Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 601-200, Henry Dawson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Dawson Henry
B.L.W. 601.200. Lieut. Issued Apr. 21, 1796 to James Morrison, assignee no papers.
CONTENTS

1278 Victor Ave. Chicago Ill.
Oct. 20, 1926.
Pension Dept., Washington, D.C.:
Can you send me any information concerning Henry Dawson, who was in Col. John Gibson's Regiment, - the 6th. Virginia, in the Revolutionary War? I should like to know if he received a land grant, and if so, where it was located, or any family data which you may have.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours very truly, Mrs. Chas. J. Reily.

Rev. & 1812 War Section WCS
December 20, 1926
Mrs. Charles J. Reilly 1278 Victor Ave. Chicago, Ill.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the records of this bureau it appears that two hundred acres of bounty land were allowed on Warrant 601 which was issued April 21, 1796, to James Morrison, assignee, on account of the service of Henry Dawson, a Lieutenant in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.
There are no further data on file as to the soldier and no data as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in bounty land claims when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814.
For the location of the land you should apply to the General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:
Henry Dawson, Lieutenant of the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution, Bounty Land Warrant # 601 for two hundred acres, issued April 21, 1796.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

May 10, 1935
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BA-J/KEL
Henry Dawson-S.10549
Henry Dawson-B.L.Wt.#601-200
Mrs. F.P. Hill 623 S. Maple McPherson, Kansas
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of one Henry Dawson, born 1748 and served as sergeant in Captain Benjamin Harrison's Company, Colonels William Russell's and John Gibson's Virginia Regiments, also, information in regard to Fort Laurens.
The records of only two soldiers with the name Henry Dawson have been found in the Revolutionary War pension records. It cannot be determined whether either one is that of the soldier in whom you are interested. Their records are given herein as they may aid you in your research.
The papers on file in pension claim, S.10549, have been examined and the following data found in regard to Henry Dawson.
Henry Dawson was born in Amelia County, Virginia. The date of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Henry Dawson volunteered in June, 1776, served as a private in Captain Charles Allen's Virginia Company, was stationed at Hampton and Portsmouth and was discharged at Christmas, having served seven months; he enlisted in 1777, and served three months in Captain Flournoy's Company of Virginia Troops; enlisted in 1778, and served three months in Captain Ligon's Virginia Company; again enlisted, date not given, and served three months in Captain Flood's Company, under Major John Overstreet in the Virginia Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 7, 1832, at which time he was in his eightieth year and resided in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He was referred to as Henry Dawson, Senior.

There are no data as to the family of Henry Dawson.
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Henry Dawson B.L.Wt.#601-200
The records show, also, the following in regard to another Henry Dawson.
Warrant Number 601 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the military service of Henry Dawson, lieutenant in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution. Said warrant was issued April 21, 1796, to James Morrison, assignee.
This office has no further information in regard to this soldier and none in regard to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such early claims when the War Office was burned in November, 1800.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official with the number of the warrant, the acreage and the date of issuance.
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It is suggested that information in regard to Fort Laurens might be found in Ben J. Lossing's "Field Book of the Revolution."
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
See letter in claim of Henry Dawson S. 105-49