Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34101, Samuel Brown, Continental N.H.
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(3-1775)
SERVICE Continental N.H.  Brown, Samuel NUMBER S.34101
CONTENTS 
Enl at Amherst N.H. In 1818 aged 52 yrs. und res. Chelmsford, Middlesea Co. Mass
d. Jan. 23, 1847.
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Boston 13. 062
Massachusetts

Samuel Brown of the Town
Chelmsford in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel H. Dearborn of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of two years War

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 7 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of July 1819
and sent to Samuel Dana
Groton
Massachusetts

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 mo 24/30 & 4/31 87.48
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819-
48-
$135:43

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
R
died June 16, 1835
Agency book

Notification sent to Mrs Baylor Oct 13 1820 Cambridge Mass
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Samuel Brown
proof of service
Admd
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We, the subscribers Selectmen & Overseers of the Poor of the Town of
Chelmsford do hereby certify to whom it may concern that Samuel
Brown now; an Inhabitant of the town of Chelmsford in
Massachusetts is a poor man, in indigent circumstances,
Chelmsford June 8th 1819
[signature] Jonathan Perham
[signature] Joseph Bailey
[signature] Abijah Spalding
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it remembered, that on this seventh
day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, SAMUEL DANA,
Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the Counties
of Essex and Middlesex, in the Commonwealth aforesaid) comes Samuel Brown
of Chelmsford in said county of Middlesex and on oath declares, that
he served in the War of the revolution against the common
enemy - that he enlisted on or about the twentieth
day of May 1782, for the term of three years was
mustered at Amherst N.H. and joined the
company commanded by Capt Moody Dustin
in Col Henry Dearborns regiment, being the
first New Hampshire regiment, untill some
time in 1783, then was transferred
to Capt Thomas Hunts, company in the regiment
commanded by William Hall Esq. and served therein
till the thirtieth day of June 1784 and received a discharge
dated on that day signed by H. Jackson and
served two years and above one month - that he is fifty
two years of age, is destitute of property and
 
by reason of his reduced circumstances in life
he stands in need of assistance from his country for his support.
Thus, made, subscribed and sworn to, at Chelmsford
the day and year aforesaid.
in said county of Middlesex
[signature] Samuel Brown
[signature] Saml Dana
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To the Honorable JOHN C. CALHOUN, Secretary of the Department
of War of the United States.
the undersigned Samuel Dana, Chief Justice of the
Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Middle Circuit, (comprehending the
Counties of Essex and Middlesex) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being
a Court of Record, duly established by Law, Do hereby certify, That on
the Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Personally appeared Samuel Brown
and made and subscribed the
declaration which is hereunto annexed and at the same time he
exhibited to me the discharge therein described

from
which it appears to me, that the said Samuel Brown
did serve in the War of the REVOLUTION, against the common Enemy,
upwards ofnnine months.
Wherefore, in pursuance of the directions of an Act of Congress, made and
passed the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen,
entitled, ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," I have transmitted the
said Declaration & the discharge aforesaid to
you the said Secretary, that such farther proceedings may be had in the premises
, as the said Act may require.
hereunto affixed.
In testimony of all which, I have caused the Seal of said Court to be
of Given under my hand within the said Circuit, the seventh
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
[signature] Saml Dana
I Samuel Dana Justice as aforesaid do further
certify that the above named Samuel Brown is a poor
man in indigent circumstances-
June 1819
[signature] Saml Dana
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178
Samuel Brown 2
13602
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun
and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on
the second Monday of June
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice,
and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and } Associate Justices
STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires,} of said Court.
In open Court here, 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, Samuel Brown
resident in Chelmsford
in said county & Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 13062
now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the
18th March, 1818, Samuel Brown
late a
Private
in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the
"Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight
dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of
April
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Given at the War Office the United States, this ninth
┃ L.S. ┃
" day of
July
one thousand eight hundred and
nineteen
J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War,"
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as A
. D. 1820
follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding
excepted, to wit,
" One chest for one seal ...$2.60
shoemakers tools . .$9.00
$11.60
Saml Brown

and said Samuel Brown says that he served
in the war of the Revolution from about the first
of May 1782 to some time in June 1784 first in
Capt Moody Dustin Company & afterwards in
Capt Thomas Hunts company of Infantry in the
American Regt so called) commanded by Col Wm
Hall was discharged at West Point and had a
discharge signed by Henry Jackson Brig Gen
Capt Dustins company belonged to what was called
the first New Hampshire Regiment
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and said Brown further says that he is a widower with
a large number of children, two youngest of whom or
Mary aged seven years and Jacob aged five years all
entirely dependant on him for support, that he is
them boarded out not being able himself to keep house
and that he has no means of supporting himself and
children excepting his trade which is a shoemaker
Sam Brown "
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and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following oath, taken
and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot
a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, Samuel Brown do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the
United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and 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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and 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 and by me subscribed.
So help me GOD.
[signature] Saml Brown

Middlesex ss. C. C. C. P. June Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Samuel Brown
took and subscribed the aforewritten Oath before me,
Stephen Minot
Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto 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 seven dollars ninety cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of
Middlesex, on this 20th
day of July 1820
Attr. Abrm Biglow
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In reply to your request of
for a statement of the military history of Samuel Brown
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his
application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
[Chart]
 
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
May 20,78 Dec 1782.
Dec 1783 to June 30 1784

LENGTH OF SERVICE.

RANK.
Private

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Moody Dustin
Thomas Hunt

COLONEL.
Henry Dearborn
William Hull

STATE.
N. H.
American Regt

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mustered in at Amherst, NH
Date of application for pension, Apl 7, 1818. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, fifty-two years.
Remarks: In 1820 he stated he was a widower with a large number of children, the two youngest Mary aged 7 years & Jacob at 5 years only names stated.
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Samuel Brown[ illegible] in
the American Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.

Given in the State of New-York, the thirtieth Day of June 1784
[signature] H Jackson Genl

By the General's Command,
[signature] C Seldon Capt[ Adt
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
[signature] Charles Seldon
Adjutant
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Rev Sec
A21

Knoxville, Tenn. March 2nd, 1918.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you please furnish me the Revolutionary War
record of the following pensioners:
William Brown, Charlestown, Worcester Co., Mass.
Samuel Brown, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Yours very truly,
W. Polk might
923 South 9th St.

Clf Jan 28 1823-1833-1832 Mass Troops
D.1837
Dudley Mass.
Widow Mary-14383
No-S.34,101
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON
March 30, 1918.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
Replying to your letter of the 28th instant, you are informed that the records of this office in the case of Samuel
Brown, 2nd, War of the Revolution, certificate No. 13062, Act
of March 18, 1818, Boston, Mass. Agency, show that the pension
er died January 22, 1847. The last payment was made to A. W.
Buttrick, Attorney for the Administrator, Joel Adams, for the
period from September 4, 1846 to January 22, 1847. The pensioner left six children, all of age, surviving him.
Your letter returned herewith.
Respectfully,
[signature] David C. Reay
Auditor,

emc
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[stamp] RECEIVED PENSION SECTION MAR 29 1918
[stamp] OFFICE AUDITOR [ILLEGIBLE] DEPT. DATE RECEIVED MAR 29 1918
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE M APR 1 1918

Rev. War Section.
3 -- 1885
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MA
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
March 28, 1918.
-
The Auditor for the Interior Department,
Audiotrs' Building, 14th & B Sts., S.W.
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Please furnish the date of death, and name of the person
to whom the arrears of pension were paid, in the case of
" Samuel Brown 2nd, certificate no. 13,062
issued July 9, 1819 for $8 per month from
April 7, 1818, under the Act of March 18,
1818, at the Boston, Massachusetts Agency"".

Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.

Died Jany 22/47
Pd 1st Ar 1847
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34101
Revy INVALID.
File No. 34,101
Samuel Brown
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 55
Arrangement of 1870.}
1918 Mch. 28. Hist. to W. Polk Wright.