Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, William Brown, Mass.
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SERVICE                                           NUMBER

Mass.         Brown, William             [illegible]


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born, lived, and died in Blandford, Mass.
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                              West Granville       May 7
                                                             1859

My father Wm Brown
of Blandford, Mass. served
in the Revolutionary army
6 months, was present 
when Burgoyne surrendered 
and after that was later 
sick and discharged.
Came home with a broken
constitution and died
the year that the law
passed. That all that
served any length of 
time was entitled to
a pension. After his 
death, his discharged was
lost but you can find
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by your records that
what I say is correct. 
My father Wm. Brown
was born and lived and died
in Blandford, Mass, 
as can be proved.
I am his youngest
daughter and entitled 
by the last law to
the pension that I 
can prove. I want
to hear from you
soon and direct
your letter to                     Philena Brown Ripley

         John D Ripley
          West Granville
 Hampden Co, Massachusetts
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                                 Pension Office,
                                    May 19" 1859.

Sir,

I am requested by Philena Brown, to  [illegible]
for a letter in reply to hers of the 7th. [illegible]
matter of no moment whether Wm. Brown
served three [illegible] on twelve months in
the War of the Revolution, the fact that 
he died without being pensioned and that
he has no widow living, precludes the
possibility of making any allowance,
under existing pension laws, to his heir.
                             The Attorney

General has decided that the child of a deceased
revolutionary solider or his widow is not entitled
to anything under the pension laws, unless
such solider or widow was pensioned.


John D. Ripley, Esq.
West Granville,
Mass.