Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17854, True Brown, N.H.
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(?-1776)
SERVICE N.H. Brown, True NUMBER S.17854 carded CONTENTS [?] July 6, 1761 at Deerfield, Rockingham Co. N.H. + (and) res. there ever since to 1832
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795-Concord
New Hampshire
True Brown
of Deerfield in the State of NH
who was a Private in the compy commanded
by Captain of the regt commanded
by Col Waldron in the NH
line for 11 mos from Feby 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampe
at the rate of 37 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of October
1832 and Sent to Ira
StClair [?] Deerfield NH
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $56.49
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 18.83
$75.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by JH McxBlair Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1st Page 143.
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Application
True Brown
No 5557
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, County of Rockingham} ss.

On this ninth day of August AD. 1832, personally appeared in open Court,
before the Judges of the Superior Court of Judication, now sitting True Brown
a resident of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of N.H. aged 71 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein
stated - that he was born in the town of Deerfield in the County of 
Rockingham and State of New Hampshire on the sixth day of July
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Affidavit
James B[?]an
Care of
True Brown
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I James Brown of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham
and State of New Hampshire of seventy nine years of age testify
and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with True
Brown of said Deerfield - that I know said True Brown
to have served as a private soldier in Captain John L[?]
Company of [?] and Colonel Wald[?] Regiment of
New Hampshire [?] [volunteer, as militia in the Army
of the Revolution for the term of two months from [?]
the first of February in the year one thousand seven
hundred and seventy six to sometime the first of April
of the same year, at which time he received a verbal
discharge from said service at a place called Winter Hill
in the town of Charlestown in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, during the whole of [?] of
two months said Company was stationed at said Winter
Hill - that I enlisted as a private solder and [?]
and entered said Company with said True Brown
at the same time, and served in said Company during
the whole of said term of two months and was discharged
at the same time and [?] with said
True Brown, and that I have been acquainted
with said True Brown ever since we enlisted in
said Company as aforesaid, and that said True Brown
is my brother - James Brown
July 28, 1832 -
The State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss - Town of Deerfield, July 28, 1832 -
Personally appearing the above named James Brown
made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him
subscribed is true - 
[?] [?] Ira StClair {Justice of the [?]
for said County [?]
Rockingham [?]
I, the Subscriber, hereby certify that I am well acquainted
with the above named James Brown, and that
[?] [?] for [?] is good, and his sttement
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5557
True, Brown
[?]
in  Roll Col S[?]
Regt for 6 Months + (and)
9 days -
[?] Months service in
Col. Wal[?] regt + (and)
[?]
11 Months + (and) 9 days
A[?]
JL.E
Ira StClair Esq
Deerfield
NH
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Num B
Newbury port Feb 25, 1897
To the Hon. Commissioner of
Pension. Dar Sir; I shall
be very grateful, if you
can give me the war record
of my grandfather, Trew
Brown, who was a pensioner
of the Revolutoinary War.
He was a native of Deerfield
N.H. and I suppose
served in a N.H. regiment.
Any information that you
can regarding his commanders
time of service will be thankfully
recd. yours truly
Daniel A. Brown
Box 176 Newbury port
Mass
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17854
INVALID.
[?]
No. 17.854
True Brown
Pri Rev War
Act: June. 7th 32
[?]dex: - Vol. , Page 438
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch. 30. 1897 - History to
mr. Daniel A. Brown
Box-176 -
Newbury Port - Mass.
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Samuel Dinsmoor
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS. GREETING.
KNOW YE, THAT the within named
Ira St. Clair is a Justice of the
Peace for our County of Rockingham,
/and that his signature within is his own hand
writing/
in the said STATE, duly Constituted and Sworn, and that to his ACTS AND ATTESTATIONS, as such, full FAITH AND CREDIT
are and ought to be given, in and out of COURT, within and out of the STATE.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, at CONCORD, this twenty fifth day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three and in the fifty-seventh year of
the Independence of the United States of America. 
Samuel Dinsmoor
BY THE GOVERNOR,
Ralph Metcalf Secretary of State
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I Parker Chase of [Campton?] in the County of Grafton and
State of New Hampshire of the age of sixty seven years, testify and
declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with True Brown
of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New
Hampshire- that I [?] as a volunteer and private soldier in
Captain [?] Company of Infantry in Colonel Runnels' Regiment
of New Hampshire state volunteers [?] militia in the Army of
the Revolution for the term of three months, [?] in
the month of September in the year one thousand seven hundred
and seventy [the word seventy was crossed out] eighty one and served in [?] Company until sometime
in the month of December of the same year- said Company
was stationed at Charleston (then called [Rev?]. 4) in said State of
New Hampshire - that I believe said [?] to have [?]
to said Company when [?] first arrived to said Charleston
but was soon after [?] as a [?] for Major [Marston?],
the Major of said Runnels Regiment, and left the [plain?],
as I was informed, for Castleton in the State of [?]
that said Brown returned to said [?] Company
sometime before I was discharged and I know him to
have been discharged at the same time and [?] with
myself,- and that I believe said Brown to have
[?] in said Company, including said time he was
wai[?] for said [?], the full term of three months
when we were discharged sometime in said month of
December in the year one thousand seven hundred and
eighty one as aforesaid -
Parker Chase
July 25, 1832 -
The State of New Hampshire -
Rockingham ss- Town of Deerfield, July 25th 1832 -
Personally appearing the above named Parker Chase made solemn
oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true -
Before me,
Ira StClair (Justice of the peace for said County of Rockingham
I hereby certify that I have made inquiry as to the [?]
of the [?] Parker Chase, and believe his character for
veracity to be good, and that his statement is entitled to full 
credit - Ira St.Clair Justice of the Peace
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I Jeremiah Avery of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham
and State of new Hampshire of sixty nine years of age
testify and declare upon oath that I am well acquainted with
True Brown of said Deerfield that I enlisted as a private soldier
in Captain Pa[?] Company of Infantry in Colonel Runnels'
Regiment of New Hampshire State volunteer or militia in the
Army of the Revolution for the term of three months, [?] in the month of September in the year one thousand
seven hundred and [the word seventy was crossed out] eighty and served in said
Company until sometime in the month of December
of the same year - that said Company was firstly stationed
at Charleston (then called rev. 4.) in the State of New Hampshire
thence was ordered to Castleton in the State of Vermont [?]
to [?] in the State of New York - from which [?]
we returned to said Charleston - said Company was under
the Command of Major Marston, Major of said Runnels'
Regiment, and who commanded that part of said Regiment
which went to [?] - that said [?] was a
[?] in Captain [?] Company of [?] belonging
to said Regiment when it was first established at said
Charleston, but was soon relieved as a [?] for said
Major Marstons [an?] went to said [?] with the
[?] under the command of said Marston and
returned to said Charleston with said [?], and was
discharged at the same time and place with me, and
that I know him to have served in said Regiment
the whole of said term of their [?], and that said
Regiment was discharged at said Charleston sometime in
the month of December aforesaid, and that I have been
acquainted with said Brown ever since we served
as aforesaid in said Regiment Jeremiah Avery
July 28, 1832 -
The State of New Hampshire -
Rockingham ss - Town of Deerfield, July 28, 1832 -
Personally appearing the above named Jeremiah Avery , [?] [?]
oath, that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true -
Before me,
Ira St. Clair {Justice of the Peace for said County of Rockingham -
I the Subscriber, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the above named Jeremiah Avery, and that [?] veracity is
good, and his state[?] entitled to full credit -
Ira St.Clair Justice of the Peace [?]
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I Moses Chase of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham
and State of New Hampshire certify and declare upon oath
that I am well acquainted with True Brown of said
Deerfield - that I know said Brown to have served as
a private soldier in Captain [?] Marstons, Company
of Infantry and Colonel [?] Regiment in the Army
of the Revolution for the term of six months from
[?] in the month of July in the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy seven to [?]
in the month of January in the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy eight after which
time he received a verbal discharge from said service
at [Harwick?] in the State of [?]- said
Regiment was [?] of New Hampshire State