Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30990, Solomon Dickerson, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE |   | NUMBER

Md | Dickerson, Solomon | S. 30990

CONTENTS
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Date of death
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1438
Kentucky
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Solomon Dickerson
Monroe/0 in the State of Vert
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Burgess of the ---- commanded
by ----- on the Mo
time for 6 mo

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[illegible] subscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of April
 1833 and South African
Tompkinsonville Ken

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Arrears to the 4th of March   40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept   10.00
50.00
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd, Clerk,
Book 3 Vol. 7 Page 7
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Solomon Dickerson

Declaration

for pension

18508
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State of Kentucky }
County of Monroe }

On the third day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the peace of Monroe County Court now sitting Solomon Dickerson a resident of Monroe County & State of Kentucky Aged about 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: Captain Edward Burgess & Lieutenant Alexander Essop Company officers, Colonel Griffin field officer. The Claimant was a resident of Montgomery County State of Maryland when he was [called] into service. He is of the opinion the year of the declaration of Independence as volunteer in the Regiment called the flying Camp and is certain he served for four months in this tour. We rendezvous in the aforesaid County & state at a place called the long old field and marched to Annapolis. There we went on board a Brig (her name was recollected) and sailed to a place called the head of Elk. Then to Philadelphia. Then to New York. Then we marched towards Fort Washington on York Island but before we reached the fort we had an engagement with the British
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a few days before the surrender of New York but was not in t he engagement at the time of the surrender. The Claimant was in hearing of the guns at the Battle of the White Plains and was guarding [illegible] for the Army. We marched to Baltimore where we was discharged by Lieutenant Edmuston and said discharge is lost. The Claimant further states that in the year 1777 he was drafted from the County of [Ann Arundel] Maryland for two months in the Militia under the command of Captain Charles Hammond and Lieut. Henry Griffin Jr. His other officer not recollected. We rendezvous at Elk Ridge Landing and marched to Baltimore. Thence to Peach Bottom Ferry on the [Susquehanna] river. Thence towards Philadelphia near a tavern called the red Lion. Genl. Smallwood and was defeated in the night thence we was ordered to Germantown after being [separated] from his own officers and was discharged by Lieutenant Henry Eaton which discharge is also lost and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services without [incurring] a great expense and inconvenience. He further stat that he removed to from Maryland to Berkley County Virginia. Then to Surry County North Carolina. Then to Washington County Virginia. Thence to Bourbon County Kentucky. Then to Green County (afterwards by versions of said counties) Cumberland, Barren now Monroe Kentucky where he now resides. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Solomon Dickerson
Will Butler Clk

We William Howard and Abijah T. Marrs residing in the same county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Dickerson who has subscribed and sworn to the aforesaid declaration that we believe him to be about 78 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the [neighborhood] where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William Howard
A. T. Marrs
Will Butler Clk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion of the Matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. The court further certify that William Howard and Abijah F. Marrs who had signed the proceeding certificate is a resident of the county of Monroe Kentucky and is credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit. 
Philip Emmert J.P & Chairman

I William Butler Clerk of the Court of Monroe County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Solomon Dickerson for a pension & that the certificate herein was sworn to in open court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Monroe County Court office this third day of September 1832.
Will Butler Clk
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18508
Solomon Dickerson
Monroe Co
Kentucky

from 1776 private
Six months
$20

Cap. Burgess

Md.

Applicant
Tompkinsville
Kentucky
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BRIEF in the case of Solomon Dickerson
of Monroe Co in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  78

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under who he served.

-- | Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen.

Volunteer in 1776 | 4 months | Private | Capt Edward Burgess
Drafted 1777 | 2 months |  | Capt. Charles Hammond

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  None

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Montgomery County, Maryland

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  traditionary

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Perfect

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

F. G. Bradford.
Examining Clerk.
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July 25, 1938

BA-J/AWF   AWS
Solomon Dickerson
S. 30990

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Solomon Dickerson who served from Maryland, and later lived in Kentucky, pension number, S. 30990.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 30990, based on military service of Solomon Dickerson in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of Solomon Dickerson were not given, nor were the names of his parents shown.

While a resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, Solomon Dickerson volunteered in 1776, served as a private in Captain Edward Burgess' company, Colonel Griffin's (evidently meant for Griffith) Maryland regiment of the Flying Camp, length of service four months. He enlisted in 1777, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, served two months in Captain Charles Hammond's Maryland company.

After the Revolution, Solomon Dickerson moved from Maryland to Berkeley County, Virginia, to Surry County, North Carolina, to Washington County, Virginia, to Bourbon County, Kentucky, to Green (that part which was later Cumberland) County, Kentucky,
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then to Monroe County, Kentucky.

The soldier, Solomon Dickerson, was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years, and living in Monroe County, Kentucky.

The papers on file in this claim contain no data relative to the family of the soldier.

The application for headstone for Solomon Dickerson is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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May 20, 1937

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BA-J/EEL
Solomon Dickerson-S.30990

Mrs. Gertrude E. Jones
3103 Northwestern Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Solomon Dickinson (or Dickerson) who received pension in Monroe County, Kentucky, for service in the Maryland troops, War of the Revolution.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claims, S.30990, based upon the military service in that war of Solomon Dickerson.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Solomon Dickerson are not shown.

While a resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, Solomon Dickerson volunteered in 1776, served as a private in Captain Edward Burgess' Company, Colonel Griffin's (evidently meant for Griffith) Maryland Regiment of the Flying Camp; length of service, four months; he enlisted in 1777, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and served two months in Captain Charles Hammond's Maryland Company.

Handwritten note - Found sol in Md archives under Capt Burgess in Flying Camp. Could not identify Capt Hammond

From Maryland, soldier moved to Berkeley County, Virginia; then to Surry County, North Carolina; then to Washington County, Virginia; then to Bourbon County, Kentucky; then to Green (that part which was later Cumberland) County, Kentucky, thence to Barron County, then to Monroe County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 3, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years and resided in Monroe County, Kentucky.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the
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name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Solomon Dickerson (S.30990), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Solomon Dickerson
Certificate No. 7428
Issued April 12, 1833
Rate $20 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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STAMP
RECEIVED
MAR 4 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADMIN
READER #75

3103 Northwestern Ave.
Indianapolis, Ind.
March 2, 1937.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.,

Dear Sir.

I am writing to ask what available information do you  have and are able to furnish me regarding a pensioner Solomon Dickinson or (Dickerson) from Monroe County Kentucky as of date of April 12, 1833. He then being about 80 yrs. old - a Revolutionary war soldier as a private and brigade major in the Maryland line. Please give me if possible whatever family connections available, or if you can advise me where or how such information might be obtained.

Thank you for whatever help and information you may be able to furnish me  in this matter.

Respectfully
Mrs. Gertrud E. Jones.
3103 Northwestern Ave.  Indianapolis Ind.
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30990
INVALID.
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File No. 30,990
Solomon Dickerson
Pvt Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. D, Page 498

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1937 - May 20 - Hist to Mrs. Gertrude E. Jones  EL
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1938 - July 25 - Hist to Memo Bd [illegible]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Solomon Dickerson of Monroe Co. Kent. which require further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he reside?  yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV.  Has the declaration mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?  yes.

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  yes
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XI.  Has the applicant obtain the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  yes

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  yes

XIV.  *If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI.  *Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  1. 2. 7

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

*QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of a loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;  For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____  For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served/ the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

*QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

*QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape of narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
-->In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.