Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30988, Robert Dickey, Penn.
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Penn.  Dickey, Robert  S.30988
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Kentucky

Robert Dickey
of Mercer Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded
Captain Gillner Hays of the regt commanded by Col Lowry & Rogers in the Pennsylvania
eight months from 1775.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of September 1832-  and sent to Robert B McAfee Harrodsburg, Ken

Arrears to 4th of September 1832-- 40.--
Semi-annual. allowance ending 4 March 1833 13.33
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$53.33

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk
Book D. Vol. 9 Page 36
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State of Kentucky Mercer County
This day Robert Dickey a soldier of the Revolution now in the 82th years of his age for
therein

This day Robert Dickey a soldier of the Revolution now in the 82th year of his age for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the late act of Congress came into open court and made oath that in the month of July in the year 1775 in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania I volunteered in the militia service
of sd State for six months all the flying camp we marched to Philadelphia about the last of July and there to Long Island where I was engaged in several skirmishes with the enemy and acting on the flanks [illegible]the battle of long Island and the retreat with Gen Washington, and I faithfully served out my time and was honorably discharged when time expired having received a slight injury by loss of my finger and again the latter part other in the [illegible] 1777

 I enlisted in the militia service of Pennsylvania
in the army after the Battle of German Town.
My Captain is my first term under Capt. Gillbreath  Col Lowry [illegible] under Regiment, and my second tour in 1777 I engaged for tor [illegible] with Capt. Patrick Hays in Col Rodgers Regiment and continued 
out my time faithfully and was honorably discharged. The expiration of my time, and the long lost my discharge and I have not made a pensioner of the United States and I thereby relinquish all claim to any other pensions, I am old of age infirm and stand in need of assistant for my complaint. I Have thereto [illegible] hand this day of August 1832

Robert (is mark) Dickey
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the sd Robert Dickey further declares on oath that I was born in the County of Down Ireland and can to America and landed at Philadelphia in the month of May 1771 and took the oath of allegiance to the United States at the commencent of the revolution.   I have no [illegible] then no [illegible] of my age, and when I was called in to service I lived in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and I know of no person now alive by whom I can [illegible] from my services - and I am well acquainted with the Rev Jesper Head and [illegible]
Morgan who can testify as to my character for veracity
Witness my hand this 9 August 1832

Robert (his mark) Dicky

[illegible] This day appeared in open court and
being duly sworn, Jasper Head a Clergyman residing in the town of Harrisburgh in sd County and Joseph Morgan riding in sd
County and both neighors to the above named Robert Dickey, and we do hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with the above named Robt Dickey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be of the age he has stated and that he is a man of truth & veracity and that he is reputed in the neighborhood in which he made to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in this opinion - Witness our hand this 9th August 1832
Jasper Head
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State of Kentucky
Mercer County 
[illegible] County Court 1832
This day Robert Dickey the Subscriber to the
foregoing statement & petition for a pension
and also Joseph Morgan the subscriber to the foregoing Certificate came personally into Open Court made Oath to the truth of the statements by them. Subscribed and thereupon the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant Robert Dickey was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he has stated & the Court further certifies that said Morgan who has Signed the above certificate is a credible Witness. that this statement entitled to create & Court further certifies that it appears to them the that Jasper Head who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in Mercer County

I Thomas Hill Clerk of the County Court afd certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Dickey for a pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my office at Harrodsburg this 9th day of August 1832 

[illegible] Allen J. C.
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Robert Dickey
No 1700
Revolution
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