Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4350, Patrick Hewett, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mr.
Hewett, Patrick
S 4350
Carded
CONTENTS

13623 West Tennessee
Patrick Hewett Whit Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Gam of the Regt commanded by Col Reed in the Vols time for 6 months
Date of death not on O.B
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1833 and Levitt Richard Wilson  Sparta
Arrears to the 4th of March 40 — Semi-ann. allowance ending 20 Sept — 10 — $50 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Day Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 82

State of Tennessee } S.S.
White County } on this 12-day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County now sitting Patrick Hullett a citizen of said County and State aged about eighty two 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He believes it was near about the commencement of the war, or or 1777 in 1776, that he entered the service. He then lived in Charlotte County Virginia, and was drafted in the Company Commanded by Captain Staines from said County - He was attached to the Regiment Commanded by Col Reed who also lived in Charlotte County - This was a three months tour. He was a private soldier and served out the three months in the militia - from Charlotte, the troops marched to Philadelphia, where they joined the main army - He states that he was in an engagement or battle with the British at Philadelphia - His lieu- tenants name he distinctly remembers, it was Valentine Sublett who lived in the town of Charlotte, or at Charlotte

- Court house - He received two wounds in the Engagement at Philadelphia, inflicted by the sword of the enemy - they are now to be seen, or rather, the scars are distinctly visible, one on the head and the other on the hand. This was the only engagement during his service: and nothing further remarkable happened while this tour lasted so far as he now recollects. He received a discharge from Captain Gains .
His next tour was also for three months . He had remained at home but a short time, but owing to his extreme age and consequent loss of memory, which is also impaired by disease, he cannot speak definitely as to the length of time he remained at home; He was, drafted the second tour also - in the County of Charlotte again he went out under Captain Gains - his other officers not recollected, with the exception of Sublett , who he thinks was still lieutenant in the Company to which he belonged - He states that the Company proceeded with a large number of troops, amounting as he thinks to an army, to North Carolina, where they went against the British: He was not in any battle during this tour: and he can recollect nothing important that occurred, within this three months, except remaining in readiness to contend in battle, with the enemy, if an opportunity had offered, which he says, did not . He states he served another Campaign, but he finds it impossible to state with any degree of accuracy, the General circumstances of it, and is therefore advised not to attempt the narrative.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. He knows of no witnesses or witnes , now living by whom he can prove his service, nor has he any documentary evidence by which the same can be proved.
Answers to the interrogatories prescribed
- Cribbed by the war department, and propounded by the Court. 1 st He was born in Ireland , in the Town of Limerick in the year 1757- according to the best calculation he can make - 2- He has no record of his age, having brought none with him to America - 3- When called into service he resided in Charlotte County Virginia - Since the war he has lived in Bottetourt Va and in Roane County Tennessee - from there he removed to White County Tennessee , upwards of ten years ago, where he has resided ever since - 4- when called into service he was drafted . 5- He does not remember any of the regular officers, and under the joint influence of age and infirmity, he cannot state the General Circumstances of his service any more fully than he has already done - 6- he received discharge both times from Captain Rainy - the discharges are lost or worn out. 7- He states the names of the following individuals in his neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution - viz George Silsworth Esq. , Warren Leftwich Esq. , James T. Holman - Isaac Layton , Lepe Lincoln - and James H. Jenkins . He has it not in his power to obtain the attendance of a clergyman, none residing near him -
sworn to and subscribed in open court 12. April 1833 Jacob McCam clerk y. cl. Atchison cl.
Patrick X  Kearney mark

We George Hils worth, and Sharp Sharp Whitty both residing in White County Tennessee hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Patrick Huest who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration - that we believe him to be eighty two years of age as stated by him - We further certify that we believe him entitled to full credit on oath, we have never heard it disputed or doubted, but that he was a soldier of the revolution.  Sworn to & subscribed in open court 12 April 1833 J. Jacobson clerk by N. Alcorn A. Clerk  George Hils worth Sharp Sharp X Whitty mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that Patrick Huest the above named applicant, was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states - and the Court further certify that it appears to them that George Hils worth Esq. and Sharp Sharp Whitty who have signed the foregoing certificate are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jamz Deane Seal Wm Branstator Seal Grace Buck Seal
Patrick Huest 24696
State of Tennessee White County  I Jacobson clerk of the court of pleas and quarters sessions in and for the county of White do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in said Court in the matter of the application of Patrick Huest for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at office the 12 day of April A.D. 1833 Anno of the Independence of the united states the fifty seventh  Jacobson clerk of White County Court by N. Alcorn A. Clerk

No. 24696
Patrick Hewett White County Tennessee.
From 1777 print 6 months $20.
Gains Reed vs
Richard Nelson Sparta Tennessee
RRW

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Patrick Hewett White County Tennessee
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Draft { 1776 or 1777 } - 3 - private Capt Gaines, Col Reed 82 years County of Charlotte Virginia Traditionary evidence, witnesses Certified credible, no clergyman Convenient to certify - Paper correct   Draft - 3 - " Capt Gaines,   Served note stated " not named Battle at Philadelphia  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832,
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

September 20, 1935
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Mrs. R. L. Hill Sparta Tennessee
PATRICK HEWETT S. 4350 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
You are furnished below the record of Patrick Hewett as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 4350, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Patrick Hewett was born in 1751 in Limerick, Ireland; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing in Charlotte County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime prior to 1777, served three months as private in Captain Gaines' company, Colonel Read's Virginia regiment, and was in an engagement with the British at Philadelphia in which he received two wounds inflicted by a sword of the enemy, one on his head and the other in his hand. After remaining at home for a short time, he enlisted, date not given, in Charlotte County, Virginia, and served three months as private, again in Captain Gaines' Virginia company. He served a third tour, dates of service and names of officers not given.
After the Revolutionary War the soldier resided in Botetourt County, Virginia, in Roane County, Tennessee, and about 1823 moved to White County, Tennessee.
Patrick Hewett was allowed pension on his application executed April 12, 1833, while a resident of White County, Tennessee.
There are no family data shown in the claim.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Patrick Hewett, Certificate #13623; issued May 29, 1833; rate $20 per annum; commenced March 4, 1831; Act June 7, 1832; West Tennessee Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Feb. 27-1897-Examined by Mr. Aspinwall, Bd. of R. 1935, Sept. 19-Stat. to Mr. R. L. Hill-mpb.
Rev. Mar
4350
INVALID.
File No. 4350
Patrick Hewett Pro. Nav. Line
Act: June 7/92
Index:—Vol. A , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.

Sparta Tenn. June 26, 35-
Gentlemen:
Please send me Rev war record of Patrick Heriot living in white Co at age of 100 yrs and on pension roll in 1840 Heriot Edward here Helton age 77. and on pension 1840. also Thomas Crawley age 86. 1840 —
Yours truly
Mrs R. G. Hill

September 19, 1935
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Mrs. R. L. Hill Sparta, Tennessee
Thomas Crawley, R. 2476 Patrick Hewett, S. 4350 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your communication in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Patrick Hewet, of White County, Tennessee, in 1840, Edward Helton, aged seventy-seven years in 1840, and Thomas Crawley, aged eighty-six years in 1840.
Because of the large number of requests for records of Revolutionary War soldiers and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it has not been possible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of that war for one person.
The records of Thomas Crawley and Patrick Hewett are furnished herewith..
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator