Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,578, Hugh Brewster, N.C. S.C.
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Service N.C. S.C.
Brewster, Hugh or Bruster
Number S. 31,578
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Set to July Reaves 14 June 1832
  "     "    same     22 April '53
Date of death (illegible)

Georgia  16.483.
Hugh Brewster 
Gwinnett in the State of Ga
who was a pri. in the _______ commanded
by Captain Barnett of the Regt commanded
Col. Hampton on the No. Ca.
line for 13 mo.


Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 43. Dollars 33 Cents per annum;
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Augt. 33
and sent Wm Matthie
Lawrenceville, Ga 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833
86.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "
21.66
$108.32 
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath. Rice   Clerk,
Book E    Vol. 6     Page 86
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Georgia
Gwinett County
Inferior Court December Term 1832.
County Personally appeared in open Court / said Court
being Court of record now sitting Hugh Brewster a resident of the county
and State aforesaid aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to avail himself of the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as hereinafter stated to wit. That he enlisted in the
service of the United States in the year 1780 as he believes in the county of  Mecklenburgh
and State of North Carolina where he then resided & served in a line Company 
under the command of Captain Martin
attached to the Battallion of Major Davey & the Division of general Sumpter   He marched to the Naxarvs in South Carolina
to suppress the tories   that he continued in said service three months 
In the year 1781 he again enlisted as above under Lieutenant Baxter 
of Footer Company that they marched to Congeree in South Carolina, 
where Col Hampton Commanded one division of General Sumpter's army   that there his Captain (Forlis) was discharged and
he was attached with his company to Captain Barnett's company of
home or Eight Infantry   that he was in frequent skirmishes with
the tories in different parts of South Carolina. That during the
siege of ninety six he was attached to Col Washington's troop of
home which kept in front of the British forces commanded by
Lord Rawden which were marching to the relief of the beseged. 
He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, that he was once during
said term of service in the State of Georgia near Savannah & made
prisoners of Indians near that place   that he returned to South Carolina
and was sometime after discharged together with his company & returned home to his residence in Macklenburgh County
North Carolina. That said last term of service continued about ten
months   That he took a written discharge which is long since lost. 

Georgia
Walton County 
I Egbert B. Beall one of the Justice of
the Inferior Court for said County hereby
certify that Sheriff Brewster who has made his mark and William Akins who has subscribed his name to the
foregoing affidavits on the other side of this
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(illegible) discharged together with our 
company & returned home to his residence in Macklenburgh County
North Carolina. That said last term of service continued about ten
months. That he took a written discharge which is long since lost. 

Georgia
Walton County
I Egbert B. Beall one of the Justice of
the Inferior Court for said County hereby certify that Sheriff Brewster who has made his mark and William Akins who has subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavits on the other side of this paper are (said to be) men of credibility and that full faith and credit ought to be had & given to their attestation as such. 
Given under my hand & seal this
28th day of June, 1833. 
(the words "said to be" underlined before signed) 
Egbert B. Beall   J.J.C. (seal) 

Georgia
Walton County
John P. Lucas, Clerk of the
Inferior Court for said county certify that Egbert B Beall whose name appears to Sheriff Brewster and also to that of William Atkins affidavits both on the other side of this paper as a subscribing witness, and also to the above foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Inferior Court for said County & was at the time of subscribing said affidavits & certificate that full faith & credit ought to be had & given to his attestation as such. 
Given under my hand and seal of office this 
28th day of June 1833 
J. P. Lucas   Clk
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Geogia
Gwinett County
Infenor Court December Term 1832 
Personally appeared in open 
Court / said Court being a Court of 
record, now sitting Hugh Brewster a resident  of the county 
and State aforesaid aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to avail himself of the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 
1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named
officer and served as hereinafter stated to wit. that he enlisted in the
service of the United States in the year 1780 as he believed in the county of Macklenburgh 
and State of North Carolina where he then resided &
served in a home company under the command of Captain Martin
attached to the Battallion of Major Davey & the Division of general Sumpter    he marched to the Waxaws in South Carolina
to suppress the tories, that he continued in said service three months. 
In the year 1781 he again enlisted as above under Lieutenant Baxter
of Foster company   that they marched to Congeree in South Carolina, where Col Hampton Commanded one division of General
Sumpter's Army   that there his Captain (Foiles) was discharged and
he was attached with his company to Captain Barnett's company of
home or light Infantry   that he was in frequent skirmishes with
the tories in different parts of South Carolina. That during the
siege of ninety six he was attached to Col Washington's troop of
home which kept in front of the British forces commanded by
Lord Rawdon which were marching to the relief of the besieged. 
He was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, that he was once during
said term of service in the State of Georgia near Savannah & made
prisoners of Indians near that place    that he returned to South Carolina hereto to with
Carolina and was sometime after discharged together with his company & returned home to his residence in Macklenburgh County
North Carolina. That said last term of service continued about ten 
months. That he took a written discharge which is long since lost.
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that he has no documentary evidence at hand by which he prove his age or services but that he was born in 1759. 
That he has a brother living who was engaged with him in the said
term of service of ten months and whose evidence is here
with annexed.  that he resided in Mackenburgh County
aforesaid until 1784 when he removed to Washington County &
State of Georgia where he resided thirteen or fourteen years
From thence he removed to Pendleton District in South Carolina
where he remained four or five years. 
He then returned to Georgia &
settled in Jackson County in said State, lived there a short
time whence he removed to Morgan County in said State, where
he lived ten or twelve years & removed to Walton County in the
State of Georgia where he remained about three years and
from thence removed to De Kalb County in said State when he
lived six years & thence removed to his present residence in Gwinett
County and said State where he now resides. 
He further states that age and infirmities among which is great
deafness has prevented him from attending Church regularly
that he cannot in consequence obtained the testimony of
a clergyman without much expense and inconvenience. 
He hereby relinquishes all claims and Title to any
persion or annuity except the present & declares that his
name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. 
Hugh Brewster
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this day & year aforesaid. 
(Attest) Wm. Maltbie   Clk:
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Georgia Walton County
Personally appeared before me Egbert B Beall one of the Justices of the Inferior Court in & for said County
Sheriff Brewster who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he knows
that Hugh Brewster the applicant in the above declaration
named was a soldier in the revolution for this deponent enlisted
and served with said Hugh ten months    that they were in the same
company together during the time. 
Sheriff Brewster    his X mark
Sworn to & subscribed before
me this 20th of November 1832
Egbert B. Beall    J.J.C. 

Georgia Walton County
Personally appeared before me Egbert B 
Beall one of the Justices of the Inferior
Court in & for said County William
Akins who being duly sworn deposeth & saith
that he knows
that Hugh Brewster was a soldier in the
revolutionary war that he served in the Regiment of Col.
Wade Hampton of South Carolina that said Hugh
enlisted for the term of ten months & this deponent
believes said Hugh served his said term of enlistment
faithfully & this deponent knows that James
Rutherford was Major under said Hampton & that said James was killed at the battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina. 
William Akins 
Sworn to & subscribed before 
me this 20th November 1832
Egbert B Beall
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Georgia
Givennett County 
Inferior Court December Term 1832
And the said Court do hereby declare this
opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting
the interrogatories presented by the war department that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further certifies
that it appears that Sheriff Brewster & William Akins
who have signed the annexed certificates are residents
in the said State and County of Walton are credible
persons & that their statements are entitled to credit.
Cliffird Woodroof    JJC
Reuben McClung    J.JC
J. Wardlaw    JJC
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Georgia Gwinnett County 
I William Maltbie Clerk of the
Inferior Court for said County do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Hugh Brewster for a pension. 
1
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & seal
of
of office this 10th day of December
1832.
Wm. Maltbie C.J.C.
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Hugh Brewster
Georgia
No 21786. 
Admitted
pri, 13 mo.    $43.33 

e.j.
not authenticated 

Wm Maltbie   Clk
Gwinnett Co. Ga
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
April 16th 1833 
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, showing the service of Hugh Bruster 
Period when the service rendered. believes 1780 enlisted 
1781 enlisted about 
Duration of the claimant's service 
Years Months Days 
3 months 
10 months
Rank of the claimant 
pri. horse compn 
Names and rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
Captain Martin 
Captain Foster 
Captain Barnett 
Maj. Davey 
Genl. Sumpter 
Col. Hampton  
Battles n which the applicant was engaged. 
Eutaw Springs 
Country through which he marched. 
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at he present period. 
Machlenburg Co. No. Ca.
73 years 
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. 
Witnesses 

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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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. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record,
of
On this
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
Sate, Terriory of
County of
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 the United States in the year (d)
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
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 enered 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 relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[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.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& 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
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
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.
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
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&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 these
vices 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
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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?
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.
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?
Town 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 he 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 be
fore 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.
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.
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.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
Every man 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
, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his 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-
For months 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 tour
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 an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he 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
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix 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 conpains
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.
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 to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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April 14, 1936

Hugh Brewster - S.31578
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. M.D. Collins
Fairburg, P.O. Box 154
Georgia

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 31578, based upon the service of Hugh Brewster during the Revolutionary War.

Hugh Brewster (the name is also found Bruster) was born in the year 1759, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.

While a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he enlisted in the year 1780, served three months as private in Captain Martin's company, under Major Davie in the North Carolina troops.  He enlisted in the year, 1781, served ten months in Captains Foster's and Barnett's companies, Colonel Wade Hampton's South Carolina regiment, was in frequent skirmishes with the Tories, and in the battle of Eutaw Springs.  His brother, Sheriff Brewster, was in this tour with him.

Hugh Brewster continued to live in Mecklenburg County, until in 1784, moved to Washington County, Georgia, then to Pendleton District, South Carolina, then returned to Georgia, and lived in Jackson, Morgan, Walton, DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties.  

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1833, then living in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

There are no data in this claim concerning wife
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or children of Hugh Brewster.

If you desire information relative to last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly date of death of this pensioner, you should write The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following:

Hugh Brewster
Certificate # 16483
Issued August 27, 1833
Rate $43.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Georgia Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Caprille Ga the 10 Apl '53
To the Honl Comnr of Pensions
Sir,  Mr Hugh Brewster Rice Revo.
Pensioner lost his cert, lately it
allowed 43.33 per annum under act
7 June 1832, & was paid to 4
of Sept. last, year (52)   please give
us direcions or Rules & to obtain
another certificate.
J G Reavis
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31578
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 31,578
Hugh Brewster
Pri     Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:  Vol. 2,    Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.] 

1928  Aug 23, Hist to
Mrs. Paul A. Duke,   M. E. E.

1936 Apr. 14  hist to Mrs. M. W.  Collins  any
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Georgia 
Givennett County 
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for said County and State Hugh Brewster who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but
according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades for three months I served as a private militia soldier in the year 1780, and for ten months mostly, I served as a private Militia soldier in the year 1781, and for such service I claim a pension. 
Hugh Brewster 
Sworn & subscribed before
me this 4th day of July 1833 

Georgia
Gwinnett County 
I William Maltbie Clerk of the Inferior Court of said County hereby certify that John Mills whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit (of Hugh Brewster) as a subscribing Witness
is an acting Justice of the Peace for
said County and that full faith and
credit ought to be had & given to his
attestation as such. 
Given under my hand & seal of office this
4th day of July 1833.
Wm. Maltbie   C. J. C.
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(stamped) Received Mar 20 1936
Mail sub Div.   Vets Adm 

Fairburn, Ga
March 18, 1936 

Veteran's Administration
Washington, D. C
Dear Sirs:
I am seeking to establish the Revolutionary
War records of Sheriff Brewster (or Bruster), John Brewster and Hugh
Brewster, each of whom served as a
Private in Barnett's Troops, H. Hampton's
Regt.. Sumpter's Brigade, State Troops S.C .
I will appreciate any information
concerning them that you may be able to give me.
Yours truly,
Mrs. M. D. Collins
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April 14, 1936 
BA-J/AWF 

Mrs. M. D. Collins
Fairburn, P.O. Box 154
Georgia 

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War records of Hugh, John, and Sheriff Brewster (Bruster), all of whom served in the South Carolina troops.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, which have been made to the United States, based upon service in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such
claims on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of a John Brewster of South Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of Hugh and Sheriff Brewster (Bruster) are furnished herewith, as found in pension claims, based upon service in that war. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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M.E.E.
& 1812 Wars Section
August 25, 1928 

Mrs. Paul A. Duke
1054 S. Main Street
Cedartown, Georgia 

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, S. 31578, it appears that Hugh Bruster (pensioned Brewster)
was born in 1758, exact date and place not stated.
While a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he
listed in 1780, and served three months as a private in Captain
Martin's Company, under Major Davie, in the North Carolina Troops.
He enlisted in 1781, and served ten months as a private in
Captains Foster's and Barnett's Companies, Colonel Wade Hampton's
South Carolina Regiment, was in frequent skirmishes with the Tories,
and in the battle of Eutaw Springs. Soldier's brother, Sheriff
Bruster, served this tour with him.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Dec
ber 10,
1832, while a resident of Gwinnett County, Georgia.
There are no data on file relative to wife and children.
These two are the histories of the only soldiers named Hugh
and Sheriff Bruster found on the Revolutionary War records of this
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Bureau, and said records fail to afford any information in regard to
John Brewster (all spellings of the surname searched), or a John
Dunlap, or a William Dunlap, as described by you.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Cedartown, Ga. 
Oct. 14, 1927

Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: 
I am most anxious
for information
concerning my
"Brewster" relatives sometimes
spelled Bruster, Brouster,
Brewster.  Should you find
this desired
information
Please at once 
notify me what your charges for 
Copying same for me would
be. Sincerely hoping you
may assist me. 
Respectfully Yours, 
Mrs. Paul A. Duke
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Wanted, Dates & Revolutionary
record of John Brewster,
John Brewster, Bruster or Brouster, 
Married Elizabeth Sheriff. 
Sons William, James, Samuel, 
Hugh and Sheriff. 
Hugh and Sheriff were privates
in Barnetts Troops 
Henry Hampton's Regiment
Sumter's Brigade of State Troops S.C. 
A John Bruster was a member
of this
Troop but dont know whether it was
their father or no. 
John Brewster was a
Mecklenbug signer, and
this family moved to
Mecklenburg Co. N.C. from Va. 
Have no dates of John Brewster
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Brouster or Bruster, 
John Dunlap of S.C. 
Wife Mary Dunlap 
Children
Mary Married Jas Warmoer. 
Sarah   "           Riggs. 
Margaret     "       Brewster. 
Eleanor     "      Sheriff Brewster. 
John Dunlap   "     Ann Geddes. 
Maj. Wm Dunlap   "   Peggy Hunter
John Dunlap & Mary lived in
Pendleton Disct. or Co, and
both buried in Laurens Co. S.C. 
Wanted: Dates & Revolutionary
record of John Dunlap, Maj. Wm Dunlap was
Hay's Station, was released by Bloody
Bill Cunningham & served with S.C. Troops.