Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2078-100, for Samuel Nickolls, Delaware
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SERVICE
Del.
Nickolls, Samuel
or Nicholls,
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2078-100
CONTENTS
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[handwritten]

Hon Secretary of War
Bounty Land Off.
Washington
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Washington City Dec. 19. 1834
Sir
Some doubt having been suggested
as to the correctness of the claims of
William Walker's heirs, Saml Nicholls
heirs, Nehemiah Nicholls heirs and
John Stuarts heirs of the Delaware line
whose claims to Bounty Land I
have presented I have no hesitation
in saying that I will be held responsible
for the correctness of all of said claims
in which case Warrants are to be this day
paid to me.  The papers were prepared
by Tho. Wingate Esqr of Millsboro, 
and I will be responsible for said claims
if the [?] is incorrect.
Respectfully
V. Ellis
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Samuel Nicholls
No. 2078.
Saml Nicholls
Del: line
V Ellis Atty
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The deposition of Elias Mason aged ninety four years
who says he was well acquainted with Samuel
Nicholls that said Samuel Nicholls was a soldier
of the Delaware Regiment and was enlisted for the 
War and served till the war ended. and he was
the same Samuel Nicholls who was the father of Nathaniel
Nicholls of this County
Elias his X mark Mason

State of Delaware, County of Sussex
This day Elias Mason personally appeared before me 
and made oath to the truth of the above deposition
and I certify that he is a man of truth & veracity
and entitled to full confidence & credit as a witness-
Given under my hand & seal as a Justice of the peace this
15th day of November 1834
Stephen Hill JP [hand circled]
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State of Delaware} 
County of Sussex}
I Nathaniel Nicholls heir at law of Samuel Nicholls-- do upon
my oath declare and testify, that to the best of my knowledge and
belief the said Samuel Nicholls did enlist in the year of [blank]
for the term of during the war and served in the
Regiment called the Delaware Regiment, under the command
of Colonel David Hall of the Delaware line and that
he continued in the service untill [sic] the war ended. I further
declare that I have never received a warrant for the County
land promised to said Samuel Nicholls
on the part of the
United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it; or transferred
his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: Therefore know all men
by these presents That I Nathaniel Nicholls aforesaid do hereby
Constitute and appoint Vespasian Ellis of Accomack, Virginia
to be my true and lawfull [sic] attorney for me and in my name
to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States
a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid
and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised [sic] and empowered to 
Constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under
him for the special purposes above Expressed witness my hand
and seal this 15th day of November 1834
Attest
Burton B Tubbs
Gilles F Hastings
Nathaniel X Nicholls L.S. [hand circled]

Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Nicholls
Subscriber to the foregoing deposition, and in my presents
Acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subscribed to be
his act and deed. Witness my hand and seal this 15th
day November 1834
Stephen Hill J. P.
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State of Delaware}
Sussex County ss:}
Satisfactory Evidence was this
day adduced that Nathaniel
Nicholls is the son and only
heir at law of Samuel Nicholls,
who was a soldier of the
Delaware line in the Revolutionary war, 
and who died about the year 1785
Given under my hand and public seal of office at
Georgetown Del this 19th day of November,
A.D. 1834,
Cornl Paynter Regt
[appear upside down] Samuel Nicholls case

State of Delaware}
Sussex County ss}
I George R. Fisher, Prothonotary of the Superior Court
of the State of Delaware, for Sussex County, do certify
That Stephen Hill Esqr. before whom the foregoing
affidavits and acknowledgement were taken, was at
the date of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and
for said County, and by the laws of the said State, was
duly authorized to take and certify affidavits, 
acknowledgements &c. and that I believe the signature to be
his. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of my office, at Georgetown 
the 19th day of November Anno Domini 1834
George R. Fisher Pro-