Pension Application of Matthew Jouett BLWt1126-300
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
[Matthew Joüett, as he signed his name, was Captain of the 7th company in the Seventh
Virginia Regiment of Foot on Continental Establishment. The company was raised in Albemarle
County VA in Feb 1776. “A list of Officers who have serv’d in the 7th Virginia Regim’t. from the
first day of Jan’y. 1776 to the 29th day of Aug’t. 1778” shows that Matt. Jouett was first
commissioned Captain on 18 Mar 1776, and he died 15 Nov 1777. The same list includes a Capt.
Robert Jouett, commissioned 28 Oct 1776. For an extremely detailed analysis of Jouett’s
company, see Larry D. Christiansen’s “Revolutionary War Military Records of the 7th Virginia
Regiment, Captain Matthew Jouett’s Company”
http://members.cox.net/jessecorn/NAMRecs/NAMRecs.pdf.
John Jouett, legal representative of Matthew Jouett, received bounty land warrants 1126
and 2510 for 300 acres each on 15 July 1789. There are no further data in the file.
Matthew Jouett is said to have died from wounds received at the Battle of Brandywine PA
on 11 Sep 1777. According to Jesse Sanders (pension application S7440), “Capt Jewett was
wounded in the arm… from which wound he died at Lancaster Pensylvania.” The following letter
shows that he had apparently expected to recover. A note on the cover of the letter reads,
“Letter Cap. Jewett to Mr. Hughes, Am’r.”]
October the 24th 1777
I am this moment favoured with your [illegible word] note giving me a formal notice to settle my
accounts.
I’ll give you a state of my acc’t. to the best of my recollection. I have not my Books by me.
Matt. Joüett
To Continent Dr.
To 550 Dollars for recruiting my Company.
To 550 ditto for Cap’t. Jos. Spencer’s Company
To 390 ditto for Lieut. T. White [Tarpley White].
1490
[Illegible word at tear]
By 550 Dollars accounted for with you.
By 106b Received of the pay-master Gen’l. for my services as paymaster
By 33a Dollars paid you at Cross Road
By 250 Dollars in the hands of Cap’t. Willer for which I have a receipt.
1490 940
940
550 550 dollars Ball. due the Continent.
The receipt of Cap’t. Willer’s I have no doubt you’ll allow to be good. The Bellance Sir I always
told you I could readily account for if I would receive a sum of money of Mr. Carter I yesterday
received a letter from his father assuming the payment of that money upon Sixty days notice. I
expect to be in Virginia in about 20 or 30 Days from this unless my wound should get worse. I
certainly shall & will take care to give notice to Colo. Carter immediately so that you may rely
with the greatest certainty on receiving the Ballance due the Continent by me before the 10th of
February if you have any means of application by yourself or on order to any gentleman of your
acquaintance in Staunton You may rest satisfied that I will not disappoint you in What I have
promised my situation will not admit of anything better – I have some money by me but my
going to Virginia wounded opens a pros a prospect of spending much money to part with it. The
Idea of being deported as a Bankrupt’s a disagreeable one but I feel no great concern about that
matter as it will soon be in my power to adjust matters.
I am S’r. yr mo. ob S’t.
M. Joüett
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