Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,917, for Dennis Lowe, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (M.D.)

Lowe, Dennis or Low

NUMBER
S.38.917
B.L.Wt.2253-100

CONTENTS
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1923 - Apr 6 - Hist to Mrs. Susan B. Hill - see letter in claim Richard Burton S.4076

38917
Revy INVALID

File No 38917
Dennis Lowe
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March '18
Index: Vol 3 Page 298

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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South-Carolina

Dennis Lowe, (18.040)
of Edgefield dt. in the state of So. Carola. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Armand of the Va (R War) line, for the term of two years.

Inscribed on the Roll of South-Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 4 of October, 1820

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of Jany, 1831 and sent to hon. E. Simkins, member of Congress for S.C.

Appears to 4th of March 1821. $40.26
5 mos. 1/31.       $40.26

Revolutionary claim Act, 18th March, 1818
and 1st May 1820
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Dennis Lowe

B.L. Wt. 2253-100
Th papers in the bounty land claim of Dennis Lowe, B.L.Wt 2253-100 are with claim of Basil Lowe B.L.Wt 2252-100

Jan 29, 1912
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Dennis Lowe

Col. Armand's 
Independent Appln.

Copy
1780 to close of war

Must state the county in which he resides

See final settlement cert: Vol 1 
Act 17 No.1496

Service Admitted
under both Laws

Hon E Simkins H.R.
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South Carolina
Edgefield District

On this fourth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for this district and state aforesaid Dennis Lowe aged about fifty-six years resident of South Carolina Edgefield Dist. who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that the said Dennis Lowe enlisted for the term of five years in the fall of seventeen hundred & eighty-one as nearly as he can now recollect in the state of Maryland County of Prince Georges in the troop of Cavalry commanded by Capt. Lee Brown the number of Regiment not recollected commanded by Col. Armond of the continental army that he continued to serve in the same troops until the end of the war when he was discharged at little York in Pennsylvania sometime in the year 1783 having served upwards of two years, that his discharge was burnt in his house and in pursuance of the act of the first May 1820 he does solemnly swear that he was a resident of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself under or within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War passed 18th March 1818 and that he has not nor any one for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income other than what is stated or contained in the following schedule viz. One notes on Daniel Goodman for 86 dollars and he insolvent.
That he is very infirm from sickness so as not to be able to follow his occupation of planter which sickness has listed him nearly five years and that continues sickly & that he has five children all of age except one and all of them reside in Georgia in a
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different state so that he has none to whom he can look or on when he can depend for a support or livelihood - sworn to and declared in open court his day and year within written.

Dennis Lowe
His X Mark

M. Mines
Clerk

Following paragraph is crossed out:
"I Matthew Mines Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Session for the district and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing schedule being necessary are truly copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion..."

I Matthew Mines Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and general sessions for the district and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule therein contained are truly copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value is eighty-six dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this fourth day of October 1820.

M. Mines

C.C.P

SEAL
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I am personally acquainted with Dennis Lowe the applicant who resides now and has long resided in Edgefield District So. Carolina. He is a man of good character but very poor.

Eldred Simkins
N.C.
14 Jany 1821
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Record Division
Revolutionary War Records Section
AWF
S.38917

3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

In reply to your request of blank received blank for a statement of the military history of Dennis Lowe or Low a soldier of the Revolutionary War you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this bureau.

Dates of enlistment of appointment - Fall 1781 to Fall 1783
Rank - Private
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Lee Brown
Colonel Armand
State - MD

Battles engaged in - none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment - enlisted in Price Georges Co, MD
Date of application for pension - Oct 4, 1820 his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application - Edgefield District S.C.
Age at date of application - about 56 years
Remarks - In 1820, soldier referred to 5 children all of age except one, no names stated and all living in Georgia.

Respecrfully
Commissioner

This sol was the son of Henry Lowe of Prince Geo Co Md - See claim of his brother John Tolson Lowe