Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,798, Cornelius Bradley, Md
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SERVICE                                        
Md.          
 Bradley, Cornelius         
NUMBER    
 S.  35.798 

CONTENTS
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Date of death not on AD (affidavit?)

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18,623.
Indiana
Cornelius Bradley

of Posey Co. in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Williams of the Maryland 
line, for the term of 10 months.    1778

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 28th of February 1821.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of May 1822
and sent to Elias Roberts,
Springfield, Ind.

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1822  $97.31
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1822  48.00
12 months [TOTAL DUE] $145.31

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
1st-May 1820

Dropped from the roll 
see Agency Book
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District of Indiana 88.

On this 28th day of Feby 1821, personally appeared, in open court(s) [being a court of record (b) the Circuit Court of Posey County Cornelius Bradley aged sixty six years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820, that he, the said Cornelius Bradley enlisted, for the term of one year on the [left blank] day of March 1778 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by captain Henry Dobson in the regiment commanded by colonel Otho Williams in the line of the state of Maryland on the [left blank]  continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until March 1779 when he was discharged from the said service, in Middlebrook in the state of (c) New Jersey and that he has resided in the state of Indiana now the county of Posey for about fifteen years and is by occupashion (occupation) a weaver and is too infirmed to persue (pursue) the same and have no property in my possession except one cow and live a long with my sone (son) in the Sd. (said) State and County
That he was in the battle of Monmouth and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except
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And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear, or affirm, (as the case may be,) that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. (d)
One cow & two steers
I live with my son & have no family-
(signature) Cornelius Bradley

Sworn to, and declared, on the 28th day of February before the Circuit Court of Posey County
I, James P. Drake clerk of the Circuit of the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Twenty dollars and no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 27th day of February 1821-
(signature) James P. Drake
Clerk of the Court of the County of Posey

**No official seal but a "hand drawn" circle with the word Seal in center.
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, July 3rd - 1821.

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Cornel. (Cornelius) Bradly (Bradley) - enlisted as a private - in the 6th Maryland Regiment, on the 11th day of June 1778.  and was discharged on the 14th March - 1779.
(signature) Thos. (Thomas) Karney Aud. S. M.

That the within annexed Seal or Scrawl to the Clerk's Certificate is the only official Seal provided by the said Circuit Court of Posey County
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State of Indiana }
Posey County   } ss:

I James P Drake Clerk of the Circuit 
Court for the said County of Posey do hereby certify 
that the within annexed seal or scrawl to the 
Clerks certificate is the only official seal provided 
by the said Circuit Court of Posey County. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed the seal of 
the said Court at Springfield the 7th 
day of March in the year of our 
Lord one thousand Eight hundred and 
twenty two 
James P. Drake Clk
[handwritten] Seal
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January 4, 1937
CORNELIUS BRADLEY
S. 35798
BA-J/MLB [illegible handwriting]

Mrs. Clara S. Cox
New Harmony
Indiana

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Cornelius Bradley, who was buried in Posey County, Indiana.
You are furnished herein the record of the only soldier named Cornelius Bradley, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data therein were obtained from pension claim, S. 35798, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of Cornelius Bradley are not shown in the claim.
Cornelius Bradley enlisted June 10, 1778, served as private in Captain Henry Dobson's company, Colonel Otho Williams' 6th Maryland Regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged March 14, 1779.
Cornelius Bradley was allowed pension on his application executed February 28, 1821, at which time he was aged sixty-six years and a resident of Posey County, Indiana, with a son whose name is not given. He had been living in Posey County for about fifteen years.
The name of soldier's wife was not given and no other reference made to children.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of Cornelius Bradley, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Cornelius Bradley, Certificate #18625, issued May 25, 1822, rate $8 per month, commenced February 28, 1821, Act March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820,  Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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C. Roberts Post Master 
J C Calhoun Esqr 
Washington City
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Springfield 7th March 1822 

Sir
The Certificate of the Clerk as 
required is made as near as it can with 
truth be made as I have attended to the 
business for the applicants out of Charity 
because they are really in 
need of their countries support one of them 
(viz) [?] is now at my house asking 
Charity of the Children of our revolutionary 
fathers! 

The seal or scroll attached is all 
the seal provided by the Court. the legislature 
of Indiana has authorized the 
Several Courts in this State to dictate 
their own seals and to use Written seals 
or others at [their] own discretion and 
the Circuit Court of this (Posey County) 
has never since its establishment used any 
Official Seal other than a scroll with 
the word seal wrote in the middle 
thereof and by a special order of 
the Court such seal is Official 
when used by the proper officer
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(That is the proper Clerk of the Court) 
therefore to certify that there is no official 
seal when a written seal is acknowledged 
and known by the Court as such under 
and by virtue of the Act of the Legislature 
of this State would be to affirm and deny 
the same fact. first it is a seal tho in writing 
2nd it is an official seal made so by Legislative 
authority and the order of the Court under 
that authority 3rd to certify the seal not official 
would be to deny its virtue and authority 
4th to certify that there is no other official 
seal is truth and retains it virtue and authority This is done by the proper Clerk of 
said Court. 

It is to be regretted that there has 
been no proper seal furnished and more espcially 
so when the Dockuments and Public 
Records so very essentially require it but 
this Court is not the only one in Indiana 
without a seal. in fact there is 
not a seal maker in the State to my 
knowledge. I hope the Certificate
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as now made out will be sattisfactory if not 
I cannot see how consistent with truth any 
other can be given 

Squire Wilborn has heretofore done 
the business for Mr Bradly but if 
anything should be wanting to 
enable either Flynn or Bradley 
to receive their Countries aid you 
will please write me and I will 
attend to it 
Your Respectfuly 
Elias Roberts 

PS Springfield is the seat of Justice for Posey County. ER
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E. Roberts Post Master 
J C Calhoun Esqr 
Washington City
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The official seal is wanted to the Clerk's certificate. If there be none provided it should be so certified
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35.798 
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 35.798 
Cornelius Bradley 
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18" 
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 479
[Arrangement of 1870.]


1916 Aug. 22. Hist to Hon 
Thos. Taggart USS.
1917 Apr. 12. Hist to Luella Whipple aw
1922 May 19, Hist to B. O. Hanby Mt. Vernon, Ind. (see his letter and cor in misc files letter I attached to Indiana Correspondence. aw 
1922-June 3. B. O. Hanby infd how to get date of death. See Corres in Thos Flyn-Del-Md 
S.35943 
1935 Oct. 21 - Hist. to Mrs Abijah Allyn MLB
1937. Jan 4 - Hist to Mrs. Clara S Cox MLB
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Cornelius Bradley, Priv
Col. O. Williams's Maryland Regt
1778 - 1 year
28 Feb 1821

[crossed out] Transmitted to [illegible] for proof of service. 21 July [illegible]

"J. Y. Wilborn, [illegible], Mt. Vernon, Indiana"

This applicant must state in the declaration, the place of his residence. Ret. for [illegible]
4 Oct. 1821.
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session.
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress,
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them;
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several states, to be courts of record;
3d. Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings;
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are not courts of record, although [they may?] keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, [illegible] face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such. - [Opinion of the [illegible] of the U. S.]
(c) If the declarant shall have served under [illegible] than one, he should set forth the company, regiment, and line, or ship, vessel, or [illegible] he may have served, as also the time of entering, and the time and manner of leaving each [illegible].
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and [illegible] estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, and subscribe the same. The declarant must [illegible] mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled [to?] decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the 3d section of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, [illegible] such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country, [illegible] those only who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government except by private or public charity.
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New Harmony Ind
Dec 28th 1936.

Veterans Administration.- [notation] Md - 1818 Act
Please, give me service and proof of Revolutionary service of Cornelius Bradley a revolutionary soldier buried in a family burial lot on a farm in Posey County Ind.
Any information will be appreciated

Sincerely Yours
[signature] (Mrs Louis) Clara S. Cox
Registrar or New Harmony Chapter of D. A. R.

[stamp] RECEIVED DEC 30 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM. READER # 24
[arrow pointing slightly right of the long line between 2 and 3 around the edge]
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[post marked
MOUNT VERNON IND
OCT 5
10 AM
1935]
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

[Stamped 
RECEIVED OCT 7 1935
MAIL SUB DIV
VETS ADM
READER #15]

Pension Dept
Washington DC
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Mt. Vernon Indiana
Oct 4 1935
Bureau of Pension
Washington D. C.
Kindly send me any information you might have of Cornelius Bradley who served in the Revolutionary war. [Bradley underlined with notation stating "only one"]
& oblige
Mrs. Abijah Allyn
R R 2 Mt. Vernon Indiana
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[Post marked
LAFAYETTE IND
OCT 8
1130 PM
1935]
The Veterans Administration 
Washington DC
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of New Harmony Ind
Feb 6 1917
stamp & eur [illegible]
Dept of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
RETURN THIS LETTER
[Stamped
PENSION
U FEB S
9 
1917
OFFICE]
Dear Sir
Please send a full record of Cornelius Bradley who was a private in Capt Henry Dobson's Co
Obliged
{Miss} Luella Whipple
Box 353
[Stamped
RECORE
MAR 24 1917
DIVISION]

No war record
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W DIVISION
APR 11 1917

REOR
MAR 24 1917
DIVISION

PENSION 
O 
U MAR S
23 1917
OFFICE
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TNM
3-049
Ex AH Div Record
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON DC Mch 8 1917
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained. 
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit and return to this Bureau.
Sur File
No of claim S35798
Name of soldier Cornelius Bradley
P.O. address of claimant New Harmony, Indidana Box 353
Company Capt Henry Dobson's 
Regiment Otho Williams Sixth Md
State where enlisted Maryland
If unalble to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers
Return attached letter with reply GM Saltzgaber Commissioner
6-2469
RETURN THIS LETTER
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[stamped 
PENSION
E 
U AUG S
22 
1916
OFFICE]
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THOMAS TAGGART, IND., CHAIRMAN
BENJAMIN R TILLMAN S C GEORGE P MCLEAN CONN
LEE S OVERMAN NC GEORGE W MORRIS NEBR
GILBERT M HITCHCOCK NEBR JOHN W WEEKS MASS
ROBERT F BROUSSARO LA LAWRENCE Y SHERMAN ILL
HARRY LANE OREG
BYFORD E LONG CLERK

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON
FOREST RESERVATIONS AND THE PROTECTION OF GAME

August 21, 1916

Hon G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Mr Saltzghaber
I am enclosing a communication that I received from my friend Major G B Menzies of Mt Vernon, Indiana.  If y ou will cause your record to be searched and can give me the information requested by Major Menzies relating to Cornelius Bradley, a Revolutionary War soldier, I shall appreciate such courtesy.  With your reply please return Major Menzies' letter.
Very truly yours,
T Taggart
L/S
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C.  19

S 35798

In reply to your request of received for a statement of the military history of Cornelius Bradley a soldier of the REVEOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT - June 16 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE -Mar 14 1779
RANK - Private
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN - Henry Dobson
COLONEL - Otho Williams
STATE - Md
Battles engaged in Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment 
Date of application for pension Feb 28 1821 His claim was al
Residence at date of application Posey County Ind
Age at date of application, 66
Remarks In 1821 he was living with a son whose name is not stated There is no other data on file as to his family 
Date of death not on record 

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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October 21, 1935
CORNELIUS BRADLEY
S 35798
BA-J/MLB

Mrs Abijah Allyn
RR # 2
Mount Vernon, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Cornelius Bradley who served in the Revolutionary War.

You are furnished below the record of the only soldier named Cornelius Bradley, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.  The data therein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim S. 35798, based upon his service in the revolutionary war.

The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given. 

Cornelius Bradley enlisted June 10, 1778, served as private in Captain Henry Dobson's company, Colonel Otho Williams' Sixth Maryland Regiment, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged March 14, 1779.

Cornelius Bradley was allowed pension on his application executed February 28, 1821, at which time he was aged sixty-six years and a resident of Posey County, Indiana, with a son whose name is not given.  He had been living in Posey County for about fifteen years. 

The name of soldier's wife was not given and no other references was made to children.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death o this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:  Cornelius Bradley, Certificate 18623, issued May 25, 1822, rate $8 per month commenced February 23, 1821, Act March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, Indiana Agency.

Very truly yours

AD HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev War Section

August 22, 1916
Hon Thomas Taggart
Unites States Senate
My dear Senator:

In reply to your letter of the twenty-first instant and the enclosed letter of Mr GV Menzies of Mount Vernon, Ind. I have the honor to advise you that you are herewith furnished the record of the only Revolutionary War soldier named Cornelius Bradley found on the files of this Bureau.

From the papers in the pension claim, S 35,798, it appears that Cornelius Bradley enlisted in Maryland on June 10, 1778, served as Private in Capt Henry Dobson's company, Col Otho Williams' Sixth Maryland Regiment was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged March 14, 1779 at Middlebrook, NJ. He was allowed pension on an application executed February 28, 1821, at which time he was 66 years old and living with a sone in Posey County, Ind. The name of the said son is not given nor is there any further data as to his family on file. 
Very respectfully
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner. 

left margin handwritten
added by crw apr 12 1917
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM 51 12-5-41  bounty land warrant record card Division of Veterans
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
NAME Bradley, Daniel GRADE Sergeant LINE Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER 5486 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 21, 1789
(Wt 2478 dated Jan 11, 1853 issued in lieu of 5486) to not shown

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 National Archives.