Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 68, for James Malcom, Virginia
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Va. State Navy?
Malcom, James
R68
Va half pay
See N.A Acc No. 837-Virginia State Navy US File
James Malcolm,
VA. Half Pay
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No. 7089 Febry 1849
James Malcolm
97.
March 50

Handed to Mr Duff 26 April 1853
Book shows admitted
Feb. 24. 1849
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Sept 10/49
Act 9 3 Aud
Asking for half pay papers
Jas Malcolm decd
Ann Sept 15 '49

THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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No. 68
3199
Heirs of
James Malcomb
Capt
Va Navy
Revolution
Discharged __, 18__.
PENSIONER:
Ctf. No.
H'f Pay-
Act of July 5th 1832
4099
Admitted
The Register shows this claim admitted. Rate per an $250.93.
amount paid $7137.41
date of settle-,
ment Feb. 24, 1849
service Capt. Navy.
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See notation in pencil at bottom of "blue" page by AW which says: "This is all wrong", etc.
According to Robt. Armistead Stewart's "History of Virginia's Navy of the Revolution"{ pages 220 and 221, both Capt. James Malcolm(b) & Capt. James Markham commanded the "Tempest"-
MMHF
July 6 - 1936
P.S. also, see D.A.R. magazine of Oct. 1928, page 626: James Malcolm, Capt. of the "Tempest", under heading: List of pension
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
September 15, 1849~

Sir
Mr. R. Randolph has requested copies of the power of Attorney given by Col. H. Gerkin to Frank Vincent, as admr. of James Malcolm - & also a Copy of Comr. Bannon's affidavit as to the identity of Malcolm - The copies are to be used in a suit bro't by Gerkin against Vincent.
The papers in the case of James Malcolm's half pay claim, now sent to you on the 29th Ulto, & not having been yet returned, I cannot Comply with the above request; will you be so good as to send the above papers if Convenient. They shall be returned to you if desired, when the Copies have been made.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
J Thompson
Acting Aud

To 
James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
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See notation in pencil at bottom of "blue" page by AW which says: "This is all wrong", etc.
According to Robt. Armistead Stewart's "History of Virginia's Navy of the Revolution" pages 220 and 221, both Capt. James Malcolm(b) & Capt. James Markham commanded the "Tempest"-
MMHF
July 6 - 1936
P.S. also, see D.A.R. magazine of Oct. 1928, page 626: James Malcolm, Capt. of the "Tempest", under heading" List of pension
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papers in Navy Dept, additional to those found in the Pension Bureau," gustation in part -
MMHF

OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
3-1904
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
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James Malcolm
Feby 23, 1849
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Copy
Pension Office
February 23d. 1849
I certify that I have examined the claim of the legal representatives of James Malcolm deceased, under the act of Congress of the 5 July 1832, entitled "An act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia", and I find that the said Malcom was a Captain in the State Navy of Virginia in the War of the Revolution and was made a prisoner of war by the enemy in 1781 and thereby became entitled to half pay for life; and that the said Malcom died about the close of the year 1811 or early in 1812, I am therefore of opinion that the claim should be allowed at the rate of two hundred and fifty dollars and ninety three cents per annum from the 22d April 1783 to the first of October eighteen  hundred and eleven and that the amount should be paid to Frederick Vincent. Attorney of Charles H. Gerken Administrator on the estate of the said Captain James Malcom deceased
(signed) J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Approved
(signed) W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War
The service stated above is that accredited to Capt. James Markham Va. State Navy see his claim 18.72.
Consult reports in that claim. and never write this up unless you read the other. This is all wrong.
AW