Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5904, for Nimrod Perkins, Virginia
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Service Va.
Perkins, Nimrod
Number S. 5904
carded
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5904
Invalid.
Rev War
File No. 5904
Nimrod Perkins
Drummer Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. M, Page 292
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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270
Virginia
Nimrod Perkins
of Accomac in the State of Virginia 
who was a Drummer in the Ship commanded
by Captain Watson of the State Navy commanded
by Colonel [blank] in the Virginia Reserve
line, for the term of 3 years
from 1777 to 17 (blank)

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, to 
commence on the 4th day of Mar 1831
and
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of August
1832 and sent to T M Bayley
Accomac Ct Va

Amount due on 4th of March 1832 $80
Semi annual 4 Sept 1832 $40
$120
Revolutionary Claim,
Act
7 June 1832
Recorded Book Vol 7 Page 74
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At a Court held for Accomack County in the State of
Virginia on the 31st day of July 1832.
Nimrod Perkins this day personally appeared in 
Court and made the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th day
of June 1832 viz "On this 31st day of July 1832 personally
appeared before the County Court of Accomack, State of Virginia
Nimrod Perkins a resident of the County of Accomack & State of Vir=
ginia aged sevent two years who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress for [can't read] June
7th 1832 that he enlisted as Drummer on board the Diligence Gally,
in the Service of Virginia in the Revolutionary War in 1777 &
continued on board until she was laid up 1781 & that he was in board
Give the service more than than three years, that when he entered
Johannas Watson was Captain, Richard Parker was 1st Lieu=
tenant & Jesse Cameron 2nd Lieutenant, that he was born in
the County of Accomack was a resident in that county when he was
enlisted & when discharged & never has been a Resident of any
other County, that he has received a Virginia Military Land War=
rant for one Hundred acres, scrip for the same for the said
Service. And he doth hereby relinquish every claim whatever
to a pension [claim scratched out] or an [unknown] except for the present, and he
declared that his name is not on the pension Roll of any
agency in any State - Sworn to & subscribed the day & year
aforesaid.
Nimrod Perkins (his mark)
And the court do hereby declare their opinion that the applicant was a
Drummer in the Revolutionary War & Served as he states.
State of Virginia, Accomack County.
Thomas R. Joynes Clerk of the County Court of Accomack in the State of Virginia
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the 
application of Nimrod Perkinsfor a pension. In
Testimony where I have hereunto sitting heard.
Seal of office this 3rd day of August 1832 in the 57th.
Year of the Commonwealth. Test J. J. Ailworth 
for Tho R Joynes
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James L Edwards mgr
Pension Office
Department of  War

recd. Aug 11, 1832
T M Bayley
Accomack Ct
Va

Seaman
State Navy
$80 per annum
Act 7 June 1832

Nimrod Perkins
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Accomac C. H Aug 6 1832

Dear Sir
I enclose to you the declaration of 
Nimrod Perkins. Be pleased to obtain a certificate
from the Land Office that he has drawn the scrip for
100 acres of land for three years service.
This sailor (drummer) is very needy and but for
charity would suffer for food and [nourishment?]
I paid him one hundred and ten dollars for his
scrip a year before I received it but it did not last
him long.  It would be an act of humanity
to attend immediately to his care for his now sick
and I do believe he will not be long on the pension
roll. Please inform me how and when he
can receive his money.

With great Respect
For Your [can't read]
Thos M Bayley

Jas L Edwards, mgr