Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Lemuel Dean, N.H.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H.
Dean Lemuel
NUMBER
Dis.
No papers.
CONTENTS
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May 16, 1939.
J. E. Dean
1 Deering Way
Cranford, New Jersey.

BA-J/ILL
Lemuel Dean
Dis. - Rev. War

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request
information in regard to Lemuel Dean, who served from New
Hampshire in the Revolutionary War, lived in Claremont, New
Hampshire, in 1796, and died October 2, 1822.

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been
searched and the record found of a Lemuel Dean of N. Hamp.; his record is given herein.

Lemuel Dean, of Claremont, New Hamphire, enlisted March 3,
1777, served as private in Colonel Cilley's New Hampshire Regiment
and in Colonel Nichols' New Hampshire regiment, and was in
the battle of Monmouth, in which engagement he was wounded in his neck by a musket ball which caused the loss of hearing in his right ear and difficulty in speaking; he was discharged March 31, 1780.

On account of disability resulting from the above noted
wound, Lemuel Dean was allowed pension from September 4, 1794, at the rate of $30 per annum; he was recorded then as of Cheshire
County, New Hampshire. His pension was automatically increased
to $96 per annum, under the Act of April 24, 1816.

This office has no further data relative to the above
noted soldier. There are no statements on file made by him at the
time of application for pension because of the destruction of
papers in such early applications when the War Office was burned
in 1800 and 1814.

For information in regard to the last payment of pension
and his residence at that time, you should apply to The Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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March 22, 1937
Frances E. Powers
46 Washington Street
Claremont, New Hampshire.

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BA-J/MMHF/ILL
Lemuel Dean

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request
the Revolutionary War record of your ancestor, Lemuel Dean, of
New Hampshire, who was wounded in the neck and was discharged March 31, 1780. 

The Revolutionary War records show that one Lemuel Dean, of Claremont, New Hampshire, enlisted March 3, 1777, served as private in Colonel Cilley's New Hampshire regiment, and in Colonel Nichols' New Hampshire regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth, in which he received a wound in his neck by a musket ball which caused loss of hearing in his right ear, and difficulty in speaking, and was discharged March 31, 1780.

He was allowed pension from September 4, 1794, at the
rate of $30 per annum, on account of disability resulting from the
above noted wound. He was then recorded as of Cheshire County,
New Hampshire. His pension was automatically increased under the
Act of April 24, 1816, to $96 per annum.

This office has no further data relative to that soldier. There are no statements of his on file in his application for pension because of the destruction of papers in such early applications when the War Office was burned in 1800 and in 1814.

For information in regard to the last payment of pension,
and his residence at that time, you should apply to The Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city. 

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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April 6, 1933
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LEMUEL DEAN
BA - J/MMHF: MLB

Mr. F. R. Barnes
Box 417
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War record of Lemuel Dean, of New Hampshire, in
order to establish his relationship to Avis Dean, your
great-grandmother, who was born about 1768 and married Joseph
Rich, who later lived in Copenhagen, New York.

A search of the Revolutionary War pension records has been
made and no claim for pension found based upon service in that
war of the Joseph Rich described by you.

The Revolutionary War records show that one Lemuel Dean,
of Claremont, New Hampshire, enlisted March 3, 1777, served as
private in Colonel Cilley's New Hampshire regiment, and in
Colonel Nichols' (from 1835 list) New Hampshire regiment, was in the battle of
Monmouth, in which he received a wound in his neck by a musket
ball which caused loss of hearing in his right ear, and difficulty
in speaking, and was discharged March 31, 1780.

(1835 list)
He was allowed pension from September 4, 1794, at the rate
of $30 per annum, on account of disability resulting from the
above noted wound. He was then recorded as of Cheshire County,
New Hampshire. His pension was automatically increased under the
Act of April 24, 1816, to $96 per annum.

This office has no further data relative to that soldier.
There are no statements of his on file in his application for
pension because of the destruction of papers in such early
applications when the War Office was burned in 1800 and in 1814.

For information in regard to last payment of pension, and
his residence at the time, you should apply to The Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office Records Division), this city.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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1 Doering Way,
Cranford, N. J.,
March 21, 1939.

Veterans Administration,
Walkington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me all the data that you might have on file for the following Revolutionary soldier:

LEMUEL DEAN

He enlisted in the company of Capt. John House from Plainfield, N. H. at the age of 17 years.

He was residing in Claremont, N. H. in 1796 and died there 2 Oct. 1822 aged 61 years. He is buried in the West Part Church Yard.

Very truly yours,
J.E. Dean

(Stamp)
REC'D
MAR 23 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER
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March 6 - 1937

Pension Dept.

I am writing to writing to asgertain (ascertain) some information concerning Lemuel Dean, who enlisted in War of Revolution, March 3-1777 from Plainfield N.H..
Was wounded in neck and discharged March 31 - 1780. 
I wish to learn if he received a pension, also any other data connected with him if given, especially parentage. 
I am his great granddaughter. 
In later years he lived in Claremont N.H. where he was buried. 
Any information that can be given will be greatly appreciated. 

Very truly
Frances E. Powers
46 Washington St.
Claremont, New Hampshire
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Box 417, Grand Forks, ND., March 26, 1933.
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, DC.
(Stamp)
RECEIVED
MAR 29 1933
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
READER  10

Gentlemen;
In regard to Lemuel Dean:

I wish to establish his relationship to Avis Dean, who was
born about 1768 and was my great-grandmother. My objective
is to ascertain the parentage of the two above - named Deans,
if possible, and such other information as may be available.

Lemuel's name appears in "Soldiers of the Revolution", as from
Claremont, New Hampshire, page 6, by Chas. B. Spafford, pub
1894) and as having died in Claremont on Oct. 2, 1822, aged 61
years. In New Hampshire State Papers, Vol VIV p.607, it
appears that a Lemuel Dean was paid 20 pounds for services in
Captain House's Company, of Col. ______ Rgt, mustered Mch. 17, 1777.
on page 608 it is shown that Lemuel Dean, aged 17, from
Plainfield, NH., was mustered into Capt. House's company.

Plainfield is an interior point about 10 miles north of
Claremont, NH. About five miles east of Plainfield is Meriden,
My family information, handed down, is that Avis Dean married
Joseph Rich and they went to Northern New York in 1802
from near Claremont, NH., settling at Copenhagen, NY. But
we know no more about Avis' lineage.

Possibly Lemuel secured a pension, and possibly in the files
relating to his application or the pension are date indicating
his relatives' names and addresses. So you will oblige me if
you will kindly ascertain whatever can be learned touching
the subject and will inform me of your findings.

Let me thank you in anticipation for your search and report.
that story
Respectfully,
F.R. Barnes
FR Barnes.

*Handwritten in margin is a line connecting the comment to Joseph Rich- Who sure fr. N.H or who p. fr. That St or NY
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Dean, Lemuel

His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Feby 28, 1795 and printed in the American State Papers class 9, page 159. 

Rank; Private
Regt; Col. Cilley's
Disability; Wounded in his neck by a musket ball, which occasions a loss of hearing with the right ear, a difficulty in speaking and a great debility. 
When and where disabled; June 20, 1778 Monmouth
Residence; Claremont.
To what pension entitled; one-half.
Remarks; Enlisted March 3, 1777, for three years; discharged March 31, 1780. 
Evidence complete.

Allowed 1835 list
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The National Archives
Form Vam-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans Administration Archives

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Name: Dean, Levi
Grade: Private
Line: Connecticut

Warrant Number: 5686
Acreage: 100
Issued: Sept. 24 1790
To James F. Sebor - 

*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.