Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,296, for Larkin Sullivan, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Sullivan Larkin
R 10,296
CONTENTS

Larkin Sullivan Alabama
Rejected
See let. 22 d Oct 1839 B. T. Moore
10296
did not serve six months,
Act 9 June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1892, and March 3, 1879.
10,276 Am
P. O. Larkin Sullivan
Service: REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Huntsville, Alabama
5th May 1839
Hon. D. L. Edwards,
Govr. of Penna.
Washington City
D. C.
Sir
I have with me the enclosed declaration of Garkin Sullivan, a soldier of the Revolution, for a Pension. Be pleased to advise me of the result of his application as soon as may suit your convenience.
I am, Sir, very respectfully
Your obedt Servt
B. T. Moore

W 34.850 Dakin Sullivan Alabama

Declaration of Larkin Sullivan, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of Alabama } On this first day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, personally appeared in open court before the Judge of the County Court of said County, Larkin Sullivan, a resident of the said County of Alabama and State aforesaid aged seventy eight or ninety nine years, also being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. Said deponent stated that he was born in Charlotte County, in the State of Virginia, about six miles from the court house of said County. He does not know in what year he was born as he has not now nor did he ever have any record of his age, that his father not having sufficient education to write did not have any record of the ages of his children, as he is informed and believes, he however states that from the best information he can obtain he will be seventy eight or ninety nine years old in March next. He was living in Charlotte County and State of Virginia when called into service, but he does not recollect the day nor the month nor the year, nor the time when he left the same. That he was twice called into service. The 1st time for three months. That his Captain's name was Basal, his Colonel Fleming, and his Genl. Muhlenberg. That the company to which he belonged and left Gaines company assembled at Little Roanoke Bridge in said County of Charlotte and marched from thence to Petersburg, where they remained two days, thence to Cobbs Point, where they remained three weeks or thereabouts as well as he can recollect, thence through the Town of Suffolk, to a place called the Burnt Mills, about fifteen or twenty miles from Portsmouth where they were encamped about ten weeks as well as he recollects, at which time the British had possession of Portsmouth. He was not in any engagement or battle, but he remembers that they were marched some Sundays mornings in succession toward Portsmouth, sometimes within two miles of Portsmouth for the purpose of bringing on a battle, or to see, if they could, what the enemy intended doing. (When they left the Burnt Mills) he called

from the circumstance of the same having been some months before burnt by the enemy, they were marched to Babb's old fields, not more than two or three miles from the said Burnt Mills, where they remained until they were discharged - Affiant then obtained a discharge from his captain, but he has not now got it, nor does he know what has become of it, but he supposes he did not take any care of it, as he did not consider it of any more after his return to his family - Affiant belonged to the Militia and was drafted - Affiant served two months at another time afterward - On the day on which his company was to leave and did leave his county, he set out to carry a horn to Genl. Lawson who was on the other side of James River between Richmond and Williamsburg - Genl. Lawson had gone from Prince Edward County and his horn had made his way, and affiant took the horn back - After he took the horn to Genl. Lawson, he served with Capt. Mackey's company, at Mobbins old fields, un- til Capt. Fugate from his county (to which company affiant belonged) with his com- pany (to which company affiant belonged) reached that place; he, affiant, would have marched with Capt. Fugate's company if he had not taken Genl. Lawson's horn, after Captain Fugate arrived, he, said affiant, served with his own company - In this last service of affiant Richerson and Dicks were colonels, and Richerson was Col. Comd. - From Mobbins old fields affiant was marched about from place to place, frequently in the night and sometimes nearly all night for the purpose of spurring to keep Cornwallis within certain bounds and to prevent depredations in the surrounding country - Affiant does not know at what time his last service (which was of two months duration) com- menced, but it expired two weeks before Cornwallis surrendered - he obtained his second discharge from Williamsburg, on the Friday two weeks before Cornwallis surrendered, but this discharge was not pursued and is now not in the possession of affiant, nor does he know or believe that it can be found, nor has he ever seen it, since shortly after he obtained it - his first form of service was about twelve months before the last - he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any persons whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service - He states that he is known in his neighbourhood by Hon. Gabriel Adams, Col. Samuel Walker, John Mouly Esq. the Messrs Atkins and his and by all his neighbours, who can testify as to his character for veracity and

Then belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he now resides in Madison County in the State of Alabama about sixteen miles from Huntsville.
He hereby acknowledges any claim against him to a Pension or annuity ex- cept the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State in the Union.
J. Sullivan
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid, in open court. 1st May 1839
Richd. B. Furdson, Clerk of the City Ct. of Madison City, Ala.
We, Joseph Holloway, a clergyman, residing in the County of Mad- ison and State of Alabama, and Robert Morley and William Atkins resi- ding in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Larkin Sullivan who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration that we believe him to be about eighty years of age that he is a United States soldier, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion subscribed and sworn to the day and year
Joseph H. Holloway John Mosely William Atkins
Richd. B. Furdson, Clerk 1st May 1839.
And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion, after the investi- gation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the Pension Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it ap- pears to them that said Joseph Holloway who has signed the preceding cer- tificate, is a clergyman residing in the said County of Madison and State of Alabama and that John Morley and William Atkins who have also signed the same are residents in the County and State last aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Geo C Thompson the City Ct of Madison City in the State of Alabama.

I, Richard B. Purdom, Clerk of the County Court of Madison County in the State of Alabama, do hereby certify that the forego- ing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the mat- ter of the application of Sarah Sullivan for a Pension.
In Witness whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County Court at office in Huntsville, this 12th Day of May A. D. 1871. Hundred and Thirty nine.
Rich d . B. Purdom, Clerk of said County Court.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Sullivan, Murphy GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10353 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 7, 1789 to Richard Platt, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Sullivan, Patrick GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8700 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED February 25, 1790 to John Ludlow, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.