Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,522, Adam Deem, Penn.
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(S-1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
ONIL
Deem, Adam
NUMBER
S. 10.522
carded
CONTENTS
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Virginia 23.988
Adam Deem
Wood Co. in the State of Va
he was a 
in the Company command
Captain Stokely of the 
Col Betsen, in the Virginia 
for Militia Dropp
6 Mo Tor $20.00
Pa. Line Records corrected 
Nov. 8/05.
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
the rate of
 20 Dollars Cents -- cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of May 1834 and Sent to
1834 H. L. Prentis, Parkinsburg
arrears to the 4th of Mar 22
60.00
Same allowance ending Sept. 10.00
Dropped from Pension
roll Mar 20, 1835. $70.00
See Va Agency Book
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by I. T. Sprague Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 9

20 Mar 35 Agents JM Stead
HL Prentiss
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Virginia [illegible]
At a quarterly Court held for Wood County at the Court House thereof before the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in and for said County on Monday 17th day of June Anno Domini 1833.

Present

Jeptha Kincheloe, Jonas Beeson, Heny L Prentiss, John A. Kennaird, John Taylor, Joseph Tomlinson, Robert Edelen, Barnes Beckwith, Henry Steed, Benjamin Mitchell, Charles Rector and Mason Foley. Gent. Justices.

Personally appeared in open Court of said Wood County Adam Deem, a resident of said County, and state of Virginia aged Seventy two 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 provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he enlisted in the Army of the United States int eh year 1777 (as near as he recollects) with Capt. Myre Stokely (as he as called is Christian name might have been Nehemiah but was clled Myre). Thomas Stokely (a cousin to the Captain I believe) was our E[illegible] in I thik the 8th Regt. of Pennsylvania line, Commanded by Col. Broadhead. There were several Colonels and Majors along, I think Major Finley was in our Reft. – Col. Gibson, Co. Besard, were names now recollected – I enlisted in Fayette County Pennsylvania, I enlisted for six months and rendezvous at Hannah’s Town a small village and marched from there in scouting parties some time, and then marched to Pittsburg and was there inspected, from thence we went into the Allegana [?] and built a fort, and called it fort Armstrong and from there we returned to Pittsburg (Except those who were left at the fort) at Pittsburg we prepared for a campaign and marched up the Allegana to an Indian Town, called Nonsey Town, and destroyed their Town and returned, on this Campaign on our way up we had a slight engagement with the Indians, in which we
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killed seven Indians and the balance ran off, after this tour we returned to Pittsburgh, my time having expired with the rest of the Company we were discharged and I returned home with others after serving six months and some days.

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 whatever. 
Adam Deem   X his mark

Sworn in Open Court
Test Jn Stephenson [illegible]

Wood County Court Jun Term 1833
Adam Deem this day came into Court and subscribed and made Oath to his Declaration agreeable to an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 in order to obtain a Pension for his services as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. And after the Court having fully examined the Applicant and the foregoing statement, the said Court do herby declare their opinion the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states – 
A Copy Teste of Jn. Stephenson Jr. C.W.C

Virginia [illegible]
John Stephenson Jr. Clerk of the County Court of Wood County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in [missing text] after of the Application of Adam Deem for a pension [missing text] 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office at the Court House this 8th day of July 1833 & 58th year of the Commonwealth 
Jn Stephenson Jr.
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[round stamp] Mar [illegible]

War Department 
Pension Office
Washington 
District Columbia

Virginia 20 March 1834
[illegible] Adam Deem
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Virginia Ss

At a monthly Court held for Wood County at the Court House thereof, before the Commonwealth’s Justices of the peace in and for Said county on Monday the 17th day of February 1834–. Upon the further application of Adam Deem a Revolutionary Soldier who filed his declaration and applied for a pension at the June term last of this Court

I Jacob Deem Jun. of Wood County aged forty three years & upwards do certify that I have from my earliest recollection understood from my Father Jacob Deem, that his Brother, Adam Deem was a Soldier in the revolutionary War, and I believe the Statement to be correct. —
Given under my hand this 17th day of Feby. 1834
Jacob Deem Jr.

I Peter Deem Son of Jacob. Senr aged upwards of forty one years have heard the above Statement of my Brother Jacob and Concur therein
Given under my hand this 17th Feby 1834
Peter Deem

Sworn to in open Court by
Jacob Deem Jr. & Peter Deem}
Testi.  Jno Stephenson Jr. C.W.C.

I Jacob Deem of the County of Wood nearly 70 years of age do hereby Certify and depose that my brother Adam Deem who made application to the County Court of Wood to certify his Declaration to the War Daepartment to obtain a Pension at Term 1833 is my elder Brother, that at the time he enlisted, we were both at home with our Father John Deem in Fayetteville County Pennsylvania, that I was personally knowing to his enlistment & that he was in the service of the United States Six months.  That we have ever since lived in Close intimacy and our familes[sp] never further tha[n] 20 or 30 miles apart. and I never heard it doubted or even questioned but Adam my brother aforesaid was a revolutionary Soldier
Given under my hand this 1st February 1834
Jacob Deem
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Wood County to wit,

Personally appeared before me, Jacob Deem in his proper person and subscribed and made Oath to the above Statement. Given under my hand 1st Feby 1834
H. L. Prentiss   J.P.
in & for Wood Co. aforesaid

And we H. L. Prentiss and Abm. Samuels do State and certify that Jacob Deem who has made the above Statement is an old man that is entitled to Credit, and we believe his affidavit to be true—. Feby 17. 1834
H L Prentiss
A Samuels

I Reece Woolf of Wood County, having been a Preacher in said County upwards of 30 years, do certify that I have known Adam Deem for upwards of 36 years, and he has always been considered an upright man.  And I have no hesitation in saying that full faith and credit would be given to his statement by his neighbors, and I do concur with them
Reece Woolf

We the undersigned Citizens of Wood County do hereby certify, that we have been acquainted with Adam Deem of said County, who has applied for a pension under the act of Congress 1832 (as appears of record in said Wood County Court) some of us 30 years and all of us 25 years and that we have no hesitation in saying, that full faith and Credit is to be given to his Statements in relation thereto 

Given under our hands the 17th February 1834
Mason Foley
Thos. Tavenner
J H Neal
N. Saunders
M. Chapman
John B Creel
Isaac Morris

The Court doth hereby certify that Jacob Deem Jr. and Peter Deem (Gent. whose whose Affidavits are filed in the application of the said Adam Deem) reside in this County that they are gentlemen of truth and veracity and that their affidavits are entitled to full credit.—. That Reece Woolf is the gentleman that he certifiys[sp] himself to be. and
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that his certificate filed in this application is entitled to full credit.— That the affidavit of Jacob Deem taken before Henry L Prentiss Esqr. a Justice of the peace in and for this County is entitled to full credit.— And that the certificates of Misters Mason Foley, Thomas Tavenner, Bennett Cook, James H. Neal, Nimrod Saunders, Matthias Chapman, John B Creel, Isaac Morris, Henry L Prentiss and Abraham Samuels whose certificates are filed in this application reside in this County, and that their statements respectively are entitled to full Credit—

State of Virginia Ss

I John Stephenson Jr. Clerk of the County Court of Wood County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the further application of Adam Deem for a pension.—-
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
and Seal of Office at the Court House of said
County in this Town of Parkersburg this Sixth
day of March Anno Domini one thousand
eight hundred and thirty four and in the
fifty eighth year of the Commonwealth
Jno. Stephenson Jr.
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January 13, 1938

BA-J/EEL
Adam, Deem S.10522

Mr. Elijah H. Owen
3011 West Philadelphia Avenue
Detroit, Michigan

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Adam Deem, born 1757, in Maryland, and later lived in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

The data which follows were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim S.10522, based upon the military service in that war of Adam Deem. 

Adam Deem was the son of John Deem and was born in Maryland, date not given, nor is the name of his mother shown.

June 17, 1835, while residing in Wood County, Virginia (later West Virginia), aged seventy-two years, Adam Deem applied for pension and stated that in 1777, while residing with his father near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served six months in Captain Steinley's company, whose given name he believed was Myre, Miles or (illegible), Colonel Brodhead's Pennsylvania regiment, and that he was engaged in services on the frontier against the Indians and was in one small engagement with the savages.  His claim was allowed. 

Uon an examination of his case by the United States District Attorney, he was required to furnish further evidence of his service in accordance with the requirements of the pension laws, which he failed to do, and his name was dropped from the pension rolls March 20, 1835.  (Handwritten note by this paragraph:  Dictated by M.M.F.)

There are no data as to wife or children and the date of death of Adam Deem is not given. 

In 1834, Jacob Deen, aged seventy years, and a resident of Weed County, Virginia (now West Virginia), stated that Adam Deem, the soldier was his elder brother. Jacob's two sons, Jacob, Junior
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aged forty-three years and Peter Deem, aged forty-one years in 1835, both residents of Weed County, Virginia (West Virginia), made affidavits in support of the claim of their uncle, Adam Deem, for pension.

Very truly yours,
A. B. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

December 31, 1926

J. M Deem
Care U.S. Internal Revenue Office,
Parkersburg, W.V.

Sir:

I have to advise you, that if you wish photostat copies of the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.10522, of Adam Deem, the same will be furnished at the rate of fifteen cents a page.

The number of pages to be copied is eight.

The proper amount should be forwarded to this bureau by money order, or certified check, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior, (not to the order of the Commissioner of Pensions). 

Respectfully,
Winfield Scott, 
Commissioner

(Hand written note:) I did not say anything about certification as this is one of the cases that was dropped, and I did not want to have to send a certified copy.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

December 4, 1926

J. M Deem
Care U.S. Internal Revenue Office
Parkersburg, W. Va.

Sir:

I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S.10522, it appears that Adam Deem, a native of Maryland, was the son of John Deem and was residing with his father in Fayette County, Pennsylvania during the Revolution. 

He was allowed pension on account of six months service as a private during the Revolution, but he was dropped from the pension roll March 20, 1835, as upon examination by the United States District Attorney, it was decided that he was not old enough to have rendered service during that war.

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Phillip Deem.

Respectfully
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Rev. War Section          
September 19, 1932

Mrs. E. E. Argetsinger
606 South Hiawatha Street
Pipestone, Minnesota
Madam:
In response to your letter received August 3, 1932, you are advised that from the papers on file in the pension claim S. 10522 it appears that Adam Deem, the son of John Deem, was born in Maryland, [date not stated - STRUCK THRU], and was residing with his father in Fayette County, Pennsylvania during the Revolution.
He was allowed pension on account of six months service as a private during the Revolution, but he was dropped from the pension roll March 20, 1835, as upon examination by the U.S. District Attorney it was decided that he was not old enough to have rendered service during that War.
Very respectfully,

Chief Clerk.
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3011 West Philadelphia Ave
Detroit, Michigan
Dec. 20, 1937
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Please advise if you can furnish information
relative to the following Revolutionary soldier and his
family:
ADAM DEEM b 1757 Maryland to Pennsylvania to
Ritchie Co W.Va.
This name has been found also: Deems "Deam," "Deim"
Yours very truly
Elijah H. Owen
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Parkersburg, West Virginia,
December, 18th, 1926.

Rev. 1812 Wars Section.

Hon. Winfield Scott, Commissioner,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
I wrote your Bureau sometime ago relative to service record of Adam Deem, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and you replied to my letter and stated that he was allowed a pension on account of six months service as a private in the Revolution, and his pension claim was S.10522.
I wonder if there is any way that I can get a copy of what your records show on this claim, I presume that you have his service record along with his pension claim. I would like to have all the data I can get on this mans record, and if you will advise me as to what it will cost to get this copy I will send you the money.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain,
Respectfully,
J M Deem
% U. S. Internal Revenue Office.

8 pages-
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Parkersburg, West Virginia,
November 30th, 1926.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;-
I am very anxious to obtain the service records of two of my relatives who were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, their names were ADAM DEEM and PHILLIP DEEM, they lived in Maryland near Hagerstown, and moved to Pennsylvania, and I am not sure from which State they enlisted in the Army. Trusting you will be able to furnish me with this information, and thanking you in advance, I am,
Yours very truly
J. M Deem
% U. S. Internal Revenue Office

[Round Stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
DEC 2 1926
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606 S. Hiawatha St
Pipestone, Minn
July 29, 1922.
To the Comissioner of Pensions
Dept of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
The State Historical Society of Minnesota
&sends me the following in regard to two of my great great
grandfathers:
(1)
Adam Deem
of Wood Co. Va private in the  Va.
Continental placed on pension roll May 9, 1834, aged 72
Referents Sec. of War, 1835 Pen.(21 P. 207
(2) William Marks, Third battalion, first establishment
Captain Ciffords Co. third battalion, second establishment, Died May 5, 1777.
Ref. P. 239 Official Register
of the Officers and men of New Jersey, Rev. War. Compiled by
Wm.S. Stryker, 1872
I am very anxious to gain any information possible
concerning these two men, for my D. A. R. papers. If
there is anything on record in the Bureau of Pensions,
I should be most grateful for a copy.

Very truly yours,
Mrs. E. E. Argetsinger
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Revolution
10522
INVALID.
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File No. 10,522
Adam Deem
Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7 1832
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 93
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 19. 1922. Hist to Mrs
E. E. Argetsinger 
1926. Dec. 4 Hist to  J. M. Deem
1926, Dec. 21. J.M. Deem uif. w
of cost of copies. Au
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1938 - Jan 13. Hist to E. H. Owen
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War Department
Pension Office
April 18, 1836

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War

Sir:
In relation to the cases alluded to in the enclosed letter from Mr. Prentiss, I have the honor to submit the following report.
* * *
Adam Deem alleges that he served six months in Brodhead's Pennsylvania regiment. The allegation is not sustained by the rolls and one fact is very strong presumptive evidence against the case. There were no enlistments for six months in that regiment. Mr. Singleton states that Deem is not more than sixty
years of age.
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The pensions in the four last mentioned cases have all been stopped.
I am not at liberty to submit the reports of Mr. Singleton to any one who is not connected with this Department. Hence I did not hand them to Mr. Prentiss for perusal.
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26.417
Adam Deem
Pa Roll
Admi 6 Months


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War Department
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

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H. L. Prentiss
Parkersburg Va

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PARKERSBURG*VA 
29 Apr

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Va. [illegible]
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26.417
Adam Deem
Pa Roll
Admi 6 Months


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War Department
Pension Office
Washington D.C.

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H. L. Prentiss
Parkersburg Va

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PARKERSBURG*VA 
29 Apr

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Va. [illegible]
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Parkersburg.  9th July 1833

L C Ass &c

Sir.       I send herewith the declaration of Adam Deem.  By the instructions all ready given I have advised him that he having regularly enlisted no further evidence was necessary as his name would be found on the Roll.  If However that should not be the case I believe he has a living witness that can be procured at some expense.  Please write me as soon as convenient.  Respectfully
H. L. Prentiss
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PARKERSBURG*VA 
29 Apr

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Free

[Addressed to]

J L Edwards
War Department
Pension agency

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Virginia
Returned
May.6.1834
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Parkersburg   29th April 1836

J L Edwards Esq

Dr. Sir

After your return of Adam Deems Declaration. I Procured Some Addililional[sp “additional”] testimony before the March county court but being absent at the time or soon after the clerk sent on the papers thinking it was my wish so to do without knowing that you had sent me the original papers.  I herewith send you the Originals with a hope that they will prove sat[i]sfactory Deem being a verry[sp] poor man.  Will you be so good as to answer me as Speedily as possible and obliged
Yours verry[sp]
Respectfully
H L Prentiss

NB If you sent me any printed instructions relative and the clerk should not have returned them to your Department I have lost or mislaid them
HLP
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Adam Deem.__ Pen
Wood County
[illegible]
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Adam Deem, Said to be a Pensioner -- his name was not furnished by the abstract from the Pension office --
I the undersigned Adam Deem in pursuance of the requisition of the Secretary of War, give the following Statement of my age & Revolutionary Services, to wit-- I Shall be Seventy four years of age on the 10th day, I am a native of Maryland and and lived near Brownsvill[sic] Pensylvania[sic] during the war of the Revolution- in my 18th year of age. I cant cite in what year it was - I Enlisted under Capt. Miles Stokely for Six months. received ten dollars bounty money - and was guarding the Frontiers of Westmoreland County, for about three months.  I was Some time aiding in Enlisting men.  Can’t Say how long— from Westmoreland we went to Pittsburg. and was at that place inspected by Col. Brodhead—part of my company— part of Capt Jacks company. also part of Capt Irvins company. in all about Sixty men—.— these men, under my captain Col. Campbell. Col. Byard— and Major Finley went up the allgany[sic] and built Fort Armstrong—returned to Pittsburg and immediately thereafter the whole army under Col. Brodhead went up the allegany.  to the Munskee town— the Indian worries[sic] had left that Station— and gone on over the waters of the Susquehanna on over way up.  that with a party of Indians killed Some and on getting to the town, we lost them & destroyed their corn, returned to Pittsburg & went home haveing[sic] been the Service Six months— My Brother Jacob proved my Services & I proved his—Jacob is two and a half years younger than I am.  HL Prentiss with my declaration—I gave the same narati[v]es to William to ? ? give Mr. Winthrop? of the church. I hereto Subscribe my name

Adam his X mark Deem
Dec. 13 1836
U ?
J M ?—
viz the undersigned are of opinion from his mark?
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Inspection are of opinion that Adam Deem cant exceed Sixty years old-- he had not a grey hair in his head and his general appearance after seen does not indicate a greater age than sixty years.
W. G Singleton
J. M. Steed

A Copy

Note-- this man is in my opinion clearly an in imposture(?)
W. G Singleton
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Memo. Made from letter to Sec War 
by JD Wilson
Adam Deem alleges that he served six months in Brodhead’s, Pennsylvania regt. The allegation is not sustained by the Rolls, and one fact is very strong presumptive evidence against this case, there were no enlistments for 6 months in that Regt- Mr Singleton states that Deem is not more than sixty years of age.

Let to Wm L. Cass, Sec War
Apl 18 - 1830.

Name dropt [dropped] from Roll
20 March 1835

Mr Prentiss aft