Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35273, William Dunn, Md
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(3-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER
Md Dunn, William S35273

CONTENTS

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2884
Pulaski Corps
Maryland
William Dunn,
private
Capt Selaski Maryld
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 9th of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d of Sept. 1818
and sent to W. McMeekin, Esqr
Baltimore, Maryland.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 and 26/30  38.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th. Mar 1819  48.00
$86.93

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
'78
sixteen months
City of Baltimore
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notification sent September 6th 1820 to
Philip Moore, Baltimore, Maryland
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William Dunn
application
for a 
Pension
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Baltimore County Sc
On this ninth day of April eighteen hundred and
eighteen, appeared William Dunn residing in
the City of Baltimore aged sixty five years and
upwards an applicant for a pension under the
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" before me the subscriber and then and there
made the following declaration on Oath by me
administered to him "That he enlisted with
Captain Selaski at Chestertown in Maryland
sometime in the year seventeen hundred and
seventy eight and served in the army for sixteen
months the greater part of the time he belonged
to General Pulaskis Corps in the Legion of Colonel
Mical DeKowatch and that in the month
of September seventeen hundred and seventy
nine he was honorably discharged ^at Charlestown^ as well more
fully appear by the paper hereto annexed-
He also states that there is not in the City or
County of Baltimore any of the officers under
whom he served or attached to his command within
deponents knowledge and that from his reduced
circumstances he needs the assistance of his
country for support
Sworn to & Subscribed before William Dunn

State of Maryland Baltimore County Ss
I do hereby certify that the said William
Dunn in addition to the above declaration under
oath brought before me James Armstrong a
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highly respectable citizen of Baltimore whose
deposition is hereto annexed from which it
appears to my entire satisfaction that the said
William Dunn served in the war of the Revolution
against the common enemy for sixteen
months and was Honorably discharged -
Given under my hand this ninth day of
April eighteen hundred and eighteen
W McMecken
Associate Judge
of Balto City Courts

State of Maryland Baltimore County Sc
I hereby certify that on this ninth day of April
eighteen hundred and eighteen personally appeared
before me the undersigned, James Armstrong
residing in the City of Baltimore upwards
of sixty years of age who being by me duly sworn
deposes and says that he has known William 
Dunn the applicant in the Case for thirty or
forty years and that from the various facts
related by him relation to the events of the revolutionary
war, he is and ever has been fully
satisfied that said Dunn had been for a
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considerable time a soldier of the Revolutionary
War, deponent also states that that he hath ever
found said William Dunn to be of brutly [brutally] honest
and correct man in his deportment and in whose
veracity he hath ever had the most perfect reliance
Jas Armstrong
Sworn to & Subscribed before me
W McMecken
Associate Judge
of Balto City Court
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William Dunn
Revy Pensioner
$8..00

Con
2884
March 1819
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SCHEDULE.
United States of America
Maryland, District, Ss:

ON this fourteenth day of June 1820, personally
appeared in open court in the District Court
in and for the District of Maryland
William Dunn aged about Sixty Eight years,
resident in Baltimore County in said District
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served
in the Revolutionary War, as follows: That he enlisted in Chester Town
on the Eastern shore of Maryland in Capt. Silaski's 
company of Horse in Polaski's Legion (the date not recollected, 
but his discharge was forwarded along with
his original declaration to Washington) that he continued
under command of said Capt. in said 
Legion until discharged at Charleston in South
Carolina, having served our faithfully the period of
enlistment and several months over & above said
term.
That he hath been placed on the Revolutionary
pension Roll of the Maryland Agency at the
rate of 8$ per month as will appear by Certificate
dated 23d of September 1818 No 2,884, which pay
to commence the 9th April 1818.-
and do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any 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 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 hereto annexed, and
by me subscribed.
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Schedule referred to within, viz:
Property none of any description whatever-
Family none -
By trade a Baker, but has not followed the
occupation for twenty years last past. occationally [occasionally]
when work can be obtained, works at light Gardening
and such other imployments [employments] as strength
will admit - That having no property whatever
& far advanced in years, he could not possibly
support himself without the assistance of his
Country or from public or private charity
Wm Dunn

SWORN to and declared on the fourteenth day of June 1820
BEFORE, the District Court aforesaid
I, Philip Moore Clerk of the District Court aforesaid
do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly
copied from the record of 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 [blank] dollars and [blank] Cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the Seal of the said court, on this first day of
August 1820 
Philip Moore
Clerk of the District court for the District of Maryland
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35273
Revy INVALID.
File No. 35,273
William Dunn
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 492
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Richmond Sept 18 ^1819^ [illegible] three day
Provisions James Priece Co
[illegible]
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DUNN, WILLIAM
(MD.) S-35273
This is to Cartifie [Certify] that William
Dun a Draggoon [Dragoon] in my Ligion [Legion]
has served sixteen Months & conducted
himself as a good soldier for the United
States & he has Leafe to pas [Leave to pass] & repass
at his Pleasure by order of Genl.
Count Pulaskis
Carlstown Mical DeKowatch
Col of the Legion
September 1779