Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,027, Isaac Brownson, Continental (Conn.)
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SERVICE
Continental (Conn.)

Brownson, Isaac

NUMBER
S. 40,027
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BROWNSON, ISAAC
(CONT. CONN)

S 40027
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Pennsylvania

Isaac Brownson
of Susquehanna in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the company command
by Captain Bostick of the regimt command
by Colonel Webb in the Connecticut 
line, for the term of One year

from January 1776 to January 1

Subscribef on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of eight Dollars [illegible]
commence on the 5 day of June 1819
and

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of June 1820 and sent to Davis Dimock Esqr

Continued on the Roll on 28 ay April 1828.
Amount due on 4th of  
September 1828


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The National Archives of the United States

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Revolu[illegible]
Acts [illegible]

Sept 1820
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Isaac Brownson
Connset line
Col Charles Webb  Bmt

1776 - 1 yr
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District of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County SS
On this fifth day of June 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Associate Judges for said county personally appears Isaac Brownson aged Sixty one years resident in Rush Township in said County who being by me first duly [illegible] according to law doth on his solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late law of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engages in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war that the said Isaac Brownson enlisted in the Town of New Melford in the state of Cont in the last of Nov or the first of Dec 1775 for one year from the first of January following in the company com by Captains Isaac Bostwick Col Cmdr Webb of the Connecticut line that he continued to serve in the [illegible] all his time of enlistment [illegible] when he was discharged at Trentown State of New Jersey on the first day of January 1777, that he was in the Battle of White Plains & Trentown.  That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for his support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services sworn and declared the day and year aforesaid.
Davis Dimock
 
I Davis Dimock Judge & as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Isaac Brownson aforesaid did serve in the army of the Revolution as aforesaid against the Common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken [illegible] has before me or the secretary of the department of war agreeable to the discretions [illegible] the aforesaid act of Congress, and I am satisfied that the said Isaac Brownson is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for his support
June 5th 1819

Davis Dimock
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Susquehanna County SS

I Jabez Hyde Junior Promontory of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna Do certify that Davis Dimock Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within declaration and certificate is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County aforesaid by lawful authority duly constituted and sworn as appears of record, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts and deeds.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common pleas of the said County the thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and twenty.
Jabez Hyde Junr Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County SS

On this fourth day of February Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and twenty five personally appeared in open courts it being the Court of Common pleas in & for Said Cunty and a Court of Record in and for said county.  Before the honourable Edward Herrick President & Davis Dimock & William Thomson his associate Judges of Said Court.  Isaac Brownson and Sixty Six years residing in Rush Township in Said County who being first duly affirmed according to law doth on his solemn affirmation declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit.  He enlisted in November A.D. 1775 into Capt. Isaac Bostwicks Company in Colonel Charles Webbs Regiment in the Connecticut line for the term of one year from the first day of January 1776 and served out said term and was discharged at Trenton on the first day of January 1777  Pension Certificate No. 17.529.  Original Declaration dated 5th June 1819.  And I do solemnly affirm that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift or sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any parts thereof with intent thereby so to diminish as to bring myself within the provisions of an Acts of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed

Schedule of Property as follows
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[left side]
one old Desk $4.00
two Beds & Bedding 20.00 
One Old Table  1.00
Ten Old Chairs - 1.25  
One " Drawers-1.00
Kitchen furniture}
Pots, Kettles & the like}
Necessary for the family} 10.00
small quantity of Flax  5.00
Provisions enough to last}
my family through the winter}  20.00
                                      ______________
                                           $62.25
     
[right side]
 Some unsettled accounts with my neighbours . the balance due me I believe cannot be more than - $60.00
A. Lungs note    10.00
Wm Bardslee do - 20.00
                        _____________
                                  $90.-
Amt. but up                 62.25
                         _________________
                                  $152.25
I have fifty dollars received on my former Pension which I have kept lying by me to meet the present emergency-  50.00
                      _____________
                           $202.25
My family consists of myself, my wife named Joanne aged Sixty one years, who has been unable to labours for the last twelve or thirteen years. My Son John M. aged Thirty one who is nearly dependent upon me for his support as he labours but little and a Girl whom we are under the necessity of keeping on wages to do the House work & take care of us.
The reason of my not filing my schedule sooner was. that untill very lately I have had property in my possession(from the Sufferance & Kindness of my Creditors) sufficient to maintain myself & family in a tolerable comfortable manner. A concise statement of my circumstances is as follows- In the year 1793 I came into this county and settled upon a tract of land (herein after mentioned) under the title of the State of Connecticut. The country was then a wilderness. I made considerable improvements on the land and continued to hold the same under the Connecticut title untill the year when John B. Wallace who held the title under Pennsylvania
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came up into the country and obliged myself and Jabez Hyde Junior who was on the same had to purchase the land at $7.00 per acre and give a bond and mortgage for the purchase money-see certified copy of the mortgage.

In 1815 the said Hyde & myself agreed to and made a partition of the trade of land between ourselves, the mortgage was signed by us jointly, and John B Wallace having assigned the same to Mary Griffith. She in the year 1820 brought suit upon the same and recovered Judgement on the 30th day of January 1821 (as per certified copy of record annexed) the Judgement remained in this situation untill 1823 when it was revived by [unk] and Hyde having arranged his proportion of the debt on the third day of September 1824. Judgement was entered against my part of land, a [unk] issued and the land sold (as will appear by the records hereunto annexed). In the year 1817 with the desire of assisting my son John M. who is unable to labour much and of giving him the means of getting a living I became security for him to Isaac & David Post for a quantity of goods, my son sold out the same and in a great measured took lumber in payment, the lumber was sent down the Susquehanna River & the most of it entirely lost, Inexperience in the business want of calculation, losses and the like soon exausted the whole of the goods & left the debt to I & D Post nearly all unpaid, on the 16th day of January 1819 they entered up Judgement on their Bond and in January 1822 issued their execution & levied upon nearly all my personal property. The Mr Posts (as they said) did not wish to sacrifice the property and let the sale be postponed. In the mean time to secure their debts they had paid to Mary Griffith and procured an assignment of the Judgement from her against me and having not become
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the purchasers of the land & the amount of their debt and the Judgement of Mary Griffith far exceding the value of the farm, they did in November last, agree to take the property levied on and what other loose property I had (suffering me to retain what is contained in the schedule) in payment on their debt. I was induced to accede to this proposition as they had the powers at any time to have take the whole & have caused the same to be sold in their execution at a sacrifice, whereas they now take it at the full value (see Record &c annexed).

I have been as will be perceived by the records for a number of years past, living entirely on property of Mrs. Griffiths & the Mr Posts & have been dependant upon them, but while the property was in my possession & the business unsettled (from the strict construction which I understood had been given to the act of Congress) I did not deem it best to apply.

I have now no other source to look to for support of myself & family, as from my infirmities I have not been able to labour for several years.

Isaac Brownson

affirmed & subscribed in open Court this fourth day of February 1825.

Asa Dimock Prot.

State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Jr Clerk of the court of common pleas of said county, do certify that the foregoing affirmation and the schedule thereinto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
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schedule is two hundred & two dollars and twenty five cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Montrose the sixteenth day of August AD 1825.

Asa Dimock Clerk

Record of Mortgage

Isaac Brownson & Jabez Hyde Jr to John B Wallace}

This Indenture made the nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen between Isaac Brownson & Jabez Hyde jun. of the county of Susquehanna in the State of Pennsylvania, Esquires of the first part and John B Wallace of city of Philadelphia Esquire of the second part, whereas the said party of the first part in and by his certain, certain obligation or writing obligatory bearing ever date herewith standeth bound unto the said party of the second part in the sum of four thousand five hundred and twenty two dollars conditioned for the payment of the same of two thousand two hundred and sixty one dollars in four equal annual instalments from this date with lawful interest on the same annually as by the said obligation and condition thereto will fully appear: Now this Indenture, witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the aforesaid obligation and the debt therein mentioned and for the better security, the payment of the same at the times and in the manner in the said obligation specified and for the further consideration of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged Hath granted bargained sold released confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain
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sell release and confirm unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns all that certain tract of land called Dundas situate on Wyalusing Creek adjoining land surveyed for Thomas Barclay and including the forks of the said creek in the county of Susquehanna (formerly Northumberland). Beginning at a sugar tree a corner of Thomas Barclays land thence by the same and vacant land south fifty five degrees east one hundred and seventy four perches to a post thence by vacant land north thirty two degrees east two hundred and forty nine perches to a white ash thence north forty degrees east one hundred and fifty perches to a post thence by Isaac Cox's land west two hundred perches to a post near a beech, and thence by vacant land south thirty seven degrees west two hundred and eighty four perches, to the beginning, containing three hundred and twenty three acres and allowance of six per cents for Roads &c. which said tract was surveyed in pursuance of a warrant dated the 16th March 1774 granted to Thomas Dund, (Being the same tract of land and premises which the said party of the second part by indenture bearing date the same day and year herewith, but executed immediately before these presents granted and conveyed unto the said party of the first part their heirs & assigns). Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging and the remainders and reversions rents issued and profits thereof and all the estate rights title and interest of him the said party of the first part their heirs and assigns of in and to the same. To have and to hold the [unk], hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns to the ise of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever, Provided nevertheless that is the said party of the first part their heirs executors or administrators do and shall pay or cause to be paid to the said party of the second part his executors administrators or assigns the aforesaid debts or sum of money in the said obligation and condition mentioned
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at the times and on the manner therein specified and provided there and thenceforth as well this Indenture and the estate hereby granted shall determine and become void anything herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Isaac Brownson (seal) Jabez Hyde Jun (seal) sealed and delivered in the presents of Jabez Hyde J.W. Robinson.

Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas for the county of Susquehanna personally appeared John W Robinson one of the subscribing witnesses to the above written Indenture who being duly sworn saith he was present and did see Isaac Brownson and Jabez Hyde Jun. severally seal and deliver the said Indenture as their act and deed. Witness my hand and seal this tenth day of June AD 1815.

Davis Dimock (seal)
Recorded June 10th 1815

Susquehanna County ss.

I William Jessup Recorder of Deeds &c in and for said County do certify the foregoing mortgage to be truly copied from the records of said Office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Office at Montrose this sixteenth day of August anno domini 1825.

Wm Jessup Recorder
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March 30, 1936
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RA-J/EEL
Isaac Brownson- S. 40027

Mrs. R. W. Fairchild
613 Normal Avenue
Normal, Illinois

Dear Madam:

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 40027, based upon the military service in that war of Isaac Brownson.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Isaac Brownson are not shown.

Isaac Brownson enlisted January 1, 1776, in Captain Isaac Bostwick's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment, was detached and served until June of that year in General Lee's Life Guard, and was discharged January 1, 1777. He was in the battles of White Plains and Trenton.

In 1793, the soldier moved to the state of Pennsylvania.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 5, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty-one years and resided in Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

In 1835, soldier stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, Jeanna, aged sixty-one years and a son, John M. Brownson, aged thirty-one years. There are no further data in regard to wife and children.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Miller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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17529
Pennsylvania

Isaac Brownson of Rush in the state of Pa who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb of the Cont line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of June 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of June 1820 and sent to Davis Dimock Esq, Montrose, Pa

Arrears to 4th of March 1820  71.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 5 Sept 1820  48-
8 mos 26/30 & 4/31                    $119.96

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Date of death not on ab

letter 26 April 1828 to Hon C. Miner
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Susquehanna County ss. February [unk] 1819

Catlin. Isaac Post & David Post

John M Brownson & Isaac Brownson

Real debt see agt filed $2050.75
Inlistd from Nov 8th 1820
Prof-----------1.00{

D.S.B. on the 16th day of January 1819 Almon H Read Esquire appears for the defendants and confesses Judgement to the plaintiff for the sum of three thousand dollars with costs of such and a release of all errors, see agreement filed Nov 8th 1820. Jany 21, 1822 issued [unk] Ret, to Feby ? 1822. Ret. levied (see fifa in files) May 23d 1823, issued Vendi Exp Renb to Sept ?, 1833. Vendi Exp Retd staid by Pldds- August 9th 1825, filed a receipt upon this Judgement for $670.75, dated 24th Nov 1824.


Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said county, do certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the records of said court and that the return of the Sheriff of said county, to the [unk] facias mentioned in the above copy in the words following, to wit. "To the Honorable Judged within named, I do certify that by virtue of the within writ to me directed, I have levied upon the property described upon this writ which remains in my hands unsold, for want of buyers &c Iso that I cannot have the monies as within I am commanded. Philander Stephens Shff" Property levied upon, "Lev'd one horse, one yoke of oxen, five cows, three heifers coming 3 years old, three steers do, do, two steers 2 years old, three heifers do- six last springs calves, seven swine, nineteen sheep, three old hoes, one cart, one old horse waggon & harness, one butter and harness, one harrow, two ploughs, one yoke, and boes, one log chain, three old axes, three stacks of hay, one [unk] of hay in the barn, one do of flax, one cyder mill, as the property of the within named defendants, 23d of January 1822." And the return upon the vendilioni exporus in the said copy is as follows, "This writ staid by order of Plffts, so answers, P Stephens Shff." In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said county at Montrose the eleventh day of August AD 1825,

Asa Dimock Prot
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Know all men by these presents that Mr. John M. Brownson and Isaac Brownson, both of the township of Rush in the county of Susquehanna and state of Pennsylvania are held and firmly bound unto Isaac Post and David Post, both of the Township of Bridgewater in the county aforesaid in the sum of three thousand dollars of lawful money of the United States, to be paid to the said Isaac Post and David Post or their attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns for which payment well and truly to be made and dome we do hereby bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors, and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventeen.

Whereas the said Isaac Post and David Post, in and by a certain agreement bearing eve date herewith have agreed to furnish to the said John M Brownson goods, wares and merchandize to sell and depose of on certain conditions specified in the said agreement, as by the said agreement more fully appears, reference being had thereto. Now the condition of this obligation is sucj that of the said John M Brownson shall well and truly pay over to the said Isaac Post and David Post, all such sums of money as he may become liable to pay to them under said agreement, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

John M Brownson (seal)
Isaac Brownson (seal)

Sealed & delivered in presence of B.J. Case
Maria WD Case

Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Jr, Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said county, do certify that the above is a true copy of a Bond filed among the records of said court in the case of Isaac Post and David Post, against John M Brownson and Isaac Brownson, and that the same is endorsed as "Filed Jany 16th 1819," In witness whereof I have hereinto set my hand and the seal of said county at Montrose the eleventh day of August AD 1825.

Asa Dimock Prot
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Isaac Post & David Post
vs
John M Brownson & Isaac Brownson}

Susquehanna Com pleas

Recorded 24th Nov 1824 of Isaac Brownson, one of the above named defendants, the following described articles at the price set opposite thereto respecting on act of the above Judgt.
7 cows    $70.00
2, 3 yr old steers    25.00
7, 2 yr old steers & heifers   56.00
2 oxen     40.00
2 yearling bulls     10.00
5 calves    13.00
25 sheep     25.00
1 horse waggon harness &C   60.00
15 tons of hay in stacks    90.00
5 " " " " Barn    30.00
40 bushels wheat in sheaf   20.00
30 " Rye "   10.00
100 " oats "    12.00
1 old worn out cart   5.00
3 old ox yokes   3.00
2 " chains    3.00
2 hogs   20.00
4 shoats    8.00
1 old plow    1.50
20 bush buckwheat   5.00
125 " corn   35.00
2 shares L Lake stock   50.00
1 vilage lot   25.00
1 cow   12.00
3 hogshead    3.00
8 barrels   4.00
3 meat barrels    2.25
1 old butter & harness   5.00
farming tools   4.00
9 barrels cider   18.00
-----------------------------
$670.75


Amounting in all to six hundred seventy 75/100 dollars and includes the property levied upon by the former Execution received by us this 22nd Nov 1824.

David Post
Isaac Post

Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said county, do certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Receipt filed in said court, on the subj of Isaac Post & David Post vs. John M Brownson & Isaac Brownson. Witness my hand and the seal of said county at  Montrose this eleventh day of August AD 1825.

Asa Dimock Prot
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Susquehanna County ss. January Term 1820

C Catlin  Mary Friffith asst of John B Wallace
vs
Isaac Brownson & Jabez Hyde Jun. 

Jessup G Mallory


January 21st 1820 issued Seire fauassur Mortgage returnable to January term 1820, Jany 31, 1820 G Mallory appears for Jabex Hyde Jun & takes seperate defence & Feby 1st 1820, G Mallory for Issac Brownson & takes seperate defence January term 1820 the Sheriff returns [unk]. Feby 2nd 1820 on motion of Charles Catlin Esquire ordered that defendants plead by firth day of next term on Judgement. 1st May Jabez Hyde Jr pleads payment, 2d May 1820 Isaac Brownson pleads payment. 1st May 1820 on motion of C Catlin ordered that the defendant Isaac Brownson pleads in two days or Judgement. 30th January 1821, ordered Judgement for Plaintiff for amount of mortgage to be ascertained which is calculated to amount to two thousand five hundred and fifty five dollars, and four cents. Where upon Judgement is entered accordingly.

Received on the foregoing Judgement from Jabez Hyde Esq two hundred and thirty one dollars and eighty two cents, May 23d 1821, Putnam Catlin Agent to Mary Griffith $231.82, July 28th 1823 issued faire facias to revive the above Judgement. (see Sept ?, 1823 no 43)- Judgement revived.

Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Jr Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of said county do certify that the above is a true copy of the Records of the said court in the case of Mary Griffith assigner of John B Wallace against Isaac Brownson and Jabez Hyde Junr, No 55, January Term 1820. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said county at Montrose the eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred & twenty five.

Asa Dimock Prot


June 28, 1824 filed an assignment of this Judgement to Isaac and David Post
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Susquehanna County ss. Sept Term 1823

A H Read  Mary Griffith assigner of John B Wallace
vs
Jabez Hyde Couyng have for Brownson} Isaac Brownson & Habez Hyde Jr.

July 28th 1823 issued sare facias to revice a Judgement entered as of January Term 1820 No 55, returnable to Sept Term 1823.
Defts plead payments with leave &c Sept 4th 1823
September 3rd 1824 the above Judgement revived as by argument filed- said Judgement being assigned to Isaac & David Post
October 16th 1824. Then Levare facias returned "promises sold to Isaac Post and David Post for the sum of three hundred and one dollars.

Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Jr Protonotary of the court of common pleas of said county do certify that the above is a true copy of the records of the said court in the case of Mary Griffiths assignee of John B Wallace against Isaac Brownson & Jabez Hyde Jr, no 43, September Term 1823. In witness where I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said county at Montrose  this eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.

Asa Dimock Prot
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Susquehanna County ss.

Isaac Post, of the Borough of Montrose in said county one of the late [unk] of Isaac & David Post being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that, on the fourth day of November AD 1817 John M Brownson  & Isaac Brownson executed to this deponent & David Post, a bond in the penal sum of three thousand dollars, conditioned for the payment of such sums of moneys as might thereafter become due to the said Isaac & David for goods wares & merchandise to be furnished to the said John M by these the said Isaac & David. That in pursuance of an agreement then made the said Isaac & David furnished to the said John M goods to the amount of two thousand eight hundred & ten dollars & sixty seven cents, upon which he paid seven hundred fifty nine dollars & ninety two cents, and Judgement was entered upon the bond & the balance two thousand & fifty dollars & twenty five cents marked as the debt really owed. That the said John M has not since the above balance was adjusted & the judgement entered paid any thing & all the payments which have been made appear in a receipt dated the 24th Nov 1824 & filed among the papers in the prothonotarys office. And this deponent further states that he does not believe that the goods furnished to the said John M went in any way to the benefit of the said Isaac Brownson, but this deponent has been informed & believes that a large portion of the goods were sold by the said John M in exchange for lumber that was lost on its way to market in the Susquehanna river, that the losses these sustained
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and inexperience in the business & a want of good calculation went the means of his failing & of being unable to pay for the same. And this deponent further states that after the judgement was entered & the inability of John M Brownson to pay any thing more had become known, the said Isaac & David Post for the purpose of securing some part of their debt issued their execution which was levied upon the personal property of said Isaac Brownson as will appear by the execution & return, that the wish not to distress the said Isaac at that time prevented their forcing a sale as the property must have been sold at a sacrifice.

Mary Griffith the assigner of John B Wallace held a mortgage older than the judgement given to the said I & D Post & for the purpose of securing their judgement or a part of it the said Isaac & David procured an assignment of said mortgage (then in a judgement) from Mary Griffith caused the real estate of said Isaac Brownson to be sold & his the same in, and are now in possession of the same.

That the property mentioned in the receipt of the 24th Nov 1824 includes the property levied upon by the execution except such as was necessary for the uses of said Brownsons family & has been consumed. That the said property mentioned in said receipt is valued therein & taken as a payment upon the judgement at its full value as this deponent believes. And further this Deponent saith not.

Isaac Post

Sworn & subscribed before me this 15th day of Augt 1825.

Davis Dimock Asst Judge
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Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do certify that Davis Dimock whose name in his own proper hand writing is subscribed to the taking of the foregoing deposition is and at the time of the taking of said deposition was an associate Judge of the Court of Common Please of said County.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said County at Montrose this fifteenth day of August AD 1825.

Asa Dimock Prot
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State of New York
Otsego County ss.}

Amos Bostwick of the Town of Unadilla in the County and State aforesaid of lawful age and a [unk] disinterested witness to me well known came before me Abijah H Beach one of the Judges in & for Otsego County, and on being by me duly sworn, doth depose & say that he this Deponent is personally acquainted with Isaac Brownson now of the Town of Rush in the County of Susquehannah in the State of Pennsylvania formerly of the Town of New Milford in the State of Connecticut, this Deponent doth further say under oath as aforesaid that the said Isaac Brownson enlisted as a private soldier at New Milford aforesaid in the month of December 1775 in the Company commanded by Capt Isaac Bostwick, in the Regiment commanded by Colo Charles Webb in the Connecticut Line in the Revolutionary Army, and that he the said Brownson did serve as a soldier in said Company untill the first day of January 1777, when he was discharged with the said Company at Trenton, except from the 1st of Jany 1776 to June in the same year the said Brownson was absent from sd company under the command of Genl Lee, as one of his life guard. That he the said Deponent doth further say that he was an Ensign in said Company in & through the said campaign of 1776, and that he well now recollects the time of said Brownsons enlistment in December 1775, and his joining the Company again in January 1776, and remaining in it untill it was discharged on the 1st of Jany 177 as aforesaid, and that he was with said Brownson in the Battles of White Plains and at Trenton.
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in the state of New Jersey when the said Company was discharged, and further this Deponent saith not.

Amos Bostwick

Sworn to & subscribed the 22d day of October 1819 before me Abijah H Beach one of the Judges on & for Otsego County

State of New York
Otsego County Clerks Office ss.

I certify that Abijah H Beach was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego at the time of taking the above affidavit, And that the above signature of said Judge is in his own hand writing.

Given under my hand & seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this 12th Feby 1820.

Wm H Morell Dep Clk

Isaac Brownson
Connect Line
Col Charles Webb Rgt
1776- 1 yr
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Mary Griffith assigner of John B Wallace
vs.
Isaac Brownson & Jabez Hyde junior

In Susquehannah County Comm Pleas No 43 of September Term 1823.

Lei fa to revive judgt & judgt review

I Asa Dimock junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Susquehannah, do certify that the return of the Sheriff to the Levari Facias issued in the above cause is in the words following to wit
"To the Honourable the Judges within named at the day & place within contained, I do certify that by virtue of this writ to me directed, having given due and light notice of the time and place of sale of the within described lands, I did on Saturday the 13th day of November instant expose the same to sale by public vendue & outcry & sold the same to Isaac Post & David Post for the sum of three hundred & one dollars; they being the highest bidder and that the highest & best price bidden for the same, which monies I have readily as within I am commanded &c. So Answers Phil Stephens [unk]."

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County at Montrose this 12th day of September AD 1825.

Asa Dimock Prot for
Wm Jeesup Deputy
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Pennsylvania
Susquehannah County ss.

John M Brownson of the township of Rush in the county of Susquehannah, son of Isaac Brownson an applicant for a pension, being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and say that about the month of November in the year 1817, he purchased of Isaac & David Post, goods to the amount of about two thousand eight hundred & ten 69/100 dollars to sell out again, that he paid to the said Isaac & David the sum of seven hundred fifty nine 92/100 dollars on account of said purchase. That this Deponent sold out said goods upon a credit specifically and took in exchange for them lumber to a large amount, the most of which was lost in running down the Susquehannah river & the small quantity which reduced the market hardly paid the expense of running in consequence of the low price of lumber at that time, and this deponent further states that considerable sums which were trusted out were lost in consequence of the failure & insolvency of the persons to whom they were sold. In consequence of the above mentioned losses & inexperience in the business this deponent became unable to pay to Isaac & David Post, any thing more than the sum above mentioned and is now unable to pay anything , as he has no property, and this deponent further states that at the time of the purchase of I & D Post his Father Isaac Brownson became his security for the payment
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of the Goods to said Posts & expected a judgt bond in the penal sum of three thousand dollars upon which bond judgement was subsequently entered up. That name of the Goods purchased as aforesaid went to the benefit of the said Isaac Brownson.

And this deponent further states that in consequence of ill health he has not been able to labour much for twelve years past & having no property he has no reason to suppose he shall be able at any future time to pay off any part of the debt due to said I & D Post, & further saith not.

John M Brownson

Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of September 1828.

James H Hill Just Peace

Susquehannah County ss.

I Asa Dimock junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the county os Susquehannah do certify that James H Hill Esquire, whose name in his own proper hand writing is subscribed to the taking of the foregoing affidavit is, and at the time of the taking of the same, was a Justice f the Peace, duly commissioned and sworn, and acting as such in & for said County.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed theseal of said County at Montrose this 12th day of September 1825.

Asa Dimock Jr Proty per
Wm Jessup Depy
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Articles of Argument made and concluded this fourth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, between Issac Post and David Post, both of the township of Bridgewater in the county of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania of the first part and John M Brownson of the township of Rush in the county and state aforesaid of the second part, witness both that whereas the said Isaac Post & David Post have contracted & agreed with the said John M Brownson to employ him as a factor for them the said David Post & Isaac Post, for the vending selling and uttering of all such wares & near [unk] as shall he agreed are by and between the said Partied for such term of time as shall be mutually agreed to by the said Parties, and it is also agreed by and between the parties to these presents that the said goods shall be delivered to the said John M Brownson at the store now occupied by the said Isaac Post and David Post int the town Montrose at a price to be agreed on by the parties at the time of the delivery thereof and the said Isaac Post and David Post, shall also make out and deliver with the said goods regular invoices or bills of the same with the respective prices thereof counterparts of said bills to be kept by the said Isaac Post & David Post, and signed by the said John M Brownson, And it is also agreed by and between the said Parties that the said John M Brownson shall keep a just and true account and [unk] in writing of all sales of said goods, that shall be made by him and render to said Isaac Post and
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David Post, just & true accounts of all such sales and also of all such goods as shall remain unsold wherever they shall require the same to be done and shall also pay over to said Isaac Post & David Post, the proceeds of said sales after deducting the amount of the compensation to be allowed to [unk] om the premises whenever he shall be there unto require and it is further agreed by and between the said Parties that the said Isaac Post and David Post, shall allow the John M Brownson one half of the profits arrising from the sale of said goods over and above the bills that shall be delivered to him as above mentioned. And it is also agreed by and between the said Parties that the said John M Brownson may return any of the said Goods that may remain unsold and on such return the said John M Brownson shall be credited for the same at the same price they were delivered to [unk], and further that said goods, wares, & merchandise so to be delivered to the said John M Brownson byt he said Isaac Post & David Post shall be at the risque of the said John M Brownson from the time of the delivery and if the said John M Brownson shall sell and dispose of any part of said goods and credit it shall be at his own risque. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands & seals this day & year above written.

Isaac Post (seal)
David Post (seal)
John M Brownson (seal)

Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us

B J Case
Mara W D Case
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Susquehanna County ss.

I Asa Dimock Junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Susquehannah do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the said agreement, the original being on file in my office among the papers in the case of said Isaac Post and David Post Plaintiffs against John M Brownson & Isaac Brownson Defendants.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said office at Montrose this 12th day of September 1825.

Asa Dimock Prothonotary
per
Wm Jessup Depy
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Deposition of 
J B Wallace
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State of Pennsylvania
Susquehannah County ss.

John B Wallace Esquire being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose and sau, that a bond & mortgage executed, to bind, by Isaac Brownson & Jabez Hyde pension dated the nineteenth day of November AD 1814, in the sum of four thousand five hundred and twenty two dollars, conditioned for the payment of two thousand two hundred & sixty one dollars, were executed to secure the purchase money on the tract of land in the said mortgage mentioned, which land was conveyed to the said Hyde & Brownson, by Deed of even date with said mortgage, and that said Bond & mortgage were afterwards assigned by this Deponent to a Mary Griffith. And further saith not.

John B Wallace

Sworn & subscribed before me this 18th day of August 1826.

Joshua W Raynsford J. Peace
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Susquehannah County ss.

I Asa Dimock junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that Joshua W Raynsford Esquire whose name is his own proper hand writing is subscribed to the taking of the written deposition is and at the time of taking thereof was a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and sworn & acting as such, Witness my hand and seal of Office at Montrose this seventh day of August 1826.

Asa Dimock Jr Prot
Per Wm Jessup
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Recd 28 April 1828


J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
War Department
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house Reps April 26, 1828

Sir,

I have been acquainted with Isaac Brownson since 1799; of his honesty and poverty I have no doubt. His statement may, in my opinion, be implicitly relied on. Mr Post I have so long known as an upright respectable man. As it respects his revolutionary services I pretend to no knowledge, not becoming acquainted with him until '99.  They were, I presume, satisfactorily served before he was placed on the list. This [unk] settled. I do not believe there is on the list a person from his worth & poverty, better entitled to aid from his Country.

Respectfully
C Miner
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1 May 1820
Pa

Isaac Brownson

Wm Jessup
Montrose, Pa

Recd 1st Nov 1825


The Hon the Secretary of War
Washington City
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Montrose 12 Sept 1825

Sir

I enclose the papers required in the case of Isaac Brownson.

As it regards the depreciation in the piece of the real estate, I can only say, that no evidence can be addressed to explain the same except the situation of the Parties.

The [unk] pasts holding Liens whom the lands to an amount executing the value of the property, and having nothing but that property to make the money out of, would not suffer a sale to any other person for less than the full value. No person would therefore bid against them, as by so doing they would only enhance the cost, for the greater the price; the greater the percentage when the same to the Sheriffs.

The return of the Sheriff shows a sale by public [unk] in chaney is si [unk] in this country that real estate can only be sold at a great sacrifice, & upon speculation for cash.

Very respectfully your obt servt

Wm Jessup

Hon Secy of War
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Montrose (Pa) 16th Augt 1825

Sir

The inclosed application as will be seen was made to the court in February last and would have been there forwarded had not my absence & illness prevented, as the papers were all in my hands & the business in my cahge.

I would request that the return to the same may be directed to me and if there should be found any thing deficient that notice of the same may be given to me.

I am Sir with great respect your obt servt

Wm Jessup

Hon J Barbour
Secy of War
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1 May 1820

Isaac Brownson
Pa.

Wm Jessup
Montrose, Pa.

Recd of Nov: 1826


Sept 1820

Hon Joel Barbour
Secy of War
Washington
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Montrose 1 Nov 1826

Sir

Since take the Deposition of John B Wallace which was required in case of the application of Isaac Brownson. I hope it will prove satisfactory.

Your obt servt

Wm Jessup


Hon Jas P Barbour
Secy of War
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Isaac Brownson
Pennsylvania
act 1 May 1820


Hon. C Miner H.R.
April 22, 1828
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State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ss.

William Jessup of Montrose attorney at law being duly sworn doth on his oath depose & say that on the 23d of June 1824, William R Griffith the attorney in fact of Mary Griffith called upon Deponent and informed him that he was going to see Jabez Hyde decision upon the subject of a mortgage which had been assigned to said Mary Griffith by John B Wallace, Deponent knowing that Mr Hyde was in ill health, and being generally misplayed in his business proposed to accompany said Griffith and did accompany him to Mr Hyde's. Mr Griffith [unk] made an agreement to release that part of the land occupied by Hyde from the lien of the mortgage given by Hyde & Isaac Brownson upon the pay must by Hyde of the amount due on his part of the land & Griffith and Hyde requested Deponent to make the calculations of the amount due thereon, said Hyde producing receipts for the amount of his pay [unk], and a survey and statement of the discussion made between him & Brownson in September 1815. Deponent has now before him the calculations they made from which it appears that Hyde had 161 acres sixty one perches of the land and was to pay therefore the sum of one thousand & eighty three dollars, and upon that sum deponent made the calculations of Interest from the date of the mortgage deducting only the payments for which Hyde had receipts and without taking into the calculations any payments made by Isaac Brownson, that Hyde on the 23d day of June 1824 (the next day made a payment to said Griffith and gave his bond
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and mortgage upon his own part of the land to secure the balance due on [unk] & have to said Griffith, and deponent further states that on the same day said Griffith requested him to make a calculation of the amount due on that part owed by Isaac Brownson, which deponent did (which calculations one also now before deponent) and by which it appears that Brownson had 146 acres& 67 perches and was to pay nine hundred & eighty two dollars & four cents, upon which (by an indorsement on the Bond) it appeared that Brownson had paid $200 on the 29th of May 1818, and had not made any other payments except the sums of $26.00 on the 14th May 1821 & on the 26th Nov 1821 $88.87, all which were taken out of the [unk] which had accrued. Deponent also made a calculation of the amount due on the remaining portion of the tract 29 acres 31 perches which had been said by Hyde & Brownson to Daniel Bass, at the same piece they were to pay Wallace for the same and which amounted to one hundred ninety five dollars & ninety three cents, which sum with the witness thereon said Ross arranged & paid to said Griffith on second the same to be paid. And the deponent further states that after the above calculation and arrangements had been made said Griffith gave to said Hyde and Ross an argument to release their part of the land [unk] the mortgage & that the Judgement on the mortgage then about to be revised  should only be revised against the lands owned by Brownson and the Judgement was accordingly so revised and an exemplification of the Records in that case has been forwarded
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to the war office with other papers by the deponent. And Deponent is certain that no part of any payment made by Brownson was applied to Hydes land.

And Deponent further states that he has been acquainted with Hyde & Brownson for about eight or ten years and has understood from them both & from their neighbors that they were not upon good terms & that in consequence of their unfriendly failings to each other they had not spoken together for a number of years. That after Deponent received information from the war department that the deposition of Mr Hyde, Mary Griffith, & John B Wallace would be required be requested Mr Hyde to make the affidavit to the facts of the case & stated to him that Me Brownson could not obtain his pension without it. That Mr Hyde entirely declined saying anything upon the subject. Deponent has spoken him to Mr Hyde several times since and urged him to make the deposition which he has often declined. And Deponent further states that William A Griffith has not been in this part of the Country since the information was received from the war office & that he & Mary Griffith his mother reside in New Brunswick in the state of New Jersey. That a report of the death of said William R Griffith reached this place about a year or more ago & Deponent believes that he is dead, that deponent has once sent to Mary Griffith, to ascertain whether she returned the answer that all the business had been done by her son & she did not ever know that the mortgage had here assigned to Isaac & David Post.
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That John B Wallace lives at Meadville in the Western part of this State as deponent has been informed and believes, that a considerable time since as he was passing through this place to Meadville distance & [uknk] his deposition which contained all the facts which from the information there received deponent thought required by the war office.  That Deponent has forwarded to the war office according to the best of his recollection (not having kept a list of the papers) certified copies of the Deed from Wallace to Hyde & Brownson, the mortgage Hyde & Brownson to Wallace, a copy of the record of the proceedings on the mortgage in the common pleas to the sale, a copy of the Judgement of I & D Post is Isaac & Joh M Brownson, with the depositions of Isaac post & John M Brownson, a copy of the assignment of the Judgement upon the mortgage to J & D Post was with the record as deponent thinks. And the deponent further states that he has been employed by Mr Brownson to do the writing & other business in relation to procuring his pension & has made exertions as above stated to procure the testimony of the person as required at the war office, and verily believes that the same can not be procured. And further saith not.

(illegible signature)

Joshua W Maynsford Justice of the Peace
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Susquehanna County ss.

Isaac Post of Montrose one of the late firm of I & D Post being duly affirmed according to law doth on his solemn affirmation declare & say that in the years 1817 & 1818 deponent and his brother David as partners in trade sold to John M Brownson a quantity of goods amounting to about (with interest) two thousand eight hundred dollars, upon which he had paid about seven hundred & fifty dollars, did on the 16th Jany 1819, Judgement was entered against said John M Brownson & his father Isaac Brownson who was hi security for the sum of three thousand dollars (the penalty of their bond) and on the 8th November 1820 on settlement the balance due was ascertained to be two thousand & fifty dollars & seventy five cents, all which appears by the records of the Court of Susq County, That about the time of entering said Judgement deponent learned that a mortgage was remaining unpaid upon said land, and then owed by Mary Griffith who has purchased the same of John B Wallace, that the Mr Brownson had failed & were unable to make payments. Deponent then caused execution to be issued on his Judgement, but unwilling to sacrifice the same by a public sale cautioned to hold his lien upon the same by his execution, In the mean time a Judgement had been entered upon the mortgage given by Brownson & Hyde to Mary Griffith and deponent & his brother with a view of saving some portion of their debt, purchased the Judgement of Mary Griffith and sold the place on execution & bought it in. That the amount paid to William R Griffith the attorney in fact of Mary Griffith & who had the care of her business here was about one thousand four hundred dollars
(see over)
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That the amount paid to Griffith and the balance of their Judgement after the application of the personal property exceeds the fair value of lands purchased at the Sheriff Sale by more than eight hundred dollars.

And deponent further states that after the application of the personal property as stated in the review of the Judgement I & D Post is John M & Isaac Brownson & the purchase of the real estate, seeing no prospect of obtaining anything more as both were poor & as deponent believes & still believes perfectly honest in giving up all they had deponent agreed to release these [unk] further liability to him & D Post and deponent further states that respect for Isaac Brownson & an unwillingness to see him deprived in his old age of a house has induced him to persist him & his aged wife to reside in part of the house, and to obtain from the produce of the farm some of the necessities of life. Deponent for further particulars would refer to a deposition made by him and heretofore sent to the war office. And deponent further states that he has for many years known Jabez Hyde Junior & I Brownson & has understood & believes that there is such a state of unfriendly feeling existing between them that they have [unk] together for many years and deponent further states that some time last winter he heard said Hyde declare that Brownson could not get his pension without his (Hydes) deposition & that he would not make any deposition on to that extent.

Isaac Post

Affirmed & subscribed this 15th day of April 1829 before me

Joshua W Raynsford Justice of the Peace
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Susquehanna County ss.

Isaac Brownson an applicant for a pension being duly affirmed according to law doth on his solemn affirmation declare & say that he is infirm and unable to travel much, that he is informed and believes that, Mary Griffith lives in the State of New Jersey, and that John B Wallace lives in Meadville in this State nearly or quite three hundred miles distance, and affirmant has been informed that some time since as Mr Wallace was passing through Montrose his deposition was procured by Mr Jessup. That the Deed (as far as he can recollect) was not executed by sd Wallace in person but by John W Robinson his attorney; & affirmant further states that he has heard the deposition made by Mr Jessup and him to attached and the facts therein contained as far as affirmant knows then on care recollect are justly stated, and affirmant further states that he has no means within his power whereby he can obtain the depositions of Mary Griffith, John B Wallace or Jabez Hyde Junior. That he is at the present time entirely dependant upon his friends for a house to shelter himself & his aged wife and for their support, and that a very considerable part of the small property stated in his schedule has been already expended.

Isaac brownson

Affirmed & subscribed this 15th day of April 1828 before me

Joshua W Raynsford, Justice of the Peace
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State of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ss.}

I Asa Dimock Jr Prothonotary of the court of common pleas of Susquehanna county aforesaid do certify that Joshua W Raynsford Esq before whom oath and affirmation to the three foregoing and annexed depositions of Wm Jessup, Isaac Post, and Isaac Brownson were made; was at the time of taking the same and now is ac acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Susquehanna aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn as appears of record; and as such was duly qualified by Law to administer said oath and affirmations. Also, that the signatures "Joshua W Raynsford" to the attestation of said depositions, is in the own proper hand writing of said Justice of the Peace.
Witness my hand and seal of said County at Montrose, the fifteenth day of April AD 1828.

Asa Dimock Jr Prot


Isaac Brownson
Pennsylvania
act 1 May 1890


Hon. C. Miner H.R.
April 22, 1828
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Pension Office
pension
J. Bronson


Free 
Post Mail

Charles Miner Esq
Member of Congress
Washington City
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Montrose March 12th 1828

Dear Sir,

After my respects, I beg have to request that you would take a little interest in assisting Isaac Brownson in getting his pension; If there is a man on earth deserving of it, or entitled to it, I think he is. He has a long time since made application to the secretary. Wm Jessup Esq of this place has done the business for him, & I understand, that there is some objections to granting it by the Secretary, but what they are I do not at this time recollect, I understand, that the papers are in the Secretarys Office. Isaac Brownson is poor & neady, does not own a foot of land, nor any other property, sufficient to make him a comfortable living without the assistance of his friends. He & his wife are old & unable to labour. I believe you were acquainted with them when they were apparently in good circumstances & it may be said by some that they had property & must have put it out of their hands, but this is not the case. He never paid for a foot of the land he was in possession of. The Old Gentleman had a son that was weakly & he felt [unk] of helping him into some kind of business to get a living, in 1819 they purchased some goods took them home & in the course of two or three years, they lost a goodeal by lumbering & bad debts, laid out some for clearing land, paid off small debts, & their living, brought them  indebted about two thousand dollars or rising; Judgement was entered up against them, soon after it was assertained that there was a lean by bond & mortgage against his place for the purchase money to the amount of about three thousand dollars, including Wm Hydes farm too, as they had made the division Brownsons part was about fifteen hundred dollars, on these
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Judgement, his property, real & personal have been sold, & altho its value was not equal to the amount of debts. The manly & honest deposition of the Old Gentleman manifested in all the transactions induced us to sign off in full to him. The debt of about two thousand dollars was accumulated with myself & brother not at the time knowing or thinking about a mortgage lean on the place. When this was brought forward by Mr Griffith of N Jersey who had it of John B Wallace it quite alarmed me & my brother, we hardly knew what to do, whether to let our debt go or pay up the mortgage & save a little if we could on our debt after much hesitation on the subject & knowing the place must go on the mortgage sale we purchased it in, which increased our debt against Brownson to between three & four thousand dollars. He turned out what stock he had, amounting to rising of a hundred dollars, reserving some household furniture, a cow, & a family horse, under these circumstances we discharged the whole debt we had against him. There had not been one particle of fraud, or illegal conveyance of property on the part of Mr Brownson, every thing has been done, open fair & honest,& legally, & he is poor & needy & entitled to the pension. The principles of humanity have induced me to make this request to have you call on the secretary & request his attention to the subject. It does appear to me that there cannot be any objection to his having a pension, unless some ill disposed person is secretly interfearing against him & if there is objections, I wish he might be informed of them. your compliance will ever be acknowledged by a worthy old soldier & your friend & servant- Charles Miner Esq.

Isaac Post
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Dear Sir I should be pleased to have you write to me ocasionally. The Presindenthal question creates some excitement here. Mr Adams i is gaining ground among the people in these parts of the country. I am strongly enclined to believe that Pennsylvania will be in favour of the adminstration. We feel a great interest in the Tariff Bill, we want the wollen manufactaring encouraged & protected. Please to give my respects to Mr Enoch Reynolds inform him that his friends here are well. I should be pleased if he would interest himself a little in favour of Esq Brownson in getting the pension. I believe he was formerly acquainted with him. 

I remain Sir yours with utmost respect,

Isaac Post

C Miner Esq
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recd 2 April 1828
Hon. C. Miner
H.R.

J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
War Dept
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Washington March 29, 1828

J.L. Edwards Esq

In preparing to write on the subject of Mr Brownsons pension I looked over your letter. I am perfectly satisfied, to demand the proof therein mentioned is to [unk] the door in his claim forever. He is poor & old. Mr Wallace live 300 miles from him in the western part of Penn. Mrs Griffith, if living, is, I believe, in N Jersey, neither care any thing about him, except perhaps that they may not feel very humbly because Brownson did not pay them, I would feel little inclined to take a [unk] or make an affidavit to serve him. I enclose you the letter of Mr Post to me a highly respectable man; I respectfully ask a reconsideration of his case & such admit as shall seem to you proper.

C Miner
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Windham Bradford Co, Pa, June 28/53

Dear Sir,

You may possibly remember my being in your office on business about the first of April last. I spoke to you then about an increase of Pension for Isaac Brownson a Revolutionary pensioner. I did not then exactly understand his case. I have subsequently obtained his statement from which it appears that he now draws $96 a year for services rendered under his first enlistment, of one year, he afterwards served six months as corporal & sergeant, and then again nine months as adjutant. He gives the time and place of each enlistment, the officers names &c.

I would like to know whether, if those services can be proved; he can draw more money yearly than he now draws, or whether he can draw back pay.

(answered in room 98-July 6/53)}
An other case, Betsey Chadwic by her agent Birdsell obtained in 1818 or near that a warrant to locate 160 acres of land in Illinois as she says, for services rendered in the war of 1812 by her father, who died soon after the close of the war, Betsey was very young at the time but subsequently married, when her husband undertook to settle the matter and employed an agent who took the warrant, he soon after left the place taking the warrant with him& since that time till now nothing has been done. Can she obtain the land by any means? If so, how? I have tried to find out by enquiring of Pension Agents but they seem as ignorant as my self. If it is consistent with our mode of doing business, please
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answer this letter & let me know what to do in the last case and what to expect in the first.

Yours very respectfully

J.B. Gibson Babcock

Hon. J. P. Waldo

Aquilla White
Ky 18
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40027
Revy INVALID

File No. 40027
Isaac Brownson
Pri. Rev. War

Act: 18th March 18

Index:- Vol. 3, Page 60

[Arrangement of 1870]

Ex. by [unk] B-of Rev.
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Oct 16 '96 [unk] [unk] W. Warner [unk] Conn.
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History to [unk] Jewett, [unk] Penna.
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[unk] [unk]
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[unk] J.C. Landmesser Rummerfield, Pa F.W.
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Mch 7/96 Mr. Asperwall
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Soldier [unk] to Mrs. [unk] West [unk]
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June 14, 1899- Mr. H. L. Bethlehem
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Apr 25 '98 Mrs Geo [unk] [unk]
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1908 Sept 19 Hist to [unk]
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1922 Dec 4 Hist to F. Dean Adams, AWS
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1926 Hist to Mrs F L Bricker MDG
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1936 Mar 30 Hist to Mrs A W Fairchild, letter in case Isaac Brownson- N. 10470
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Will you be so kind as to give me a statement of the military history of Isaac Bronson of Waterbury Connecticut, [father of Titus Bronson who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War] and who married Hannah Cook. I have Titus Bronson's history
Very Respectfully
Mrs. George W. Warner
West Haven, Connecticut
October 6th, 1896
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H. L. JEWETT,
BETHLEHEM, PA.

Bethlehem, Pa., May 28, 1897.
Sir:
I have the honor to request the military record of Isaac Brownson, or Bronson, a Revolutionary Soldier. He was born at New Milford, Conn., and served, according to the best information I can obtain, in Col. Webb's Regiment. e died at Windham, Bradford County, Pa., about the  year 1854-or 1855.
Very respectfully,
H. L Jewett

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
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Oshkosh Wisconsin
April 7th 1898

Honble Evans:

Will you kindly inform me if Capt, or Lieut Isaac Bronson of Connecticut received a pension during the war of the Revolution? I think this man enlisted from Waterbury, but am not certain, but suppose if one of that name can be found
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on Pension Rolls from State of Connecticut, it will answer all purposes. Please address and oblige Mrs. Geo. N. Burnell 231 Algome Street Oshkosh Wisconsin.
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Daughter os Revolution
Respectfully
Mrs. J. C. Landmesser
Rummerfield
Pa
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Rummerfield Sept 7th 1908

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir,

Will you kindly give me the date & record of Isaac Brownson. He was a private in Captain Bostwick's company, 19th Regiment, continental Troops, Revolutionary war. My purpose for this information, I wish to join the
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Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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If not called for in 15 days, return to
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C.


Mrs. J. C. Landmesser
Pa.


uncalled for
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888 Clinton St
Maringo, Illa
Aug 17, 1925

Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir: Have you the Revolutionary record of Isaac Brownson and of his drawing a pension. My record shows that he was born July 27, 1758, married Dec 5, 1782. Have you the death record? Could I have a certified copy of this record. I am trying to prove up for D.A.R.

Very truly
Mrs. F. L. Bricker
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THE ADAMS INSURANCE AGENCY CO.
Established 1857
INSURANCE AND BONDS
WARREN, OHIO

Dec. 1. 1922

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir,

Since my letter to your office of Nov. 7th, I have received more definite information concerning the Revolutionary War veteran that I am trying to trace.

ISAAC BROWNSON- born in the State of Connecticut July 27, 1758, died on August 23, 1853 at Bobcock Hill, Windham, Pa.

The Adjutant General of Connecticut gives his war record, as follows:- "ISAAC BROWNSON, private in Capt. Bostwick's Company in Col. Webb's regiment, crossed the Deliware river to Trenton, December 25, 1776."

We would be very glad to take care of any expense necessary to obtain the correct copy of his records.

Yours respectfully,
F. Dean Adams
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THE ADAMS INSURANCE AGENCY CO
ESTABLISHED 1857
INSURANCE
WARREN, OHIO

Nov. 7, 1922

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

The Adjutant General of Connecticut has given me a little information about the War of the Revolutionary records of one ISAAC BROWNSON and has advised me to correspond with you for more information.

Their record is as follows:-

"Isaac Brownson, private in Capt. Bostwick's company in Col. Webb's regiment, crossed the Delaware river to Trenton, December 25, 1776."

Our records are not definite but we believe that he was born in Leraysville, Pa. in 1758 and died at "Babcock Hill", Bradford County, Pa. date unknown.

Any help that you give to establish Mrs. Adams' right to belong to the "Daughters of the American Revolution" will be greatly appreciated by us.

Very respectfully,

F. Dean Adams
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Rev. & 1812

October 7, 1925

Mrs. F. L. Bricker,
888 Clinton Street,
Marengo, Iowa

Madam:

I have advised you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S-40027, it appears that Isaac Brownson enlisted at New Milford, Connecticut on January 1, 1776 and served to January 1. 1777 as a private in Captain Bostwick's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment. He was in the battles of White Plains and Trenton.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 5, 1919 while residing in Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-one years.

In 1825 he referred to his wife Joanna, aged sixty-one years and son John M. aged thirty-one years. The dates and placed of his birth and death are not on record.

Respectfully,

Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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Record Division
FW
Sur F 40027
Rev War

Wars Section
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., Sept 19, 1908

Madam:

In reply to your request of 7 inst, received 8 inst for a statement of the military history of Isaac Brownson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Jan 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1777
Length of Service:
Rank: Pri.
Officer under whom service was rendered: Captain Isaac Bostwick, Colonel Charles Webb
State: Conn

Battles engaged in, White Plains, Trenton
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at New Milford, Conn
Date of application for pension, June 5, 1819, His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Rush Twp, Susquehanna Co, Pa
Age at date of application, sixty one year
Remark: In 1825 soldier refers to his wife, Joanna, aged 61 years, and son, John M., aged 31 years

Very respectfully,

JL Davenport
Acting Commissioner


Mrs. J C Landmesser
Rummerfield, Pa
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March 30, 1936
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Mrs. R. W. Fairchild
613 Normal Avenue
Normal, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Isaac Bronson, of Connecticut, pension number S. 40027 and Isaac Bronson, widow Thankful, pension No. W. 10470, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

The records of Isaac Brownson, S. 40027 and Isaac Bronson W. 10470 are furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours

A.D. MILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator