Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5305, Henry Brinker, Va.
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[Declaration page 1] 

Declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Virginia
Hampshire County 

On this 24 day of September 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before Wm. Donaldson John Sloane, Sam'l Cockerill & David Parsons the Court of Hampshire now sitting, Henry Brinker a resident of Springfield in the County of Hampshire and State of Virginia aged Seventy One years who being first duly sworn according to law- Doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers  and Served as herein Stated- 

1. That he served six months guarding the English prisoners taken with Genl. [John] Burgoyne while they were in Winchester as a Lieutenant under the command of Colo. Homes but he cannot now say exactly in what year - there was no other officer attached to this command - save Colo. Homes and this Deponent

2. That he was a volunteer without any particular command with Capt. [William] Frost to Richmond in Virginia, but was 
chiefly employed as an express rider by the Marquis Delafete [Marquis de Lafayette] he was two months on his tour 

3. he went also to Fredericksburgh  [Fredericksburg, Va] with about 1500 men as Volunteers - where he remained 5 or 6 weeks serving as a volunteer under Colo. Homes-

4. he also served two months in the Horse [cavalry] with Capt. Gill [Thomas F. Gill] as a volunteer at Richmond [VA] 

5. He also served two months as a Lieutn [Lieutenant] against the Indian as appears from an order from Colo. [John] Smith, and a discharge from Colo. [Benjamin] Wilson this was his last service and in the year 1782-

And this Depot [deponent] further states that his place of residence during all these different periods of service as stated above was in Winchester in Virginia, that his present residence is in Hampshire County Virginia. that for further testimony he offers the accompanying  Certificate 

that he is now an old man and cannot particularly point out the time when he was engaged in the service that is to say the month or year as he has lost his commission and two of his discharges - he says he never was engaged in any battle- nor attached to or connected with any troops of the regular army nor has he any other Documentary Evidence than now exhibited

And
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[Declaration page 2]

and  this Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid

We John J. Jacob a clergyman and John Brady residing in the county of [blank] Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Brinker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
John J. Jacob
John Brady

And the said Court Do Hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter  and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier as said as he states and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John J. Jacob who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Hampshire County Virginia and that John Brady who has also signed the form is a resident in the said county and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I John B. White clerk of the court of Hampshire county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Brinker for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27th day of September 1832
John B. White
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[Henry Brinker Discharge Paper]

H. Brinker 
Va S.F. 5305
Dischrge
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[Henry Brinker Discharge Paper] 

This is to Certify that Henry Brinker Lieut. of Mil [militia] from Frederick County hath performed a Tour of Duty under my Command in Monongalia County and is hereby Discharged With Honour 
Given under my h [hand] this 25th Day of Sept 1782 - Benj Wilson LT

Note you are Directed to 
discharge your men as soon as You Return to Colo. John Smith's where your publick arms is to be Delivered
B.W. 

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES