Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,131, Barrett Brewer, Va.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE                                NUMBER
Va.          Brewer, Barrett       S.32,131



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This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO.














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Let to Hn W. R. King, Mar 6. 1838
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Duplicate certificate [illegible] 24.
April 1838 and sent to Hon W. R. King Senate U. S.
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See let to Pension agent
April 23,1838.\
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do letter Hon. W. R. King, Apl. 27, 1838
Same pension of 22 Jany 1839.
3. auditor
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Letter to 3 auditor 23 Jany 1839.
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the April 18.8 from
4 Sept 18.4 to 4 March 18.8
agt notified 30 Jany 1839
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Paid as above from 4 March
18.8 to 7 March 18.9. Agents
notified 7 March 1840
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let 2 March 1842 Hon.
D. H. Lewis.
Hon Jas. Abercrombie
Dec 20, 1853

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Alabama    26.398
Barrett Brewer
[illegible]Montgomery Co in the State of 
who was a Pt in the Company commended
by Captain Gaines of the eight commanded
by Col.  Gained in the [illegible] regiment
for the Mitibie
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Inscribed on the Roll of Alabama
at the rate of 20 Dollars [illegible] Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of June
and sent to 
Hon. W. R. King
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 3                60.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep    10.00
                                    [underlined]   70.00 
[in peren]   Revolutionary Claim,
                   Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J. S. Sprague Clerk,
Book 6  Vol. 8 Page 43
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The State of Alabama
Montgomery County

  The declaration of Barret Brewer
in the mater of his application for a
pension made in open court before
Benajah Bibb Judge of the county 
and orphans court for said county on
this 21th. January AD. 1833. in order to ob 
tain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 1832 - I shall be seventy years before
August next. I have no register of my age.
 I joined the [written above the sentence] military as a volunteer army in 1781 at the time of the invasion of Virginia by Arnold + Phillips I belonged to Capt. Rich
Jones Gaines company Col Donl Gaines regiment
Gen Muhllenburgs brigade  I received
a regular discharge.  The deponent further
states that he lives in Charoltte County
Virginia at the time of his entry 
into the service that he emigrated
to Georgia in 1783. that he left this
discharges in the house of his father
who is now dead & what has become
of them this deponent cannot say - 
This deponent further declares and says
that at the time of his first tour 
then was in engagement of  [illegible]
We were [illegibly] at Portsmouth & re
treated from there - Phillips was killed
Arnold retreated to Richmond.
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This deponent further declares and says that
the summer of 1781 he was called into the [added above the line] militia service and placed under the command 
of Capt  this or jure Collier Colo Fleming's
regiment & Gen Lawsons brigade in October 
following we were at Little York at the capture of Cornwallis Where
Capt Collier resigned & was succeeded by
Gideon Thomas.  After the capture of
Cornwallis, I marched to Winchester 
Virginia as one of a guard of some
British soldiers - That the was cleared soon
after.    My name us bit in the pension
role of my state-and I do relinquish
[illegible] claim to my pension except the
present-
             [signed] Barrett Brewer

Sworn to subscribe this
day & year aforesaid
   Benajah L. Bill
  I.C.C.M.C.
We John Robinson a clergyman of said
county & Daniel Sounders a citizen of the 
same do certify & claim that we have
been acquainted with Barrete Brewer for
many years. That his is a man of truth 
and veracity that he is refuted in the
neighborhood in which he lives a revolu
tionary soldier where we believe he is of
[illegible] he has saluted himself.   & we believe
that he is a revolutionary soldier -
         [ signed]  John Robertson
                  Daniel Sanders

Sworn & subscribed on
this day & year aforementioned.
Benajah T. Bibb
J.C.M.C.
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The court here does declare from the
evidence addressed before it that Barrett
Brewer is a soldier of the revolution &
that he served as he has stated That John Robinson is a Clergyman of respectability & credit & that it believes Daniel [illegible] is a man of credit & varisity
That is believes that Barrett Brewer
is as old as he represents himself -

I James E. Belsen Clerk of the court
aforesaid do certify that the foregoing 
on the original proceedings in the matter of
the application of Barnett Brewer for a pension
Witnessed my hand & seal of the court this 20th
January as 1833

Attest
James e. Belsen Clle
C C ofC
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[on left side]
Final payment {illegible]

[Right side]
[illegible]

Unclaimed pension
$6.85
Reported Nov.17,1853
Reter Nov. 17, 1853

Regn N.C 2.682  dated
22nd sent to treasury
25th November - 1853

[underlined] 3977
1853

[illegible] rectangular stamp
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STATEMENT
 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
  THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE

The United States,
    to the children of Barret Brewer, dec.
pensioner of the Mobile, Ala, agency, per act of June 1832.                                                      Dr.

For his pension for 4 March1844 to 6 July 1844, at 20 dollars 
and   cents per annum [underlines] $6.85.

Stted, Nov. 17, 1853, by
W. L R. Saffell

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
    SECOND CONTROLLER'S OFFICE
Examined, Nov. 17, 1853, by E. F. French