Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,278, Stephen Brownell, R.I.
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(S-1776)

SERVICE
R.I.

Brownell, Stephen
Mary

Number
W. 25,278
B.L.Wt. 40903-160-55

CONTENTS [blank]
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U. 5Y6
Rhode Island
Stephen Brownell
of Newport in the State of R. I.
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Simmons of the Rgt commanded
by Col Richmond in the R.I.
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept
1833 and sent G E
Robbin’s Newport R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833           $200.00
Semi-and. allowance ending 4 Mar 36-   40.00
                                                                  ————-
                                                                  $240.00
{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.       }
Recorded by D D Addison  Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 2   Page 103

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Mch 12 1833 —
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Declaration.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Newport Town of Little Compton: ss.
On this twenty fifth day of October, A.D. 1832.
personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate of Little 
Compton, in the county and State aforesaid, at an adjourned session thereof, 
Stephen Brownell, a resident of said Little Compton, aged seventy,
years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make
the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of 
Congress, passed June 7th, 1832:
1 That at the time the British took possession 
of Rhode Island, December 1776, an alarm - list - having been formed out
of the “Senior class” (or persons exempted from military duty in this State)
for the purpose of protecting the shores of Little Compton form the incursions
of the enemy, the father of this Declarant, Stephen Brownell sen:
was draughted from said class, and enrolled as a private in Captain 
William Lawthard’s company of Little Compton militia; and was immediately
called into service:  that this declarant was accepted and served as a 
substitute for his father, in the before mentioned company, and did duty as
guard, in Little Compton, every alternate month until March 1778.
That at the expiration of his service as substitute aforesaid, being of the 
age required by law for draught, he was himself draughted as a private
and served as a guardsman, in Captain Ephraim Simmons’ Company
of Little Compton militia (called the South company), at various
stations of said town, for the whole remaining period, that the British
were in possession of Rhode Island, viz. for a term of one year and six
months.  Declarant aners [sic.] and declares, on oath as aforesaid, that
he not only served in his own turn, every alternate month, in said company -
but that he served, also, as a substitute for his father (the said
Stephen Brownell sen/ [insert “nearly’] all the intervening months of said last 
mentioned period of one year and six months - so that his whole time
was occupied, in his duty as guard, from the date of his first being
draughted as aforesaid, until the final evacuation of Rhode Island 
by the enemy, with the exception of one month’s service, when he was
marched and stationed on the Island aforesaid.
2 Declarant further states upon oath as aforesaid,
that the arrangement of guard duty in Little Compton was to the
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following effect viz. that one half of the company should be on guard
for one month, which was then to be relieved by the other half, the succeeding
month, and so on alternately, so long as the necessity for a guard
continued — the whole company, in the mean while, being ready for duty
and liable to be called into service, at a moment’s warning.  Declarant
is informed also, and believes, that the before mentioned, draught were
made under the authority, and in compliance with the act of the General
Assembly, of December 1776, whereby all male persons, liable by law
to bear arms in this State, whether of the Militia, Alarm list, or independent
companies, were draughted into three divisions, and placed under
the orders of the Governor, or commander for the time being, to be marched
immediately to such places and stations as said authorities should direct.
3. That in August 1778, declarant was draughted 
and served as a private in Capt Ephraim Simmon’s company of 
militia, when it was attached to General Sullivan’s army, in his
celebrated expedition to Rhode Island.  Term for which declarant
was draughted was one month, which having nearly expired, he
was taken ill, placed on the sick list, and permitted to return
home.
4. That after the British had withdrawn from 
Rhode Island, a rumor prevailing that they were preparing to
return and reoccupy that Island, declarant was draughted and 
served as a private in Capt. John Davis’s company of militia,
which was marched from Little Compton, and stationed at one
Cornell’s, on the west road, about five miles from Newport.
Declarant served in this company a period of a month - when his
term having expired, he was discharged and returned home.
5 Declarant further states as aforesaid, that when
an alarm was raised previous to the burning of New Bedford,
he [crossed out “was called out”] [insert “volunteered”] in the militia, & did duty two days & a night
6. Declarant further states on oath as aforesaid 
that he was born in the Town of Little Compton in the then Colony of
Rhode Island, March 18, 1762: that a record of his birth is to be
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found in the town clerks office of said town, a certificate of which
with the attention of the present town clerk is hereunto annexed.

that at the time of his first entering the service as aforesaid, December
1776, he was living in Little Compton:  that he has lived there since the
revolutionary war; and that he now lives there:  that he is unable to find
with more precision than he has herein done, the day, month and year
when he entered the service, or when he left the same:  that he never 
received any written discharge from either of the companies in which he 
served as aforesaid, nor was it usual in the Revolution to grant each
discharges:  that he has no documentary evidence of the services he has
sworn to,  nor did he ever possess any:  that as to the manner in which
he enlisted the service, and the names of the officers under whom he
served, they are recainatly [sp] stated in the preceding part of this 
Declaration; and that he claims to have served in the militia of Rhode
Island, draughted during the Revolutionary war, two years and three
months, actual duty.

7. Declarant further states as aforesaid
that he refers to Ezra Brownell & Perry Simmons, as persons
to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood, who can testify to
his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of 
the Revolution.

8. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension, or a annuity, except the present, and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Stephen Brownell [signature]

Sworn to, and subscribed      }
in open Court, the day & year}
above written.                          }
Witness A. R. Brownell [signature] Probate Clerk

We, Ezra Brownell, residing in Little
Compton, in the county of Newport, and State of Rhode Island;  and  
Perry Simmons, residing in the same Little Compton, hereby 
testify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Brownell, who has [insert “sworn and”]
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serched to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be seventy
years of age; and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we
concur in that opinion; and that we believe him to be a person of veracity
Ezra Brownell
Perry Simmons
Sworn to and subscribed,
in open Court, the day & year
above written.
Witness A. R. Brownell Probate Clerk
And the Court do hereby certify declare
their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that
Ezra Brownell, who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident of
Little Compton, and that Perry Simmons
who has also signed the 
same is a resident also of the same Little Compton; that hath are credible 
persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit
the testimony of the nearest clergyman, having
been requested, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of the applicant
the Court think it proper to state that the Rev. Emerson Paine, having 
been recently settled in this place, and the only one who could be conveniently 
called upon, was not sufficiently acquainted with the
applicant to be used as a witness
I, Alexander R. Brownell, Clerk of the
Court of Probate of the Town of Little Compton, in the County of Newport
and State of Rhode Island, do hereby certify that the foregoing [illegible] and
the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application
of Stephen Brownell for a pension. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court this twenty fifth
day of October, A.D. 1832
A. R. Brownell Probate Clerk
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Town Clerk’s office Little Compton  October 25th AD 1832.
I hereby Certify, that Stephen Brownell Son
of Stephen Brownell & Edith his Wife, was born March 18th.
AD 1762. as of record doth appear?
Witness A. R. Brownell Town Clerk [signature]
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22196
Stephen Brownell
R. I. Private
Served 2 yrs. [crossed out “9 mo. 3 weeks.”]
Capt Simmons Col Richmond
Amended agreeably to
the requisitions ofthe Commission
See supplementary declaration
stating tours ofservice  and
names of officers as near as
can be recollected.
Papers attached and 
duly authenticated.
Chris. E. Robbins Esq.
Newport 
R I
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22196
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the service of Stephen Brownell R. I.
Period when the service was rendered. / Duration of the claimant's service. / Years. Months. Days. / Rank of the claimant. / Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. / Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. / Battles in which the applicant was engaged. / Country through which he marched. / Place of abode
when he entered the service, and age at the present period. / Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
1776 Served nearly / 1 / 6/ / Private / Cp Simmons / / / / guard / 70 Little Compton R.I/ and now lives there / 
1778 / / 1 / / " / " / G L Sullivan / / N. J. / /
after the [illegible] had withdrawn / / 1 / / Cp Davies / / / [illegible] about on R. I. / / 
alarm of New Bedford / / / 2 / / / / / / Declaration is supported by town living witnesses and the Certificate of two Citizens
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
he claims to have served in all 2 years and 3 mo
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832
The following regulations have been adopted:  This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line", "State troops," militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. Any every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of, County of ) ss. 
On this [space] day of [space] personally appeared (a) before  [space] A.B. a resident (b) of  [space] in the county of  [space] and State, Territory or District of  [space] aged (c)  [space] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of United States in the year (d)  [space], with  [space] and served in the  [space] (e) regiment of the  [space] line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and state in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquished every claim(f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares his name is not on the Pension Roll of and Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [space].  Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I [space for a name] of the Court of [space] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [space] for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [space] day  of [space] &c. If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:  (k) We, A. B.., a Clergyman, residing in the  [space] and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [space], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  [space] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, i the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [space] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [space] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, [space] Clerk of the Court of [space] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the manner of the application of [space] for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this  [space] day of [space] &c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, , and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his al
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace. the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:
For year months, and days, I served as a ; For mouths and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension."
{It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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5458 [underscored]
Rhode Island [double underlined]
Mary Brownell
widow of Stephen who served in the 
R I Brownell
Revolutionary war, as a Private
____________________
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 80 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 12th March 1855
____________________
Certificate of Pension issued 3- day of September 1855 and sent to Otis Wilbor Little Compton R. I. 
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 61, Vol. A.

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State of Rhode Island Sc }
Newport County S.S.       }
Town of Little Compton   }
On this , Fourteenth day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and Fifty Five, before the Court of Probate of the Town of Little Compton, in said County of Newport, personally appeared in Open court, Mary - Brownell, a Resident of Little Compton, in said county, aged Seventy One years, who after being sworn in due form of Law, doth on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the Third of February, 1853, - That she is, the Widow of Stephen Brownell, who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, and who drew a Pension, under the Act of the Seventh of June, 1832, at the rate of Eighty dollars per Annum, - that she was Married to the said Stephen Brownell, on the Eleventh day of December Eighteen Hundred and Three, in the town of Little Compton, in the State of Rhode Island, by Enos Gifford, Justice of the Peace, - and that her Husband the aforesaid Stephen Brownell, died on the Twelfth day of March, Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Five, - that she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but the
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Marriage took place, at the time above stated, - She further swears, that she is, still a Widow, and has never before applied for a Pension.
Mary Brownell

Sworn to, and subscribed in Open court, before 
Nathaniel Church
presiding Judge.

I certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced before said Court, to show that Stephen Brownell died on the Twelfth day of March, Eighteen hundred Fifty Five, and that Mary Brownell the above - named applicant for a Pension, is his Widow -
Nathaniel Church
Judge

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Newport Sp. Court of Common Pleas. Clerks Office.

I hereby certify that Nathaniel Church is a presiding judge of the Probate Court of Little Compton in this County, and that his signature to the above statement, is genuine.

Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Newport this 28th day of may AD1855

Wm Lew Lilly  Clerk,

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State of Rhode Island    }
County of Newport S.S. }
Town Clerks' Office Little Compton
May 14. A. D. 1855.
I, Otis - Wilbor, Town Clerk of Little Compton, in the County and State aforesaid, do certify, that I have, by virtue of my said Office, the custody of the Records, of said Town, and I further certify that it appears, by said Records, that Stephen Brownell, was joined in Marriage to Mary Coggeshall, on the Eleventh day of December, Eighteen Hundred and Three - - - - The Record is, as follows, word for word, and figure for figure, --
"I hereby-certify that Stephen Brownell Son of Stephen Brownell, - and Mary - Coggeshall, daughter of Daniel Coggeshall, both of Little Compton, were lawfully joined together in Marriage on the Eleventh day of December, A.D. 1803, by me,
Enos Gifford, Justice of the Peace."
Otis Wilbor, Town Clerk.

Newport Sc.  On this eighteenth day of May A.D. 1855 Personally appeared Otis Wilbor, the signor of the above certificate, known to me to be the Town Clerk of Little Compton and made oath that the above certificate was true
Before me  Asa Gray Justice of the Peace

Certificate here, or on the following days of, the given depositions of, Asa Gray as Jus. Peace. & genuineness of his signature.
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations 
[long underscore]
Newport Sc Clrks office Court of Common Pleas.

I hereby certify that Asa Gray is a justice of the Peace. within and for the county of Newport. duly elected and qualified to administer oaths. and that his signature to the foregoing declaration is genuine

[seal]  Witness my hand. and the seal of said Court at Newport this 28th day of May AD1855
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Wm Ten Tilley   Clerk
_____________________
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State of Rhode Island }
County of Newport } S.S.
On this Tenth day of September 1855, before , me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by Law to administer Oaths, within and for the county and State, aforesaid personally appeared Mary Brownell aged Seventy Two years, a Resident of the town of Little Compton, County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island, who made Oath in due form of Law that she is the identical Mary Brownell to whom under the Provisions, of the Act of February 3, 1853, 2d Section, a Pension of Eighty Dollars, per Annum, had been allowed for the Services, of her late Husband, Stephen Brownell a Private of the Revolutionary War, and late of Newport County, State of Rhode Island - She further states, that her Pension certificate under the aforesaid Act 2nd Section of the Act of February 3d 1853, is numbered 5458, bears date the third day  of September 1855, and is made payable at Providence by - B. F. Thurston Esq. Agent for paying Pensions and, in the Agency of Rhode Island She makes this - Declaration, for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act of 3d March 1855, never having received or known herself entitled, or made application, under any -  previous Act of Congress, - - In evidence of her marriage and proof of service of her said husband, she respectfully refers to the proofs, heretofore adduced, now on File in the Pension Office, and upon which her Annuity as, aforesaid was granted, - That since being placed on the List of revolutionary Pensioners, she has  not intermarried but continued the Widow of the said Stephen Brownell - - 
Mary Brownell [signature]
Attest, Isaiah Snell  Mary S. Wilbor

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me, the day and year above written and I hereby - certify that I - know the aforesaid Mary Brownell to be the identical person she alleged herself to be, a Pensioner of the United States and at the date of the execution of this declaration a Widow, and that I am  not interested in her claim as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise - -
Otis Wilbor 
Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island }
County of Newport } ss  I hereby certify that Otis Wilbor Esq before whom the foregoing Declaration and Affadavit, were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing an authorized Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that his signature thereto is genuine
I furthermore certify that in the within application I am not interested, as agent, attorney or otherwise. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this Nineteenth day of September AD 1855
John W Davis. Clerk C. Common Pleas
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State of Rhode Island }
County of Newport - } S.S.  On this, Tenth day of September, 1855, before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace authorized by Law to administer Oaths, within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally - appeared, Isaiah Snell and Mary - S. Wilbor Residents - of the Town of Little Compton, County of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island, known to me as, credible persons, who made Oath in due form of Law that Mary - Brownell, who in their presence had sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration, is to their personal knowledge, the identical person to whom under the Provisions of the Act of the 2d Section of the Act of February 3d 1853, a Pension of Eighty Dollars per Annum has, been grantedfor the Services of her late Husband, Stephen Brownell deceased, a Private of the Revolutionary - War. - That since being placed on the roll of Pensioners, she the said Mary Brownell had, not intermarried, but remains, and now is a Widow, that they - have known her for 35 years, and derive their knowledge of the facts, herein - named by - having lived within a few Rods, of her Residence, the spaces of time before named.
They further state that they - are disinterested witnesses.
Isaiah Snell
Mary S. Wilbor

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written - 
Otis Wilbor, Justice of the Peace -
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Stephen Brownell W.F. 25-278 [underscore]
[table column headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.
*Dec. 8, 1776 15 mos. Pvt Captain William Southard Colonel William Richmond R.I.
Mch 20, 1778 18 mos. Captain Ephraim Simmons Captain William Southard Colonel Nathaniel Church
Mch. 15, 1781 1 mo. Captain John Davis Colonel Nathaniel Church
*Sub. for his father
[double line separation]
Battles engaged in, Gov [?] Sullivans R.I. [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Little Compton, Newport Co. R.I.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 25, 1832. His l al [?]
Residence at date of application, Little Compton, R.I.
Age at date of application, b. at Little Compton Mch. 18, 1762: d. Mch. 12.1853-
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Edith and Stephen Brownell. He married Dec. 11, 1803, at Little Compton R.I. Mary Coggeshall she was allowed pension on an application executed May 14, 1855 while a resident of Little Compton, Newport Co. R.I. aged 71 years.

Very respectfully, 
Commissioner. [no signature]

1565b3m10-08
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Little Compton June 9. 1855,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C. ~
Hon. Robert McClelland Secy ~
Dear Sir,
I hereby communicate to
you the Declaration of Mary Brownell
Widow of Stephen Brownell dec. a 
Revolutionary Pensioner of R. Island,
She makes this, Declaration
in Order to obtain her Certificate
for the Amount her Husband drew
Annually, for which I would refer
you to her Husbands’ Certificate
which I presume you have already
received from the Pension Agent at
Providence R. I. or will very soon
receive with his Quarterly returns~
Your earliest attention to this
subject is requested, as her Claim
to Bounty Land is founded upon 
her Pension Certificate ~ ~.
Please forward her Certificate to
“Otis Wilbor Little Compton R. I.” as
I am acting in her behalf & at her
request.
yours respectfully,
Otis Wilbor
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Stephen Brownell
22196
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     William Richmond, of Little Compton, in the 
State of Rhode Island, of lawful age, upon solemn oath, deposes
and says, that he is well acquainted with Stephen Brownell,
who has this day subscribed and sworn to his Declaration, in open 
Court, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress of June
7th. 1832.  that he well recollects that said Brownell was on
guard in Little Compton, in the winter of 1777 and 78 — at Col. Wm. 
Richmond’s in that town — having served on the same guard at the 
period before mentioned.   That he recollects, that said Brownell
did duty as stated in his Declaration after the British left Rhode
Island — at one Cornells, on the West road for the period of a
month in the company commanded by Capt. John Davis.  This 
deponent was a private in the same company at the same period
& quartered in the same house with said Brownell.
William Richmond  [signature]   X 
State of Rhode Island 
Newport &c.
Court of Probate, Town of Little Compton
October 25th, 1832

      Then personally appeared in open court, William
Richmond, subscriber to the foregoing Deposition, (who having first heard
read the Declaration of Stephen Brownell to this Court made in order
to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832).
made solemn oath to the truth of each and every part of said deposition
by him subscribed.  And the Court further certifies, that said
William Richmond is a person of good reputation and standing
and that his statements are entitled to full faith & credit in witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Court.
A.R. Brownell Probate Clerk. [signature]
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     Joseph Pearce, of Little Compton, in the 
State of Rhode Island, of lawful age, upon solemn oath, deposes 
and says, that he is well acquainted with Stephen Brownell,
who has this day subscribed and sworn to his Declaration in open
Court, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress of June
7th, 1832: that he is knowing to the fact, that Brownell
did duty as guard in the manner stated in his Declaration having
stood guard with him at the Red House in Little Compton, in
the winter of 1776 and 1777.  This deponent is knowing also to the 
truth of that part of said Brownell’s declaration — where he states
that he served one month at Cornell’s on Rhode Island — under
Capt. John Davis, after the British left Rhode Island.  This deponent 
was a private & fellow soldier with said Brownell — &
served with [insert “him”] for the period mentioned in the same company.
Joseph Pearce [signature]
State of Rhode Island &c
Newport &c.
Court of Probate, Town of Little Compton
October 25th. 1832.     Then personally appeared 
Joseph Pearce, subscriber to the foregoing deposition, and (having
first heard read the Declaration of Stephen Brownell to this
Court made in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed
June 7th, 1832.) made solemn oath to the truth of each and every part
of said deposition by him subscribed.  And the Court further certifies
that said Joseph Pearce is a person of good reputation and standing
and that his statements are entitled to full faith & credit.  In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the 
seal of Court.
A. R. Brownell Probate Clerk [signature]
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Francis Wilbour, of Little Compton, in the State of Rhode Island, of lawful age, upon solemn oath, deposes and says, that he is well acquainted with Stephen Brownell who has this day subscribed and sworn to his Declaration in open court, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress paper June 7th 1832 - that he well recollects that said Brownell did duty as guard, as a substitute for his father in the manner stated in his declaration, from December 1776 to 1778. that he served with said Brownell as guard in the period before mentioned at the Langley House in Little Compton - but does not recollect any other station This deponent is knowing also to the fact that said Brownell served a month in Sullivans expedition, having repeatedly seen him at that time engaged in the service. 
Francis Wilbur
State of Rhode Island Pc
Newport Sc 
Court of Probate, Town of Little Compton
October 25th, 1832 -
Then personally appeared in open Court, Francis Wilbur, subscriber to the foregoing Deposition, and (having first-heard read the declaration of Stephen Brownell to this Court made, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832) made solemn oath of the truth of each and every part of said deposition by him, the said Francis, subscribed. And the Court further certifies, that the said Francis Wilbur is a person of good reputation and standing and that his statements are entitled to full faith & credit. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said Court. 
[seal]
A. R. Brownell Probate Clerk.
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John Brown of Little Compton, in the State of 
Rhode Island, of lawful age, upon solemn oath, deposes and says,
that he is well acquainted with Stephen Brownell, who has
this day subscribed and sworn to his Declaration in open court
in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June
7th, 1832  that he well recollects that said Brownell was a private
in the same company in which this deponent served in the year 1780.
after the British left Rhode Island, and that they were stationed
together at Cornell’s, on the west road, where deponent and said
Brownell did duty for a month. 
John Brown [signature]
State of Rhode Island &c
Newport &c.
Court of Probate, Town of Little Compton
October 25th, 1832 —
Then personally appeared John
Brown, subscribes to the foregoing Deposition and (having first-heard read
the Declaration of Stephen Brownell to this Court made, in order to obtain 
the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832) made solemn
oath to the truth of each and every part of said deposition, by him. the 
said John subscribed.  And the Court further certifies, that the said
John Brown is a person of good reputation and standing, and that his
statements are entitled to full faith and credit. In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said 
Court.
A. R. Brownell Probate Clerk. [signature]
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Supplementary Declaration.
State of Rhode Island &c.
County of Newport, Town of Little Compton &c
On this ninth day of August, A. D. 1833,
personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate
of Little Compton, in the county and State aforesaid at an
adjourned session thereof Stephen Brownell, a resident of Little
Compton, being the same Stephen, who made his declaration to this
Court on the twenty fifth day of October A. D. 1832 (in order to 
obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th. 1832)
and having been duly sworn, doth on his oath make the following
supplementary declaration and affidavit to be annexed to his
original declaration and duly authenticated.
1 That with regard to the tours of service
mentioned in declarant’s original declaration in the first
paragraph thereof — he avers on oath, that he was accepted and 
served as a substitute for his father, Stephen Brownell deceased as
a private in Captain William Southard’s company of Little 
Compton militia, for the purpose of doing guard duty in Little
Compton, on the eighth day of December 1776.  and that he continued
to serve in said company, as a substitute [phrase is underlined], every other month from
the date of his acceptance until the eighth day of March 1778;
— making one year and three months actual duty [this line is underlined], in Little Compton
as substitute for his father [this line is underlined].  — That with regard to the second
tour of service mentioned in said paragraph — he avers, that being
of the age required by law for draught, on the 20th day of March
1778, he was draughted and entered on duty, as a private, in
Captain Ephram Simmons’s company of Little Compton militia
(called the South company [insert “Saml Coe Lieutenant”],) and did duty, as guard, at various
stations in Little Compton, from the date of his draught aforesaid,
every other month, to the 20th day of September 1779 — making
nine months actual duty in his own turn [this line is underlined].  In the above mentioned
period between the 20th of March 1778 and the 20th of
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September 1779. Declarant further [illegible] in relation to the other services stated in the said first paragraph of his original declaration, that in addition to his own tours of service every other month in the foregoing period between the 20th day of March 1778 and the 20th day of September 1779 - he served also in all the intervening months [two words underlined] but one that is to say in the 20 months [four words underlined] when he was not on duty in his own turn) and was accepted as a substitute for his father, Stephen Brownell deceased as a private in said company of Little Compton militia, commanded by Captain William Southard Lieutenant not recollected: thus doing eight months more actual duty [five words underlined] as guard in Little Compton as a substitute [underlined] for his father.
That with regard to the services stated in the third paragraph of his original declaration, in relation to his service in Sullivans expedition - declared further [illegible] on oath, that he was draughted and served as a private in Captain Ephraim Simmon's company of Little Compton militia on the 20th of August 1778 for the term of one month [two words underlined] (being one of the intervening months, when not on guard duty in his own turn - & the one when he did not act as substitute for his father) - was marched to Rhode Island & continued on service in Genl. Sullivans army three weeks long until the 11th of September 1778 when being placed on the sick list, he was permitted to return home. According to his best recollection, [illegible] was Lieutenant
As to the Colonels commanding - while declarant was on duty as guard in Little Compton, he recollects that William Richmond was Colonel during the first year of his service, and Nathaniel Church for the residue of his service. The duty of guard, however was performed by detached companies and not by the regiment [phrase underlined]. The Field officers were seldom on duty and are not indistinctly recollected. 
In Sullivans expedition August 1778 - Col. Miller of Bristol commanded the first detachment of Little Compton militia, and Col. John Cook the last detachment  which was engaged in that business. - both under Brig. Gen. Cornell
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That with regard to the services sworn to in the fourth paragraph of declarents original declaration, he offers on oath, that it was on the fifteenth day of March 1784 that he was draughted and entered on service in Captain John Davis company of Little Compton militia mentioned in said paragraph, & that he served [illegible] at Cornells in Rhode Island until the fifteenth day [illegible] 1786 when he was discharged. Colonel Nathaniel Church was the Colonel commanding at Cornells. Declarant was not only a private in Davis company - but acted as waiter to Lieutenant Rowne Pearce [illegible] - a Lieut in Davis company.
Declarent [illegible] that owing to defect of memory and advanced age he is unable to state his tours of service with some particularity than is herein attempted He claims to have served in all his tours two years nine months and three weeks actual duty. [this time period underlined]
Stephen Brownell [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year above written}
Witness A. R. Brownell Probate Clerk

I Alexander R. Brownell, clerk of the of the Court of Probate of the town of Little Compton, in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island do hereby certify that the foregoing papers (attached together by one ribbon - which passes under the seal hereunto set) are all the original proceedings of said Court held on the twenty fifth day of October A. D. 1832: also the certificate of the Town clerk of Little Compton to the birth of Stephen Brownell; the depositions of William Richmond, Joseph Pearce and Francis Wilbur all taken on the said twenty fifth of October A. D. 1832, together with the supple verbal declaration of said Brownell made to this Agent August 9th 1833 and now for the first time annexed - in the matter of the application of Stephen Brownell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have
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hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this ninth day of August A. D 1833

[seal]   A. R. Brownell [line under sign.]
Probate Clerk.
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5787
Mary Brownell
[illegible]
Stephen,
Set: to O. Wilbor, pm 13/55,
Same Aug 4 1853
same  “  13 1855

Ac & R3
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State of Rhode Island &c.}
County of Newport S.S.}
On this eighteenth day of August A. D. 1855
Before me, The undersigned a Justice of the Peace
authorized by Law to Administer Oaths within and 
for the County & State aforesaid, Personally appeared
Isaiah Snell and Mary S. Wilbor 
residents of Little Compton, County of Newport
State of Rhode Island known to me as
credible persons who made oath in due form
of Law that Mary Brownell who subscribed the 
foregoing Declaration is to their personal knowledge 
the Identical Widow of Stephen Brownell,
who was a Pensioner of the United States in the
State of Rhode Island, for Services performed
in the War of the Revolution, under the Act of 
June 7th.. A.D. 1832. at the rate of Eighty Dollars
per annum, that she has not intermarried, but
remains, & now is a widow, and that they have
known her for the space of thirty five years, They
further state that they are disinterested witnesses.
Isaiah Snell [signature]
Mary S. Wilbor [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and 
year above written.
Ephraim W. Brownell [signature]Justice of the Peace for }
the County of Newport}
I hereby Certify that I have no interest in
the results of the above.
Ephm. W. Brownell  [signature] Just. of the Peace
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State of Rhode Island 
Newport, Css,    J. John W Davis Clerk of the Supreme Court 
for said State within and for the County of Newport
do hereby certify that the within named Ephraim W Brownell is a
a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Newport duly 
commissioned and qualified to act, and that as such full faith
and credit should be given to all his official acts and that his
Signature to the within is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereto set my
hand and the seal of the said Court this
twenty fourth day of August AD 1855
John W Davis.  Clerk
S. C.



Otis Wilber
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Stephen Brownell paid to 4”
Sept. 1854.
W. H. Taylor [signature]
Acting Auditor
Aug” 15./ 1855
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Pen Off. Aug 13 1855
Sir
Please inform me when Stephen Brownell of RI.
Act 1832 at $80 a year was last paid
Very Respectfy
S. Cole [signature]
C Clerk Pen Off

RI Atkinson [illegible]
3 auditor

Niflatt [?]
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S.
40.903

}

Nec Any
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Little Compton August 8, 1855
Hon, L. P. Waldo
Dear Sir
yours of the 4th” is before me —
I herewith send you the evidence of
2 Credible Persons, as for the fact of 
Mrs, Mary Brownell, being the Widow
of Stephen Brownell the deceased,
Revolutionary Pensioner of R.I. —
yours respectfully
Otis Wilbor [signature] ~
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Little Compton July - 30. 1855  -
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Dear Sir, 
Yours, dated 13th June, was, duly received, stating that "upon Proof being Filed that Mrs. Mary Brownell, an Applicant for a Pension under the Act of February 3, 1853, is - the Widow of Stephen Brownell late a Rev. Pensioner of Newport Co. R. I. her Claim will be favorably considered." - and not having heard from you or received the Pension Certificate I am rather anxious, about it and, I cannot make Application for a Bounty Land Warrant, before I receive the Rev. Certificate, that it may be copied into the Declaration for a Bounty Land Warrant, - I supposed "upon the Proof not being Filed" of which you speak that you had not received the Old Pension Certificate of Stephen Brownell from the Pension Agency, at Providence R. I. - Am I correct or is, further Proof necessary Please direct to "Otis - Wilbor, Little Compton P. Office R.I.
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Mary Brownell, widow of Stephen, Newport County Rhode Island
Amt $80 per annum Act Feb'y 3, 1853 commencing March 12, 1855, when husband died 
Husband pension as private Infantry - 2 years Pay widow - Certificate to Otis Wilbor
Little Compton,
Rhode Island
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Pension Office.
July, 24th 1856

Sir: 
The bounty land claim of Mary Brownell will be favorably considered as soon as the Official character of Otis Wilbor, as a Justice of the Peace on the 10th September, 1855, is duly authenticated
Yours Respectfully
C. H. Rhett
for commissioner.
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Newport County. Sc. Clerks Office Court of Common Pleas
This is to certify that Otis Wilbor Esq of Little Compton in the County of Newwport and State aforesaid, was, on the 10th day of September A D 1855 and is now a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Newport, duly elected, commissioned and qualified to take acknowledgement of Deeds, and full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Court this Second day of August one thousand eight hundred & fifty-six
John W. Davis, Clerk.C.C.Pleas
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Brief in the case of Mary Brownell, widow of Stephen Brownell Newport County and State of Rhode Island, act 3d February 1853.
[long line separation]
Claim, "original"
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner at rate of $80 per annum under act of June 7, 1832 -
Marriage, in 1803 shown by verified copy of his Records
Identity proved by testimony of Isaiah Snell and Mary Wilbor, certified and credible witnesses.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Death of husband shown to have occurred 12th March. 1835 by Certificate of Court of Record

Otis Wilbor Esq 
Name and residence of Agent.
Little Compton,
Rhode Island

R Geddes
Examining Clerk.
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Stephen Brownell application
Rhode Island agency Act of 1832
A d.
Hon L. Waldo - [signature]
Jos C C  [?]
June 1 - 1852
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[upper left column]
Mil. Hist. to
A. H. Browell
Ave., Fitchburg, Mass.
1911 Nov Mrs. L. H. Handy. V. L. M
1912 Dec. 17 Hist. to Helen A. Hafford V. L. M.

[middle column]
25278 
WIDOW, &c.
[line of separation]
File No. 25278
Mary Brownell
Wid. of
Stephen Brownell
Priv. Rev. war
[line of separation]
Act Feb : 3rd 1863.
Index : Vol. a, Page 92
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right column]
July 27/54
38 Highland
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13  D?
[post stamp] PENSION OFFICE G JUL 10 1894 U S
[post stamp] PENSION OFFICE G JUL 10 1894 U S 
Fitchburg July 8th 94

To The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir. Will you kindly furnish me the war record of Stephen Brownell of Little Compton R. I. A Revolutionary pensioner who died about 1854 
and oblige 
Very Truly yours
A. H. Brownell
#38 Highland Av.
Fitchburg
Mass.
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For Return, Address, Otis Wilbor
Little Compton, Rhode Island.
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[post card]
[illegible notes] OCT 28 1911
Rev Rio V24
[post stamp] PENSION OFFICE H OCT 24 1911 U. S.
[post stamp] FALL RIVER MASS. OCT 23 11-15A 1911
[post stamp] [American flag image 13 stars 7 wavy lines] 1
[stamp] US. POSTAL CARD 1 1 ONE CENT McKINLEY [his image]
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ONLY
[post stamp] RECORD DIVISION OCT 24 1911

Pension Office
Washington
D.C.
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Fall River, Mass.
139 Rock SV.
Oct. 20 - 1911-

Dear Sir:-
Will you please -give me the service of 
1 Benjamin Bass. Jr. (Capt.) G. h. Scitirate R.I. -(Rev. War.)
2 Also. Stephen Brownell R. I. - (Rev War.)
Yours truly.
L. H. Handy.
Registrar Susquechan. [?}
Chapter. D.A.R -
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73 State St.
New Bedford, Mass.
December 9th 1912

Pension Bureau.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me a statement of the Military history of Stephen Brownnell a soldier of the Revolutionary War (of Little Compton) and also the dates of birth and death of Stephen B - and his wife and where they were born, as I suppose it is on the pension list.
Yours truly 
(Mrs.) Hellen A. Hafford.
over
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Stephen Brownell married
Mary Coggeshall.
He drew a pension after 1838 until his death, and his widow drew a pension as long as she lived.

[post stamp] PENSION OFFICE. U.S. 
A DEC 11 1912