Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 61, for Thomas Landrum, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Virginia
Landrum, Thomas
R. 61
CONTENTS
Va. Half Pay
See N.A. Acc. No. 837 Virginia State Pay Thomas Landrum, P. 5 File Va. Half Pay

State of Virginia, Elizabeth City County Jan'y 20 th 1884
Sir
Please furnish Mr Thos C Peck of the Town of Hampton with any information he may desire relative to the Half Pay which may have been allowed Dr. Thos. Landrum for his Revolutionary Services & oblige Yours &c.
To The Com r Pensions Washington. D.C.
Mary Martin
On this 20 th Jan'y. 1884 before me Mr. M c Willis a Justice of the peace within & for the County & State above named personally appeared Mary Martin whose name is signed to the foregoing writing & made oath according to law that she is an heir at law of Dr. Thos Landrum, and I certify that I believe her statement to that effect to be true.
Given under my hand & seal the day & year aforewritten.
J. M c Willis J. P.

act July 5 1832 - Tho Landrum du
Sept 17 1845.
2 Record Vol 43 page 169

Pension Office
September 17. 1845
I certify that I have examined the claim of the Heirs of Thomas Lendrum, dec d who was a Surgeon's Mate in the Virginia State Navy, and it appears that they were, in May 1838, allowed half-pay under the act of July 5 th 1832, entitled "an act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia" from the 22 d of April 1783 to the time of his death in January 1811. The Heirs now ask for half-pay, under said act from the time when the Navy was reduced, and when he left the service, up to the 22 d of April 1783, and I find that the same is due. I therefore certify that they are entitled to half-pay from November 30. 1781, when he left the service, till 22 d April 1783, at the rate of Ninety One Dollars and Twenty Five Cents per annum; and that the amount is payable to Henry Northup, attorney of Elizabeth H. Collins, of Westmoreland County, Virginia, administratrix of Thomas Lendrum, deceased.
Approved
E Commissioner of Pensions
Secretary of War.

Certificate Act. July 3, 1832 Thos. Lennum, decd. 8 May 1838
End
Recorded in Vol 43. Page 133.

Pension Office
May 8. 1838
I certify that I have examined the claim of the Heirs of the late Thomas Lendrum, dec d who was a Surgeon's Mate in the Navy of the State of Virginia during the revolutionary war; that he continued in the service until the reduction of the Navy in 1781, when he became supernumerary; that he died in 1811; that the case is embraced by the provisions of the act of the July 5 th 1832, entitled, "an act to provide for the liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia;" that the claim should therefore be allowed at the rate of Ninety One Dollars and Twenty Five Cents per annum, from the twenty second of April seventeen hundred and eighty three, when the war terminated, to the tenth of January eighteen hundred and eleven, the day on which his last Will and Testament is dated; and that the amount is payable to the Honorable John Taliaferro, M.C. who is fully authorized by Thomas Green, of Richmond, Va. attorney of Eliza W. Collins, administratrix of Thomas Lendrum, dec d to receive the sum due.
Approved
Commissioner of Pensions.
acting Secretary of War.

Sept 16 45
Chas H. Hays Duncans Thos Landrum and
L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Customs
Present
John J. ... Jan

Washington City. 16th of Sept 1845
Line
Enclosed is the papers of the admx of Sargmats. That Landrum for the half pay due him by law from the 14th of Dec 1781 to the 22nd of Jan April 1783 the day on which the half pay heretofore commenced. The principle here claimed is too plain and self evident that it is unnecessary to say more than point you to the law to wit 10th Herring Page 450 - There is one other point which I now call your attention it being a subject too serious to pass larger unnotised to wit. On the 6th July 1814 after claim- -ing for years we at length succeeded in obtaining a dis- -cern confirming the principle for which we had contended and made this division each and every claim not pre- sented by or through me have been acted on in a day or two (This is a broad assertion but I am ready to prove it) whereby the claims of Capt. Geo. Cox Lt Genl Yates Lt. Genl Col. G. G. G. & Dudley Digges James Mathers Elliott Bracken Warren & Siddons etc etc and still on the present day have been presented by others but since the money received is the case on each and every claim presented by or through me, they have been suffered to lie weeks and months unacted on . I wish neither trouble or difficulty with man living but since if claimants think proper to employ me their claims must meet with the same attention as if present- -ed by themselves or through any other agent more is unnecessary to say at this time. I ask the same early attention that is extended to all others presenting the same class of claims and this I have a right to demand and expect
Yours very faithfully Henry Ware

No 61
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
37 58
Thomas Landrum sergeant Co A 1st Revolutionary
Discharged _____, 18____ 208
Accepted W. F. Pay _____ act 32
Received _____, 187____

Hampton Va January 25 1887
The Com d Business Washington D.C.
Sir
Will you be kind enough to inform me how much half pay has been allowed for the services of D r M c L andrum in the Rev d war. when it was allowed, and to whom it was paid, and if any thing is now due. & much obliged
Yours sincerely Thos. C. Peek