Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3288, William Dickson, N.C.

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13703
West Tennessee
William Dickson
With 60 in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Thompson of the Reg t commanded by Col. Moore in the North Carolina line for Six months
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars and Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of June 1833 and sent to Jonathan Pickett Carriage
Arrears to the 4th of March 40 ~ Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 10 ~ $50 ~
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 16

State of Tennessee? Smith County? This day being the 20 th day of August 1832 William Dickson, a resident of the county & state aforesaid, about ninety-seven years old, personally appeared before me Samuel W. McMurry, a Justice of the peace in & for the county & state aforesaid; and said Dickson being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he is about ninety-seven years old; that he was born in Caroline County Virginia; that he went from Virginia to Orange County North Carolina and was drafted for the term of six months tour; that the troops rendezvoused at a spring near Hilsboro N. Carolina; that he was attached to Captain James Thompson's company, and was under the command of Col William Moore & Genl. Butler; was at Gates defeat . That he received a written discharge but it has been lost or mislaid for many years; that he knows of no one now living by whom he can prove his service in the revolutionary war.
He entered the service in the spring of the year, but cannot at this time recollect the year, and returned in the fall; that he marched from Hilsboro, by the Haw fields, by the Catawba river &c &c that his memory is very treacherous, and can recollect but very imperfectly past transactions, particularly those of so many past years; that he has been blind for upwards of sixteen years, and of course has had but little intercourse with society, and has no opportunity of seeing or conversing with my old brother.

soldiers. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
I Saml. W. McMurry Justice of the peace William Dickson mark Wm C Bransford
We David Smith a Clergyman; residing in the county of Smith and John Gammon Senr; a resident of said county, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Dickson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ninety-seven years old; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Wm C Bransford
John Gammon Jr
And I the said Samuel W. McMurry Justice of the peace as aforesaid do hereby certify that after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that I believe that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; and that he is blind and so infirm as to be unable to attend court. And the I further certify, that it appears to me that David Smith, who had signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Smith County, and that John Gammon Senr; who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same County, and is a credable

person, and that their statements is entitled to credit.
Saw Wm. Murray during the former
State of Tennessee      I. Jonathan Pickett Small County.            District Superior Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Wm. Murray before whom the foregoing proceed- ings was had in the matter of the application of William Dickson for a pension, now is and was at the time said proceedings was had, one of the acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to law.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Wartroop this 11th day of September 1832 and 57 years of our Lord.
J. Pickett

No 12 383. Williams Dickson Land W. & K. Hwy Smith from 1780 private 6 months $20.
Thompson Moore M 6
Jo Pickett Carthage Tennessee 25 th Feb. 1833.

William Dickson  BRIEF in the case of Samuel W. H. Harry  of Smith County in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court Justice of the peace.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes.  3. How old is he? about 97 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 17 regt. infantry 11 — private Col. J. Thompson, Col. W. Home  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Galts defeat.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange County, North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
R. H. Pleasants Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Dickson , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. P.F. 3288.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring 1780 6 mos. Pvt. James Thompson William Moore N.C.          
Battles engaged in, Cameron.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Orange Co. N.C.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 20, 1832: Her claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Smith Co., Tenn.
Age at date of application, 97 yrs.
Remarks: Born in Caroline Co. Va.
There is no family data on file.
The only M.D. of the N.C. troops found on the Rev War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

July 5, 1928.
I ad you that from the papers in the Rev. War Pen. Bl. S. 3288 it appears that William Dickson was born in Caroline County, Va. (date not given).
While a res of Orange Co., N. C. he (date not stated) enl. and served six months as a private in Captain James Thompsons Co., Col. William Moore's N. C. Reg. and was at the first battle of Camden Gates defeat.
He was allowed pension on his appl. executed Aug. 20, 1832 while a resident of Smith County, Tennessee, aged about 97 years.
There are no family data on file. This is the only soldier by the name of William Dickson (searched under all spellings) who served with the N. C. Tro. for the war as shown on the Rev. War records of this bureau. many misspelled  from

REV. AND 1812 WAR SECTION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
..... May 29, 1928
..... Miss Margaret Stahl
..... 1018 Croghan Street Fremont
Ohio .....
..... Madam:
..... I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Jeremiah Brown as described by you, .....
..... In order to make a proper search for
..... Without the full name of the father of Jeremiah Brown, this
..... Bureau is unable to identify him in said records. ..... ..... ..... .....
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

This history is ready to be typed. It was not sent to the person enquiring - Mrs. Walter Davis. Sebridge Street, Dalton, Ga. as she asked for soldier from Duplin Co. N.C. - Wife Elizabeth. There is also a William Dixon, N.C. Widow Sarah, but not from Duplin Co.

William Dickson S. 3288
Born in Caroline Co. Va
Res. Orange N.C.
appl. Aug 20, 1832. Res of Smith Co. Tennessee, aged about 97
Spring 6 mrs.
Capt James Thompson Col William Moore
Battle of Gates defeat - ?
W 7823
Hughes - Paul a Hughes - Lucy
Va

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 3288.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
May 6, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Phillip Alston and William Dickson, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that a very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of Phillip Alston has not been found upon the Revolutionary war pension records on file in this Bureau.
William Dickson made an application for pension on August 20, 1832, at which time he was 97 years of age and residing in Smith Co., Tenn., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the North Carolina troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Thompson and Col. Moore. He enlisted in Orange County, North Carolina.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Samuel S. Harris,
Detroit, Michigan.
c/o Dickinson, Thurber and Stevenson.

LAW OFFICES OF DICKINSON, THURBER & STEVENSON.
DON M. DICKINSON. HENRY T. THURBER. ELLIOTT G. STEVENSON.
DETROIT, MICH. March 24-97 18
The Honorable The Commissioner Of Pensions, WASHINGTON, D. C.
DEAR SIR:-
Will you please inform me whether there appears upon the list of pensioners the name of WILLIAM DICKSON , an officer in the North Carolina Militia, who served in the War of the Rebellion  Revolution or the name of PHILLIP ALSTON , who served from North Carolina in the same war?
Yours res ly ,
Samuel S. Harris

6. 1897 - History to Samuel S. Harris - Detroit, Mich.
1916 May 29: History To Mrs. William C. Gunnerson. m. 13. 4
Rev. War
3288 INVALID.
File No. 3288
William Dickson Port. N.C. line
Act: June 7/932
Index: — Vol. A, Page 96
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Payments to be made at Nashville by the Pres. of M. & B. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of West Tennessee
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 88 by Daniel Boyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Samuel W McMurry — of the State of West Tennessee — who was a private in the Army of the Revolution — is entitled to receive — Twenty — dollars and — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three .
L. O. Chap
Secretary of War.
and } signed. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel W. McMurtry which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes. II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes. III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? ~~~~~ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes. V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes. VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

7321   West Tennessee  Wm Dickson  General Wm C Murphy of Smith Co in the State of W Tenn who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Thompson of the Regt commanded by Col Moore in the N.B. time for 6 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of April 1833 and sent to Jonathan  Pickett Carthage Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40 00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 24 Sept 10 00  $50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 88