Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45324, Daniel Dorsey, Md.
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Service Md
Dorsey, Daniel
Number S45324
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129
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3.95
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23.95



1,665
New-York.
Daniel Dorsey, Capt.(n)
4 Dec ‘76 to October ‘77 - 9mo
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New-York,
at the rate of 20. Dollars per month to commence on the 30th. of July, 1818

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Certificate of Pension issued the 3d. of Aug. 1818 and delivered to Edward Jones, of Lyons, Ontario County, N. York
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Arrearages to 4th. Sept. 1818. $:23.87
months 6
              -
             31.    $:23.95
                               95

{Revolutionary claims, Act 18th March, 1818,}

Smith
Lyons, Ontario, Co
papers
[crossed out] [illegible] by J. Edwards and Carl made out, accordingly. [end crossed out]
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Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit
Be it remembered that on this
thirteenth Day of July in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and Eighteen appeared before
the [illegible], Associate Judge of the Third
Judicial District of Maryland Daniel Dorsey
late of the County aforesaid who being sworn on
the holy Evangelist of Almighty God did [illegible]
say [illegible] that he was appointed, a 
Captain in the Flying Camp Composed in fact of
Troops from Maryland, in the month of June
in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy [illegible]
That he served in that capacity in the State
of New York and New Jersey under the immediate
[illegible] of General Washington 'till the fourth
Day of December following, when he was
commissioned as a Captain, in the fourth Maryland
Regiment, and continued to serve as such 'till
some time in the month of October in the year
seventeen hundred and seventy seven: And this
Deponent doth further depose, say, and declare
(that)
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that during the whole Period from the month
of June in the year Seventeen hundred and
seventy six, 'till the month of October in 
the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven
he served in the Revolutionary ^War^ as a Captain
against the Common Enemy.. ~ And this
Deponent, thus said Daniel Dorsey who doth
further [illegible] say and declare that from
his reduced circumstances and [illegible] ~
[illegible] he stands in need of the Aid
and Assistance of his Country for Support.-
Sworn to before me the Day
and year aforesaid.
Richd Ridgely
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Maryland Ann Arundel County to wit.
I Richard Ridgely Associate Judge
of the Third Judicial District of Mary Land Do
hereby certify, that, from the evidence produced
before me and from my own personal knowledge
of the facts. I am fully satisfied, that Daniel
Dorsey named in the aforegoing Deposition, did,
serve in the Revolutionary War against the
Common Enemy during the Period, and in the 
Station [illegible] and stated, in the said
Deposition, in which said Deposition together
with the Evidence produced before me is herewith
transmitted, to the Honorable The Secretary for
the Department ofWar:
In Testimony whereof I
hereto set my Hand and seal this 29th
Day of July in the year, Eighteen hundred
& Eighteen:
Richd Ridgely [hand drawn cloud with the word "Seal"written inside]
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Maryland Anne Arundel County towit
I hereby Certify that the honourable
Richard Ridgely Esquire who appears to have taken
and signed the aforegoing affidavit was at the time
of so doing one of the associate Judges of the third
Judicial District of Maryland [illegible] the
counties of Calvert, Anne Arundel and Montgomery
duly commissioned and qualified, and to all his
acts as such full faith and credit are and ought
to be given as [illegible] Courts of Justice as [illegible]
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my
name and affix the seal of Anne
Arundel County Court this twenty
ninth day of July  in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and Eighteen 
Wm S Green Co AACo[illegible]
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March 19, 1935
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Daniel Dorsey, S. 45324
BA-J/MCS

Lena Rice Hoefler
1315 Liberty Street
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Daniel Dorsey who served in the Revolutionary War.

The following data were obtained from papers on file in the
pension claim, S. 45324, based upon the military service of Daniel
Dorsey, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary
War records of this office.

Daniel Dorsey was appointed in June, 1776, captain in the Flying
Camp from Maryland and served in that organization until December 4, 1776,
when he was commissioned captain in the Fourth Maryland Regiment and he
served in this capacity until sometime in October, 1777. HIs residence
when he entered the service was not given.

He applied for pension in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, July 30,
1818, and he then was referred to as late of that county byt his residence
in 1818 was not given. His pension certificate was issued August 3, 1818,
and was delivered to Edward Jones of Lyons, Ontario County, New yor.

The date and place of birth of Daniel Dorsey were not given.

It was stated in 1818 that he then had a wife and twelve children
but no names were given.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Richard Ridgeley, Esq;
Annapolis, Ann Arundel
County, Maryland
Daniel Dorsey
Captain
4th Maryland regiment
Revolutionary claim
Correct

July 30th 1818
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Maryland: Ann Arundel County: To wit
I, Richard Ridgely Associate Judge of this Third
Judicial District of Maryland. Do howly [wholy]~
further certify, that I been personally ~
acquainted with Daniel Dorsey, named as the
Deponent in the annexed Affidavit, for upwards 
of forty years past. ~ That he has at this Time
a wife and twelve Children living most of them
[illegible] [illegible] for Support that his
[illegible] [illegible] for his and their Maintenance 
that [illegible] [illegible] own knowledge they [illegible]
considerable Aid from the bounty of their friends
without whose Assistance they would be ~
reduced to great Distress & want. That he,
the said Dorsey is, in indigent Circumstances
and stands, in need of the Aid & Assistance
of his Country for Support. 
Witness my Hand and Seal this
1st Day of August in the year Eighteen hundred
& Eighteen
Richd Ridgely  [hand drawn cloud with the word "Seal" written inside]
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of Daniel Dorsey
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his ([crossed out: or his widow's]) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.  S. 45324

[table headers are as follows: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | [sub header here: CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. |] STATE. |]

op June 1776 to Dec 4. 1776 | Captain | in the Flying Camp from | Md
Dec. 4. 1776 to Oct 1777 | " | [blank] | 4 regt | " |

Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, July 30, 1818 His Cl. Al.
Residence at date of application, not stated.
Age at date of application, not stated.
Remarks: In 1818 soldier had a wife and 12 children names not stated
[illegible] of pension resides Aug 3, 1818 and delivered to
Edward Jones of Lyons, Ontario Co. N.Y.
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1315 Liberty St; 
Los Angeles, Calif.

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: 
Kindly send me a statement
of the military history of
Daniel Dorsey
a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
Respectfully yours
Lena Rice Hoefler
Lena Rice Hoefler
March 5, 1935


[round stamp at the bottom of the page: numbered around the outer edge with numbers 1-12 and tic marks dividing the numbers; text inside the circle: RECEIVED MAR 11 1935 MAIL [illegible]-DIV READER 12 VETS. ADM.]
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The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, -
To enable
me to join the Daughters
of the American Revolution
and for genealogical
purposes will you kindly
furnish me, with military
and family history of my
great,-grandfather,
Abraham Garrison, who 
served in the War of the
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Revolution, but in what 
organization I do not know
presumably in a New York
regiment or possibly a
Pennsylvania regiment.
Also of my great-
great-grandfather
Daniel Dorsey, who
also served in said War,
in either a New York,
New Jersey or Pennsylvania regiment
Very Respectfully,
Eleanor Belle Doty
119 N First St.
Jeannette, Pa.
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119 N First St.,
Jeannette 
Pa-

[round black stamp upper right: PENSION OFFICE U. S. A DEC 14 1907]

December, twelfth.
P.S., Daniel Dorsey was a
native of Maryland &
moved to New York in 1807,
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REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O.W. & N. DIV
MEMORANDA.

Please supply as much a possible of the
data called for below.

Full name of soldier:
Daniel Dorsey
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Ann-Arundel Co. Maryland

Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Lyons Ontario Co. (now Wayne) New York

Date of death (as near as possible):
May 16, 1823

Christian name of widow:
Eleanor

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
no

Remarks: 
Wanted record of service
in War of Revolution

Your name and address:
Paran F. Rice,
[illegible] Block
Los Angeles, Calif.

[black rectangular stamp, upside down in the center of this page: O. W. & N. DIVISION
JAN 7 1901
[illegible]]
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PARAN F. RICE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
332-335 STIMSON BLK. 

Glow
[round black stamp: PENSION OFFICE K U S JAN 3 1901]
[rectangular black stamp: O. W. & N. DIVISION
JAN 7 1901
RECEIVED.]

Los Angeles, Cal., December 29, 1900.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-
I inclose herewith a memorandum concerning Daniel Dorsey for
the purpose of getting from your Department a authentic record of his
services in the War of the Revolution.  Family records show that he
was born in Ann-Arundel County, Maryland, that in 1775 he was cadet
in Prices rifle company, and that subsequently he was captain of two
or three Maryland companies. From the close of his military services
until 1801, he lived at or near Frederick, Maryland, and in July, 1801
moved to Lyons, Ontario County, (now Wayne County) New York, where he
died May 16, 1823. My wish is to have an authentic and complete
record of his military services. 
Yours respectfully,
Paran F. Rice
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45324
Revy INVALID.
File No. 45324
Daniel Dorsey
Capt Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. B, Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jany - 9 - 19- Hist to
Paran F. Rice Los Angeles, Cal.

1907 Dec. 30. Hist. to
Eleanor Belle Doty, and

935 Usr 19 hist to
Lena Rist Hoefler
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The Judge
must certify
that the applicant
is in indigent
circumstances
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The Honorable The Secretary for the War
Department will please to deliver to
Edward Jones. the [illegible] of this my
certificate for the Pension granted
by the United States to such of the
late Revolutionary Army as can within
the Provisions of the Act of Congress
passed at the last Session.-
Maryland Elk Ridge
July 30th 1818
Daniel Dorsey

[illegible] 
Rd Ridgely
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I certify that it appears by the Army Leger
(A, page 84) that Captain Daniel Dorsey
received on account of his Company 200 Currency
on 29th June 1776 and the said Dorsey
has been settled with as Captn. Daniel
Dorsey 4th Regt. on 4th July 1777.

R Loockerman Aud. Genl.
Auditors Office Annapolis 29th July 1818.