Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42689, Peter Dych, Md. Va.
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(3-1776)  [⭐️]

SERVICE | NUMBER 
Md. | Dych, Peter | S. 42689
Va.

CONTENTS
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8462
Pennsylvania

Peter Dych
of Westmoreland Co in the state of Pennsylvania 
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Rollen of the Maryland 
line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 28th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d of Mar: 1819 
and sent to William Jack Esqr
Greensburg Penna

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 [illegible] = 81.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48
$139.83
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{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }
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[First sentence illegible]
James Brady, [remainder of sentence illegible]
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Greensburg P 18
28. July

[Written vertically left margin]
Admd.

George Watterson Es
Librarian 
Mail. Washington City
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Peter Dych of Westmoreland County in 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Black
smith, upon oath makes the following 
declaration

That the said Peter 
Dych on the last of June AD 1776 enlisted 
as a private soldier for the term of one year 
in Captain Prise riffle [rifle] company of foot in 
the Commonwealth of Maryland, that the 
Declarant faithfully served the whole of said 
term in said company, that after the expira
tion thereof-The Declarant on the last day 
of June 1777 again enlisted as a private for 
the term of three years in Captain Griffins
riffle [rifle] company of foot, in Colonel Rollins [Rawlings] 
regiment in the Maryland line, and was 
taken prisoner a fort Washington, and 
deserted from the British hospital, and 
joined the riffle [rifle] regiment commanded 
by Colo Morgan of the Virginia line, a 
riffle [rifle] regiment of foot, that the Declarant 
faithfully served the whole of the last men
tioned term and was in the fall of the year 
AD 1780 honorably discharged.

That this Declarant received written 
certificate of his discharge; and that he has 
lost the same by time and accident. 

That the Declarant is 63 years 
of age, infirm and from his reduced 
circumstances in life is now in need of 
assistance from his country for support 
and that he has no other evidence
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now in his power of his said service
Sworn and declared before  Peter Deight
me this 28th day of April 1818
Wm. Jack

Westmoreland County }
& Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SS }

I William Jack one of the 
associate Judges in and for the County 
of Westmoreland and Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania aforesaid, do certify 
that it appears to my satisfaction that 
the said Peter Dych did serve in the 
revolutionary war, as stated in the pre
ceding declaration, against the common 
enemy; and I now transmit the pro
ceedings and testimony taken and had 
before me to the Secretary for the Depart
ment of War pursuant to the directions 
of the aforementioned act of Congress

In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal [struck out: of said]
this 28th day of April AD 1818
Wm Jack [word Seal encircled]
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Westmoreland County Ss I James Reed prothonotary of the Court of 
Common Pleas of Westmoreland County in 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do 
hereby certify that William Jack, Esquire 
before whom the foregoing affidavit of 
Peter Dych of Westmoreland County was
taken and whose name is subscribed thereto 
as well as to the certificate annexed to the 
same, at the time of the taking thereof 
was and yet is one of the said Commonwealths associate Judges 
of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid duly 
commissioned & [illegible] In Testimony whereof I have hereto set 
my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Greensburg 
in said County this twenty eighth day of April Anno Domini 
eighteen hundred and eighteen 
For Jas Reed, proty
Morrison Underwood 

I thank you to hand this declara
tion to the Secretary of War, write me 
on the subject 
Geo Armstrong

I the said William Jack Esquire do [illegible]
certify that it appears to [illegible] investigation that 
Peter Dych the within Declarant is in indigent 
circumstances and stands in need of assistance from 
his country for support. Given under my hand 
and seal at Greensburgh in the aforesaid County this 
28th day of January AD 1819
Wm. Jack [word Seal encircled]
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Peter Dych

He has no property.

[illegible] 75 add cert 372
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Westmoreland County Ss Pennsylvania 

On the twenty fourth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court the Court of 
Common Pleas for the County of Westmoreland Peter Dych aged about sixty five years who 
being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath swears that he served in the 
Revolutionary War as follows, that enlisted at Hagerstown, Maryland early in the War 
he thinks 1775 or 1776 in a rifle company commanded by Captain Price for one year 
that he faithfully served that period and at the end thereof he enlisted in the 
company commanded by Captain Griffey in Coll. Rawlins regiment of the Maryland 
line he believes for the term of three years that he was taken prisoner at Fort Washington 
that after his release from imprisonment he was transferred to Coll. Morgans regiment of 
riflemen where he was continued untill [until] the time for which he enlisted (about) three years 
were fully ended & was then honourably [honorably] discharged. And I the said Peter Dych 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 other manner 
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 navel [naval] service of the United States in the Revolution
ary passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in 
trust for me any property or securities, contracts of debts due to me nor any income of any 
kind whatever having no property either real personal or mixed, having neither house 
or a [illegible] house paid for my bording [boarding] out of my pension since I received it from the United 
States at such places as to be obtained and have nothing-on earth to depend upon 
for my subsistance [subsistence](my pension & wearing apparell [apparel] excepted) I have been alreddy [already] 
inscribed on the pension list Roll of the Pennsylvania agency at the rate of eight dollars 
per month commencing on the 28th day of April 1818 my pension certificate now in my 
possession is dated the 23d day of March 1819 and numbered 8462 which pension I have 
received up to the 4th of March last.  And I the said Declarant do further state that 
I am aged sixty five years that I am a black smith to trade but from age and infirmi
ty am unable to follow it nor can I labour [labor] for a subsistance [subsistence] nor have I any family residing 
with me.
Peter Dych
Sworn & subscribed 
in open Court this 
24th August 1820
Test
Jno W. Wise Prothy
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In Testimony that the foregoing is truly coppied [copied] from and compared with the 
original remaining of file in my office
I John H Wise prothonotary of the Court of 
Common Pleas for Westmoreland County have 
hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office at 
Greensburgh in said County this 21st day of 
September AD 1820
Jno H. Wise Prothy

Pennsylvania Ss
I the said John H. Wise prothonotary of the 
Court of Common Pleas for Westmoreland 
County do hereby certify that upon 
due proof made to the said Court 
the sixteenth instant the said Court 
were satisfied that the residence of the 
within named Peter Dych is in the 
township of Fairfield in said County 
Given upon my hand & seal 
of office at Greensburg this 19th day of October AD.
eighteen hundred & twenty 
Jno H. Wise Prothy
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42689
INVALID. 
Revy  [illegible initials]

File No. 42,689
Peter Dyck
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"

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