Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,627, for Richard Nuckolls, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Nuckolls, Richard
S.4627
carded.
CONTENTS

13781 West Tennessee Richard Nicholls
of Robertson Co. in the State of W. Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain White of the 2d Regt. commanded by Col. Tylor in the Virginia line for 14 months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the _____ day of June 1833 and Smith Seal Springfield
Arrears to the 4th of March 126 66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept r 31 66
$158 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 90

18th March 1827

State of Tennessee & Court May Term 1833 Robertson County
On this day being the 15 th day of May in the Year 1833 personally appeared in open court Richard Nuckolls a Resident of said County and state of Tennessee aged about twenty one who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in
Order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress he states that he made his declaration in the Circuit Court which has no right of appeal in a civil case, and that he is not a party to any other action in the Circuit Court passed the 7 th of June 1832. He states that he
entered the service of the United States as a Matross in the Year 1778 under the following officers Capt John White and Lieutenant Henry Johnson this place at Albemarle barracks in the state of Virginia and served a tour of three months he did not leave this place. He recollects that two of theouldiers mutinied here their names were Norman Reid & Gordon Gibson, they were drunk out of camp after being whipped. Six of the inferior that led Taylor & Gull Blau commanded after the time of 3 months had expired, the relief as they were called, came and he was discharged In the same Year 1778. He was again called on for a tour of three months in the County of Louisa state of Virginia under Capt John White & Lieutenant H Johnson the same officers that he first served under He marched towards Hampton & Norfolk and going

the main army as well as he now recollects at Richmond Virginia, He is not certain who was his commander in chief but he thinks it was General Meade. Col Ennis and Col Armistead, after this service of 3 months He was again released, and returned home
In the year 1879. He was again called on for a tour of three months from the County of Louisa State of Virginia under Capt Rich. Phillips Lieutenant Mervinether, He went very near the same point as above stated and under the same chief officers, He recollects in this tour that Col Armistead got angry and challenged all the officers of the Regiment if they would leave one at the time, He was tried for some offense but acquitted, after his tour of 3 months had expired he was released as he thinks at Gloucester in the state of Virginia, and returned home
In the year 1880 He was again called on for a tour of three months from the same County & State, under the command of Capt William Harris, Lieutenant Anthony Allinson, His company he thinks since the Regiment in the County of Hanover under Col Taylor, from this place we marched towards Gloucester, and after marching and countermarching, without anything particular happening, we were relieved at

Hanover as he now recollects and returned home. In the year 1780 He was again called on for a term of six months from the same County State, under the Command of Lieutenant Jeremiah Rice. This not being a full Company we had no Capt. We first went to Petersburg to wait for reenforcement to go to the South and after staying there some short time, we were marched by Lieutenant Rice towards Hampton and joined the main army; as he thinks commanded by Genl. Lafayette, We were ordered back to Petersburg to await the reenforcement for the purpose of going to the South, We remained there some considerable time when they were discharged. after a service of four months instead of six no reenforcement having come as we expected and returned home Since, he recollects, that he was called in at least from Petersburg to Richmond and from there home.
In the year 1781. He was again called out from the same County State, for a term three months under the Command of Capt John White Lieutenant Samuel Pettis. From this we were marched to the Siege of Little York, when I arrived at Gloucester opposite Little York I was put in the grenadier Company commanded by Col Mercer

We then had a fight with the Britts, near Gloucester and we defeated them, and we remained stationed between the two armies until Cornwallis surrendered. At the time of the surrender he was unwell, and did not march with the army into the town, but he saw the army march, and the British march out, General Masington was the commander in chief at this place, soon after this he was discharged at Gloucester, and I returned home, and never was called on again, after an actual service in the army of the United States Nineteen months.
which he served as above stated, that his son did receive any willow discharge & that eight years he was crushed. He states that he was born in the county
of Laurens State of Virginia in the year 1762 in his house in Spottsylvania County from that place I moved to the state of Tennessee Robertson County where I now live and where I have lived thirty three or thirty four years, He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service, But he has a living witness to wit Doctor Winston Walton who has a recollection of three of the towns he served as above stated, having lived in the same towns with him and in the same company which certifies of the said Winston Walton which is hereto attached is referred to. He hereby voluntarily

every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declaring that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency in any state, of the united states. He would state that Morton Walton & Williams Edwards are his neighbors and refers to their certificate here to attached Richard Nickolls Sworn to in open court Test M. Seal Clk
This day appeared in open court Adol Walton Walton a resident of Robertson County State of Tennessee aged about twenty one years who first being sworn according to Law doth on his oath state that he is well acquainted with Richd. Nickolls, the above applicant and has been for many years He states that he has heard his declaration read and knew of the service of three of the above towns by the applicant having served with him, the town to Little York was one. He has a distinct recollection of the fact of leaving the applicant sick, and that a cart was sent after him. ~Morton Walton
Sworn to in open court Test M. Seal Clk

We William Etherly - a clergyman residing in the county of Robertson and William Edwards also a resident of said county do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Stuckall, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be  him to be one 70 years of age or thereabouts, that he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Given in open court Yest W. Seal Clerk
Wm Etherly Clergyman his William Edwards mark
And the said board do declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated. And the board further certify that it appears to them that W Etherly who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident of said county & that William Edwards who has also signed the same is a resident of said county is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit and the board further certify that Martha Patton who has signed & sworn to the facts of service of the said Richd Stuckall

is a credible person and that full faith & credit ought to be given to his statement.
H. Frey Benj a Kirby William Pope
I William Seal Clerk of the County Court of pleas & quarter sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Richard & Russell, for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office in the town of Springfield this seventeenth day of May 1833 W. Seal

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 15, 1854
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;" and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which Pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension Agents,
the Exbr. of Richard Nuckells, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville Agency, at the rate of Sixty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1835, to the Do. June 1835,
Respectfully, yours.
13781
J. M. Broadhead Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

1025297 Richard Vickolls Robertson County Tennessee
from 1778 private 19 months, $63 \frac{33}{100}
Wm Seal 6th Robertson County Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Richard Nickolls, Robertson County Tennessee
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Entered 1778 — 3 — — private Capt White, Col Taylor & Genl. Blair 71 years Albemarle County Virginia Traditionary evidence & Clergymans certificate - Certificate of credible witness - papers correctly attached   Called 1778 — 3 — — " Capt White, Genl. Meadon   Served 1779 — 3 — — " Col Ennis, Major Armistead   Called out 1780 — 3 — — " Capt Phillips   Called out 1780 — 4 — — " Capt Harris, Col Taylor   Called out 1781 — 3 — — " Lieut. Rice, Col Lafayette   Capt White, Col Muncer  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

April 29, 1932
Mrs. J.S.Freeman Springfield Tennessee
BA-J/HEL cm
Richard Muckolls-S.4627
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Richard Muckolls, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.4627, based upon the military service of Richard Muckolls in that war.
Richard Muckolls was born in 1762, in Louisa County, Virginia.
While residing in said Louisa County, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia Troops as follows:
In 1778, three months at Albemarle Barracks in Captain John White's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment; in the same year, three months in Captain John White's Company, Colonel Innis' Regiment; in 1779, three months in Captain Richard Phillips' Company, Colonel Innis' Regiment; in 1780, three months in Captain William Harris' Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment, and in the same year, four months under Lieutenant Hezekiah Rice; in 1781, three months in Captain John White's Company, Colonel Mercer's Regiment, and was in a battle at Gloucester, Virginia and at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833, while a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee, to which place he had moved from Louisa County, Virginia, thirty-three or thirty-four years before.
He died June 20, 1835.
There are no data concerning his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

reply to your request of _____, received _____ Rev. statement of the military history of Richard Puckett . Wars _____ _____ of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 85,4627. 
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1778 3 mos. Pvt. John White Jaylor. Va.   1778 3 mos. John White Emmis   1779 3 mos. Richard Phillips Emmis.   1780 3 mos. William Harris Jaylor.   1780 4 mos. Lt. Hezekiah Rife ✓   1781 8 mos. John White Mercer.  
Battles engaged in, Gloucester; Siege of York. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lou, Louisa Co. Va. Date of application for pension, May 15, 1833. His claim was allowed. Ct 13781. Residence at date of application, Robertson Co. Tenn., Paid at Merl Tenn Agency. Age at date of application, born in Louisa Co. Va in 1762. d. June 20, 1835 Remarks: There is no family data on file. 
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

and 1812 Section
MEE/HEM
July 26, 1929.
Mrs. W. H. Simmons Springfield Tennessee.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4627, it appears that Richard Fuckolls (the name does not appear as Knuckolls) the soldier , was born in 1762, in Louisa County, Virginia.
While residing there he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops as follows:
In 1778 three months at Albemarle Barracks in Captain John White's Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment; in the same year, three months in Captain John White's Company, Colonel Innis' Regiment; in 1779 three months in Captain Richard Phillips' Company, Colonel Innis' Regiment; in 1780 three months in Captain William Harris' Company, Colonel Taylor's Regiment, and in the same year four months under Lieutenant Hezekiah Rice; in 1781 three months in Captain John White's Company, Colonel Mercer's Regiment, and was in a battle at Gloucester, Virginia, and in the Siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1833,

while a resident of Robertson County, Tennessee, to which place he had moved from Louisa County, Virginia, thirty-three or thirty-four years before.
He died June 20, 1835. Agency Book
There are no data concerning his family.
In order to identify the record of a particular soldier of the Revolution named David Jones, who might be the subject of your request, please furnish as much as possible of the following data concerning him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE

Will you please send me the pension record of Richard Nuckolls who served in the Rev- olutionary war from Virginia or North Carolina. He moved to Tenn. later. He lived in Robertson Co.
Mrs. J. S. Freeman Springfield, Tenn.

3/29-1929
Post Office
Commissioner, Scott
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Scott kind as to send to me right away my kinman's War Record Mr Richard M Kincklees Born in Va February the 26 1762 married Katherine Walton Nov 1-1789 moved to Tenn 1797 died Jan the 20-1835 in Robertson Co Tenn.
Want also very much the War Record of mother's  James James lived the latter part of his life in Robertson Co Tennessee. We are so anxious to get our Chapter working all O.K. and standing well in the Great V.A.R. organization. Thanking you for
Yours sincerely, James H. [unclear] Springfield Tennessee

Dear Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 12th inst.
in the above matter,
you are informed that it is the policy of the Department to accept all applications for pensions from officers who have been in the service of the Government for a period of not less than five years, and who are retiring from the service of the Government.
I have the honor to enclose the record of service of the officer in question.
Yours,
Secretary of War.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
May 2 1916
Reference is made to the letter of the Department of War, dated the 12th inst., in the above matter, and it is requested that you be so kind as to advise the Department of the result of your investigation.

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W. WALTON EDWARDS Attorney and Counsellor at Law ROOMS 9, 10 AND 11 EQUITY BUILDING 317-319 4TH STREET N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. TELEPHONE MAIN 3523
May 5, 1918
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to request the record of Richard Knuckolls (or Nuckolls) a soldier of the Revolution from Louisa County, VA. He removed to Robertson County, Tenn., about 1800, and it is believed he was a pensioner there. If found, please give his complete record, age, place of enlistment, battles engaged in, number of certificate and the agency where paid. If names of widow or children shown among papers, please furnish them.
This information wanted for family history.
Very respectfully,
W. Walton Edwards

1916 May 8: history to Mr. W. Walton Edwards. M.B.H. 1917 Jan. 5 Hist. to Mrs. H. Black, letter in S. 3322 Mrs. Edwards, Va. *   1929 - July 26, Hist. to W.H. Simmons, M.E.E.   1932 Apr. 29 - Hist. to Mrs. J.S. Freeman - Est. 
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4627 u
INVALID.
File No. 4627  Richard Nickolls  Pitt. War line
Act: June 7/32
Index: - Vol. A , Page 277
[Arrangement of 1870.]