does not give his parents, or fathur [father] any way. I shall be very grateful if you can [illegible] - Resplly [Respectfully],
Mrs Rosa C. Neblett.

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Laurenceville Va,   Free[underlined]
August 29th

Honb_le Louis Mc. Lane
Sec. of the Treasy.
Washington City
D. C.
"    "

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Recd [Received] 31  Augt 1832                   4907.
Lawrenceville
Aug. 28. 1832.

To the Sec. of the Treasury.

Sir, 

The enclosed papers respecting the application of Julius Hite are herewith returned.

I am acquainted with the Clerk of the Court and the Magistrate whose certificates are annexed & believe them to be authentic. I am also well acquainted with Julius Hite, & from inquiry, am satisfied that his statement is to be relied upon. He is very old, & has always maintained a respectabel [respectable] standing in his neighborhood.

I do not know [illegible word]. Saunders but presence that he has concerned himself in hunting up these claims since the passage of the C[illegible letters], & way therefore have an interest in them. J Hite J

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expected to have met with here, being Court day for this Cty. (Brunswick) & intended to have enquired more particularly about his case.

I shall probably see his him at next Lunenburg Court, where he resides & should any thing be wrong in the business. will make it known to the Dept. I feel confident however that no imposition is intended on the part of J Hite.

I am,
very respectfully,
Yr. obt Svt. [Your Obedient Servant]
M. Alexander. [underlined]

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[written on the left side of page 48]
two dots 
M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

Apr. 10, 1924.

Chief Rev. Sect. [crossed out word].

[crossed out word]:

I have this day received from Clayton Torrence M.O. No. 113496 for $85/100, requesting [three crossed out words] copy as per letter herewith. 

[written sideways on the left side of page 48]
1924 Apr. 17 -
copies mailed
& Finance DW [illegible word]
And.
REV. WAR SECTION

Respectfully, 

O. J. Randall

Chief Finance Div.
H. C. L.

[written sideways on the lower left middle of page 48]
Chief clerk.

[this bottom section was cut off and missing parts of it]
Request for Photostating     M6
(To be prepared in duplicate)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CL

Job No. 769                         Da
Subject Julius Hite, Rev. S. 1802
1 copies of 3 pieces consisting
(No.)           (No.)
forwarded when completed to the [blank] [illegible letter]
Remarks: [blank]
Approved:
AEWilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION       Chief clerk.

[written on the right side of page 48]
Front Royal, Virginia
April 8, 1924.

[written in the stamp on the right side of page 48]
FINANCE DIVISION
APR 10 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

[the left side of this letter was cut off]
[illegible word] of Hays Haymaker, Acting Commis- 
closing postal money order for 85 cents
papers in the Revolutionary War
8, 024 of Julius Hite (4 pages
and 25 cents for certification of same)
for your courtesy in this matter

Very truly yours
Clayton Torrence
Box 353,
Front Royal,
Warren County,
Virginia.

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Front Royal, Virginia.
April 8, 1924.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Bureau of Pension
Dept. of the Interior
Washington, D. C.

[written in the stamp]
FINANCE DIVISION
APR 10 1924
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

In accordance with advice of Hays Haymaker, Acting Commis-sioner, Iam herewith enclosing postal money order for 85 cents for photostat copies of papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18, 024 of Julius Hite (4 pages @ 15 cent per page = 60 cents; and 25 cents for certification of same) 
Thanking you for your courtesy in this matter
Iam, Very truly yours
Clayton Torrence
Box 353,
Front Royal,
Warren County,
Virginia. 

[written sideways on a document]
Request for Photstating   M6
(To be prepared in duplicate)     Ex. AW

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No 769    Date Apr 12, 1924
Subject Julius Hite, Rev.  S. 18024
1 copies of 3 pieces consisting of 4 pages to be 
(No.)          (No.)                          (No.)
forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division
Remarks: [blank]
Approved:
AEWilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION
Chief clerk.

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Request for Photostating      M6  
(To be prepared in duplicate)      Ex. AW

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No. 769        Date Apr. 12, 1924
Subject Julius Hite, Rev.  S. 18024
1 copies of 3 pieces consisting of 4 pages to be 
(No.)        (No.)                             (No.)
forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division                                    
Remarks: [blank]
Approved:
AEWilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION
Chief clerk.

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[written on the left side of page 51]
5061 [or S061]

[written on the right side of page 51]
Answered May 27, '37.
Lawrenceville Va    Free
May 24
Mr Stewart [illegible word] he [illegible word] few as the sole Being crippled I have to trouble you
no mark [illegible word]  E

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C. 
Mail 

[written sideways on page 51]
no remark on Roll 
May 27th
Julius Hite 
[illegible words] 1828
Enter when on this [illegible word]
Md[illegible letters] Act 1828. on
J. D Wilson [illegible words]

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[written on the left side of page 52]
5061 [or S061]

[written on the right side of page 52]
Answered May 27, '37.
Laurenceville Va Free
May 24
Mr Stewart [illegible word] he [illegible word]
few as the sole Being crippled I have to trouble you
no mark [illegible word] E

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.
Mail

[written sideways on page 52] 
no remark on Roll
May 27th
Julius Hite
[illegible words] 1828
Enter when on this [illegible word] 
Md[illegible letters] Act 1828. on
J. D Wilson [illegible words]

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[several crossed out words]
no remark on roll 
May 27