Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42118, Dennis Callahan, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Callahan, Dennis

Number
S.42118
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17909
OHIO

Dennis Callahan
of Adams Co in the state of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel 5th Reg Capt. Emery of the Maryland line for the term of 9 months.

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 12th of August 1820.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd of November 1820 and sent to Westly See Esq west Union, Adams Co. Ohio

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1820 $5.22
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1821 $48.00
$53.22

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March, 1818 and 1 May 1820}
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17344
Dennis Callahan
Adams Co Ohio

Wesly See
agt.
West Union, Ohio

Rec'd 2 Sept 1820
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17344
Dennis Callahan
Adams Co Ohio
12 August 1820

Col. Richardson's regt
Maryland Line 3 yrs
re-enlisted for 3 years
longer in same regt. 

The Auditor General of Maryland is requested to certify from the rolls the period of this applicant's services.

Admitted

Woth $15.18-3/4/100

Westly Lee Agent
West Union, Ohio

2d Sept 1820

probably a part of the term in the declaration he served in [illegible] but the certificate of [illegible] shown he served 9 mo.
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State of Ohio Adams County

On this 12th day of August 1821 personally appeared in open court being a court of record having the power of fine and imprisonment for the county and in the state aforesaid, Dennis Callahan aged about seventy-two years resident in Adams County in the said state who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Dennis Callahan enlisted for the term of three years under Lieut. Gibson in Queen Annes County Maryland that he was transferred to Capt. Emmery's Company of the 5th Maryland Regiment commanded by Col. Richardson in Gen. Smallwood's Brigade - that at the expiration of the said term of three years he re-enlisted in the said corps for the term of three years at the White Plains that he continued to service in the said Corps until he was discharged from service at Middlebrook in the state of New Jersey that he was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Germantown, Brandywine and Monmouth; that he has no evidence in his power of his said services except the above and is hopes that his name may be found on the records of the war department; And I 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 way disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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 naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

Dennis Callahan
His X Mark
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Schedule of Dennis Callahan's Property

1 Cow - $10.00
1 Set of well digging tools - $3.50
1 butcher knife - $0.375
1 Pot - $1.00 1 tin cup 1 wooden bowl - $1.31
Total - $15.18

Amt of debts due him $6.00
Amt of debts due from him $2.00

He is by profession a well digger - has no family - he is very infirm and not able to labor sufficient to support himself cuz nearly lost his sight.

Dennis Callahan
His X Mark

Sworn to and declared in open court on the 12th day of August 1820.

Joseph Darlinton - Clerk AC

I Joseph Darlinton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Adams and state of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 Fifteen dollars eighteen and three fourths cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 16th day of August in the year of our Lord 1820.

Joseph Darlinton

Clerk of the Court for the County of Adams.

SEAL
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Oct 13th 1820

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in the Auditor's office that Dennis Callahan enlisted as a private in the 5th Maryland Regiment on the 6th day of June 1778 and was discharged on the 19th March 1779.

Thos Karney - A.G.S. Md
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Adams Co Ohio
Md Service

42118

Revy INVALID

File No 42,118
Dennis Callahan
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March '18
Index Vol 5 Page 73
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

NAME Callahan, Edward GRADE Sergeant "in Proctor's Artillery" LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9194 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 20, 1793 to Thomas C Newton, assingee
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*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.