Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1275, Amos Brown, N.H.
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(3-1776) SERVICE N.H. Brown, Amos NUMBER R.1275 CONTENTS Ju 1818 Res of Mansfield, Chittenden Co Vt.
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1275
[Stamp] REJECTED
P. O. Amos Brown
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
18
18
Alleges:
This claim is not entered
Re-enlisted: on the list of rejected 
claims printed in 1832.
(1818 claim not on said list)
Attorney:
O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Contract.
18

E Keyes Mar 7.23
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18.849
Amos Brown
of Mansfield, Chittenden Co.
Vermont
says he served
about one
year in Col Peabody's
Reg. This regt was not continental having been raised
only for local defence.
Inadmissible, see
letter to Hon: Elias Keyes,
Stockbridge, Windsor Co.
Vermont March 7th 1823
1275
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Amos
Brown
Mansfield
April 14th
1818

Peabody's
Regiment was
raised for the
defence of R
Island only
claim inad-
missible
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I do hereby certify that it appears to my sattisfaction
that the said Amos Brown did serve in the revolutionary War on the continental establishment as
stated in the preceeding declaration against the
common Enemy and I also certify that it appears
to my sattisfaction that he is poor and needs the
assistance of his country for support, and I now
transmit the proceedings taken and had before
me to the Secretary for the War department purssuant to the aforementioned act of Congress
Chelsea July 9th 1818
[Signature] Josiah Dane Chief Judge
of Orange County Court

State of Vermont Orange County Clerks Office
July 9th AD 1818, I hereby certify that
Josiah Dana Esqr of Chelsea in the
County of Orange and State of Vermont
is Chief Judge of the County Court
within & for the County of Orange afsd
and that his name subscribed to the
foregoing is in his own hand writing
County Court
Attest H. E. G W Laughlin Clerk of Orange
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I Amos Brown of Mansfield in the County
of Chittenden State of Vermont Testify 
and declare that in the Month of February
AD 1778 I enlisted into the Army of the
United States in Captain Ezekiel Giles
Company in Colonel Peabody Regiment
in General Greens Brigade in the New
Hampshire line for the term of one year
and did the duty of a private Soldier untill
the expiration of the term of one year
when I was honorably discharged in the State of Newhampshire
further testify that by reason of my reduced
circumstances I stand in need of assistance
from my country for support and therefore
to a late Act of Congress
[Signature] Amos Brown

Chelsea April 14, 1818 
to of Vermont Chelsea April 14, 1818
Orange County
Personally appeared
Amos Brown and made Oath that the above
written declaration by him subscribed is true
before me
[Signature] Josiah Dana Chief Judge
of Orange County Court
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of Orange and State of Vermont of lawfull
age testify and say, that I am personally
acquainted with Amos Brown the subscriber to the within written declaration and
know that he is the same Amos Brown
who served as he has stated in his said
declaration, and that at the time he
Testifies he served I was Corporal in the same
Company commanded by Capt Guile
and that he did the duties of Soldier
the term of one year in Company
and further your deponent saith not
Chelma April 14. 1818
[Signature] Stephen Flanders

State of Vermont
Chelsea April 14 1818
Orange County the above named Stephen
Flanders personally appeared and after being
carefully examined and duly cautioned made
solemn Oath that the foregoing deposition by
him subscribed is the truth and nothing
but the truth
Before me [Signature] Josiah Davis Chief Judge
of Orange County Court
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Copy

War Department
Pension Office
March 7, 1823.

Hon. E. Keyes
Stockbridge,
Windsor Co. Vt.

Sir:
The papers of Amos Brown of Mansfield, Chittenden Co. Vt.
have been examined. The service he is said to have performed was
in a regiment raised for local defence and not on the continental
establishment. His application is inadmissable and his papers
have been filed with other rejected cases in this office agreeably
to the regulations of the department.