Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23601, Jacob Dick, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Peru
Dick Jacob
S 23601
CONTENTS

Pensylvania 11.00
Jacob Dick
of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Foester of the Regt commanded by Col. Hatter in the Pennsylvania line for 6 months, $20.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of March 1833 and sent to H. or W. A. Mulenberg Reading Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 — $ 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 — 10 $ 50 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W.B. Thruston Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 13

Pennsylvania Berks County
Personally appeared Jacob Dick of the Borough of Reading in Open Court of Common Pleas held at Reading, in and for Berks County aforesaid who upon his solemn oath with depose and say that he is eighty or years of age, maketh the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by the act of Congress "passed June seventh A.D. 1832" That he entitled in what was called the "Flying Camp" in the service of the United States in the year 1776 for the term of six months, and served in a company commanded by Capt. Joseph Heister, Col. Henry Waller's regiment of the Pennsylvania line, that he served the period of six months, that at the time of his enlistment he resided in the Borough of Reading and further affirms that he was in the following Battles Long Island and White Plains, hereby relinquishing every claim, whatever to a pension or any annuity except the present
Sworn in Open Court this 18 th day of June A.D. 1833 Geo. Willade North
Jacob Dick

Pennsylvania Berks County ss
On the 18 th day of January A.D. 1833
Personally appeared Nicholas Lott and Philip Stoye two credible witnesses of the Borough of Reading Berks County aforesaid who upon their solemn oath do depose and say, that they are well acquainted with the within named Jacob Ditz the applicant In opinion, that the said Jacob Ditz was enlisted in what was called the "Flying Camp" and served in a company commanded by Joseph Heister Company Col. Heister's Regiment in the Penn a line in the service of the United States that the said Depo- nants served in the same regiment, and that the said applicant was enlisted for the period of six months
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid.
Nicholas Lott Philip Stoye
Geo. Wallace Trotter
The said Court, do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Gerrit Mallery Part Judge
Matthias J. Richards a Judge of Berks County

The Court Put the following Interrogatoy to the Applicant
First, Where and in what year was you born I was born in the Borough of Reading Berks County Penn a in the year to the best of my recollection 1752.
Second - Have you any record of your age if so where is it I have no record and do know about it but from hearsay.
Third Where was you living when you enlisted in the Flying Camp, and where have you lived ever since the revolutionary War. I lived in the Borough of Reading and have lived there ever since
Fourth - How was called into the Service. I was enlisted for six months in what was called in the Flying Camp, in the manner I have stated in my application for a pension.
Yours Subscribed for Open Court Re Wallace Mott
Jacob D. D.

I have Lately Put on day of the Court of Commonpleas in and for the County of Bucks. We hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the within named Jacob Dietz for a fieri facias
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sealed the seal of said Court to be affixed this eighteenth day of January A.D. 1833.
Isaac Levan Clerk
Adm. L. Private 6 mos $20.- Hon. H. A. Muhlenberg Receiving per

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 Jacob Dick 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. S. 23601
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 6 mos. Pvt. Jno. Heister in "Flying Camp" Henry Hatter Pa.                                                   
Battles engaged in, Long Island - White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Reading, Berks Co. Pa.
Date of application for pension, Jan. 18 1830 - His ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Reading, Pa.
Age at date of application, b. 1752 - Borough of Reading - Pa.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev Sec
LAW OFFICES
PARIS, ILL.
207-209 NEW SHOLEM BLDG.
WILBER H. HICKMAN
STATE'S ATTORNEY OF EDGAR COUNTY
In Re Jacob Dick,
Paris, Ill.
June 5th. 1920.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Hon. sir;
Will you kindly forward me anything in the way of information the records show of the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Dick.
I think he enlisted from Pennsylvania sometime in June 1777.
Thanking you very kindly for any information you can furnish about this man's war record, I am,
Yours truly,
Wilber H. Hickman

Reaction
23601.
INVALID.
File No. 23,607
Jacob Dick
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 109
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1920, June 29- Hick to Wilber H. Hickman Paris Ill