Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2079-100, for Nehemiah Nickolls, Delaware
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SERVICE
Del
[star]
Nickolls, Nehemiah
or Nicholls
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2079-100
CONTENTS
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Accomack CH Va Nov. 24, 1834
Sir
About the first of this month I withdrew
the papers in the cares of Saml Nicholls, [underlined]
Nehemiah Nicholls, & William Walker [underlined]
to have new powers taken, on account
of objectures which were made to them.
I now enclose to you powers &c in the same
case together with the letter of
Mr Wingate who had then taken, in
order that you may know by whom
they were prepared. my knowledge of
Mr Wingate justifies the belief that
they are fair & [?] claims and
fairly prepared.  I also send the
proof of heirship reqd in the case
of John Stuart of the Delaware
line. Be given enough to prepare
the Warrants by the 10th Dec. (by
which time I shall be at Washington)
if convenient for you to do so & hold
then till I call for them
In great haste
your obt servt
V Ellis
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Nehemiah 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 Nehemiah Nicholls, that
said Nehemiah - was a soldier of the Delaware Regiment and
was enlisted for the war and served till the war ended and 
he was the same Nehemiah Nicholls, who was the unhel-
Nathaniel Nicholls of this County
Elias X 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 and veracity and entitled
to full confidence and credit as a witness - Given under my
hand and seal as a Justice of the peace this 15th day of November 1836
Stephen Hill JP [hand circled]
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State of Delaware}
County of Sussex}
I Nathaniel Nicholls heir at law of
Nehemiah Nicholls do upon my oath declare
and testify, that to the best of my knowledge
and belief the said Nehemiah Nicholls did enlist in the year [blank]
for the term of during the war and served in the Regiment called
the Delaware Regiment under the command of Colonel
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 Bounty land promised to said Nehemiah 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 a [sic] aforesaid; and my
said attorney is hereby fully authorised [sic] and empowered to constitute and
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
Nathaniel X Nicholls seal [hand circled]
Gilless F. Hastings
Personally Appeared the above named Nathaniel Nichols, Subscribed
to the foregoing declaration: and in my presents acknowledged the
the power of Attorney thereto subscribed to be his act and deed
witness my hand and seal this 15th day of November 1834
Stephen Hill JP seal [hand circled]
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State of Delaware}
Sussex County ss} Satisfactory evidence was this day
adduced that Nathaniel Nicholls
is the Nephew and only heir at
law of Nehemiah Nicholls who
was a soldier of the Delaware
line in the Revolutionary war
and who died about the year 1799. Given under
my hand and public seal of office, at Georgetown
Del. this 19th November, A.D. 1834
Cornl. Paynter Regr
[appears upside down] Nehemiah 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 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 authorised
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-
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Millsboro Del 3/49 paid 37 1/2
November 20th
except 3/4
37 '/-
H. Mr. Vespasion Ellis
Accomack, Va.
Mr. Ellis is gone to Washington
The Post of Master will pleas [sic] to send
this on immediately
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Millsboro Del Novr 20th 1834
Sir
Yours of 5th of this present month was duly received
- Informing of the objections to the Claims
sent to you. You say that the clerk of the land Office
thinks that the names of the Witnesses
appears to be all written by one man - to the truth
of that I cannot say for the day appointed for all
the parties to meet at Wm S Hall Esqr
it was as a rainy day - and no one meet but myself
to avoid going again-- I left all the papers with
Wm. Hall to have them all signed and sent to me
Which he did-- [illegible] so I left the other with
Stephen Hill Esqr. - they are both men of a fair
standing in the neighbourhood they live in
I have now sent the papers to you which I
saw Signed and Witnessed myself - I would not
forge a mans name on paper for the amount of all
the claims - Much Less amount such ^[insert] as I [?]
to receive could induce me to such intrigue
Samuel Banks & Kemp Holden Claims
Cases is not prepared for want of proof
But as soon as proof can be had I will
send it to you, that is if I can do it
in the time you state that is before
the Law expires &c
Thos Wingate