Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16062, Robert Brenton, Va.
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Va. Brenton, Robert   S.16062
carded
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[illegible] 3601
Indiana
Robert Brenton
of Clark Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Swearingen of the Regt commanded by Col. Crawford in the Va. militia for seven months June 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of twenty three Dollars thirty three Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Dec 1832 and sent to Hon. John Carr  H. R.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 34.99
Semi=anl. allowance ending March 1833 11.66
[total owed:] 46.65
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Henry H Sylvester Clerk Book D Vol. 9 Page 179

[right side of document:] Date of death [illegible]
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Declaration [two illegible words] to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passes June7th 1832.
State of Indiana
Clarke County} ss On this 23rd day of 1832 October personally appeared in open Court before the Honourable John F Ross present judge of the Circuit Court of Clarke County in the state of foresaid and John Carr and Samuel Prather his associates now sitting, Robert Brenton a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath doth 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 State under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the year 1778 he entered the service in the militia as substitute for Henry Brenton who was drafted in Monongahla  County in the state of Pennsylvania under Generals McIntosh and Broadhead in a regiment commanded by Col. William Beauford. His Captain's name was Swearingen his Lieutenant Smith and his Ensign's name
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was Joseph Alexander. That he marched in this Regiment as a private under these officers through a part of the region of country now called the state of Ohio on a campaign against the Indians to a place called Tascadora where he aided and assisted in erecting a fort; and after the completion of said fort, he marched back to Fort McIntosh on the Ohio River where he was discharged after having served in the regiment aforesaid for the term of four months.
That in the year 1784 he volunteered as a private soldier in the militia, under Col. George Rogers Clark and Captain Peter Sturgus & Major Baldger lieutenant James Adams and Ensign James Sturgus. That under these officers he marched to a place called Piqua in a region of Country as conforming a part of the State of Ohio where he was in the Battle of Piqua, with the Indians. From this place he marched back to the state of Pennsylvania where he was discharged after having served one month under the officers aforesaid.
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In the year 1781 he served as a private soldier under Captain John Dougherty of the militia for the term of one month being a company raised for the purpose of guarding McAlex Fort in the state of Kentucky being then a part of the state of Virginia. That he served in the Company of Captina Samuel Kirkham in the year 1783 under General George Rodgers Clark in the State of Kentucky for the term of one month and was then discharged. That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except John Brenton. That he hereby relinquishes every 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 or Territory; that he never received any written discharges. Robert Brenton
 Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Test. Henry Harrod
Mordicai Cole a clergyman residing in the County aforesaid and William Brenton residing in the same hereby testify that we are

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well acquainted with Robert Brenton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four 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. Mordecai Cole William Brenton

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 deponent was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that Mordecai Cole who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in said  County of Clark, and that William Brenton who has also signed the same is a resident the said County of Clark, and a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Henry Harrod clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Brenton for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 23rd day of October 1832. Henry Harrod Clk
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And the said John Brenton in open [illegible because of paper crease] that he served with the said Robert Brenton, in the war of the Revolution at the said several times mentioned in his declaration and he verily believes that the said declaration is true as stated in relation to the services of the said Robert Brenton in the War of Revolution. Sworn to and subscribed in open court October 23rd 1832 
John Brenton
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October 27, 1936
Miss Lydia Campbell
403 East Market Street
Jeffersonville, Indiana
BA-J/EWL
John Brenton - S.16059
Robert Brenton - S.16062
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John and Robert Brenton, who served in the Pennsylvania militia, and were pensioned in 1832, while residing in Clark County, Indiana.
The records of those soldiers are furnished you herein. 
John Brenton
S.16059
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16059, based upon the military service in that war of John Brenton.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Brenton are not shown.
While residing in "Monongahela County, Pennsylvania," John Brenton served in Captain Andrew Swearingen's Company, marched to Pittsburgh, and went on General McIntosh's expedition to what was later the state of Ohio, assisted in building a fort at [illegible], after which he marched to Fort McIntosh, on the Ohio River, and was discharged, having served four months in 1779, he moved to Kentucky, and in 1781, served two months at the Falls of the Ohio, one month under Captain Joseph Kincaid and Colonel Benjamin Logan and assisted in building a fort at the falls, and the other month under Lieutenant McCulloch and acted as a guard to Joseph Linsey, [illegible] for the army under General George Rogers Clark; he enlisted in 1782, at Bryant's Station, served in Captain Samuel Kirkham's Company, Colonel Benjamin Logan's Regiment and went on an expedition to the  Shawnee towns in Ohio under General Geroge Rogers Clark and was in a skirmish with the Indians.
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After the Revolution, John Brenton resided in Kentucky, county not named, until 1819, when he moved to Clark County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on this application executed October 23, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy years and resided in Clark County, Indiana.
He died March 21, 1847, in said Clark County. He left no widow, his wife being previously died. There are no further data in regard to her.
In 1853, Ursula West and Mary McCleery made affidavit in Clark County, Indiana, that they were the sole surviving heirs of the soldier, John Brenton, but did not state their relationship. In same year, the name Edmond B. West appears; not relationship to Ursula West was stated.
One William Brenton was a resident of Clark County, Indiana, in 1832, and in same year, one Robert Brenton stated that he served in the Revolution with John Brenton; no relationship of either to the soldier, John Brenton, was shown.

Robert Brenton
S.16062
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16062, based upon the military service of Robert Brenton in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Robert Brenton are not shown.
Robert Brenton entered the service in 1778, as a substitute for Henry Brenton (relationship not stated) "who was drafted in Monongahala County, in the state of Pennsylvania", served in Captain Swearingen's Company under Colonels William Crawford and Brodhead, went on General McIntosh's expedition to Ohio against the Indians and served four months; in 1779, he moved to Kentucky, served one month under Captain Peter Sturges and Colonel George Rogers Clark, went on an expedition to Piqua, Ohio, and was in the battle at that place with the Indians in 1781, he served one month under Captain John Dougherty and guarded McAfee's

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Fort; in 1782, he served one month under Captain Samuel Kirkham and General George Rogers Clark.
In 1805, Robert Brenton moved to Clark County, Indiana, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, then aged seventy-four years.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
In 1832, soldier's brother, John Brenton, made affidavit in Clark County, Indiana, and in same year, the name William Brenton appears, no relationship of William to Robert and John was shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Robert Brenton (S.16062), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following dates:
Robert Brenton, Certificate No. 3601, issued December 28, 1832, rate $23.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Department of War
Pension Office, June 27, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted by the Secretary of War for carrying into effect the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled "an Act Supplementary to an 'an Act for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution."
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.
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 a 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 before the --- of the--- A. B. a resident of --- in the county of --- and State, Territory or District of --- aged --- 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 ---, with --- and served in the --- 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 services; (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.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, of (if any,) only on that of the Agency in the State of ---.
Sworn 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, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I --- 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.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will receive detailed instructions, respecting the nature and form of the testimony, they must produce, to secure their being placed on the Pension roll. As the presumption will, in such cases, be against the applicants, in consequence of the omission of their names in the muster rolls, they will be required to furnish, as near as may be, the same evidence as has heretofore been required, by the Regulations and practice adopted for carrying into effect the act of  Congress, of March 18, 1818, and acts supplementary thereto; with such relaxations as have been from time to time sanctioned by the Department, on account of the rapid decrease of the survivors of the Revolutionary army, and the consequent difficulty of procuring direct positive testimony in every case.
Wherever an officer of non-commissioned officer is now in the receipt of a pension, he should make application, if entitled to the benefits of this act, by letter merely, setting forth his rank, and the regiment, corps, or vessel, in which he served, and his present place of residence. His pension certificate must accompany his letter.

In those cases where the applicants have once been on the pension roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and have been dropped therefrom on account of property, or for any other reasons, or where application has been made under the act of May 15th, 1828, and the evidence of service is in the Departments, or having made application and proof of service, and having been rejected, instead of the above declaration they will make a statement, setting forth, under oath, their having been previously on the pension roll, and their having been struck from the same, shewing their rank, the regiment, corps or vessel in which they served, their present place of residence, and their place of residence when the first application was made, or of their application under the act of 15th May, 1828.

In a case where a claimant may make personal application at this Department, and can produce satisfactory proof of service, and of his identity also, at the seat of government, he may make his declaration before a justice of the peace.

2.  The case of the State troops volunteers and militia is different. There are in the Department no rolls of the State troops, except those of Virginia; and no rolls of the militia, except those of New Hampshire.

Applicants, who served in the State troops of Virginia, and applicants, who served in the militia of New Hampshire, will be required to produce the same proof, as is prescribed for those, who served upon the Continental Establishment. But, with respect to the other State troops and militia, there is no record to advert to, and no presumption to be rebutted. The nature of the case, therefore, demands a different rule of proceeding.
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Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia except as is above provided, will make and subscribe the following declaration:
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State, Territory or District}
County of ---} ss.
On this --- day of --- personally appeared in Open Court, before the Court of --- now sitting, A. B. [full name of person here]  a resident of --- in the County of --- and State, Territory or District of --- aged --- years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the day (if possible) and the month and year when the claimant entered the service, and the time when he left the same; (and if under more than one engagement, he must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of his officers;) the town, and County or State, in which he resided, when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, was a volunteer or a substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the continental regiments or companies with which he served; and the names of some of the Regular Officers whom he knew, together with such farther particulars as may be useful in the investigation of his claim; and also, if the facts be so, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ---.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. C. D. [insert name of person here]

And then will be annexed the following certificate: 
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 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., --- and 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.

The form of the proceedings and of the certificates will be so varied, as to meet the case, when declaration is made out of Court, before a Judge, as hereafter provided for.
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, 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 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 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 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 service.
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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. To require from the applicants positive proof of service from a contemporary survivor would, after the lapse of so many years, be to deprive many of them of the benefit of the law. And as no presumption is raised against the Militia by the existence of Rolls in the Department, there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them. On the other hand, to receive the declaration of the parties, as a sufficient ground for placing them upon the Pension Roll, without corroborating circumstances, would be to open the Treasury to great frauds. A just medium seem to present the best rule for carrying into effect the objects of Congress.

If two persons, whose certificate is required, cannot be produced in Court, without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant, then the statement of the facts and opinions, above mentioned, will be made under oath before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, and the certificate of the Court to the situation and credibility of the persons making the statement will be given.

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.
3. Persons serving in the marine forces.
4. Indian Spies.
Each of these two latter classes of cases will produce proof, as nearly as may be, conformably to the preceding regulations, and authenticated in a similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.

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, shewing 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.
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Robert Brenton which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes.
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes.
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing do?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes.
V. Has he mentioned 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? yes.
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes.
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes.
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes.
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes. No device, or not perceptible.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? --
XIII. If the applicant has not documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be hand? has a witness
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no. Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? sworn in open court.
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no.
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 7

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
Quere V. 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 the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For --- year --- months and --- days, I served as a ---. For ---- months and --- days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.

QUERE XIV. 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 claimants 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 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.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.
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[text on left side:]
Robt Brenton the within named person is the brother of John Brenton whose name you permitted to be put on the pension roll. I believe they [illegible] served at the same time. I knew Robt Brenton he is a man of fair character I know the clergyman and the other witness who have testified. They are both very respectable men. I was present in Open Court at the taking of Robt Brentons declaration, heard him sworn and examined heard the witnesses sworn and examined heard the Court declare that they concurred in opinion and also [two illegible words] the Clerk to testify the proceedings. The device is dim but I believe it to be genuine. I assisted the Clerk at the Court at which the within declaration was made John Carr [illegible two words below signature]

[text on right side} Capt Swearinger
1776 Col. Crawford
4 months  4
1780          1
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23.33
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34.99
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[small written note in upper left of letter reads:] I interpreted this only as a "thank you" letter which did not require further data.

Crown Point Ind Dec 5, 1934
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir.
Received your letter, let me to know about the relative to me. What my grandpa, William Brenton spoke the family about himself that he was eighty-one years old & died about 1912.
I learned from my uncle's son what he wrote about relatives of William Brenton six years ago & I question about records. Thank your kindness, what you wrote about the family relationships. Yours truly, Mrs Ethel Breton Traiel
Address is R. 1 Crown Point Ind.
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[left side of document]
P 16062
INVALID
File No. 16062
Robert Brenton
Pri Rev War
Act: Kime 7"39
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.}

[right side of document}
1934 - Dec. 3 Hist to Mrs Ethel B Troiel --EES
Letter to Vet Admin
1936 - Oct 26 - Hist to Mrs. Lydia Campbell. Letter in case of John Brenton. S 16059 - ES
1939 -Sept 23 - Hist. to Forrest Blalock - See his letter in John Brenton S. 16059  Eng.
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RA-J/AWF
John Brenton--S.16059
Robert Brenton--S.16062

Mr. Forrest Blacock
3528 Fernwood
Los Angeles, California

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that your father's [unclear] whose name was "Brenton", lived about 1765, in Kentucky, and that probably his given name was John.
The Revolutionary War records of John and Robert Brenton are furnished you herein. It is hoped these records will be of interest to you.
John Brenton--S. 16059
The data which follow in regard to John Brenton were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 16059, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of John Brenton and names of his parents are not given.
While residing in "Monoagahala County, Pennsylvania," John Brenton enlisted sometime in 1778, served in Captain Andrew Swearingen's company, marched to Pittsburgh, and went on General McIntosh's Expedition to what was later the State of Ohio, assisted in building a fort at Tuscarawae, after which he marched to Fort McIntosh on the Ohio River, and was discharged, having served four months. He moved to Kentucky, in 1779, and in 1782, served two
[written at bottom of letter:] See his letter in John Brenton S.16059
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months at the Falls of Ohio, one month under Captain Joseph Kincaid and Colonel Benjamin Logan and assisted in building a fort at the falls, and the other month under Lieutenant McCullock and acted as guard to Josephy Linsey, commissary for the army under General George Rogers Clark. He enlisted sometime in 1782, at Brayant's Station, served in Captain Samuel Kirkham's company, Colonel Benjamin Logan's regiment, and went on an expedition to the Shawnee towns in Ohio, under General George Rogers Clark and was in a skirmish with the Indians.
John Brenton continued to reside in Kentucky (county not named) until sometime in 1819, when he moved to Clark County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy years and living in Clark County, Indiana.
He died in said Clark County, March 21, 1847. He left no widow, his wife died previously to his death. There are no further data in regard to her.
In 1853, Ursula West and Mary McCleery made affidavit in Clark County, Indiana, that they were the sole surviving heirs of the soldier, John Brenton, but did not state their relationship. In the same year, the name of Edmond B. West is shown; no relationship to Ursula West was stated.
William Brenton was a resident of Clark County, Indiana, in 1832, and in same year, Robert Brenton stated that he served in the Revolution with John Brenton; their relationship to John Brenton was not stated.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person, who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to the Comptroller
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General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
John Brenton
Certificate #3308
Issued December 18, 1832
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency.
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Robert Brenton--S.16062
The data which follow concerning Robert Brenton were obtained from papers on file in pension claim S.16062, based upon his military service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of Robert Brenton, and names of his parents are not shown.
Robert Brenton entered the service sometime in 1778, as a substitute for Henry Brenton (no relationship stated) "who was drafted in Monongahela County, in the State of Pennsylvania," served in Captain Swearingen's company, under Colonel William Crawford and Colonel Brodhead, went on General McIntosh's Expedition to Ohio against the Indians and served four months. Robert Brenton moved to Kentucky sometime in 1779, and served one month under Captain Peter Sturgis and Colonel George Rogers Clark, went on an expedition to Piqua, Ohio, and was in the battle at that place with the Indians. He served one month in 1781, under Captain John Dougherty and guarded McAfee's Fort. He served in 1782, one month under Captain Samuel Kirkham and General George Rogers Clark.
Robert Brenton moved sometime in 1805 to Clark
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County, Indiana.
The soldier, Robert Brenton, was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, then aged seventy-four years, and living in Clark County, Indiana.
It was not stated that this soldier was ever married.
John Brenton, brother of Robert Brenton, made affidavit in 1832, in Clark County, Indiana, and in same year, the name William Brenton was shown; it was related that William Brenton was related to Robert and John Brenton.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should [illegible] the same address as given herein, and furnish the following data:
Robert Brenton
Certificate #3601
Issued December 28, 1832
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Veterans Administration
Washington   December 3, 1934
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BA-J/HMHP/eel
Mrs. Ethel B. Troiel
R. R. 1,
Crown Point, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Referenced is made to your letter in which you furnish the claim number of David C. Brenton as C.35010, and request also, the record of Robert Brenton, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The record of only one Robert Brenton has been found who applied for Revolutionary War pension. His record is furnished you herewith as found in pension claim, S.16062, based upon his service in that war.
Your letter has been referred to the proper division of the Veterans Administration for consideration and reply in regard to David C. Brenton.
Very truly yours
A. D. Miller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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BA-J/EEL
Robert Brenton-S.16062
Mrs. Ethel B. Troiel
R. R. #1
Crown Point, Indiana

Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16062, based upon the military service of Robert Brenton in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Robert Brenton are not shown.
Robert Brenton entered the service in 1778 as a substitute for Henry Brenton "who was drafted in Monongahala County, in the state of Pennsylvania," served in Captain Swearingen's Company under Colonels William Crawford and Brodhead, went on General McIntosh's expedition to Ohio against the Indians and served four months; no relationship of Henry Brenton to Robert was shown.
In 1779, Robert Brenton moved to Kentucky and in 1780, served one month under Captain Peter Sturgus and Colonel George Rogers Clark, went on an expedition to Piqua, Ohio, and was at the battle at that place with the Indians in 1781, he served one month under Captain John Bonghardy and guarded McAfee's Fort in 1782, he served one month under Captain Samuel Kirkham and General George Rogers Clark.
In 1795 he moved to Clark County, Indiana, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1832, then aged seventy-four years.
It is not stated that soldier ever married.
In 1832, soldier's brother, John Brenton, made affidavit in Clark County, Indiana, and in same year, the same William Brenton appears; no relationship of William to Robert was shown and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. Miller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

[Written in lower left of letter:] Date of death not - an ADM
[written in far right margin of the letter:] As this was probably, Monongalia Co. Va -- Mrs T. said to quote "Capt Swearingen in Pa. Brodhead in Pa & there was a Col Wm Crawford of Pa -- no did not use state. Could not identify any these Ky Captains, McAfee Fort or Station in Ky