War of 1812 pension file of James Dick, widow Susan Dick, Georgia Militia (catalogue entry)
War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Record Group 15), National Archives at Washington, DC
Named here: James Moses Dick, Susannah Webb
The record at catalog.archives.gov
Transcription
The National Archives' catalogue description (as given by DPLA), exactly:
This pension file is for James Dick. The widow is listed as Susan Dick. His service is listed as Capt Wyrich's And Capt Dawson's Co Ga Mil. The state organization is listed as Georgia.
Catalogue fields: title "Case File of James Dick -- Capt Wyrich's And Capt Dawson's Co Ga Mil -- Georgia"; series "War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files"; creator "Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions. 1849-1930"; subject "War of 1812"; rights "Unrestricted". The file is digitized (box RG15-1812PB-Bx1020), but the images could not be opened by script; only the catalogue entry was read.
Citation: "Case File of James Dick -- Capt Wyrich's And Capt Dawson's Co Ga Mil -- Georgia," War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15, National Archives at Washington, DC, National Archives Identifier 99878847, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/99878847; catalogue entry found through the Digital Public Library of America, read 10 November 2026.
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Moses Dick | Military service | Georgia Militia, companies of Capt. Wyrich and Capt. Dawson, War of 1812 (the memorial's transcription: corporal under Capt. John Myrick, 2nd Regiment, 1813–1814, wounded January 1814; private under Capt. Thomas Dawson, 1814–1815) | — | new |
| Susannah Webb | Widow's claim | "The widow is listed as Susan Dick" | Wife of James Moses Dick; she outlived him (he died 5 January 1864, she 16 October 1873) | agrees |