Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,071, Joshua Brewster, Mass
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SERVICE
Mass.

Brewster, Joshua

NUMBER
S.34,071

CONTENTS
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3075
Massachusetts
Joshua Brewster Jr
of Duxbury in the State of Massachuset
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Bradford of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of nine mos

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of July 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of July 1819
and sent to Nahum Mitchell Esqr
East Bridgewater, Mass

[Crossed out:  arrears to the 4th of]
Portion of 
rSemi anl. all'ce ending Sept. 1819.  1.28/31 15.22
$15.22

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

[Text written sideway to left]
Notification sent October 24 1820 to
John B. Thomas  Plymouth, Mass
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Joshua Brewster Jr. 
Duxbury Ms

July 8. 1819
Capt. Haskell - Col. Bradford
Mass:line - 9 m 1779/80
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this eighth day of July A.D.
1819, before me
the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas,
Southern Circuit, personally appeared Joshua Brewster of Duxbury
aged fifty three years, resident in
the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on
his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the
provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary war."

I Joshua Brewster Jr of Duxbury in
the County of Plymouth depose set forth,
and declare, that I was a private soldier in
the war of the Revolution on the continental as establishment and enlisted into Capt Haskell's Company & Col. Bradfords Regiment in the Mass
line on the 24th day of July 1779 for 9
months and continued to serve therein till the
24th day of April 1780 and was then law
fully discharged. I had no written discharge that
from my reduced circumstances and I need 
the assistance of my country for support-
I was discharged at West point
Signature of Joshua Brewster
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And the said Judge do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction,
that the said Joshua Brewster
did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment;
and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me,
to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of
the aforementioned act of Congress, and I am also satisfied 
the said Brewster needs the assistance of his
country for support as he has sworn
Nahum Mitchell

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SS.  1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That ________________________
is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern
Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable,
Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth -- that the same Circuit Court
of Common Pleas is a Court of record -- that the signature to the above certificate
is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto
affixed is the seal of the said Court.

} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County
of _________
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Joshua Brewster Junr. 
13,075
July 1819]

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