Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,764, William Dowdle, Continental (Md.)

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(S-1776)

SERVICE

Continental (Md.)

Dowdle, William
or
Doudle

NUMBER

S 34,764
B.L. WA. 2259-100

CONTENTS

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Baltimore 11 June 1839  Received from Wm Gordon Eng
Bounty Land Warrant no. 2259 granted to the House of William Doudle a Revolutionary Soldier

Henry Brice

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No. 3321. [circled]

Maryland Roll.

William Dowdle
Capt Rudolph
4
Maryland his Private,

In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War,

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th of Oct. 1818 and delivered to the Pensioner.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818... 40.26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819.. 48.

5 mo: '/30.... $88.26

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March. 1818.}

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Dead. See Letter to Ha. L. Cass. Sec. War, 12 Apr 1834

[illegible] R. B. Beall Apr 1839

Cut: [illegible] to service Hand,

Given March 9, 1844.

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Judge Thruston

Found in Lee's Legion-

Correct

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District of Columbia, 88.

On this eighth day of October 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the circuit court of the United States for the said district, personally appeared William Dowdle aged 66 years, resident in Washington in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he, the said William Dowdle enlisted in 1777 in Elkton in the state of Maryland ~~~ in the company commanded by Captain John Rudolph of the Maryland line ~~~

; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service in [crossed out] of the United States until the end of the war, ~~~~, when he was discharged from service at the Eutaw Springs state of South Carolina, that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth Coltsneck N. Jersey, George Town S. Carolina, Eutaw Springs, Guilford Courthouse, and several skirmishes, and has been twice wounded; and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. He also swears that he made a similar declaration on the 4th of last April - 
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

I, Buckner Thruston Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Dowdle did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I also certify that I am satisfied that he is in [crossed out word] reduced circumstances. Given under my hand this 8th of October 1818.

B: Thruston

SEAL OF THE COURT [black stamped seal]

The Hon'ble
The Secretary of [illegible]

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FREDY [illegible] JUN 3 [black stamp]

Continue 332

FREE [black stamp]

Wm Dowdle

The Stout.
The Secretary of War
Washington City

Dis. Co.

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Maryland Frederick County SS

On this 20 day of May 1820, personally offered in open court, being a court of record for Frederick County. William Doudle aged sixty six years resident in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: In Captain John Randolph Company of cavalry in the Legion Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Lee that he applied sometime in the year 1818 for a pension and received a certificate. And 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 manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent 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 the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is continued in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

	Schedule
1 Bed chaff 
1 Table
4 log knives
1 Dutch oven
1 cook pot
3 old chairs
	
his
Wm Dowdle 
mark

The said William Dowdle doth also swear

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that he by occupation a laborer and [illegible] to his information and age scarcely able to do anything but drive a cart. That his family consists of a wife in a cripple state, one boy aged about nine years
Swears to in open court here this 20 May 1820. 
JESJ John Schley clerk

Maryland Frederick County Court
I, John Schley, Clerk of Frederick County Court and the State of Maryland do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule that arrived are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do for the County that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total arrangement in value of the property exhibited in the forms and schedule is thirty dollars.

In testimony whereof John Schley set my hand and offered the deal of the said court on the 2nd day of June 1820

John Schley Clerk
Frederick County board

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William Doudle

no. 2259.

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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Amry, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

By an act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged form and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank. 
N.B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:

State of Maryland City 
and County of Baltimore
[side of text enclosed by one parentheses: }]

I, Catherine Merritt heir at law of William Doudle do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that William Doudle did enter the service in 1778, for the term of during the war and served as a private in the Regiment [crossed out] Lee's Legion under the command of Colonel Henry Lee of the [crossed out] line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to William Doudle on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,  

May 31. 1839 
Sworn to belong John. W. Peale 31st May 1838.

Know all men by these presents, That I, Catherine Meritt aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Brice to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.

Attest,
John. M. Peale, Catherine Merritt 
Seal [black seal written in ink]
May 31, 1839

Personally appeared the abovenamed Catherine Merritt subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed, for the purpases therein mentioned.

Attest,
John. W. Peale Justice of the Peace.
31 May 1839

In testimony that the above written John W Peale was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c., in the State of Maryland at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at the City of Baltimore this thrity first day of May 1839

Thos Kell C. Clerk, &c.

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Baltimore City Court 
1st June 1839

STATE OF Maryland 

At a court held for the city of [crossed out word] Baltimore [crossed out word] at the above date, satisfactory evidence was adduced in court, to prove that Catherine Merritt, Elizabeth Furlong, children of William Dowdle and William. John, Mary Ann, Elvira, Catherina Merritt, grandchildren of said Wm Dowdle.

Are the only-
the [crossed out] and [crossed out] heirs at law in fee to said Wm Dowdle late a private in the Regiment. [crossed out] Legion commanded by Cap Henry Lee in The Revolutionary army-

I, William M Medcalfe [crossed out clause] clerk of Baltimore City Court, do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my official seal, this third day of June 1839

William M Medcalfe

The above form will answer for the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and other western States.

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34 764

INVALID.

Revy

File No. 34,764

William Dowdle

Dri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18th

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 112

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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The Hon'ble

The Secretary of War
of the United States

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To the Hon'ble the secretary of war of the United States

The petition of John Baker and William Dowdle two old and enferme revolutionary soldiers 
Humbly sheweth	
That your petitioners applied to judge Shriver on the 4th day of April back on the act of Congress direct to obtain a pension. That our application was regularly transmitted to the Department of War, and that we have not since heard anything respecting it although we have from time to time made diligent enquiry.

We have therefore [illegible] to the city of Washington with much pain and difficulty, in the hope that your honor will relieve us from further response by having us informed whether the bounty of your country will be extended to us.

John Baker
William Dowdle

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P.S. The old soldiers in and about Frederick who have obtained certificates of pension, have been made to draw their morning at the branch back in Baltimore, official discretion for what purpose with having been us - as then men as work as ourselves are extremely indigent, and have [illegible] exposure in traveling, our only provision for payment of their pension would be effectually the [illegible] institutions of the government, in a manner that would greatly excite the gratitude of those concerned

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Dowdney, Samuel
GRADE Sergeant
LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8253
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED May 31, 1790 to ~not shown~

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.