Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,346, James Dowling, Md. Va.

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Md. Dowling, James S8346
Va.
carded.

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To Kentucky -
James Dowling
Private
Captain Wilson's company of the 
Md. & Va.

Ratio of liability, 2/3.

Date of discharge,

Time of closing the testimony,

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania

at $5.33 1/3 dollars per month, to commence

(^Formal) Certificate of pension issued on the 14
and sent to Joland + Rockwell
Philadelphia 

Arrrears (sic) to 4th

Sem-an'l all'e ending

See fell us to L. Combs
22 September 1890. as 8 Oct 1830
do. t Perfokin Dec. 3 1830.
See letter to Hon . C. A.
Wickliffe H.R. Feb. 17. 1831

Increased to $8.72 mo.
com 15 Feb 1831, as men entry (sic)
ifns (sic) 16 afe: 1830 and next
to Her C. a. Wickleffe,
Bordefarm Noler Co. Ay

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Revolutionary claim   1263.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act for the relief of
certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the revolution
appeared on the 15th day of May 1828 I James Dowling of Leaitnghts
Creek in the County of Washington in the State of Kentucky do
hereby declare that I entered in the Continental line of the army
of the revolution in [illegible] Independent Campeign in the year
1776 for one year at the caperalor of which he [illegible]^for three years^ in [illegible]
Hudersens Company in the [illegible] Regiment of the Maryland line
Commanded by Col Price that having served out Aolleterns of
in Capt Lelerens company in a [illegible] of the 2d Virginia Regiment
enlistment in 1780. he butesled for one during the [illegible] that he
Continue in the service until the year 1781. The 25th day of August
having been much exposed to weather and engaged in the battles
of Brendy Wine, German Town, Monmouth, Guilford Court House
the second battle of Camden and the siege of GL. hozuealth
being greatly inspcured and being damaged to seem [illegible]
hourly he received a discharge in these Werdy "Ultherea William
Reed Physician to the Southern Army has certified that James
Dowling Soldier of Major ^Sneeds^ detachment and Lieutenant Wilsons
Company is tendered by loss of health and alomdy unfit for the
duty of a soldier the said Dowling is hereby discharged from the 
detachment done at Campden this 20th of August 1781.
Signed Samuel Sneed Major
All Commissariez of preirricnz are desired to furnish James
Dowling with [illegible] on his march to Virginia
By order of the hounorable Major General  Green
Otho Millierny Dep adj Gene.
He States that he aer not secure a Certificate for the reware of 
$80 mpr dod je enquire whether he was entitled to it his abject was 
not money but to spene and he spent in the Cause of liberty
James Dowling

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Before me David H Spears a Justice of the peace in the County of
Washington in the State of Kentucky personally appeared this day
Genl. Fleming Robertson and John Wade --- who did
severally make oath that James Dowling by whom the foregoing
declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have
been a solider of the Revolution in manner as therein stated.

Witness my hand this 6th day of November 1828.
D.H.Spears JPWC

I John Hughes Jr Clerk of the Court of Washington County
in the State of Kentucky do certify that David H Spears before whom
the above affidavits were sworn was at the time [of struck out] a Justice of
the peace for said County duly empowered to administer oaths

[Blurred seal of the Clerk]

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
6th day of November 1828.

John Hughes Jr, Clk.

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

State of Kentucky
County of Washington, ss

On this 21st --- day of February 1824, before
me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said county of
Washington --- personally appeared James Dowling
------ who, on his oath, declares that he is the
same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by [Captain lined through] Lieut Wilson --- in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Haws --- in the service of the United
States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of
Pennsylvania --- [following lined through: from whence he has lately removed];
that he now resides in the state ( [following lined through: district, or territory] ) of Kentucky
----- where he intends to remain, and wishes his
pension to be there payable, in future.  That he at present receives
five dollars 33/scts dollars per month.

James Dowling

Sworn, and subscribed to, before }
me, the day and years aforesaid. }

Jno Calhoun J.P.W.C.

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State of Kentucky Washington County Sct

I John Hughes Jr Clerk of the County Court
for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Calhoon Esqr whose
signature is within affixed is now and was at the time of affixing the
same a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Washington duly
Commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is due to all his
actions and doings as such as [illegible] within Courts of Justice as thereout

[Blurred seal of the Clerk]

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
affixed the seal of the said County Court this 22nd day of 
February AD 1834 in the 32nd year of the Common
wealth

John Hughes Jr. [illegible]

[Note at bottom of page:]
Hon. C.A. Wickliffe
H. R--

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[Two columns]
[Left column]

DOWLING, JAMES
(MD., VA.) S-8346

[Right Column]

Payable semi annually
The first payment on
this certificate will be on
demand, at the United
States Bank in
Philadelphia.


Recorded

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Invalid Pension.
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Laws of the UNITED STATES,
__________
James Dowling late a Private in the
Army of the United States
is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency,
at the rate of five dollars 33 1/3 cents per month,
to commence [crossed out: on the day of one thousand eight
hundred and] from the time to which the pensioner recei[blurred]
his last payment. [flourish]
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES
this 14th day of March
one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
[circular black stamp: [illegible] NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES] JC Calhoun

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[tri-folded paper; left panel]
DOWLING, JAMES
(MD., VA)
S-8346

[center fold]
James Dowling
This paper will be
returned with the correct 
declaration to be made
before the Judge.
28 Jan.1829

[vertically on center fold: James Dowling
appear for
County [illegible]

[right panel is blank]

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Washington County and State of Kentucky
I do certify that James Dowling served as a
private soldier in the Independent Company
in the first maryland regiment under the
command of Colonel Smallwood in 1776 one
year and hero then enlisted in Capt Andersons
company in the second Maryland regiment
for three years and served out his time and war
legally discharged given this 4th day July 1818
Aaron Spalding

Washington County see
This day came Aron Spalding before me
David Graham a Justice of the peace for
said County and made oath that what is
contained in the above statements are true
given under my hand [crossed out: this] at Sebanon this
4th day [illegible: page folded here] 1818
David Graham J.P. w.c

[black circular stamp with the following text around outer edge: THE NATIONAL [illegible] OF THE UNITED STATES]

I Dowling was put on the pension list in 1803 or 4 at $40
per year - He applies for his bounty land
Paid was coin? by Col Tho Reid

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8346
[vertically on page, top left: Rev War]

INVALID.
File No. 8346
James Dowling
Pri U.S. Army
Act: [blank]
Inces :-Vol. 1st, Page 99
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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act 1828
papers to be
filed with
Adam Im
Tate #8346

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James Dowling Soldier
Maryland n Va line
Kenluctey
Exd. one old Book, & Rej
Inval., file no. 8,346.
Rejected act 1828

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United States of America
District of Kentucky   Set

Whereas James Dowling of Washington
county & District aforesaid has represented
to me John Boyle District Judge of the
United States for the District aforesaid
that he has already been placed upon the
pension list of the United States for dis-
abilities caused by known wounds received
during the revolutionary was as since in
the line of his duty & that justice requires
that his pension should be increased. I 
do therefore, by authority of the acts of
Congress of the United States in such case
made & provided commission & appoint
Doctors John C Richardson & Samuel
B Richardson of the town of Lexington
& District aforesaid to examine & report in
writing on oath an affirmation their opinion
of the nature of the said James Dowelings
disability & in what degree it presents him
from obtaining subsistence by manual
labor which is part together with this
commission they shall transmit
to the Secretary for the Department of
War   Given under my hand &

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seal at Danville in the District aforesaid
this 22nd day of November 1830
John Boyle [hand drawn clouded circle with the word Seal inside]

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Honb. Jno. H. Eaton
Secy at War
Increase to $8 per mo: from
15 Feb. 1831.

[upside down at the bottom of the page: Pension Office
Feby 15. 1831]

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Washington
Feby 14th 1831.
Dr Sir
The enclosed application for the increase
of pension has been overlooked by me for some
weeks...I must therefor beg your [illegible] attention
to him.
Your [illegible, smudged]
CA Wickliffe

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[small piece of torn paper with the following words handwritten on it: From Pennsylvania
Kentucky]

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[bi-folded page, left fold hand written as follows]
Pennsylvania.
__________
James Dowling
Private Invalid.
__________
Certificate issued
March 14. 1820
and sent to 
Toland & Rockhill
merchants. Philadel
__________
[the following is upside down and across both panels of this page]
[illegible]
The Honbe Benja Harden
Citty of Washingotn

[the following is right side up and on left panel only]
Transfered from Pennsylvania
to Kentucky 12 March 1821
from 4 March 1824 per
letter to the Hon C. A Wickliffe
HR
see letter to L. Combs, Sept. 22
1830. do. to same Oct. 8. 1830

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Springfield Jany 24th 1820
Dear Sir
I take the Liberty of troubling
you with the Enclosed pettition &
Certificates, to Enable you to obtain
a pention Certificate from the war
Department for our old Hechous
Jas. Dowling, I have Drew his penti
on Regularly for the last 16 years, some
months ago & forward [illegible] power of attery
to Henry Toland of Phil d, to Draw
last years pention, he writes me that 
the Refused payment at the Loan office
[letter C in left margin here] owing to Dowling not obtaining a penti
on Certificate, will you be so olbying
as to apply fer a Certifeate and
If obtaind Enclose it by mail

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to Messrs Toland & Rockhill March 1st
Philadelphia, Henry Toland one of the above
form Still holds the Letter of atterny to Draw
his pention your forunds I believe are
Generally well in this neighborhood
nothing new
Yours Verry Respectfully
Eleas Davison

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Pension Office
April 14, 1831

Springfield K                Free
Aprile 1st 1831

Honble John H Eaton
Secretary of the War Department
Washington City

Pension Claim 
enclosed

[vertically on the page: Pension]

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Springfield Ky 29th Mar 1831.

Sir

I have received from the honble Charles A
Wickliffe a letter a a crissed to him by JL
Edwards of the Pension office giving him
the information that my Pension had been
increased and directing that my former
Pension Certificate should be returned
that a new one might issue
I have accordingly enclosed my certificate
to you for that purpose and have to
request that attd new Certificate may be
[black smudge]osed as speedily as possible
Respectfully
James Dowling
Not knowing when the increase commences
I have not drawn the payment one in
March 1831.
JD

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To the honorable the Secretary of the War Department
of the United States of America
Your Petitioner James Dowling would respectfully
represent that from [illegible] received by him in the
American Revolutionary War when a Soldier
in the Second Virginia Regiment upon the Continent
al establishment and in the Company Commanded
by Lieutenant Wilson at the Siege of Ninety Six
in the state of South Carolina in the month of
June 1784 he was allowed a half pension and
has regularly Secured the same from the propen
office in Philadelphia for about Sixteen years
past, that where his pension became last due
he was refused the amount owing to his not
procuring his pensioner Cirtificate, wherein your
Petitioner states he was unable to do never having
received a Certificate & as your Petitioner believes
none hearing were served Your Petitioner states
tied the disabilities in both his hands accaponed
by [crossed out: the] a Musket Rifle Ball for which he
received his pension full Continue and that he
[cut off on the edge: ers] never Secured a pension Cirtificate
He therefore petitions that a pension Certificate
may issue to enable him to renew his money
your Pititioner will were prey
James Dowling

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Kentucky le
I William L Kelly one of the [illegible]
for the Commonwealth of Kentucky do hereby
certify that James Dowling the within [illegible]
=one made oath before me, that the faity
stated in the within Petition are true
given under my hand this 14th day of De
=cember 1819
William L Kelly
Circuit Judge and
presiding Judge in
the Washington Co Co
atiar Circuit Court

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Pension office

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The Statement of Doctors Edward B Gaither, Chris
topher A Rudd prescribing physicians in the County
of Washington County state they have this day examined
the hands of James Dowling touching wounds which he
swears he received in the month of June 1781, while 
a soldier in the Revolutionary War in both his hands
by a musket or rifle ball passing thru the inside
of his left hand cutting the flexor tendon of the 
forefinger and constricting the tendons of that
hand generally and fracturing the bone of the
middle finger of the right hand thereby rendering him incapable of hard
labour.  And are of opinion that the disabilities
in his said hand shall continue will continue
while the said James Dowling lives---

Given under our hands this 8th day of
December 1819

E B Gaither
C A Rudd

State of Kentucky }
Washington County } Sct

This day personally appeared 
Doctrs. E.B. Gaither & C.A.Rudd (who signed the foregoing
certificate) before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace
in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that the 
facts stated in the foregoing certificate are just and 
true.  Given under my hand this 24th day of 
January 1820.

Raphl. Lancaster J.P.W.C.

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The Honble Richard Rush
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington City

Revolutionary
Claims

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Springfield Kentucky Nov: 6th. 1828
Sir Inclose. I send you my statement which will
explain itself please give me information thereof
and inclose me the amount due to me a draft
an the Louisville Branch bank directly to me at
this place to the care of John Hughes Jr
Yr. ob. Serv.
James Dowling


Sir
I sent on to you sometime since three Statements
Perry Thorps John Lawson Helem Gillehaus Freed; a commini
cation from you informing me of their exception I have
also been informe by Letter of the result of Harp Gillenhaus 
applications each of whom have red $100 but iIhave heard
nothing from Lawsons application please inform 
chich has ^been^ done in the multiplicaty of applications I [page torn here]
probably this one might have been over due
Jno Hughes

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The united States of America to John Helms
Esquire of Washington County greeting whereas the
Congress of the said States on the third day of March
last paped and "aid to make provision for persons
that have been disabled by Known wounds received
in the actual Service of the united States during the
revolutionary war, These are therefore to authorize
you to Examine upon [underlined: Oath] Aaron Spalding and 
Richard Gardiner both of the said County of Washing:
:ton relative to wounds received by James Dowling
late a soldier in the 2d Virginia Regiment upon
continental establishment and in a company commanded
by Lieut. Wilson at the siege of Ninety six in the 
State of South Carolina in the month of June and
1781 in both his hands, Also relative to the said
James being discharged from the service in consequence
of his disability arising from said Wounds stating
the time and place when and where and by whom
he was discharged from the army,
Also the mode of life or employment the 
said James has since followed and of the continuance
of the Disability since Receiving the Wounds which
affidavits when tateuw you are to Annex hereto and
return to the Judge for the Kentucky District
In Testimony whereof we have caused Harry
Junis

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Washington County Sct.  The Testimony of Aaron
Spalding respecting James Dowling:--Saith that he
believes that the said James Dowling was at the siege
of Ninety six in the month of June 1781 in the
State of South Carolina, and also believes (tho he
is not certain) that he received his wound there
and he further believes that he was legally discharged
from the army, but had not an opportunity of
knowing the fact, and that the said James has
followed farming and hard labour in honesty and industry
and that the disability in his opinion is pretty con-
siderable, or at least he thinks has been so at any
rate, he would not have suffered what he thinks
he must for all that he supposes he will get &
further saith not.

The Testimony of Richard Gardiner
on the same subject, saith that the said James Dowling
was in the Army in an independant company in
1776 and 1777 he inlisted in the Revolutionary
War for three years in the 2d. Regiment of Maryland
troops under Captain Anderson and was discharged
in 1780 but knows nothing about his serving
in

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In the Virginia line nor of Receiving his wound
neither of his disability and as far as he knows
the said James procures his living by farming &
and other industrious and honest means and further
saith not.

Richard Gardiner

Sworn to before me this 8th day of
November 1804.

John Helm

Kentucky District ss

James Dowling came before
me the Judge of the said District and made oath
that the Reason why he did not apply for a pension
in conformity to laws heretofore passed on the subject
was a want of knowledge of the existance of such
laws until the limitations thereof had expired.

Given under my hand this 13th day of
February 1804.

Harry Innes

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Invalid Penser.-- form increase

James Dowling
_____________

Pen. cer. enclosed

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INCREASE OF PENSION.
__________

IT is hereby certified that James Dowling
formerly a private of captain [blank]
company, in the Second Regiment of the Virginia
line who, it appears by the accompanying certificate [double dagger symbol], was
placed on the pension roll at the rate of Five dollars 33 1/3 cts
per month, on account, as he states, of having received a* wound in
both hands from a musket ball
while in the line of duty, and in the said service, on or about the
[blank] day of [blank] in the year 1781
at a place called Ninety Six in the state or territory
of South Carolina, is not only still disabled in consequence
of the said injury, but, in [word my struck out] our opinion, is entitled to one third
more than he already receives as a pension, being disabled to a degree
amounting to [single dagger symbol] ------- [words of a struck out] total disability.

J.C. Richardson
Sam. B. Richardson

Fayette County Sct---
Personally appeared before the undersigned
a Justice of the peace for said County
Jno C Richardson and Saml. B Richardson
Surgeons of the Town of Lexington and }
made oath to the foregoing certificate } Surgeons.
according to Law.  Given under my hand } this 23d. day of
Nov. 1830.

I also certify that the above named Surgeons John C. & Saml. B.
Richardson are reputable in their profession.
W. West JP

* Here particularly describe the disability, and state its origin and progress.
[single dagger symbol] Here state the degree of disability, say, one-third, three-fourths, or otherwise as the case
may be.
[hand pointing to the right] The above affidavit must be made before a magistrate duly qualified to administer oaths, and his
official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.  The ma-
gistrate must certify that the Surgeons are reputable in their profession.
[hand pointing to the right] If the claimant is within thirty miles of an Army Surgeon, he must obtain his testimony.
[double dagger symbol] The pension certificate, which must be sent to the War Depart-
ment.

(Turn over)

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Commonwealth of Kentucky Fayette County Court:

I, James C. Rodes clerk of the County Court for the
County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that
W. West Esquire, who has signed the foregoing Certificates,
is and was at their date a duly authorised Justice of 
the peace duly commissioned and qualified as the
law directs in and for the County and Commonwealth
aforesaid, fully authorised by law to administer
oaths, and that his signatures are genuine, to
which full faith and credit is and ought to be
given.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of
said County at Lexington, Kentucky
this 23d day of November 1830 and 
in the 39th year of the Common-
wealth.  Att J.C. Rodes Clk F.C.C.