Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 18502, for Samuel Timpson, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
P. Simpson, Samuel
R. 18502
Va. Half-Pay
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Dec 2nd Samuel Thompson, Act 5 July 1832
Commrs
Am S. Edwards Comrs of Pensions Washington City D. C. —

Hon S. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions -
Sir -
I beg herewith to present the claim of my Grandfather, Samuel Simpson, for his commutation and interest in lieu of his half pay for life, heretofore received, and adjusted at this office on the 18 th March A. D. 1834: The evidence to which I respectfully refer you is filed in the Register's Office, Treasury Department, shewing that he served until the end of the War.
The enclosed copy of settlement, certified by the Register will shew that his half-pay was adjusted from the 22 d April A. D. 1783 until his death, which occurred on the 15 th of January A. D. 1814.
Very Respectfully
Alv: C. Garrett - " "
Willards Hotel Dec r 8 th 1849. " "

I do hereby constitute and appoint Alexander B Garrete of the City of Williamsburg my true and lawful Attorney, and as such, entrust him with full power to obtain & receive from the Government of the United States any further allowance of commutation or half pay, any interest, or any amount whatsoever kind, which is, or may be due to me, as Administrator of my Grandfather Captain Samuel Timpson for his services as an officer in the Revolutionary war. And all & every act which said Alexander B Garrete does in virtue of this power of attorney shall have the same force both in law & equity, as if done in my individual capacity, or that of said Administrator. Given under my hand & seal this 23 d of July 1849.
Rob t M Garrete Adr y of Samuel Timpson

Virginia.
Lancaster County, to wit;
First day personally appeared before me George Hankins a Justice of the peace for the County of Lancaster, Robert M. Garrett, Adminr of Samuel Simpson and acknowledged that the foregoing power of Attorney to Alex. C. Garrett is his act and deed. Given under my hand and seal this 23 d . day of July A. D. 1849. Geo. Hankins J.P. Virginia.
Lancaster County, to wit;
I, Thomas O. Cogbree, Clerk of the County Court of Lancaster County in the State of Virginia aforesaid, do hereby certify, that George Hankins whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of the acknowledgment of a Power of Attorney from Robert M. Garrett Adminr of Samuel Simpson was at the time of signing the same, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the said certificate, and now is, a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Lancaster with the State of Virginia aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that the said signa- ture is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County of Lancaster, this twenty third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and forty nine. — Th: O. Cogbree C.

Virginia
At a Court of Hearings held for the City of Williamsburg at the Courthouse thereof on the twenty third day of December in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty three
On the motion of Robert M. Garrett who made oath according to law and together with Richard R. Garrett his Security, entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of Four Thousand dollars Conditioned as the law directs; Certificate is granted the said Robert M. Garrett for obtaining letters of Administration on the Estate of Samuel Simpson deceased in due form of law. &c.
A. Copy
Facts
T: Christian C. C. W.
State of Virginia
City of Williamsburg To wit
I, Thomas Christian clerk of the Hearings Court for the said City of Williamsburg in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true transcript from the records of the said Court, and do also certify, that the powers of the said Robert M. Garrett as Administrator of the said Samuel Simpson have never been revoked, and that he is now the acting Administrator of the said Samuel Simpson. &c.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and annexed the Seal of the said Court, this fourth day of December in the year of our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and forty Nine, and in the Twenty fourth year of the Commonwealth. &c.
T: Christian C. C. W.

The United States, D r
To Samuel Simpson, a Captain of Artillery in the Virginia Line in the Revolutionary War.
For his half pay from 22 nd April 1783 to the 15 th Jan y . 1814 in pursuance of the third Section of an act of Congress "to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia", approved 5 th July 1832, being 30 years 269 days at £90. Virginia currency, equal to $300 per annum, amounting to Dollars, 9,221.10
Auditor's Office March 10 th 1834
W m Parker
Comp d Office Mch. 11 th 1834
W m Anderson
Treasury Department
Register's Office 8 th Dec r 1849
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the files of this Office.
Allen A. Hall
Register

Re 17 Feb. 1834.
1033. Auditor's Office 13. Feb. 1834.
682.
Sir
In answer to yours of the 6 inst, I enclose you a certificate of Capt Timpson's settlement for the balance of his full pay - which is all the evidence which this office will afford of his service. It does not appear that he ever received land bounty & the presumption is if he had been entitled to Half pay he would have been reported by the Board of Field officers in 1782 - unless indeed he was a prisoner of war at the time or other circumstances are adduced to account for the omission of his name.
I am very Respectfully yours &c
J. H. Heath
The Hon Secy of the Navy

Nº 18302
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812. 3323
Samuel Simpson Capt
Va Arty Revolution
Discharged _____, 18 6023
REJECTED
Nº Pay _____ act-32
Received _____, 187
Attorney.

This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia State Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 23 rd day of February 1784 , in the name of Samuel Simpson as Capt of Artillery for £ 290. 17. 0 , which Certificate appears to have been delivered to himself and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
10 th day of February 1834.
Jas. E. Heath AUDITOR.
[Handwritten signature]

Alexander G. Garrett Williamsburg Virginia

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
cont. of Pensions
W. Alston Garrett

I have no objection to the the inspection of the papers in the case of Samuel Tompson by Mr. Garret.
J L Edwards Dec. 8. 1849

Third Auditor's Office, Dec. 8, 1849.
Col. J. L. Edwards:
Sir:
This will be handed you by Mr. Alex. Garrett, of Va., who desires permission to examine the Records in rela- tion to a claim of his grand- father, Col. Samuel Simpoor, of the Revolutionary Army.
Very respectfully Yours, J. S. Callahan
The letter

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME James Absalom GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8804 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 11, 1789 To Matthias Denman, 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.