Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,550, William Bramble, New York
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Service 
New York

Bramble, William
or Bramblee

Number 
S 23550

Contents
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20
60
30
110
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6260
New York

William Bramble
of Delaware Co in the State of New York who was a Pr. Sgt. in the company commanded by Captain Van Doozer of the Regt commanded by Col in the New York line for 6 months a private and 18 months a Sergeant 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 110 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Feby 1833 and sent to Hon Roop 
Ho Rop?

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832  $165.00
Semi anl allowance ending 4 Mar 33   55.00
$220.00

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7 1832

Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk
Book D Vol. 5 Page 162
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William Bramble

aomd
18 mo Sergt
6 mo private
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State of New York
Delaware County} ss
On this 9th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas in and for said county of Delaware now sitting William Bramble a resident of the town of Bovina in said county of Delaware and State of New York aged Eighty five 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 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
In the seventeen hundred and seventy seven he resided at a place called Hallenburgh in the county of Albany and State of New York the last of February or the first of March in that year and enlisted then and there as a private soldier in a company of carpenters under Captain Jacob Van Doozen of Albany went from Hallenburgh to Albany there joined the company and marched from Albany to Fort Miller then in the county of Albany on the North or Hudson River above Saratoga remained at Fort Miller some time and while there made two scores from Fort Miller marched to Fort Edwards on the Hudson River then to the county of Albany and remained at Fort Edward some time and while there made two other scows or flat bottomed boats from Fort Edward marched to Fort George on Lake George in the State of New York then a province remained at Fort George some time and while there principally employed in cutting and heaving timber to make barracks. From there marched to Ticonderoga remained some time at Ticonderoga and while there was engaged in laying platforms for the cannon to run on and in making and mending batteaus from Ticonderoga marched to Mount Independence and remained there some time and while there was engaged in mending and making batteaus till the approach of Burgoyne and his army when we retreated in the night and marched to Shrewborough up the bay from Ticonderoga from Shrewsborough went to Fort Ann up wood creek from Fort Ann retreated to Fort Edwards the night after we left Fort Edward the fort was turned by order of Col. Poor the American officer in command of the fort place called Halfmoon remained there four or five days and were set to work mending old wagons and carts remained there till the American troops began to collect to go up and meet Burgoyne then we were ordered up to a place call Still Water by an officer belonging to the Quarter Master's department remained at Still Water till the day before the last battle with Burgoyne and while there was engaged in making and repairing baggage wagons were ordered to put our tools into a
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blacksmith's Shop and go up into the camp at a place called
Benns Heights and accordingly marched up and joined the
American forces at the camp under the command of Gen Gates
the next morning we went out as a pilot to an officer it being
supposed that Burgoyne's Indians would come round a pond
of water and surprize the American forces on the left flank or wing
He does not recollect the name of the officer he went to pilot or
guide the Indians came forty or fifty in number within about
Eighteen rods of us when we fired from our ambush killing
a number of them and the rest fled leaving the dead and
wounded. We immediately returned to the main army and joined
the American forces on the left. He fired three times and whilst loading
his piece for a fourth shot received a wound in his right leg
which broke the leg this was in the forenoon in the afternoon of
that day the principal battle was fought and the next day or
the day after Burgoyne surrendered. He was carried off the field
after receiving his wound and left in a barn where there were sever
al wounded. He lay there about three weeks and was then brought down
to Albany under the care of Dr Stringer about two weeks & had
liberty from Dr Stringer to go home to Hallenbaugh and was carried
home in a waggon before he got well the nine months the term of
time for which he enlisted expired and he did not join the army
again under that enlistment. He had no written discharge nor ever
received any pay but lost his tools which were burned at Fort Ann
He does not reccollect whether his company was or was not at
tached to any particular regiment Col. Arnold was aid de camp to
Gen Gates in the taking of Burgoyne, about the first of March
seventeen hundred and seventy eight he resided at the same place
Hallenbaugh in the County of Albany and State of New York and
again enlisted in the three years services for three years as Lieutenant
went to Albany and enlisted some recruits and on the seventeenth
day of that month went down the Hudson River by water to
West Point with the recruits and carried several letters from
Col Gains court to General Washington and a letter of reccommend
ation to General Washington which he delivered to General
Washington at West Point who told him to keep the letter of rece
mendation from Col Gaines court and that it was as good a
commission as he could give him, Col Arnold then commanded
at West Point remained at West point four or five days and
crossed the Hudson apposite West Point under the comman of
Capt Johnson and marched down the East side of the river
to the lines at York island remained stationed at York Island
for the principal part of the time till fall some of the time un
der Capt Johnson at other times under the command of cap
tain's Fowler & McCracken in the fall returned to West Point
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under Capt. McCracken, Col. Arnold in the fall still commanded at West Point on our return to West Point in the fall. Genl Washington and Col. Gainsvoort were at West Point remained at West Point three days. He was then sent by the command of General Washington to Ticonderoga to attend to the getting down some cannon that lay at West Point Ticonderoga from there to Albany and from Albany to West Point. He went to Ticonderoga and was engaged all that winter in getting the cannon down to Albany March a year from the time of his enlistment he returned to West Point Col. Arnold and Gen. Green were there at West Pont. He lay at West Point sick nearly two months and remained at West Point till the month of June. He then went down in a picket guard about two miles below West Point under Captain Johnson, remained there two or three days and returned to West Point. He remained principally at West Point till September of that year 1778 frequently during the summer going out from West Point on scouting parties with seventeen or eighteen men sometimes at a time under his command. About the middle of September took from the tories seven or thirteen head of cattle and three horses one a white stud that the tories were driving to the British in the State of New Jersey. Just after the taking of the horses and cattle and bringing their within the pickets he got wounded but a cut or crop the right hip joint by a British light horseman with his cutlass. He was carried up to West Point where he lay about four weeks when he got liberty to go up to Albany and was carried up to Albany in a sloop and there he remained about four weeks when he started from West Point on board the sloop for Albany. Gen. Washington gave him fifty dollars as a present. From Albany he went home to the Hallenburgh in the county of Albany and lay sick there for more than a year reached the Hallen some time in November 1779 making about eighteen months from the time he enlisted to the time he was wounded about about twenty months after he reached home. He never had any other commission than the letter of recommendation from Col. Gainsvoort to Genl. Washington which letter is lost and he has not seen it within thirty years last post nor does he know how it came lost. He never had any written discharge nor ever returned to the army again. He was not able to do any more duty or service during the war of the revolution. He never received any pay for his services but the fifty dollars present from General Washington.
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He was born in England in the town of Reading and County of Berkshire in the year seventeen hundred and forty seven and came to this country in the seventeenth year of his age. He resided at the Hallenburgh in the county of Albany and State of New York until he came to reside in Delaware County about thirty years ago and resided in the town of Delhi in said county until about a year ago when he removed to Bovina to live with his son where he now resides. There are no persons living within his knowledge by whom he can prove his services in the Revolutionary War that he has made inquiries to ascertain if any of his acquaintances of that day were living and he cannot find out that any of them are living except Seth Whitney and Francis Connor who are knowing to his being about a part or all of the time during his services above set forth. 

He relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

his 
William x Bramble
mark 

Erastus Root and David Hollister
in the town of Delhi in the County of Delaware
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Bramble who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 85 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

his
David x Root
mark 

Erastus Root

William Bramble

Pension
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting interrogatories prescribed by the 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 Erastus Root and David Hollister are residents of the town of Delhi in the County of Delaware and that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit and in the opinion of this court that the said applicant could not produce in court a clergyman without too much expense and inconvenience to him. 

I Crawford B. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware do herein certify that the foregoing captures the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Bramble for a pension. In testimony in honor I have hereunto set my hand and seal of affixed this 9th day of October 1832. 
C.B. Sheldon
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Artifixers 

William Bramble
New York 

admitted

Hon. E Root
H.R.
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Brief in the case of William Bramble
of Delaware County in the State of 
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? in open court

2. If before a Judge. does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 80 

4. State service, as directed in the form annexed
Period 
In 1777
Duration of Service
9 months
Rank
As a Private 
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
Gen. 
Cap. Jacob Van Doozen
Cap. Johnson

Period 
9th March 1778
Duration of Service
3 years was wounded when recovered went home and completed 18 months actual service 
Rank
in this service he appears to have been more than a common soldier but does not specify

5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle of Saratoga and had his leg broke and was wounded in the hip by British light horse man

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Albany State New York

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary and one living witness

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached agreeably to the regulations

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Gen. partons of this enlistment

George Payton

Examining Clerk
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January 16, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS: MLB

Mrs. J.H. Cochran
203 N. Bartlett Street
Medford, Oregon

Dear Madam:
You are advised that is appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23550, that William Bramble or Bramblee was born in 1747, at Reading, County of Berkshire, England, and came to America when he was seventeen years of age, and lived at Hallenbeck, Albany County, New York until about 1802, when he moved to Delhi, Delaware County, New York.

He enlisted in February or March, 1777 for nine months and served as private Captain Jacob Van Deusen's company of carpenters and was engaged in building barracks, cannon platforms, batteeaux and wagons, etc. When the American troops began to collect to go up to meet Burgoyne, he was ordered to Stillwater and was engaged in making and repairing baggage wagons, until he was ordered to put up his tools and join the main army. During an engagement with the enemy in the forenoon of October 7, 1777, he was wounded in the right leg and was carried from the battlefield. Before he recovered from said wound, his term of enlistment, nine months, had expired. 

He again entered the service in March, 1778, as lieutenant with the New York troops and as the result of a cutlass wound in his right hip which was inflicted by a British light horseman, he was disabled and had to return home, reaching there about November, 1779, after being in the service about twenty-two months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Bovina, Delaware County, New York. 

He stated that he had moved there about 1831 to live with his son, name not given. There are no further data relative to soldier's family. 

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Revolution

23550
INVALID

File No. 23550
William Bramble
Sergt. Rev War

Act: June 7 32

Index:- Vol. 2 Page: 30

[Arrangement of 1870]



Feby 24 1902
Jno G. Bramley
Jordan, NY

1912 Apl 10 History to 
Mm Tillie J Beardsley c

1931 Jan 16 hist to Mrs J.H. Cochran MCS

1931 Jan 19 hist. to Mr. Charles Bramley MCS 
1938 Dec 8 Photos mailed to Charles M. Bramley and Actg. Dev. notified same date MKD
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Town of Bovina ss. I Frances C. Conner of Bovina in the County of Delaware and State of New York being duly sworn before John M. Landon one of the Justices of said County do depose and say that I am a resident of the said  town of Bovina and am of the age sixty seven years and that I am acquainted with William Bramble and that I saw the said William Bramble when he started to go into the army, he went to Lake George in the year 1777 in April. He went as a carpenter to build boats at Lake George, he went into company with my father was present and saw him put the chest of tools into the wagon and further this deponent saith not.

Francis Conner

Subscribed and sworn to before 
me this 22 September 1832

John M. Landon Justice of the Peace

I certify that I have been acquainted with this deponent for twenty five years- his character for truth and veracity have never been doubted.
John M. Landon
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State of New York
Delaware County 

I Crawford B. Sheldon Clerk of the County of Delaware do certify that John M. Landon, before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in nd for the said county and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
Witness my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October 1832 C.B. Sheldon
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Charles M. Bramley 
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Phone 3-5053
Syracuse, NY 

Dec. 28, 1930

Bureau of Pensions 
Revolutionary Department
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sirs-
Can you give me any information concerning William Bramley and Brambley who fought in the Revolution and afterwards received a pension and I think had a grant of land in Delaware County, New York State. Where should I look for discharge, etc? Were all discharges signed by George Washington?
Very truly yours 
Charles M. Bramley
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Crater Lake Chapter, D.A.R.
Medford, Oregon
203 N. Bartlett St. 

Dec. 20, 1930

Pension Bureau
Department of the Interior, 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: 
If William Bramble or Brambles, of New York, Revolutionary Soldier who served in Albany County Militia, 3rd Regiment was a Pensioner, kindly send me his military history. 

Thank you for your trouble, I am

Yours very truly, 

Mrs. J.H. Cochran
Registrar. 

US 
Pension Office
DEC 26 1930 

REV
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APR 3 1912

US 
Pension Office
APR 3 1912
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C. 

Gentlemen, 
I have before me yours of Mar. 29th in response to my inquiry of Mar. 23rd. will you ascertain if there is on file in your office a record of a pension issued to William Bramblee. He served under Phillip Schuyler and was born in England in 1747 and
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died in 1843. His wife's name was Gertrude Kidder Bramblee. I am informed that William Bramble was wounded in his right leg in the Battle of Benis Heights. Enlisted in Feb. 1777, serving 6 months; enlisted again in 1778 and served twenty months. 
If you have any record whatever, either of Revolutionary service or pension issued, I should be very glad to get it. 

Respectfully, 
Tillie I. Beardsley
306 Spring St.
Jamestown, NY

April 2, 1912
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J.R.W
Old War and Navy Division   3-523

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. Dec 31, 1901 

Sir, 
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that this Bureau is unable to furnish a history of the service of any soldier of the Revolutionary war of the war of 1812 unless he or his widow was a pensioner or an applicant for a pension or bounty land; and that under the rules such a history is furnished only to the soldier's descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes. 
The large number of inquiries made on this subject, and the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, will not permit of information being given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers. 
In order that the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, you are requested to furnish as much as possible of the data called for below 

Very respectfully, 
Clay Evansdt  
Commissioner

Mr. J.G. Bramley
Jordan, NY

Feb 3 1902

Pension Office
US 
Jan 31 1902

Full name of soldier, William Bramley, Bromley, Brumley and Bramblee
Where did he enter service? William Bramblee was in Col. Phillip Schuyler's Regt. Albany Co. Militia 
William Bromley
Under what officers did he serve? First New York Regt. Col. Goose Van Schaick or under rolls of Capt. John Wendell's co January-February under that 1781
Place of residence after services, Delhi, Andes or Bovina in Delaware Co. New York
Approximate date of death, probably 1830 to 1840-5
Given name of widow, Catharine or Shirley Kidney of Albany N.Y. a sea captain's daughter. she died before soldier
Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension? Soldier received a pension, probably addressed to Delhi, Delaware Co. Soldier was (Additional Information) blind during last years of his life and lived with his son Henry Bramley in town of Bovina Delaware Co. and also part of the time with his daughter Elizabeth Smith in town of Delhi, Delaware Co NY. He was of English descent born in Yorkshire, England. His (soldier's) oldest child was born in 1774 and he was hereby married. William Bramley (soldier) son Henry Bramley Henry Bramley son John W. Bramley who was my father my relationship to soldier. He was my great grandfather. I desire this record for both historical and genealogical purposes. The above record was prescribed by comptroller's office Albany, NY and William Bramley or Bromley or Brumley from records furnished State of New York
over
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US 
Pension Office
Jan 31 1902

War Department Records
You may find the name under any of the foregoing ways of spelling. He drew a pension for several years before he died, being blind before he died. 
If you desire it will furnish you with why of the record as furnished me by comptroller's office Albany NY under date of January 22, 1902. 
Dated January 29, 1902
Respectfully
John G. Bramley 
Jordan 
Onondaga County,
New York
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US
Pension Office
Jan 31 1902 

US 
Pension Office
Dec 7 1901 

21324

6210-32
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OWTN

Law Offices of 
John G. Bramley,
Rodger Block

Jordan, N.Y. Dec. 5, 1901

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
Can you furnish me with the army record and service of William Bramley a soldier of the Revolutionary War and a pensioner and matter relating to his pension and date of death. He was my great grandfather and came from England before the Revolution know nothing of his war record. 
Very Respectfully,
John G. Bramley
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December 8, 193
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Mr. Charles M. Bramley
Jordan
New York

William Bramble
S. 23550
BA-J/MMHF: MLB

Dear Sir:
You are furnished herewith, as requested, photostatic copies of eight pages of the originals thereof on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension (S. 23550), of William Bramble, based upon his service in that war. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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BA-J/MLB
No. 444

November 26 8
Rev & 1812 Wars Section xxxxxx War & Navy, Branch 970

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Rev. War claim for pension of William Bramble,

File No. S 23550   Actual    one of each page



$2.00 8 pages

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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inches at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number. 

Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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Charles M. Bramley
Jordan, NY

requests photostatic copies of 8 pages of the originals in pension claim, S. 23550, Rev. War. 

November 26, 1938
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January 19, 1931

Mr. Charles M. Bramley
613 Dillays Building 
Syracuse, New York

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS:MLB

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 23550, that William Bramble or Bramblee was born in 1747, at Reading, County of Berkshire, England, and cam to America when he was seventeen years of age, and lived at Hallenbeck, Albany County, New York, until about 1902, when he moved to Delhi, Delaware County, New York. 

He enlisted in February or March, 1777 for nine months and served as private in Captain Jacob Van Deusen's company of carpenters and was engaged in building barracks, cannon platforms, batteaux and wagons, etc. When the American troops began to collect to go up to meet Burgoyne, he was ordered to Stillwater and was engaged in making and repairing baggage wagons, until he was ordered to put up his tools and join the main army. During an engagement with the enemy in the forenoon of October 7, 1777, he was wounded in the right leg and was carried from the battle field. Before he recovered from said wound, his term of enlistment, nine months, had expired. 

He entered the service in March, 1778, as lieutenant with the New York troops and as the result of a cutlass wound in his right hip which was inflicted by a British light horseman, he disabled and had to return home, reaching there about November, 1779, after being in the service about twenty-two months. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Bovina, Delaware County, New York.
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He stated that he had moved there about 1831 to live with his son, name not given. There are no further data relative to soldier's family. 

This soldier stated that he never received any written discharge. 

All Revolutionary War soldier's discharges were not signed by George Washington. 

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Rev. War. 

April 10, 1912. 

Mrs. Tillie I. Beardsley. 
306 Spring Street, 
Jamestown, N.Y.

Madam:
In response to your letter dates the 24th and received the 3d instant, you are advised that William Bramblee was allowed pension as William Bramble, Sur. File No. 23. 550, Rev. War. On his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he had been a resident of Bovina, Delaware County, New York, about one year. 
He stated that he was born in year 1747, at Reading, County of Berkshire, England, came to America in the seventeenth year of his age, resided at Hallenback, Albany County, New York until about 1802, when he removed to Delhi, Delaware County, New York. 
Enlisted in February or March, 1777, as a Private in Captain Jacob Van Doosen's company of Carpenters, marched to Lake George, Ticonderoga, Fort Edward, and engaged in building barracks, cannon platforms, batteaux and wagons; at Stillwater they put up their tools, joined the main army, and while engaging the enemy in the forenoon of October 7, 1777, he was wounded in the right leg and carried off the field; served 9 months. 
Entered the service in March, 1778, as Lieut. and served
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Sur. File No. 23.550

(2)

under Captains Johnson, Fowler, and McCracken; he was engaged in transporting cannon from Ticonderoga to Albany until June, after which he was stationed in the vicinity of West Point, and in September he was wounded across his right hip with a cutlass, by a British Light Horseman, which disabled him for further service: 18 months. 
There is no family data on file. 
For the date of the past payment of soldier's pension and to when paid, apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, a Treasury Department, giving him all of the following data:
William Bramble Certificate c. 6,260 dated February 27, 1835, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the New York Agency. 
Very respectfully, 
Johnson 
Commissioner.