Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,571, Byrd Brazil, N.C.
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(8–1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
N. C. Brazil, Byrd S 31,571
Contents
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Georgia 16.063
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Byrd Brazil
County of Hancock in the State of Georgia
Who was a pri: in the company commanded
By Captain Frinkley of the Regt commanded
By Col Haton in the North Car:
Line for 2 years
Date of death not on A. B.
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Inscribed in the Roll of Georgia
At the rate of 80 Dollars —-Cents per annum,
To commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issues the 25th day of June ‘33
And sent James Thoma
Sparta Georgia
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Arrears to the 4th of March ‘33– 160
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sept ‘33– 40
$200
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk,
Book E.  Vol. 6.  Page 86.
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State of Georgia County of Hancock

On this seventh day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Justice of the Inferior Court of said county while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, Byrd Brazil, a resident of said county and state aforesaid and about forty nine years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain this benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States, the year he cannot recollect, with Captain William Brinkley and served the third North Carolina Regiment commanded, he thinks, by Cole William Alston or perhaps Major Alston was then only Major Captain Brinkley lived in Halifax County N. C. The said Byrd Brazil enlisted in Chatham County N. C. When he resided for two years and six months, marched under Captain Brinkly to Charleston S. Carolina, he continued in service until the capination of his term of service, he received his discharge at the end of his term of service the discharge has since become mutillahed the only parts in his possession herewith attached when he first entered the service he marched to Charleston and staid [stayed] there he thinks about three months from Charleston he marched to Savannah did not continue in Savannah long, went from there to Ossabaw Island and shortly thereafter returned to Halifax N. Carolina.  His company went from Halifax to the Potomac at Belhaven where the troops were innoculated from thence his
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company joined head Quarters at the Valley Forge and the Schuylkill and took winter Quarters with Genl. Washington's army when he reached head Quarters Captain William Brinkley was sent home the companies being [illegible] and he was placed under the command of Captain Phil Dayton, at this time the Brittish Army was lying in Winter Quarters in Philadelphia, in the Spring thereafter, he was placed under the command of Captain Benjamin Williams, and Captain Williams was under the command of Colo. Morgan, he reached the Battle of Monmouth about the time the battle was closed, his company after the Brittish went to N York, marched up the North River to a crossing place and then down the River and encamped near N York until he was discharged, then serving under Captain Benjamin Williams, he was under Major or Colo. Davidson when he marched through Virginia
  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Byrd Brazil
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And the said Court to wit the Honorable Joel Crawford, James B. Ransom & Gideon Holsey Equires Justices of said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a voluntary soldier and served as he states

I James H. Jones Clerk of Court of Ordinary of Shamrock County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Byrd Brazil for a pension
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of January 1833
James H. Jones (underlined) Clk
C.L. HC.
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24612
Byrd Brazil
Georgia

Admit as private
w ys:  $80.00

James Thomas
Sparta
Georgia
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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 show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attnetion 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 (bold), showing the Service of Byrd Brazil County of Hancock Georgia

/Period when the service was rendered./
Enl...
/Duration of the claimant's service./
Years. : 2
Months. : 6
Day.  
/Rank of the claimant./
Pri
/Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served./
Capt Brinkley
Col Alston
Genl Washington
/Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service./
69 yrs.
Chatham County NC
/Proof by which the declaration is supported./
Documentary & Traditionary Evidence

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, (bold)
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, we 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 Commissories 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, mucicians 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.
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 ____ day of ____ personally appeared (a) before____ A.B. a resident (b) of ____ in the county of ____ and State, Territory or District of ____ aged (c) ____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)____, with ____ and served in the ____(e) regiment of the ____ 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. (symbol) 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 Courtdo hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I ____ 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 pensions.
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 ____ and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with ____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ____ 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 days 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 application 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 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-
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[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 his service; but, according to be of a recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For -- year-- 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 (i) 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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March 12, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Byrd Brazil
s. 31571
Mrs. E. Blount Freeman
826 Bellevue Avenue
Dublin, Georgia.

Dear Madam:
  Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Byrd Brazil, a pensioner of Georgia.
  The data which follow are ound in the papers on file in pesion claim, S. 31571, based upon service of Byrd Brazil in the Revolutionary War.
  Byrd Brazil (as he signed his name) was born in North Carolina; the date and exact place of his birth, and the names of his parents are not shown.
  He enlisted May 5, 1776, at which time he resided in Chatham County, North Carolina, served in Captain William Brinkley's company, 3d North Carolina regiment, marched to Charleston, South Carolina, where he remained about three months, thence to Savannah, thence to Ossabow Island, thence to Halifax, North Carolina, thence to Belle Haven on the Potomac, thence to General Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge, at which place the army was reduced and Captain Brinkley returned to North Carolina and Byrd Brazil was placed in Captain Phil Taylor's company, from which company, still at Valley Forge, he was transferred to Captain Benjamin Williams' company, marched to Monmouth under Colonal Morgan, reached there after the battle, was discharged in October 1778, near New York, from Captain Benjamin Williams' company, Colonel John Patten's 2d North Carolina Battalion, and marched south under Major or Colonel Davidson.
  Byrd Brazil was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, at which time he resided in Hancock County, Georgia.  He was aged then sixty-nine years.
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  Byrd Brazil made no reference to wife or children.
  In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following:

Byrd Brazil
Certificate #16063
Issued June 25, 1833
Rate $80 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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(right side of page missing)
Second N. Carolina Battalion.
Whereof John [illegible] Esq. is Colonel.

This is to Certify that [illegible} 
Capt. Benjamin William's Company and Battalion
said has served Honestly and Faithfully for the space 
Two years and Six months and is Hereby Discharged 
Service. the time he Inlisted for being Expired, he
to this day of his Discharge. as appears by his
On the Back:
And to prevent any Ill use that may be made of 
Discharge by its falling to into the hands of any other 
Person Whatsoever the Following is a Description of
above said Byrd Brazil. Sixteen years Old. five
[illegible] Light Brown hair  
eyes. Born in the State of North Carolina [illegible]
  Given under my hand this Day of
[illegible]
(Stamp:)
The National Archives of the United States
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from the Day of my Inlisting into Said
To this day of my Discharge:
Byrd Brazil
Williams Capt.
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that it appears from the muster rolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war that Byrd Brazle a private in Capt. ___ company of the 10th Regiment enlisted on the 5th day of May 1776 for 2-1/2 years and was discharged in October 1778. 
Given under my hand this
4th day of June 1833
W. Hill (underlined)
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(Postal Stamp:)
Dublin
Feb 25
1 PM
1938
Ga
This side of card is for address

Veteran's Administration
Bureau of Pensions
U.S. Captiol
Washington
D.C.
Revolutionary
War Dept.
(Stamp)
Received
Feb 28 1938
Mail Sub.Div.
3
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826 Bellevue Ave
Dublin, GA
Feb. 26, 1938

Dear Sir:-
  In Knight's Roster of the Revolution for Georgia I find the man Byrd Brazil (uderlined) of Georgia (underlined), listed as a Revolutionary War pensioner.  Will you please send me all family data, and record of service, for the above Byrd Brazil found in the files of your office?
  I will deeply appreciate your kindness.
Sincerely,
Mrs. E. Blount Freeman,
State Corresponding Secretary
Georgia D.A.R. Society.
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Letters from Mrs. Moselly
one requesting data related to Jos
Howard & other, data relative to
John Williams, were returned
May 21, 1936. mcs
Byron GA
Apr 15- 1936
Pension Administration

Dear sir -
  In Aug 17-1935 you sent me a pension record of Byrd Brazil S. 31571 - FA-J/Ill.  In all of Ga DaR books - there seem to be 2 - Bird Brazills-Brazelle-Brazil - "Bird Brazil Rev. Pen. drawing in 1840 Pub. by act of congress 1841 from Hancock Co - No. 90."
"Bird Brazil, p. 43 Ga. Rev. Sen. Doe. Pen. roll 1st session 23rd congress Wash. DC 1835 Hancock Co_ - also
"Ferd Brazile, Britton, Sampson & Samuell, cert. of Col. Elijah Clark Apr. 21, 1781, refugee sold (from N.C.?) prays for 500 acres in Wash Co"
Lamentation is a woman & drew grants of land in Wilkes County - I have Birds will from Hancock Co - she is his mother I want her husband name - could it be Bird Sr?  I would appreciate another
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"look".
Thanking you
Mrs M C Moseley.
(for Helen Reeves)
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(Stamp:)
Received Jul 18 1935

Byron Georgia
July 16, 1935

Pension Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear sir:
  In a list of Revolutionary soldiers Bird Brazil is listed.  He received pension in 1835 while resident of Hancock County Ga.  Please send me what you can of him and any date of Lementation Brazille who drew grant of land in Wilkes Co. "before the century began", 1800 I presume.
thanking you,
(Miss) Helen Reeves
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Left side:
31571
Revy INVALID.
File No. 31,571
Byrd Brazil
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right side:
1935-Aug. 17- Hist. to miss Helen
Reeves - JLL
1936 May 21 Miss Helen Reeves
thru Mrs. M.C. Moseley inf.
that hist. sent her Aug. 17,1935
is record of only Byrd Brazil
mcs
1938- Mar. 12- Hist. to Mrs. E. Blount Freeman
JLL
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May 21, 1936
XXXX
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. M. C. Moseley
Byron
Georgia

Dear Madam:

  Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Byrd or Bird Brazil, Joseph Howard and John Williams or any soldier surnamed Brazil with wife, Lamentation.
  Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.  A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of the Joseph Howard and John Williams described by you.  The records of this office also fail to show any information in regard to a soldier surnamed Brazil (searched under all spellings) whose widow, Lamentation,applied for pension or was granted bounty land on account of his Revolutionary War service.
  On August 17, 1935, you were furnished the history of the only soldier named Byrd Brasil (searched under all spellings of the name) that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
  For information relative to land that may have been granted by a state, it is suggested that you consult the archives at the capital of the state from which the solider served.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Adminisstrator
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August 17, 1935.

Miss Helen Reeves
Byron
Georgia.

BA-J/ILL
Byrd Brazil
S. 31571

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Bird Brazil, a pensioner of Hancock County, Georgia, and Lamentation Brazille who drew land in Wilkes County before 1800.

A search of the Revolutionary War records fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a Lamentation Brazille, under any spelling of that surname. Your citation regarding land does not pertain to the records of this office.

The record of Byrd Brazil, as he signed his name, is given herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 31571, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Byrd Brazil was born in North Carolina; the date and exact [handwritten] place of his birth, and names of his parents are not shown.

He enlisted May 5, 1776, at which time he resided in Chatham County, North Carolina, served in Captain William Brinkley's company, 3rd North Carolina regiment, marched to Charleston, South Carolina, where he remained about three months, thence to Savannah, thence to Ossabow Island, thence to Halifax, North Carolina, thence to Belle Haven on the Potomac, thence to General Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge at which place the army was reduced and Captain Brinkley returned to North Carolina and Byrd Brazil was placed in Captain Phil Taylor's company, from which company, still at Valley Forge, he was transferred to Captain Benjamin Williams' company, marched to Monmouth under Colonel Morgan,
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reached there after the battle, was discharged in October 1778, near New York, from Captain Benjamin Williams' company, Colonel John Patten's 2nd North Carolina Battalion, and marched south under Major or Colonel Davidson.

Byrd Brazil was allowed pension on his application executed January 7, 1833, at which time he resided in Hancock County, Georgia. He was aged then about sixty-nine years.

No reference was made to wife or children of the soldier.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Unusual Case - Copy as written - reviewed + arranged by Mrs. Finch- ILL [handwritten]
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
[header-center]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41 
[header-left]

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
[header-right]

NAME Breadly, John
GRADE Private
LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8128
ACREAGE 100 
ISSUED January 28, 1793
to - not shown - [handwritten addition]
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the The National Archives.
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
[header-center]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41 
[header-left]

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
[header-right]

NAME Breadon, John
GRADE Private
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 6787
ACREAGE 100 
ISSUED June 15, 1792
to - not shown - [handwritten addition]
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the The National Archives.