Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 22224, Philip Dunn, New Jersey
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Dunn, Philip
S 22224
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18,847
Philip Dunn
Crawford in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ferral of the Regt. commanded b Col. Heard in the N.J.  man line for 14 mo.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 46 Dollars 46 Cents per annum to commence om the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Penson issued the 8 day of Octr 1833 and sent to J. S. Riddle   Meadville
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833          $ 116.66 Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 March 34    23.33
____________________________________$140.00
[Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams, Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 Page 13


Date of death not on A B.
 JLL
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Declaration of Philip Dunn in to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Crawford } SS
On this twenty fifth of October Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Henry Shippen and his associates Philip Dunn a resident of Hayfield Township in said County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as he states-  that he was called out in [illegible] from Middlesex County Ner Jersey where he then lived- one month each Spring and fall regularly every year rom the winter of 1776 during the war and was held as minute man subject to alarm continually that Isaac Ferral was the first Captain under whom he served in the Regiment of Colonel Nathaniel heard his second Captain was Moses Martin also under Col. Heard his third Captain was William Manning under Col. Reuben Potter- his fourth Captain was David Dunn who served until the close of the war- that his third Col. was John Webster and Lieutenant Col. Samuel Crow- That he was in the flying camp at the battle of Monmouth - previous to the battle one Brigade under Heard then Brigadier Genl. was ordered off as a reserve-  Two years after this he was in a skirmish with the British under General Knipheisen from Staten Island
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in the year 1780- he was under the command of  Green-  we fell in with the British on their treat &
and being on their right flank until they reached
Elizabeth Town-  One Captain Randolph and one horseman were wounded & both died.

I know Col. John Nelson Col. Jacob Hyer & Col.
Quick all of Middlesex County New Jersey- I also know Col. afterwards Genl. Dayton Col. Nathaniel Ogden Col. Ephraim Martin & Genl. William Sterling.  I have no documentary evidence of my service.

I was born in 1754 in the month of June at Middlesex New Jersey on the 14th day of the month.  I have the record of my age in my bible,  herewith shewn to the Court.  I lived in Middlesex County New Jersey at the time I
entered the service about two miles from New
Brunswick-  after the war I continued to reside there until 1802 when I removed to my present residence in this County where have lived ever since.  I was called into service as a militia man. 

I never received any discharge in writing.

Phineas Dunham & Owen David
know me and can certify as to my character for
veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.  I don't know of any clergyman who can prove his reputation as a soldier-

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Philip Dunn

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid-
Edm. A. Reynolds Prothy.
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Crawford County Ss
     Priscilla Dunn being sworn according to law sath she is upward of eighty years of age that she has known Philip Dunn the applicant since she was twenty years of age, that she is the widow of his brother that she lives about a mile from them during the Revolutionary war. that she knows he was out several times in the service during the Revolutionary war but can't say how many times, that she recollects of his being out under Capt Manning when James Dunn the husband of this deponent was Lieutenant of the same company that she believes he was out every time he was called upon + never refused a tour of duty - that she has seen him several times under arms when the company trained at our house as the place of rendezvous --  Priscilla [her mark] Dunn
Sworn + Subscribed in open court 25th Octr 1832  Edm. A. Reynolds, Pathy
Sworn + Subscribed in Open Court October [illeg] AD 1822
Edmund A Reynolds Prothy
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Owen David of Hayfield township Crawford County saith that he first became acquainted with Philip Dunn this applicant in N. Jersey in the year 1792 - that he the had the reputation in that neighborhood as well as in this neighborhood ever since) of having been out in United States service during the revolutionary war as one of the minute men - that he has always born a good character for truth + veracity + deponent believes him to be of the age he represents + that he did serve as he states in foregoing application.  Owen David
Sworn + Subscribed in open Court October 25th AD 1832
Edward A Reynolds Pwthy
And the said Court declare their opinion after investigation of the matter + putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department and on the foregoing testimony of Priscilla Dunn Phineas Dunham + Owen David that Philip Dunn the aforenamed applicant was a soldier of the revolutionary war + served as he states. And the Court further that the said Phineas Dunham and Owen David are known to the Courts as citizens of respectability in whose testimony full reliance may be placed --
Certified this twenty fifth October 1832 Henry Shippen, Phst
And the Court further certify that it is made apparent to the Court that the aforenamed Priscilla Dunn is a credible witness and that her testimony is entitled to credit - Certified Oct 25 1832   Henry Shippen Rest -
Crawford County Ss
I Edward A Reynolds Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip DDunn, for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of October AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two    Edw. A. Reynolds Proth
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Philip Dunn   No. 16,568
18th March 1833'
 Obj    4.5

P 300
Admit by [Court]
14 mos
93.33 + 23.33 = 116.66
J S Riddle
Meadville Pa
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BRIEF in the case of Philip Dunn, County of Crawford in the State of Penna.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge?    Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?   78

4.  State his service as directed in the form annexed.
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[table follows with 4 columns, column headings as follows:]
(1) Period.
(2) Duration of Service. {sub-headings:  a.  Years, b. Months, Days.}
(3) Rank.
(4) Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

[text beneath column headings as follows:]
(1) In 1776 for during the War, he was called one month every Spring and Every Fall}
(2) a. [blank[. b.  [blank]. c.  drafted
(3) As a minuteman
(4) Gen.   Cols. Heard, Potter, Webster & Crow Capts. Ferral, Martin, Manning, Dunham
[end of table]

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  Monmouth

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Middlesex Cy. N.J.

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   Depositions

8.  Ar the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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Oct 8 - 1932.

Mr. La Mar Weathersbee
Somonauk - Ill.

The record of Philip Dunn which follows is obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 22224, based upon his service in the Revolution.

Philip Dunn was born June 14, 1754 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

While residing about two miles from New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, he served in the Middlesex County Militia
regularly a month each spring and fall from the winter of 1776 until 1782 under Captains Isaac Ferrat, Moses Martin, William Manning and David Dunham, and Colonels Nathaniel Heard, Reuben Potter and John Webster; aside from this service he was out on several alarms, one under Captain Stites, one in Captain Seburn's
Company of the Flying Camp at the time of the battle of Monmouth, and under Captain Dunham and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Crow at Woodbridge Town, New Jersey; length of his entire service more than fourteen months.

He resided in Middlesex County, New Jersey, until 1802, then moved to Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 25, 1832, while a resident of Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Priscilla Dunn, widow of soldier's brother, James Dunn, was living in 1832, aged then about eighty years.

It is not stated that the soldier Philip Dunn was married.

Because of the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for furnishing Revolutiona[r]y War data, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.

not in N.J. book
Capt. "Seburn" probably means for Sebring - which is in N. J. book.

1st page of this letter in Rev. War John Evans -  S. 8444
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Revolution
22224
INVALID.
File No. 22,224
Philip Dunn

Pri   Rev  War
Act:  June 7"   32"
Index:--Vol.    2, Page 115
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Oct --14--1901
Mrs. Thos D Dunn
West Chester Pa
1832 - Oct 10 - Hist to Mrs. LeMar
Weathersbee --see Cotter--John Evans
R.W.S. 8444 - JLL
1933 - Nov. 2 - Hist to Ann Elizabeth Rhodes -J L L
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Philip Dunn
Pension application
J Stuart Riddle
Meadville
Crawford Co.
Pa
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State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County Sct
Personally appeared before the Honorable Henry Shippenb and his associates in open Court the aforenamed Philip Dunn who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below.  As a private in the militia in February 1776 he was out in search of Tories on Staten Island under Captain Stitt for the period of three weeks- and in the fall of 1777 I think in October he was three days engaged on the same pursuit on Staten Island & under Captain Manning.  In June 1778I was put in Captain Sebrings company 14 days at Monmouth in New Jersey as a member of the flying camp.  In September of same year I was out eight days at West Field on an alarm & in October at Springfield for two weeks as near as he canb recollect under Capt. Manning-  In 1777 I volunteered for one week with three others to save teh necessity of the draft of one man from our company for one month which was wanting to fill up the company going on a month tour to Elizabeth town & served that week forget the Captains name-  That at the time of the revolt of the Pennsylvania line I was called out and served one week at Woodbridge Town Middlesex County under Captain Dunham & Col. Saml. Crow- that these services were beides the monthly tours in the Spring & Fall mentioned in the foregoing statement & that during the years 1776, '77- '79- 80- '81- '82 he was out one month in the spring & fall making two months each year but he cannot specify with accuracy the months during which the different tours were performed- but it was generally in April & May in the Spring & September & October in the fall and that he served in the whole a period of more than fourteen months & not less as the verily believes and for such period & service he claims a pension.
Philip Dunn

Sworn & subscribed the 31st day of July A D 1833 in open court.
Edmond A. Reynolds Proth.
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State of Pennsylvania 
Crawford County
I Edmond Reynolds Prothonotary & Clerk of the Court of said County do certify that the foregoing [illegible] in open court before the foregoing said court and that it was [illegible] said Judges [illegible] the time be [illegible] original application of Philip Dunn for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 31st day of July A D Eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Edmond A. Reynolds Prothonotary
& Clerk of the several Courts in
Crawford County.
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11 West Biddle Street
West Chester, Pa.

To the Office of O W & N
Pension Department
Washington D.C.

I wish to secure copy of the history of service of Philip Dunn and Hugh Dunn his father who served in the Revolution and one at least drew pension.  They went out from New Jersey in [illegible] either from Plainfield or Piscataway, at least from that neighborhood.  Also I wish the same information of Gideon Dunn who served in War of 1812 going either from
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New Jersey of Crawford Co. Pa.

If you can put me in the way of securing this information you will greatly oblige.

Respectfully yours
Kate C. Dunn
(Mrs. Thos D.)
Oct 5th 1901.


[stamp:]. U.S. PENSION OFFICE. C OCT 8 1901
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Saegertown, Pa. Sept 1933
Penson Bureau
Washington D C
c/o B. A. J./E.E. L.
Ans to the Inquiry of Rev. soldiers recently made has been received.  The information of the Philip Dunn in whom  am interested, was as follows he was buried in the Dunn Cemetery near Saegertown, Pa. birth date being 1753, died April 29, 1835. Jane his wife born 1758, d. Ja 17, 1810. Philip Dunn was the pioneer Dunn of Crawford Co. Pa. I do not know where he resided previously, but I believe this would identify this particular soldier.
   Will you kindly give this inquiry of my ancestor Christian Roads, to the Land grant office in Washington, D.C.  He came to Clarion Co. (now) after the Rev. War, resided on his farm until he died in 1848. I wish to obtain his military history from the land grant which I believe he obtained; served from Phila, and also York counties (If this is within our province to do.)
Did any other (gehr) receive a pension?  I wish his military history of Mathias Flack, Flaugh, has had many descendants in Crawford Co. Pa, where he married Mary Gehr; they were parents of three sons and a daughter. My gratitude for the information sent to the assured.
Very truly, Ann Elizabeth Rhodes
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DECLARATION of PHILIP DUNN in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA }
COUNTY OF CRAWFORD. } ss.
On this twenty fifth of October Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Henry Shippen and his associates PHILIP DUNN a resident of Hayfield Township in said County aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832    Viz.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as he states - that he was called out in the Militia from Middlesex County New Jersey where he then lived one month each Spring and fall regularly every year from the winter of 1776 during the war and was held as minute man subject to alarm continually that Isaac Ferrat was the first Captain under whom he served
in the Regiment of Colonel Nathaniel Heard his second captain was Moses Martin also under Col Heard his third Captain was William Manning under Col. Reuben Potters his fourth Captain was David Dunham who served until the close of the war - that his third Col was John Webster and

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Lieutenant Col Samuel Crow - That he was in the flying Camp at the battle of Monmouth - previous to the battle our Brigade under Heard then Brigadier Genl was ordered off as a reserve -  Two years after this I was in a skirmish with the British under General Knipheisen from Staten Island in the year 1780 -We were under the command of Genl Green we
fell in with the British on their retreat & and hung on their right flank until they reached Elizabeth Town - One Captain Randolph and one horse man were wounded & both died -

I knew Col John Nelson Col. Jacob Hyse & Col Quick all of Middlesex County New Jersey - I also knew Col afterwards Genl Drayton Col
Nathaniel Ogden Col Ephraim Martin & Genl William Stuting

I have no documentary evidence of my service

I was born in 1754 in the month of June at Middlesex New Jersey on the 14th day of the month. I have the record of my age in my bible, herewith shewn to the Court-

I lived in Middlesex County New Jersey at the time I entered the service about two miles from New Brunswick - after the war I continued to reside there until 1802 when I removed to my present residence in this County where I have lived ever since

I was called into service as a Militia man

I never received any discharge in writing

Phineas Dunham & Owen David - know me and can certify as to my character for veracity and their belief

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of my services as a soldier of the Revolution, I dont know of any clergy man who can prove his reputation as a soldier

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension of annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Edmond A. Reynolds, Prothy

PHILIP DUNN


A true copy.
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, SS.
Priscilla Dunn being sworn according to Law saith she is upward of eighty years of age that she has known Philip Dunn the applicant
since she was twenty years of age, that she is the widow of his brother that she lived about a mile from him during the Revolutionary War
that she knows he was out several times in the service during the Revolutionary War but cant say how many times that she recolects of his
being out under Capt Manning, when James Dunn the husband of this deponent was Lieutenant of the same company That she believes he was out every time he was called upon a never missed a tour of duty - That she
has seen him several times under arms when the Company trained at our house as the place of rendezvous -
             her
Priscilla  X  Dunn
            mark

Sworn & Subscribed in open
Court 25th Oct. 1832
Edmond A Reynolds Prothy

Phineas Dunham of Vernon Township Crawford County aged sixty seven being sworn saith that he has know Philip Dunn this applicant since the year 1776 when he lived about two miles from him in Middlesex New Jersey - that all the men of that neighborhood who were capable of
bearing arms were then called into service, and he believes that the

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said Philip was among the number called out but he cant say he ever saw him in service - That about the close of the war this deponent was first enrolled, I was then in the same company with him - that he recollects the first Captain he enrolled under - That deponent had four brothers older than himself who were out in service & has often heard them speak of Philip Dunns being out in service, particularly at the battle of Monmouth -- That he has know him for thirty years in this County and that he has always born a good character and deponent believes all he states in the foregoing application to be generally true -
Phinehas Dunham

Sworn & subscribed in open Court
Oct. 25th A. D. 1832

Edmond A. Reynolds, Prothy.


Owen David, of Hayfield township Crawford County saith that he first became acquainted with Philip Dunn this applicant in N. Jersey
in the year 1792 - that he then had the reputation in that neighborhood (as well as in this neighborhood ever since) of having been out in United States service during the revolutionary war - as one of the minute men - that he has always born a good character for truth & veracity & deponent believes him to be of the age he represents & that he did serve as he states in foregoing application -
Owen David

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court October 25th A. D. 1832
Edmond A. Reynolds Prothy.

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And the said Court declare their opinion after investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department and on the foregoing testimony of Priscilla Dunn, Phineas Dunham & Owen David that Philip Dunn the aforenamed applicant was a soldier of the Revolutionary War & served as he states - And the Court further that the said Phineas Dunham and Owen David are known to the Court as citizens of respectability in whose testimony full reliance may be placed -

Certified this twenty fifth October 1832
Henry Shippen
Prest

And the Court further certify that it is made appear to the Court that the aforenamed Jane Priscilla Dunn is a credible witness and that her testimony is entitled to credit - Certified Oct 25 1832
Henry Shippen
Prest-

Crawford County SS
I Edmond A. Reynolds Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Dunn for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of October A. D. Eighteen hundred and thirty two
Edm. A. Reynolds Prothy.
( SEAL )

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STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA )
CRAWFORD COUNTY } SS
Personally appeared before the Honorable Henry Shippen and his associates in open Court the aforenamed Philip Dunn who being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his
service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below as a private in the militia in February 1776 he was out of in search of Tories on Staten Island under Captain Stitt for the period of three weeks - and in the fall of 1777 I
think in October he was three days engaged in the same pursuit on Staten Island under Captain Manning   In June 1778 I was put in Captain Seburns Company 14 days at Monmouth in New Jersey as a member of the
flying camp  In September of same year I was out eight days at West Field on an alarm - & in October at Springfield for two weeks as near as he can recollect under Captain Manning - In 1777 I volunteered for one week with three others to save the necessity of the draft of one man from our company for one month which was wanting to fill up the company going on a month's tour to Elizabeth town - & served that week forget the Captains name - That at the time of the revolt of the Pennsylvania
line I was called out and served one week at Woodbridge Town Middlesex County N. J. under Captain Dunham - & Col Saml Crow - that

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these services were besides the monthly tours in the spring & fall mentioned in the foregoing statement - & that during the years 1776 - '77 -
'78 - '79; '80 - '81 - '82 he was out one month in the spring and fall making two months each year but he can not specify with accuracy the months during which the different tours were performed -- but it was generally in April & May in the Spring & September & October in the fall and that he served in the whole a period of more than fourteen months & not less as he verily believes and for such period & service he claims a pension.
PHILIP DUNN.

Sworn & subscribed this 31st day of July A. D. 1833 in open Court
Edm. A. Reynolds, Prothy.


STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA )
CRAWFORD COUNTY. } SS
Edmond A. Reynolds Prothonotary & Clerk of the Court of said County do certify that the foregoing deposition on the preceeding page
was taken in open court before the Judges of said court and that it was ordered by said Judges that the same be attached to the original ['preceeding' crossed out] application of Philip Dunn for a pension. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 31st day of July A. D. Eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Edm. A. Reynolds Prothy
& Clerk of the Several Courts of
Crawford County.

A true copy.
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This copy was made for a party who returns it saying it is the wrong case
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[stamp:]. FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. JAN 23 1900
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November 2, 1933.

BA-J/ILL
Philip Dunn
S. 22224

Ann Elizabeth Rhodes
Saegerstown
Pennsylvania.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Philip Dunn, and soldiers with surname Gehr, which you state, was the maiden name of the wife of Mathias Flach, whose record was furnished you on September 19, 1933.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a soldier with surname Gehr, and one record only, found of a Philip Dunn. It is given below as shown in pension claim, S. 22224, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

MMHF

For information in regard to land which may have been granted by the United States on account of service in the Revolutionary War
of a Christian Rhodes, you should apply to The Commissioner, the General Land Office, this city. It may be stated that no land granted by the United States for military service rendered by Revolutionary War soldiers was located in Pennsylvania. The land to which you refer was perhaps granted by the State of Pennsylvania, in which instance, information relative thereto might be obtained from the Librarian,
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

PHILIP DUNN-S.22224.
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Philip Dunn was born June 14, 1754 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

While residing about two miles from New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, he served in the Middlesex County militia regularly, a month each spring and fall from the winter of 1776 until 1782, under Captains Isaac Ferrat, Moses Martin, William Manning and David
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Dunham, and Colonels Nathaniel Heard, Reuben Potter and John Webster; aside from this service, he was out on several alarms, one under Captain Stites, one in Captain Seburn's company of the Flying Camp at the time of thet battle of Monmouth, and under Captain Dunham and Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Crow at Woodbridge Town, New Jersey; length of his entire service more than fourteen months.

He resided in Middlesex County, New Jersey, until 1802, then moved to Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Philip Dunn was allowed pension on his application executed October 25, 1832, while a resident of Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Priscilla Dunn, widow of soldier's brother, James Dunn, was living in 1832, aged then about eighty years.

It was not stated that the soldier, Philip Dunn, was married.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to the Administrator.

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