REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION AFFIDAVIT - GEORGE HITE

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Hite, George                Pen. 195               1786-1816
Lieutenant-1st Regiment of light Dragoons
Berkeley County     
Jefferson County

Also See also--Hylan,Ferguson  Develin,Henry

Aged 25 years--large injury to right arm and elbow involving the 
muscles. 

Certified unable to support himself by hard labour.  Signed by 
Robert Harvey 
***(document very hard to read, could not put word for word.

  I do with the advice of the Council hereby certify that George 
Hite about 25 years old, late a Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment 
of Light Dragoons appears to have been disabled in such a manner 
while in the service of the United States as to entitle him to the 
sum of forty pounds yearly; which allowance is accordingly 
made him, to commence on the first day of January.  Given under 
my hand at Richmond this 29th day of November 1786.  
Signed: P. Henry

1799-James  Wood certified continuance on pension list; James 
Monroe also certifed

1803-first pension payment recorded for Jefferson County

1804--certified as continuing on pension list by John Page, Governor

1809-Jno. Tyler certified Hite as continued on pension list.

January 31, 1816--last pension payment