Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 16,955, Samuel Dickinson, Conn.

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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn          Dickinson, Samuel     W16,955
                              Hannah
CONTENTS

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Samuel Dickinson
Etc        C
0515-
Sep 1 1819
C

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State of New York
Warren County SS

On  this 12th Day of September, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Personally appeared in open Court being a Court Common Pleas in and for said county a Court of Record which proceeds according to the Course of Common Law, with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of (?), keeping a record of their proceedings and which have the powers of Fines and Imprisonment. Samuel Dickinson aged seventy one years nine months and twenty two days resident of Chester in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the and made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 that he the said Samuel Dickinson served in the Revolutionary War as follows
viz/ he enlisted on the sixth day of June 1776 in the Company commanded by  Capt Theodore Woodbridge in the Regiment commanded by Col Samuel Elmore in the Continental Establishment (?) in the New York Line that he continued to serve in the Corps aforesaid until the fifteenth day of April 1777 when he received an Honorable Discharge ar Fort Stanwix in the State of New York which was afterward seized and taken from him by the (?) together with sixteen dollars in (?) the day before Bennington Battle, that he afterwards enlisted in a Regiment of State Troops in the Company Commanded by Capt Charles Miles (?) in the Regiment of Samuel Canfield- for one year.
And further that he made application for a pension in pursuance (?)of the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818

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1818 the thirteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and (unintelligible) a pension certificate No. 8.515. dated at the war office of the United States the twenty third day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and has [unintelligible] his pension at the rate of Eight Dollars per month from the [unintelligible] 13th day of April 1818... to the fourth day of March 1820, ___
And in persuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do solemnly swear 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 [unintelligible] disposed of my property of any part thereof, with intent so to  diminish the same as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of [unintelligible] Entitled, "an act to provide for Certain persons Engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not , nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contract or debts due to me other than what is contained in the schedule herein ly arrived and by [unintelligible] subscribed
Schedule 1st real estate I have none, my personal property consists of the following items [unintelligible] 1. female 3 year old Heifer $13-50
1. Shovel 75.  1. Howell 18........" 93
1. Tobacco Box 12 1/2  2.[unintelligible] 50 "62/2

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1. Jack Knife 18 2. [illegible] bowls 12 0/00 " 30 [illegible]
1. Old Carving Knife 12 1/2 3. Small [illegible] 8- 1. 12 1/2
2 ps old spectacles 50
1 [illegible] 5 Spoons 6.each 30-- .55
$17.53 0/00
And the [illegible] Samuel Dickinson further saith that he has a wife aged sixty four years that he now lives with his son and have done for several years who contribute to our support that he himself is unable to perform in labour [and further saith is crossed out] But have been supported by their children for several years - and further saith not, Transcribed and Sworn this 12th Day of September 1820 
Sign. Samuel Dickinson
Seth [illegible] Baldwin [illegible] clerk

further certify [illegible]
the total amount, in value, of property exhibited in the  [illegible] said schedule, is Seventeen Dollars fifty three Cents- and also, that this is the first Court of record held in and for said County, at which this application could have been made, since the knowledge of the Act of Congress of the 1st of May, 1820. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said [illegible] on the is twelfth day of September 1820
Seth [illegible] Baldwin Jr., Clerk

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with do
.
STATE OF NEW YORK, Samuel Dickinson
WARREN COUNTY, SS.
SETH C. BALDWIN, Junior Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of said County, Do hereby Certify, that the foregoing oath,
and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the
Record of the said Court -- And, by order of the Court I do
further Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the
Total amount, in value, of property exhibited in the afore
said schedule is Seventeen
Dollars Fifty three cents, and also, that this is the first court of record and for said County, at which this application could have been made, since the knowledge of
the Act of Congress of the 1st of May, 1820 -- IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seat of the said Court, on the twelfth
day of
September
1820.
Seth C. Baldwin & Clerk
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8515
New York

Samuel Dickinson
of Warrensburg in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded [by]
Colonel Elmore of the 1776
line, for the term of ten months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence [on]
the 13th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of Mar. 1819
and sent to the Pensioner at
Warrensburg
Warren County New York

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 10 mo. 18/30 6/30 = 85.83
emi-anl. all'ce ending 6 Sep. 1819 48.
$133.83

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818.

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see letter to Hon. J. Rafaell H. R.
March 25. 1846
same, Aug. 6, 1846
same Feby 20/47

New York 2579
Hannah Dickinson
Widow of Samuel Dickinson, [illegible] a pensioner under the act of 1818 who died on the 22 Jany 1826 [illegible] married in the state of New York [illegible] who was a private in the co. commanded by Captain Miles [illegible] of the (illegible) commanded by Col Elmore Hanfield in the Conn states [illegible] for 22 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany, N.Y. at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per [illegible] to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April 183[illegible] and sent to Samuel C. Dickinson [illegible] Esq. Chestertown, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1839 $586.66
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 sep '39 36.66
  $623.32
  (Revolutionary Claim,  Aos July 4, 1836, Section the 3d) 
Recorded by [illegible]  Clerk , Book A Vol.2,  Page 106,

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State of New York - [illegible] County of - on this thirteenth day of April one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before me this [illegible] hour and of the Judge of the Court of Commons being in the County of [illegible] appears Samuel Dickinson aged sixty nine years of the house of Weaver was being brought in the same County of Weaver, who being by his [illegible] display of [illegible] according to Larry - doth on him I get made this following declaration in order to obtain

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 Deponent was a prisoner in said war- on the day before the Bennington Battle and at the [ the crossed out] same time the enemy  took said Deponent all his money amounting to sixteen dollars-that afterwards in said war and at a time altogether without the recollection of this Deponent, in the troops called the Commitment Troops in a company under the command of Captain Charles [illegible] in a Regiment under command of Colonel Samuel Camfisto or Camphisto he [illegible] in said war for one year and took [illegible] 
 that [illegible] a  discharge- That he was sent to Hartford in Connecticut with prisoners at the time the news of Peace reached him That said Deponent was in no [illegible] battle with the enemy- That he is in reduced circumstances and [illegible] in need of the assistance of his country for support- That he [illegible] has no other [illegible] in his power of his said services-
Sworn 13. April 1818 Samuel Dickinson
Edw. W. [illegible] of the [illegible] of the county of [illegible] for the county of [illegible]
Samuel Dickinsonn priv
Elmore - Regt.
1777. 13 April 1818
[illegible] Capt. Miel
Col. Caufield
12. [illegible] 1782

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State of New York
County of Warren

On this 25th Day of February Eighteen hundred and forty seven personally appeared before the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County Hannah Dickinson a resident of Horicon in the County of Warren and State of New York aged 91 years who being first Duly Sworn according to law Doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 that she is the widow of Samuel Dickinson who was a Privet in the Revolution and served under seven different ingagements -of the first two she has no personal knowledge but was told by her said husband that he inlisted into the Continental Service and served nine months at Fort Stanwix in the State of New York the year 1776 for which service he was pensioned under the act of 1818  his 2nd tour commenced in the month of August 1777 after moving his family to Maloomsoik near Bennington VT. He was attached to a Company of Militia (Captains name not recalled) under General Starks and on the 15th or Day before the battle at Bennington by the request of General Starks and consent of his Captain) he went to an eminence where he had a full view of Baumbs Camp and ascertained as near as he could the strength of the hessian army but unfortunately he was discovered and before he got to the foot of the hill he was taken by the Indians and carried to Baumbs camp where he was Examined as a spy and sent to Burgoyne's camp where he was reexamined his discharge of 1776 (the only thing they could find against him) was taken and destroyed after this he was kept under guard nights and compelled to work days until a few days before the Battle of Stillwater when he was taken sick and in that situation made his escape he went immediately to the American army where he had an interview with General Gates and gave him a full description of Burgoynes army which he had been enabled to gather from witnessing a general review but the ague and fever prevented him from sharing in the honors of the battle at Stillwater This tour including his imprisonment as her said husband said was several days over a month. His third tour was not performed until after she was married to him and they had moved to a farm previously purchased on the east bank of the Hudson River near Saratoga falls in the State of New York and her husband had been appointed First Sergeant in Captain Lakes Company of Militia many of whom had taken protection under Burgoyne and had pledged themselves not to take up arms against the king nor his allies among whom was the Lieutenant  the frequent depredations committed by the Indians soon caused the Captain his ensign and several others to quit the place and after several had been killed by the Indians General Philip Schuyler sent an order to her said husband in the month of July 1779 to warn out Captain Lakes Company and march them down to his quarters. He obeyed the orders and command of the Company was imposed on him and he was ordered to reconnoiter the woods and dislodge the Indians from their haunts and drive them back if possible in this service he was ingaged some days over a month and was honorably discharged for which service several years after the war closed received several dollars in current money. But obeying Schuylerss exposed him to the vengeance of the Tories and Indians and on the 8th of September 1779 one of his neighbors  (who soon after fled to Canada ) was seen to set a party of Indians across the river as was supposed for the purpose of killing him or taking him prisoner but fortunately her husband disiscovered them in a thicket while walking in his fields about sunset he affected not to have seen them and walked leisurely to the house where she had just got up from a fit of ague and fever for her nurse to make her bed and in a few minutes their little family had silently left the house her babe ten days old at her breast to keep it quiet  they descended the bank of the Hudson in a direction to have the house screen them from the sight of the enemy and then walked on the margin of the water until they made their escape  after this a voluntary night guard was kept in the neighborhood in which her husband was ingaged about a month when he moved his family to Stonington (his native town) in Connecticut and while living in Stonington in the year 1781  he performed three tours of service of a month each and each as a substitute the first of which commenced about the middle of May

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at New Port in the state of Rhode Island under Captain Robert
Perigro and when his month expired he returned home and told him
he could stay but a short time as he had ingaged to go in Privateering on
board the Ship Flovow which was to sail on such a day and such an [hour]
not recollected and as she had an aversion to this kind of service she had
to persuade him not to go but in vain he would not brake his promise
and when the time came for him to start which she thinks was about the
25th of June she ingages him in conversation and went a short distance
with him and when she thought he would have his match to get there in
season she returned home and in a month from that time he returned home
and told her that when he came in sight of the Port he saw the Flovow made
sail and to come up with her for detaining him he went to New Port
and substituted for an other month and had performed the service. She
thinks he served under the same Captain as before namely Perigro. There was
a body of French troops at New Port during one or both these [] of service
and from her husband's intercourse with...

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State of New York
Haven County Bu

Be it R[] that on the 25th day of February 1847 Personally appeared E[] B. K[]th of The County of Chester in said County and being duly sworn before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common[] of said County deposed and [] That he was for several years personally acquainted with Samuel Dickinson a Pensioner of the United States, named in the witness deposition of Hannah Dickinson and has heard said Dickison make statements relating to his service in the American Revolutionary war and believing that the declarations witness set forth by Hannah Dickinson a Pensioner of the United States one true and correct and that said Hannah Dickinson is a person of truth and [] and had not married [] the death of her husband the said Samuel Dickinson.  [] to the knowledge of said dep[] and further s[] not
Eya B. Smithy
Lub[] and Sworn to before me the day and year above written
Joseph Woodward Judge

State of New York
Warren County
Personally appearing before me this September a Judge of Warren County Courts Samuel B Dickinson.  And made oath in due form of law that he is this Son of Hannah Dickinson in the annoted Declaration [] and was well aquainted with Samuel Dickison in law Declaration named who was a pensioner of the United States for Services [] in the Revolutionary War was [] to his Death which around the year 1824 and this depo[] has frequently [] the [] Samuel Dickinson in his life time make statements of the Services set forth in the an[]

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Declarations of Hannah Dickinson and [illegible] has heard the said Samuel Dickinson say that he performed the Services as directed in Said Declaration
Samuel C Dickinson

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 4th day of March 1847 - Joseph Woodward Judge

I Certify that I am well acquainted with Eza B Smith and Samuel C Dickinson who made the foregoing affidavits and that they are both men of truth and veracity
March 4, 1847
Jose Woodward Judge

State of New York

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State of New York
County of Washington

Thomas Dickinson a resident of Greenwich in the County of Washington Being first Duly Sworn according to Law Deposeth and saith that he was sixty seven years old last December that according to the best of his knowledge and belief he is a son of Samuel Dickinson late a United States Pensioner by his first wife - that he remembers his fathers returning home from his service at Fort Stanwise on account of which service his father became a Pensioner - that when Burgaine came down his father moved his family to a Place called Mcloomskoik near Berington and was []iatly called into the Militia service and soon after news came that he was taken Prisoner and carried to the British camps at Fort Miller - that During his fathers absence [] Deponent lived with an uncle of his in Maloomskoik and well recollects the []dious [] of the Benington Battle - that his father made his escape and returned home about the time of the Battle at Stillwater - in the following Spring his mother Died and in the next autumn his father left him again with his uncle and went to visit his friends at R[]land and when he returned he brought with him the woman that is now his widow and told him he must call her mother which he ever after would [] that in the Spring of 17778 his father moved onto his farm near Saratoga Falls where he the Dep[] after [] of the Dep[] Commited by the Indians not far from that Place - that he remembers that his father left his family and went into the service of the Country and was absent some time as he the Dep[] supposed keep the Indians from coming and killing the inhabitants that soon after he returned considering his family not safe his father moved to Stonington in Connecticut a town []ining Rhode Island - in this town and and in []town the family resided until the close of the war During which time his father was also sent from his family on several tours of service as a

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Soldier, one or two of which tours as was said at the time was on New pont in Rhodisland - one tour at Fort Griswold after the Battle at that Place and an other tour at HorseNeck that the Last tour was the Longest but Does not recollect the length of time of Either and further [] [] and sworn this 2d day of November 1838 before me James Watson L[]

Thomas Dickinson
[]

I certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Dickinson whose signature is above, hear known him for Eighteen years, [] him to be a man, respectable, and of truth and veracity
J. Watson []

State of New York
Washington County [] I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify that James Watson E[] is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the forgoing [certificate crossed out] signature p[]ting to be his [] genuine.
Give under my hand and the seal of said county this 3rd day of November 1838
Edward Dodd Clerk

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The End of the Old Testament.
Samuel Dickinson
Born December 26th 1748} (Died January 22nd 1824)
Hannah Crandall
Born December 15th 1755
they were married
November 3rd 1778
(their children are as follows)
Polly Dickinson
Born August 29th 1779
Hannah Dickinson
Born June 22nd 1781} (Died Aprile 11th 1794)
Samuel C Dickinson
Born December 9th 1784
Tanner Dickinson
Born November 22nd 1788
[inelligable] Dickinson
Born December 22nd 1793

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State of New York
County of Warren

Samuel L. Dickinson of Ch[] in the said County of Warren, being further duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that the ann[] copy of the original family Record is the [] [] to in his former affidavit and that it differs from the Original in the following particulars only - his Original contained the Record of Samuel Dickison's family by a former wife, which the copy does not embrace - that the ann[] is a true copy of the original family Record by his second wife, the present applicant, with the exception of the two items, enclosed in par[] which were not in the original, and that in the original the Births of some infants were recorded, who died before they received names - That the copy here to ann[] was written soon after the death of this Dep[] Father - His dep[] [] in the saith he was acquainted with Captain R[]igs who is [] de[], under whom his Father did service at Newport that he has seen his Father and this said Captain Together and know them talk over the incident of this campaign, one of which was that his Father took his Captain's sword out of his hand while setting [] in the general houses and hid it until the next day after the old guard was relieved by the new = and [] saith n[] -
Samuel C Dickinson

Subscribed and sworn this 5th day of November A.D. 1838 Before me - the [] 
'who is now []" being intu[]
Jus[] Whitely
[] of [] Justice, of [] [] in I from this said County

I further certify that i am well acquainted with Samule C Dickinson this above applicant and that he is a man of truth and veracity
J[] Whitely Justice of this []
November 5th A.D. 1838

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State of New York
County of Warren ss

I Thomas Archbold Clerk
of the said County do certify that Joseph
Whitley Esquire before whom the within
affidavit purports to have been sworn was
at the date of the same one of the Justices of
the peace in and for the said County
and that
I am acquainted with his hand writing and duly
believe his name subscribed to the within
affidant
is his proper hand writing and signature witness
my hand and seal of office this fifth day November
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
Thirty Eight.

Thomas Archibald Clerk of said
County by Joseph Whitley his
Deputy Clerk
County
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Mrs. Walter H. Hull
124 W. 36th St.
Minneapolis, Minn.
September 10, 1924
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolution
ary War pension claim, W.16935, it appears that Samuel Dickinson
---
was born December 26, 1748, at Stonington, Connecticut.
He enlisted at Cambridge, New York, June 6, 1776, served as a
private in Captain Theodore Woodbridge's Company, Colonel Samuel
Elmore's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged April 15, 1777.
While residing in Washington County, New York, he served one
half month in 1779, was engaged in protecting the neighborhood
against the Tories and Indians.
Having moved to Stonington, Connecticut, in November 1779, he
served three tours of one month each in 1781 under Captain Perrigo.
He enlisted in April 1782 in Captain Charles Miller's or Miles'
Company, Colonel Samuel Canfield's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged
April 4, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13,
1818, while a resident of Warrensburg, Warren County, New York. He
died there January 22, 1824.
Miss

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He married November 3, 1778, at Charlestown, Kings (later
Washington) County, Rhode Island, Hannah Crandal who was born
December 14, 1755. She was allowed pension on her application executed April 18, 1838, while a resident of Chester, Warren County, New York.
The children of Samuel and Hannah Dickinson were:
Polly born August 29, 1779.
Hannah born June 22, 1781, died April 11, 1794.
Samuel C. born December 9, 1784
Tanna born November 22, 1788.
Benoni born December 22, 1793.
Thomas Dickinson, born in December 1770, was a son by the
soldier's first wife (her name and date of this marriage not stated).
She died in the spring of 1778.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

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Rev. and 1812
War Section.
W. 16955
Mrs. Walter H. Hull
Both St
Minneapolis, Minn.
Madam
November 18, 1926
I have to advise you that you were furnished.
September 10, 1924, the history of the only Samuel
Dickinson of New York, found on the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau.
Owing to a lack of clerical force available
for the purpose, it is not the practice of
the Bureau to send the same history twice to the same
person.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau
fail to afford any information in regard to any
Zebulon Dickinson, or to James Dickinson, who
served in the New York Troops.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

October 30, 1924

Mrs. Walter H. Hull
124 W. 36th St.
Minneapolis, Minn.

Madam:
I have to advice you that the Revolutionary War records of
this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to a Louis Dickenson,
or a Samuel Dickinson who lived at Chappaqua, New York.
You were furnished the history of the only Revolutionary War
pensioner named Samuel Dickinson who served in the Connecticut Troope.
The services as given in said history were takes from the sworn statements
in his claim and upon which pension was allowed.
Respectfully,

Commissioner

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MRS. WALTER H. HULL
124 WEST 36TH ST.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

2.
correction with my application papers for
D.O.R. membership -  & will appreciate any
information you can send me.

Thanking you for a reply I am,
Yours  truly
Mrs. Walter H. Hull.

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MRS. WALTER H. HULL
124 WEST 36TH ST.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

Sept. 19th 1926

Bureau of Pensions
Commissioner
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir -
Do your records show Revolutionary 
War services for James Dickinson or Zebulon 
Dickinson listed in the United States Census
1790 as living in Chappaque, Westchester 
Co. New York, also family data?

Can you give me any information or family
data regarding Samuel Dickinson enlisting at
Peekskill, Westchester Co. N.Y. & do your 
records show that more than one man by
the name of Samuel Dickinson enlisted at
Peekskill, N.Y. in  Revolutionary War?

I am seeking this information in

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124 W. 36th Street,
Mpls., Minn.,
Aug. 13th, 1924

Pension Bureau, Revolutionary Dept.
Washingston, D.C.
Gentlemen, 
I find that Samuel Dickinson was a pensioner from Connecticut and I think
lived aftwerwards in North Castle, Westchester 6o. N. Y. I would like a copy of any
records you have, including family data. May I please have a reply as soon as possible
because my papers are waiting to go to Washing to the D.A.R. and I need a little
additional information.
Thanking you for a reply, I am

Very truly Yours

Mrs. Walter H. Hall
123 West 36th St.
Minneapolis Minn.

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Rev WIDOW, &c.

Re No. 16,955
Hannah Dickinson
Wid of Samuel Dickinson
R[] Rev War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:-Vol. a, Page 184

[[Arrangement of 1870]]

1924 SEptr [] H[] to Watter H. H[]ll []
1926 Nov 16 - Mrs Hull
[] not [] 2 []

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N. York
{Hannah} Dickinson
Letter to Hon. J.H. {?} '38
to J.C Dickinson 18 Oct '38
There is a letter in {?} R. 43.00,
Joseph Gregory, dated Apr. 28, 1847, which pertains to this case - It is {?} Samuel C. Dickinson.  MNF
Act. 4 July 1836

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I sent the papers in the care of Mr. Dickenson back again he has had the good fortune to learn where Mr. Vale lived the Serg[illegible] who [illegible]
Yours for E. U. Abbott

Free
Hon. J. C Calhoun
Secretary at War
Washington City

old case
Adm'd

[illegible upside down note]

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Warren County /ss J Edward and W. Abbott are of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Warren [illegible] do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Dickenson did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and now transmit the proceedings and the testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned at of Congress -that I am well acquainted with the within named Samuel Dickenson and my near neighbor Joseph Collins (whose affidavit is hereunto annexed) that they sustain creditible character for truth and veracity - that [illegible] my own knowledge the said Samuel needs the [illegible] of his [illegible] for support absolutely for he is old and poor and lame.
Edw. W. Abbott one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pease in and for the County of Warren

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Chestertown Ny 5th March  Free
Hon J L Edwards Com [Commissioner] of Pensions Washington City D.C.
JM at NY Mail 2
Hannah Dickenson

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Chestertown March 5th 1839
Sir
It is now about four months since I mailed the copy of the original family record of Samuel Dickinson required by the Department together with the accompanying affidavits - from my indigent circumstances I was under the necessity of [illegible] money to defray the expense of processing the necessary evidence to sustain my Mothers claim and anticipating that I should have been able to have replaced it before this time but I am not able to meet my ingagements and am therefore on the mercy of my creditors  their consideration together with the deep anxiety of an aged mother have induced me to trouble you with this communication hoping that if the multitude of business in the office prevents you from sending a final decision at present you send me such information on the subject by letter as it will remove some of our anxieties.
Your compliance will much oblige your humble servant
Saml C. Dickinson
Col. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Ps
on going to the post office to mail this letter I found in the office a letter from John Palmer Esq member of Congress inclosing a letter I had previous sent to him together with a letter from you to him stating that it was necessary that the widows name whose claim was refered to should be given in order to satisfactarily answer and I would have state that her name is Hannah Dickinson widow of Samuel Dickinson deceased.
Samuel E Dickinson

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Col. J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington 

3161 
Jn ab 
NY
Nelson

Hm Jnr Palmer
A R

Hannah Dickinson

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House of Representatives  Feby 12 1838

To Col. J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions

Sir
I enclose to you for consideration the
claim of Hannah Dickinson widow for a Pension
on account of the revolutionary services of her husband
who was a Pensioner. He's been dead about 12 years.
I am very respectfully
your obed Servt [obedient servant]
John Palmer

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free

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Caldwell N.Y. 

3161
N.Y. Sept 24
addl Evidence
4 July 1836
Hannah Dickinson

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Caldwell Sept 14 1838
Warren Co. New York

Col. Edwards
Sir
By request I enclose to you the papers
relating to the application of Hannah Dickinson
under the Act of Congress of 4 July 1836 - to wit
1st her declaration
2nd Affidavit of David Mitchell
3rd do [Affidavit] of Anson Comstock
4th do [Affidavit of Ethan Crandal
5th 2 affidavits of Samuel C. Dickinson
All duly certified.

I am also requested to solicit the early attention of the
Department to this application, and that any reply or further
Enquiry may be made to Samuel C. Dickinson of Chestertown
Warren County. N.Y.
Respectfully your Obn Servt
Seth C. Baldwin

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Free

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Chestertown
N.Y. 8th Novr

N.Y. Nov 14
[unknown] of
Hannah Dickinson
4 July 3161

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Chestertown Nov 6th 1838
Sir
In complyance [compliance] with yours of the 18th Oct
I herewith send you the Copy of the original
Family Record refered [referred] to in my former affidavit
together with its accompanying affidavit - also the
affidavit of Thomas Dickinson a son of my father
by his first wife in the month of June last when
I went to Rhodisland [Rhode Island] to procure the Evidence of my
Mothers marriage my Mother gave me a list of the
names of several persons who served in the same
Companyes [Companies] with my father at Newport in RI
and at fort Griswold in Connecticut and I was in
hopes to sustain my Mother's Declaration throughout
by corresponding affidavits but when I got there
on inquiry I could not find one of them living
and as my Brother was but a boy when my father
was in the army I considered that his affidavit
would avail but little and consiquently [consequently] sent the
papers on with out it but was blamed by some
for so Doing and whether the affidavit availes [avails]
any thing on not by procuring and sending it
I have removed the censure my fathers being
taken prisoner as stated in the affidavit I think
you will find refered [referred] to in my fathers Declaration
the town at horse neck in the affidavit
the same Sworn to by Mitchel and Comstock

There is a widow of my acquaintance whose
husband was a pensioner under the act of 1818 who
tels [tells] me she was married about fifty years ago by
a Magistrate whom I knew in his lifetime that
there were four persons only beside the Justice
and his wife that she knew who were present
when she was married and these are all Dead
that the marriage was not recorded in the town
that it was recorded in her Bible but that was
used as a school Book and was burnt in the school
house She has raised a respectable family

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of children by the said Pensioner the oldest of
which was born before 1794 there are People
who have been acquainted with the family ever since
the marriage and know that she and her
husband have lived together as Man and Wife
from the time of the marriage to the time
of his Death of the marriage to the time
and have never heard a doubt expressed
of their being Legally Married.  She wishes to
avail herself of the provisions of the act of 1838
but has been told by those who profess to know that
in as much as there is no record of her marriage
now no one living who were present at
at the weding [wedding] it will be in vain for her to
try.  She has requested me to present her case
to you and request you in a letter to me to
inform me whether her case is thus desparate [desperate]
Your Complyance [Compliance] will confer a favor on a
Poor but respectable Widow
Respectfully yours
S.C. Dickinson

Col J. L. Edwards
Pension Comr

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State of New York
County of Warren
Town of Chester
---
Hannah Dickinson being duly sworn
agreeable to law makes oath and says that she
is the widow of Samuel Dickinson
late of Warrensburgh [Warrensburg]
Deceased, and was married to the said Saml Dickinson
on the 3rd day of November A.D. 1778 and that 
he deceased on the 22nd day of January AD 1824 at the Town
of Warrensburgh [Warrensburg] in the aforesaid County and further saith not.
Hannah Dickinson

subscribed and sworn according to law
this 5th day of February AD. 1838
before me Hobby Mead Justice

State of New York
County of Warren
Town of Chester
Sr
Samuel C Dickinson being duly sworn
agreeably to law makes oath and says that he has been
acquainted with Samuel Dickinson and Hannah Dickinson
his wife ever since he can remember . that they lived
with him from 1811 until the death of the said
Samuel Dickinson January 22 1824.  That Hannah
has lived with him ever since. that the aforesaid
Samuel Dickinson was the identical person to whom the
anext certificate was directed and that Hannah
Dickinson is his widow and further this deponent
saith not.
Samuel C Dickinson

Subscribed sworn agreeable
to Law this 5th day of Feby 1838
before me Hobby Mead Justice

I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with
the above named Hannah Dickinson and Samuel C. Dickinson and
say that the claimants are entitled to implicit credit
as they are credible persons.  Subscribed this 5th day of
February A.D. 1838
Hobbie Mead Justice

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Hannah Dickinson
for a Pension.

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War Department, 8515
PENSION OFFICE,
Nov 2, 1820

Sir,
You are hereby informed that the
schedule of your property has been examined; and the Secretary
of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension
Roll.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards


To Mr. Samuel Dickinson
Warren County
New York

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March 10 1847
[illegible]
Hannah Dickinson


J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C

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Warrensburgh 
March 8th 1847

Sir,
Since my aged Mother has found out that her former
Declaration was Defective she has taken nor given but little
rest untill the inclosed was written and she had made oath
to it asureing her self that nothing more will be required
than a corrected history of Fathers services during the 
revolutionary war corroberated by the testamony of Comstock
Mitchel and Thomas Dickinson, but if the Pension Department are not satisfied with this she says she means to appeal to Congress - but it is doubtfull whethe she will need
a pension long as she fails fast but she thinks she shall live
many years yet and her increased pension will enable her to
contribute more than she has done to the funds of the Baptist
Missionary union and if the Board would accept of her she says
she would go as a Missionary herself - there is no service put forth in her present declarations but that I have heard Father innumerate time and again - in years before. The Mr. Russell M. C of the 6th of August last (which has been sent to me)  I mistook the
Comptroller of Connecticut for the Comptroller of Correchttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngtions and had
written to Mr Russel to find out who this Comptroller was and
where was his office &c before I found my mistake - it is Probable
that there is a record of Fathers services in Connecticut in the
Comptrollers office but as he was a substitute it is not likely his
services in Rhodisland [Rhode Island] is recorded in Connecticut - Please inform
me whether there is a record of the service performed by the Militia of
Rhodeislan [Rhode Island] Preserved and kept in that State and obliege

Your friend
Samuel C Dickinson

note
Post office address Chestertown Warren County NY

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3161
Declaration of
Hannah Dickinson
and Affidavits -
under the Act of Congress
of July 4, 1836

Admitted
              mo [month] 
Private     10  Col Elmorning
do [ditto] 12    " [ditto] Canfields
               -----
                22 mo


Samuel C. Dickinson Esqr
Chestertown
New York

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State of New York
County of Warren  JS
on this Eighteenth day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty Eight personally appeared before the Hon.
Henry Barber first Judge and Thomas Patterson
Juror B Hicks, and Stephen Probe his [illegible]
Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the County
of Warren now held at the Court house in the
town of Caldwell in said County Hannah Dickinson
a resident of Chester in the County of Warren and State of
New York aged eighty-two years, who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by
the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1836. That she is the
Widow of Samuel Dickinson who was a private in the
Militia in the state of Connecticut under Captain Miller and
Col. Samuel Canfield's Regiment stationed at Stanford
in the State aforesaid, Samuel Dickinson entered the service
the 4th day of April 1782 and was discharged the 4th day
of April 1783. She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Dickinson on the 3rd day of
November 1778 at Charlestown Washington County now -
then Kings County State of Rhodeisland by the Rev.
Thomas Ross, that her husband the aforesaid Samuel
Dickinson died on the 22 day of January 1824 at
Warrensburgh in the County of Warren and that she has
remained ever since that time a Widow, as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Hannah Dickinson

Subscribed & Sworn in open
Court before me this 18th day
of April 18th 1838
Thomas Archibald    Clerk
-
County of Warren Ss. In addition to the above declaration and affidavit the same
Hannah Dickinson in open court before the aforesaid Judge thereof, on this 19th day
of April aforesaid, further says on oath, that she knew by information only of the
services of her husband in the revolutionary war, before the time of her marriage to him the year 1778, but after that time she knew of his doing service in the said
war as follows - In 1779 he performed half a months tour under direction of
Genl Schuyler, having the command of a party of men, to range the woods and
break up the haunts of Tories and Indians, near Saratoga, we resided thus man

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Fort Miller, Washington County, N. Y.  - Samuel Dickinson was there a militia Sergeant
We had moved there from Charlestown in Rhode Island the fall before, & shortly after
we had been married - In November 1779. We left Port Miller, and moved back to
Stonington in Connecticut - after which her husband served in the war several
tours, as near as this deponent can recollect as follows- In the year 1781
he performed three tours of service of at least a month each - the two first at 
Newport in Rhode Island, and the third at Fort Griswold, soon after the massacre at
that place - he was a private soldier at these times - the same year we moved from
Stonington to Volingtown, in Connecticut - The names of his officers as far as she
can now recollect are Captain Robert Perrigo, and she thinks Capt. Lapham
In 1782, her husband they residing in Volingtown listed for a year in Capt. Miles company in Col. Canfields Connecticut Regiment and served the whole year and was honorably
discharged - he was a soldier in said company, as stated in her first affidavit -
And this deponent further saith that she was married as stated in her first
affidavit to the said Samuel Dickinson in Nov. 1778 - that at the time of the 
marriage Elder Ross the officiating Clergyman gave the certificate of marriage, which
is long since lost, she has not seen it in fifty years - her husband said at the time
to Elder Ross that he was going into York State, and wished a certificate of Marriage
which was given him as aforesaid. Her original name was Crandal - She was
married at her Father's house in Charlestown, in presence of her Father & Mother
her brother Ethan, her sisters Janas, Deligha, Jane, Fanny, & Polly - she does not
know that any one of them is now living - or that there is any record in
the town of her marriage - her husband in his life time made a record of their
marriage in their family Bible, which has long since been worn out - a copy of
which original Record has been preserved by her son, Samuel C. Dickinson, who
is aged fifty three years - her husband was born in Stonington in Connecticut -
he was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death, under the Act
of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 - she has often seen his discharge from service in
Col. Canfield's regiment, which was in writing, and by it he was charged with an work
of prisoners to Norwich jail - the prisoners were cow boys, taken by them - when that
service was done, by delivering the prisoners, his discharge was effectual and he
returned home to Volingtown, on the 7" day of April 1783. - the discharge has
been long since lost -
Hannah Dickinson

[missing] and sworn in Open Court
[missing] of April 1838-
[missing] Archibald  Clerk

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Fort Miller Washington County N.Y. - Samuel Dickinson was then a militia sergeant. We had moved there from Charleston in Rhode Island the fall before shortly after we had been married - In November 1779. We left Fort Miller and moved back to Stonington in Connecticut - after which her husband served in the war several tours, as near as this deponent can recollect as follows - In the yea4 1781 her performed there tours of service of at least a month each - the two first at Newport in Rhode Island, and the third at Fort Griswold soon after the [illegible] on that place - he was a private soldier at these times - the same year we moved from Storington to Volingtown in Connecticut - The names of his officers as far as she can now [illegible] are Captain Robert Pirrigo and she thinks Capt. Laphain. In 1782 her husband then resided in Volingtown listed for a year in Capt. Miles company in Col [Colonel] Co[illegible] Connecticut Regiment and served the whole year and was honorably discharged - he was a soldier in said company as stated in his first affidavit 
Add this deponent further saith that she was married as stated in her first affidavit to the said Samuel Dickenson in Nov [November] 1778 that at the time of the marriage Elder Ross the officiating clergyman gave them a certificate of marriage which is long since lost, she has not seen it in fifty years - her husband  said at that time to Elder Ross that he was going into York State and wished a certificate of marriage which was given him as aforesaid. Her original name was Crandal She was married at her father's house in Charlestown in presence of her father an mother, her brother Ethan, her sisters Tamar, Delighn, Jane Fanny and ,Polly She does not know that any one of them is now living or that there is any record in the town of her marriage Her husband in his life tine made a record of the marriage in their family Bible which has long since been worn out a copy of which original record has been preserved by her son, Samuel  C. Dickinson, who is aged fifty three years Her husband was born in Stonington in Connecticut.
State of New Yrok
Warren County
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County and of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing contains the [illegible] proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hannah Dickinson for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at the Clerks office in said County this 14th day of September AD 1838
Thomas Archibald Clerk

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State of New York
County of Warren
Town of Bolton
On this 17th day of April 1838 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the town of Warrensburgh in the said County David Mitchell a resident of the town of Bolton in the county of Warren and State of New York aged Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he was acquainted with Samuel Dickinson that the said Samuel Dickinson was a soldier in Captain Miles' Conpany and Colonel Samuel Canfield regiment stationed at Stanford in the State of Connecticut said regiment was raised in Connecticut for one year service commencing in the month of April 1782 and ending in April 183 and the said Samuel was there at the close of the campaign and further saith that he was acquainted with the said  Samuel Dickinson from the time that he came to live with his on in the town of Chester in the county of Warren until he died and further saith that he was acquainted with Hannah Dickinson the wife of said Samuel Dickinson and that she has not been married since the death of her husband but still remains his widow and further this deponent saith not. David Mitchell X his mark
Subscribed an sworn at the town of Bolton on the 17th day of April 1838 before me Asa Crandal Justice of the Peace I hereby certify that I am acquainted with David Mitchell the deponent above mentioned and that he is a man of truth and veracity
Asa Crandal Justice of the Peace

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State of New York
County of Warren ss.
I Thomas Archibald clerk of the said county of Warren do certify that by the records and qualification roll now in the office of the clerk of the said County, Asa Crandal, before when the within affidavit was made was on the date hereof a Justice of the Peace of the said County that I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe his signature within to be genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office this 14th day of September AD 1838.
Thomas Archibald Clerk

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State of New York
County of Warren
Town of Queensbury ss
On this 3rd day of April 1835 personally appeared before the subscribed a justice of the pease of the town of Queensbury in said county Anson Comstock a resident of the town of Queensbury in the County of Warran and State of New York aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he was well acquainted with Samuel Dickinson and that said Samuel Dickinson was a soldier in Capt [Captain] Miles' Company and Col. [Colonet] Samuel Co[illegible] regiment stationed at Stanford in the state of Connecticut that the said Samuel Dickinson entered the service the 4th day of April 1783 and was discharged on the 4th day of April 1783 and further says that said Samuel Dickinson was a steward in Capt [Captain] Miles company and further says that he was a soldier in the same regiment at the same time and [illegible] a pension for his services. And further this deponent saith not
[signed] Anson Comstock
Subscribed and sworn at the place and date above mentioned before me Samuel Tallmadge Justice of the Peace
Town of Queensbury
County of Warren
I hereby certify that I am and have been for some years past well acquainted with Anson Comstock the deponent above named and that he isa man of respectability and truth and veracity
Samuel S. Tallmadge Justice of the Peace

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State of New York County of Warren                                         I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County of Warren do certify that by the records and qualification will now in the office of the clerk of said county , Samuel S. [illegible] before whom the [illegible] [illegible] was made was on the date thereof a Justice of the said County [illegible] I am aquainted with his handwriting, and beleive his signature within the [illegible] [illegible] my hand and Seal of Office this 14th day of September A.D. 1883 . Thomas Archibald Clerk

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Ethan Crandall of Charleston in the County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island on oath his [illegible] faith he is Eighty years of age. that this [illegible] knows Hannah Dickenson of Chester in the County of Warren in the State of New York that she was married to Samuel Dickenson in the month of November AD 1778 that he was present at the marriage which was Solemnised by the late Rev Thomas Rojs in law Charleston that he knows of no record of their marriage  Ethan Crandall State of Rhode Island Washington [illegible] On this 22 day of June AD 1838 Personally appeared Ethan Crandall who on oath administered by me to him gave and submitted the [illegible] deposition I further certify that the said Ethan Crandall is well known to me that he is a credible [illegible] & that his testimony is entitled to credit Joshua Clarke [illegible] [illegible]

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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations 
Washington sc

[faded County Seal & ribbon attached here]

Clerks Office Court of Common pleas [obscured by Seal’s ribbon] 26th AD 1838 I hereby certify that [obscured by Seal’s ribbon] Clarke Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Washington and that the foregoing Signature attached to the Deposition of Ethan Crandal purporting to his is Genuine.  In testimony whereof I have [cut off]unto affixed my hand and seal of office the [cut off]y and year above written 

Matthew Waite Clerk

[the transcription that follows is the bottom half of a page that was covered by the above document]

County and that e is a man of truth and veracity that his affidavit is entitled to full credit
Joseph Whitley
Justice of the Peace
[end partial page transcription]

State of New York
County of Warren ss.
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County of Warren Do certify, that by the records and qualification roll now in the Office of the Clerk of the said County, Joseph Whitley, before whom the preceding two affidavits were made was on the several days of the date of said affidavits, a Justice of the peace of the County of Warren.  that I am acquainted with his handwriting, and that his signatures to the said affidavits are genuine- 
Witness my hand and seal of office this 14" day of September A.D. 1838. 
Thomas Archibald Clerk

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State of New York
County of Warren Ss.

Samuel C. Dickinson of Chester in said County of Warren being duly sworn doth depose and say that he personally present at the Town Clerk's Office in the Town of Charlestown in Washington County in Rhode Island, about the 20 of June last, when search was duly made, to find a Record of the marriage of Hannah Dickinson above named- that he assisted in making said search, and that no record thereof was found, and this deponent verily believes that no record whatever was made of said marriage.
Samuel C Dickinson

State of New York 
County of Warren

On this 6th day of July A.D. 1838, before me the undersigned personally came the above named deponent Samuel C. Dickinson, and subscribed and made oath to the above deposition. I also certify that the deponent is known to me, and that he is a credible witness
Joseph Whitley
Justice of the peace

County of Warren Ss.

Samuel C. Dickinson the above named deponent being further duly sworn doth depose and say that he is aged fifty three years and is the son of Hannah Dickinson of Chester in said County and of Samuel Dickinson her husband, who was formerly a pensioner of the United States, and who died the 22nd day of January A.D. 1824- that well remembers a record of the marriage of said Samuel Dickinson the pensioner, with his Mother Hannah Dickinson aforesaid, entered with the record of births and deaths in the family, in their family Bible- said record was in the hand writing of his father, which he well knew-- it was made on one of front blank leaves of the Bible, the cover of which got broken off, and the leaf containing the record was afterwards worn and lost - that he saw it and read it repeatedly from 30 to 35 years ago, and from his distinct recollection which he then had and now has, he, soon after it became so much worn as to become indistinct, transcribed it into another Bible, he well recollects that the original record as aforesaid gave the date of the marriage of Samuel Dickinson & Hannah Dickinson to have been on the third day of November A.D. 1778 [additional writing has been cut off from this page]

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blank leaves of the Bible, the corner of which got broken off, and the leaf containing the record was afterwards worn and lost -- that he saw it and read it repeatedly from 30 to 35 years ago -- and from his distant recollection which he then had and he now has, he soon after it because so much worn as it became indistinct, transcribed it into another Bible -- he will recollect that the original record as aforesaid, gave the date of the marriage of Samuel Dickinson & Hannah Dickinson to have been on the third day of November A.D. 1778.
And this deponent further saith that he this deponent, at the insistence of Hannah Dickinson aforesaid, forwarded during the past winter to the Pension Office, [...] the Hon John Palmer, M.C., a declaration informally made by her, under the Act of Congress of 4th July, 1836, in which there was a mistake inadvertently made in naming a County: it was named Warren when it should have been named Washington.  In the same communication was forwarded the original certificate of his being [...] as a pensioner of said Samuel Dickinson -- These papers were received at the Pension Office and put on file, as appears by the letter in reply of Col. Edwards, to the deponents thru' NV. Palmer -- And that said Hannah Dickinson is now the widow of said Samuel Dickinson, and has so remained his widow from the date of his death --
Samuel C. Dickinson
Subscribed before this 
14th day of September 1838
before Mr Joseph Whitley [...] I further certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel C. Dickinson [...] that he is an inhabitant of this town of [...] of said County and that he is a man of [...] and [...] and that his [...] is [...] Joseph Whitley
Justice of the Peace

State of [...]
County of Warren
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County of Warren Do certify that by the [...] qualification role in the office of the Clerks of the said County, Joseph Whitley, before whom the providing two affidavits was made [...] on [...] days of [...] date aforesaid affidavits, a Justice of the Peace of the County of Warren -- that I am acquainted with his handwriting, and that his signatures to the said affidavits are genuine--
[...] my hand and seal of office this 14th day of September A.D. 1838.  Thomas Archibald Clerk

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State of New York
Warren County Clerks office
I certify that by letters [illegible] & qualification
now [illegible] in this office Edward W
Abbott whose signature appears on the
annexed affidavit & the above certificate was
a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in &
for the County of Warren on the day
of April 1818 also on the 6th day of May, 1818 & I further certify that I am
acquainted with the said Edward W Abbott
and believe the signature therein to be his.
In testimony whereof I have caused the seal
of our Court to be hereunto affixed this
12th day of May 1818.
Myron Beach Clerk

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Warren County Joseph Collins
of the town
of Chester in the County of Warren & State of New 
York being duly sworn doth depose & say
that he is well acquainted with the within
named Samuel Dickinson that he is in
reduced circumstances in life & in the
opinion of this needs the assistance of his
Country for support. That he hath [illegible]
agreed [illegible] to provide for Joseph Collins
[illegible] 5 May 1812
Edw. W. Abbott one of the Judges of
Court of Common pleas in & for the County 
of Warren

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State of New York
Rensselaer County S: } Personally appeared before me David Buel Junior one of the judges of the court by Common Pleas for the County of Rensselaer James Dole of the City of Troy in said county who being duly sworn doth depose & say that Samuel Dickinson oer on about the seventh of June in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six was enlisted by this deponent into a company commanded by Captain Theodore Woodbridge in a Regiment commanded by Col Samuel Elmore in which company this deponent was then a sergeant that said Dickinson was enlisted at Cambridge in the State of New York * joined the Regiment which then rendevoused at Albany from whence he marched with the Regiment to Fort Stanwix and remained in the service untill the seventh of April in the year one thousand seven hundred seventy seven when his term of enlistment expired
Sworn this fifth day of March 1819} James Dole
before
David Buel Junior
Judge of Rensselaer County Com Pleas

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I David Buel Junior the judge before whom the foregoing affidavit was made: do certify that James Dole who made the said affidavit is well known to me & is a person of veracity & worthy of credit as a witness
Dated March 5th 1819
David Buel Junior

State of New York Rensselaer County UNCLEAR
I certify that David Buel Junior Esquire whose signature is affixed to the above certificate was at the time of signing the same one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas or the County of Rensselaer and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said David Buel & verily believe his signature to be in his own proper hand writing -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of the said county this fifth day of March A.D. 1819
Joseph D Selden Clerk