Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10248, for Nathaniel King, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
King, Nathaniel
S. 10248
CONTENTS
Carded

Virginia 30328
Nathaniel King
of Westmore. Co. in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Nelson of the Reg't. commanded by in the Virginia mil. time for 17 months & 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 57 Dollars 98 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Jan'y. 1836 and sent to Hon. J. Taliaferro, M. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '35. 260.00
Trans. allowance ending March '36. 28.99
$288.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 21
In letter to P. Agt. at Rich & W. also to Hon. J. Taliaferro Feb. 26. 1836 -
Letter 14 May 1837 Pen Agt
do do do J. M. Kilday
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. agt Modified 16 th March 1839.
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 3 rd April 1839. the day of his death. Agt notified 28 th Oct 1840
Dead.

State of Virginia
County of Westmorland 3
On this 3 rd day of February in the year 1835 appeared before Henry Hunsford a justice of the peace for the County of Westmorland in the State of Virginia Nathaniel King Sen r aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th June 1832.
That he was born in the County of Westmorland in the State of Virginia about the year 1755, as he has been informed and believes, but that he has no record of his age, and has remained in the said County up to the present time. That he can not state with entire confidence the exact time of his enrolment in the militia, but as far as he can recollect a transaction so remote, he states that he entered or was enrolled in Captain William Nelson's Company of the Virginia militia some time during the year 1778, that by reason of age, extreme bodily infirmity, and loss of memory, unaided by any record evidence of his service he can not state the date of the many tours of duty he was called on to perform, nor the exact duration of those tours, but that in the year 1778, in the month of March he was ordered out, and was marched by the said Capt n Nelson, thirty miles down the Potomac River to a place called Honey Hall, in the lower part of Westmorland County, as was then in service about two months, and in the months of June, July, August and September in the same year was almost continually on militia duty amounting to six months service in that year, in the year 1779 was called out in the month of May or June and was employed the whole summer and fall in guarding a parcel of boats that had been collected at

the mouth of Mattaw Creek, for the transportation of troops to the opposite shore, as occasion might require and was engaged in the Service fully six months; in the year 1778 was called out again, but can not say how long, but then fully four months and in the early part of the year 1781 served another short term of duty under Captain Elliot Monroe who had succeeded Captain Nelson in the command of the Company, the said Nelson having been promoted to a majority, which last term amounted to six weeks or more. That from the fact that the County of Westmoreland, is bounded, for its entire eastern extent (or distance of thirty miles), by the Potomac River, and its numerous indentations by small rivers and creeks letting into the said river, in which the armed vessels of the enemy were nearly all the revolutionary era, in order to guard against incursions from these vessels the whole body of the militia of that County was detained and subject to be called out at a moment's notice. That he rendered the military service stated above, amounting to Nineteen months as a Soldier in the war of the revolution. That he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person whose testi- mony he can procure, who can testify to his service. That he is prevented from poverty and bodily infirmity from attending the Court. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That for his character for veracity, and belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution, he will refer to Thomas W. Perryman and William Starke Titt the oldest justices of the peace in the County of Westmoreland. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first aforesaid
N. Hunsford
We the undersigned Justices of the Peace residing in the County of Westmoreland Virg a hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Nathaniel King who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty years

of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
H. Hungerford.
State of Virginia
Westmoreland County ss.
I William Mott clerk of the County Court of Westmoreland in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Henry Hungerford whose name appears to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified. And I further certify that the foregoing are the genuine signatures of the said Henry Hungerford.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court the 6 th day of February 1835 in the 39 th year of the Commonwealth.
William Mott Clerk of Westm d County Court
Westmoreland County ss.
I William J. Bell presiding justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and State of Virginia do hereby certify that William Mott is and was at the time of signing the above certificate the Clerk of the County Court aforesaid.
Given under my hand Seal the 7 th day of Feb. — 1835.
W. J. Bell Seal
H. Hungerford

Revan
10.248
INVALID.
File No. 10.248
Nathaniel Irving Dis New York
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. A, Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 19 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Administration of Nathaniel King, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond Va. Agency, at the rate of Fifty Seven Dollars and 98 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 2 nd April 1839, the day of his death,
Respectfully yours,
Wilson B. Purdie
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

W. A. May 15 N. A. King Varni 20328
FREE
Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions City of Washington

Richmond 13 th May 1837
Genl Edward, esq Cust of Pensions
Sir,
You will please give to the agt at this place the necessary instructions to enable him to pay the enclosed Pensions of Nathl King
Very respectfully
Yrs oblt
J. M. Rigdon

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 4 th , 1839—
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Nathaniel King, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, in the rate of Fifty seven Dollars and Ninety eight Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Va Nathaniel King
Abund a parcel Nov 21 m/11
J. L. Bowman Esq. Prison Office Washington

I hereby certify, that soon after the commencement of the war of the Revolution, the Militia in the Counties in Virginia, situated in that section called the Lower Nor- thern Neck, of which Westmoreland was, & is one, was, by an order of the Executive Authority of the State of Virginia, placed on the following footing - The Commanding Officers of the said Militia were authorized to require them to take the field at a moment's warning, each man to take with him three days provision, & such arms as he could provide - And in order to protect the Tobacco Warehouses and Ferry-Boats, at various points & places, of which there were several of both in the County of Westmoreland, the Commanding Officers were authorized to establish over them standing guards, to continue, without limitation of time, at the discretion of the Officer - The service to be performed by this portion of the Militia was of a nature not to be adapted to the regular system of drafts & tours of three months, or for any specific period - It was to meet sud- den, unlooked for, & almost incessant incursions of the foe from their ships of war, lying in, or hovering around, the navigable waters in that region - Nothing could have availed against such a state of warfare, but to place the Militia of the Country on the above footing - That is, to have placed them at the constant command of their officers, to take the field when called, & there to remain as long as required - In such a service, & after such a lapse of time, it must be difficult, nay nist to impossi- ble, for any common Soldier of that period, now  now to give a

Statement of the precise periods at which he served, or the exact duration of his various Tours. In reference however to the Declaration of Nathaniel King, of the County of Westmoreland, in which he claims a continued service, at one time, of six months, as a guard over Boats, & probably Warehouses, for there were Warehouses at the place where he states the Boats to have been; the nature of the service & its duration may naturally have made a more lasting impression on the mind of the old man, than many short Tours, which no doubt he has forgotten - One thing is certain, as a guard over the Boats, or in the performance of any other duty in that Military District, he was liable to serve as often, & as long as he was required - without any reference to the regular Tours assigned by Law to the Militia of the State at Large - I make the foregoing statement under the entire conviction of its correctness - I resided during the whole war in the section of country spoken of - My Father was at the time an Officer in the Militia service - In that, & in divers other ways then & since, I acquired a full knowledge of the facts & circumstances which I now state - and am very respectfully
John Taliaferro
Washington 23 d of July 1835-
J. L. Edwards Esq-
Pension Office
Washington -

Feb 24.
Atty. King Orwell
30328
Free John Taliaferro
Hn. J. Taliaferro
J. L. Edwards esq
Pension Office -
Washington -

Washington, 22 d of February 1836-
Dear Sir,
As soon as you sent the Pension Certificate for Nathaniel King to me, I forwarded it to him, & it is now in his possession - Knowing however the difficulty with which, these poor, ignorant, & aged men, are enabled to have their papers correctly made out, in order to draw Pension after it is allowed to them; and knowing how familiarly they are taxed, & that exorbitantly, for the service rendered them for the mere instruction how to draw their money - To obviate all this, so that the old man might receive the Pension due to him, undiminished by a cent; I accompanied the Pension Certificate with the enclosed form for drawing the arrears of Pension, to be executed by King, & to be returned to me, which was accordingly done; and I send it to you, in the hope the arrear of Pension can be paid here - If he is sent to Richmond for it, I know that the delay & expense which such a course would visit on the old man, would be seriously felt by him - & he might probably blame me for the failure of my assurance of obtaining payment for him here - I made the assurance to him because, actuated by the same motive, that was to save delay, trouble & expense, to the Pensioner, I had in several cases, in my view analogous to this, drawn arrears of Pension here, at the first issue of the Certificate - If in this I have erred, I beg you for this time to pay the money, & forgive me, and I promise never again to trouble you in the same way - And I am dear Sir, with very great respect
John Taliaferro
J: L. Edwards esq:-

Rev. King - for Natl. King -
Hon. J. Schafeno H.R. Hon. J. Schafeno H.R.

State of Virginia - Westmoreland County - {
The affidavit of William Williams taken in before me, Trate Triplett a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid, to be used as evidence in support of the application of Nathaniel King of the said County, late a pri- vate Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, for the benefit of the Law of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 - Affiant being first du- ly sworn according to law, doth on his oath state, that he was well acquainted with the said Nathaniel King from the commencement of the war of the Revolution to the present time - That said King was enrolled & mustered as a private in the company of Militia commanded by Capt William Nelson in the County of Westmoreland immediately after the war commenced - That he, the said King, served under Capt Nel- son till Nelson was promoted, & was succeeded in the com- mand of his company by Capt Elliott Moore , under whom in whose company said King served to the end of the war, or as long as the Militia were required to serve - That the affiant served in the aforesaid company with the said King, it is impossible for affiant now to state the number & duration of the tours of duty performed by the said King - The Militia of the County of Westmoreland was, very soon after the war commenced, put under standing orders to take the field whenever called on - No stated tours of duty were performed, but as often as the vessels of the enemy appeared the men were kept in the field, till the vessels retired - And in their absence, a constant guard was kept over the Public Warehouses & Ferry-boats at many points on the Potomac River - That the calls on the Militia, to perform these various duties were, were very frequent, & irregular in duration - Affiant understands that Nathaniel King claims to have served in the above manner, at different times, nineteen months - And affiant is well satisfied that he

The said King did serve to that amount of time at least - Affiant understands that said King represents in his declaration for a Pension that he the said King was first enrolled in Capt Nelson's company in the year 1778 - As said King is now an aged & infirm man, both in body & memory, Affiant is well satisfied that the memory of the said King has failed him as to the time of his enrollment in said company - Said King was about twenty years old in the year 1775 when the war commenced, & being then a hearty young man he must have been enrolled some time in the year 1776 - Affiant knows that King was a good soldier & performed well all the duties required of him - Affiant knows said King to be an honest & credible man -
Sub George King
W m Williams Mark
Westmoreland County S c
The above Affidavit was subscribed & sworn to this 28 day of September 1835, before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County aforesaid -
Fr d C. Tiptett JP
Col d (County Court)
I W m Hutt, Clerk of the County Court of Westmoreland County, do hereby certify, that Fr d C. Tiptett is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified as such; and that his signature to the above certificate is genuine - In testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name, & affixed my Seal of Office this 28 th day of September, in the year 1835.
William Hutt
W m Williams, who has given the above statement, on oath, is known to the undersigned to be an honest & credible man -
John Taliaferro
Washington 2 d Jan y 1836