Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,653, for Richard Pindell, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Pindell, Richard

NUMBER
S. 30,653
B.L.Wt. 1730-400-Surgeon
Issued Sept. 25, 1789.
No papers

CONTENT
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Kentucky 32,158
Richard Pindell, deceased of Lexington in the State of Kentucky who was a surgeon in the --- commanded by Captain --- of the 1st Regt commanded by Maryland line in the Maryland line for 2 years.

Payable to Eliza Ross and Thomas H Pindell, children of said Richard, & James Shelby husband of Mary P. Shelby, decd. who was a daughter of said Richard & survived him.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 600 Dollars --- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & end 20th March 1833, when he died.

Certificate of pension issued the 18th day of June 1844 and sent to Hon. G. Davis, Paris, Kentucky

Arrears to the 4th of ---
Semi=anl. allowance ending---

The amount paid at the rate of $680 per annum under the act of May 15, 1828 after the 4th March 1831 to be deducted.

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D Brown Clerk
Book E.2, Vol. 7. Page 39.
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Reported to Agent. see letter

(following lines with line drawn through)
Let to H Northrop June 25 1844
Let to Hon G Davis Dec 11 44
Let Hon G Davis Dec 23rd 1844
(illegible) Dec 27 1844
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No or Orig Pay 293

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

Treasury Department
26 July 1828

Richard Pindell of Lexington in the county of Fayette in the state of Kentucky has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution" approved on the 15th of May 1828. He states that he was an officer on the continental line and served as such to the end of the war at which period he was a surgeon in the Fifth regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1788; and further that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March 1826 nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary
A Dickins

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
July 29, 1828

It appears by the records in this office that final settlement certificates have been issued for commutation of five years full pay to Richrd Pindell Surgeon in the Maryland line amounting to twenty-four hundred dollars.

It further appears that Richard Pindell is not now on the pension list of any agency and has not been since the 3d March 1826.

Peter Hagner - Aud.
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Act 1828
Settled at
Treasury
Cons'd with 
Invalid File
#30653

J C Rodes - Clk F C C
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I James C Rodes Clerk of the Court of the County of Fayette in the state of Kentucky do hereby certify that Walter Bullock Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace in said county and duly empowered to administer oaths.

In testimony whereof I hve hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 21st day of June 1828.

J C Rodes - Clerk F.C.C.

SEAL

Act 1828
Settled at
Treasury
Cons'd with
Invalid File
#30653
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State of Kentucky Fayette County March Term 1844

On motion of Richard Pindell, it was proven in open court that Dr. R. Pindell a revolutionary pensioner departed this life on the 20th day of March 1833 leaving Mary P Shelby, Eliza Ross and Thomas H Pindell his only heirs and leaving no widow. That Mary P Shelby departed this life some years ago that no administration was granted upon her estate and that James Shelby was her husband and is now living. Order that the clerk certify these facts in order that his heirs may obtain a balance of pension due from the General Government which all said facts are hereby certified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court (which is a court of record) at Lexington KY this 16th day of March 1844.

Att James C Rodes - Clerk
Leo B Rhoton - D.C.

Fayette County

I James Dudley the presiding judge and justice of the county court aforesaid do certify that James C Rodes whose name is signed to the above certificate is and was at the date thereof clerk of our said court duly appointed and gratified according to law. And that his said certificate and attestation is in due form given under my hand this blank day of March 1844.

P J F C C

Fayette County

I James C Rodes clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that James Dudley whose name is signed to the above certificate is and was at the date thereof the presiding judge and Justice of the county court aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that his said certificate and attestation is in due form. Given under my hand this blank day of March 1844.

Att: James C Rodes - Clerk
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M. Davis of Ky sends to Col Edwards the papers in this case of R. Pindell's [illegible] in due form he believes

24th March 1844
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July 28, 1935

Richard Pindell
S. 30653
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. George M Spangler
215 South Glenwood Avenue
Peoria, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you enclosed check for one dollar to cover cost of photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary war pension claim based upon service of Dr. Richard Pindell, of Maryland and Kentucky and request that the order be rushed.

In consideration of the fact that it takes more time to prepare photostatic copies and believing that the full record of this soldier given herein will aid at once in your research and possibly be just what you need, it is furnished you without charge. One dollar, the amount of your remittance will refunded in due time.

If, however, you fine that you must have the photostatic copies, the cost will be $3.75 and remittance should be made by money order drawn to the order of the Treasury of the United States. The no of pages counted there was 15 with cost 25 cents a page.

The data given below were obtained from papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim S.3653 based upon service of Richard Pindell, Surgeon in that war.

Richard Pindell, a resident of Anne Arundel County Maryland entered the service in the spring of 1777 served as surgeon in the Maryland line until November 15, 1783, at which time he was surgeon of the 1st Maryland Regiment.

he was allowed pension on his application executed June 21, 1828 at which time he was a resident of Lexington, Kentucky.
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The date and place of birth, age, and names of parents of Richard Pindell are not stated. He died March 20, 1833 in Lexington, Kentucky. His wife died prior to that date; her name, age, names of parents, date and place of marriage, and date of death are not stated.

Richard Pindell was survived by three children: Thomas H Pindell, who was of Lexington, Kentucky in 1844; Eliza Ross name of her husband not stated and Mary p the wife of James Shelby who was referred to in 1844 as General Shelby. Said Mary P died several years prior to 1844. Three grandsons named Pindell were referred to also the name of only one is shown that of Richard; he was of Lexington, Kentucky in 1844. There are no further data relative to family.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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July 24, 1933
$1.00 Check enclosed

Mrs. George M Spangler
State Registrar
215 South Glenwood Avenue
Peoria, Illinois
DAR LOGO

Pension Bureau Rev War

Gentlemen - will you please send me a photostat copies of the pension record of Dr. Richard Pindle (Pindell) of Maryland and Kentucky.

Please rush.

Sincerely

Electa Spangler
(Mrs. Geo M)
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Mrs. Arthur J. O'Neil
6541 Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir

Please send revolutionary record of Dr. Richard Pindell famous Rev surgeon of Maryland.

Sincerely

Mrs. Arthur J O'Neil
6541 Woodlawn Ave
Chicago

8/28. 1922

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Aug 31, 1922
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Richard Pindell
Dec'd who was Surgeon
Act 7 June 1832
$600 per annum amount
payable to Eliza Ross and Thomas H Pindell 
children of said Richard and James Shelby husband of Mary P Shelby dec'd who was a daughter of said Richard and survived him; to be paid up to the 20th of March 1833 the day of his death. Deduct what has been paid under the act of May 15, 1828, at the rate of $480 per annum.

Kentucky Roll
Send cert: To Hon G Davis, Paris, Kentucky
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Rev Sec

Address

Miss A. E. Hull
The Arundel
Baltimore Md.

Kindly let me know if Dr. Richard Pindell or Pindle of Md. Surgeon in the Revolution received a pension, & any data you have (illegible) him.
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O.W. & N. Received Stamp - Dec 27, 1900

Dec 17, 1900

Dear Sir

Can you give me any information in regard to my ancestor Richard Pindell of Maryland who I have heard served as surgeon in the revolutionary war and is there a John Iglehart from Maryland on the records? I will be thankful for what information you can give me.

Yours truly

A J Odell

414 Chandler Ave
Evansville, Indiana
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30653

Revy INVALID.

File No. 30, 653
Richard Pindell
Surgeon Rev War

Act:  June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. D, Page 489

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]


Dec. 28 1900
Mrs. A. J. Odell
Evansville Ind

Jany 9 1901
to above  name of sodier
Pindell not Prindell

1916 Mch 24. history to Miss A. E. Hull

1920, Sept 22 Hist. to Ben LaBree   Ew (Letter in W.7263 Wm Ferguson)

1922 Sept. 29 histo to Mrs. Arthur J. O'Neil Ew

1933 Jul 28 - Hist, to Mrs. Geo. M. Spangler, also adv. $1.00 to be refunded, also, cost of photos,  (illegible)
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Land Office, Annapolis, 15th May, 1844.

Dear Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 12th Inst, I have to inform you, that by a record of the Revolution in this office, containing a List of the officers of the Maryland line, showing their rank, time of service, when left the Service and places of residence.  It appears, that Richard Pindell, held the rank of Surgeon, was six years in service, left the Army at the dissolution and resided in Anne Arundel county.

I am very respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Serv
G. G. Brewer


The Honble,
Garrett Davis

P. S. Richard Pindell, was appointed a Surgeon, the 11th of Nov 1777, and the Army of the United States was disbanded on the 15th of Nov. 1783. 
G. G . Brewer
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Washington City 25th Dec 1844

Co. to J. L. Edwards

Sir, I will again ask your attention to the case of Rich'd Pindell (illegible) & enclose you his will for information upon the point whether he (illegible) disposed of the (illegible) and him at the time of his death.

A certificate found to a portion of his heirs last year for the aggregate amount of increased pay for the whole time that Pindell drew his pay under the acts of 1832 & 1828.  The department (illegible) a certificate for this (illegible) pay to Mrs. Ross, the Yong Pindells & to James Shelby as survivor of his wife who was a daughter of R. Pindell dec'd.  The authority for granting the certificate to these ersons as the 4th Sect of the act of 1832 in these words, "That so (illegible) of the said pay as occured
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in his children. The only property or right which this law gives the widow or the children is in the pay which may have accrued between the time of the last preceding semi-annual payment & the death of the pensioner. He may have neglected to draw his pay for any previous period of time & all that had accrued for such period would pass by law to his children or by his will to his devises. As to such portion of Pindell's pay, it passes by his will to his daughter Eliza Ross or to his three grandsons by the name of Pindell under the 3rd Sect of the act of 1832 interdict him from transferring this pay even by will. A certificate jointly to Mrs. Ross & the three Pindell's would be regular as she or they are entitled to the arrearages by the will & that form of certificate would allow it to be drawn without determining which had the right but leaving that point to be decided by themselves or by the courts.

Two thirds of the pay have been drawn by Mrs. Ross & the Pindell's under the certificate that has been issued. She refuses to draw the other third or to have anything to do with the matter. He ought not to have been mentioned in the certificate in any view because he is not a child of Pindell nor was not then even a son-in-law. His wife had died sometime before & to consider her father's will as having disposed of this fund & given him no interest in it & therefore, he refuses to review
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any part. I request the department to issue a new
certificate for so much of the pay as has not yet
been recd; or to give the pension agent instructions
to pay that amount to Mrs Ross & Rich. Pendell In
acting for himself & his brothers under the will of
his grand father
Yr obt
Svt.
Garrett Davis
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[horizontal address:]
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Present

[written vertically:]
June 21 44
Dr Richd Pindell decd
Amt [illegible]

H Nollup [?]
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Washington City 20th of June 1844
Sir
On the 26th of December last those were deposited by me with the Honorable
Garret Davis of the Lexington District Kentucky the papers
of the Heirs of Darton Richard Pendall [Pindell] a Revolutionary pensioner of
the Maryland line applying for the difference of pension between $480
which he drew per annum and $600 which they claimed under the act
of 7th June 1832 [illegible] of March 1831 to the day of his death
This was deposited with the Honbl Mr Davis for facility sake
yet it had been meted out by asking requisition after requisition
instead of advising at one and the same time all the requisitions
and thus save the agent time and expense and the department the
trouble of several times examining the same claim and reporting
recording copying &c. &c. and further would enable the claimant
to get his money months sooner. The
Claim after furnishing the last called for document to wit to
This how long Doct Pendell served as Surgeon and which was
procured from Anapolis [Annapolis] and sent the Commisioner yet up to the
18th Just the day after the adjournment nothing had been heard
of this Claim and as the Honbl Mr Davis has now left &
have to ask of you to advise me at any time of anything
further that may be wanted. and when allowed enclose to me
the Pension Certificate and if prefered by you mail to Richard
Pindle of Lexington Ky and please advise me of the same
and Oblige yours Respecting
Henry Northup
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581
December 27. 1844
Pension Office

Sir
I herewith return the Will of the late
Dr. Richard Pindell.
under the law of the 19th of
June 1840, entitled "an act making provision for the
payment of pensions to the executors or administrators
of deceased Pensioners in certain cases," Mrs Eliza
Ross, executrix, and Mr James Shelby, executor of
Dr Pindell, may receive the amount still due,
and divide it among the children of the deceased.
We cannot issue a new certificate. I enclose a copy
of the law and a copy of the instructions to the Pension
agents to govern them in such cases
I have the honor
Hon.
Garrett Davis
House of Reps
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27. Dec. 1844
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House of Rep 18th Dec 1844
Colo J. L. Edwards,
Sir,
I enclose you a letter
from Richd. Pindell Esqr. by which it will be seen
that a third of the conditional pension to his
father has not been received, and that there is some
difficulty in getting it. I enclose also a copy of his
fathers will by which it will be seen that
this fund belongs to Mrs Ross wholly or to Richd
Pindall & his brother wholly. Genl Shelby will
not receive any portion. Mrs Ross & Richd Pindell
for himself and as trustee for his brothers are
willing together & and entitled to the fund
& are willing to receipt for it. If you concur
in this opinion will you direct this pension
agent to pay it to Mrs Ross & Richd Pindell
jointly
Yr obt
Svt
Garrett Davis
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527
Pen off
Dec 23d 44
Sir
I have the honor to return
you the will of Richard Pindell
decd and to inform you that the
pension due him at the time of his
death [lined out: was] is a gratuity bestowed ^& controlled^ by
laws.  He has no authority over it in
the form of a lien will or other instrument. 
The certificate in this case embraces
the names of the children who
survived him who are made by
law (there ^being no^ widow) the recipients of
the amount due & unpaid to the
Pensioner
Hon. Garret Davis
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189
Pension Office
Dec 11, 1844

Sir

I herewith return the memorandum in the case of Richard Pindell dec'd who was a surgeon in the Maryland Line and have the honor to state that all that was due from the U. States on account of his revolutionary service has been paid. His children received, in June 1844, an increase of pension under the act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of $600 per annum from the 4th of March 1831 to the 20th of March 1833 the day of his death. He had previously been in the receipt of the benefits of the law of May 15, 1828, at $480 per annum, the highest rate allowed by that act to a surgeon.

He also received during his life commutation certificate amounting to $2400 and in September 1789 a land warrant for 400 acres was issued.

Hon Garrett Davis
H.R.
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Copy

Pension Office
June 25, 1844

Sir

The claim of Richard Pindell dec'd was acted on and increased to $600 per annum on the 18th inst. The certificate of pension was forwarded to the Hon. Garret Davis at Paris, Ken.

Yours etc.

To Henry Northrop Esq
Pres't.

Hon G Davis
Dec 11, 1844
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House of Rep 9th Dec 1844

Col. J.L. Edwards

Sir

I enclose you a copy of a letter from a claims jobber to Rich'd Pindell. It will explain itself. Will you inform me of the loss and under what laws or pension or other allowances was made by the Department to the heirs of Doctor Rich'd Pindell: also, whether they are entitled to commutation pay in his right.

Your Obt 
Servt

Garrett Davis
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House of Reps 7th May 1844

Ino L Edwards Esq

Sir

Will you oblige me by informing what has been the decision on the application of the heirs of Richard Pindell dec'd for an increased pension in right of his services as a surgeon of the Revolution.

Yrs Respectfully

Garrett Davis
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Revolutionary Claim 
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, Richard Pindell, dec., late of Kentucky, who was a Surgeon in the Revolution, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Six Hundred Dollars per annum, and having died on the 20th March 1833, the amount due from the 4th March 1831 to the 20th March 1833 [crossed out] day of his death, is payable to Eliza Rofs and Thomas H. Pindell, children of said Richard, and James Shelby, husband of Mary P. Shelby, dec, who was a daughter of said Richard Pindell and survived him. The amount paid under the act of May 15, 1828 after the 4th March 1831, at the rate of $480 per annum, to be deducted. 
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 18th ------ day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty four. 
Secretary of War 
Countersigned 
Commissioner of Pensions.