Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,099, David Bradley, Conn
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(3-1776)

SERVICE: 
Conn.

Bradley, David

NUMBER: 
S.34,099

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CONTENTS: [Blank]
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BRADLEY, DAVID
S 34099
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4,436

Massachusetts
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David Bradley
S. B. Well's Regt.    
War _____________⎬ Private 
4
Connecticut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary war
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 27th of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of Nov.1818.
and sent to John Hooker Esqr
Chief Justice, Stockbridge, Berkshire Cy. [City]
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818,          34.13
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 March 1819. 48.00
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                                                             $ 82.13
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[Circular stamp of the National Archives of the US affixed here]
   { Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March,1818.  }

'77 to end of war
✔ Discontinued

West Stockbridge, Berkshire Cy.
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David Bradley

Affidavit

Correct, except
no Judge's certificate

I John Hooker within named do hereby certify that from evidence given me I am satisfied that the above applicant David Bradley is an actual applicant under [illegible]  in need of assistance from his Country for support
[illegible date] Nov 27 1818
[signed:]  J M Hooker
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District of Massachusetts.
[Smallcaps] BERKSHIRE COUNTY, ss.

On this 27th day of April in the year of our LORD 1818
before the subscriber Chief Justice of the circuit Court for and State
under[illegible] of County personally appeared David Bradley aged 60
years, resident in the Town of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, in
the said District - who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the provisions 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. "That he the
said David enlisted in May 1777 at New Haven in the
State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Mansfield
of the Regiment of Colonel Samuel B. Webb.
of the Continental Line.
That he continued to serve in the said corps, in the service of the United States, until He was transferred
to this [?] Regiment & in that till June 1783
    when he was discharged from service at West Point in the
State of New York - 
as will fully appear from the annexed discharge
signed by Gen. Washington - 

That he was in the battles of Kingsbridge -  siege of Yorktown and divers smaller 
ones - and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the
assistance of his country for support;
And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
[Signed:] John Hooker [and] David Bradley

I John Hooker Chief Justice as afore[?]
do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Bradley
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, 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.
[signed:]  John Hooker

I JOSEPH WOODERIDGE, Clerk of the Court for County
of Mecklen do certify and attest, that the above[-]named
John Hooker is the Chief Justic of Court
and that the foregoing is his
signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, the day and
year first above written.

[Signed:] J. Woodbridge Clk
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son
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
(141
David Bradley
4436 Nov 18
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District of Massachusetts, SS:
On this 28th day of June 1820; Personally appeared in open Court be-
fore the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Lenox, within and for the County of Berkshire, in
the Western Circuit, on the 4th Monday of June 1820, the same Court, being a Court of record
for said Circuit; proceeding according to the course of the common Law, with a jurisdiction, unlimited in point
of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment,
David Bradley aged Sixty one years, resident in West Stockbridge
   in the County of Berkshire aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath
declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; that he enlisted in the company commanded by
Captain Joseph Mansfield in the regiment commanded by Colonel Denning & after his decease by
Col. R. J. Meigs in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment. That
his original declaration is dated 27th April 1818 and that his pension certificate
is numbered 4, 436- that he continued to serve in said Regiment under Colonel R. J.
Meigs & Zebulon Butler & after being transferred to the third Regiment in a[?] line under
Samuel B. Webb [']till about the month of June 1783, when he was discharged
at West Point --
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And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March,1818,
and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof
with intent, thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled
"An Act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Rev-
olutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me
any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained
in the schedule, hereto annexed, and by me subscribed--schedule of property, necessary clothing and bedding
excepted, to wit: a house eighteen feet by fourteen built about 20 years ago, since which
an addition has been made, the whole length & eight feet wide. a small Barn
2 acres of mowing-- 1 acre of plowing & about 27 acres of swamp & broken rough
mountain land $500, 1 Cow 17.D 1 yearling 6D. 5 sheep 5D. 2 swine[lined thru]
1 old horse waggon & harness $10, 1 Cutter 21 years old 3D. 2 old axes 1D.
1 Hoer 25D. 1 Chain 1D. 1 broken shovel 25" 1 hit of Shoe makers tools 2D.
1 old loom 2D. 2 old chart 75" 1 Table 50" Shovel & tongs 2D. 6 old Chairs $1.25
6 old Carts $1.25 2 iron Kettles 2D. 1 Pot 50" -  1 tea kettle 1D. Sn[?] and iron 1,50"
1 Spinning wheel 1D. 2 old Tubs 75" - 4 milk pans 50" Crockery 1D. & 1 Horse $65.
[Annotation in LH Margin]
     Real $500
Personal 133.50
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      Amt.  633.50
That I am by occupation a shoemaker that
    that the number of my family residing with
me is four -- that their names and ages are as follow: my wife who is fifty nine years old
& out of health unable to labour, my daughter Sally Bradley aged 31 years -
my sons Plisha S. Bradley aged 22 years -- Allen Bradley aged 16 years--
that I am myself infirm &  unable to perform
very little labor & that my children who have left me have from time to time rendered
me assistance & thereby enabled me to retain my homestead aforesaid - otherwise I could
not have supported myself & family & retained it - (sign.) David Bradley --

Sworn to and declared on the 28th day of June 1820, before the
said Court [signed:] Parker L Hall Clk Newtown[?]


I Parker L Hall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common
Pleas within and for the County of Berkshire do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule there-
to annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion
of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Six hundred
thirty three dollars and fifty cents.
   In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on
     this ninth day of August 1820.
[Signed:]
Parker L. Hall
                       ⎬ CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE
                               COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
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Simon Bradley
Affidavit --
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Dimon Bradley of Great Barrington in the County
of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of
lawful age do depose & say that he is the brother of David
Bradley now residing in West Stockbridge in the County
aforesaid, that this Deponent & David Bradley above named
enlisted under Capt. Joseph Mansfield, at what was then called
Mount Carmel now called Hamden in the County of
New Haven in Connecticut, in the spring of the year seven-
teen hundred & seventy seven, that this company commanded
by Capt. Mansfield aforesaid suits which this Deponent &
David Bradley enlisted, was attached to the regiment com-
manded by Col. Meigs, that at this Deponent served
as a common soldier in P. regiment for the term of
three years immediately succeeding the time of his en-
listment, that David Bradley aforesd. [sic] was, not long after
his enlistment, transferred into another company, but con
=tinued in the same regiment, & served therein during
the term of three years above mentioned, at the expiration of
which term this deponent left the army but that
David Bradley aforesd. [sic] remained in the service, & continued
therein as this Deponent was informed at the time & verily
believes until the disbanding of the army[.]
[Signed:] Dimon Bradley

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County Ss. West Stockbridge
February 21st 1826 Then the above named Dimon Bradley personally
appeared & made solemn Oath to the truth of the above affidavit
by him subscribed before me.
[Signed:]   Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace.
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BRADLEY, DAVID
S  34099
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Notification sent to Parker L
Hall Esq. Lenox Massachusetts
6th Sept 1823

Circular Stamp: The National Archives of the United States

[Vertical Notation on left side of page, which has left corner torn off.]
d[underlined] with-orig. Rolls
aug. 1883. e.s.p.
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34099
Revy INVALID
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File No. 34,099  [illegible name/initials] Dxxx
David Bradley
In Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 55

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Page on left side]
See letters to
Charles Sevnick[?]
Esqr. 31st Oct 1825
25th March 1826 &
April 13. 1829-

[Page on right side]
files of March
1819
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[Certificate divided into 3 horizontal segments ----]

BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
  United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
David Bradley a Soldier
in the third Connecticut Regiment, having faithful-
ly served the United States from May 1777
to the date hereof - and being inlisted for the War only, is
hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
  GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the Tenth
    day of June 1783.
    [Signed:] G Washington
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By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
J Trumbull [illegible]

REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
[Signed:] Joseph Clark Adjutant.
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THE above David Bradley soldier
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six
Years faithful Service.
[Signed] Jms. B. Webb Colonel
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June Ninth 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive
Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclama-
tion thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on
Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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David Bradley
Discharged
7th Comp Sept 3 Comd Regt.

[Bottom left Corner]
S. F. 34,099
David Bradley
Conn.
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[Annotation in left margin]
Schedule of David Bradley
property & oath accompanying
his decln. Feb. 28. 1829

I David Bradley do solemnly swear that I,
was a resident Citizen of the United States on the
eighteenth day of March one thousand eight
hundred & eighteen and that I have not since
that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner
whatever disposed of my property or any part
thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it
as to bring myself within the provisions of
an act of Congress entitled an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval
Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War "passed on the eighteenth Day of March
one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, and
that I have not nor has any person in trust
for me, any property or securities, contracts
or Debts due to me nor have I any income
other than what is contained in the Schedule
hereto annexed & by me subscribed
[Signed:} David Bradley

An Inventory of all the estate of David
Bradley of West Stockbridge in the County of
Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts
is as follows excepting his necessary cloath- [sic]
ing & bedding

viz Six Sheep----------------- $9.00
viz six old Chairs--------------  1.50
1 Chest -----------------------     .50
1 Table-----------------------       .50
1 Loom four Dollars -------       4.00
5 old Carks -----------------      2.50
several articles of house ware   7.75
1 Cow, twenty Dollars -------   20.00
                                                -------
[Signed:] David Bradley           $45.75
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I Elihur S. Bradley of West Stockbridge in the
County of Berkshire being duly sworn do depose
& say that I reside in the same house with
the within named David Bradley & are well
acquainted with his property & circumstances
that I have examined the within list or
inventory of his property by him subscribed
that the same constitutes the whole amount
of his property & that he has no other property
to my knowledge or belief excepting his necessary
cloathing & bedding, that the prices then set against
each article I should consider a fair valuation
of the same that the whole amount or value
I consider to be forty five Dollars & Seventy five cents
as then stated
[Signed:] Elihu S Bradly [sic]

Berkshire ss, Feby. 28th 1829 Then the above
named Elihu S. Bradley made oath to the truth
of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
before me Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace.
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Lenox Mass Feb. 4. 1826. Sir. I have the honor to enclose to
you sundry affidavits relating to the case of David Bradley
whose orig application with the accompanying papers is an
file in the war office.
The last application I presume
should have been
retained until the endor affidavits were
procured as they are necessary to support the claim
& I
have only to regret that I shod have troubled you with an
informal application
I have
the honor to be
for
it get respect
of Set
Chas Sedgwick
Hon. Mr Barbour.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
13 April 1825

David Bradley of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusets has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Douglaffes's company, in the third regiment of the Connecticut line; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March, 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
Fet Dickens

TREASURY DEPARTMENNT,
Third Auditor's Office
14th April 1829

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for a reward of eighty dollars has been issued to David Bradley in the Connecticut line.
It further appears that David Bradley is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3rd March 1826.
Peter Hagner Aud

Letter War Dept. 13 April 1829.
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1598

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act entitled "an act for the Relief of certain deserving officers & soldiers of the army of the revolution" approved May 13, 1828
I David Bradley of West Stockbridge, County of Berkshire & state of Massachusetts do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the Army of the revolution in the Spring of 1777 for & during the war for the term of three years, that a few months after, when first mustered in Capt. Joseph Mansfield company in Col. Dimons Redement near Puhshire in the state of New York,
I was by my consent & agreement mustered & returned to serve for service during the war & continued in its service untill its termination, at which period I was a private in Captain Douglasses company in the third regiment of the Connecticut line commanded by Col. Webb
And I also declared that I did not afterwards receive certificates for the reward of eighty dollars, to which I considered I was entitled, under a resolve of congress passed the 15th day of May 1777, but for what reason I cannot tell -
And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of May 1828 on the pension list of the United States;
witness my hand this 28th day of February in the year of our Lord 1829
David Bradley

Before me Henry W Bishop a justice of the peace duly empowered to administer oaths in the county of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts,
personally appeared this day Luther Plum of Wentworthbridge in the county of Berkshire aforesaid David Robbins, clergy of West Stockbridge in the county of Berkshire aforesaid who did [illegible] make oath that David Bradley by sworn this foregoing declaration is a [illegible] is generally reported & believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution inmanner as there in states -
Witness my hand this twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord 1829
Henry W Bishop
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire SS. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas within & for said County do certify
that Henry W. Bishop Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits
were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace within
for said County & duly empowered to administer oaths,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of said
Court this 17 day of March AD 1829
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Lenox Mass Mar. 17, 1829. To the Hon. the Secy at War.
Sir. I take the liberty to enclose to you not knowing
precisely how they should be directed to application
for a Pension from David Bradley of West Stockbridge
in the Co of Berkshire Mass. The one is an
application under the law of May 1828 & the other
under the old law & intended to be conformable to
the rules prescribed by Genl Porter.
The application under the Law of 1828 is not precisely
conformable to the letter of that Law- If in the
Judgt of yr. department or that which has cognizance
of the case, it shall be deemed to be within its
spirit the applicant wishes to withdraw the other.
It was that advisable that both shd be forwarded
that Mr Bradley who is a very indigent & worthy
man might obtain the provisions of the last
act if he is family entitled to it-- May I
beg the favor of you sir to give your
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to the proper office as soon as it may suit
your convenience
I have the honor to be with
great respect
Your Obt Sepr
Chas Sedgwick

[written sideways]
Act 1828
Settled
Treasury
Cond with
[illegible] file
#34,099
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I Elias S. Bradley of West-- Stockbridge in the
County of Berkshire being duly sworn do depose &
say that in the year eighteen hundred & eighteen
my Father David Bradley of West Stockbridge
was possessed of a Freehold estate, consisting of
about, thirty-- acres about four acres of it was
good feasible Land-- about five acres of it was a
cold, wet Swamp of small value, the residue was
steep rough & Rouy & covered with Marks & some
patchings & runs of pasture, the whole value
of which, including a small house & Barn on
the same I should judge to be about five
hundred Dollars-- in the year 1826 I purchased of
[her & said Memises-- illegible] for most of the time for about
six years previous to that time I had laboured for
my Father after I bear twenty one years of age &
had received but little therefore except my support
in the mean time-- that my sister Sally Bradley for
about fifteen years previous to that time & after
she became twenty one years years of age & also
laboured for my father in doing the common and
^ordinary business of the[erased]-- his family & as I have understood
& verily believe received but little therefor except her
support in the mean time, that her task was hard
as her mother the wife of said ^David for more than ten
years previous to that time (a great proportion of the
time, was so sick as to be under the care of Physicians
able to attend to little or no business-- that in con-
sideration of these services, I received a Deed of said
premises & obligated myself to pay my Sister Sally
two hundred Dollars, which I considered a small
consideration for said services, & without our joint
efforts, I think his whole estate long before that [....]

[partially visible on page underneath and probably irrelevant to this affidavit - a signature?]
Jany H Bishop.
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 that period would have been exhausted & spent, in sustaining himself against his bad misfortunes - that I should consider thirty dollars - would be a fair annual rent for said [illegible]
Elihu S Bradly
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire county ss:

On this twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord 1829 before the Hon David Cummins one of the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Berkshire aforesaid 

personally appeared David Bradley aged seventy years, resident in the town of west Stockbridge in the county of Berkshire aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war -

that he the s. David Bradley enlisted at Mount Carmel (now called Hamden) in the county of New Haven & state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt. Jos. Mansfield about April or May 1777 of the Regiment commanded by Col. Dimon who died, and after Col. Meigs succeeded in the command & afterwards Col. Butler which I believe was the fourth regiment & when the same was distributed

I was mustered in Capt Douglass's & Col. Sam B Webb's regiment that I continued to serve in the s. companie & regiments in the service of the United States until about the month of April or May in the year seventeen hundred eighty three when he was discharged from service at West Point in the state of New York which said discharge I believe is annexed to my pension papers filed in the office of the Secretary of War in the year 1818 & that he is in reduced circumstances 1st and in need of the assistance of his country for support & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
signed, David Bradley

Sworn to & declared before the said court the day & year aforesaid
Chas Sedgwick
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I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Berkshire do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said David Bradley did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration for the term of nine months + more under one engagement on the Continental establishment. I also further certify that the foregoing oath + Declaration are truly copied from the Records of said Court + I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the value of said Bradleys property does not exceed the sum of forty five Dollars + Seventy five cents + that the income of the same at Ten per cent does not exceed the sum of Four Dollars + fifty eight cents + that the actual income does not exceed the sum of Three Dollars. 
In testimony whereof have hereunto Set my hand + affixed the Seal of Sd Court this sixth day of March AD 1829. Chas. Sedgwick [illegible]
I further certify that Robbins Kellogg Esq before whom the accompanying affidavits were sworn is a justice of the Peace within aforesaid County only empowere to administer oaths 
Chas Sedgwick [illegible]
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County of Berkshire [illegible]
On this twentieth day of September A.D. 1825, personally appeared in open Court, being the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which was begun + holden at Lenox within aforesaid County on the second Tuesday of September aforesaid + a Court of Records, David Bradley resident in said County aged sixty six years, who being first duly sworn in according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of 18th March 1818 + the first of May 1820. That he the said David Bradley enlisted for the term of three years, or during the war about the month of May in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred + seventy seven, at a place then called Mount Camel now called Hamden in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps under said Col Douglass who died soon after his enlistment + under Col. Meigs + Col Butler who succeeded Col Douglas in the Command + under Col Webb (to whose Regiment he was transferred) until about the month of May 1783, when he was discharged from the service at West Point in the State of New York that he hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension, except the present that his name is not on the roll of any State and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension, that till lately he
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owned + occupied a small house +barn with about four acres of good land adjoining the same on which he resided + about eight acres of poor pasture land lying upon a hill + about four acres of swamp pasture + about 14 acres of rocky hilly woodland, which supplied him with firewood. with these privileges + with the assistance from his former pension money while his name was enscribed on the Pension list roll + with the assistance of his youngest son Albon who arrived to the age of twenty one a few days since the [illegible] of his elder son Elihu S. Bradley + of his Daughter  Salley Bradley who have labored for him for nearly all the time since they became twenty one years of age sd Sally about fourteen years +sd Elihu S about six years, without calling on him for their claims for their sd services till lately, + with what he has been able to do himself has enabled him to subsist, + he was advised that possessing the aforesd estate + having the control of the services of his minor son aforesaid he did not come within the provisions of the acts aforesaid + therefore has not earlier applied for a pension, and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820. I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land + naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March 1818, + that I have not nor has any person in trust for me
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any property of [illegible] contracts of debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed + by me subscribed. That since the 18th of March 1818, the following changes have been made in my property, my real estate aforesaid sold + deeded to my son Elihu S Bradley aforesaid on the eleventh day of June 1825, + extinguished a debt due from me to said Elihu S. Bradley + sd Sally Bradley to the amount of six Hundred + nine Dollars + forty four Cents one three years old [illegible] which I sold to my Son Elihu S Bradley in the year 1821, when he was six years old for the sum of eighty dollars which sum was discontinued and allowed on account of his claim on me for his services. The said David Bradley further states that he is by occupation a Shoemaker, that on account of his age and infirmity + poor eyesight he is able to do coarse work only + when in his usual good health he is able to make one pair of coarse shoes only, in two days, that in consequence of infirmities he is able to perform this amount of services only about one half of the time, that since the time of the conveyance aforesaid his Son aforesd Eluhu S. Bradley + his daughter had taken the whole charge of the family which consists of those two, myself + wife + my son Albon Bradley, that the age of my wife is Sixty five + my two sons + daughter as before stated, that my wife is so unwell + feeble as to be wholly unable to do anything + has been so far nearly all the time for the last three years + for most of the time has been under the care of Physicians, + such has been the state of the family as to require the additional assistance of another woman to assist with my said
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David Bradley's application for a
Pension Berkshire

Daughter in the common concerns of the family
whose wages are paid by my 2d Son Elihus L
Bradley & the whole expence of the family is
now defrayed by my 2d Son Elihu L Bradley
& Daughter aforesd except my earnings which
are small, as I can but a small part of
the time get employ as a shoemaker on
account of the deadness of my work, &
being unable to do little other work, & the
use of my personal property named in the said annexed Schedule

Sign David Bradley
L J Court Sept. 20. Swore to & declared before the sd Court
signed, Chas Sedgwick Clk
an Inventory of all the estate of David Bradley of West-
Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire, is as follows, excepting his
necessary cloathing & bedding 
viz: Six Sheep Valued at six dollars 6.00
Six old Chairs 1.50
One Chest " 50
One Table " 50
One Loom four Dollars 4.00
5 old Casks 2.50
several articles of iron ware 7.75
One Cow 15.00
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37.75
(Signd) David Bradley
75.
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court
within & for the County of Berkshire do certify that the foregoing
oath the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the
Record of the said Court & I do further certify that it is the
opinion of the said Court that the total amount in
value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is thirty seven Dollars & seventy five cents. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed
the Seal of said Court this twenty fourth day of
October AD. 1825
Chas Sedgwick Clk.
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Hubbel Stevens of West Storhbridge in the county of Birksheir bring duly sworn depositions and says that for about two or three years from the Spring of the year 1778 he was new aquaintence with David Bradley who now resides at West Storhbridge afornsaid and knows that he was engaged in the service of the United States, as a soldier said term, in the Revolutionary War, that for a considerable part of the time aforesaid David Bradley served as a soldier in the same Company and in Col Meigs Regiment with this Dependent and from information and general report beliving David
Bradely was engaged in service a much greater
length of time.   Hubbel Stevens
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Birkshire County of West Storhbridge February 21st 1826
when the above named Hubbel Stevens personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him submitted before me
Robbins Kellogg Justice of the  peace
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G Elihu S Bradley of West Storbridge  in the County of Birkshire being duly sworn do deporn and say that from the  eighteenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen (at which time I arrived to the age of twenty one years) until the fifteenth day of April last I labored for my father David Bradley of said West Storhbridge and a assisted him in the support of himself and family and all my services during that period has been appropriated for the support of himself and family excepting my support during said term and excepting that during said term and since that time I have acquired the property hereafter mentioned and with the above exceptions for my said services that on the eleventh day of  June I prenehans and surved
[unreadable] my father of his nomisteaw setiscter in West Storbridge and in consideration thereof discharge and cancel my claim for my
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Service: Conn
Bradley, David
Number: S.34,099
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hundred & eighteen the homestead aforesaid
would long previous to the time of making
the conveyance aforesaid have been exhausted
and spent in the Support of my Fathers family
that the following is a true Copy of the
Deed aforesaid which my father gave me of
the homestead aforesaid which is hereto annexed &
countersigned by me
Elihu S. Bradley
Berkshire February 20th 1826 Then the above
named Elihu S. Bradley personally appeared and
made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing
affidavit by him subscribed & that the annexed
is a true copy of the Original Deed referred to in said
affidavit which is countersigned by him
before me Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace
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(3-1776)
Service
Conn.  | Bradley, David | S 34,099

Contents
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at Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire
[illegible] for & in consideration of the sum of Six
hundred & nine Dollars current money of the
Commonwealth aforesaid to me in hand paid by
before the ensealing hereof by Elisha S. Radley of said
West Stockbridge [illegible] the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and am fully satisfied contented
& paid, haven't given granted bargained sold aliened
released conveyed & confirmed, and by then presents do of
freely clearly & absolutely give grant bargain
sell, alien release convey & confirm unto him the
said Elihu S Bradley his heirs & assigns forever all
that certain farm or Lot of Land situated & being in
West Stockbridge aforesaid on the West side of the Road
leading from the village in West Stockbridge to Great Barrington, 
bounded easterly on said Road Northerly on
the Quancy Road so called, westerly on Williams, River
Southerly on Land belonging to Ebenezer Fitch, Aaron
Brown & others containing about thirty acres more or
less and being the whole of the home lot where said
David Radley now and for many years past has resided
To have & to hold the before granted premises with the 
appurtenances & privileges thereto belonging to him the said
Elihu S. Bradley his heirs & assigns to his & their own proper
use benefit & behoof forever and I the said David Bradley 
for myself my heirs executors & administrators, do covenant
promise and grant unto & with the said Elihu S Bradley his
heirs & assigns forever that before & until the ensealing hereof 
I was this time sole proper & lawful owner & possessor of
the before granted premises, with the appurtenances and
have in me good right full power & lawful authority 
to give grant bargain sell alien release, convey & confirm
the same as aforesaid & that for & clear & freely & clearly, executed,
acquitted & discharged of & from all former & other gifts grants
bargains sales liens mortgages, wills entails, [illegible]
their executions & incumbrances whatsoever & furthermore I the
said David Bradley for myself my heirs executors & administrators
do hereby covenant promise & engage the before granted premises
with the appurtenances unto the said Elihu H. Bradley his heirs
and assigns forever to warrant serve & defend against the lawful is
claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever on 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this eleventh day of
June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty
five - signed sealed & delivered in presence of David Bradley C.S.
Benjamin Com. Robbins Kellogg
countersigned by Elihu S Bradley
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I Sally M. Bradley of West Stockbridge in the
County of Berkshire being duly sworn do depose
and say, that prior to the fifteenth day of April
last past I resided in the family of my Father
David Bentley of West Stockbridge & attended
to his business and assisted in the management of
his family concerns and for the last few years
have taken almost exclusively the burthen and
management of said family in consequence of
the ill health of my Mother, that my task for
many years in attending to the cares of Family
has been hard, having no help except the feeble
assistance which my Mother at times & that too
for a very small proportion of the time has been
able to render and the assistance of a [illegible]
when I was unable to do the necessary business of 
the family, that I have had my support &
have had but little compensation otherwise
therefore - except that at the time first above
mentioned, my father [illegible] my claim for
my services, and gave me his note for what I
considered a small compensation for my services
for a period of about fifteen years being now
thirty six years of age, which note on the eleventh 
day of June last the time my father deeded his
homestead to my Brother Elihu S. Bradley who
cancelled and in lieu of the same I received my
said Brothers note for two hundred & four Dollars
& Seventeen Cents which I now hold & which is all
the property I possess at this time except my
Wearing apparel and a few articles of furniture
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the value of which I should not think would
exceed twenty or thirty Dollars - that my mother
for several  years has been able to perform little
or no business and most of the time been sick
& incurring greater expense in Physicians bills 
nursing & attendance than my Fathers resource  or
ability to pay without the assistance of my said
Brother & myself and I have no doubt, but that
without our assistance or the charity of some one
my Fathers homestead & other property before the
time he gave my brother a Deed as aforesd would have
been expended in the support of my Father &
mother as my Father had also become quite
infirm and able to do but a small part of the
earnings  of a common labouring man at his
trade or otherwise
Sally M. Bradley
Berkshire Js. February 18th 1826 Then the above
named Sally M. Radley personally appeared &
made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing
affidavit by her subscribed before me
Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace
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Luther Plumb of West Stockbridge in the
County of Berkshire deposes & says that
for several years part - he has been one of 
the Select- Men & assessors for the Town of
West Stockbridge, & has resided near David
Bradley in said West Stockbridge & for a
the
number of years has been particularly acquainted
 with his family & circumstances
that said Bradley  worked at the business
of Shoemaking & Sims he knew him was never
satisfied to do any but coarse work that for
a number of years past he has been growing
quite infirm & is now not able to perform 
but a small part of the services which a
common labouring man would be able to do-
that his Wife for many years has for
for the greater part of the time been sick
& unable to take charge of the common
concerns of the family, & been in a situation to
in great expenses in Physicians Bills, nurses 
& attendance, much greater than said Bradleys resources, 
 or means of discharging- that said
Bradleys labour or any income of his, would go
but little way in defraying the necessary
expences of his Family for a number of 
years past, that said Bradley is a man of
sober steady habits, who has been remarkably 
frugal and economical in living & improving
his time -That his Daughter Sally has
always, since his acquaintance with the
Family, been at home steadily engaged and
employed in taking care & labouring for the
[ Note: writing in very right hand margin is from underlying page-illegible]
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family that many time her labour was
inadequate & other women's help has been
employed to discharge & perform the common
concerns & business of the Family- That his Son Elihu S Bradley has also [illegible] and
Laboured for his Father & has been diligent
& faithful & at this time possesses the homestead
& a small amount of Personal property 
which is all that he possesses as far as this
Deponent has knowledge, that his other
Son Albon Bradley has also lived with his
Father & is now about twenty one years of
age & has learn the joints trade & has no
property to the knowledge of this Deponent
 That the Homestian of said David Bradley consisted
of a Small Dwelling house & Barn
about four acres good Feasable land
adjoining them, & also about thirty acres of
poor unproduction land a considerable part
is swamp, wet & cold the under hilly &
rocky & mostly covered with wood the
value of which this Deponent believes
would not exeed five hundred Dollars.
That he verily believes that the same
would not be more than an adequate
compensation for the services of said Elihu
S. Bradley & Sally Bradley for their father after
they arrived to the age of twenty one years.
That without the services rendered by said
Elihu S. & Sally the said Deponent verily -believes
the whole of said David
Bradleys real & personal estate would long since have been exhausted & spent in the
support of himself & family and that

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at this time they say David Bradley & wife are in a great degree of dependant upon public or private charity for support
Luther Plumb
Berkshire ss. January 12th 1826
The the above named Luther Plumb personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed according to my belief & best understanding before me
Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace

Miles Morgan of West Stockbridge for three years now last past has been one of the select men of the sd. town & for many years resided within about one mile of David Bradley & Luke Dewey of said West Stockbridge has been the Family Physician of sd. David Bradley for some years past & Sylvester Spencer for many years has resided within one fourth of a mile of sd. David Bradley, so severally depose & say that from their respective situations aforesaid have been particularly acquainted with the Family & circumstances of said David Bradley and having examined the aforesaid affidavit of Luther Plumb Esquire do verily believe that the facts therein stated are true and correct - that they are fully satisfied that without the assistance of his son & daughter aforesaid, that his homestead aforesd. & other property would long since have been exhausted & spent and he & his wife been dependent upon the charity of friends or the public for support - that they should consider that said Bradleys homestead was a very small compensation for the services of sd. Elihu S. Bradley & Sally Bradley after they arrived to the age of twenty one years respectively, that sd. homestead furnishes sd. family with a home but is unproductive property not being usually able to graze thereon more than two cows & ten sheep that sd. David Bradley is now almost destitute of peoperty & he & his wife dependent upon public or private charity for support
Sylvester Spencer
Miles Morgan
Luke Dewey
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Berkshire Co. January 12th 1826 then the witness named Miles Morgan - Luke Dewey & Sylvester Spencer personally appeared & severally made solemn oath to the truth of the written affidavits by them respectively signed before me
Robbins Kellog Justice of the peace
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I Joseph B. Hill of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire being duly sworn do depose & say that I have long known David Bradley of West Stockbridge & been well acquainted with his family & Circumstances, that I have Carefully examined the affidvits of Luther Plumb Esq. & of Elihu S. Bradley & Sally M. Bradley taken before & Certified by Robbins Kellog Esq. & hereto annexed & do verily believe the facts therein are correctly stated - that S.d David Bradley has uniformly Sustained the reputation of an honest, Sober, industrious man and which he & his wife retained their health & faculties, were able to sustain themselves free from embarrassment by their honest industry & frugality, but for several years past they have in the decline of life been overtaken by disease & disability & rendered almost helpless, & I have no doubt that without the assistance rendered them by their son & daughter Elihu W. Bradley & Sally M. Bradley, they long ago would have been, as they now are, dependent upon public & private Charity for support, that the amount of his real & personal estate would long before have been expended & Spent in their Support, that Elihu S. & Sally M. are entitled to credit for the attention industry & frugality, they have bestowed in the support of their father's family, and their Confirmation therefore as stated in S.d affidavits I Consider
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I Joseph B. Hill of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire being duly sworn, do depose & say that I have long known David Bradley of West Stockbridge & been well acquainted with his family & circumstances.  That I have carefully examined the affidavits of Luther Plumb Esqr. & of Elihu S. Bradley, & Sally M. Bradley taken before & certified by Robbin Kellogg Esqr. & hereto annexed & do verily believe the facts therein are correctly stated - that sd. David Bradley has uniformly sustained the reputation of an honest, sober, industrious man, and while he & his wife retained their health & faculties were able to sustain themselves free from embarrassments by their honest industry & frugality, but for several years past they have in the decline of life been overtaken by disease & disability & rendered almost helpless, & I have no doubt that without the assistance rendered them by their son & daughter Elihu S. Bradley & Sally M. Bradley, they long ago would have been, as they are now, dependant [dependent] upon publick [public] & private Charity for support, that the amount of his real & personal estate, would long before have been expended & spent in their support, that Elihu S. & Sally M. are entitled to much credit for the attention industry & frugality, they have bestowed in the support of their Fathers family, and their compensation therefore as stated in sd. affidavits I consider small aside from Filial duty.  I know of no one more deserving to be placed upon the pension roll list than said David Bradley on account of honest merit, long & faithful service to his Country, and indigence, & that too, not from his fault or folly, but from misfortune and infirmity.
Jos. B. Hill
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Berkshire ss
February 20th 1826
Then the within named Joseph B. Hill personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the within affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Robbins Kellogg Justice of the peace
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I Robbins Kellog of West Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire do depose & say that on the eleventh day of June last pa[illegible] David Bradley of West Stockbridge [aforesaid?] in my presence executed the Deed to his Son Elihu S. Bradley a Copy of which is annexed to the affidavit of [illegible] Elihu S. Bradley & which is also hereto annexed, that I put my name thereto as a Witness & took the acknowledgement whereof that in consideration of [illegible] Deed said Elihu S. Bradley discharged a claim which he made against said David Bradley for a little more than four hundred Dollars, and cancelled another claim against said David Bradley due to Sally M. Bradley amounting to two hundred & four Dollars & seventeen cents who then assumed the payment of [illegible] Sam & gave his note to Sally M. Bradley for the same amount - that I have long known said David Bradley & family & his property situation and circumstances & do verily believe that the representations given of the same & of the [illegible]ability & condition of his said family in the several affidavits of Luther Plumb Esquire Col Joseph B. Hill Elihu S. Bradley & Sally M. Bradley hereto annexed are substantially correct & true
Robbins Kellog
Berkeshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts, [illegible] Feb. 23rd 1826, Personally appeared Robbins Kellog Esq. and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subsribed Before me Jos. Tucker Just. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss:
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth within & for the County of Berkshire do certify that Robbins Kellogg Esq. & Joseph Tucker Esqr. to me personally known are Justices of the peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified as such & acting under the authority of said Commonwealth that full faith & credit are & ought to be given to their acts & attestations done in that capacity & that the foregoing signatures by them are their proper hand writing.
I further certify that said Robbins Kellogg Jos. B. Hill Miles Morgan & Luke Dewey four of the aforenamed deponents to me personally known are men of truth & veracity & of respectable character.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty fourth day of February A 1826.
Chas. Sedgwick Clk &c
Affidavit relating to the case of David Bradley.