Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,695, Paul Brigham, Conn.
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Service  Number
Conn.  Brigham, Paul  W. 23,695
Lydia
Contents
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under
All of the _ A frit 1838 16 from
Sep to 19 Sep 1838. Ag_ molified 24, May 1843

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Muoro[illegible]
Vermont 70
Lydia Brigham
of Windsor in the State of Vermont
who was a [illegible] in the [blank] command
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] command
by [blank] in the [blank]
line for Nrouvw of Paul Brigha
[illegible] who was a Captain
in the Revolution H

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 480 Dollars ____ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Oct
1836 and sent 
Davis Norwich Vt.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $2,440.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 240.00
$2,880.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1831.
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk,
Book  Vol. Page

4 July '36
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16, 881
Vermont. R

Paul Brigham,
of Windsor Co in the state of Vermont,
who was a captain in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Chandler, of the Connectt.
line, for the term of four years.

Inscribed on the roll of Vermont,
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commen[page damaged]
the 23 or October, 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of May 1820
and sent to Dudley Chase, 
judge, Randolph, Vermt.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1820. $:88.39.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4, Sept. 1820}  120.
4 mos. 13/31 } $208.39.

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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No. 104


admd
480. Capt
no deductions
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State of Vermont
Windsor County; on the 1st day of September AD 1836 personally af-
peaice before the Probate court of the District of [illegible] Lydia
Brigham a resident of norwhich in the County of of Windsor and State
of Vermont aged 91 years who being first duly sworn according
to the law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress
passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of Paul Brigham, who 
was a Captain in the Eighth Regiment commanded by col John Chand-
ler of the Connecticut line of the army of the Revolution. his commis-
sion was dated - January 1st 1777 and on the 16th day of March 1779 he was 
again commissioned a Captain in the same line which last commis-
sion was signed by John Jay and that he continued in the [insert illegible] service
untill the 22 day of April 1781 when on account of ill health he was 
discharged. he was in the battle of Germantown, of Fort Mifflin in the
battle of Monmouth. - Next her husband was placed on the Pension list un-
der the act of March 1818 and was again stricken off by the act of 1820
and that his commissions discharge & other papers were sent to the War Depart
ment.-- She further declared that she was married to the said Paul
Brigham on the 5th day of October 1767. & that her husband , the aforesaid Paul
Brigham died on the 13 day of June 1824 and that she has remained
a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference
to the proof hereto annexed.
Lydia Brigham [signature]
Sworn to a subscriber on the day and year above written
Before La. Raymond Judge
State of Vermont Hartford District}
I Norman Williams, Register of the Court of Probate for said District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lydia Brigham for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Probate Court at --[illegible] in said District this fifthday of September A.D. 1836.
Norman Williams, Register
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State of Connecticut Tolland County} S.S. Tolland

I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court
do hereby certify that Nathan Howard Esq is
now and for twenty five years past has constantly been
town Clerk in and for the town of Coventry in the
County of Tolland & State of Connecticut -
That I am and for many years past have been 
well acquainted with the hand writing of said
Nathan Howard Esq and have no hesitation in 
saying that the signature to the written certificate
purporting to be his is his genuine signature--
I further certify that the Rev Charron [obscured] Booth
is the Pastor of the first Congregational Churchs
society in sd [abbreviation of said] Coventry of which Da[rth] Joseph Huntington
formerly ['was' obscured] for many years pastor - that I am 
acquainted with sd Booth's handwriting and have 
no doubt that the signature to the written certificate
purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and the seal of sd County
as declared in sd county this 29th
day of August 1836
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
of Tolland County Court
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Paul Brigham and Lydia Sawyer both of Coventry were joined in marriage October 6th, 1768.
Thomas Brigham, son of Paul Brigham and Lydia, his wife, was born in Coventry on March 28, 1769.
Mary Brigham, the daughter of Paul Brigham and Lydia, his wife was born in  Coventry October 19, 1770 and died March 25, 1773 in the third year of her age.
Lydia Brigham, daughter of Capt. Paul Brigham and Lydia his wife, was born in Coventry October the 5th AD 1778.
This certifies that the foregoing is a true copy of record.
Nathan Howard, Town Clerk
Coventry, Tolland County,  State of Connecticut
August 27, 1836
  To Whom It May Concern:
this certifies that Nathan Howard Esq.  the signer of the above certificate is the Town Clerk of the Town of Coventry.  August 29, 1836
Chauncy Booth
Pastor of the 1st Congregational Church in Coventry
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5615
Paul Brigham (Decln)
of
Norwich, Windsor Co
Vermont
23 October 1819
Capt in Col. Chandlers regiment Connestt line, 
1777 to 1781

found on the rolls.
Admitted

Dudley Chase, judge,
Randolph, Vermont
rec. 8 Jany, 1820
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State of Vermont
Orange County
rig
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 23695
Lydia Brigham
Bride of 
Paul Brigham
Capt Rev War
Act June 7th 1832
Index: Vol. A, Page 91
Arrangement of 1870.
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New Milford 30th April 1781 (?)

Sir,

     The improbability of your being transfered to the (illegible) of invalid, there being many difficulties in the way arising from many officers being transferred when the commander as in chief thinks was not entitled to it, as they were capable offield duty inverses me to find in your resignation, which the commander in chief has been pleased to accept of.  I am sorry that the state of your health is such as to make it (illegible) that so good an officer thought to retire.  I wish you every happiness in your return to civil life and for your wife not as many others have done you will not  (illegible) your attachment to the military and those employed in that service. 

                     I am, dear, Sir.
                     Your most obed Servt
                      Isaac Sherman

Capt Brigham
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No. 2
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
                    IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLE4D

     To Paul Brigham (illegible) Greeting.  We Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity DO by these presents constitute and append you to be a Captain in the eighth Connecticut Regiment  in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the first day of January a. D. 1777; You are therefore carefully and dilegently to discharge the duty of a Captian by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And to indirectly charge and reqjuire all Officers and Soldiers,under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Captain.  And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States,  or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer; according to the rules and discipline of War, in presence of the trust reposed in you.  This commission to continue inforce until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned as a Committee of the States.

Witness his Excellency, John Jay Esq, President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the 10th day of March, 1779, and in the third year of our Independence.

                           John Jay (signature)

Entered in the War Office \and examined by the Board

(illegible)
P. Scull, Secretary of the Board of War
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(illegible)
                                       April 22nd 1781

I do hereby cerftify that Captain Paul Brigham, hath at his own request, obtained permission from the Commander in Chief, to resign his Commission in the service of the United States.

                    Ott Humphrys
                         Aide De Camp
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In Congress
The Delegates pf the United States of New-Hamspfire, Maffachufetts-Bay, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennfylvania, the Counties of New-Caftle, Kent and Suffex on Deleware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia.

To Paul Brigham Esq   greeting

We, repofing efpecial Truft and Confidence in your Patriotifm, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO, by thefe Prefents, confitute and appoint you to be Captain of a Company in a Battalion of which John Chandler Esq is appointed Colonel
in the Army of the United States, raifed for the Defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hoftile Invafion thereof.  You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Captain by doing and performing all manner of Things thereunto belonging.  And we do ftrictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under you Command, to be obedient to your Orders as their Captain. And you are to obferve and follow fuch Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you fhall receive from this ir a futire Congrefs of the United States, or Committee of Congrefs, for that Purpofe appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your fuperior Officer, according to the Rules and Difcipline of War, in Prfuance of the Truft repofed in you. This Commiffion to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congrefs. Dated at the last day of January Adomini 1777

By Order of the Congrefs,

John Hancock
President
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norwich Ct Sept 8 1836

Hon J L Edwards

Dear Sir

Enclosed I send the declaration & evidence of Lydia Brigham, widow of the Hon Paul Brigham, late Lt Gov of Norwich, for a pension under the Act of July 4th 1836. Gov Brigham was a Capt in the Revolutionary Army & was placed upon the Pension Roll under the Act of 1818 and again stricken off. His Commissions & papers were sent to the War Department where I presume they will be found.

Very respectfully yours,

Ira Davis