The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-07
III CASE or DAVID urNr

I'M " 81 VI DAVID lit L.
Extract ofa letter to HE tadors OF the Fo-
Gus, from a gentleman OF rua,ssoe--daled
Hlrch 81. 1928.
DE,a Sir4. Al the request OF several OF the
friends Of B4.Id HAT. or OF the TX milaia-
men, | seod YOU tn enclosed papers tor pub
hcatlon. hou may rely upon their s]enpiae
1icys. They are placed in my hands by a re-nrc.
table citizen ot Rutherford county. a neislbnr
OF James HUT. the llther o Daeid Hunt.
The abpYo letter !, sigued by gentleman of
lenue see, who Is second TO none IN that STATE
a, a man &c INTEL grnce and iaicsrify. W.
darr not give his name 10 the pubtic: We have
even suppressed the place Of his residence in the
date otthe Letter, TOR we would MOI give IA clue.
oy which toe dagger Of Tie %assasgta' m,eJt
reach hlu. Tnis expression Is not used unaapi-
sedty. Editors oCHs (Ky) Focus.
ilames Hunt, . fdps County ofRutbcrford aud
stale # fennesser. removed ffom the Stale OF
virginia Ia This count, IA the wear l3li. mn
'hr a,dlri vi David tlml, one ot the " six uii-
uamen, wao were shot IN tie tnit"G 5a.cs at.
my in 1915 IL has always been. aud sun Is
M OPINION that my son dd not deserve the
death ne suffered Such confidence had in
him that thought hln incapable Of commining
an aot Tor which he might deserve to die an ig.
nominious drath.
In the late war with Cieat Biitain aud with
the indians, | took great pleasure In r9eippiug
my sHa David, that he might engage IN the Str.
VICE OF ms country. lie went is d volunteer
with the fast ARMY that marched aeainst the
Creek Indians. / was digH ~ gratiied 70 hear
that Ia all the butties that were fought with the
Creeks. ne acted the parl Of IA brave man, as well
~ hat OF an o,dcfly soldier.
In i6I4 my son became one of the garrison
stationed at F0rt Jack on. lie went there as a
substitute for another man. When he engaged
with this mag il was the understanding between
them 'hat the tenn OF service would expire al the
end ofthree mouths. Accordingly at The expi-
ration of this term my son c,une home with scye-
raj others, both officers AMI soldiers. My sou
told me he was'adviscd by persons'qualifed, as
he believed, to give advice on such occasions.
that he could not TIC compelled to serve longer
than three months.
Soon after my son returned home il was ru-
INQUIRED that he had done wrong by leaving the
fort. We reelected that it was possible that he
might have committed an error. therefore
immediately equipped BIN with suitable clothing,
aud he returned as early as he could TO his post,
without the least apprehension OF danger. On
his return, however, he was taken and kept in
confinement until the 2lst Feb. 1919. On
Which day he vas put to death. When heard
OF his death was greatly surprised-the intelli
gence was altogether unexpected, | myself ,had
been a soldier. | had fought in the war Of the
revolution under Washington. From the little
knowledge | had acquired of military discipline
under this beloved general ! thought there
would be no danger in any sons returning TO bis
post, aud acknowledging his error. II he commit
ted one. JAMES HUNT.
Signed in the presence Of John Hoover, w.
II. Robertson. Thomas Dunaway, James Wade,
John Matthews William Matthew'S.
l. John Matthews. Of the county Of Ruther-
ford and State Of Tennessee. Capt. OF the 22d
regiment of Tennessee militia. do hereby certify
that David Hunt. one of the six militia men who
were shot At Mobile on the 2lst FEBRUARY. 1915,
was "A private soldier under md in the county OF
Rutherford and state aforesai'l, anh | never