Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R., William Cunningham, Va. Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va sea service
Bunningham William
R. ✓
Va half pay claim
CONTENTS

10 May 1857
H. M. Morfett
Relative to the half-pay claim of Lt 10 th Cunningham pa State Navy
Cunn
H. M. Morfett 10 th May 1857 H. M. Morfett -

Washington 10 th May 1851
To James E Heath Esq
Comm r of Pensions
Sir
When you are ready to take up the claim of Lt W Cunningham's heirs I should be glad to be present so as to give you any explanation in my power as I was personally acquainted with the witnesses and also with many of the family of Lt Cunningham
The claim is quite a small one amounting to only about $2500 as Lt Cunningham died in 1794
I now send a copy of a letter lately addressed by Governor Warington to Lt Cunningham Esq showing the high respectability of the witnesses in this case. The original letter I will send or deliver to you in person whenever you are ready to take up the claim
Respy your obed Servt
Henry M Morris
Copy.
Washington April 22 d 1851.
My dear Sir
In answer to your letter of the 19 th this moment received, I can only say that I have from my youth, known the Jennings family of Hampton; more particularly the two elder (those probably mentioned in your note) one a Pilot and the other long a Magistrate of the Town. To their statements implicit credit may be given: and I should not hesitate to rely on the statements of others of the name who are younger.
Yours with great regard and esteem. (Signed) L. Warington
M c E. Cunningham Esq. Norfolk.

31 March 1852
Application from Adm r of Lt W m Cunningham withdraw the to havers havers in the case - the claim for half pay under act of 5 July 1837.
Papers withdrawn by W m E Cunningham 31 Mar 1852
James S. Death Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Papers 18 in number sent to the Department of the Interior New York

Washington 30 th March 1852
To James E Heath Esq Comm r of Pensions
Sir
The object of this is to request you to suspend for the present all action upon the application of the admr of Capt W m Cunningham late of the Virginia State Navy and to delay the examination of the claim until half pay until further request
Yrs
Henry M Morris
attorney for the heirs & admr
As administrator of late W m Cunningham I unite in the above application, and ask leave to withdraw the papers.
W m Cunningham Adm r of St W m Cunningham
31 st of March 1852.