Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,577, Nicholas Cabell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Gabell, Nicholas
R. 1577
CONTENTS

Wachapreague, Nelson Co. Va Feb. 3 d 1855
Col Edward A. Cabell
Esq.
A trunk of old papers belonging to the late Judge Cabell was lately sent up from Richmond to his brother Joseph, who turned them over to me for examination. On looking them over I found a number which go to show that my Grand-father, Col o Nicholas Cabell, rendered military service during the Revolution, which should entitle his descendants to further compensation from the Government.
It appears from them, that in the years 1775 & 1776 he raised two Companies of "Minute Men", - the first perhaps as a Volunteer Recruiting Officer, the second certainly by appointment: - that he marched with the latter Company to Manchester, James-town & Williamsburg; & that his company did not return until late in the month of September.
One of the Papers which prove this most clearly is an extract from the Records of Amherst Court, sent herewith & marked (A). Another is an extract from a Letter of Col o William Cabell S r to Col o Hugh Rose of Amherst, (marked B). I think is a series of extracts from the Diary of the same gentleman, having reference to this service. Of the first paper I can get an authenticated copy from the Amherst Office. The hand-writing of the other two can be proved by W m Howley S r , who is still living at an advanced age. Perhaps you will recognize it yourself from your familiarity with it in your youth.
Among other papers I may specify his "Pay-Rolls" containing lists of his officers & men & the days of their service, - some of them being in his hand-writing others not; - Also, Receipts from his men for part of their pay, the body of which receipts was mostly generally

written by himself, - and the identical Account Book in which he kept the accounts of each of his subalterns & men, in his own hand , the which can be attested by my neighbour Maj r Gancey.
I mention this, last , not that I suppose it could be used as evidence by any one who would present a claim against the Government as his Representative. But I have been requested by a neighbour who is the representative of his Lieutenant, to enquire whether, if proved genuine, it could be used by him for such a purpose.
There are yet other papers - such as his Accounts with The Public for the Service & incidents of Charges of his Company &c. and singular coincidences of statement among them as to various points would serve to shew that they are not manufactured for the occasion.
But all this is only preliminary to my informing you that the Representatives of Col. A. Cabell, supposing that they are fairly entitled to something under the Pension Laws of the U.S, are preparing to present their claim. They believe the case to be too plain to require the services of a Proposed Agent, & have determined to apply directly to the proper authorities for information as to what now is wanting to complete the proof, as also for the proper forms of proceeding, of papers &c.
The papers now sent shew that he served a considerable time, & the Pay Rolls & Accounts, though imperfect, shew a series of more than 12 months on the part of the men of the Second Company; & in the two years of service or thereabouts on the part of the Captain, computing from the date of his actual appointments. But they do not state it with exactness. Where shall I look for this? - In the Auditor's Office at Richmond, or in the proper Department at Washington? Have we not already presumptive proof of service sufficient to entitle us to access to the Public Records which may enable us to complete it? and if perfected, what is the

provision, both in kind & quantity, which the Government has made for claims of this character?
Col. N. Cabell - as you well remember - left six children, all of whom have left representatives but the one who still survives.
I am - as you know - the sole representative of my father, & in this matter I am at present the authorized agent of two other branches & may shortly be of the fourth & fifth.
Henry Carrington Esq. of Charlotte, who has heretofore had similar claims against the Government, & who is interested in this, suggests a direct application to the Commissioner of Pensions? But as you, I believe, are connected with the same department, I have concluded in the first instance to trouble you with this statement & the accompanying papers in proof; - with this further request that after perusal, you would lay them formally before that officer, & then put me in relation with him for further communication, as well as for immediate an- swers to the enquiries here made. I propose to go to Washington my- self, but wish first to procure the papers required for my purpose, & in proper form, that I may be spared the trouble of repeated journeying.
It so happens that you know, either personally or by reputation, all the parties deceased herein referred to, & you know myself & most of the other living claimants; and a word of explanation from you to the Commissioner may spare me the necessity of much writing, or a previous visit.
Hoping shortly to hear either from you or him I remain very respectfully & truly Yours
N. Frank Cabell

L. P. Waldo Esq-
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington.
E. A. Cabell.

Sir
Warminster. Nelson County V a Feb. 22. 1855.
I have had the advantage of seeing the letter which you were pleased to address to Edward A. Cabell Esq. at the General Land Office, on the subject of the claim for additional Compensation on account of military services performed by Capt m Nicholas Cabell during the Revolutionary War. The object of this letter is to communicate to you my claim to the compensation referred to, as the sole survivor of the children of the said Nicholas Cabell, all the other children, as well as my mother, having departed this life. Another object is to apprise you that I have authorized my nephew Nathaniel Francis Cabell to act as my Agent to collect, arrange & file the documentary evidence in the case, to give such explanations as may be desired, to perform such other acts on my behalf, as may be required in the prosecution of the claim, and to receive for me such additional compensation as may be allowed on account of the same.
I am, Sir, very respectfully your ob t serv t .
L. P. Waldo Esq. Commissioner of Pensions }
Joseph C. Cabell "

J. G. E. E. g.
Ch. G. E. g.
Penning Office

Secy to Offic Feb. 27 th 45
Sir,
Whereby I send you a power of atty from Joseph Calabrese of Va. Please acknowledge its use. I say whether it is in conformity with the regulations of the Pension Office
Yours yr E. K. Calabrese

Pension Office. March 1. 1855.
Sir:
I have filed the power of Attorney of Anthony your  Richard A. Cook to the Pension Office to prosecute the claim for additional compensation on account of the military services of Capt. Richard Cook, in the military of Virginia, and request to state that there is no law or restriction under which he is entitled to such compensa- tion; nor is there any law under which he was entitled to a pension at his death, the amount of which can be paid to his chil- dren. The only law which provides for some & the military, is that of June 24, 1832, and it entitles only those soldiers of the Revolutionary Army who were then alive. But it does not embrace

The case of Capt. Cabell, who died, as appears from an extract of the Family Register now before this office, on the 18 th of Aug. 1803, has in them any law since enacted, the case of his widow, who died on the 7 th of August 1817, thereby  for the first law entitled widow of Revolutionary soldiers was passed July 4, 1836, and which, like the Act of June 7, 1832, refers to prior the time, etc.
E. A. Cabell March 1/53
E. A. Cabell Esq. Genl. Land Office
Washington D.C.

Public Office, March 1, 1855.
Sir:
I have filed the extract for the Fanny Reed which accompanied your bill of the 20 th inst. and regret to state, that there is no law or provision in the will of Nicholas Calleb, or his indow now entitled to a pension at the period of their respective deaths, the amount of which can be paid for to his or her children. The first act which embraces the description of some residue of Nicholas Calleb is the act of June 7, 1832, and it provides for soldiers of the war of the rebellion. The first act which provides for their widows, is the act of July 4, 1836, and it has only certain parties thereunder. I have also examined E. A. Calleb's living this city

of the cordiality of the case
Yours sincerely Thomas M. [?]
H. Francis Cabell
Mar 1/53
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, H. Francis Cabell.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, H. Francis Cabell.
H. Francis Cabell Esq.
Westminster
Nelson & Co
1853
Yours sincerely Thomas M. [?]

Genl. S o Office Feb. 7. '55
Sir:
Included you will find a letter from Mr Cabell, of Va asking information, relative to the services of his grand father Col. S. Cabell. May I ask the favor of you, to give me the information he desires
Respy Yr Obedt E. A. Cabell

Pension Office.
February 12, 1855.
Sir,
I have received and examined the papers communicated by you in relation to the services of Captain Nicholas Cabell of Virginia - and have filed them, for the present under the act of June 7, 1832. We have no rolls of the the Virginia militia - Possibly evidence of Capt. C's service may be procured of the authorities at Richmond.
Before furnishing forms and instructions, it will be necessary for us to know the date of Capt. C's death - the date of his marriage, and the date of his widow's death, if he left one.
It is proper to remark, that under no circumstances whatever, would any but the widow or children of Capt. C. be entitled to arrears of pension - Grand-children have no claim under any of the pension

Laos.
Very respectfully
32
Col. J. H. Smith
Feb. 12/85.
Edward A. Cabell Esq. Genl Land Office.

as follows
In the application for a pension I proposed that President Cleveland's papers, but it is to day ago that they were properly collected in about 1890. They were sent to the War Office and I presume they are on file there. I have no copy. My impression is that Mr. Cleveland's papers for several years cover a period of time during which he was in the White House.
(Parker Bros. N.Y.)
Nicholas Cabell Mar. 18th 1892
Pension Office Washington D.C.
Mr. L. G. Hanes Calh
Westminster Me 20th Feb 97

Worminster, Nelson Co. Va Feb. 1855
Mr. L. P. Waldo
Comm ee of Pensions
Sir,
Your letter of the 12 th Inst, addressed to Edward A. Cabell Esq. was forwarded by that gentleman, to myself.
There is only one surviving child of the late Col. Nicholas Cabell; viz. Mr. Joseph C. Cabell . of this county vicinity. He is disposed to prosecute his claim against the Govt. for the military service of his father during the Revolutionary War, & as you will learn by letter from himself by the present mail. he has appointed me his Agent & Attorney to attend to that matter.
I send you herewith an extract from the Family Record, showing date of the birth, marriage & death of Col. Nicholas Cabell, & the date of his widow's death. You did not say in your letter to E. A. Cabell that its correctness should be sworn to, & therefore I have not done it. Its accuracy may be relied on, but any required formality additional will be complied with.
Mr. Joseph C. Cabell would have signed an ordinary Power of Attorney forthwith, but as we did not know but some particular form was required by the Dept. we concluded to wait until we could hear from you.
May I ask then Sir, that you would send me each form, 1 evidence - time &c, as may be necessary in my future procedure.
Some years since, - I don't now recollect how many, - Bromeford West , of this County, applied for & obtained a Pension for services as a soldier. The gentleman That man served in the Company of Minutemen raised by Capt. Nicholas Cabell. The gentleman who forwarded his papers, in reply to a letter of enquiry which I addressed to him, states

as follows:
"On his application for a pension I prepared Mr. Bransford Love's papers, but it is so long ago I have a very imperfect recollection about them. They were sent to the War Office and I presume they are on file there. I kept no copy. My impression is that Mr. Love claimed for several short tours, under different officers, making in all eight or nine months of service. I am confident he stated in his declaration, that he belonged to a company of Minute Men , but I do not recollect whether that Company was called 'Vinton's'."
(Signed) Alex. Brown
If these papers be on file in your Office, I would, if it be a legitimate request, ask you to examine them & see whether he mentions having served under Capt. N. Cabell & whether he has proved the fact.
Respectfully yours
N. Cabell

Col. Nicholas Cabell Va - No papers -
Must be Va 8 th July 17- see Mr Galt for Mr Galt's Col.
J. A. Galt Comptroller of Revenue
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, OFFICIAL BUSINESS.
Commission

N o 3,8846
Nicholas Cabell, Esq. Virginia
1577
Let Edward Cabell
Feb 12/53
Spencer Wood 1. 1855.
M. T. Cabell. March 1/55
Ack. June 7. 1832

1577
ECED
P. O. Nicholas Cabell
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
S.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Extract from a Family Record in possession of Joseph C. Cabell.
1. Nicholas Cabell, (fourth son of William & Elizabeth Cabell) was born Oct 29 th 1750, — Married Hannah Carrington (daugh- ter of Col. George Carrington of Cumberland) April 16 th 1772; he died Aug 18 th 1803, — M rs Hannah Cabell died August 7 th 1877. — Aged 67. —
A Copy — True
A. F. Cabell

A Amherst County, September Court 1780.
On the motion of Nicholas Cabell Esquire, the Court doth certify that the said Nicholas Cabell early in this present contest with Great Britain, did Actual Service as Captain of a Minute Company, that since by recommendation from this Court he received a Colonel's Commission, in which capacities the said Nicholas Cabell has acted some time past, that lately this Court hath recommended him to Executive, as a proper person for Col o of the first Battalion, that in the different public Capacities aforesaid in which he has acted, this Court entirely approves of his conduct.
Copy Test. Wm Loring D. Clerk
Aug 26 76.
B.
Extract from a letter of Col o W m Cabell S r addressed to Col o Hugh Rose. Aug 1 st 1780. —
"N. Cabell early in the present dispute was appointed Captain of a Minute Comp y in which capacity he was called into service for some considerable time, after which he had an appointment by the Gen l Assembly of Lieut. Col o in the State Service, but as the reg t was not raised he was not called into duty, & it is not long since that he was recommended by our Court (with only one dissenting voice) as a proper person to be Col o of the Militia, in which character he has since acted; & as far as I have been informed, with the approbation of the people or at least the virtuous part of them"
C.
Extracts from the diary of Col o W m Cabell S r of Amherst [now Nelson]
1776 Feb. 5 th The recruiting Officers appointed for this County.* " 6 P o W m Pollard 20 o for Nich o Cabell which he paid Newlight on his enlistment. " P o W m Pollard £3.13 for Nicholas Cabell July 20 th Paid Col o Stark £3.10 for a Rifle furnished by Capt. Thomas' Estate to Capt. Nicholas Cabell's Company of Minute Men.
(* Ramey's State Lib. 17, 18, 19 A. & C.)

1776 July 20 th . Paid Joseph Cabell £14 17 6 for the guns he furnished
Capt. Nicholas Cabell's Company with, & for his receiving public money in Fincaſſe.
Nov. 2. - Paid Capt. Nicholas Cabell £239 in part of his Company to 12 th Sept r last.
6. Paid W m Pollard £844 6 for services furnished Capt. Nicholas Cabell's Company of Minute men & for carrying their baggage to the River.
1777 Jan'y 6. Paid Nicholas Cabell £82 15 7 - in full of £317.. " 15 7, rec d for his Company's Pay &c. as Minute men.
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