Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,944, Joseph Dickson, Md.
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SERVICE
Md.
Dickson, Joseph
NUMBER
R.2,944
CONTENTS
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35086
A Declaration of Joseph Dickson

Jos Dickson
Act 1832

M MGaffee
Newark
Ohio
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832. The State of Ohio Licking County Ss Court of Common Pleas Special Sessions July 11th 1840 on this 11th day of July in the year 1840 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Newark within and for the County of Licking and State of Ohio [the same being a Court of Record] Joseph Dickson a resident of the said County of Licking and State of Ohio aged Eighty Three years on the 17th day of December 1839 who being first duly served according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he enlisted at Baltimore in the State of Maryland in March of the year 1775 for the Term of five years. That he was enlisted by Samuel Chester then recruiting officer at that place. And served under the following named Officer to wit Capt. John Owen - 1st Lieut. Joshua Conkey 2nd Lieut (name he thinks was) David Armstrong and Ensign Philip Touson in the 4th. Reg.  Maryland line Com. by Col: James Howard and Major William Gaynere [as thinks] he also gives the names of some of the private members as he thinks of the same Company to which be belongs viz Supering Pring Wm. Drewett, Wm. White, John White Archibald McDaniel John Simmons Danl. Chambers Henry Howard and Thomas Ford. That he was in the Battle of the White Plains where he had the thumb of his left hand shot off by a Musket ball and his right cheek bone grazed by another near the eye - afterwards was in the Battle of Brandywine where a Musket ball was shot entering near the shin bone and lodged in the calf of his right leg. Which was extracted by Thomas Love Surgeon of the Regt. he thinks he was also in the battle at Princeton but is not certain, and in some schirmishing round about old Philadelphia
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Declarant States that from the effects of his wounds and from ill health while in the service, he was a considerable portion of his time confined to the Camp on Camp duty - That while he was in the service he was Marched from Baltimore on through and round about old Philadelphia and through the State of New Jersey and up north towards New York. He thinks that after the Battle of White Plains that the[y] went in winter quarters as a place called Valley Forge - He further declares that he remained in the Service during the full period of his enlistment and was honorably discharged from that service in March of the year 1780 that his discharge was in writing and signed by his Captain or Colonel (cannot say which, but thinks the Captain. - Which discharge with others of his papers has long since been lost or destroyed - that he was born about 11 miles from Baltimore 
Baltimore County Maryland and raised up to the time of his enlistment when about Eighteen years of age he was at the time he enlisted apprentice to one Henry Taylor (in Dutch called Snider] to the farming business that after he was discharged he returned to his native place where he resided until the year 1815 when he removed with his family to the state of Ohio where he has ever since resided. He assigns as his reasons for having delayed his application that he has not until recently been fully advised in regard to the provisions of the pension having for the most part of his time lived quite a retired life since,
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as well as before the passage of the law - another reason in part of his discharge which from the information he had received it would be necessary for him to produce before his claim could be established - another reason assigned in connection with a degree of carelessness that he has until within a few years past been in fine health and comfortable circumstances & that he could get along without troubling himself about it. Declarant states that owing to unforeseen difficulties and accidentally within a few years past he has been reduced to poverty - and solely dependent upon an only son for the support of himself and wife who is nearly his own age to whom he was united in Marriage in Baltimore County in June of the year 1783. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present; and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Open Court. 
Joseph Dickson 
Franklin Fullerton Clerk of said Court and the said Court as hereby declare their opinion that the above received application was a Revolutionary Soldier & Served as he States. I Franklin Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Licking State of Ohio as hereby certify that the foregoing Contains the Original proceedings of the paid Clerk in the matter of the application of Joseph Dickson for pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11th day of July A D 1860 
Franklin Fullerton Clerke
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(Pension papers)
(Seal) Newark May 7 
May 11, 1840
J. L. Edwards Esq. 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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Newark, Ohio May 6th, 1820
J L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir&lt;
Joseph Dickson a resident of the State for the last 23 years and of the county for the last year aged 83 years on the 23rd December last, states that he enlisted at Baltimore in the Month of April in 1776 (as he thinks) under Saml Chester the recruiting officer at that place and was attached to the company commanded by Captain John Owens 1st Leut. Joshua Conkey- 2nd Lieut David Armstrong Ensign Philip Touson- that he recollects the names of some of the member of the same company viz Wm Drewitt Wm White John White John Simmons Superring Pring Archibald McDaniel Thomas Ford and David Chambers that he was in several Battles and skirmishes, first in the battle of White Plains where he had his thumb of his left hand shot off and was also wounded by a ball grazing the cheek bone near the right eye.  Afterward in the Battle at Brandywine he was wounded by a Ball Shot entering near the shin bone and lodging in the calf of his leg which was cut out by Thomas Love Surgeon of the Reg- that he served out the five years and was honorably discharged but that his discharge with some others of his papers has been lost which in past is the reason why he has
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not before made application and being unadvised in regard to the particular regulations and provisions of the law- Mr. Dickson is a very poor man and with his wife of nearly his age are solely dependent on their son for support he does not know of any person now living by whom he can establish his services- he has given the names of his officer and some of the men who served in the same company with him some of whom perhaps may be still living and by whom he may be enabled to prove his services should any of them be on the pension Rolls and he can ascertain their place of residence or perhaps his name may be found on the Rolls of the Department. I am unacquainted with Mr. Dickson but from his appearance I should judge him to be a sober worthy man. 
Will you please be so kind as to make an examination whether his name is on the rolls or if any of the names he has given are on the Pension Roll and inform (if so) their residence if you can as early as convenient.  
Yours very respectfully
Your Obt Serv.
MM Caffee agent 
on behalf of Joseph Dickson
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Sir
On visiting the P. office this morning I
Recd your letter of 1st [illegible] Stating that
the application of Mrs Barbara Hoover
& Mrs Sarah Boyer have been
placed amongst the suspended cased
proof as to their marriage not
being sufficient - you have not [illegible]
mentioned any thing in relation to
the claim of Anna Shanefelt
Will you please advise in regard
to her claim
I am Respectfully
Yr obt [illegible]
M M Caffe
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FREE
 J L Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Ohio
Jos Dickson
(unreadable) MD

Time Stamp
ANNAOPLIS MD
 Aug 21 1840

Mail
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Land Office, Annapolis, 20th August 1840
Sir,
Yours of the 10th (illegible), with the declaration of Joseph Dickson of Ohio, enclosed, was received.  I have very carefully examined the matter and pay rolls of the Revolution in this Office, and they afford no evidence of his service- he alleges to have been enlisted by one Saml Chester ,a recruiting officer/ and served in a company commanded by Captain John Owens, and Lueit. Joshua Cockey.  Captain Owens and Leiut. John Cockey were not officers in the Regular Army.  They served in a Battalion of Militia in Baltimore County there is no muster or pay roll of Capt. Owen's company to be found.  I am therefore unable to say whether Joseph Dickson belong to his company or not.  I would also futher remark that I have examined a return or List made by Saml. Chester to the Executive of this State, in 1780, of the men recruited by him for the Army and I do not find the name of Dickson on said list.  The Declaration is herewith returned,
Ver respectfully,
You Obt. Serv,
G G Brewer

J L Edwards Esq.
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Joseph Dickson, Ohio
Act 1832.
14
Rejected-See letter to
MM Coffee [Caffee] 25 Aug 1840.
Brewer's letter copd for Hon. J.
Ridgway HR Dec 26. 1840.
let 24 June '41 Hon. J.
Ridgway
2944
Act 7 June '3~
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Hon. J. Ridgway
HR
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State of Ohio Muskingum County.
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber
a Justice of the Peace for the State and County
aforesaid, William Davis, a Revolutionary
Soldier and pensioner of the United States, who
deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted 
with Joseph Dixon, who is now applying to
be placed on the Pension Roll of the United States -
that this Deponent became first acquainted 
with the said Joseph Dixon in the Revolutionary 
War - that the said Joseph Dixon served as 
a soldier in the 4th Regiment of United States troops
with him the said William Davis three
years and five months without intermission to
his certain knowledge - that the said
William Davis served during that time,
and longer, with the said Joseph Dixon - and
that he knew him and saw him almost
every day of the aforesaid period of three
years and five months.

To all which the said William ^Davis^
Testifies under his oath, this 13th of April
1841.
William ^his X mark^ Davis

Sworn to and subscribed before me, April 13th 1841.
C. Moore, Justice
of the Peace

The State of Ohio ss.
Muskingum County ⎬ I E. T. Cox Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in & for said
County, do hereby certify, that C. Moore Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit
was taken, was at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the peace in & for
said County duly commissioned & qualified.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court
at Zanesville, this 13th day of April 1841 - E.T. Cox, Clerk
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House of Reps. U. S. June 24th 1841.
Dear Sir
I herewith transmit to you, the
affidavit of William Davis, who purports to
be a pensioner & a soldier of the revolution.
You will perceive that the
affidavit goes to support the claim
of Joseph Dixon for a pension, who
applied for the same, -some 9 or 12 months
since.
I am personally acquainted with 
Joseph Dixon, he is in very low circumstances,
 but is temperate, and as for as I
know, a man of strict truth and veracity.
After examining the claim of Mr
Dixon with this aditional evidence, will
you have the goodness to inform me
whether it is sufficient to place him on
the pension Roll.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Srt
J.Ridgway
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions}
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Copy Mr Brewer's letter in the
case of Joseph Dickson &
sent to Hon. [lined out: Mr.] ^Joseph^ Ridgeway
H. R
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[Lined out: Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
2.944
P.O. Joseph Dickson
Service:
[E]nlisted: _________, 18
[Di]scharged: __________, 18
[Ap]plication filed: __________, 18
[?]eges:
[Re]-enlisted:

Attorney:
[P.]O.
__________Recognized.  _________ Contract
______ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ________, 18