Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,755, William Brown, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
Brown, William
NUMBER
S. 40,755
Penn. Sea Service
CONTENTS
enl in Chester Co. Pn,
In 1818 aged 60 years + res Chester Co. Pn

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William Brown  (private)
All
Atley's Pennsylv. Reg
1776 
1 year 9 months.
5th May 1818
Not on Continental establishment as a sailor.
The Judge must certify as to his belief of the Applicants declaration, as well as
to his "reduced circumstances".
Adm
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Ray
INVALID.
File No. 40755
and
William Brown
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 1832
Index:- Vol. 3

Page 60
[Arrang of 1870.]
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old case
Febr 12. 1819
Admr
John C. Calhoun
(Pension office)
Sec at War
Washington City
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Sir
The enclosed application was received under your frank [?] by last mail and from the endorsement thereon I concluded that it
was not rejected, but that it was your desire that it should be returned to your office provided the Judge could certify as to his
belief of the applicants declaration as well as to his reduced curcumstances.
This has been done in a manner which I presume will be satisfactory and I do sincerely pray you sir on the score of Humanity & National Gratitude that this worthy & heroic old man may be permitted in his age & poverty to partake of the bounty of his country
I am with sentiments of high respect
your most obedient servt
John W Cuningham, Brig Gen
2d Brigade 3d Div. Pa Militia
New London Cross Road
Jany 30th 1819
Hon John C Calhoun
Secy at War
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To the Honourable Walter Finney Esq one of the associate Judges of the Court of Comm Pleas & Quarter Session of the Peace in and for the County of Chester being one of the Counties composing the Seventh Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania May 5th 1818
The Petition of the subscriber one of the surviving Soldiers of the Revolutionary army
Respectfully represents. That your petitioner
enlisted in the service of his country in the spring of the year 1776 - that he was enlisted at New London Cross Road in said county in a
company commanded by Captain Patrick Anderson belonging to the
Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Atley and served therein one
year and nine months and was honourably discharged at the Valley Forge
in said County by Col Walter Stewart - that he afterwards entered into the same service-- the precise year is not now recollected, but that
he continued one year and ten months therein part of the time as a common Seaman & part as gunner mate, on board the public armed Ship called the General Washington commanded by Capt Barney & mounting Eighteen guns and was discharged therefrom at Philadelphia that he was one of the choice
of the crew detained by Capt Barney for the performance of a voyage in the same
ship as a packet or dispatch ship at the return of peace to Havre  deGrace in france
That your petitioner had proper discharges
certifying his term of service in both instances, and that the same have been lost or destroyed by time and accident - that your petitioner is now near Sixty five years of age & further that he is in poor and reduced circumstances and needs the support of his country-
And your petitioner prays that he may be admitted to verify on oath the facts above stated, agreeably to the provisions of the act of Congress relative to persons engaged in the land & sea service of the United States during the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March 1818-
William Brown
County of Chester
Before the Subscriber Walter Finney Esquire one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester personally appeared the above petitioner William Brown & voluntarily made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing petition are strictly true and further saith not 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto annexed my hand and seal this 5th day of May 1818
W Finney
[hand drawn seal]
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I John G. Wersler Prothonaling of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do Certify that Walter Finney Esquire
whose name is subscribed to the within certificate of the Qualification of William Brown an old Soldier is and at the time of certifying the same was one of the associate Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid duly appointed Commissioned and qualified
To all whose official acts as such full faith & credit is and ought to be given
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
said Court at West Chester in the County
afforesaid the 5th day of May in the
year of our Lord one Thousand eight
Hundred and eighteen
Jno G Wesler, Prot
County of Chester Pa
[hand drawn seal]
The subscriber Walter Finney Esq
being one of the  associate Judgesof
the Court of Common pleas in for said County being the person before whom the foregoing narration and affidavit has been made do certify that I have a personal knowledge of a part of the circumstance contained in the narrative of the said William Brown and a convinced of their truth and further that I have a full belief in the whole, both as relates to the service of the said William Brown and
also his reduced and indigent circumstances
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal Jany 29th 1819
W Finney
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1936
Pennsylvania
William Brown
Chester Co in the state of Penn
who was a a private  in the regiment commanded by Colonel Atlee of the Penna[?], for the term of 1 yr 9 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn M
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to com
the 5 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of March 1819
and sent to Genl T.W. Cunningham
New London Cross Road. Penna
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 mos
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819.
[ink blot]
44 ┃
$128
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}