Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,439, for Zepaniah Nichols, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Nichols, Zepaniah S.9439
Born in Md. carded
CONTENTS
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Virginia 23. OHH
Zepaniah Nichols of Kanawha in the State of Va who was a Ind Spy in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Wilson in the Va line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollrs Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29t day of [illegible] and sent to Alex W. Quarier, Kanawha CH VA
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 200
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 mar:34 40
$240
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nath. Rice Cler,
Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 26

Sch 13 March 1835 Pen: Agent [illegible] } off.
May 26 1836 W.G. Singleton
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Rev War 9439
INVALID.
File No. 9439 OW
Zephaniah Nichols
Spy Rev War
Act June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 1, Page 27 [illegible]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Zepheniah Nichols Pension [illegible] county [illegible]
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Zepheniah Nichols Pension [illegible] $80 payment on the 20th of August 1834 Zepheniah [illeegible] gave the following naration of his Revolutionary services and statements of his age - that he was born in Maryland in the year 1763 or 1764 [illegible] certain which - when a boy he moved to Red Stone Pensylvania and upon its taking out of the Indian way went back to Maryland where he livedfor several years and then returned to Red Stone on his [illegible] to Red Stone lived with and under the [illegible] of his father for four or five years _ after which he moved with his Father to Jackson River Some time prior to the [illegible] & directly after his settling on Jackson River hired as a substitute for [illegible] monhts was out an a scout for about [illegible] days under Capt. Pogo _ and that this was all lthe service he rendered prior to the year 1783. James H Bennett RH Souther egnaged to get his pension [illegible] Declaration and that the statement now eiven is in strict accordance with the STatement given to Bennett [illegible] by the terms of the contract they were to have the [illegible] and that he has received only fifty seven dollars.
I do hereby certify [illegible] that the [illegible] statement contains the truth and whole truth anthing bu tthe truth.
Test P.B. Byron C Cooke
Zepheniah Nichols his x mark
[illegible] W. G. Singleton
July 13. 1835
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Memo In the case of Zephaniah Nichols _ the original papers were copied by Dennis McCurdy who gave a deposition on the 13th of August 1839 showing that he took the copy . The commissioner of Pensions swore that the originals were sent to W. G. Singleton U.S. Atty o nthe 26 May 1836 on the 13 Aug '39 the copy was handed to W. G. Singleton for the purpose of bringing suit for the recovery of money paid on false papers.