Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,894, John Brumfield, S. C.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
S.C.

Brumfield, John

NUMBER
S. 30,894

CONTENTS
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Certificate
Mutilated
31960, iss'd June 6, 1842;
$20 per annum, Com 3 /4 /31;
act 6/7/32, La Pen, [illegible]
Jacket
Deed May 6, 1845 (A. B)
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[ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington ] on this day of May the twenty, Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court  before me  Ths. C. Warner Judge of the  Parish of Washington  now sitting , John Brumfield  one of the Justices of  the peace for this  Parish a resident of the Parish of Washington , State of Louisiana  aged eighty three years who being 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 the  7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States  of America under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  , first served six months in the Light horse Regiment  No. 1  under Colonel Thompson ,Edward Richardson was my  Captain, Lousi Octors  was Lieut.  General Richardson commanded  , Richard his son  was  Colonel of the Militia  Regt. of infantry , Colonel Thompson lived on the  Congaree and Richardson lived on the Santee near about the fork of the  river.  The Regiment mustered first on  Meely  township, forty miles from  Camden about one hundred miles from  Charleston , our must  ground was in the woods in a suitable place for water above the fork of the Congaree and Wateree. The Reg't. was about six hundred men  strong . Frank Boylan  was a Captain, he lived in Camden  ,  Charles  Geedley was also a Captain, lived in the country  he recollects of two  more  Captains , one was Moore and the other was  Brown.  This Reg't. assembled  and served six months  before any attack  made by the British under Sir Parker  against  Charleston and Sullivan's Island.  after the  Reg't.  had been mustered  we
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were ordered to Reedy River  high up in  South Carolina . Richard Richardson , Colonel commanded a Regiment of Militia  infantry  and  that  Reg't.  marched  with us he father the  General commanded  the whole expedition. We had a long march to  reach  Reedy River and had very cold weather , the day before the attack we marched the whole night  for fear of being discovered and kept on so near that we could see them  and their fires , we  then stopped and had to  wait for day to begin the attack. That night was very cold,  The Tory's  were encamped  in the woods near about  one thousand strong , they   were commanded by  Cunningham. The  action  begun  at sunup or before . We surprised then so well that they had to surrender before they had time to prepare for fighting . We took  3 or 4 hundred  prisoners, the balance escaped. Cunningham dressed in shirt tail , left a very  fine horse to his  marquee. Doctor  Charleton  from Camden  got the horse and kept  him.  The  place of that action went by the name of Snowey Camp on Reedy  River, from there we went back to  the place we had started and were all discharged at  the end of the six months. Then came orders to draft the Militia  , we met on the high hills of Santee . I refused to be drafted. I served as volunteer in   Nathaniel Moore's company  as Sergeant , and was a Sergeant  during all the war. We went to  Charleston , and was there when  the British attacked   Sullivan's Island. That Regiment was commanded by Nat. Cingleton , and kept his quarters
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(3 ) on the high hills of Santee  . We did not  meet with any action  of consequence but partial skirmishes with the  Tories and some of them  most every week, by that  time  Charleston  surrendered to  Cir Clinton, everything got to be in confusion and  remained so for some time , great many people  took parole to the  British others kept away. the British  then began to  fortify  and build forts  and  redoubts  in different places. The Tories  then joined them, and embodied  where the  British built forts and gathered in the forts. The Whigs had  then to hide and dodge about , and  laid so among others , until  I heard that  Gen. Marion was gathering men , I   went up to him and found him near Scot's Lake  on  Santee , his troops was  then small, not more than  thirty or forty men, I joined him as volunteer and served  with him as Sergeant . Short time  after I had joined him, General Sumpter came also with  a Regiment to attack Scot's Lake fort, and great many  came and joined them. I believe all them was at the attack of  Scot's Lake fort , some troops from other  States. We took the fort, paroled the British and  send them to Charleston , about forty tories  were made prisoners, and  sent to  Pedee and I was one among the  Reg't. that escorted them there. When we got there  we were informed that about 25 miles from there  on   Drowning Creek or Little Pedee  the  free Mulatos had gathered and were making war against the  Whigs, They had  massacred  Col. Culp , burnt
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(4 ) his house and committed great waste. Captain Sparks  belonging to Col. Culp's Reg't.  went to  Capt. Hynson who commanded the company  that had escorted the prisoners to  Pedee to inquire if he could not get somebody that could be  entrusted to go over to the Mulatos and see what was their   forte and strength , to be better  able to make an attack on them. Cap. Hynson  told him  that he had nobody  with him fit for such business, but  me,  but did not  know when  I would venture  on  such expedition .  Death  was certain  if the Mulatos had  discovered the plan, I did not like much such undertaking, but on the other hand  when free Mulatos  were dong  great deal of mischief, and it was necessary to  put a stop to it. I told  Cap. Hynson that I should go  provided  another trusty   man would go with me , having found one that was  trusty , I went to the Mulato camp one  Capt. Swet  was their main  chief, we introduced ourselves under false names  . I took the name of John Brown , we found them  near to be about six hundred strong , well trained , a well armed, well mounted, disposed to fight  their death . They paraded and  exercised every day  and in mu  opinion it would have taken a very strong force to subdue them, in several conversations I had with them  it would not be as well to be friendly with the  Whigs  they said , they would rather be so , and provided they would be let alone, they would remain neutral.
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(5)  after remaining eight days , with the  Mulatos on Little Pedee  I hired one of their men , and give him two gold  guineas to  pilot me back to Pedee , I returned from there to our camp and   went and reported my   mission to Col. Dirk  Richardson. Sime time afterward  I learned  that a  trusty had been connected with the Mulatos  from  Scot's Lake , Marion and Sumpter  went  and took a fort from the British  at Col. Thompson on the Congaree  from  there I went with Marion to Orangeburgh to attack the British, but Marion and Sumpter  thought they were too strong , we   turned round and went to  Beging's Church  , thirty miles from Charleston , Col. Lee with his regular Light horse men was along  also with us at the taking of Scot's Lake fort.  Was a party of the British    they attacked us but we beat them , killed three, and made some prisoners, it was  when close of the evening , the British  had still possession of  the place and had  retrenched the Church , we camped by all night and prepared to storm  the  Church , next day , but at day light we perceived that the  British had evacuated  we following them  and overtook them  twelve miles from  Charleston, there  was had a heavy engagement, several of our men killed upwards of forty were wounded , the British kept up their ground,  that night  we camped there also . Mario  and Sumpter had about 1000 men , the  British were about  five hundred  and has some artillery . We expected a battle for the next day , but the British  retreated during the night  from there  we returned
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(6) to Santee and in going back there all night  at General Marion's house , it was on my way home. We were dismissed at Santee, them that wished to go home went , and  I went among the rest. I have live in the County now called Sumpter County, from that time the  British were very near gone , none remained, but some in  Camden  under the  command of Lord Roden, he went back to Charleston. I served with Marion about  two years , was with him in most of all his engagements, furnished myself  with arms and horses, of which I lost two in  the campaign, never receive no pay whatever. During the time I was with Marion  part of the time in James Clerk Compy. after that campaign was over , we were drafted soon  came back , the war was over, and peace had been   concluded. This applicant recollects of General Green at Statesburgh on Santee when he went to  Eutaw Springs on Santee where a hard battle was fought. This deponent also declares that he has no documentary evidence  and that he knows of no person  in  this  Country  whose testimony  he can procure  who can certify  to his services. He  does also declare that he got a discharge that he kept until  this ten or twelve years back  and he finally   lost it , has further
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(  7 ) states that if he was in  South Carolina he expects he could find persons living who  could certify  tohis services, and if  General Marion  , and General Sumpter  were yet alive  he  would have no others. , and he  said deponent  hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension  or annuity except the present and declares  that his name is not on the pension list or roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid .  John Brumfield ( signed )  Thos. C. Warner ( ( signed ) Parish Judge  Interrogatories propounded by the Court to the aforesaid applicant. 1st.  Where and in what year were you born ? 2. Have you any record of your age & 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. 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given , and what has become of it ?
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(8)  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 services as a soldier of the Revolution. These interrogatories were answered a will be seen  on the papers attached to this. Personally appeared before me the undersigned  Thos. C  Warner Judge of the  Parish of Washington  John Brumfield  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 that the periods mentioned below in the following grades. Six months  in  Colonel Thompson's Regiment of Light horse as a horseman  in  Colonel Nathaniel Cingleton 's Regiment  of the South Carolina Militia  six months before the attack  made by Sir Parker on  Sullivan's Island until it was disbanded after the  surrender of Charleston  to Sir Henry Clinton and was then first Sergeant and  in  Marion's Brigade of Light horse as first Sergeant from the time that General Marion took the field after the   surrender of  Charleston until peace was made.  and for such services I claim a pension as first Sergeant of Cavalry. Sworn & subscribed to  May 20the 1832. before me  Thos. C. Warner ( signed ) Parish Judge  John Brumfield ( signed )
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John Brumfield
Louisiana
Return  e   i  j
St Jamany Parish,
________________
Madisonville
Louisiana
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office

Sir:                15th July  1833

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and 
the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A STATEMENT, showing the service of John Brumfield

Period when the service was rendered.         
from 1775 to 776

From 1776 to 1779
No less than

from 1779 to 1782
No less than

Duration of the claimant's service  
                                       Year           Months          Days                
from 1775 to 776                                6
                                                            [illegible]
From 1776 to 1779            2

from 1779 to 1782              2


Rank of  the   Claimant 
from 1775 to 776       Pri Cav                        
from 1776 to 1779      Serg    
from 1779 to 1782       Sergt

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.   

from 1775 to 776     
Col Thompson
U.S. Regt of Calvary                            

from 1776 to 1779      
Cap.  N Moore
Col Nathanial Cringleton
Regt of S.C. Militia
                                                                                       
from 1779 to 1782
 Brigadier  General Marion
Brigade of light horses
militia of S.C. Company
of James Clark Capt.     

Age at present,  and  place of abode when he entered  the service
82 years 

83 years

South Carolina

Proof by which the declaration is supported
   


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I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATION UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
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. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claim
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

                                                                  DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of} ss.
County of                                 }

On this______day of_____personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of______in the county of _______and State, Territory or District
of_____aged_______years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)____, with  and
served in the_____ (e) regiment of the_____ line, under the following named officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. ☞This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid._______________A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.

I _____________of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of__________________ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
________ day of _____________& c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out ___________

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:______________

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____________ and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we   _____________      are well acquainted with ___________ , who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___________
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the___________
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __________
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ____________-Clerk of the Court of ____________ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ____________
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this ______ day of      ____________ & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, 
and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. 
To a Solder.     } 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 be come of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to 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."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent 
authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i ] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
                                                                                     
                                                                                          Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
                                                                                        
                                                                                                    Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well 
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the 
witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j]  applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Direct as before to
Palestine
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State of  La Parish of Washington  July 25th 1857  To Mr. Geo. C. Whiting  Commissioner Dear Sir, I received your favor of  June 2nd with interest now I sent myself to apply for further information on the subject under consideration the applicant Mrs. Malidy  Penny  who says he is ready to comply   with anything you say  she ought to do, she  also says that her Mother died long before her Father the pensioner under consideration  . She  also says that she and her sister is the only surviving  heirs of said pensioner and she has a lawful power of attorney  from her sister  to act fore her in this case. Now I want you to give me all the information possible  with blanks etc.  to carryout the object of said petition  and you will do me  a great favor together with the petitioner  who only wants the money due her Father from March 4th  1843  up to  May 6th  1845  which was the day her Father died which makes 2 years 3 months at  $ 20  per annum. Very respectfully   your obt servt.  John J Lewis ( signed ) P.S> Please write soon  and also write your name plainer for I cannot make it out.  cross your t's not your i's if you please.
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Reported to Agent
Let [illegible] decd May 27/51
Let. J. J. Lewis
May 30 /57
Same Aug 29, 1857

1858  Aug 19, Let to M. Penny
Hon. Th Q Davidson. Febr. 5/59
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30894
INVALID.
Revy
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File No. 30,894
John Brumfield
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7"  32'
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 54
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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John Brumfield
____________
Louisiana 1832 

To the Commissioner 
of the Pension office
City of Washington  D.C.
[illegible]

way
son
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John Brumfi
Louisiana
_____
Suspended
________
See let. 21 June
to Benj Richard
doto  Hon. J. B. Dawson
11. 1841, let to do
Nov, 41, let 15th
March 42 to same
& to W. Hill Sec of State
of N.C
let 24 Mch 42  Hon
J. B. Dawson Same
June 2, 1842.
Act 7 June 1882
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[ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington  ] Be it known and remembered that  on this  ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and  thirty two  before me  Thomas C. Warner  Judge of the Parish  Court of the   Parish and State aforesaid  personally appeared John Brumfield  Esq. a resident of said Parish  and State aged  eighty two  years who first being duly sworn  according to law  on his oath makes the following declaration   in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 & the  following interrogatories  being propounded  answered as follows  To wit. Interrogatory  1st.  Where and in what year were you born ? Answer. I was born in the  State of Virginia on the 27th day of June int he year  one thousand seven hundred  & fifty.  Interrogatory  2nd. Have you any record of your age, andif so where is it ?  Answer. I once had a record of my age but it was burnt in  my house. Interrogatory  3rd. Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary  War, and where do you now live ? Answer.  I was living  on the High Hills of Santee  in the  State of South Carolina  and remained there until the year 1808 when I moved to  Washington Parish , State of Louisiana & have remained ever since in said Parish & State  where I now live. Interrogatory 4th . How were you called into  service, were
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you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute , and if a substitute for whom ?  Answer. I entered the service as a volunteer.  Interrogatory  5th . State the names of some  of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental  and  Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.  Answer.  My first service was in a light Horse company  commanded by  Col. Thompson and  his Captain's name  was Edwin Richardson. I Served there six months  then I volunteered in the Militia company  commanded by  Genl. Richardson  & Col. Singleton , Richard Richardson was also a Colonel . I served under  these officers till after the fall of Charleston  , after which I served under  General Maron in the company  of James Cark Captain until the end of the  war. I do not recollect the numbers of the Regiments in  which I served. I was  with Col. Thompson on the Reedy River  in  South Carolina when he took .. ( missing text )  four hundred  Tories who were said to be  comm....( missing text ) by a Col Cunningham  there was no engagement .. ( missing text )  they submitted  without resistance. I was in several little skirmishes & light fights but the lapse of time  has effaced the general circumstances from my memory , but I  well know that I served at least five years in said  war. Interrogatory 6th. Did you  ever receive a discharge from the  service and if so  by whom was it given and what has become of it ?  Answer. I received a discharge signed by  a Captain Wilson but I do not know what has become of it.
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Interrogatory 7th . State the names of person 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. Answer. I  am acquainted with Colonel John H Goff &  Rev.  John H Goff. And I the said John Brumfield do herby relinquish every claim  whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any  State. Sworn to & subscribed  the day  & year aforesaid  John Brumfield( signed ) Thos. C. Warner ( signed ) Parish Judge [ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington ] We John H Goff, & John H Goff  of said  Parish  & State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  John Brumfield  Esq.   for the last twenty  years & from  his appearance of  remote age & general character  we believe the above declaration  made by him to be true to the best of his knowledge.  John H Goff ( signed ) John H Goff ( signed )
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I Thomas C. Warner Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that
I have been acquainted with the above named John Brumfield
for many years past and from my personal knowledge
of him together with his general character I believe
the foregoing declaration made by him to be true to the best
of his knowledge and recollection & I further certify that
John K & John H Goff are citizens of this Parish and
that their certificate is entitled to faith and credit and
further certify that there are no clergyman in this [illegible]
of long standing

Given under my hand at the parish aforesaid
this 9th day of November A.D. 1832
Thos C. Warnee
Parish Judge

State of Louisiana      }
Parish of Washington}

I Ezekiel P Ellis Deputy Clerk
of the District & Parish Co [illegible]
in and for parish and State of [illegible]
do hereby certify that Thomas [illegible]
is the Judge of the [illegible]
of said Parish and that [illegible]
Signature is genuine

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal of Office
this 19th day of November
A D 1832

E. P. Ellis Clerk
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[ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington ] On this day seventh of October  personally  appeared before me  Benjamin Richardson Judge of the Parish of Washington  , Jon Brumfield Esq.  a resident of  this Parish of Washington ,State of Louisiana  aged  eighty three 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. That he enlisted in  the army of the United States  in the year 1775   with  Edward Richardson and served in the Reg't . of the line commanded b y  Col. Thompson in  Edward Richardson's  company . I resided then on the  high hills of  Santee  what is now called Sumter Parish . I do recollect of Genl. Williamson , of Capt. Frank Boylan , Charles Kirby , and Brown from 1776  after having served six months in  Col. Thompson's Reg't.  I enlisted as a volunteer in  Col. Cingleton 's Reg't. of South Carolina Militia in the company of Nat'l. Moore . I was no less that two years in that Reg't.  until it mostly taken at the  surrender of Charleston . I went and joined as volunteer, General Marion 's Brigade with my Captain  James Clark, General Marion  had not them more than thirty or forty men , but we increased very fast and when joined by General  Sumpter we went and took Scot's Lake Fort. I was always with General Marion from  a short time after  the surrender of  Charleston to  Sir Clinton until war concluded , the 30th  of November 1782  and to the best of my recollection  it  was not less than three years, during all that time I was
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not employed in no civil  pursuit, we were  always in the  field  and the camp was my home., when I went to see my family   I hid it  never slept in my house, times were very dangerous never stayed  but  very short  time  at home or about and the fact is that   I have served very near all the time from  1775  to 1782  all but inclusive , that is to the time  that peace  was promulgated, all during the  War I was  all the time within the Boundaries of the State of South Carolina . I went all about it  after the British and after the tories. I was  at a great number of engagements , for Maron  was always at it, the names of every place I do not recollect except the  Battles, we had at the  Snowy Camp on Reedy River , the taking of Charleston, the attack on  Sullivan's Island, the Battle at Scot's Lake fort  & the Battle at Beging's Church  & he herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present , and he declares that his name is not on the pension  roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed this seventh day of October  1833 before me  in  open Court.  Benj. Richardson ( signed ) Parish Judge  John Brumfield ( signed )  I Ezekiel P Ellis  , Depty. clerk of the District and Parish Court  forth this Parish do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Brumfield Esq. for a pension. I do further certify that  Benj. Richardson  is Judge of the Parish of Washington   and that  the above signature  is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office  this 7th day of October  A.D.  1833. E.P. Ellis ( signed ) D. Clk
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[postal stamp]
RALEIGH
[illegible]
21
N.C.
                                              1834
March 24. 1842
[illegible]
[illegible]

James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of States Office
March 19th 1842.

Sir

Your letter of the 15th instant is
received, and I have carefully examined the
records of my office for the name of John Brum-
field, claiming a pension for service performed
as a soldier of the revolution, but do not find
any such name on any record of my office
showing such service.

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
W Hill
James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
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[ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington ] On this  day the third day of June  in the year of our Lord  one thousand eight hundred and thirty three before me  Seaborn P Robinson  a Justice of the Peace in and for this Parish of Washington  personally appeared  Francis Bickham  and William Simmons , inhabitants of this Parish  who being  duly sworn  according to law  does deposeth and saith   that they  have known  John Brumfield  Esq. for these last twenty years, that they  believe by his appearance to be a man of the age  he reports to be  , that they   have reason to believe from their acquaintance  with him, that he has been a Revolutionary .. ( illegible )  , that they  believe him to be a man of truth , and I said Robinson do certify that  Francis  Bickham  and William Simmons are men of truth , planters , residing in the  neighborhood and that  I believe can be put on to their affidavit.  Francis Bickham ( signed )  W. Simmons ( signed) Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and date above written.  Seaborn P Robinson ( signed ) Justice of the Peace [ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington  ] I, Ezekiel P Ellis  Deputy clerk of the  District & Parish of Washington
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State of Louisiana do hereby certify that Seaborn
J Robinson is an acting Justice of the Peace in &
for said Parish & State & that the above
Signature is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto
Set my hand and affixed my Seal
of Office this 3rd day of June AD
1833

E. P. Ellis ( signed ) D Clk
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We David Slocum    and John Oquin  residing int this Parish of Washington  , State of Louisiana  hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  John Brumfield  Esq.  who has  subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be eighty three 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 ... David Slocum  ( signed ) John Oquin ( signed )  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 David Slocum and John Oquin   are residents  of the Parish of Washington , and are credible persons, and that their statement entitled to credit. Benj. Richardson ( signed ) Parish Judge  I, Ezekiel  P Ellis Deputy Clerk of the District and Parish  Courts of Washington  do hereby certify that the foregoing  contains the original  proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Brumfield Esq. for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand  and seal  of office this 7th day of October A.D  1833. (  E.P. Ellis ( signed / sealed ) D. Clk
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and the Court further certifies that there is no clergyman present whose certificate can be had agreeable to the directions
of the War department. In  Witness whereof I have signed these presents this Seventh day of October A.D. 1833, and the
fifty eight of the independence of the United States
Signed in open Court.
Benj Richardson ( signed ) Parish Judge

[ State of Louisiana Parish of Washington ] 

I E. P. Ellis Deputy Clerk of the
District and Parish Courts do hereby ,, ( missing word ) 
that the above certificate was made
and signed in open .. ( missing word )  by the Hon B. Richardson is the Judge of the Parish aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I
have hereunto Set my hand
and affixed my Seal of office
this 7th day of October A D
1833
E. P. Ellis ( signed ) 
D. clk
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Treasury Deptartment  Third Auditor's Office May 28,  18 37  Sir, In reply to your letter of the  27th inst. ,  I have to inform you that  the pension of John Brumfield , Louisiana Agency  under  Act of June 7 1832  at  $ 20 per annum  appears to have been paid  to  March 4, 1843. I return the papers. Very Respy, your obt. servt. Rob Jomnison ( signed ) Auditor  Geo  C. E=Whiting Comm. of Pensions
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Honbl. Jno  B Dawson
Washington City
D.C.
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Washington Paris , La. Jany 9th ' 42  Honble. Jno B Dawson  Dear Sir, I address you at the present on the subject of my  much esteem old friend   ( John Brumfield Esq. )  having known him  well from my earliest remembrance I can the more readily  bear testimony  to his character  etc. which  testimony is that  his character is unsullied, that those who know him  best like him most, that he is kind in all the relations of his life in @ word he is a true friend to his country  @  pure Republican indeed. Dear Sir - " in conclusion " if the statement that I have made should be of any  avail  through you to my much respected friend  Mr. Brumfield , I shall feel happy  if otherwise, I shall rest satisfied  with the clear conviction on my mind , that I have done  nothing more than my duty.  Sir, Being called upon to make a statement  to you officially  of the station that I occupy  " with sentiments of esteem, I remain   your friend  and very  obt. servt. W.D. J. Warner ( signed ) Clerk of the  8th Judicial District Parish Coutt   in  & for the Parish of Washington , La.   Hon .J. B. Dawson. M.C.
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Statement
John Brumfield
          as
To Service
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Franklinton  La Feby 20" 1841
To the Commissioner of Pensions:
I, The undersigned John Brumfield
an applicant for a pension for services rendered
to the United States, do herewith present my
claims for the same - 

I enlisted in or about the year 1777 under
Capt. James Wilson at Hillsborough N. Carolina,
the Regiment to which Capt Wilsons Company
belonged was commanded by Colonel Dowsier,
We marched first to Kingston, thence to
Tarbury, thence to Halifax, thence to Petersburg
Virginia and thence to Richmond, where
I was discharged upon the consideration
of having enlisted one Timothy Rich with
my own money, and M. Davis and
with the public money, of which one of 
the latter with the former, according to the
then existing regulations of the army were
sufficient to obtain a discharged.

I received my discharge from Capt.
James Wilson, under whom I enlisted at
Hillsborough, but which has either been mis=
layed or destroyed with other papers-
                                                        John Brumfield
N.B. Col. Shepherd    }
was the 1st Col            }
Colo Dawson the 2nd}

Sworn to & subscribed before
me June 7th 1841
Benjamin Richardson
Parish Judge of Washington

[illegible] La
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FREE

Franklinton La
June 7

Honorable  Jno B Dawson
Washington City
D.C.
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Washington Parish June 7th 1841.
John B. Dawson Esq. this day the papers
John Brunfield has been sent to
the Pension office for pay  & on his
services and certainly he must be paid
this as Parishioners of Washington Parish
earnestly request that you will go forward
to that department have the claim allow-
ed for the old man is very old and poor
and no doubt was a Revolutionary soldier:
Dawson your attention to the above will
not be forgoten by the good people of
Washington Parish

with respect we remain
your friend & Humble
[illegible].
Jas. J. Bickham
Benj Richardson PJ
W W Harris
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March 4. 1842

Issue Cert for Six
months private

J.L. Edward Esq
Pension office
D.C.

Send to
Hon J.B. Dawson
H R
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[because of the  handwriting this letter was difficult to read and transcribe]

Washington City
June 3d 1842

My Dear Sir

In answer to your letter of
Yesterday, and also of the 24th of March Last - 
I accept of the Pension for six months service
by John Brumfield. I do most conscientiously
consider him entitled to be [illegible]his Last Claims
the discrepancy in the application [illegible]
written from ignorance. This is evident that the
ole Soldier and his advisers in the first instance
not aware that it was necessary to spe=
= ify  by any term of service. -  as he is old,
and [illegible]; and the obtaining
of further testimony [illegible]
the Government unyielding in its [illegible] -
I accept the pension as [illegible] - 

I have the honor to be
very respectfully
Yr obt servant
Jno B Dawson

J. L. Edwards Esq.}
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Washington

I Ezekiel P Ellis Deputy
Clerk of the District and
Parish Courts in and for the
Parish aforesaid do hereby certify
that Thomas C Warner is Judge
of the Parish Courts for said Parish
and that the above signatures are
genuine

In testimony whereof I
have hereto Set my hand
affixed my Seal of office the
20th day of May AD 1833
E. Ellis [illegible]
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Report to the Hon John B Dawson H. R.
the case of John Brumfield, of Louisiana
act '32
See page 325
letters June 1841

let Mr D. have a
copy of the letter
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BY ALEXANDER G. MCNUTT,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS -- Greeting:
BE IT KNOW, That Nathaniel M. Collins

whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate, was from the 6th day of
October 1829 to the 5th day of July 1839
An acting Justice of the Peace in and for Marion County
in the State of Mississippi, that his attestation to the annexed
                                  is in due form of law, and made
by the proper officer, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have caused the Great Seal of the State
to be hereunto affixed.

SEAL

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND, at the City of Jackson,
this 1st day of February
A. D. 1842

A.G.  McNutt

Lewis, G. Galloway  Secretary of State.
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Last proof Required 
Refer to the Members
of [illegible]
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[ The State of Mississippi Maron County ] This day  personally appeared  before me  Nathaniel Collins one of the  Justices of the peace  of the County aforesaid  the Rev. Davis Collins and being duly sworn  saith that he went to with  John Brumfield Senior  from the high hills of South Carolina  in time of the Revolutionary  War in order to convey his horse home and when I saw John Brumfield  march off with the  regiment  around towards Charleston for there is where they was going to  . I return  from with the  horses to his father's to the high hills of Santee . I being  acquainted with John Brumfield when he was a young man  and seen him several times  going and returning to  Camps  also I have been acquainted with him for  63 years and have found him to be a man of truth  and firmness and his statement is worthy of notice.  Sworn to and subscribed before me the 14th day of February  1838. Nathaniel Collins ( signed / sealed ) JP
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Washington
Before me the undersigned Judge of Said Parish Personally came and appeared John Brumfield who declares on oath that he Served Six months as a light Horseman in South Carolina in the year 1775 under Edward Richardson Capt. during which time himself & Company was employed in taking Tory prisoners &C. in 1776 this affiant went to the City of Charlestown in South Carolina as a volunteer Militiaman under the command of Nathaniel Moore Capt for one month in which time they were Commanded, by Genl Lincoln and was attacked by Sir Peter Parker in which engagement this appearer was present in the defense of the City, &c.
in 1777 affiant enlisted in Hills Borough N Carolina for three years in Col Heflands Reg't in which Tour he served one year, then hired two men in his place & returned home & no particular engagements
On or about the date of 1779 to the best of affiants recollection under Capt Jno Clark he entered Service commanded by Genl Richard Richardson in South Carolina and was in actual Service from then till the close of the war in which time he was engaged in taking the fort at Monks Corner thirty miles from Charleston S.C. also in another engagement about 12 miles from Charlestown under the Same officers.
The above declaration is made to the best of affiants recollection his memory being much impaired
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by age having arrived at the age of 92 years
Sworn to & Subscribed before
me at my office in the
Court of Washington
July 17th 1842
Benj. Richardson
Parish judge
---
John Brumfield

Washington
March 14th 1842.
I hereby certify that I know Benjn. Richardson is now Parish Judge of the Parish of Washington, State of Louisiana. - I have a perfect knowledge of his signature. -
Jno. B Dawson
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Nov. 13. 1841
Mr. Allison will particularly examine the case of John Brumfield; and inform Hon. J. B Dawson, M.C. of all the objections to the case.
Nov. 13, '41
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In the letter to Mr. Dawson Say that the affidavit of Davis Collins before Justice Nathaniel Collins, Maron Co. Miss.
handed to Hon. J. B. Dawson Nov. 13, 1841 [line crossed out]
must be duly authenticated before it can be admitted as evidence. The official character and Signature of the magistrate must be duly certified by the proper official and his seal of office. If not convenient, the certificate of a member of congress to that effect will be received
Nov. 13. 41
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Washington Parish La June 17th 1842
Honble. J S Edwards
Sir your letter dated June 2d has been read this day by me and the Contents duly noticed and for answer to you I make the following reply Viz that is, I do hereby accept willingly receipt of a pension for Six months Service and I ask of you the favor to transmit to me by the earliest opportunity the necessary vouchers and instructions to enable me to own the money as I am much in need
And with Sentiments of Esteem
Your Obdt Servant
John Brumfield

State of Louisiana
Parish of Washington
I the undersigned Judge of the Court of Washington State of La.
Certify
That the above acceptance was signed in my presence that the Signature is genuinily the Signature of John Brumfield the only applicant of that name in this parish for a pension -
Given under my official
Signature Head of
office June 17th 1842
Benjn. Richardson
Parish  Judge C
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John Brumfield
Lou [illegible]


La

June 7/32
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April 30th Washington Parish La.
Palestine P. O.
To the Comisioner of the Pension Office City of Washington D.C.
Dear sir you will please look over the Books of the Office and see if there is a balance coming to the Pensioner John Brumfield a revelutionary Soldier and by letter sent to this old office by L. Knight Commissioner of your office which shows there as balance to said Pensioner and it justly belongs to the heirs and there is but two now living and Mrs. Malinda Penny has the Power of attorney to act for her other sister and she has already given Mr. Knight a fee and she has his letter that acknowleged the receipt of the same. now if there is any thing else to do you will please to inform me by returning mail
and you will oblige
Yours
John J. Lewis