Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,652, Peter Brown, New York.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
*Brown, Peter
NUMBER
S.28,652

CONTENTS
b. at Nine Partners, Dutchess Co. N.Y.
enl. at Nassau, Rensselaer Co. N.Y. & lived there in 1833 aged 76 yrs
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28652
Revy INVALID.

File No. 28652
Peter Brown
Priv. Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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3231
New York

Peter Brown
of Nassau in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded
by Captain Bentley of the Reg't. commanded
by Mj. V. Renssellaer in the New York
line for 9 months-
-
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of Dec. 1832-"-- and sent to A. Bull, Troy

Arrears to 4th of Sep. '32 -- $45
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th M. 33 -- $15
[total] $60

Revolutionary Claim, }
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles, Clerk
Book D, Vol. 5 Page 146
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In the matter of
Peter Brown
application for pension
No 1428
admitted
9 mo
30 $
sent to Bull
Troy
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Declaration, in order to obtain a benefit under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
Form for State Troops, &c.
Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, 8 State-st. Troy, N.Y.

State of New York,
County of Rensselaer, City of Troy ⎬  ss:

On this ninth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Mayor's Court of the City of Troy now sitting, Peter Brown a resident of Nassau, county of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged Seventy six 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 in the spring of the year 1776 at Nassau aforesaid he enlisted
for five months and joined a Company commanded by Capt Caleb Bentley in the Regiment under the command of Major Henry K. Van Rensselaer; was embodied in Albany and embarked on board a sloop at that
place and went down the Hudson to the Highlands to a Fort called Fort Constitution and remained at that post during the term of enlistment, was there discharged, received a written discharge, did not preserve it-- That ┃
in the year 1778 in the month of June or July at Dutchess County he enlisted and joined a Company commanded by Captain
James Tallmadge for three months, and that the whole of the three
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months service was in the County of Dutchess and Columbia in taking and guarding Tories and preventing them from committing depredations upon the inhabitants-- was discharged in Dutchess County, does
recollect that he received a written discharge. That in the month of September in the year 1779, at Nassau aforesaid he entered a company commanded by Captain John Schermerhorn as a volunteer for one
month and marched with the company to Old Schoharie and from thence to Cobleskill; was stationed in the Fort and went out occasionally on scouting parties- That he went out at several different times for a few days in times of alarm when the British troops came
up the river. That he was born in the Nine Partners in Dutchess County.  That he has a Record of his age which he obtained from his parents. That he has resided in the State of New York and in no other state- That
he was acquainted with Gen. George Clinton; that has done service as a guard stationed at his quarters- That Major Abijah Bush, 
Elder Justus Hull & Mr Sanford of Nassau are acquainted with him. 
That he has no documentary evidence of his services-
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Archibald Bull Clerk
[signed] Peter Brown

We, Justus Hull a Clergyman residing in the town of Nassau and Abijah Bush residing in said Town of Nassau, hereby certify that we are
acquainted with Peter Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; 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 & the said Justus Hull well knows that the said Peter Brown served as stated by him.
[signed] Justus Hull
[signed] Abijah Bush
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Archibald Bull, Clerk
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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
Justus Hull who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident
in the Town Nassau and that Abijah Bush who
has also signed the same, is a resident in the said Town of Nassau and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Archibald Bull Clerk of the Troy Mayors Court
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Enos
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ninth day
of August 1832.
Archibald Bull, Clerk