Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4394, Charles Hounsler, Va.

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Kounsler, Charles
S. 4394.
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13764
West Tennessee
Charles Hounslaw
of Montgomery for the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain of the Regiment commanded by Col. Montgomery in the Virginia line for Two years
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the day of June 1833 and Supto Wm Simpson Clarksville
Arrears to the 14th of March 160 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 40 00 $200 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book E Vol. 7 Page 82

State of Tennessee } Montgomery County } Circuit Court August Term 1832
On this day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. the Circuit Court now in session in the town of Clarksville Charles Harnsken, a resident of said County & State aged about Eighty Seven 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 provisions of an act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832.
That he enlisted in the service of the United States in year 1789 on the Rappahannock River in Virginia at the house of Thomas Harnsken. Under the command of Col John Montgomery we marched from this Long Island upon Holston. When we joined Col Isaac Shelby to go against the Chickamauga, We were designated & known by the name of the Virginia Blues. From thence we went to Join Clark at Casaskie in Illinois, We went from thence to a place called the Old Post at which place we remained some time he does not know how long. He was still under the command of Col Montgomery. We then returned back to Illinois where we remained some time and then went to a little town called Cocho Meeor St Louis, where we remained some time Col Montgomery still our commander, We from thence together with some French & Spaniards went on an expedition against the Indians on the Ohio River and returned against the Cocho. He was one of the M rs that took an express from Col Montgomery to General Clark at the Iron

banks. We remained at the Iron banks for some time. He recalls that provision became very scarce. When they went up to the fort at the falls of Ohio where he remained until Peace was proclaimed after having served as a regular soldier for over five years in the service of the United States. At the time he was discharged from service Col Montgomery gave him a certificate thereof and it being a remnant for about at that time that discharges of soldiers would be good for land at some future day he sold it to a merchant in Randall for a trifle in goods for his clothes. As to his more particular as to his officers he states that at the falls of Ohio before peace was proclaimed was General George R. Clark, Maj John Elliott and Capt John Montgomery May States many years having elapsed, and being grown old he does not recollect more than he has above stated. He hereby relinquishes any claim to a portion or annuity of the pension, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state of Ohio.  Charles Hunsicker
Sworn to open court August 20th 1832 D. H. Mendenhall
We Peter Hubbard - one of the clerks of Montgomery County and John Root a resident of said County do hereby certify that we are acquainted with Charles Hunsicker & believe that his declaration is true and that he is of the age stated & that he believes from his statement that he was a soldier of the Revolution. and that is so reported in our neighborhood  Peter Hubbard John Root

I Perry W Humphrys the presiding Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit sitting in the County of Montgomery and town of Clarksville, after an examination of the applicant & putting the interrogatories do hereby certify that the above named Charles  required by the 10th dept. mth. Hunter has the appearance of being of the age stated, and that he believes he was a soldier of the revolution, and that Peter Hubbard John Root were on residents of Montgomery are men of credit and due faith are to be given to their affidavits.
Perry W Humphrys Judge
I Peter M Mear Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that the foregoing is the true proceeding as had in our Court touching the matter of the application of Charles Hunter for a pension.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & private seal showing no seal of office in the town of Clarksville this 20 August 1832
D. M. Mear Clerk
of Montgomery Circuit Court.
State of Tennessee, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Montgomery, now in session being the 19 th day of June 1833, present the Worshipful H. W. Huling James Persons & Van F. Price, Esq. Justices. It now appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the papers returned from the Mear depository, in the case of Charles Hunter an applicant for a pension under the late act of Congress, and it appearing to said Court that the objection from the papers returned are

the want of a seal. From Peter Nalleon the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, and the Court do now certify that there is no publick seal of office for the Circuit Court of said County; That Peter Nalleon is and was at the time of signing the within paper the acting Clerk of said Court; And that Leve Johnson the Member of Congress from this district is now absent, And the Court further certify that the applicant Charles Housmaster is now in open Court: and it is their opinion that he was a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he served as he stated he being now in Court. Makes oaths of the facts stated in his his declaration.
J. D. Huling James Reason J. P. True
State of Tennessee } Sayy. William County March 1833 Montgomery County }
I Andrew Vance Clerk of the County Court for Montgomery County do hereby certify that the above certificate was signed in proper person by the Court. And that Peter Nalleon the Clerk of the Circuit Court has no publick seal of office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office in the town of Clarksville this 18 th day of April 1833.
Andrew Vance Clerk

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File No. 4394
Charles Hounslaw
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Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 176
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Evidence insufficient act 1828

I certify it appears from a list of such of the names of the soldiers of the Virginia State line as received Certificates for the balance of their full pay agreeably to the Act of assembly passed the November Session 1781 that a certificate issued on the 2 nd day of August 1784 in the name of Charles Hounstler for £33. 4. 0 . Given under my hand in The Auditor's Office This 21 st day of December 1828.
Jas. E. Heath Auditor

Charles Hounsell Tennessee for 1779 print in yr $80
May 30 th 1882
Pension Office Tenn. U.S.O. Charles Hounsell.
State Roll State Roll State Roll
Washington D.C. Johnson
Office
W.C. Johnson Esq. Clarksville

Charles Hounslaw Tennessee for 1779 print 24 $80
May 30 1880 Pension Office Hon. M.T. Charles Hounslaw Smith's Creek Tennessee Miss department Washington
W.C. Johnson Esq Clarksville

Clarksville Tennessee
April 20 th 1833
Sir)
Having received the application of Charles Brunsler for a pension, returned from the War department with the objection, of the want of a seal by the clerk of the Circuit Court, alone. I take the pleasure of returning it to you with an amendment which I hope will be satisfactory. In pursuance of your requisition, I should have procured the certificate of my brother Cave Johnson, but for his absence, and the uncertainty of his return home, I have caused the County Court to certify that fact, as also their seal of office which I hope will be satisfactory.
Very Respectfully
W B Johnson

Hon. Saml. D. Ingham City

No. 21 Dec. 1829.
1205.
Cly 21 st Dec. 1829
Dear Sir,
Mr. Charles Hamsler applied to be placed on the pension list under the act of 1828. His papers I presume were filed by my predecessor and I presume Mr. Rush wrote him requesting a list of the officers under whom he served. The letter, which was directed to Mr. Rush, enclosing the list was handed me open, with the request of handing to you, after I had so far learned that you had the management of the treasury. I shall be thankful, if you will examine his papers & if there be any defects advise me.
Respectfully
W. F. G.
E. Johnson

It has been a very interesting and a very useful and a very valuable and a very useful and a very valuable and a very useful and a very valuable
Charles H. Russell
1920 Gabbin Road

a List of the officers names at the falls George Rogers Clark: Generall Major John Britton den: aide Colo m Slaughter Colo m Joseph Crockett Colo m John Montgomery Major Wales Major Thomas Quirk Major Thomas Dalton Captain George Artillery Captain Bayly Captain Richard Beershead Captain Chaplin Captain Edward Worthington Captain Richard Clark Brother to Gen Clark Captain Gerrard Williams Lieut Clark Cousin to Gen l Clark Thomas Mathews Lieut Artillery These names was under my notice at the falls and am willing to be qualified to the same M c Richard Rush                      Chas Hunsler
Sept 7: 1829

Re: 21 Dec 1899 Most Worthy friend
Montgomery County Tennessee State Sept 1
Dear Sir I am under the strongest Obligations to Return you my most hearty and sincere thanks for the favours you was pleased to send me as a gentleman to a poor Indigent needy old Revolutioner in sending me Touching me Enclosed in Doctor Marables letter a printed Instruction about my pension and I had the letter in time I could have satisfied you more fully but being debilitated in body and unable to go twelve miles I solicited one E. G. Barker one of our bench on his Return from Court told me there was none in the office at the same time never look for it that I was Oblidge to let it be till the doctor came home now agreeable to the act the doctor wrote it appears by your Instructions that you doubt whether I was a soldier in the first Revolution or not but my Dear friend I hope I can remove your Doubts the Doctor wrote to me for further Evidence then what I had already given for he told me if I would give him a list of the officers names that I belong to he would get me a pension which I did now my kind father and friend I was not in the Continental line at all tho I served three years as a regular soldier faithfully from which I will give you a true statement of my services I listed under Colonel John Montgomery on new River which was then called Virginia for three years or During the war we was called the Virginia Blues Thomas Quirk was my Captain we went from there to the Long Island on - holstein where we joined Colonel Isaac Shelby Senior against the Chickamaugas after we defeated them they returned home and we went on to join George - Rogers Clark General at Kaskaskia where we continued with him for some time we then was sent to the post which is now called post Vincennes from that we returned and was station at Cahoe right against Pankore which is now called Saint Looyee we then went on an Expedition to open but was defeated in our Expectation by a pilot who had a squaw in the nation we destroyed their Corn and returned home perishing when we came home we went down to the Iron banks to reinforce the Generall who had settled the same with some families but Simon Girty came with a party of Shawnees and had like to but them all off till they came to a compromise then we continued on four Quarts of rotten Corn for four days and nothing else finding they would give us no more Corn we vacated the place and came up to the falls where I continued with Generall Clark till peace was proclaimed a week after peace came to the fort Colonel Montgomery gave me my Discharge after we was sent to the post my Captain Thomas Quirk left us and went home and came to us at the falls on a razor and left us under the command of Lieut Colbert or Lieut James Shelby I know not and now my kind father and friend I have given you a true statement as in the immediate presence of the god of heaven with a list of the officers names that was under my notice at the fall before I got my Discharge I thank you my kind loving friend for the information you was pleased to give me about these things.

as I did not know that that there was one person living that I could have any recourse to till I got Information from you and now my kind friend I hope and trust since I have given you a true statement that you will be so kind and so friendly as to assist a poor old man in his eighty fifth year after living three years faithfully I have lost my hearing my bodily the infirmity of my body comes down by turns and nothing to support it with I think it hard that others can get it and I think I am as much in need as those that do get it be my kind friend if any thing can be done for a poor indigent creature hope and trust you will try for one for god almighty sake for pitty sake for charity sake assist the poor old man and god will bless you both in time and in Eternity and I shall be in duty bound to pray for you & yours as long as life last even until death I am now living at William - Solivens Senior on the waters of Partons Creek Sixteen miles from - Clarksville could I find so much favour with you as to send me a few lines from under your honourable hand directed for me at Mr Steels post office in Clarksville or at Mr James M c Clure merchant hoping and trusting to find some encouragement from you I am Dear father and friend your poor needy indigent Revolutioner and very humble and Obedient servant Charles Hunsler
W m Richard Rush 1829

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 the fifteenth of May 1828. Charles Hounsker of the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee do hereby declare, that I entitled in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the War and continued in its service until its termination at which Period I was a Private in Capt Richard Beazley's company in the Regiment of Col. John Montgomery of the Virginia line, — and also declare, that I afterwards received a Certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15 th of May 1778.
And I further declare, that I was not on the fifteenth of May, 1828. on the Pension list of the United States. Witness my hand, this 19 th day of August in the year of our Lord 1828.
Charles Hounsker signed before me Charles Bailey a Justice of the Peace in the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee personally appeared this day Thomas Smith and and Stephen Hounsker of the said County who did severally make oath, that Charles Hounsker by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Army of the Revolution, in Maryland, herein stated, Witness my hand this 19 th day of August 1828.
Chas Bailey

J. Ryan Vane Clerk of the court of the county of Montgomery and State of Tennessee do hereby certify, that Charles Bailey before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn is a Justice of the Peace for the county and state aforesaid and duly empowered to administer oaths In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19 th day of August 1828 and affixed the seal of the said court -
J. Ryan Vane

Know all Men by these Presents that I Charles Hounsell of the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee do hereby constitute and appoint John B. Warbiss my true and lawful Attorney, with a Power of Substitution for me and in my name to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due me under the Act entitled "An Act for the Relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution" approved the 15 th May 1828. As a Private in the Regiment of the Virginia Line of the Army of the Revolution. Witness my hand and seal this 19 th day of August 1828.
Charles Hounsell
Before me Charles Daily a Justice of the Peace for the County of Montgomery and a State of Tennessee personally appeared this day the 19 th August 1828 Charles Hounsell whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Power of Attorney and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and also declared that the same was not given by reason of any transfer, or of any attachment, levy or seizure by any legal process whatever, of the Pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to his personal benefit — Witness my hand this 19 th day of August 1828.
Chas Daily

I Andrew Vance clerk of the Court of the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Charles Paily before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged is a Justice of the Peace.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the said Court this 19th day of August 1828.
Andrew Vance Clerk
Before me Charles Paily a Justice of the Peace in the County of Montgomery and State of Tennessee personally appeared this day John H. Marable the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath, that the same was not given to him by reason of any fraud, or any attachment, levy or seizure of any legal process whatever of the said Paily authorized to be received, but that the said Power is intended to enure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said Power was executed.
This 19th day of August 1828. Attest my hand
Charles Paily
John H. Marable.

J. Meara Vane Clerk of the Court of the county of Montgomery and state of Tennessee do hereby certify that Charles Bailey before whom the foregoing affida- vits were sworn is a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer Oaths - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the said Court this 19 th day of August 1828.
J. Meara Clerk

J. H. Warble
1066
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Sept. 22. 1828.
Charles Hounstler , of _____ in the County of Montgomery , in the State of Tennessee , 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 the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain _____'s company, in the _____ regiment of the Virginia 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 ->
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, A. Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
30. September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to _____ in the _____
It further appears that Charles Hounstler - - - not is now on the pension list of the  any - - - - - agency, and has not been so since the 3. March 1826  at the rate of  dollars per month.
The name of Charles Hounstler cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued -
J. Thompson Chas. Bell
Canvass

General Land Office 16 th Decem r 1828-
The name of Charles Mourflier does not appear in the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond, Va.
J. W. Gibson Commissioner

Revolutionary Claims.
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.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 17 Nov 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Charles Hounslor under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Department! Bounty land office
It does not appear from the records in this office that Charles Hounslor as a private of the Virginia line ever received or is entitled to receive bounty land of the United States.
Robert Taylor 19 Nov 1828