Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42676, Dennis Dunning, Md.
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SERVICE 
Md.
CONTENTS

*
Dunning, Dennis

NUMBER 
S 42676
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42676 
INVALID. 
Revy  [?]
File No. 42.676 
Dennis Dunning 
Drummer Rev War
Act: 18th March 18 
Index: -- Vol. 3 Page 143 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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8930 
Pennsylvania Roll. 

Dennis Dunning, 
Capt Fenandry [Fernandes]
of Phila. Coy. [County] in the state of Penna. 
who was a Drummer in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel ___ of the Maryland 
line, for the term of 1 year 6 months. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 26 of June 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of April 1819 and sent to Richard Peters, Esq. 
Philadelphia. 

Arrears to 4th of March 1819, 66.36 
Semi-anl, all'ce ending Sept. 4 1819. 48.
Arrs 8 mo 5/30 4/31.
[Total] $114.36 

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued 
Act 1st May 1820,
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Auditors Office Annapolis March 26, 1819 
I hereby Certify that it appears from the Muster Rolls remaining 
in the Auditors Office that Dennis Dunning enlisted as a private 
in the first Maryland Regiment on the 17 Dec 1778 and was 
made Drummer on the 1 April 1779 and Disch [?] 1 Nov 1780 
Thos. Karney Audtr 
State Md.
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No 41
Dennis Dunning
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We the Subscribers having for several years past known 
Dennis Dunning of the District of Southwark in the 
County of Philadelphia, who was a Soldier in the  
revolutionary Army of the United States and has lately applied for a Pension do hereby certify, that he is 
in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the 
Pension he solicits and is worthy of it 
Sep. 17. 1818 
David Coombs 
Wm Burny 
Joseph Kenson 
Geo Weaver

The Signers of this Certificate 
are men of Character & Credit 
& I believe the fact stated. 
Richard Peters 

42676
1639
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Dennis Dunning

Continued
8930 
3 April 1819
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District of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia County Ss
On the Twenty first day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in the 
Court of Common pleas for said County the said Court 
being a Court of record having a Prothonotary seal and exercising common law jurisdiction Dennis Dunning aged fifty six years, residing in the Philadelphia Alms house, who being first duly sworn in open Court according to law on his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, Viz 
In the first Maryland Regiment and Company 
commanded by Capt James Fernandes 
Date of original declaration 26 June 1818 
number of pension certificate (8930) 

and I the said Dennis Dunning do further 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 manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself with in 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 the 18th 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 in 
open Court 
on the twenty first 
day of June 1820. 
J B Norbury
Prothy }
(Signed) Dennis Dunning his X Mark
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SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY OF Dennis Dunning- 
I have no property of any description, am by 
occupation a carpenter but am unable to labor 
having had my right shoulder bone broken, 
have no children and am in such indigent 
circumstances as to be unable to support myself 
without the assistance of my country-
(Signed)Dennis Dunning his X Mark 

Philadelphia County ss 
Joseph B. Norbury Prothonotary of the Court 
of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit 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 ___dols, and ___cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 21 day June 1820. Jos B. Norbury Prothy
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Dennis Dunning 
Drummer 
76 __6 years 
1st Maryland regt 

Admd
Judge Peters
Philad

[remainder of document has been crossed out:]
name of the Cole[?]
should be stated.
There is a disagreement 
between the name of the 
applicant the person that 
the witness testifies in 
favor of 
Sent to Annapolis 
for proof of service
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DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, ss. 
On this twentysixth day of June A. D. 1818, before me, Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared Dennis Dunning of Philadelphia County who being duly sworn deposes and declares, that during the War of the Revolution he served against the common enemy as a Drummer in the army on the Continental Establishment that on the thirteenth day of February A.D. 1777 at Sussex County in the state of New Jersey he enlisted in the first Maryland Regiment in a company commanded by Captain James Fernandes and he served during the whole of the Revolutionary war and was honorably and regularly discharged in Anapolis [Annapolis] in the State of Maryland. 

That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support, that he never has received, or been allowed any Pension by the laws of the United States -- that he is a resident citizen of the United States, and that his Discharge was delivered up at the time he received his certificate of pay due to him at Anapolis [Annapolis]
Dennis Dunning his X mark 
Sworn and subscribed this 26th day of June 
A. D. 1818, before me
Richard Peters
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District of Pennsylvania ss
Barney Johnson being sworn says that 
he was a piper in the third Maryland Regiment during the war, and he knows that 
Dennis Drummond was a Drummer 
during the Revolutionary war and served in 
the first Maryland Regiment. 

The said Drummond is now in the Alms 
house of the City of Philadelphia as a pauper 
Barny Johnson
Sworn and Subscribed 
before me June 26. 1818 
Richard Peters }