Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3063, Morgan Brown, Continental, N.C., S.C.
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Brown Morgan

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S. 3060

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b. Jan 13,1758 in Anson Co. N.C. there at enl,[?]
in 1832 res. of Davidson Co. Tenn
d  Feb. 23, 1840 in Said Co.
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& K3 ollicotter
July 10 1854

Reported

 
ex'd [excluded] W. A



1529. Increase - Nashville
Tennessee.
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Morgan [note: X] Brown dec'd
of Davidson Co in the State of Tennessee. who was a Lt & comy of P. in the compy commanded by Captain Wise of the Regt commanded by Col. Thompson in the So. Carolina. line for 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Nashville at he rate of 441 Dollars 15 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end 23 Feby 1840 when he died
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July 1850 and sent to Hon. J. R. Underwood S.U.S.
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Increased from $320.00
Payable to only surviving children Elizabeth Thompson, Sarah Huling [,] Rebecca Neal and Morgan W. Brown

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by J P Chase Clerk,
Book E2    Vol. 7     Page 82
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[Top of right side page]  Declaration

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Lient. 10 Mo-
Commissary [two illegible words follow]
[Illegible]  14 Mo-
$320 per anon
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of 
   The 7th of June 1832.

State of Tennessee  
Davidson County  Ss 
                                     
On this nineteenth day of September 1832 
Personally appeared before John McNairy Judge 
of the courts of the Districts of East and West Tennessee 
in open Court.

Morgan Brown a resident of Davidson County in the state of 
Tennessee, now in the seventy fifth year of his age, who being 
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 the 7th 
1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under 
the following named officers and served as therein stated.

    That he entered by voluntary enlistment as a sergeant in 
the Third regiment of South Carolina commanded by Colonel 
William Thompson, and in the company of Capt. Samuel 
Wise, Benjamin Hicks Lieutenant.  The officers in said 
regiment so far as now recollected, were James Mason Major, and 
Eli Kershaw, John Donaldson, Francis Boykin, T. Taylor, Brown, 
Pureinhoff, and other Captains. This was a Regiment of mounted 
men, who found their own horses, arms and cloathing, and were paid
twelve dollars and about one third per month, the pay of a sergeant 
was fifteen dollars and one third per month,  At the time of entering 
this service, he resided with his parents in Anson County 
in the State of North Carolina,  That he continued in this regiment 
from the this first day of May until the fifteenth of December 1776  
And that during said service he marched from Cheraw in the
State of South Carolina to Camden in the  same state, thence to 
the ten mile house near Charleston.  Thence to several of the sea 
Islands on the Coast of South Carolina, and finally to Sullivans
 Island and awaited the arrival of the British fleet commanded
by Sir Peter Parker in June 1776. And was engaged in the battle
 which took place on the Island about the 26th or 28th of that month. 
 That after the battle of Sullivans Island he was removed with the
 regiment to Charleston, where the declaration of Independence; 
which had then arrive, was read and proclaimed to the troops and 
the people.  Immediately after this scene he was marched off 
with a detachment of the said regiment to Savannah in Georgia, 
from thence to Augusta in the same state, then to Granby 
in South Carolina, thence to Camden and from thence to
 Cheraw the residence of Capt. Wise.  Here the company were
 dismissed for a few weeks, the greater part of them living in that 
neighborhood . . But he returned to his Father's house in Anson
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County North Carolina, Where he received a letter from Colonel 
Thomas Wade then a member of the legislature of that state, accompanied 
by a commission appointing him a first lieutenant 
in the 9th Regiament of North Carolina.  He therefore returned 
to the former regiament no more, but informed Col. Thompson 
by letter, of his appointment, and received his answer expressing 
his highest approbation.  The officers principally known to him 
during this services were Col. Christopher Gaddisdan, Col. William 
Moultrie who commanded in the fort of that name on the Island,  
Col. Isaac Hayes, Col. Charles Coatsworth Pickney.  Major Porter 
Kerry, Maj. Mott, Capt. Francis Marion, afterward, Gen. Marion,
 Capt. Potts, Capt. Francis  Prince, and others, the most 
of whom were promoted in the army, and with whom he was as 
acquainted at several periods of the War, and many years since in 
public life, but believes there is none of them now living--
He further states that he has no written document to show, 
at this time, for this service, but he offers the testimony of two 
respectable soldiers, now living who served in the same 
regiament with him during the time of his service.  And that so
 far as he knows there is not one of the officers of the regiment 
now living.

     That as soon as he received his commission in the 9th regiament 
of North Carolina, which was sometime the latter part of 
December 1776.  he set out recruiting men for the service, and on the  
24th of March following he marched with about thirty recruits
 on his way to Hallifax [sic, Halifax] in  North Carolina the place [a is crossed out] of  rendezvous, and when he arrives sometime in the fore part of Aprile [sic, April] and joined his regiament [sic].  The field officers of this regiament [sic] were Colonel - Williams, his given name not recollected, and it as believed he never joined the regiament [sic] during the ensuing campaign.  Lieutenant Col.  Lutteral [sic, Luttrell], who it is believed marched no further than Richmond in Virginia.  Major William Polk, now Gen. William Polk of Ralleigh [sic, Raleigh] in the state of North Carolina.  This gentleman marched with the regiament [sic] and commanded it during the campaign of 1777.  The captain of the company to which he was appointed was Joseph John Wade, but as several of the companies were not full, evaluation and division of the officers took place, proportioned to the men recruited, who were now to march to the northward, and the others were left to recruit, and as well as he now recollects in this arrangement he was aloted [sic, allotted] to the company of Capt. Richd. D. Cook, but some changes in those arrangements took place in course of this service.
   From Hallifax [sic] he marched with the line of North Carolina to Petersburgh in Virginia, from thence to Richmond, then to Fredericksburg and then to George Town on the Potoach [sic, Potomac] in the state of Maryland, where the troops were inoculated for the small pox, and when recovered, by Baltimore to Philadelphia.    Here the troops drew pay, arms and cloathing [sic, clothing].  And after being received by Congress, and celebrating the first Anniversary of independency on the
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on the fourth of July 1777 they were marched to Billingsport in the state of New Jersey, then again to Philadelphia.  From this place they were transported in shallows to Trenton where they encamped until past the middle of August, then marched to Philadelphia again and from thence to Wilmington in the state of Delaware. -
And from this place by various marches and maneuvers to Chadsford [sic, Chadds Ford] on the Brandywine, where on the 11th of September he was engaged in the battle which [inked our word] faught [sic, fought] there by the American Army commanded by Gen. Washington with the British army commanded by Lord Howe, and retreated to the town of Chester on the Delaware by that night.  That immediately after he was sent with a detachment to reinforce the guard of 250 British and German prisoners to Bethlehem on the Lehi [sic, Lehigh].  This expedition took up his time until the morning of the day before the battle of Germantown, when he was immediately order[ed] to take command of an Ensign and thirty men, have the tents struck, and convoy the  baggage, and the sick and invalids of the briggaid [sic, brigade]to Penebechere [sic, Pennypacker's] mills that night and wait there for orders. Next day the battle was faught [sic fought] and our retreating army reached the place to which the baggage had been ordered.  The day following we visited our wounded General Nash, who was yet alive, and on the evening of the next day we attended his funeral.  From this place the army moved to Hatfield Township, from whence it was understood they would go into Winter quarters at the Valley forge.
       Having now been engaged in he service of the United States during two severe campaigns, the greater part of the time in long and laborious marches with hard and harrowing duty.  And the loss of men in the late battles, and by sickness. leaving a number of  supernumerary officers, together with the greatly impaired state of his own health induced him to resign.  For this purpose he waited upon the commander in chief Gen. Washington, and stated to him his situation and intention, which being approved, he directed one of his aids to write a discharge, and certificate of his services, which to the best of his recollection bore date the 14th day of October 1777.
        That on or about the 20th of July 1780 at the special instance and request of the Baron DeKalb, then commanding the southern army he entered the service of the united states again, with the commission and appointment of, Assistant commissary of Purchases, to the the southern department.  That immediately on his appointment he repaired to Gilford county in the state of North Carolina, where he used every exertion in his power to purchase and provide supplies for the army.    That having collected a quantity of Beef, Flour and Brandy, was about to send them as directed to a place called Andersons Crossroads, on the way to Camden, South Carolina, when the news reached him of Gen. Gates's defeat.  The next day the general himself arrives at Guilford court houses, and shortly afterwards, General Smallwood with the Maryland line.  Much of the supplies now collected were delivered to these troops, but a continued succession of small parties coming in with no issuing commissaries or quartermasters, rendered it absolutely necessary for him to issue small quantities of provisions to these exhausted sufferers.  This inconvenient and laborious duty was represented to the commander in chief [scribble mark] and also to the Comissary [sic, commissary] General of Issues who, instead of sending a comissary [sic, commissary] of issues to the the place, inst [?] him a commission of Assistant Commissary of Issues, saying that he
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could not find a proper person to send, that would undertake the duty.
Therefore with much labor, and all the diligence in his power [illegible] he performed the duty of both offices from the date of the said appointment until he left the station, being ordered to the operant [not sure, could be Cheraw] in South Carolina where General Green [sic, Greene] had taken Winter quarters at Hick's Creek. -  That on the first of January 1781.  General Green [sic, Greene] issued a commission appointing him Superintendent of transportation.  The duties of this [off crossed out] officer were important, and laborious, they did not only consist in transporting provisions to the army now encamped near the river, but in collecting all the boats and water craft within twenty miles above and below, and to keep them secure from marauding parties of the British and Torys [sic, Tories] who abounded in that part of the country .  And also to aid Col: Kosceasko [sic, Kosciuszko] the engineer general of that department, in building boats intended to be moved with the army on Wheals sic, [wheels].  For these purposes he was allowed the command of fifty men from the militia besid [sic, beside] workmen for the boat yard.  That in these three last named officers he served, as Assistant Commissary of purchases five months and eleven day at sixty dollars per month, As Commissary of Issues he served three months and sixteen days at forty dollars per month, And as Superintendent of Transportation he served three months at sixty dollars per month.  That the authenticity of these appointments, and acknowledgement of the services rendered, were admited [sic, admitted] and allowed at the treasury of South Carolina after the War, on presentment of his accounts, which with the proofs and Vouchers were received and allowed by the Continental commissioner of accounts, and it is presumed remain filed in his office, as will more fully appear by an exemplification from the Treasury under the seal of the State herewith shown.

      Interrogatories by the court
  1st. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer.  I was born in Anson County, North Carolina on the 13th day of January 1758
  2nd  Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer,  My age is recorded in a large family Bible now in my possession, with ^the[above] names of my ancestors from their first landing in America in the month of march 1633.
   3rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you been since the revolutionary war, and where do you live now?
Answer.  When I entered the service I lived with my Father in the county where I was born.  Before the end of the War I settled in South Carolina, and continued there until the year 1795.  From that date until the year 1807 I lived in the state of Tennessee.  From 1807 to the year 1820 I lived in the state of Kentucky.  And from that time until the present, I have lived in Tennessee, and am now living in Davidson county 3 miles north of Nashville.
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4th How were you called into service, were you drafted or did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer.  I entered the service, first by voluntary enlistment as a serjeant [sic, sergeant].  Afterwards by promotion to a lieutenancy in the line- and then by commission as Assistant commissary of Purchases to the southern army.  Assistant Commissary of Issues to the same, and superintendent of Transportation. 
5th State the name of some of your regular officers, who served with the troops where you served; such continental and militia regiaments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer.  The principal officers of those regiaments [sic, regiments] with whom he was most acquainted in the campaign of 1776 was Col. William Moultrie who commanded the first of that name on Sullivans Island, afterwards Gen. Moultrie.  Col.  Christopher Gadderden [sic, Gadsden], Charles Coatsworth [sic, Cotesworth] Pinckney, Isaac Huger, Capt. Francis Marion.  Thise [These] all rose to the rank of command of Generals, afterwards.  Maj. Peter Horry,  and - Mott, and Capt. Francis Prince, Capt. Potts.  These are [illegible] chief now recollected besid [sic, beside] those of the regiament [sic, regiment] in which he served and who are heretofore named in this declaration.  The third regiament [sic, regiment] arrived in the vicinity of Charleston and was stationed on Sullivans Island where they had no opportunity of acquaintance with the troops from other states who were stationed on the mainland.  In the campaign of 1777  the principal officers who marched to the northward when he did were Gen. Francis Nash, Col. Thomas Polk, Col. Allexander [sic, Alexander] Martin, Col. Hogan, Colonel Archibald Lytle, Col. Mebane, Majors William Polk, Walker, Harris, Nelson and Ramsay.  Captains, Smith, Richard D Cook, Clement Hall, W Blount, Robt. Hayse [? Hayes maybe can't find anyone close to Hayse], Hadley, Anthony Crutcher [? can't find person] and McCrary.  Lieutenants, Anthony Sharp, Thomas Clarke, John Long, - Campbell and - Stewart and many others whose names are now forgotten in the long space of fifty five years.
6th Did you ever receive a Commission, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
Answer.  When he entered the service in the line of North Carolina, he received the Commission of first Lieutenant in the 9th Regiament, [sic, Regiment] signed by Richard Caswell then governor of North Carolina.  bearing date, to the best of his recollection the 15th day of December 1776, the letter accompanying bearing that date induces him to believe so.  That afterwards, at Philadelphia he received another Commission of the same date and tenor signed by John Hancock president of Congress.  That during his time of service at Guilford he made his principal residence at the house of Mr. Francis McNairy a gentleman who lived near the court house, and where, when he was called to Cheraw, he left a number of his valuable papers and letters, then thinking he should return in some short time, and which papers as he was informed and believes
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were destroyd [sic, destroyed] by the British in time of the battle at Guilford Courthouse, Mr. M Nary's [sic, McNairy] house being within the range of the battle ground, and was entered and rifled in time of the action.  That the said commission, with some others and the discharge and certificate issued by order of General Washington as herein before mentioned were among them.
   7th 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 service as a soldier of the revolution?
Answer - In the county where I now live, I have been known to the General Andrew Jackson, the President, near forty years; to the Hon. John M Nary [John McNairy], Judge for the district of Tennessee upwards of fifty two years.  John Overton and Thomas Crutcher Esq. near forty years.  I am also known to the Honb. John Bell member of Congress; the Honb. John Catron Chief Justice of the State.  And the Revd. Oliver B Hays. William Lytle, Andrew Hayse [Hayes], Ephraim, H, Foster, Doct. Boyd M Nary [McNairy], Doct. Felix Robertson, Doct. James Roan and Jesse Wharton Esquires.  To them with the highest respect and humble confidence I cheerfully refer for the character of my veracity.
Sworn to in open court           S/Morgan Brown
19th Sept. 1832
      N. A. McNairy clk
    He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state to his knowledge or with his consent - Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
 Sworn to in open court           Morgan Brown
19th Sept. 1832
      N. A. McNairy clk
  We OB Hayes, Jesse Wharton, & John Bell, & ^Ephraim H. Foster, Residing in the county of Davidson, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  Morgan Brown who has subscribed and sworn the above declaration, that we believe he is in the seventy fifth year of his age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a 
soldier in the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.     S/O.B.Hayes [underlined]
Sworn in open court         S/J. Wharton
19th Sept. 1832                 S/JnO:Bell
   N. A. McNairy clk           S/Ephraim H. Horton

And  th[crossed out] I John McNairy, District Judge &c, &c 
                                            do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after [illegible] the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and I -[long line] further state[blurry & crossed out]
                                              testify [?]
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certify that it appears to me that [words inked out] O.M. Hayes [above inked out words]  [long line] who have signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman     residing in the county of Davidson and that the other individuals        who have also signed the same ["in a" crossed out; "are" written above "a"] are residents in the same county and [word inked out; are written above inked out word] are credible persons and that this statement is entitled to credit: I further certify; that I have been personally acquainted  with the applicant, for more than fifty years, and to my personal knowledge, he was a purchasing & issuing commissary, & a Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution.
                            John McNairy
                               District Judge
  I Nath.  A. McNairy  Clerk of the Circuit Court of the U. States for the District of W. Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Morgan Brown to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1802.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19   day of Sept. 1832.
            N. A. McNairy clk
       of the Circuit Courts of the United
       States from the District of Wst Tennessee
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State of Tennessee [perpendicular coil line at end of Tennessee to end of County] 
Davidson County [end coil] S.S.

         I Thomas T Smiley Clerk of the Circuit Court of Davidson County in the State aforesaid holder at Nashville in and for said County of Davidson in the State aforesaid on the 15th day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty  Honorable William K Turner presiding do hereby certify that on said fifteenth day of June 1850 aforesaid Morgan Vance appeared in open Court and being first duly sworn stated and proved to the satisfaction of the Court that he was well acquainted with Morgan Brown deceased who was on roll of West Tennessee Agency as a pensioner and soldier and officer of the American Revolution and drawing a pension of Three hundred and twenty dollars per annum up to the time of his death which took place on the 23rd day of February 1840 in the vicinity of Nashville in Davidson County State of Tennessee which was the place of his residence from the time of his application for a pension to the day of his death that said Morgan Brown left no wife surviving him that he left surviving him five children his sole heirs to wit;  Elizabeth  [name underlined ]married to William Thompson they live in said County of Davidson State of Tennessee.  Sarah [name underlined] married to Frederick W Huling they live in the State of Louisiana.  Rebecca [name underlined] married to Charles Neal they live in the State of Indiana.   Morgan W Brown [full name underlined] who is United States District Judge for the State of Tennessee and lives in the City of Nashville Davidson County State of Tennessee   The above are now all his surviving children that at his death said Morgan Brown left also a daughter named Catherine S who was then married to William A Cook that said William A Cook died some years ago and that said Catharine S. herself on the 15th of December 1849 in the County of Shelby and State of Tennessee leaving surviving her the following children to wit;  Mary R. married to Seth Wheatly.  Morgan B Cook William S B Cook George W Cook and Elizabeth Cook who has since intermarried with Samuel W Ayres that said Mary R Wheatley has died since the death of her mother to wit; on the 23rd of December 1849 leaving the following infant children surviving her to wit; Catharine Wheatly Arthur Wheatly and Mary Wheatly that all said children and grand children of said Catharine S. Cook except said Mary Wheatly are now living and that they all live in Shelby county in the State of Tennessee except William S B Cook who lives in the State of Mississippi, that said Samuel W Ayres is the Administrator of Catherine S Cook's estate having been appointed by the County Court of Shelby County Stat of Tennessee in which county he lives
I certify that John McIntosh also at the same time appeared in open Court and being first duly sworn according to law stated and proved to the satisfaction of the Court that he was intimately acquainted with the said Morgan Brown in his life-time who is spoken of in the foregoing evidence of Morgan Vance, said Morgan Brown being a soldier and

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officer in the American Revolution and on roll of West Tennessee Agency as a pensioner at Three hundred and twenty dollars per annum, that he was well acquainted with the wife and children of said deceased Morgan Brown having lived in his family that Hn Brown died in the City of Nashville Davidson County Tennessee about the 23rd day of February 1940   He left no widow Mrs Brown having died before him  He left surviving him five children to wit.  Elizabeth [name underlined] married to William Thompson they live in Davidson county State of Tennessee.  Sarah [name underlined] to Frederick W Huling they live in the state of Louisiana as affiant was informed and believed  Rebecca [name underlined} married to Charles Neal they live in the State of Indiana as affiant was informed and believed  Morgan W Brown [full name underlined] who lives in the City of Nashville Davidson County Tennessee and is United Stated District Judge for the State of Tennessee and Catharine S who was then (at the time of said Morgan Brown's death) married to William  A Cook who died some years ago and the said Catharine S also died in Shelby County State of Tennessee about the 15th day December 1849 the other four children are now living.  Witness stated that he did not know all the children of said Catharine S Cook but most of them but from reputation in the family of the children of said Doctor Morgan Brown with some of the members of which he has conversed he believed her children and grand children are all as stated in the forgoing evidence of Morgan Vance and that his statement is in every [?] particular time.

[Large circular seal on lower left side of page] [Following written to right of seal]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Nashville the 22nd day of June in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty and in the 74th year of American Independence.
              [Signature] Tho T. Smiley
       [Flourishing below signature]

[Written below seal]
State of Tennessee [Coiled mark end of both lines]
Davidson County  S.S.

    I William K., Turner certify that I was presiding Judge in the Davidson Circuit Court State of Tennessee on the 15th day of June 1850 when said witnesses Morgan Vance and John McIntosh were duly sworn in open Court and that they made the foregoing statements as certified to by Thomas T Smiley Clerk of said Court and I certify that they give satisfactory evidence to the Court that the foregoing statements made by them as above are true   And I further certify that I am acquainted with said witnesses Morgan Vance and John McIntosh and that they are respectable men and credible witnesses and that that are entitled to full credit on oath.  Witness my hand this 22nd day of June 1850  
      Wm K Turner [signature]
                  Jud [cut off - think supposed to be Judge]
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November 24, 1939. [Typed on upper right corner of page]

See not on back of blue file jacket attached [Handwritten]

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Mrs. James C. Vance                    BA-J/ady  over
55 East Broad & Miller Avenue   Morgan Brown
West Point, Mississippi                S. 3063

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

     The Revolutionary War records of this office
fail [s crossed off] to show a claim for pension or bounty land on account of the services of William Little as described by you, all spellings of the names searched.

     The record of the only Morgan Brown that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S.3063, based upon his military service in that war.

     Morgan Brown was born January 13, 1758, in Anson County, North Carolina.  The names of his parents are not shown.

     While residing with his parents in Anson County, North Carolina, Morgan Brown entered the service October 1, 1775, served as Sergeant in Captain Samuel Wise's Company, Colonel William Thompson's Third South Carolina Regiment, was in the battle of Sullivan's Island and served to December 15, 1776, when he was commissioned First Lieutenant, served in Captains Joseph John Wade's and Richard D. Cook's Companies.  Colonel Williams' Ninth North Carolina Regiment: was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and resigned his commission October 14, 1777.  July 20, 1780, he was commissioned Assistant Commissary of Purchases to the Southern Army and also served as Assistant Commissary of Issues to the Southern Army until January 1, 1781,from which time he served three months as Superintendent of Transportation.

     Before the end of the war he settled in South
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Carolina, in 1795, he moved to Tennessee, in 1807, he moved to Kentucky, and in 1820, he moved to Tennessee.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Davidson County, Tennessee.

      He died February 23, 1840, in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, leaving no widow, but the following children survived him:  Elizabeth, wife of William Thompson, living in Davidson County, Tennessee, in 1850;  Sarah, wife of Frederick W. Huling, living in Louisiana, in 1850;  Rebecca, wife of Charles Neal, residing In Indiana, in 1850;  Morgan W. Brown, a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, in 1850; Catherine S., wife of William A.   Cook.  He died someyears prior to 1850.  Said Catharine S. Cook, died December 15, 1849, in Shelby County, Tennessee, leaving the following surviving children:  Mary R. ,  wife of  Seth Wheatley, Morgan B. Cook, William S. B. Cook, George W. Cook, and Elizabeth Cook who married Samuel W. Ayres.  Said Mary R. Wheatley died December 23, 1849. leaving the following surviving infant children:  Catharine Wheatley, Arthur Wheatley and Mary Wheatley.  All of said Catharine S. Cook's children and grandchildren were living in Shelby County, Tennessee, in 1850, except William S. B. Cook, who was residing in Mississippi, place not given.

     Said Morgan W. Brown was a United States District Judge for the State of Tennessee, in 1850.

      In 1850, in Davidson County, Tennessee, one J.C. Thompson, witnessed the signatures of said Elizabeth and William Thompson, his age and relationship not stated.  There are no further family data.

                     Very truly yours

                     [no signature]

                       A.  D.  HILLER
                       Executive Assistant
                       to the Administrator
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1893 Apr 11-Hist to Florence Farrington Memphis Tenn. thro Miss Desha LoDiv  
F.S.
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May 22 - 1901
Ewing Thompson Nashville Tenn.
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Apr 30/04 Papers to War Dept. Memo. within 
1919 Apr. 3 Hist. to Mrs. Jessy B: [illegible]
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1939 Nov. 24. Hist. to James O. Vance. A.D.Y.
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3063
Rev War √ INVALID.
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File No. 3063
Morgan Brown 
Lieut. S. C. line
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Act: June 7. 1832
Index: - Vol. A,     Page 43

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[Arrangement of 1870.]

[note: N.C. S.C. and Continental Service Records corrected Feb. 24 '04]


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[handwritten note to left: This note is Endorsed by W.L. Chamberlin these Asst Chief [illegible]
War Dept Apr 39. [illegible]]

Two letters, dated Hillsbo. Sept. 22, 1780, and October 1, 1780, from Wm. Pendergast, D. C. G. P., to Morgan Brown, A. C. P., in regard to provisions for the troops (Southern Army).
Taken from the claim of Morgan Brow, No. 3,063.
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15.29.
West. Tennessee.
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Morgan Brown
of Davidson in the State of Tennessee who was a Lt. & Com: in the Compy commanded by Captain Wise of the regt commanded by Col: Thompson in the South Carolina line for 10 months Lieut 
14 or more " Commissary from 1776
N.C. S.C. and Continental Records O.K. Feb. 24. '04
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 320 - Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6d day of Nov: 1832 -- and sent to Secty. War Present.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832        480 --
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4-   160
_____________
$640.--
_____________

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk,
Book D    Vol. 9      Page 144



[right column]

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838, to 1 of 5 Children from 4. Sept 1839 to 23d Feb 1840. Agt notified 29. March 1841
______________________________________________
to Hon J. R. Underwood  May 13/30
1843
April 3 Mrs Florence Farrington history prior
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No. 1
Deposition of James Baggot & Peter Hubbard.
Page 19

[Numerous black ink slashes scattered throughout document]

[There is a long coiled ink line running vertically at ends of next two lines]

State of Tennessee
Montgomery County

[Words begin to right of above]

Before Jerramiah P Bellany Esqr, one of the justices of the peace for Said County Personally apeared James Baggett now in the Seventh Seventh year of his age and being first duly Sworn Saith that on or about the First of October, 1775, he was acquainted with Morgan Brown who then entered as Sargant in third Redgiment [regiment - spelled wrong throughout] of South Carolina Commanderded [think should be commanded] by Col William Thompson and in the Company of Capt. Samuel Wise they being Mounted men and Called the Redgiment of Rangers and to the best of his recollection the Said - Brown Served in the Said Redgiment until the last of the year, 1776, when he left Said Redgiment as this deponent understood being promoted to office in another Redgiment

[There is a long coiled ink line running vertically at ends of next two lines between them and signature]

Sworn to before me       James Baggett[Signed]
15th Sept. 1832                                
List
[Signed]J P Bellamy a Justice of the peace -

I do herby Certify that I have been acquainted with James Baggett the above affiant for about Seven Years and know him to be an honest man and am in whome the utmost confidence my be reposed and that I believe him to be about the age of Seventy seven Years and that the Testimony he has given is the truth -
       J. P. Bellamy J.P [Signed, circle around initials]
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[Coiled line running vertically along end of Tennessee and County]

State of Tennessee [top of coiled line] I Andrew Montgomery County [bottom of coil]    Vance Clerk of the County Court of  pleas [?] & quarter Sessions for the County aforesaid do certify that JP Bellamy Esquire whose name is subscribed the preceding certificates of the affidavits of Peter Hubbard James Baggatt is and was at the time of signing the Same an acting justice of the peace for said County.  duly commissioned and qualified agreeable to law and that due faith & credit is & aught to be given to all his official acts.

    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said County at office in Clarksville this 15th day of September 1832 & 56th year of the independence of the United States
             A.Vance Clk {Signature with flourishing]
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[Coiled ink line running vertically at the end of Tennessee and County-between Before]

State of Tennessee
Montgomery County      Before Jerramiah P 
                                          Bellamy Esqr.
one of the justices of the peace for Said County Personally apeard [appeared] Peter Houbberd [Hubbard] now in the Seventy Seventh year of his age [second g smudged out] and first being duly Sworn Saith that on or about the first of October 1775 he was acquainted with Morgan Brown who then entered as Sergant [sergent] in the third Reigiment [Regiment] of South Carolina. Commanded by Col William Thompson and in the Company of Capt Samuel Wise they being mounted men and Called the reigiment [regiment] of Rangers and to the best of his recollection the Said Brown Served in Said Reigiment [regiment] until the last of the year, 1776, when he left Said Rigiment [regiment] as this deponant [deponent] understood being apointed [appointed] or promoted to an office in an other Rigiment [Regiment]

[Long squiggle ink line vertically at end of me, 1833, and list]
Sworn to before me   Peter Hubbard[signature]
15th day of Sept-1832
List
J P Bellamy a Justice of the Peace
I do herby Certify that I have been acquainted with Peter Hubbard the above affiant. for about Seven years and know him to be an honest man and one in whom the utmost confidence may be reposed.  And that I believe him to be about the age of Seventy seven years.  And that the Testimony he has given is the Truth
                           J.P.Bellamy J.P. [initials circled]
                         [Signature]
Page 22

Know all men by these presents that I Morgan W. Brown of the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee do hereby constitute & appoint Joseph R. Underwood a Senator in Congress from the State of Kentucky, my true & lawful agent & attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the Government of the Unted States for paying pensions at Washington City, on elsewhere any sum of money I may be entitled to Under the act or acts of Congress of the United States of America / as one of the surviving children and heirs of Morgan Brown deceased, who died on the twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord 1840, and who was at the time of his death on roll of West Tennessee Agency as a revolutionary Pensioner at three hundred and twenty Dollars per annum-
           Witness my hand & seal this nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1850
Sealed and delivered            M.W.Brown seal 
in presence of                 [seal enclosed with ink Josiah Ferriss JP [circled]                "cloud"]
A.R. Thompson
[Josiah Ferriss, not Forriss, is correct spelling and was Justice of the Peace]
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United States of America
State of Tennessee
Davidson County      
[Above 3 lines followed by { and SS]

                           Be it known that on the 19th day of June in the year of our Lord 1850 before me  [the following name is crossed our - Joseph H McEwen] [written above crossed out McEwen name] Josiah Ferriss [Ferriss is correct spelling not Forriss as listed in tags] a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorised by law to administer [illegible], personaly appeared Morgan W Brown above named and acknowledged the foresaid power of Attorney to be his act and deed-
            In testimony where of I have 
            have hereunto set my hand and 
            the day & year are above written
              Josiah Ferriss seal [word seal encircled]
                 Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee
Davidson County
[above two lines followed by curly vertical line]
SS [to the right of curled line]

                                  I J.R. Underwood Clerk of the Davidson County Court do hereby certify that [name Joseph H. McEwen crossed out] Josiah Ferriss [written above McEwen]  whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of acknowledgement of the foregoing power of Attorney by Morgan W Brown to Joseph R. Underwood a Senator in Congress from the State of Kentucky is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Davidson State of Tennessee duly commissioned and qualified, and duly and legaly authorised by law to act as much.
Page 24

and I certify that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that his name to said certificate is in his own handwriting, and that I saw him write the name.

[Large circle with fringe edge - appears to be a seal - extremely faded]

[To the right of seal]  In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Nashville Tn[? or & etc] [ink smudged illegible word]   this 20th day of June in the year of our Lord 1850
                                   F. R Chentham clk
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   [Center top of document]  July 3rd 1850


Sir
    I enclose you two powers of attorney & a copy of the record proving who are the heirs of Doctor Morgan Brown [illegible-?Dad / Dead] late a pensioner [? possibly &c]  I knew the Doctor & many of his children & there is no doubt the proof now furnished is true.  Be pleased to inform me how much money Judge Brown & Mrs. Thompson are entitled to & give the new pay instructions to enable me to draw it for them
                                           Very Respectfully
                                            J. R. Underwood

J L Edwards Esq
     Comm [Commissioner]
Page 26

The bearer deliver'd me two pair of shoes please to Henry the Shoemaker about my Boths [?] and if you can procure me two or three pair of Worsted, thread or Cotton stockings it will be doing me aparticular Service
                                     ~WP ~ [? initials]
Page 27

[Paper has been folded into three sections]

[Writing on top-far left- section]
Col. Thomas Wade
with commission

[Written in center section - fold]
To
Secrt [?] Morgan Brown
Page 28

Hon. [?] Morgan Brown Just. [Justice]
             Sir you are hereby Informed you are, by my Influence to the Leiutinantcy[sic lieutenancy] of my Brothers Company, if you,l [you'll]  Except [sic accept] the Commission you,l [you'll] pleas [sic please] to use Industry [?] to recruit as full as posable [sic possible] and gitt [sic get] a good Serjant [sic Sergeant] or two if posable [sic possible] you can I shall soon be home I hope
                  I am Dear Sir your
                   Humble Sent [sic servant] 
                    Thos. Wade [signature]
                    15th Dec. 1776
Page 29

                                  Washington, July 7, 1852

Dear Sir:
     Please examine the enclosed letter, and give me such information as may be in your power and which you may regard as proper.
                            Very Respectfully,
                            J.M. Zollicoffer

Hon L. P.[looks like N, but is a P] Waldo
Com. of Pensions
    Washington
Page 30

Sir
     Be pleased to inform me whether all the arrears of pension due the late Morgan Brown in the Tennessee Agency have been dawn by his children.  I perceive that 1/5th part has been drawn
Be also good enough to inform me whether said Brown was not entitled to more than was allowed him in consequence of the various positions and offices in which he was placed.  Mr Brown application for a pension was made in 1832

                             Respectfully
                             J. R. Underwood 
                            Washington 20 April 1850


J L Edwards Esq
Page 31

[Document printed with handwritten inserts]


[Centered on page]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
     Second Comptroller's Office,
     February 19, 1841 [Date and year handwritten]

Sir:

     Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," [following handwritten] One of Five child...[children] of Morgan Brown, [end handwriting] a Pensioner of the Roll of the [handwritten] Nashville, Ten: [end handwriting] Agency, at the rate of [handwriting] Three hundred & seventy [end handwriting] Dollars and ------------Cents per annum, under the law of the [handwriting] 7th June 1832, [end handwriting] has ben paid at this Department, from the [handwriting] 4th of Sept. 1939. [end handwriting] to the [handwriting] 23d February 1840. [end handwriting]

          Respectfully yours,
          Albion K. Parris [signature]
                            Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
                                             Present.
Page 32

[Running vertically along the left side of page]
Thomas [following enclosed in circular squiggles after Thomas]  Great Seal of the state appended [end circle]  Pinckney

[Beginning at top of page]
State of South Carolina
      By His Excellency Thomas Pinckney Esquire Governor and commander in Chief in and over the State aforesaid
     To whom these presents shall come, granting Know [?] ye that, That Peter Bocquet and John Edwards Esquires who have certified the papers hereunto annexed are the commissioners of the Public Treasury of the said State of South Carolina, Therefore all due Faith, Credit and authority are and ought to be had and given to their proceedings and certificates as such.

      In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and earned to be affixed the great Seal of the State in the City of Charleston this thirteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty eight, and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America the thirteenth

By His Excellency, command
       Peter Freneau [signature]
       Secretary [flourishing below]
Page 33

REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.       3-525

_______DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
____3__    BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
_S.F. 3068_   Washington, D. C., __________, 19__
_________________
___________________
In reply to your request of _______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of Morgan Brown a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
_________________
[table with the following headers: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED (CAPTAIN., COLONEL.) | STATE |]

Oct. 1. 1775 | Dec. 15. 1776 | Sergt. | Samuel Wise | William Thompson | 3" S. C.

Dec. 15, 1776 | Oct. 14. 1777 | 1" Lieut | { Joseph John Wade { Richard D. Cook | Williams | 9" N. C.

July 20. 1780 | 5 mos. 11 days | [blank] | Assistant Commissary of Purchases to the Southern Army

Sept. 15. 1780 | 3 mos. 16 days | [blank] | Assistant Commissary of Issues,  " 

Jan'y 1. 1781 | 3 mos. | [blank] | Superintendent of Transportation  " 



Battles engaged in, Sullivan's Island. Chadds Ford.

Residence of solider at enlistment, with his parents, ^whose names are not stated, in Anson Co. N.C.

Date of application for pension, Sept. 19. 1832 His cl. [claim] was allowed

Residence at date of application, near Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.

Age at date of application, {born Jan'y 13. 1758 in Anson Co. N.C.
{died Feb'y 23. 1840 at Nashville Tenn.

Remarks: He left no widow but the following children survived him: Elizabeth wife of William Thompson. Sarah wife of Frederick W. Huling. Rebecca wife of Charles Neal. Morgan W. Brown & Catharine S. wife of Wm. A. Cook [.] She died Dec. 15. 1849 in Shelby Co Tenn. leaving the fol. [following] children [:] Mary R. wife of Seth Wheatly. Morgan B. Cook. William S. B. Cook. George W. Cook & Elizabeth wife of Samuel W. Ayres. Mary R. Wheatly died Dec. 23. 1849 leaving the following children Catharine, Arthur & Mary Wheatly

Respectfully,

Commissioner.
6-2856
Page 34

[Two stamps over writing and each other on front of card]
[Largest stamp covering most of address information]
[Encircled with lines and numbers 1-12 and divisions with center reading:]
RECEIVED 
NOV 8 1939
MAIL SUB-D[illegible]
Reader No 2
VETS [illegible stamped over]

[Center of circular smaller stamp over right side of larger stamp]
WEST POINT
NOV 6
[Time illegible]  AM
MASS.

[Date next to stamps] 1939

[Third stamp/seal illegible in right corner]

[In center of card]
[completely enclosed by line] 
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

[Handwritten]
Pension Bureau
    Washington,
            D.C.
Page 35

Dear Sir:   Morgan Brown served in Revolutionary War from Va. - we think Fredrick Co. - his wife was either Rebecca or Elizabeth, will you send me any data you have on him.  Also do, you have service on William [underline] Little [/underline] from same County, wife was Penlope [sic: Penelope] or Catherine.
If the Pensions of the above give any family data we would appreciate your sending it.
Thank you for all you do for us. Sincerely
Mrs. James O'Neil Vance.
55E. Broad & Miller Ave., West Point, Miss.
Page 36

Checkmark upper left corner
E4 [illegible 2 words] rec'd mel 
[written at angle left upper corner under checkmark] 
Rev, Sec
CSur

[Center top of page]
Chattanooga Tenn.
March 25, 1919

[Body of Letter]

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, DC.
Dear Sir:
     In endeavoring to 
gather up some family
 history, I wish you to
see for me what you
can find in your records
regarding one
    Lt. Morgan Brown
    Born 1758 in Anson Co
ch C. served in Revolution
as 1st Lt 9th chC. Reg. & also
as volunteer, taken prisoner
Page 37

at Charleston May 12, 1870-
I wish to know the name
of his father & mother & of
his children- His wife I
 understand was named 
Elizabeth Little & that he[underlined]
came of Quaker Ancestory.
Am told that Quakers Keep
their records most carefully
& where could I get in
touch with their records?
    Thanking you in advance for any assistance
you may give me I am
      Respectfully Yours,
             Mrs. Jessy Brown Ann [?Arm/Arn]
1014 East 9th St.                
Chattanooga                 [Circular postmark seal]
       Tenn                       [Stamped inside seal]
                                           PENSION
                                                 A
                                        U.    Mar      S.
                                                28
                                              1919
                                            OFFICE
Page 38

[paper folded in thirds]
[left section]

[stamp: Received 498 WAR DEPT. 2 Feby. 13. 1893]

[rectangular stamp: FEB 18 1893]

Feby. 11./93.
Hon.
Josiah Patterson.
Inclosed [Enclosed] request of Mrs. Florence Farrington for a certificate that her great-grand-father, Morgan Brown was a pensioner of the Revolution.

I [illegible: nacl. ?] W.D. 
Acknowledged by form letter February 15, 1893


[center section]

B.
Indorsement.  FBR

War Department, 
February 15, 1893.

Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions and the writer so advised.

L. A Grant.
Ass't. Secretary of War.

√
Acknowledged by letter (Form)
Feb. 15, 1893.


[round stamp: PENSION OFFICE. 
U S FEB 17 1893]
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[Center top of page]
House of Representatives U.S.
Washington, D.C.   Feb. 11, 1893

The Honorable
       Secretary of War,
             Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

       I send you herewith a letter which I have just received from Mrs. Florence Farrington, of Memphis, Tenn.
I suppose the War Department can furnish the statement she desires.
I would be very glad to comply with her wishes.

                   Yours truly,
                   Josiah Patterson [Signature]
Page 40

[Upper left corner of folded page. Line enclosed]

498   WAR 1893
           3
         DEPT.

[1/4 Way down along right side]
194 [4 is underlined superscript]
Page 41

Memphis Feb. 7th 1893.
Hon.  Josiah Patterson,
Dear Sir,
         A wave of patriotic spirit is passing over our part of the state, and as my great-grand-father fought for his country I wish to keep in remembrance his devotion to the cause of freedom - by identifying my children with him and by enrolling myself with the Daughters of the Revolution to which I think I am entitled to membership.  I hope you will kindly pardon the liberty I take in asking you to serve
Page 42

me:  My great-grand-father Morgan Brown was in the regiment of Col. Wm. Thompson of North Carolina and took part in the battle of Fort Moultrie among others, for which service he received a pension, until he died in Nashville Tenn.
Jan. 23rd 1840,
Now, what I wish is a certificate from the Pension Office stating that he was a pensioner of the Revolution. [Pencil underlined from certificate to Revolution]  It is necessary to have such [roof and I know of no way of procuring it, than by calling upon
Page 43

a friend in power.
   With high esteem-
  I remain very truly
    Florence Farrington
   284 Beale Street.
Page 44

___________________________________________________
"18"   ______ "Morgan Brown Superintendant [Superintendent] of Transportation" _____
___________________________________________________
[table with the following headers: Date of Certificate | date of the Indents | No there of | Book | To Whom Certificates and Indents Issued | com | [blank] | Other particular Supplies | What he received in part thereof in North Carolina | State Settlement. |
____________________________________________________
1780 July 24th | 1785 Mar. 24 | 252 | N . . . | . his own pay . . . . . | . . . . | . . . . | as A.C.P. 5 mo. and 11 days Jos Baron de hall } | rec'd in part 20,000 and the serve of an old waggon [wagon] | . . . . . ₤ | 75 | 2 | 8 |

Sept. 15 | ditto . | ditto . | . . ditto . . . . . | . . . | . . . | as A.C.I. 3 mo. 16 days pr. Ad. Jamison A.C.G.I. | } [see above] | . . . . . . | 32 | 19 | 6 |

1781 Jany . . | . . . ditto . . | . . ditto | . . ditto | . . . . ditto . . . . . | . . . | . . . | as S. I. T. 3 mo. pr. General Green } | . or | 34 | 2 | . . . . . | 42 | - - | - |

Feby 5 | . . . Apl 12 | . 486 | . . ditto | Sarah James . . . | . . . . | . . . . | hire of two men 14 days . . . . . . | . . . . | . . . | . . | . . . . . . | 1 | 19 | 8 |

March 28 | . . . . . . | . ditto | . ditto | . ditto . . . . . . | . . . | . . . | hire of a hand 15 days . . . . . . | . . . . | . . | . . . | . . . . . . | [blank] | 15 | [blank] |

Jany . 21 | . . April 11th | 467 . | . ditto | John Hurtis . . . | [illegible] 125 . | . . . | . . . . . . . . | . . . | . . | . . | . . . . . | 21 | 17 | 6 |

May . . . | . . Apl. 19 | 643 | . . ditto | Claudius P[illegible] | . . . | . . . | hire of a larger boat 16 mo. at 30 dol pr. mo | . . . . | . . | . . | . . . . . | 112 | " | " |

Apl. 1 | . July 20 | . . 41 . | . . V . | Will. Lede . . . . | . . . | . . . | himself and 2 hands transporting provisions | . . . | . . . | . . | . . . . . | 3 | 13 | 8 |

_____________
₤290.. 8..
_________________________

State So Carolina. ss.
Treasury Office City of Charleston 16th. August 1788.

[seal: Treasury]
These Presents Certify that the above is a true copy of Sundry Certificates issued by Morgan Brown Esquire in favour of sundry persons for the several supplies &c. by them made, and of the mode of payment thereof by this state, as is above set forth and opposed to their respective names per vouchers formerly filed in this office, and now remaining filed in the continental commissioner of accounter's office 
John Edwards } Comr.
Page 45

1780 The United States of America
To Morgan Brown . . . Dr.

July 20.  To 5 mo. and 11 days Acting as A. C of purchases " to the Southern army at 60 doll. per month . . . . . ₤75.2.8

Septr. 15. " To 3 Mo. and 16 days Service as A.C. of Issues. to the Southern army at 40 doll. per mo . . . . . 32. 19.6 1/2

1781. Jany.  To 3 Mo. service as superintendant [superintendent] of Transportation on Pee dee at 60 doll. per mo . . .  . . . . . 42.0.0.
_________________
₤150.2.2 1/2
___________


" Credit

By ten thousand North Carolina dollars in October 1780. by the scale of that state 66 1/2 doll. . . . . . 15.10.4

By ten thousand dollars of the same kind in January 1781. worth about 47 1/2 doll. . . . . . 11.1.8

By the Trans of an old waggon [wagon] adjudged to weigh 300 lb. . . . . . . 7.10.-
____________________
₤34:2. .
Ballance [balance] due . . ₤.166.0.2 1/2


Treasury office city Charleston, State So. Carol. 16th. Augt. 1788.

These Presents Certify that the above is a true copy of Mr. Morgan Brown his account against the United States of America, for the ballance [balance] whereof, being as above set forth, one hundred and sixteen pounds and two pence half penny sterling, a state Indent No. 252 Isib. Nt. dated the 24 March 1785. was issued and delivered to him and that it appears not from any Voucher or record in this office that he the said Morgan Brown hath ever received any other satisfaction for the same ~~.

[seal: Treasury seal]
John Edwards } Commiss &c



S.F. 3063
Page 46

Increase Morgan Brown. ded
Ten
Act 7 June 1832

Admd
5 mo 11 day as Com of P. 134.16
" " " " Com [illegible] . 75 00
3 " 16 " As Com Issues. 70.66
10 " 3 " Leut [lieutenant]  161 33
___________________
$441.15
frm 4 March 1831 to 23 Feby 4. the day of his death. Payable to Elizabeth Thompson [,] Sarah Huling, Rebecca Neal, and Morgan W Brown only surviving children of Morgan Brown, did deduct what has been paid at the rate of $320 pr ann for same time

Hon J R Underwood 
Senate U States
Page 47

    Know all men by these presents that we William Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson his wife, of the County of Davidson and State of Tennessee do hereby constitute and appoint Joseph R. Underwood a Senator in Congress from the state of Kentucky our true and lawful attorney for us and in our name (or in the name of the said Elizabeth alone if the law so require) to receive from the agent of the government of the United States for paying pensions at Washington City, or elsewhere any money the said Elizabeth may be entitled to (under the act or acts of the Congress of the United States of America) as one of the surviving children and heirs of Morgan Brown deceased, who died on the twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord 1840, and who was at the time of his death on roll of West Tennessee Agency as a revolutionary Pensioner at three hundred and twenty dollars per annum.
     Witness our hands and seals this nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1850.
Sealed and delivered}   Wm Thompson  seal
in the presence of}        [All names are Signatures]
 JH. M'Ewen Jp             Elizabeth Thompson  seal 
J.R. Thompson
      United States of America

State of Tennessee, Davidson County. SS
                Be it remembered that on the 19th day of June 1850 before me Joseph H McEwen a Justice of the peace in
Page 48

and for said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared William Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson his Wife, above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be their act and deed.     In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above mentioned.
            JH McEwen
            Justice of the Peace
    State of Tennessee Davidson County. SS
   I F.R. Chentham     Clerk of the Davidson
County Court, do hereby certify that J.H. McEwen whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of acknowledgement of the foregoing power of Attorney by William Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson his Wife to Joseph R Underwood a Senator in Congress from the State of Kentucky is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Davidson State of Tennessee duly commissioned and qualified and duly and legally authorized by law to act as such.  And I certify that I am acquainted with his hand writing and that his name to said certificate is in his own hand writing and that I saw him write the same.      In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal of office. hereunto, and office in Nashville this 19th day of June in the year of our Lord 1850
                F.R. Chentham clerk
                 of said County Court
[Blank seal]
Page 49

The first article charged in the declaration is substantiated by the testimony of James Baggot and Peter Hubbard, two respectable soldiers who served in the same regiment during the time I did, and longer, for I left them in it, and as they lived in my neighborhood many years after the War and never having heard any suggestion to the contrary I believe they served the whole time of their inlistment which I think was three years.      These men are both old, and as I could not conveniently obtain their attendance at the distance of sixty or seventy miles, I have procured their depositions ta=kin before a respectable magistrate of the county where they live, who also certifies to their integrity, and the certificate and deposition is under the Seal of the Court.  No. 1
*[See written *insert below that runs along left side of letter]
    *   My services as a Lieutenant, it is expected will be found on the muster rolls, but if it should not, there is the certificate of Judge M Nary to the fact of my serving in that office, and if necessary the Testimony of Genl Polk who was Majr. of the regiment I served in, and commanded it during the whole time I served in that capacity' and Col. Wades letter, concerning my appointment No.2.
        My services as commissary of Purchases and Issue, is proved by the certificate of Judge M Nary who was personally acquainted with me during the Term, and at whose fathers house I made my residence while in Guilford.  [illegible] in fact is fully knowing to the whole of my transactions in that capacity.  Two letters also from the commissary General which I have found among my old papers, and a Letter from Col. Thomas Wade concerning my appoint ^[ment][above]=
to office as Lieutenant marked No.2 Will have their  wright in establishing those facts.   These are also fully sworn by the exemplification under the Seal of the State of South Carolina showing my settlement with the Treasury of that State in those capacities. ____The second table in that exemplification shows the acknowledgment of my service as Superintendent of transportation and that my transactions in that capacity was allowed as authentic; and as such were allowed and received by the continental commissioner of Accounts.____Many papers and Vouchers I have   possessed which would prove all these things but times and accident has deprived me of nearly all,  But I hope what I have provided will satisfy the [illegible] [illegible] that no [illegible] is intended

*[Writing along left side of letter that is intended for insertion at *]

[First section before } ]
I rather think at this time my commission at Lieutenant in the 9th Regt. 6 [next 3 words illegible] date those I have named in my declaration.  [The rest is illegible]

[Second section following } ]
From a more particular [illegible] and inspection of Col. Wade [illegible] the date [illegible] to be Augt. . 15.  instead of [illegible -Dec?] 6.th 15th [not sure about this]
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It is humbly presumed that the Honbl. [honorable] Secretary will have no difficulty in allowing the pay of a Captain in which at the time these services were rendered in as $40 pr. month as well as now recollected. Under every form of calculation, of both time and pay, it would amount to something more than that amount.

It is the opinion of some, that the highest amount allowed while in service, per month, should govern the allowance - some say an average of the highest and lowest. And some say an average of all the different imployments [employments], and pay proportioned to the term of two years. The following Tables shew the result of each of these.

Table 1st
7 1/2 Months 3d. Regt. at $15 1/3 pr. month. proportion of 24 Mo. - $4.472 pr. mp.

10 - - Do. 9 Regt. NC. . . . 27 Do. . . . Do. . . . 24 Do. . . 11.25

- 8 1/3 Do. Commy. purchase and superintendant [superintendent] Transportation } 60 . . . Do. . . . Do. . . . 24 Do. . . 20.83.

3 1/2 Com. Issues . . at 40 . . Do. . . . Do. . . 24 Do. . . 5.83.
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42:3.8 1/3

This table is calculated by apportioning the amount of the pay of each kind of service, [looks like 11] to the proportion it bears to 24 months. and in the lowest that can be made, agreeable to the law sent 1st.

Table 2d.
3 1/2 months as commy of purchases $60 pr mo } . . . $100 highest pay pr. mo.
Same as commy of Issues . . . 40 pr. mo. }

7 1/2 mo. 3d. Regt. at . . . . . . . . . . 15 1/2 lowest pay pr. mo.

divide by . . 2) 115 1/3
average of the highest and lowest . . . 57 1/2 1/3 6

The following calculation is made by Judge Cook

3 1/2 mo. Commy of Purchases and issues, at $60 $40 pr no $100 . . $350
4 5/6 Commy. of Purchases & S. Transportation at 60 . . . . 290.
10 mo. Lt. 9 Regt. . . . . at. 27 . . . . 270
5 4/6 mo in 3d Regt. S. Carolina . . at 15.33 1/3 . . . . 86.87 1/2
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divide by 24 . . . . 996.87  1/2
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and the result is . . $41.53. pr. mo.

This he considers as the Just equitable mode of calculating, in which he leaves out all the time served in the third regiment but what makes up the two years.

I presume not to dictate to those who are properly authorised [authorized] to Judge of the matter, having no doubt they will construe both the law and the facts in the most favourable
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manner for those whose labors have been rendered fifty, larger odd years ago, and whose days are fast approaching to a close so that none, it is presumed can ever receive anything like a compensation for the toils and troubles they sustained. What ever may be allowed me, I shall consider as an act of gratitude which I shall be proved to say my country renders to her old and faithful citizens who in that dark and dreary time, risked, life, liberty and property for her well being.

Yours sincerely
Morgan Brown
24th. Septr. 1832

Honbl. John Bell Esquire

Note 
a citizen from whome [whom] I purchased some beef for the army, and promised him the money if I received it, but not receiving the money gave him a certificate. Not being satisfied to fare as his neighbours did, sued me for the money; the fist of the action lay in the single point, whether I was a public officer duly authorised [authorized] to issue a certificate binding on the government of the united states - The exemplification under the seal of south carolina certifying my settlement at the treasury of that state in that character was held ample Testimony and the complainant was [illegible]. The Continental commissioner of accounts [crossed out: was present] happened to be present at the trial and offered his testimony to the same effect, but the court said, The exemplification under the seal of the state of South Carolina was amply sufficient. This [illegible] was tried at Hillsborough in North Carolina and it was for that purpose I had obtained it.

Note 2d. When my acct. had been before the auditor, he had noted on the back of it that Genl. Green should have certified that that [sic] I had delivered up all such publick [public]  property as came into my possession, but it happened that Genl. Huger was in the office at the time I noticed the auditor remark, and said to him, "I know that he never had anything but what he purchased himself, and that was drawn from him as fast as he could collect it, though a small remainder he had in store was taken or destroyd [destroyed] by the British at Guilford court house. A short time after Genl. Green on his way to Georgia calld [called] in Charleston and I named the circumstance to him, he asked if the acct had passed, I told him it had, but he afterwards saw the commissioner of the Treasury and assured him that the acct was correct - so the commissioner told me, but this has nothing to do with the present business

Note 3d. That in this declaration relatives to the service in the third regiment of South Carolina, it is said "That he continued in this regiment from the first day of May until the fifteenth day of December 1776." When in fact he served in this regiment from the first of October 1775. and such is the Testimony
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