Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,379, Henry Hickman, Md.
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.
CONTENTS
Hickman, Henry
NUMBER
R. 20,379
contents
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Henry Hickman - Bot
Maryland line
Evidence in each
Act 1828
one old Books
Will, Ada
other
old book 
nov 5/80
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Rejected
ex'r. old war
File No. 203797
rejected
of July 14, 1862, and March, 1873.
Henry Hickman
Pre.
Capt Lynn
Mr Line
Revy War
Died at
187
Application filed:
Attorney:
P.O.
other claim.
insufficient
Act 1828.
Evidence
Clerk.
18
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
27 Sept 1828,
of
1077
Henry Hickman
Jefferson
in the State of Tennessee
in the County of
has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in Captain
Lynn
---
's company, in the Fourth regiment of the Maryland
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve
of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing.--
the records in his office.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
By order of the Sec
F. Dick
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
etary
his
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
1st October 1828
It appears by the records in this office that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to
in the
It further appears that Henry Hickman on the pension
list of the any-
1826
agency, and has been so since the 3 March
the name of Henry Hickman
cannot be found among those of the Maryland
line, to whom Certificates for the gratuity of
Eighty Dollars were issued-
Thompson
Cart
Chapel
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Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers
of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
17 Nov 1828
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Henry Hickman
under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a
request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any
records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive,
the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army
of the Revolution.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
R. Keith
War Departm
Bounty land Office
1
It does not appear from the records in this Office
that man as a private of the Mary
said line ever received or is entitled to re-
County land of the United States
Robert Taylor
19 Nov 1828
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Revolutionary Claim,
Dandridge
10th Sept 1828
The Hon
Free.
Peter B. Porter
Secretary of War
Washington
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Before me William Graham
an acting justice of the peace in the County of
Jefferson and State of Tennessee, personally appeared
this day, Henry Hickman who subscribed the
foregoing declaration, and made oath that he
accident lost or mislaid his discharge, and
he has it not in his power to prove it in
any my except by his own oath.
unto and subscribed before me Henry Hickman
this
6th
A
day of September 1828
William Graham
Justice of the Race
State of Tennessee
I, Joseph Hamilton
Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter
in
gerous in the County of Jefferson in the
State of Tennessee, do certify that William
Graham Esq before whom the foregoing affi
davits were sworn, was, at the time an acting
Justice of the peace for the County of Jefferson
in the State of Tennessee, and duly empower
administer oaths
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand,
and affixed the seal of
said Court this
of September
182
&
day
to
Grant
Joseph Hamilton Clerk
of Jefferson County Court
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State of James
for the purpose of obtaining the benefit
of an act for the relief of certain surving officers and
soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, approved on the
15th day of May 1828, I, Henry Hickman of the
County of Jefferson in the State of Tennessee, do
hereby declare, that I enlisted in the continental line
of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the
war, and continued in its service until it terminating
at which period I was a private in Captain David
Lynn's company in the fourth regiment of the Maryland line. And I also declare that I aftermost
received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars,
which I was entitled to under the resolve of Congress
passed the 15th of May 1778. And I further declare
that I was not, on the 15th day of May 1828, on the
pension list of the United States
Sworn and subscribed to on the 6th day of September 1828
before me William Graham Justice of the Peace Henry Hickman
State of Tennessee
Before me William Graham
an acting Justice of the peace in the County of
Jefferson and the State of Tennessee. This day
personally appeared John Riggs, James W. Rodgers
and Elipha Hickmanthe

said County
who did severally make oath, that Henry Hickman
by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed
is in
private in the army of the Revolution, in manner
as therein stated.
Sworn to and subscribed before
John Riggs
me this 8th
William Graham September 1828
James Rodgers
Elisha Hickman
a Justice of the Peace
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Recd 23 Sept
Treasury Dept.