Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,501, Benjamin Dimmick, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Dimnick, Benjamin
S 43501
P.L.M. 541-200-Lieut. Issued Sept. 4, 1789. No papers.
CONTENTS.

3305.
New York Roll.
Benjamin Dimmick, Lt Colo Putnam Lieutenant.
Connecticut Line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Sept r 1818 and sent to Herman Gansevoort Esq. Judge Saratoga - N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. Amt y 29/30 — 99:33 Semi-ann. all ee ending 4 th March 1819 — 120:—
S. B. Webb $219:33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
8 years
Southumberland County N.Y.

Rev. Dimick Christ.
3. Connecticut regt.
Complain this case, & if found on the rolls, admit the claim altho' wanting the seal of the Court.
all evidence Covered.
City of Washington
New York rolls
It appears by the register that this ap- plicant was discharged on the 3. April 1863 as a Sergeant
having enlisted on 21. April, 1861.
Palmerston March 9th
The Honorable The Secretary of War

State of New York } S.
County of Saratoga }
On the sixth day of April 1818 Before me Herman Ganswoot One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga came Benjamin Dimmick of the Town of Northumberland in said County (to me known) who being duly sworn says that he engaged in the Revolutionary War in the month of May 1775 in the Regiment commanded by General Putnam in the Connecticut line and received a Commission as Ensign in the second Connecticut Regiment dated 1 August 1779 signed by Samuel Huntington President of Congress. Continued in said Regiment until that was incorporated with the Eighth on the 1 day of January 1781 - which was the Third Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel B. Webb. On the 4 th of May received a Lieutenant's Commission signed by Thomas McKean President of Congress to take rank in the aforesaid 3 rd Regiment - continued in said Regiment until November 1782 Then by resolution of Congress the five Connecticut Regiments were reduced to Three and all the Junior Officers of each grade to retire on the emoluments of the resolve - Then belonged to Captain Riley's Company in the 3 rd Regiment and was kept upon the muster & pay Rolls of the 8 th Connecticut Regiment until the 1 st of January 1783 Then discharged with the rest of the returning Officers by General Order
Benjamin Dimmick
Sworn before me 6 th April 1818
Herman Ganswoot One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga

By the declaration here in closed I claim Right to the provisions made by the Congress and Ratified by the Senate and approved on by the President and beg leave to have my Name entered upon the Pension List as a Commissioned Officer of the revolutionary Army &c -- Benjamin Shimmick.
To the Honorable the Secretary of department of War of the United States of America

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
January 26, 1924.
Mrs. W. H. Jones, 310 Franklin St., Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 43501, it appears that Benjamin Dimmick enlisted in May 1775 and served in Colonel Putnam's Connecticut Regiment, he was a sergeant from April 21, 1777 to July 25, 1780 and Ensign from July 26, 1780 to January 1, 1781 in Colonel Butler's Connecticut Regiment and was Ensign from January 1, 1781 to May 4, 1781 in Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Connecticut Regiment and was Lieutenant from May 5, 1781 to January 1, 1783 in Colonel Webb's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 6, 1818, while a resident of Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York.
In 1828, he was living in Wilton, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Dictated by miss Wilson Acting Commissioner.

310 Franklin Street, Ogdensburg, N.Y. January 3, 1925.
Pension Department, Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs:—
Have you the record and services of one Lieutenant Benjamin Dimmock who fought in the Revolutionary War? Do you also have record of his marriage and children? In one of the letters owned by a member of the family, it says that he had money due him from the pension department which was paid before my query.
We have record of his services but what is needed is name of wife and children, one Clarissa Prinnick Marsaw especially. Her Benjamin was born Sept 30 1756 and died August 2, 1850!

Any information you can furnish will be gratefully received by the Regent of Love-kat-ki Chapter, D.A.R.
(Mrs. W.H.) Annetta C. Jones. 310 Franklin Street, Ogdensburg, New York.
Certificate of service will be appreciated. He died in Milton, Saratoga County, N.Y.

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P. O.
Benjamin Dunnick
Service:

1925 Jan 26 - 11.20 AM to Mrs. H. H. Jones Court
43 501
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 43 501
Benjamin Dimmick Lieut Genl Genl
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rejected. No. 35.892
Benjamin Dinnick New York
W. to H. H. Dylston Oct. 3rd 1844
2963

Act 1828
Settled at
Treasury
Cons d with
Invalid file
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$3.501

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commission in favor of Benjamin Dennick as Lieut 3 rd Conn t Reg t to rank from 4 th May 1781 & dated 20 th October 1781. —

Comptroller's Office Hartford Conn. Dec. 11 th 1852
Sir,
Your letter of the 9 th inst. making enquiry relating to Benjamin Dinnick and Joseph Dinnick has been received this day.
I have examined our documents, and find that Joseph Dinnick entered the service from the town of Willington in Tolland County, Conn.
The residence of Benjamin Dinnick I cannot ascertain.
The 2 d Connecticut Regt. belonging to the Continental line of the Army, was commanded by Col. Zebulon Butler, and in this Regt. I find both Benjamin & Joseph Dinnick, in Col. Butler's Regt.
Benj. Dinnick served as a Sgt. from Feb. 21. 1777 to July 25 th 1780 2. m. ds 3. 3. 4 as an Ensign July 26 1780 to Jan 1 st 81 5. 5
Also in Col. Webb's Regt. as Ensign Jan 1. '81 to May 4. '81 4. 4 & as Lieut. May 5. '81 to Dec 31 st 81 7. 26
The Conn. Line was Reorganized Jan. 1781. 1 year
Joseph Dinnick also served in Col. Butler's Regt. as a private Feb. 10 th 1777 to Feb. 10 th 1780, as shown by our Rolls which corresponds with the service stated in your letter. Col. Charles Webb did not command one of the Regts. of the Conn. Line. He commanded Regts. of Militia or State troops, from 1775 to 1778 or , but we have not many Rolls of the service of his Regts.

Col. Samuel B Webb commanded a Regt. of the Conn. Line from 1777 to near the close of the war.
I am sorry that I am not able to give you the res- idence of Benjamin Dinnock. His pay, or the balance due him on settlement, was drawn by Capt. Hinckley, and the certificate usually filed with the receipt, showing the residence of the soldier, is not found in this case.
I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, Geo. Robbins.
For Comptroller

No 35.892
Benjamin Dimonick
N.Y.
ack 7 June 32
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W. H. Sylvester Esq. Washington City D. C.
Penna

State of New York County of Saratoga
On this 16 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty four personally appeared before me Peter Angle — a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Benjamin Dimmick a resident of said County and made oath in due form of law That he was a Lieutenant in the War of the Revolution and is now a pensioner of the United States. That during the said War and in the month of May in the Year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two he commenced to perform the duty of Adjutant and continued to perform said duty until the last of September or the first of October then following. That during the said time the Adjutant was sick and he the said Dimmick performed the duty of Adjutant pro tem. The said service was in the Third Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col S. B. Wells. That the said Dimmick further deposes that he has been informed that he is entitled to an increase of pension by virtue of the aforesaid services and he has made the foregoing deposition in order to procure the said increase. That he performed the said service in the Year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, viz from some time in the month of May until the beginning last of September or first of October following, and in the Year aforesaid being about four months.
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 16 th day of September 1844 the words "beginning & of" erased before execution Peter Angle Justice
Benjamin Dimmick
STATE OF NEW-YORK, Saratoga County Clerk's Office. } ss.
I, HORACE GOODRICH, Clerk of the County of Saratoga, Do Certify, That Peter Angle before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
WITNESS my hand and seal of Office, the 16 th day of September A D 1844
George Satterlee Deputy Clerk

Albany N.Y. Sept 17 th 1844
My Dear Sir
I herewith enclose the declaration or deposition of Bury th for an increase of pension.
It was written somewhat in haste. please make allowance for the omissions & it may however answer the purpose. He has agreed to give me one half of all I can get. You remarked in one of Your letters that we should divide. I suppose You mean after deducting each expenses. will You inform me if the proof in this and the other similar cases You named to me so located that an application by any person would immediately be discovered by the Dept or would it be necessary for You to direct their attention to it. I make this enquiry for the reason that in some cases they may have assigned other persons to attend to them. if so, would they likely to succeed, the most of them and their widows due to soon, however I am on the track of some & You will hear from me as I proceed.
Yours of the 10 th inst from Charlestown was duly recd in which You enquire if we can do better than elicit Mr Wright our Server, to which I am happy to say that we shall try to do better, not that I have any particular objection to Mr Wright except that I happen to think him on the wrong side.
I hope to hear a favourable report in the Dohaw case in a few days, why not file the declaration under the Act of 1843. I perceive they ignore it at the same time with the one under Act of 1858. I have lately rec d two or three certificates without any application under the Act of 1843. let me hear from You on the rect of this
H. H. Sylvester Esq Washington
I am Yours very respectfully Wm. Saltonstall

cho of orig Pay 196.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
19 July 1828.
Benjamin Dimmick of Wilton — in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such until reduced under the resolves of Congress of the 3 d & 21 st of October 1780.
at which period he was a Lieutenant in the Third regiment of the Connecticut line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3 d of March, 1826, Nothing.  dollars, paid to him by the agent in the State of
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
Beyond the Secretary, A. D. Smith.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
21 st July 1828.
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Benjamin Dimmick - Lieut t in the Connecticut line, amounting to Sixteen Hundred - dollars.
It further appears that Benjamin Dimmick not is now on the pension list of the any - - - agency, and has been since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  per month.
John Hagner And
[Faint handwritten marks at the bottom left]

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and and soldiers of the army of the Revolution approved on the 15 th of May 1828" I Benjamin Dimmick of the Town of Milton in the county of Saratoga in the state of New-York do hereby declare that I was an officer in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution and served as such to the time when the increas- ment of the Army provided by the resolves of Congress of the 3 rd and 21 st of October 1780 was carried into effect and was reduced under that amendment at which period I was a Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of the Connecticut line commanded by Col. Samuel B Webb
And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate (commonly called a commutation certificate) for a sum equal to the amount of five years full pay: which sum was offered by the Resolve of Congress of the 22 nd of March 1783 instead of the half pay for life to which I was entitled under the Resolve of the 21 st of October 1780.
And I do further declare that I have received of the United States as a pensioner since the 3 rd day of March 1826. No money - Benjamin Dimmick
Before me Judiah Ellsworth a justice of the peace of the Town of Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga in the state of New-York personally appeared this day John Ellsworth and Mary Ellsworth of Saratoga Springs in the said county who did severally make oath that Benjamin Dimmick by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the Army of the Revolution in the manner as therein stated.

Witness my hand this 18 th day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight Judiah Alvah Justice of the peace
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga in the State of New-York do certify that Judiah Alvah before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace duly qualified to administer Oaths In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
Thomas Palmer Clerk