Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13144, Jacob Gideon, Continental (Penn.)
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Continental Penn. 
Gideon, Jacob 
S13144
carded
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Gideon, Jacob
Cont-Penn S13144
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See letter to Penfrom 15
Feb. 1839
d. meh.3-1841A.B
[Separated papers, with large portion of writing missing/cut-off]
Jacob Gideon
of Washington in the state of
Who was a Trumpeter in the [faded lettering] common
by Captain [blank] of the [faded lettering] common
by Lee in the Virgina
line for [illegible]
Subscribed on the Roll of [illegible]
In the rate of 120 Dollars [mark atop lettering] Cents for annun
commence on the [illegible]th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of April
1838 and [faded lettering]

To the [illegible]th of March 1838 [faded lettering]
=anl. allowance ending [faded lettering]
31394
Revolutionary Claim
Act Jun 7. 1832
Recorded by [illegible] Cle
Book [illegible] Vol. 6 Page 111
Continental Lines.
Record Corrected
[illegible] 22, 1906 R.
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ORIGINAL CLAIM
District of Columbia SS.
On this 3d—  day of Oct [blank] 1821, personally appeared, in open court, (a) [being a court of record (b) for the district, circuit, of Cola L Washington country, or composition, as the case may be,]
Jacob Gideon—  aged sixty six years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the fol-lowing declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th deceleration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820, that he, the said Jacob Gideon enlisted, for the term of the whole term on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year 1778 in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by captain [] in the regiment commanded by colonel Henry Lee— in the line of the state of Virginia on the [void] continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until the [illegible] of the war when he was discharged from the said service, in Election— in the state of (c) Maryland. 
That he was in the battles of Eutaw Springs- Guilford Court House & Cowpens. and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except several certificates of soldiers, made under Oath— & herewith produced the affidavit of Peter Faulkner here to annexed. And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear or affirm, (as the case may be,) that I was a resident citizen of  the United States, on the 18th day of 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 in-tent 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 have I any in-come other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me sub-scribed. (d)
He has no property whatever. 
Sworn to, and declared, on the 3d— day of October 1821, before [blank] [illegible]
I, [illegible]and county officer [illegible] clerk of the Circuit Court of the dis-trict 
Of Cola do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath (as affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the 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 nothing dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 3d— day of October 1821.
[illegible] Clerk of the court of the 3d— of Oct 1821.
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District of Columbia Sef.
On the 3d day of Oct 1821. Personally appeared in open Court, Peter Faulkner, and made oath in due form of Law, that he knows the within Ja
Gideon served at least nine months under one term of enlisted in the Revolutionary War
[illegible]
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(a) The Whole of the form prescribed in the first section to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the [illegible] excepted, must be done while the court is in session.
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress,
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them;
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several states, to be courts of record;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings.
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and posses a seal. The court should, in every instance, state on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such.—[Opinion of the Attorney General of the U.S.]
(c) If the declarant shall have served under more engagements than one, he should set forth the company, regiment, and line, or ship, vessel, or corps, in which he may have served, as also the time of entering, and the time and manner of leaving each service.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding ex-cepted, and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the 3d section of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, “in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country,” comprehend those only who are incapable of sup-porting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity. 
The testimony of Mr. Peter Faukner is insufficient. He should state at
what time of the revolutionary war the applicant Jacob Gideon served, and 
In what company, regiment and line.      A due investigation of the claim
will then be had.
War Dep.
Pension Office
Oct. 4. 1821
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State of New Jersey
Burlington County 
S.S.
On the first day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common Pleas of the county of Burlington in the State of New Jersey. Personally appeared Jacob Gideon aged sixty three years. Resident in the city of New Brunswick and state aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the [illegible] made by the late act of congress, entitled are act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That he the said Jacob Gideon enlisted at Valey [illegible] in Pennsylvania in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, in the company, or first troop of Cavalry commander by Michael Rudolph in Lees Legion — that he continued to serve in that company until the month of March seventeen hundred and eighty one, that he was afterwards a trumpeter in Cap. VanHares company in what was called Washington guards and served in said corps until the end of the war, and was then discharged by cap. Michael Rudolph in Philadel-phia, that he was in the Battle of the Cowpens, Eutaw Springs, and Guildford Courthouse and was at the taking of Cornwallis and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support- - -
Sworn to and declares
Before me the day and
Years aforesaid. 
[illegible] Adams [illegible]
Jacob Gideon
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State of New Jersey
Burlington County
S.S
On this first day of December 1819 before me the subscriber, one of the judges of the court of common Plea, in and for the county of Burlington in the state of New Jersey  Personally appeared William Louden, a person to me well known and worthy of good credit,  who being duly sworn according to Law, did depose and say that he knew Jacob Gideon the person named in the within affidavit, that the said Jacob was quartered in Bur-lington in the state of New Jersey aforesaid, with Lees Legion of Horse in the winter of 1779 & 1780 that the said Jacob then acted as Trumpeter in the said Legion in the service of the United States that he is well [illegible] that the said Jacob is the same person that acts as Trumpeter in the same legion at the time aforesaid, and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed before me
at the city of Burlington in the
State of County aforesaid
William Lauden
[illegible] Adams [illegible]
I Joseph Mr Huaine clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in aforesaid county of Burlington in the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that Thomas [illegible] Esquire who [illegible] subscribes his name to the aforegoin affidavit, in out office judges of the said court duly commissioner & from according to [illegible], and that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such.
In [illegible] whereof have hereouts let my [illegible] and affined the deal of the said court this second day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred nineteen.
[illegible]
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February 11, 1938
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BA-J/MCS [illegible]
Jacob Gideon, S.13144 (Arrow pointing to the line) See for request for abstracts
Jacob Gideon, H.L.Wt.381-120-155
Miss Katharine Gideon Colt
7 W. (illegible] Street
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request of February 4, 1938, for the records of Jacob Gideon, S. 13144, who served in the Revolutionary War and Jacob Gideon who served in the war of 1812.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.13144, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Gideon. 
The data and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
Jacob Gideon enlisted at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania , in 1777 or 1778 and served as trumpeter in Captain Michael Rudolph’s Company in Colonel Henry Lee’s legion until sometime in March, 1781, and after that he served as trumpeter in Captain “Van Hare’s” Company in Washington’s Guards and served in said corps until the close of the war where he was discharged by Captain Michael Rudolph. He was in the battles of Cowpens, Eutaw Springs, Guildford Court House, and at the capture of Cornwallis. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 1, 1819, at which time he was living in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was sixty-three years of age.
He was living in the District of Columbia in 1821, in Pennsylvania in1822 and he had returned to the District of Columbia in 1825.
He died March 3, 1841. 
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Jacob Gideon. 
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100. 294
Dist. Of Columbia
Jacob Gideon
Of Washington in the state of District of Col. Who was a trumpeter in the Regiment Legion commanded by Colonel Lee of the Virginia line, for the term of the war.
Inscribed on the Roll of Dist. of Columbia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of Dec. 1819-
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Oct. 182[blank] and delivered to applicant.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1821- 169.06
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 March 1822- 48.00
1 [illegible] 4/30 
244.05
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
1st May 1820
City of Washington 
D.C.
Jacob Gideon’s pension certificate accompanied his application for [illegible] and was [illegible] to him on the 5th September 1822 with a letter of transfer.
Transfer to Columbia 23 July 1825.
See letter to M.S. Clain Clarke & Mark 1. 1834
1891 March 24 
P.r. James, a des[illegible]
Of pension made extracts from
[illegible]
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Payable semi-annually. The first pay-ment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March in the year 1822, at Washington D.C. by Br: Br. N Plates
City of Washington
D. [illegible]
Recorded by [illegible]
Clerk, in Book B, Vol. 13 page 193.
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War Department.
R E V O L U T I O N A R Y   C L A I M.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, and 1 of May, 1820
Jacob Gideon                                                                                                     late a trumpeter
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of District of Columbia Agency, at the rate of Eight [illegible] dollars per month, to com-mence on the First day of December one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
[Illegible]
Secretary of War.
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5458
Case of Jacob Gideon
Thomas Adams
Burlington N.Y
[illegible] Dec. 11. 1819.
[Signature + Washington written largely over faded ink]
Proof of nine months ser-vice under one [illegible] of engagement is required. The testimony of one credible witness will be received.
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I Thomas Adams Judge of as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Jacob Gideon did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the proceeding declaration, against the common enemy for the [redacted] of nine months at one time on continent-al establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony [illegible] before one to the secretary of the depart-ment of War, [illegible] to the directions of the aforemen-tioned act of congress, I am also satisfied that he needs [redacted] assistance of his country for his support. [Illegible] Transit the affidavit of [illegible] taken before me, since the foregoing certificate of the clerk was sealed.
December 9th, 1819
[Illegible] Adams Judge

State of New Jersey,
County of Burlington
Be it remembered that on the 9th day of December 1819 personally came and appeared before one Thomas Adams, one of the judges of the Court of commons Plea in and for the County of [illegible] in the state of New Jersey, John [illegible] to me well known, & worthy of good [illegible], who being duly sworn. According to Law, did [illegible] and say, that he knew Jacob Gideon, the applicant in the [illegible] of 1779 and 1780 in what was called the hard winter, that the said Jacob Gideon, was then quartered in the City of Burlington for the State aforesaid, that he acted, at that time, as a trumpeter in Lees Legion of state, so called, in the [illegible] of the United States, and that he is confident that the said Jacob Gideon, now present, is the same person that acted as a Trumpeter in Lees Legion at the time aforesaid. Answer this, this deponent saith not.
Sworn Before me
At the City of Burlington
Aforesaid, this day of year above
[Illegible] Adams [Illegible]
John Smick
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Jacob Gideon
DC
[Illegible] Trumpeter
Lee; Legion Dpr
$120 [illegible] am
Jacob Gideon
Washington City
DC
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The [illegible] Jacob Gideon, a soldier of the Revolution, whereto 
That he served, as a Trumpeter to Capt. Rudolph’s Troop of Cavalry, in the revolutionary war, that he served in that capacity over two years, and that for his Revolutionary [faded lettering] he is now [missing wording] a pension of Eight Dollars per month, [missing words] six dollars per [illegible] and the act of congress of 1818:—  But believing himself entitled to a pension of ten dollars per month, under the Act of Congress of June 1832, he hereto, surrender his pension under the act of 1818, and respectfully asks to be transferred to the Pension list under the act of 1832 , by which he will receive one hundred and twenty dollars per annual. To the alone statement he hereto makes oath whom the Holy Trumpeters and Almighty God. 
[Illegible]
Signed and Sworn to before me, a justice of the peace, in and for the county of Washington, in the District of Columbia. This 26th day of April, 1838.
[Illegible] S.P.
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Jacob Gideon a Pensions now receives 8$ his month, he was in Lee’s Legion as Trumpet Major. His pay was 10$ month under the act of June 1832, to be put on the list of 10$, since 4 Mar 1831 and to relinquish his permanent Pension- He is now on the agency list of the District. I think- 
Can this be done by you on inspection of his [illegible], as will you require further testimony- 
Yours, M.S. Clarke.
J.S [Illegible]
28 July 1834
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Jacob Gideon’s ap-plication for transfer from Columbia to Pennsylvania
Transf. 5 Sept. 1822.
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Washington SS.
On this 23 day of July 1825, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace Notary Public for the said county of Washington personally appeared Jacob Gideon who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Rudolph in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lee—– in the service of the United  States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of City of Washington in the District of Columbia where he intended to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.} Jacob Gideon
(Illegible)
Notary Public
Washington
WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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District of Columbia 
Washington County 
On this fifth day of October 1821. Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said county Peter Faulkner. Late an Ensign in the service of the U. States during the Revolutionary War, and after being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he was well acquainted with Jacob Gideon (illegible) and knows that said Gideon enters the service of the United States in the afar (1778) seventeen hundred and seventy eight. In the Company com-manded by Capt. Michael Rudolph in Lee’s Legion, and that the continued in service until the years seventeen hundred and eighty, at which time deponent was transferred to the Jersey live, but has reason to believe and does believe that said Gideon continued in service to the end of the War,— and farther sayith not—
Peter Faulkner
Sworn and Subscribed
the day follow first
above written,
before me
Enoch Reynolds
J.P.
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
County of Philadelphia SS.
On this fourteenth day of August 1822, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Philadelphia personally appeared Jacob Gideon who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Michael Rudolph in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Lee in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state district of Columbia from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of Penn-sylvania— where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.} Jacob Gideon

(Illegible)

WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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Philadelphia County of 
I Matthew Randall Prothonotary of the Court of Commons Plea, for the city and county of Philad-elphia do certify that Jacob G. Lyon. Esquire, before whom the (illegible) affidavit is made and who has thereto described his name was at this time of so doing and still is a Justice of the Peace in of the city and County afore said duty commissioned qualified to all whose act as such full faith and credit is and ought to be sworn as well in [illegible] of as else-where. 
In testimony whereof 
hereto set my hand
the seal of the said Jacob
at Philadelphia the 14
day of August A.D. 1822
Matthew Randall
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Old War & Navy
MAR 24 1891
FILES
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Philip F. Larner
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Jacob Gideon
Rev. War 
Penn.
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
MAR. 24 1891
OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
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Miss Nelly Lyman Larmer
1746
P St. NW.
Please give fall statement to the above
[Illegible]
CHIEF’S DESK
Old War and Navy
Division
JUN 3 [Partially blank]05
13144
31344
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Address Commissions of Pensions, Pensions Bureau Washington, D.C., asking for copy of application for pension of Jacob Gideon of Penna.
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John B. Larner.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Offices, Adams Building. 1334 F Street
Telephone 637.
Residence [illegible] Street N.W
Washington D.C. March 28/94. 
Hon. Wm. Lochren, 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:–
I am in receipt of yours of the 20th inst. In response to mine of previous date making inquiry in regard to one Jacob Gideon, stating that a search of records of your Office does not reveal any record of the soldier. I am advised that the following rec-ord of that soldier was furnished by your Office about a year or a year and a half ago and do not understand why an examination of the files at this time fails to show the same result. The record is as follows:–
“Jacob Gideon, born 1756, enlisted at Valley Forge, Pa. in 1777 in Rudolph’s Troop of Lee’s Legion in which he served until 1781. From 1781 he served as trumpeter in Van Hare’s Company of Washington Guards in service at Guilford C.H., Eutaw Springs, Cowpens and Yorktown.”
I would add further that Mr. Gideon was a resident of this Cirt at the time of his death and was at that time receiving from the Government a pension for his services in the Revolutionary War. 
Will you kindly have the matter referred to the proper Division for a further examination and report. By so doing you will greatly oblige
Yours very truly, 
John B Larner
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[Illegible] Gideon Colt 2/4/38
[Illegible]
Mr Victor E. Brunett
122 Smith Royal St.
Alexandria. Ra-	
Veterans administration
Please furnish the [illegible] and Jacob Gideon, S.13144, to [illegible] addresses [illegible] address and the [illegible] record of Jacob Gideon [illegible] to first secured. 
Feb. 4, 1938
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1719 13th St., N.W., 
Washington, D.C.,
September 5, 1981.
                                                                                                                                                Pension Service
                                                                                                                                                         Office of
                                                                                                                                  ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 
SEP – 9 1931         
							              	No.1                       
						           VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 
Mr. William Mehn,
Pension Branch,
Veterans Administration Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Mehn:                                          
I shall be very grateful to you if you will turn this request over to the proper official for reply.
I am desirous of securing official information as to the service of my grandfather’s grandfather, Jacob Gideon of Philadelphia, a Rev-olutionary soldier. The following is a copy from the Pension Records Book in the Congressional Library:
“Jacob Gideon— Trumpeter—96—Continental—placed on pen roll Oct. 5, 1821 com. Dec. 1—age 79—transferred from Pa. to District of Columbia.”
Also all information relative to George Gideon, pvt. German Lines, who served from Philadephia and removed to the District of Columbia.
My grandfather was Eugene Laporte whose mother was a daughter of the above mentioned Jacob Gideon. 
Very truly yours,
Sallie Chalk
(Miss Sallie Chalk)
                                                                                                                                                Pension Service
                                                                                                                                                         Office of
                                                                                                                                  ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT  
SEP – 9 1931         
							              	No.1                       
						           VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
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From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13144 it appears that Jacob Gideon enlisted at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in 1777 or 1778 and served as trumpeter in Captain Michael Rudolph’s company in Colo-nel Henry Lee’s Legion until in March 1781, afterwards a trumpeter in Captain Van Hare’s (?) company in Washington’s Guards, served until the close of the war. He was in the battles of Cowpens, Eutaw Springs, Guildford Court House, and the taking of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 1, 1819. At which time he was living in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was aged sixty-three years.
In 1821, he was in District of Columbia, in 1822 in Pennsylvania, and in 1835, had returned to District of Columbia.
He died March 3, 1841.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
[side written text: illegible] 
Assistant to Administrator
This letter addressed to miss Sallie Chalk— first of letter in [illegible] Gideon S. 41576
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Jacob Gideon, H.L.Wt.381-120-155
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the bounty land claim, Wt. 381-120-155, based upon the War of 1812 service of Jacob Gideon. 
He enlisted, place not given, and served from July 18, 1814, until October 8, 1814, as private in Captain John Davidson’s Company of District of Columbia Militia. 
He applied for bounty land October 26, 1850, while living in Washington, District of Columbia, aged sixty-two years and he received Warrant 443 for 40 acres under the Act of September 28, 1850. He applied for additional bounty land on March 16, 1855, while living in Washington, and he received warrant 381 for 120 acres under the Act of March 3, 1855.
For information relative to the location of this land, it is sug-gested that you address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, giving the warrant numbers, the acreage and the acts under which the land was granted.
The papers on file in this soldier’s claim for bounty land contain no data relative to his family.
No application for pension was made to the United States on account of the War of 1812 service of this Jacob Gideon.
Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator