Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,783, William Dunn, Mass
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SERVICE

NAME
Dunn, WIlliam    (star appears above D)

NUMBER 
S.34,783
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8,250
Massachusetts
William Dunn

Worcester Co in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of 2 years & 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issu29 and sent to Edward Bangs Esqr
Judge Worcester Massachusetts

Arrears to 4th of Mar.1819  10 48/31 & 4/31 $85.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th 1819  48 -
$133,83

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continue
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Notification sent July 10th 1820 to
Elijah Bigelow Worcester, Massachusetts
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.

I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts
holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Elijah Gould
Jonas Ball Esquires before whom the annexed Affidavits have been made, are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that their names subscribed thereto are their own proper signatures

IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County
seal, this third day of February A. D. 1819.
Signature of Abijah Bigelow, Clerk

Application 
of William Dunn
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[First line illegible]
This certifies that I was a Captain in the seventh
Massachusetts Regiment in the Revolutionary
Army and knew William Dunn a Soldier in
said Regiment, from January 1782 to January
1783. And think he belonged Captain [illegible]
to Company, and have no doubt he was
Regularly discharged at the c[illegible]  of the [illegible]
Signature of Jan Maynard

Worcester ss Feby 1st 1819 
then the aforenamed John Maynard Oath that the above certificate by him subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the Truth, relative to the subject matter therein
contained, and I personally know him to be a
person of veracity whose credibility may be
relied on
Signature of Jonas Ball Jus Peace
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William Dunn

[text "not on roll - crossed out]

DN
Admitted
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State of Massachusetts
I William Dunna Citizen of the United States, now resident at Phillipston in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath
testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the thirteenth day of March 1781

I entered and was engaged in the land
service of the United States on the
continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the last day
of December A.D. 1783

as a Soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence; that I belonged to the Company commanded by
Capt Coburn in the 7th Regiment of the Massachusetts commanded by Col John Brook part of the time and partthe time by for father in Glover & in Pattison Brigade
4th & the 7th regiment being during my service united into one on the 4th Regt
and that I left the service on the last day of December 1783 when I received a discharge from General Knox which I have lost
and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of
fifty three years

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Signature of William Dunn

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 13th
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 1818 pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Edw Bangs
Judge C.C. Compleas Waston Circuit

the abovenamed Wm Dunn and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duely made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
with the seal of Court
Edwd Bangs
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I Stephen Sheppard of Lawfull age do testify & say that in the year of our Lord 1781 I was then in the Continental army that the within named William Dunn joined the company of which I was then orderly Sergeant sometime in the summer of said year & that I was personally acquainted with him & am confident
he continued in the service of his Country above two years afterwards - & further the deponed saith not-
Signature of Stephen Shepard

Wor ester ss April 20. 1818 personally appeared
the above named Stephen Sheppard & made solemn Oath that declaration above subscribed by him is true. 

Before me 
Elijah Gould Jno (?)
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William Dunn

Phillipston
P550

Sep
1819
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
On this twenty first day of June 1820,
personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being
a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the
laws of said Commonwealth, William Dunn
years, resident in Phillipston in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  I entered a company commanded by Capt Coburne
in the Regiment of Lieut Col Brooks, in the Massachusetts line, and continued in the same from the 13th April 1781 to the last day of Decr 1783. My original declaration is dated 13th April 1818 the certificate issued thereon is numbered 8.550.
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any man
ner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it,
as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States,
in the Revolutionary War"" passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have
not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts,
due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto
annexed, and by me subscribed.

Sworn to and declared, on the before the said Court. twenty first day of June AD. 1820.
Attest Abijah Bigelow, Clerk

I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is  forty dollars and fifty cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty first day of June
Abijah Bigelow
Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.
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Schedule of the estate of William Dunn of Phillipston in theCounty of Worcester and State of Massachusetts applicant for a
pension under the act of Congress of May 1st 1820

One Cow 25..00- one chest of drawers 5.00 with 4.00 - $34.00
gold chairs 1.00 table 50    1.50
I have in addition some small articles of household furniture of very little value, together with of few shoemakers tools the of
which cannot be worth more than
5.00
40..50

The foregoing is all my property of every description except bedding and clothing. I have a wife who is 59 years of age, who is and very infirm and one daughter, named Sophia 19 years of age, who is feeble and depends on me for support. I am a Shoemaker by track,
and not able to work much more than
half the time.
Signature of William Dunn

Sworn to and declared on this twenty first day of June 1820.
Before the said Court.
Attest  Abijah Bigelow
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34 783
Revy INVALID

File No. 34783
William Dunn
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 187
Index: -- Vol. A Page 492
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Dunn, William   Grade Private   Line New Jersey

WARRANT   8252
NUMBER

ACREAGE   100   ISSUED  June 20, 1789
to not shown-

 The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.