Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33154, for Robert Nimblett, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Nimblett, Robert
S 33154
CONTENTS

6561.
J.B.H. Osgood. Sept: 11/58 B.S. Room
Massachusetts.
Robert Hinckley,
of Marblehead in the state of Mass ts who was a Lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Glover of the Mass ts line, for the term of one year,
inscribed on the Roll of Mass ts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Boston Mass ts
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818. 5 mo 1/2. No 103.30 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Mar 1819. 120.00
223.30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Dead

No 187 Robert Nimble, Lieut.
Served from 1776 to 1777
• Art on Rolls
new evidence
C. D
Adm.

To the Honourable
The petition & declaration of Robert Nimblett of Marblehead in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, respectfully shews —
That your petitioner was in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, during which he was, in the year One Thousand seven hundred & seventy five, a second lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt. John Merrill, in the regiment of Col. John Glover, of the Massachusetts Line, & that he entered into the army immediately after the Battle of Lexington & served for the term of eight months in that year. That he again served from the first of January 1776 to the end of that year as a first lieutenant in the company of Capt. Spikeman belonging to the regiment under said Glover. — That after that term your petitioner continued in the said service as an artificer, with the same rank, in the corps of artificers under Capt. William Mills. That your petitioner came home in the year 1778 upon furlough and while at home met with a wound which

in his leg which disabled him from again returning to the service; in conse- quence of which he applied to General Gates for a discharge which was granted; — that said discharge, as well as commission have been all lost by time and accident and further, that Your petitioner by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is now in need of assistance from his country for a support = Wherefore he prays, that the requisite Certificate & other requisites in the premises may be granted in order to enable him to be placed upon the pension list of the United States & to receive the benefit of the late act of Congress making provision for persons engaged in the Revolutionary War, in the service of the United States; and as in duty bound will ever pray
Robt. Nimblett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex. Nov. 31. 1818 Then personally appeared the above named Robert Nimblett & made oath that the above Declaration by him subscribed in my presence, is true
Jno Pickering, Justice of the peace
Massachusetts District Court
Boston 3. April 1818
Sworn to before me Jno Dyer Dist. Judge

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 9 A. D. 18
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Robert Nimblett subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid with the accompanying documents marked A. B. together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
M c David
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
25. January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Robert Nimblett by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c David
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
Met. Jr

33 154 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 154
Robert Nimblett
Lient Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]

RW
Salem Mass
Aug 30. 1858
G. C. Whitney
Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.
Can I be informed whether the adult children of a Revolutionary Officer can draw the bounty land he was entitled to but never recd - The case in point is that of the children of Robert Nimblett of Salem a Lieutenant in Revolutionary Army and a pensioner at the rate of $20 per month to com

nence 3 March 1818. - Certificate issued 3 February 1819.
Respectfully Yrs
J. B. F. Osgood

I John Hood of Ipswich in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby on solemn oath depose and say, that I was a Soldier in Captain Monds Company of foot, in the fourteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Revolutionary War, on the Continental establishment. I enlisted in said Company about the middle of March 1776. and served in said Company and Regiment during the remainder of said year. I was well acquainted with the aforesaid declarant Robert Nimlet, and know that he was a Lieutenant in Captain Spitheman Company, in our Regiment from the time I joined the Regiment in March as aforesaid until the expiration of the said year, that I was with him in several Actions, and particularly at the capture of the Hessians. The aforesaid Regiment was commanded by Colonel John Glover John Hood
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Ipswich January 6 th 1819. Personally appeared the above named John Hood, and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Before me
Thomas Perley Justice of the Peace
Essex ss. Ipswich January 6 th 1819. I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent John Hood, and that to my certain knowledge he is a credible and disinterested Witness
Thomas Perley Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Yrs affec: Jan y 7. 1819
I Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth in and for the County of Essex hereby certify that Thomas Puley Esq d is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified to administer oaths, that the within is his Signature, and the seal affixed is the Seal of the Sup: Jud: Courts of said State
Attest: Ichabod Tucker, Clerk

Additional Proof
I Moses Brown of Beverly in the County of Essex, State of Massachusetts on solemn Oath depose and say, that I commanded a company of foot in the war of the Revolution, in the 14 th Regiment of the Massachusetts line, commanded by Colonel John Glover, during the year 1776 and said Regiment was on the Continental establishment— that I was acquainted with the aforesaid declarant Robert Nimblett and know that he was first Lieutenant in the Company, commanded by Capt Spikeman in our Regiment, and acted as such during the year 1776. and at the expiration of said year was honorably discharged at Newtown in the State of Pennsylvania—
Moses Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Beverly. January 4 th 1819— Personally appeared this day the Hon. Moses Brown and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above declaration by him signed
Before me. Tho s Stephens Jr. Just. Pacis.
Essex ss Beverly Jan y 4 th 1819. I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent Moses Brown, and that to my certain knowledge he is a credible and disinterested witness.
Tho s Stephens Jr. Just. Pacis.

I John Low of Beverly in the county of Essex State of Massachusetts, on solemn oath depose and say, that I was a Sergeant in Captain Bonds Company of foot in the 14 th Regiment of the Massachusetts line in the Revolutionary war, on the Continental establishment, I enlisted in said company and received my warrant on or about the first of May 1776. and served during the remainder of said year. I was well acquainted with the aforesaid declarant Robert Nimblett, and know that he was a Lieutenant in Capt Spikeman's Company in our Regiment, from the time I joined the Regiment in May as aforesaid until the expiration of the said year. That I was with him in several actions, and particularly at the capture of the Hessians —
John Low
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Beverly, Jan y 4 th 1819 Personally came the abovenamed John Low and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed
Before me, W m Stephens Jr. Just. Pacis.
Essex ss. Beverly Jan y 4 th 1819. I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the abovenamed Deponent John Low and that to my certain knowledge he is a credible and disinterested witness.
W m Stephens Jr. Just. Pacis.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Yrs affec:
I hereby certify that Thomas Stephens Junr Esq r is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly qualified to administer Oaths: that the above is his Signature: and that the Seal affixed is the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth
Atty. Imabed Tucker

John Merritt of Marblehead in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts shipwright, of lawful age doth depose & say - That he is well acquainted with Robert Nimblett now of said Marblehead, who has this day appeared with this deponent before Nathan Bowen Esquire, one of the Justices of the peace of said county; That this deponent during the War of the Revolution was a captain in the twenty first regiment under the command of Colonel John Glover, and in which William R. Lee Esquire now Collector of the Port of Salem was a Major - That said Nimblett in the year 1775 was the second lieutenant in the company of this deponent and served in that capacity in said company to the end of that year; and afterwards the said Nimblett entered the service again immediately, namely on the first day of January 1776, as this deponent has always understood and doth believe, and said Nimblett continued in the service for several years afterwards to this deponent's knowledge - and further saith not -
his John L. Merritt mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex. April first A.D. 1818
Then personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of said county of Essex, John Merritt the deponent above named, and made oath that the foregoing deposition is true; and at the same

Same time also personally appeared before me the above named Robert Simblet, who is well known to me and is the same Robert Simblet who as I have always understood I believe was an officer in the abovementioned regiment of Colonel John Glover during the Revolutionary war.
Nathan Bowen Justice of Peace

William R. Lee of Salem in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire & now Collector of the Customs of the Port of Salem doth depose and say — That he is well acquainted with Robert Nim- blett of Marblehead in said county, who has this day appeared with this deponent before John Pickering, Esquire, one of the Justices of the peace of said county; that this deponent was, during the Revolutionary War, a major in the regiment commanded by Col. John Glover of the Massachusetts Line, which regiment in the year 1775 was called the twenty first regiment & in the year 1776 was the fourteenth regiment; that said Robert Nimblett during those years was a commissioned officer in those regiments — and further saith not.
Wm R Lee
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex. Mar. 31. 1818 Then the above named William R. Lee personally ap- peared & made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed in my presence is true Jno Pickering Justice of the peace

We the subscribers, Selectmen of the town of Marblehead in the county of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify -
That we are well acquainted with Robert Simblett of said Marblehead, who has this day appeared before Nathan Bowen Esquire, one of the Justices of the peace of said County; that said Simblett, as we are well knowing, is by reason of his reduced cir- cumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for a support, and ought to receive the benefit of the late act of Congress making provision for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War: Witness our hands at Marblehead, this First day of April A.D. 1818
John Harris Benja Knight John Bailey John Pedrick Nathl Hooper
Selectmen
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex. April First.. 1818
Then personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of said county of Essex the above named John Harris, Benjamin Knight, John Bailey, John Pedrick, & Nathaniel Hooper esq r .
and made oath that the above certificate by them subscribed is true
Nathan Bowen Just. Peace