Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 25541, John Dickson, N.C.

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[printed card with handwriting]

(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Dickson, John
Mary
NUMBER
W25541
Born In Ireland
CONTENTS

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North Carolina 27882
John Dickson
of Lincoln Co in the State of NC
who was a private in the Company commanded by
Captain Barber of the Regt commanded by [blank]
in the N. Carolina line for [lined out] Militia 12 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. at the rate of 40 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Augt 1834 and sent
D Reinhard Lincoln Co NC
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Feb " 20
$140.
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 51

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4328
North Carolina 4328 Ash
Mary Dickson
widow of John Dickson NC
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents
per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 12th day of July 1854
and sent to Joseph Carroll
Shelby N.C.
Died Sept. 17, 1857
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 8, 1858,
Page 134. Vol. A
321

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[handwritten]

State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County} July Sessions 1834
On the 23d day of July 1834 personally 
appeared in open Court before the Court
Now sitting John Dickson a resident of
Lincoln County and State of North Carolina
aged Seventy seven years
who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the
Benefit of the act of Congress passed June
7th 1832
That he entered the service of the
United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated
that in the year 1776 his father Thomas
Dickson was drafted to go on a expedition
against the Cherokee Indians my father
went to Charleston with a drive of horses
I went in his place in the Company then
commanded by Captain Barber that the
company was mustered into service at
Charles Mcleans in this County in June
of said year and were marched
to McFaddens fort in Rutherford County
that Capt Barbers Company
remained at said ^[insert] fort
until the Mecklenburg troops
were marched to the pleasant gardens in
now Burke County where his company
joined the troops under General Rutherford
that the army was marched to
French Broad River Pidgeon River

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[handwritten]

and were marched to the Indian Towns
that the Army Burt [sic] the the [sic] Indian towns
took of an Indians prisoners; after they
had returned across French road
the Army separated he was marched
North Capt Barbers Company through
Rutherford that he was taken sick and
was left at the house of a Mc Carson in
Lincoln County in November of said year
and was not with the company
when the [sic] were discharged after having served
six months
In March 1779 he soldiered under the command 
of Captain Barber
was marched to Rutherford County
to Mills that the Company remained
at Mills One Month when they were
discharged
In the Spring of the year 1780
he was drafted for six months and was
mustered into service near tuckaseegs [sic] ford
by Capt James Lyttle that the company
was marched through Mecklenburg County
into South Carolina that he was marched 
to Waxhaw Creek where he was taken sick
got a furlough & returned home he was
Absent from the Company two or three
weeks when he joined the company below
Camden and other troops under the
command of Major Rutherford

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[handwritten]

who had in charge
240 prisoners
taken at the Battle of the Eutaw
Springs that he marched with the army
to Bells Branch near Salisbury
where he was discharged after the
prisoners were placed under the care
of other troops, he got a discharge from
Capt Lyttle for this tour of service but
has lost it
he hereby relinquishes any claim
whatever to a pension or annuity Except
the present and he declares his name is
not on the pension list Roll of any agency
Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid John Dickson [signature]
Questions by the Court
1st where and in what year were you
Born
Answer I was Born in the year 1756
on the 25 December in Ireland
2d have you any Record of your age
If so Where is it
Answer I have now
3d when & where were you living when you
were called into service
where have you lived since the Revolutionary 
War and where do you now live
Answer I lived in this County when
I was called into service and ever
since

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[handwritten]

4th how were you called into service were
you drafted did you volunteer or were
you as a substitute and if a substitute for
whom
I was first substitute for my father
the Second I Volunteered and
the 3d I was drafted
5 State the names of some of the
officers who were with the troops where
you served such Continental and
Militia Regiments as you can recollect
and the General circumstances of
your service
answer Colonel Malmady General
Rutherford and Major Rutherford Coll
William Graham
6th did you ever receive a discharge
if so by whom was it given & what
become of it
I never got a discharge from any officer
Only Captain Lyttle which is lost
7th State the names of persons to
whom you are known in your present
neighbourhood who can testify
to your Character for veracity and their belief
of your services as a soldier of the
Revolution
answer  I know of no Clergeman [sic]
who is acquainted with my Revolutionary 
Services Samuel Espy of

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[handwritten]

Lincoln County who has [illegible]
prisoners given his affidavit and the Eutaw
William Makew Booth
[illegible] the army
pensioners of the United [illegible]
with the army
States are the only witnesses
[illegible]
I could get to prove my services
[illegible]
Edward Davis and Moses T Abernathy
appeared in open Court
and being duly sworn say they
have known John Dickson the
applicant that it is
generally believed
in his neighbourhood that he was a
Revolutionary soldier that he
has supported the character of an
honest man and a man of
truth sworn to and subscribed
on the above date
M T Abernathy
Edw Davis
State of North Carolina}
Lincoln County} the said Court
hereby declares their opinion after the 
investigation of the Matter and after putting
the Interogatories [sic] prescribed by the War
department that the applicant above
named was a Revolutionary soldier and
served as he states the Court further 
certifies that Edward Davis & Moses T
Abernathy as creditable persons and that their
statement is Entitled to credit
J. Forney JP
And Hoyl chairman
have in any
John W. Harrys JP
Daniel Hoke JP

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4th how were
you draft
you as ab
whom
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State of North Carolina   }
Lincoln County                }
I Miles W. Abernathy Clerk of 
the Court of pleas & quarter Sessions
for said County do hereby Certify
that the foregoing Contains the original  proceedings of the said Court in 
the matter of the application of 
John Dickson for a pension in csle
money where of I have here unto set
my hand and affixed my
Seal of office this day 
of July 1834
M.W. Abernathy
Clerk of the Court for
Lincoln County

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State of North Carolina   }             on this 3 day
Cleveland County            }             of May 1854
personally appeared Mrs. Mary Dickson
aged sixty two years a resident of said
county before me Robert Falls one
of the acting Justices of the peace in and
for said County and after being Qualified
according to law doth make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the act of 
Congress passed February the 3 1853
that she is the widow of John Dickson
Decd who was a souldier of the Revolutionary
War and was pensioned at the rate
of $40.00 per annum living in Lincoln
County North Carolina and pension
payable at Fayetteville. She further
declares that she was married to the
said John Dickens some time in the year
1817 the day not recolected and that her
husband the aforesaid John Dickson
died on the last day of June 1840
that she was married to him the time
above stated.  She further declares
that she was a widow at the 
passage of the act and still
Remains a widow.  She further

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States that she made application for
a pension in the month of June 1853
and that She understands said declaration has been misplaced or 
lost that She only claims under 
this declaration  She further States
that She does not know of any
record by which She can prove
her marriage Sworn to and Subscribed
this 3rd day of May 1854
Robert Falls  JP                  her
                             Mary      X     Dickson
                                       mark
State of North Carolina   } I Robert Falls
Cleveland County            }  the magistrate
before whom the above declaration 
was made do hereby certify that I
am personally acquainted with Mrs.
Mary Dickson and do hereby certify
that she is an old lady of good
character and veracity and that
She is not able to attend the 
Cout from old age and bodily infirm
=ities I also certify that She is the widow
of the Identical John Dickson who
drew a pension, given under my hand this
5th day of May 1854       Robert Falls    J.P.

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October 9, 1933
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/EEL
John Dickson-W.25541
Mr. George R. Lewis 
Pendleton
Oregon
Dear Sir:
Refence is made to your letter in which you request informa-
tion in regard to John Dickson (W.25541), a soldier of the Revolution-
ary War and a pensioner.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.25541, based upon the military
service of John Dickson in that war.
John Dickson, the son of Thomas, was Born December 25, 1756, in 
Ireland.
While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted and
served as a private with the North Carolina Troops as follows:  from
sometime in June, 1776, exact date not given, as a substitute for his
father, as a private in Captain Barber's Company, went on an expedi-
tion against the Cherokee Indians and assisted in burning their towns
and in taking some prisoners; in November of same year, he was taken
sick and was not with his company when it was discharged after having
served six months: from March., 1779, one month in Captain Barber's
Company: and from the spring of 1780, six months in Captain James
Lytle's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 23, 1834,
while residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
He died June 30, 1840.
The soldier married in 1817, Mary ______________, the exact date of 
their marriage and her maiden name were not shown in the papers in 
the pension claim.

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Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application
executed May 3, 1854, at which time she was aged sixty-two years  and
resided in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
She died September 17, 1857.
It was stated that John and Mary Dickson reared a large family
of children but no names were given. 
In 1854, Mrs. Jane Dickson, a resident of Cleveland County,
North Carolina, stated that she was present at the marriage of John
and Mary Dickson, but dd not give her relationship to the family.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

[Handwritten on left side]
from AB
EEL

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State of North Carolina   }  on this 3rd day
Cleveland County            }  of May  1854
personally appeared Mrs. Jane Dickson
a resident of said county
before me Robert Fall one of the 
acting Justices of the Peace in and 
for said County and after being
Qualified according to law deposeth
and sayith that she was personally 
present at the marriage of John
Dickson Decd and his wife Mary
Dickson who has made application  
for a pension that they were married
by Robert Winter Esqr and that the 
said John Dickson Died in the year
1840 and that the said Mary Dickson 
remains a widow sworn to and subscribed
this day and year first above written
test interlined before signed           her
                                                Jane   X   Dickson 
                Robert Falls JP                 mark
I Robert Fall the magistrate before whom
the above affidavid was made do hereby certify that
I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Jane Dickson
and do hereby certify that she is a lady of good
character whose veracity cannot be disputed
given under my hand this 3rd day of May 1854
Robert Falls JP

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State of North Carolina     } I Silas Williams
Cleveland County              } Clerk of the Court
of please and Quarter Sessions do 
hereby certify that I am personally 
acquainted with one Robert Falls 
whose name appear to the within affid
=avid and certificate is and was at 
the time one of the acting justices
of the peace duly commissioned and Cer
=tified and that the signature purpor
=ting to be his are genuine
In testimony where
of I have this day affixed the
seal of my office
this 9th day of June
1854
S. Williams Clk

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Pension Office
8 July 1854
Sir: 
Please Certify the time
to which the writhin named pen=
=sioner was paid on the date of 
his death. 
Very Respectfully,
LP Waldo
Commissioner
Francis Burt  Esqr
Third Auditor heading

[written on side of page, vertically]
John Dickson, $40 per annum Act 1832
Died 29 June 1840 pd         F. Burt
                                       Auditor

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July 3rd  1854
No. 4,847
Mary Dickson 
Wiv of 
Jno: Cleaveland Co. 
NC
Act 153
$40 per an
Com: Feby:3. 1853
Revy
Joseph Carroll
Shelby, N.C. 

[printed on side vertically]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Pension Office, Official Business
Commissioner

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1pers:  1 rept Co.         last June 1840
Boynton

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State of North Carolina   }  on this 27th day
Cleaveland County          }  of June 1854
personally appeared William Gofourth
a resident of said County before
me one of the acting Justices
of the peace in said County and 
after being qualified according 
to law deposeth and sayeth
that he was personally acquainted
with John Dickson and his wife
Mary many years agoe and that
he has good reason to believe that
they were legally married from this fact that he lived a neighbour to
them and that they lived together
as man and wife and raised a family 
of children and that the said John
Dickson died some fourteen years 
agoe and that the said Mary
Dickson is the widow of the 
identical John Dickson who drew
a pension in Lincoln County N.C.
and that she is still a widow 
sworn to and subscribed the day 
and year last above written 
JW Jackson J.P. 
Wm Goforth

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State of North Carolina    }I James W. Jackson
Cleveland County             } one of the Magistrates
before whom the with in affidavit
was made do hereby certify that
I am personally acquainted with 
William Gofourth who made
the 
with in affidavit do hereby 
Certify that he is a man of good 
character and veracity given
under my hand and seal this
27th day of June 1854
J.W. Jackson  J.P.

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State of North Carolina    }
Cleaveland County           }   I Silas Williams Esq
Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions for the County of State aforesaid
hereby Certify that J. W. Jackson
whose vale appears to the foregoing
Affidavit and Certificate is and 
was an acting Justice of the peace in
and for Said County at the time of signing
the same duly Commissioned and 
Qualifed that the signature purporting
to be his is his own signature & is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto Subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal 
this 27th day of June 1834
S. Williams Clk

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Breif in the case of  Mary Dickson widow of John.
Cleaveland County and state of N.C.
act  3d Feby: 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase") [latter crossed through]
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or support by rolls?  If either, state the substance
Husband was a pensioner under the Act of 
7 June 1832
Our witness testifies he was present at
the marriage & our witness testifies to final reputation 
of marriage & cohabitation
(If for increase)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?

Joseph Carroll, Esqr.
Shelby
Name and residence of Agent
NC                                                Boynton
                                                   Examining Clerk

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No. Carolina    }   May the 10th  1 or 34 is to Certify that Samuel
Ln. County       }   Espy Came before me the Subscribing Justice & made
Both in Due form of law and sayeth that some time in 
the year of our Lord 1779/in the month of March/that the Deponent hereof John Dickson of Lincoln County North Carolina was stationed at 
Millres on Green River under the command of Captain Barber for the space of one month in the Militia Service of the United States as Deponent
Beliveth Sworn to and subscribed before me this Day & Date above written.
Robert Winter JP  }                          Sam Espy
I John Tucker Tucker a Justice of the peace
in and for said County Certify that Samuel 
Espey the above deponent is a man of truth
and respectability given from under my
hand at Leacoluion this 23 July 1834
J. Tucker JP

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Shelby June the 28th 1854
in closed you will find the Declaration of Mary Dickson widow of John Dickson some time in the month of June 1853 Mary Dickson made a Declaration and I sent it to the pension office which it appears has been misplaced or lost. She has now made another which I sent and want you to examine and send the certificate to me at Shelby Cleveland County North Carolina Yours Respect
Joseph Carroll

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[Postmark]
SHELBY
  JUN
   28
  N.C.                             FREE
L P Waldo com pf pensions
Washington City D.C. 

[written vertically across above]
Boynton
July 3 / 54

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Jno Dickson
N. C.

Admitted
12 months $40

D. Reinhardt
Lincolnton
N.C.

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State of North Carolina
Cleveland County

I Silas Williams Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid certify that the foregoing declaration and certificate was presented in open court at June Session 1854 and was accepted by the court and allowed to be sent to the Pension Office. I further certify that Robert Falls whose name appears to the foregoing declaration & certificate is and was an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County at the time of signing, the same duly commissioned & qualified that the signature purporting to be his is his own signature and is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal at Shelby the 26th day of June 1854.
Silas Williams Clerk

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No. Carolina by County July the 17th 1734
To all whom it may Concern this is to Certify that this Day personally
came before me the Subscribing Justice William Mayhew and made Oath
in due form of law and sayeth that the Wm Mayhew was out a six
months tour of duty under the Command of James Lytle Captain of the 
North Carolina Militia then in the Service of the United States in the
year one thousand seven hundred and eighty where the Said Deponent
Saw John Dickson the Bearer hereof Serving in Said Company as a private
doing Military duty under Captain Little Lieutenant Robert Sheman
and Thomas Patterson Ensign where he was mustered into service not
far from the tuckeriges ford and was marched from thence to the heresaw
Creek where said Dickson was taken sick got a furlough to go home in two
or three weeks said John Dickson got better came back and joined the
company who had in charge 240 Prisoners which had been taken at
the Battle of the Eutaw Springs where the marched to Belle Bra
=th near to Salisbury the Company was Discharged from their
tour of Duty /after this term was up/By Captain Little. Sworn to and Subscribed
before me this 17th of July --1734                                    his
AdA Robert  Winter    JP                                        William  X  Mehew
                                                                                           mark
I John Tucker a Justice of the peace in for the County of Lincoln aforesaid and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with 
William Mahew the above deponent that he is a man of truth and respectability given from under my hand the 23 day of July at
Lincolnton 1834   J Tucker JP

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State of North Carolina   }
Lincoln County                }  I Miles W
Abernathy Clerk of the Court of pleas
and Quarter Sessions for said county
do hereby certify that Robert Winter
and John Tucker who before whom
the within depositions were made
a Justices of the peace in and for Said
County duly Sworn & Commissioned 
as Such and that all due faith and 
credit Should be placed in their 
official attestations as Such given 
from under my hand and Seal of 
office this   day of July 1834.
MW Abernathy 
Clerk of the Court 
for Lincoln County

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September 2, 1932
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
John Dickson-W.25541
Mr. P. Cleveland Gardner                BA-J/EEL
Box 709
Shelby, North Carolina
Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request informa-
tion in regard to William, Thomas and John Dickson, soldiers of the 
Revolutionary War, who resided in the state of North Carolina.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained
from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land
based upon military service of soldiers of that war.
With the data furnished by you, it has not been possible to 
identify the records of William and Thomas Dickson, in whom you are
interested.  The record of John Dickson is given below:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file
in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.25541, based upon the
military service of John Dickson in that war.
John Dickson, the son of Thomas, was born December 25, 1756,
in Ireland.
While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he enlisted
and served as a private with the North Carolina Troops as follows:
From sometime in June, 1776, exact date not given, as a substi-
tute for his father, as a private in Captain Barber's Company, went
on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians and assisted in burning
their towns and in taking some prisoners; in November of said year,
he was taken sick and was not with his company when it was discharged
after having served six months: from March, 1779, one month in Cap-
tain Barber's Company: and from the spring of 1780, six months in
Captain James Lytle's Company.
[handwritten on page edge:  Could not identify Capt James Lytle]
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 23, 1834.

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while residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
[handwritten]     [resume typing]
From ---  He died June 30, 1840.   
AB           The soldier married in 1817, Mary_______, the exact date of 
their marriage and her maiden name are not stated.
Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application 
executed May 3, 1854, at which time she was aged sixty-two years
and resided in Cleveland Conty, North Carolina.
She died September 17, 1857.
It was stated that John and Mary Dickson reared a large family
of children but no names were given.
In 1854, Mrs. Jane Dickson, a resident of Cleveland County,
North Carolina, stated that she was present at the marriage of John
and Mary Dickson but did not give her relationship to the family.
There are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

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GEORGE R. LEWIS
Attorney at Law
PENDLETON, OREGON

To the side: Record sent on his req of Sept. 1, 1933 that not reached him when he want this.

Oct 12, 1933

Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.

Gentlemen: Re: File No. BA-J/EEL John Dickson W 25541

I am anxious to secure complete data on file in your office pertaining to the Revolutionary War record etc. of the above named John Dickson since he was my great great grandfather.
Thanking you kindly,
I am yours truly
George R. Lewis

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CITY OF PENDLETON
Office of the City Recorder
PENDLETON, OREGON

Sept. 1, 1933

Veterans Administration
Washington D. C. 

Dear Sirs:

I am anxious to secure full data on File # BA-JEEL John Dickson W-25541. This man was a Revolutionary War soldier from N. C. His application for pension was executed July 23, 1834 while a resident of Lincoln County, N. C. He died in 1840. I am anxious to have all the information which his application and other papers disclose.
Thank you, I am yours very truly,
Geo. R. Lewis

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P. CLEVELAND GARNDER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ROYSTER BUILDING 
SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA
July 20th, 1932-
The U.S. Pension Office,     RE:  Dickson (Dixon) Family,
Washington, D.C.                       N.C. & S. C. 
Sir:      I desire to ascertain abstract of Declaration 
for Pension of William Dickson, Thomas Dickson, and John
Dickson of N.C. and S.C. who served in the Rev. War.  That
is, of their family history-place of birth, marriage,
children, etc.  This family settled in N.C. just prior to 
the Rev.War, and in the counties of Rowan, Tryon, Lincoln,
Rutherford, and Mecklenburg.  Also, in York County, S.C.
One William Dickson was born 1761 and died in 1844
in York County, S.C.
I shall be grateful to you for any information and 
data touching the family history of Dickson or Dixon
family who served in the Rev. War and drew pension, and
who resided or settled in Western North Carolina.
Col. Joe Dickson, resided in Lincoln County, N.C., and
died in Tennessee.
Respectfully yours,
P. Cleveland Gardner  [signature]
P. Cleveland Gardner
Shelby, North Carolina,
Box 709.

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Revy 
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 25.541
Mary Dickson
wid of
John Dickson
Pri Rev War
---
Act Feb 3d 53
Index: Vol. A, Page 185
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

1932 - Sept 2. Hist.
to P. Cleveland Gardner
1933 - Oct 9 - Hist to  EEL
Geo. R. Lewis -  EEL

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES      Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51   BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
12-5-41

NAME  Dickson, John      GRADE  Sergeant "in Proctor's artillery"   LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER  9315   ACCERAGE    100      ISSUED  July 31, 1789
                                                                              to M. McConnell, assignee

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 of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.