Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 81, for Richard Parker, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va Sea Service
Parker, Richard
P. 81
Va. Half Pay
CONTENTS
See N.A. Acc No 837- Virginia State Navy Richard Parker, Y S File Va Half Pay

Onancork v o paid 5 March 5-3
George F Ames Esq Pension office Washington D.C.
West Rock Park New Haven March 5/80

Charleston Va March 5/80.
Sir.
It becomes me as one the Secantary of James I Silvanth do r Administration of J st Richard Parker & Thomas Bonner who was a Master in the V a State Navy in the Revolutionary war. to inform the Dept t that Mr. Silvanth is now dead and that his acts as administrator will cease at the Dept t as I understand the above Claims are presented to the Dept t for Computation and interest. I wish you to please present this Notice to Mr. Edwards, the Commissioner of Pensions and inform me if the above Claims have been presented, and if so whether they have been allowed, and by whom presented. your attention will much oblige me as I may know this letter came to hand.
Very Respectfully Yrs
Daniel B. White atty for the above officers
George H. Adams Esq.

ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812
3243
Heirs of Richard Parker Esq.
vs Navy Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
5045
Admitted
N o Pay — act '32
Received _____, 187
Attorney
81

Lt Richd Parker
Nov 16
Nov 20 '45
5-
James L. Edwards Esq. Comm. Pension Washington D.C.
Lt Richard Parker Half pay, act July 5. 1832

Richmond Nov 15 1845
Dear Sir
In answer to yours of the 7 th (May) last in the case of Lieut. Richard Parker for which I as Representative claim arrears of half pay under the act of 5 th July 1832 as he became supernumerary in May 1780 also in consequence of the Gally having at that time by an order of the Board of Officers was laid up dismantled and sold. see of which will fully appears by on the Record in Richmond.
Mr. James Palk adm. of Suit- Gally Cannon informs me that the Cannon's Claims which is a similar one has been recently allowed.
What I wish to know is on what evidence this was allowed, as they were both in the same Gally, and their claims should be decided on the same principles.
Please inform me if on my producing to the dep. the above documentary evidence, it would answer the requirements of your letter referred to above.
Very Respectfully yours
Sam l E. White
J. L. Edwards Esq.

Richard Parker, d ied Act July 5. 1832.
May 18 1846.
Record No. 10374 180.
Sept 2 1842 Mr. J. H. H. 1842

Pension Office
May 18. 1846
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of Richard Parker, decd. and I find that under the act of July 5. 1832 half-pay has been allowed from the 22 d of April 1783. The half-pay is now claimed from the 19 th of May 1781, when he left the service. My opinion is that the claim should be allowed. I therefore certify that half-pay is still due for said Parker's service as a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy at the rate of one hundred and eighty two dollars and fifty cents per annum, from the 19 th of May 1781 to the 22 d of April 1783, and that the amount is payable to Samuel C. White, of Virginia, attorney of J. J. Atkinson, administrator of Richard Parker, deceased.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Approved
Secretary of War
Entered this on Book alt 5 July '32

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Parker, Richard J. (J.) GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7631 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 10, 1790 to John Harren, 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.