Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22846, Brooks Hudson, N.H. Vt.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
[illegible]
Vt.

Hudson, Brooks

NUMBER
S.22846

CONTENTS
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[crossed out "Albany"] (Vermont)
31,432

Brooks Hudson

[illegible] Lawrence ^Co. in the State of N York
[illegible] , in the company commanded
[illegible] Page of the Regts commanded
Col [cut off text] Nichols. in the NST 
[illegible] for 3 mos. & 7 days [illegible] 10.77
3 " 9 " Drummer 12.10
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$22.87

[cut off text] scribed on the Roll of Albany
[cut off text] the rate of 22 Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11. day of June 1838 and sent to Hon. J. B. Spencer, M.R.

Arrears to the 4th of March '38 160.09
Semi=anl. allowance ending 6.Sep. " 11.43
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$171.52

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown        Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. 4 Page 31

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[illegible] Vermont
1838.  13.  [illegible] 104 O
= [illegible] to [illegible]
Rutland Vermont

Letter to Pension Agent [cut off text]
3. Auditors 31. March [cut off text]

Paid at the Treasury [cut off text]
the Act of the 6 Afore[cut off text]
from 4 Sept 1838 to [cut off text]
1839. Agts notified 2 [cut off text]
1840

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In the matter of the application of Brooks Hudson
Under the act of 7th June 1832
On Houghton's roll 13 July to 21 Oct
3 mo 9 as a drummer
[illegible] Capt Page
Company 3 mo + 7 days
Drummer 3 + 9 ds
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6 m 16 days

Hon J.B. Spencer
Hon. Rep. NY

[crossed out "Allen + Baldwin agents Potsdam, St. Albans County NY"]

32274
Brooks Hudson

No roll of Page's Comp.y. Walbridge regt. is found for '82 and as he asserts that he volunteered, the "Town" furnishes no clue to trace him but he has 1 witness of that service - And Abijah Dewey describes the same town of service
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.

State of New York
St Lawrence County ss.

On this 16th day of September A. D. 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of St. Lawrence, now sitting, Brooks Hudson, a resident of Lawrence in the said County of St Lawrence and State of New York, aged 70 years, as he believes, the 15th day of January last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered the Service of the United States and served under the following named officers, as herein stated.  
That he lived in Gilsum, New Hampshire, during the revolutionary War, that in the summer of 1780, he does not recollect the month, though he should think it June, he enlisted as a volunteer, at Gilsum aforesaid, into a Company Commanded by Capt Edward Houlton or Houghton, of the New Hampshire militia, for the period of three months to go to West Point - Seven persons were to be sent out of the company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Kilburn [illegible]
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aforesaid to serve this campaign, and this Deponent enlisted as a volunteer out of said Company, and the other six were drafted, some of whose names he remembers, and others he does not.  He thinks it was the year 1780 though he is not quite certain.  He remembers very well that it was ^in the summer after he was 16 years old, being 16 the 15th of January before.  Soon after he enlisted he [crossed out "enlisted"] went with others from Eilsum to Winchester N. H. and passed muster under Capt. Houghton, who lived at Winchester. David Fuller, then of Surry, belonged to the same company- They marched through Great Barington, and other places the name of which he does not recollect.  Crossed Connecticut river and went to Cloverich and then to West Point. The Regiment to which he belonged was a Regiment of N. H. militia and he believes commanded by Col Nichols although he is not positive about the name of his Col & under the command of Genl Arnold.  The Regt. was stationed on the East side of Hudson River during most of the Term of 3 months and they were engaged part of the time in building bush huts for soldiers. They were stationed near to what was called Robinson's House the building where Genl Arnold made his Head Quarters - and this Deponent well recollects seeing Genl Arnold mount his horse and ride down to his Barge on the river and of having it reported during that day that he had gone over to the British. Soon afterwards he saw Washington at that place and ashe passed the river to the other side he recol
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lects of hearing firing from the Fort on the other side.  His Regiment was the only Regt he believes that remained on the East side of the River . and they spent the whole three months there alone, except a short time at first when they were on the west side - This Deponent served out his full period of three months at this place and was discharged without any written discharge and returned home.

1781

He further saith that he performed another service of three months the next summer- He enlisted as a volunteer, at the same place, in Gilsum aforesaid. for a period of three months in a company commanded by Capt Page of Charlestown. N. H. Lieut. Jonathan Smith of Surry and Ensign Abijah Parker of Walpole . The exact time when  he enlisted he does not recollect, though he thinks it was about June.  This Deponent went with part of the Company & the Lieut through Bellows Falls & Manchester to Skenesborough (now Whitehall ) and then joined the Regiment.  He does not recollect the names of the Col or Lieut. Col - They remained there at Skenesborough & built a Fort and guarded the place and Served out the full period of their enlistment of three months , and were discharged. There were no other Troops stationed in that vicinity while he was there.  He further saith that he hath no documentary evidence of his said services. never having received a written discharge.  That he has stated the names of the officers & the circumstances
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of his services as fully as he can recollect.  He knows of no persons living whose testimony he can procure as to his services except Davis Fuller whose affidavit is hereunto annexed and Comfort Wares, who was in the same company with him during his second service and who lives at West Port as he understands and whose testimony he designs to procure if practicable.  He was born in Lyme Connecticut on the 15th of January, the year he does not know, he has no record of his age.  He was about five years old when his father moved to Surry N. H. and when he was six years old he went to live with Capt Kilburn of Gilsum N. H. where he lived till after the war and till he was thirty years old when he moved to Tunbridge, Vermont. he lived in Tunbridge about three years and moved to Concord Vt. and lived there about 5 or 6 years and then moved to Wilmington N. Y. and lived there abut 15 years and then moved to Lawrence in St. Lawrence County. N. Y. about four years ago and lived there about 2 years and then moved to Dickinson Franklin County, and lived there about 1 1/2 years and then moved back to Lawrence, where he has lived ever since and now resides -

He knows Josiah F. Sanders, Luther Whitney, George P. Fonor [crossed out "of"] & others of the town of Lawrence who can testify as to his character and the reputation of his services. He knows of no clergyman whose testimony he could procure as to the reputation of his services - no Clergyman living within several miles of the residence of this deponent.

He further saith that the annexed affidavit of David Fuller was procured under the following circumstances.  In April 1833 he went about 130 miles to the residence of
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said Fuller to procure his testimony.  That said Fuller was then lame and unable to ride and no Justice of the Peace lived nearer to him than 19 miles - that this deponent then agreed with one Capt. Miller to carry said Fuller when he should be able, to a Justice of the Peace and have his testimony taken - that in September following, one Judge Palmer of Clinton County happened near the residence of Said Fuller on his information and the annexed affidavit was then taken and forwarded to this Deponent and said Fuller being an entire stranger to said Palmer, no certificate was given of his character for truth and veracity, the want of which is supplied by the annexed affidavit of Luther Whitney.

This Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agent of any State.

Sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Brooks Hudson
A C Low Clk
Luther saith

The above named deposition as a part of his own [illegible] declaration & in addition [illegible] that he remembers that General Benedict Arnold when he knew him in the American Army had had his heel shot off from one leg & wor a wooden heel on that foot .  He remembers of observing that, when the said Arnold was going to the [illegible] at West Point. to desert to the Enemy, he did not wear his spurs, which Deponent then thought singular, but after [crossed out "his"] learning  such desertion, imputed it to his haste to depart & escape to the enemy.

Sworn to the day & year aforesaid 
A C Lowelk
Brooks Hudson
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We Josiah F. Sanders & Augustus Hudson  both residing in the town of Lawrence in the County of S Lawrence [crossed out "and residing in"] State of N York hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Brooks Hudson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Horace Allen Justice Peace
J. F. Sanders
 Augustus Hudson

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 the above named Josiah F Sanders & Augustus Hudson are persons of credibility and fair standing & character.


I Alvin C. Low, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of St. Lawrence aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applicant
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tion of Brooks Hudson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty four. 

I also certify that I am well acquainted with Stephen Clark the Justice before whom ^the affidavit of Luther Whiting & Daniel Bush hereafter annexed ^was taken that said Clark was a Justice of the Peace of the ^[illegible] of said affidavits and that his signature ^with which I am also acquainted to such affidavits are in his hand writing with which I am well acquainted.  Given under my hand & seal the day & year aforesaid - and I further certify that I am acquainted with the signature of Horace Allen, Justice before whom the above certificate of Sanders & Augustus Hudson is sworn to, and that he the said Horace Allen was at the date of the taking of the said oath to such certificate, a Justice of the Peace of the said County of St Lawrence and that his signature, as such Justice of the Peace to the Law certificate is in his proven handwriting. Given under my hand & that of office the day & year aforesaid

A C Low - Clk
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And I the said Clerk do further certify on the day and year aforesaid and as part of my foregoing certificate that the above named Josiah F Sanders and Augustus Hudson appeared and were Sworn in Open Court in person of the Judges thereof upon the hearing aforesaid although Sworn by a Justice of the Peace

Witness my hand & Seal of office the day and year aforesaid

A C Low Clk
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State of New York
St Lawrence County

David Blish of Lawrence is Said County being Duly Sworn saith that he is well acquainted with with Brooks Hudson of Said Town of Lawrence who he understands is about to make application for a pension thatin the month of September 1833 said Hudson resided in the Town of Dickinson Franklin County the Deponent further saith that he formerly resided in Gilsum Hew Hampshire and was for many years well acquainted with one David Fuller then living there that said Fuller afterwards mooved to Wilmington New York [crossed out "where he now resides and this Deponent verily believes"] and when this Deponent was last acquainted with said Fuller he resided in the Town of Jay State of New York and this Deponent further believes that Said Fuller performed some service in the revolutionary war with Said Hudson and further that said Fuller haz always maintained a very fair character for truth and veracity and any Statement made by him would be entitled to perfect credit

Subscribed & Sworn this 13th Day of Sept 1834 before me 
Stephen Clark Justice Peace

David Blish
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I hereby certify that David Blish the above Deponent is a person of perfectly fair character for truth and veracity

Stephen Clark Justice Peace

For clerk certificate, see two papers before -
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State of New York
St Lawrence County

Luther Whitney of Lawrence said County being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Brooks Hudson, of said town of Lawrence, who he understands is about to make application for a pension, that in the month of September 1833 said Hudson resided in the town of Dickinson Franklin County. ^This Deponent [crossed out "He"] further saith that he formerly resided in Gilsum, N. H. and was for many years well acquainted with one David Fuller then living there, that said Fuller afterwards moved to Wilmington, N. Y. where he now resides as he verily believes. And he further believes that said Fuller performed some service in the revolutionary war with said Hudson and further that said Fuller has always maintained a very fair character for truth and veracity, and he believes any statement made by him would be entitled to perfect credit-

Sworn this 13th day of September 1834 before me
Stephen Clark Justice Peace

Luther Whitney
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I hereby certify that Luther Whitney the above deponent is a person of perfectly fair character for truth and veracity - 

Stephen Clark  Just. Peace

For Clerk certificate see four pages before-
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State of New York  ss

David Fuller now of the Town of Willmington in the County of Essex in said State being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is intimately acquainted with Brooks Hudson now of the town of Dickinson in the County of Franklin in said State who is an applicant for a Pension from the United States for military services in the Revolutionary Army - that he knew him well in the war of the Revolution; that said Hudson then resided in the town of Gillsum in the State of New Hampshire & knows that the said Brooks Hudson was a Soldier of the Revolution & served three months, at West Point in the State of New York in Captain Houltons Company of New Hampshire Militia of three months men - this Deponent belonged to & served in the same company during the same time, or was at the time Gen. Arnold attempted to betray West Point to the Enemy & when Major Andre was taken. - said Hudson went to West Point with the Company to which this Deponent belonged & served out the three months there and was discharged & went home to the state of New Hampshire at the same time this Deponent was discharge & went home; that this Deponent has known the said Hudson ever since; that
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time that he removed into the State of New York about fifteen or twenty years ago and resided in Wilmington aforesaid until about three years ago when he removed to St. Lawrence County in said State & from there he removed to Dickinson in the said County of Franklin where he now resides. And the Deponent understood also that the said Brooks Hudson also served another term of three months during the same war on Lake Champlain at or near Whitehall subsequent to the above mentioned Services; but this Deponent was not there

David Fuller

Sworn and subscribed to this 14th Day of September 1833 before me

John Palmer First Judge of the County Courts of the County of Clinton
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State of New York 
Clinton County ss

I Nathan Taylor Clerk of said County of Clinton do hereby certify that John Palmer before whom the foregoing affidavit of David Fuller appears to have been taken was at the date thereof the First Judge of the Clinton County Court, and that the signature of the said Palmer thereto is in his own hand writing with which I am well acquainted

In  witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this twenty seventh day of October.  A. D. 1834.

Nathan Taylor Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss:

Samuel Hudson of Littleton in said County being duly sworn saith that he is aged 74 years 18th April 1836 that ^Brooks Hudson [crossed out "Brooks"] of Lawrence St. Lawrence County, New York, is his brother, and is applying for a pension for services rendered in the revolutionary war, as he is informed - This deponent further saith that in the spring or summer of 1781 as he believes it being the year after Genl. Arnold deserted to the British Army at West Point, he enlisted at Walpole, N. H. into a company commanded by Capt Page of Charleston N. H. Lieut. Jonathan Smith of Surry N. H. & Ensign Parker of Walpole N. H. for a period of three months; that [crossed out "my"] his brother the said Brooks Hudson enlisted [crossed out "at Gilsum N. H."] into the same Company very soon after and they both went with the company to Skenesborough N. Y. (now Whitehall) and remained there guarding the place and building ^a fort during the whole period of three months; that said Brooks Hudson served out his full term of enlistment of three months with this deponent, that they were bother dis-
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-missed [crossed out illegible text] at the same time and returned home together. that there were several other companies at Skenesboro at the the same time this deponent was there and all under the command of [illegible] Wolbridge of Vermont

Saml Hudson

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss - Littleton April 11th 1836  

Then the aforesaid Samuel Hudson made Solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.

Before me Simeon B. Johnson Justice of the Peace
The above named Samuel Hudson is well known to me to be a person of truth and veracity.

Simeon B. Johnson Jus Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss.

I Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Grafton hereby certify that Simeon B Johnson, sd [illegible] is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, was on the eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six, and still is, an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, and that his name as subscribed is, in my belief his genuine signature, being in his own proper hand writing.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 13th day of April AD. 1836 

N. B. Felton Clerk
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22846
INVALID.

Revolution 

File No. 22.846
Brooks Hudson
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7 32

Index:-  Vol 2, Page 195

[Arrangement of 1870]

1895 Jan. 17 [illegible]
Mrs. F O. Ellsworth
Everett, Ill.

May 19 - 1900 - Hi  
Clark C Hudson - 
Eureka Spring, Ark
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New York

Brooks Hudson
Suspended

Lett to Allen & Baldwin
23 - Novr - 1834

let to same January 21. 35
" same Sept 7, [illegible]

to Hon. J. B. Spencer 26 Jan '38
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[circular stamp mark with text "U. S. PENSION OFFICE C. DEC 26 1894"]

[circular stamp mark with text "U. S. PENSION OFFICE C. [illegible] 26 1894"]

[rectangular stamp mark with text "OLD WAR & NAVY FILES DEC 28 1894"]
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Everett Lake Co., Ill.
Dec. 18 '94

Dear Sir

Can you examine the Pension records of the soldiers of the Revolution & tell me if they contain the  name of "Brooks Hudson" who I think aplied for same while living in New York St.

Respectly
Mrs. F. O. Ellsworth
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22846

Brooks Hudson

Sept - 16  - 1834
Lawrence N.  Y.  - 70

Summer 1780 - Gilsum N. H. 
Capt Edward Houlton
Col Nichols - 3 m 

1781 Capt Page - Aug 6
Col -   3 m.

Born Lyme Ct. Jany 15 

Lived at Shrewsbury Vt. in 1839

No Bat
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State of New York
St Lawrence County ss:

Brooks Hudson, of Lawrence in the Said County of St Lawrence, being sworn saith that he is the same person who made a declaration at the last September Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of St Lawrence in support of his application for a pension for services rendered during the revolutionary War - And as an amendment to his said declaration, this Deponent states that he performed all his services in the two periods of enlistment mentioned in his said declaration, as a private soldier, and he hereby claims a pension for such services as a private, and relinquishes all other claim whatever to a pension, except as aforesaid.

Sworn & subscribed to this 11th day of December 1834 before me    
Stephen Clark Justice Peace

Brooks Hudson

I am well acquainted with Brooks Hudson the above named deponent, and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity.

Stephen Clark Just. Peace.
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State of New-York
S Lawrence County ss:

I Alvin B. Low clerk of said County hereby certify that Stephen C Clark before whom the foregoing affidavit of Brooks Hudson purports to have been taken was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, and that his signature thereto is in his own hand writing with which I am acquainted.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 16th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four

A C Low clk

[black seal mark in the shape of a sunburst]
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State of Vermont, Treasurer's Office Windsor May 21. 1838

I Allen Wardner Treasurer of said State do hereby certify that there is a paper on file in this office presenting to be "A Roll of Capt. Peter Page's Company of Volunteers in the service of this State commanded by Ebenezer Walbridge Lieut. Col. Comdt." 
I further certify that the name of Brooks Hudson appears upon said Roll with an allowance for One Hundred & seven days service annexed, said service commencing on the 6th of August 1781 and ending the 20th November following 
I further certify that said Roll appears to have been examined & approved by a board appointed for the purpose, & afterwards paid by the Treasurer of this State
I further certify that I cannot find any record of further service of said Brooks Hudson in this office

Allen Wardner Treasurer of the State of Vermont
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State of New York
S Lawrence County ss:

Brooks Hudson of the town of Lawrence in said County of St. Lawrence being duly sworn deposeth and saith that in the fall of 1834 he made application for a pension for services rendered in the Revolutionary War without stating in his declaration the grade in which he served; that in the winter after he made a supplemental affidavit or declaration stating that he performed such services as a private soldier, such he then believed was true in whole, but since then and before receiving any intelligence to the contrary from the Pension Office, he recollected what he had before entirely forgotten that while he was engaged in Capt Houghton's Company at West Point in 1780 for three months, he was requested by Capt Houton to play upon a drum; he had played upon a fife in the militia Company at Gilsum N. H. before he enlisted, and understood playing upon a drum very little; that he acted as drummer the forepart of the tour under Sapt. Houton, he should think about half of it, playing occasionally, but not all the time, that there was no drum for him to use all the time, and after a few weeks he offerred to perform the regular duties of a private in the Company, and did during the remainder of the tour, regularly drill with the Company; that his services as
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such musician as aforesaid were so slight that the circumstance of his being a musician at all had entirely escaped his memory until after his said supplemental affidavit had been made and forwarded.  

Subscribed & Sworn this 17th day of March 1838 before me
Zenas Clark 
Justice Peace

Brooks Hudson

State of New York
St. Lawrence County ss:

I Alvin C Low Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Zenas Clark Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been made was at the time of taking the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly elected and Sworn.  And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit purporting to be his is genuine    

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 21st March 1838

A C Low Clk
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State of Vermont
Rutland County ss

On this 8th day of October, 1839, before me a Justice of the Peace for said County, personally appeared Brooks Hudson, at present residing in Shrewsbury in said County, who on his oath declares that he is the same person whose name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York, on the 11th day of June, 1838, as a private and drummer in the war of the revolution, at the rate of twenty two dollars and eighty seven cents ^per annum commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, as also appears by his pension certificate, signed by J. R. Poinsett, Secretary of War, countersigned by J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions, dated on the said 11h day of June, 1838, and numbered 31,432; that he has lately removed from the said State of New York, and now resides in Shrewsbury aforesaid, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future.

He furthers declares that he has drawn no portion of his pension that has accrued since the 4th day of September, 1838.

The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to said Shrewsbury: that he was aged & infirm, had buried his wife, had no family at said town of Lawrence, and wished to be with his son, James Hudson, of Shrewsbury aforesaid, with whom he now resides, and purposes to continue.

Sworn & subscribed before me, the day and year aforesaid
Luther Daniels Justice Peace

Brooks Hudson
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STATE OF VERMONT.
RUTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss. }

I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, do certify that Luther Daniels was at the date of the certificate to which this is annexed a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, Duly commissioned: that his commission is dated on the thirtieth day of October A. D. 1838, and will expire on the thirtieth day of November A D. 1839; and I verily believe his signature to the name is genuine. 

IN TESTIMONY  WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Rutland in said county this Eighth day of October A. D. 1839.

F. W. Hopkins

who hath subscribed and sworn to the preceeding affidavit; and that the Said Brooks Hudson is the [crossed out "person"] identical person he has described himself to be in the said affidavit.

James Hudson

State of Vermont, Rutland County ss

Be it known that on this 21st day of December, 1839 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the said James Hudson, who hath subscribed the preceeding affidavit in my presence, and made oath, in due form of law, that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth. And I do hereby certify, that the said affiant is a person of veracity.

J A Berney Justice Peace
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I, James Hudson, of Shrewsbury in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 49 years, do depose and say, that I am personally acquainted with Brooks Hudson who hath subscribed and sworn to the preceding affidavit; and that the said Brooks Hudson is the [crossed out "person"] identical person he has described himself to be in the said affidavit.  

James Hudson

State of Vermont, Rutland County ss

Be it known that on this 21st day of December, 1839 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the said James Hudson, who hath subscribed the preceeding affidavit in my presence, and made oath, in due form of law, that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth. And I do hereby certify, that the said affiant is a person of veracity. 

J A Berney Justice Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT
RUTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ss.

[circular stamp mark with illegible text]

I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland, do certify that Jeffrey A. Poarney was at the date of the certificate to which this is annexed a Justice Of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned: that his commission is dated on the twenty fifth day of November A.D. 1839, and will expire of the thirtieth day of November A.D. 1840; and I verily believe his signature to the same is genuine.  

In testimony thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Rutland in said county this twenty third day of December A.D. 1839.

F. W. Hopkins
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In the matter of Brooks Hudson

Comfort Ware's Affidavit
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State of New York
Essex County ss.

Comfort Wares of the town of West Port in Said County being duly Sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Brooks Hudson now a resident of Lawrence in the County of St. Lawrence & State aforesaid, who resided at Gilsum during the revolutionary war, and who is now making application as he understands, for a pension for services rendered in the revolutionary war, and he further saith that he is knowing to the service of said Hudson for a period of three months, for he, this deponent, was personally acquainted with him in the War and performed actual service with him in the same Company. He thinks it was in the summer of 1781 when he enlisted into [crossed out "Capt. Page's"] ^a company commanded by Capt. Page of Charleston, N. H. Lieut. Jonathan Smith of Surry and Ensign Abijah Parker of Walpole. Said Brooks Hudson belonged to the same Company and they went to Skenesborough now Whitehall N. Y. on Lake Champlain and performed a period of service together of three months, for which term they enlisted and served out the same together at
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[begin crossed out text]
E. S. Cuyler Esq.

West Port Oct 6th 1834

Dr Sir

Will you please add your seal and signature to the certificate after filling it up & return it to me C. B. Hatch & [illegible]

[end crossed out text]

N. S. The preceding affidavit of Comfort Wares,  it will be perceived, was taken before a "Commissioner of Deeds". If the Department will take the trouble to examine the Revised Statutes of this State, it will be ascertained that this officer is empowered to take affidavits to be red in all Courts of Record of this state, being of higher authority than affidavits taken before Justices of the Peace. This officer is not named in any of the Instructions which we have seen from the Department but ^it is hoped that the paper will not be objectionable on that account.

Oct 30 1834

Allen & Baldwin
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Skenesborough and were discharged together. They were engaged most of the time at Skenesborough guarding the place.  they built a Fort while there were in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Walbridge and that he the said deponent lived in the same town with the sd Brooks Hudson & Enlisted  with him at the Same time, both lived in the Town of Gilsum & enlisted in the town of Surry - that he went to Skenesborough (now White Hall)  with sd Hudson & served there full term of three months, were discharged at the same time and returned home together with sd Hudson & further this deponent saith not.

Sworn before me the 6th day of October 1834 A. B Mack Court of Deeds &c

Comfort Wares

I certify that Comfort Wares, who has taken the above affidavit, is a person of fair character for truth and veracity-

A. B .Mack Court of Deeds &c

State of New York
Essex County
Clerk's Office s.s.

I, Edwd S. Cuyler the clerk of Said County do hereby certify that Aaron B. Mack Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of Comfort Wares was taken was at the date thereof a  ^Commissioner of Deeds &c. [crossed out "Justice of the Peace"] in & for Said County and that his signature thereto is in his own hand writing with which I am well acquainted.

In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this Seventh day of October one ^thousand eight hundred & thirty four- 

Edwd S. Cuyler Clerk

Note the words "a Justice of the peace" erased in the eighth line from the bottom & the words " Commissioner of Deeds &c" interlined between the eighth & ninth lines from bottom & also "thousand Eight " inserted over the bottom line-

Edwd S. Cuyler Clerk
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[circular stamp with text "POTSDAM N.Y. AUG 25"]

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions-

[illegible]

[illegible] 1. 36

N. Y.

32.271
Nol 4

Brooks Hudson
Page 40

Potsdam N. Y. Augt 26, '36

Sir.

An application was made some time ago for a person by Brooks Hudson of the town of Lawrence, St. Lawrence Co. N. Y. and his application has been suspended for other proof. his papers being retained in your office We have obtained the additional affidavit at considerable expense, and now forward it to you. Hoping that this with the proof already on file, will be sufficient to entitle him to a pension. 

Please inform us of the decision in the [illegible] as soon as practicable.

Yours Respy,
Allen & Baldwin

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Court of Pensions.
Page 41

B HUDSON

[circular stamp with text "POTSDAM N.Y. MAY 30"]

[illegible]

FREE

Hon. Jas. B. Spencer
Member of Congress
Washington D.C.

Hon. J. B. Spencer
H.R [illegible]
Page 42

Potsdam N. Y. May 29, 1838

Hon. J. B. Spencer.

Dr. Sir:

Enclosed are papers in a case in which you have had correspondence with J. F. Sanders Esq. of Lawrence. The original application of Mr. Hudson for a pension was made sometime since and it is I believe in all respects, a worthy one, and I see no reason why the enclosed papers do not fully make out his right to a pension. Have the goodness to present the papers to the Department and if the certificate is granted forward the same to me  and I will take pains to communicate the result to Mr. Hudson forthwith.

Yours Respy.
Horace Allen
Page 43

Rutland Vt. 23 Dec 1839

Sir- 

Inclosed is the affidavit of Brooks Hudson, with the additional one of James Hudson; which are transmitted as a compliance with your letter upon the subject, of 21 Oct. last.

I am very respectfully
Sir
Your Obt. Servt.
Jesse Gove
Page 44

Geo. Wm. Crump Esquire
Actg. Court of Pensions
War Dept.
City of Washington.

[upside down "Jan. 11. 140"]
Page 45

Geo. Wm.  Crump Esquire
Actg. Court of Pensions
War Dept.
City of Washington.

[upside down "Jan. 11. 140"]
Page 46

MECHANICS' 7 FARMERS' BANK
Albany Pension Agency, 
January 7, 1840

JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire, 
Comissioner of Pensions.

Sir, 

In reply to your letter of the 1st inst.
I have to state, that Brooks Hudson a Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 22  87/100 Dollars per annum - was last paid to the 4 day of Sept. 1838-

I am, Sir, 
Very respectfully, 
Your ob't serv't, 
Tho. M. Clark
PRES'T AND PENSION  AGENT,
Page 47

Rutland Vt. 8. Oct. 1839

Sir

Herewith is transmitted the application of Brooks Hudson, a revolutionary pensioner on the New York Roll, to be transfered to that of Vermont.

Will you be pleased to notify him of his transfer, this mo?

I am very respectfully 
Your obt Svt
Jesse Gove
Page 48

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, 
April 14th, 1840.

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, " Brooks Hudson, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of Twenty  two Dollars and 87 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept.  1838, to the 4th March 1839.

Respectfully, yours, 

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
Page 49

Washington City
January 7th, 1838

Dr Sir

Will you please to [illegible] enquiries made in the enclosed letter, and oblige, your verry humble servant

James B Spencer

Col Edwards
Commissioner &c
Page 50

THE TIMES-ECHO PUBLISHING CO. 
CLARK C. HUDSON, EDITOR.

OLDEST AND BEST.
ESTABLISHED 1881.

THE TIMES-ECHO.
DAILY AND WEEKLY

THE ONLY DAILY IN NORTH ARKANSAS.

Eureka Springs, Ark May 11- 1900

Chief Record Division
Bureau of Pensions
Washington

My Dear Sir:

I should like to trouble you for such data as you can furnish regarding Brooks Hudson, soldier in the Revolutionary War, who drew a pension from the government until somewhere about 1838 or 1840.

Please consult the records and send all the information you can concerning him: Date and place of Enlistment, rank, parentage, when discharged Etc.

Very Truly Yours
Clark C Hudson

[circular stamp mark with text "US PENSION OFFICE K MAY 15 1900"]
Page 51

THE TIMES-ECHO PUBLISHING CO. 
CLARK C. HUDSON, EDITOR.

OLDEST AND BEST.
ESTABLISHED 1881.

THE TIMES-ECHO.
DAILY AND WEEKLY

THE ONLY DAILY IN NORTH ARKANSAS.

Eureka Springs, Ark May 11- 1900

Chief Record Division
Bureau of Pensions
Washington

My Dear Sir:

I should like to trouble you for such data as you can furnish regarding Brooks Hudson, soldier in the Revolutionary War, who drew a pension from the government until somewhere about 1838 or 1840.

Please consult the records and send all the information you can concerning him: Date and place of Enlistment, rank, parentage, when discharged Etc.

Very Truly Yours
Clark C Hudson

[circular stamp mark with text "US PENSION OFFICE K MAY 15 1900"]
Page 52

Brooks Hudson

Dec 26

Free

Hon. The Secretary of War
Washington City D. C.

Amendment to pension papers under act of 7 June 1832
Page 53

Brooks Hudson

Dec 26

Free

Hon. The Secretary of War
Washington City D. C.

Amendment to pension papers under act of 7 June 1832
Page 54

Potsdam N. Y. Decr. 16th 1834- 

Sir.

We enclose an affidavit as an amendment to the declaration of Brooks Hudson in the matter of his application for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832.

We hope it will be found sufficient to entitle him to the benefit of the act

Very Respy
Yr Obdt Servt

Allen & Baldwin

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
Page 55

In the matter of Brooks Hudson applicant for a pension under act of 7 June 1832

supplemental proof & explanation.

Hon. J. B. Spencer
HR