Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3217, Samuel Brown, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Brown, Samuel
W.3217

Lucy
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12, 651
Pennsylvania
['New York' crossed out]
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Samuel Brown 3d
of [blank] in the state of [blank]
who was a Private in the regiment
Colonel Dayton of the [illegible]
line, for the term of 3 years 1777
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to 
commence on the 18 of Mar 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July 1811
and sent to Jas. McCall
Rushford New York
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1817                  76.64
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 17.      48
                                                             _______
                                                            $124.64
9 18 31

{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818 }
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[left side]
[illegible] 13/63
Augt 16/53
Reported

[right side]
1043
Pennsylvania Phila.
Lucy Brown 
widow of Samuel Brown 3d
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Musician
[illegible]
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
88 Dollars ----- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
31 day of July 1848
amd sent to Jacob Brown
Athens
Penna.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 204,  Vol. 2
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Saml. Brown 3d
Daytons N. Jersey
regt. 79 -3 years

Admitted
S. C. Jones
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State of New York - Allegany County SS.
On this eighteenth day of May 1818 before
me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in & for the said County of Allegany personally appears Samuel Brown
aged fifty five years, resident in the Town of Pike in the said County of Allegany, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain  the provision made by the late act of congress, entitled, An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service
of the United States in the revolutionary war; That the said Samuel Brown inlisted in July 1777 into a company commanded by Captain
Dickinson in the third regiment in the State of
New Jersey commanded by Col. Dayton and continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States untill July 1780 when he was discharged at or near Newark in the State of New Jersey - And that he was
in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown & Monmouth - And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the
assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid-
James McCall

I James McCall Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Brown did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy. And now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had
before me, to the secretary of the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of congress.

given under my hand at Rushford, Allegany
this eighteenth day of May 1818.
James McCall

I certify that James McCall is one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Allegany and State of New York, and that I verily believe that the signatures affixed to the above Declaration, and certificate is in his hand writing
May 18 1818
Amos Peabody Clk
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Saml Brown
New Jersey Line
1777-3 years
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Informal

see form enclosed
herewith
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I the within named James McCall Judge of the
Court of common pleas do certify that I am
Personally acquainted within named Samuel Brown and know that he is indigent circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for support - Rushford May 8. 1819
James McCall
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The Court of the County of Allegany

In the matter of Samuel Brown

Centreville
July 19

12251

Not entitled
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Allegany County
On this twenty seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the said County Samuel Brown aged fifty eight years last August resident in the town of Centreville in the County of Allegany aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: three years a private in Capt Bellards Company in the third Regiment, New Jersey line command by Colonel Da[y]ton the date of original declaration is on the eighteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen the number of my pention [pension] certificate twelve thousand two hundred and fifty three and I do solemnly Sware [swear] that I was a resident citison [citizen] of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Samuel Brown

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 27th
day of June AD 1820

Moses Van Campen one of the
Judges of the Court of Common pleas
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An inventory of the goods and Chattles and Land and tenaments [tenements] of Samuel Brown the above named pentioner [pensioner]
---

An article of twenty acres of the Holland Companies Land, run[n]ing yet nearly four years and a log house thereon, and something like six acres improved --- total -----------------60 -
one ox, or half of a yoak [yoke] of Oxen --30 -
the use of hired cow for one year----------6 -
one calf-----------------------------------2 -
one small hog or a shoat------------------ 2.25
two dish kitters, one of them cracked------2
two spiders-- one of them ---- do ---------1.25
one tea kettle------------------------------1 -
one great wheal - and pattent head-------- 3
three Chairs------------------------------- 1.50
three pails----------------------------------.50 one pair of Cards---------------------------.50
one flat Iron-------------------------------1.25
one Churn-------------------------------- 1 -
one old pair of tongs---------------------- 1 -
one old pine Chest ------------------------1 -

And my last pention [pension] to the 4th of March last 48 - which I have not yet received
And Sundary [sundry] old articles to leagous [?] to mention as an old bread trough and hammer, old pole of ax, old pail 5 old knives and 4 of Forks, 2 small tubs and 3 old plates, 2 cups and saucers & 2 old candlesticks, and &c &c. to total---------------------------------------3 -

Some Books as two Bible, two Psalm Books and
other others to the amount of ------------- 5 -
                                                                  _______
                   Added                                      $170.50
                                                                        48
                                                                  ________
                                                                    $122.50

Samuel Brown
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The State of my family

The number of my family is six (Namely)
I Samuel Brown farmer aged fifty eight last August and am able to labour part of the time

Mrs Brown aged fifty three last January, and hath been out of health two years last March

Jonas Brown aged thirty one last September, out of health from a lad- Confined to the house a number of years past but of late able to earn part of his living

Sabina Brown aged twenty three last March. Out of health from her infancy, as not to be able to get her living only in part and that not from home-

Lucy Brown Jun., aged fourteen last October

Jacob Brown aged twelve last August

Samuel Brown


And I stand indebted-
Twenty dollars towards the said Ox or half of the aforesaid oxen due next September and interest - 21.40

I owe for one Cow I formerly took - which is dead and I am now for want of property to pay for her to hire her at five dollars this year - 26.00

I stand indebted for the hog, or said Shoat - 2.25

I owe thirty dollars more to a number of individuals.   $30.00

I owe five dollars for the use of the living, hired care    6.00

Also 6½ dollars to one man in Rushford
6.50

I owe Thomas Brown my brother who is lately moved iinto this state, for articles advanced to me in New Hampshire, to make us more comfortable from after the loss of our living
Samuel Brown
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I Amos Peabody - Clark [clerk] of the Court of
Common pleas in and for County of Allegany in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court; that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is Sixty four dollars and Seventy five
Cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court on this twenty eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Amos Peabody
Clark [clerk] of
the Court for the County of Allegany
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I Amos Peabody - Clark [clerk] of the Court of
Common pleas in and for County of Allegany
in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court; that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is Sixty four dollars and seventy five
Cents.

In testamony [testimony] whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court on this
twenty Eighth day of June one thousand eight
hundred and twenty
Amos Peabody
Clark [clerk] of the Court for the County of Allegany
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11.371        :      11371
Lucy Brown
Pa

Act July 7th 38

M. 6th Feby '84
h.d. 1st Mar. '44
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows

State of Pennsylvania } ss.
On this 5th day of October 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace Lucy Brown a resident of Troy Township in the County of Crawford aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to cert[a]in widows  That she is the widow of Samuel Brown 3rd who was a Private in the army of the Revolution She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Brown 3d on the sixth day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Brown 3rd died on the thirty first day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty four that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated
Lucy Brown

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Ezra Carpenter Justice Peace
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I hear by [hereby] Certify that Lucy Brown the
widow of Samuel Brown 3d is not able to
appear in court on the account of bodily infirmity.
Ezra Carpenter JP

Crawford County ss
State of Pennsylvania
I William McArthur Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for the County of Crawford in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do by these present certify that Ezra Carpenter Esq before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was taken was at the time of taking such and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, duly commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and of right ought to be given.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the the seal of the said Court at Meadville in the said County this 7th day of Oct in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Wm McArthur
Prothy.
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Certificate of Elder C. Tanner
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These may Certify that Samuel Brown and Lucy Fuller are Lawfully joined together in the Bonds of Marriage at Battenkill this Sixth Day of Feb AD 1784 By me---
Nathan Tanner Min. of Gos.
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Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio
May 26th 1853

Sir

I herewith send to your office the application
of Jacob Brown & Sabina Higley the only surviving children of Lucy Brown deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner at the rate of $88. per annum, claiming an increase of the pension of their mother ['the said' crossed out]
Lucy Brown proof of the date of her decease and of their being her only surviving children was made before Court and a Certificate of said proof together with the her pension certificate were sent to Pittsburg when the arrears of the pension due on said Certificate was paid to said children, all of which the applicants refer to in their application for an increase of said pension
under act of July 1st 1848.

Truly your Obt
Servt
James Hathaway

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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RECORDS DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 

3 - 525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Sept 14, 1927

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Saml. Brown, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in ['his (or' crossed out] his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.               W. 3217
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[table follows with 5 columns; column headings as follows:]
(1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
(2) LENGTH OF SERVICE.
(3) RANK.
(4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. {sub-headings:  a. CAPTAIN.
b. COLONEL.
(5) STATE.

[text beneath column headings:]
(1) and (2) July 1777 to July 1780
(3) Pvt
(4) a. Dickenson, Bellard b. Dayton
(5) N. J.
[end of table]

Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated
Date of application for pension, May 18, 1818 - al.
Residence at date of application, Pike, Allegheny Co., NY
Age at date of application, b. Aug. 1761
Remarks: He mar. Feb. 6, 1784 Lucy Fuller in Battenkill
he d. Mar 31, 1844.
She was al. pen. on an ap. ex. Oct 5, 1844 - while res. in Troy Twp. Crawford Co. Pa. ac. 77 yrs.  In 1820 Ch. Jonas 31, Sabina 23. Lucy 14 Jacob 12 yrs. of age.  3 sons are referred to, no other names stated. Widow d. Jan 8, 1853 sur. by 2 Ch. Sabina Higley & Jacob

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

6 -- 2856
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Philadelphia.          46.
Pennsylvania
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Lucy Brown
widow of Samuel Brown 3d
who was a Musician
in the N.J. Line
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the[' 4th' crossed out] 31st day of March, 1844.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
24 day of Apl '45
and sent to
Jacob Brown,
Troy
Crawford Co.
Penna.
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[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2, Page 104
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To the Honorable
J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
City, Washington
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To the Honourable J.C. Calhoun Secretary of War-

As Judge McCall who formerly enclosed my schedule is on a journey to Ohio - I take the freedom to enclose to you this. And State some facts, that you may see how I came in this deplorable situation. In the year 1812- I lived in lower Canada, and owned lands, and by their laws I and three of my sons was called into their
service, and in November ran over to the Americans in the State of Vermont- and in December, my wife and the rest of the family, came over to us-- leaving our living.  
And thus we all became poor, for adhering to our attachment to the cause of America.  November 1814 came to Cayuga County in the State of New York, where I had a brother and one brother in Law- here I took two cows to double in four year time - September 1816 came to Centreville Allegany County, here I obtained an article of twenty acres of land for three dollars and ab[o]ut thirty five cents- and
built a log house, and made ab[o]ut three acres of improvement and in the summer of 1807 and 1818, we were drove by necessity to gather herbs in the woods to support life, instead of bread, as I got no pension till March 1819- One of the Cows I lost in March 1818 and after
I drew a my pension I hired jointly with one of my sons of age the said Cows, and we gave our note for four cows, together with the hire (namely) twenty four dollars for the use one year. September 1819 as I had no team I bought a right of one half of a yoak [yoke] of oxen paid twenty dollars down, and got credit one year for twenty more. I can prove all the property that I owned when I applyed first for my pension was not worth thirty dollars-- and its a fact I owed more in this place, that I possessed - and I know if I was cut off my pension distruction [destruction] was my fate. And chose to suffer under the operation of the law- rather than run any danger of [w]ronging my con[s]cience. Yea I put in my Schedule forty eight dollars of pension money that I had not received. I am now told this was [w]rong - Goverment dont require me to have done this, but it is said &
cant be restored ['to my' crossed out]. there I dont ask to be- I ask to have my name placed a new on the pension list, in virtue of that provision of the Act of the 18 of March 1818, which provides for such as after the passing of said Act becomes needy of the help of their
country, I can prove I have acted honest, I have
not tryed to cheat the gover[n]ment nor my creditors
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And now I am a publick charge, and we have not a Sheat [sheet], nor shrout [shroud] fit to be buryed in- and I am without a coat, trousers, and shoes-- and should have been without shirts, only we cut up the only good sheet
to make me some-  It's true the Town has given us the use of a cow and six bushels of wheat, two dollars in cash to get some medicine for my wife--  All of my sons of age are poor and cant support me--they have done all they could --therefore I must suffer till I git my name placed a new on the pension list and get an answer of peace-

Sir,
I trust you will have the goodness to answer me, and tell wheather [whether] I can have my name placed a new- by sending me a new pension
certificate-  If this cant be done as not being
in your province, doubtless you will have mercy on me, and direct me how to obtain it.
●
I remain your most dependant
Samuel Brown
Centreville
Allegany County
State of New York
July the 12 1821


To the Honourable
J.C. Calhoun 
Secretary of War
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7023
Lucy Brown
widow of Samuel
Pa.

act 3 March 1843

Rejected           No. act  '44-91

Admd 17 June 1844
2 years Musician
$88.00

from 31st March 1844

Jacob Brown
Troy
Crawford Co.
Pa.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843

State of Pennsylvania }
County of Crawford } ss.
On this 8 day of February 1845 personally appeared before Ezra Carpenter a Justice of the peace in and for said County Lucy Brown a resident of Troy Town ship and County of Crawford aged 78 years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd of March 1843.   That she is the widow of Samuel Brown 3rd who was a Private in the army of the Revolution she further declares that she was married to the
the said Samuel Brown 3rd on the 6 day of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Brown 3rd died on the thirty first day of March 1844 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January
seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated
Lucy Brown

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
above written before
Ezra Carpenter, Justice Peace
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I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me and that she is the widow of Samuel Brown 3rd and that she is not able to appear in open court on account of bodily infirmity
Ezra Carpenter, Justice Peace

Crawford County SS
On the 8 day of February 1845 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice
of the peace in and for said County Jacob Brown and James Bly upon their solemn oath doth depose and say that they wer[e] present when Samuel Brown 3rd a last pensioner died that he died on the thirty first day of March 1844.
Jacob Brown
James S Bly
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned               
Ezra Carpenter Justice Peace. 

State of Pennsylvania
Crawford Co. 
I William Arthur Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said County co hereby certify that Ezra Carpenter is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit are and of right ought to be given.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 11th day of February 1845.
Wm Arthur Prothy.
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State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County } SS.  
[illegible] Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas sitting at Centerville in and for said County do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been sent & filed to said court that Samuel Brown 3d was a soldier of the conflict [illegible] the rate of eight dollara a month. [illegible] county of Crawford, and State of Pennsylvania [illegible] of Troy, county aforesaid, in the year 1844, on the 31st day of March, [illegible] married to Lucy Brown, [illegible] 

In testimony thereof, [illegible] set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1844.
Wm Arthur Prothy.


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State of New York Allegany County
On the 25th day of October one thousand
eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record in and for the County of Allegany in the State of New York, Samuel Brown aged fifty nine last August resident in the town of Centreville in the County of Allegany aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, three years a private in the third Regiment, New Jersey line, commanded by Colonal Da[y]ton and in a company commanded by Capt Bellard, the date of my original declaration is on the eighteenth of May one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen, the number of my pention [pension] certificate twelve thousand two hundred and fifty three, and I do solemnly Sware [swear], that I was a resident citison [citizen] of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent
thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the said provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not
nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.

An inventory of the goods and chattles and lands and tenaments [tenements] of Samuel Brown the above named heretofore pentioner

Two small Kittles, one of them cracked,  two small Spiders one of them cracked, one Iron Tea Kittle [kettle], three old chairs                  $2.50
                                                                          .50
one great wheal with a patent head-          1.50
three pails, one pair of wool cards one
     flat Front                                                      .50                                    
one pair of old Iron tongs                               .25
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An inventory of the goods and chattles and lands and tenaments [tenements] of Samuel Brown the above named heretofore pentioner [pensioner]

Two small kittles [kettles], one of them Cracked, two small Spiders one of them cracked, one Iron tea kettle, three old chairs                          $2.50
                                                                           .50
one great wheal with a patent head-           1.50
three pails, one pair of wool cards 
         one flat Iron                                             .50
one pair of old Iron tongs                               .25
One old pine chest, 2 house Bibles 
     one of them old- hymn Books one 
      of them old-                                               .75
                                                                          .50
five old knives, and forks, and 3
           of plates-                                               .30
one brown crock, do, one pitcher, 3 
        bowls, dNo                                               .31
and a few other things, and books worth.  3.00
one small hog, or shote-                               1.00
                                                                     ______
                                                                      $11.11

The State of my family
My occupation a farmer-
My wife Lucy Brown aged fifty four next January and out of health, and has been so above two years past, I am obliged to keep medison [medicine] ever on hand for her, it being of a gravelly complaint-- 
Lucy Brown Jun., aged fifteen this October, her health not good this year, having done to[o] much nursing last year, in waiting on her mother and others-
Jacob Brown aged thirteen last August his constitution is slender-
As I have been obliged to throw my self and family as above named, on the town for support, Jonas Brown and Sabina Brown, being of age they were left out, and of course left out if this statement-

The Article of twenty acres of land, the half of a yoak [yoke] of Oxen- or one ox, the calf, I have been obliged to turn out for debts which I owed, and had no other way to pay them, my last pention [pension] payment I have received
and paid out to my creditors, except a trifle
for the use of the family, I paid out, and now my shoes are old and coming to peaces [pieces], my shirts come to patching, and my only coat, but only better than a wrag [rag] and I have no way to git more to save me, and mine from the approaching winter. And I have not the
provisions to last me, and family, no, not two months -
Samuel Brown

Sworn to and declared on the 25th day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty Before
Amos Peabody Clerk
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for the use of the family, I paid out, And now my shoes are old and coming to peaces [pieces], my shirts come to patching, and my only coat, but only better than a wrag [rag] and I have no way to get more to save me, and mine from the approaching winter. And I have not provisions to last me, and family, no, not two months-
Samuel Brown

Sworn to and declared on the 25th day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty Before Amos Peabody
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This will certify that upon complaint of the overseer of the poor of the town centreville, that Samuel Brown an inhabitant of said town was likely to or had actually become chargeable to the said town. We have examined him on his oath and for him and others on oath do believe that he and the rest of his family for which he is by law required to provide is now in actual want of the necessaries of life and has no means of
obtaining the same only from the public or private charities and also that he has no relations who are able to support hi without injury to themselves.

The above named Samuel Brown has been
a pensioner and we believe him now to be
a subject fully entitled to the benefit of the
Pension laws of the U.S.A.

Centerville Allegany County N.Y.
October 17th 1820

Alfred Forbes, J. Peace
Jesse Bullock J Peace
Ben Blanchard J Peace

Allegany County } 
Clerks Office } I Edward Ruswick Deputy Clerk of the County of Allegany Do hereby certify that Alfred Forbes  Jesse Bullock and Benj.  Blanchard ware [were] at the time of signing the above certificate Justice of the peace duly
Commissioned and qualified to act as such
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This will certify that upon complaint of the overseer of the poor of the town centreville, that Samuel Brown an inhabitant of said town was likely to or had actually become chargeable to the said town. We have examined him on his oath and for him and others on oath do believe that he and the rest of his family for which he is by law required provide is now in actual want of the necessaries of life and has no means of
obtaining the same only from the public or 
private charities and also that he has no 
relations who are able to support him without injury to themselves.

The above named Samuel Brown has been a 
pensioner and we believe him now to be a 
subject fully entitled to the benefit of the
Pension laws of the U.S.A.

Centerville Allegany County N.Y.
October 17th 1820

Alfred Forbes J. Peace
Jesse Bullock J. Peace
Benj. Blanchard J. Peace

Allegany County }
Clerks Office } SS.  I Edward Ruswick Deputy 
Clerk of the County of Allegany Do hereby certify that Alfred Forbes Jesse Bullock and Benj. Blanchard ware [were] at the time of signing the above certificate Justice of the peace duly Commissioned and qualified to act as such.

in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said County this
25th day of October AD 1820 Edward Ruswick Dep. Clerk
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I Edward Ruswick Dep Clerk Clark [sic] of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Allegany in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is a Eleven dollars and Eleven Cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court on the 25th day of October one
thousand eight hundred and twenty
Edward Ruswick Dep. Clerk
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[left side]
let. to Pen Agt 18 March 1840

McCall

[right side]
Real Est        $60-
Personal          62.50
                    ________
                     $122.50
                    ________

Age 58 - served 3 years
farmer - able to labor part of the
time - wife 53 - "out of health 2
years"  Eldest son- 31 "out of
health from a lad" - Sabina 23,
"out of health", from infancy-- Lucy 14 -
Jacob - 12- both well

reinstate

file Sept '19
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#10 Willis  St             OWN
Dorchester Dist.
Boston Mass

[stamp:] O.W.N. DIVISION [illegible] 14 1901 RECEIVED

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly send me the Military  Records of Reuben Randolph  of  Virginia and Samuel Brown of Monmouth Co. New Jersey they are direct descendent of mine and I wish
infirmation [information] to enable
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me to join the "Daughters of the American
Revolution" - waiting an early reply.  I remain yours most respectfully

Mrs. Nellie Farnsworth
Brown
Jan. 10th 1901

[stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE M JAN 11 1901
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[left side]
Boston Mass
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Revl.    3217
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 3717
Lucy Brown
Widow
Samuel Brown 
Mus. Rev. War
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Act: Feb. 2d, 1848,
Index:--Vol. A, Page 81 

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side]
Jany 15-1901
Mrs. Nellie F Brown
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1922, Sept 14, Hist to Mrs. N. S.
Harris, Letter in S. 42397 -
Jas. St. Clair - En --
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State of Pennsylvania}
Crawford County } ss.
Before me Ezra Carpenter one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Crawford personally appeared Jacob Brown and Isaac Porter of Troy who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that on the 31 day of March 1844 that we were present when Samuel Brown 3d died and know that it took place on the day and year above stated and further saith not
Jacob Brown
Isaac Porter

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 5 day
of October 1844
Ezra Carpenter Justice Peace
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Samuel Brown 3d

Payable semi-annually. The first
payment on this Certificate will be
made on the 4th September
next, in New York at the 
Branch Bank of the U. States
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Samuel Brow 3rd

Recorded
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1848,
Samuel Brown 3rd late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of Eight
dollars per month, to commence on the 18th day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 15th day of July one thousand eight hundred and nineteen - 1819 -

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Nunda. March 21st 1817
We the Subscriber feel willing to give Mr Brown Something to help his present wants
Subscribe accordingly
Randall Trall
& Bushel wheat or Cash one Dollar
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Joseph Morison one dollar
meat blacksmit on
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Jesse Bullock half Bushel
of good sed whea
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P.B. Woodward one Bushel of
oats
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Jacob Potter a half Dollar
Zacheus Spencer
one Dollar

George Patterson -  Cash -  $0.50
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Nathl.  Moore $1.00
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                                      - C
Warren Easterbrook $0.50
Geo Cristis                $2.50
Stephen prain               . 50
Eben. Holtchkiss       $0.25
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11. 371.
Lucy Brown
Pa.
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Rejected
Letter to J. Brown Nov 26 1844
   "    same        17 Jany 1845.

Act 7th July '38
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To Pennsylvania from
4 Sept 1839. 10 April
1840. Notification to Pens
Kingsley Mills, Crawford
County Penna.


file Sept. 19
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J.L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
War Department
City of Washington
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Athens July 20th 1844

Mr. Edwards sir

Be so good as to send a form for the
pension draft and if thair [there] is any thing
[w]rong, note the fact

Direct your letter
to Jacob Brown
Athens Crawford County Taylors stand Penna.
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Rushford July 7th 1820

Sir

Inclosed I send you the schedule & affidavit
of Samuel Brown a pensioner. And also
James Gordon's original Affidavit together
with two affidavits annexed provening the
services of said Gordon and likewise the
schedule and affidavit made by him in open
court-- the poor old man has had to beg his way to the State of New Hampshire about five hundred miles to obtain the proof necessary - and if it shall appear proper to place him on the pension list do be so good as to let him know in time to draw in September, and it will much
accomodate a needy family
James McCall

[J.]C. Calhoun Esqr
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reinstated
July 9. 1821 &
sent to
James McCall
.
Rushford Nov 11

Samuel Bowen
N.Yk.

For reconsideration
Recd 22 Nov. 1820

Free

J.C. Calhoun Esqr.
War Department
Washington City
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Rushford Novr 10. 1820

Dear Sir

Inclosed I send you the affidavit and certificate of Samuel Brown late a Revolutionary pensioner and struck from the roll on account of the amount of his property, it is a fact as soon as his pension was stopped, those to whom he was indebted seized upon what he had and left the poor old man destitute of means of subsistence as you will see by th certificate of two Justices for the Town of Centerville - I am certain that if there is one case in the United States entitled to your consideration and the benefit of the Laws on this subject-- Mr Brown is the man - he is sober and as industrious in
short he is a worthy citizen and Christian
altho poor- he had formerly moved into
Cannada [Canada] where he had acquired a comfortable living, but in the last war - rather
than to stay and fight against his native country - fled to the United States and left what he had - this I am told is the cause of his indigent circumstances and likely to be true. Your speedy attention to this application will in part alleviate the su[f]ferings of this unfortunate family  I am with due deference your Humble Servant James McCall

[cut off]houn Esqr
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Application for a Transfer

County of Crawford SS
On this 9th day of January 1840 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Crawford Personally appeared Samuel Brown who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Bellard in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future The following are his reasons for removing from York to Pennsylvania (Namely) I had no land property there, and as I had one son living in Crawford County, and some aquaintenances here so 
I thought it best to come here.
Samuel Brown

Sworn and subscribed before me
the Ninth Day of January 1840
Jonathan Benn

Person[al]ly appeared before me the day and year above written Allexander Hopkins and made oath in due form of Law, that the person who has taken the above oath, and who is described in the above affidavit is the same Samuel Brown who drew a Pension in the State of New York.

I certify that the Above Witness is reputed to be
a man of truth and veracity
Jonathan Benn
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State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County } SS
I John P Davis Prothonotary of the several Courts of Crawford County do hereby certify that Jonathan Benn before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is a Justice of the peace duly authorized to act as such, and that
purporting to be his signature is in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name at Meadville the 16th day of January 1840.
John P Davis
Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania }
Crawford County } SS
On this 7th day of May AD 1853 Before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Jacob Brown and Sabina Higley both of Athens in the County and State above said, who being first duly sworn, depose and say that they are the only surviving children of Lucy Brown deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of $88 per an[n]um, And that for the purpose of obtaining the arrears of pension, by way of increase,
under the Act of Congress of July 1st 1848 which was due their said mother, make this declaration.

That the said Lucy was the widow of Samuel
Brown 3d who was a Revolutionary pensioner
at $96 per an[n]um-  That she died on the
28th day of January 1853. That the proofs of
her decease and of their heirship, together with
her said pension certificate are as they believe
now on file at the pension office at Washington
in at the office for the paying of pensions at Pittsburgh Pa., having been sent there for the purpose of drawing the arrears due on said Certificate viz from the 4th day of September 1852 up to the 28th day of January 1853 the day of said Lucy's decease.  And further deponents say not.
Jacob Brown  {LS}
Sabina Higley {LS}

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.  And I further
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certify that from a personal acquaintance with
the above deponents, I believe their said statements to be just and true.
James D. Minnis Justice of the Peace

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
CRAWFORD COUNTY, SS.
[seal affixed below]
I, JOSEPH BROWN, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county of Crawford, Certify that James D. Minnis Esquire, by whom the annexed and foregoing affidavit & acknowledgment were taken, was at the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace, within and for the said county, duly qualified, and as such duly authorised by the laws of this Commonwealth to take the same.  And further, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of the said Court, at Meadville, the twelfth day of May A.D. 1853.
Joseph Brown
Prothonotary
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Rushford May [illegible]
old cases.
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Free

Mr Calhoun. Secretary
of the Department of War
Washington City
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Rushford May 8. 1819

Honrd Sir

Inclosed I retransmit to you the affidavits
of James Gordon & Samuel Brown having
as I believe corrected the informality. And
knowing the extreme poverty and distress of these unfortunate old Soldiers I pray that the
documents enclosed may be accepted and these men placed on the Pension List roll
Do sir be so good as to inform me immediately
whether they are admissible or not-  if any
men are deserving the bounty of their country
they are-  your attention to this will be
thankfully recd-  by your humble
Servant
James McCall
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MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
March 21, 1840

JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 18th inst. I have to state, that Samuel Brown 3d a Pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1818 at 8 --- Dollars per month was last paid to the 4 day of Sept
1839.

I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't servt,
Tho. W. Olcott
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.
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Crawford County
De 8th 1844
Sir
Received a line from you dated Nov 26
which stated that Mothers claim had been
examined and filed. you further stated that this
claim is barred by the act of April 30th 1844
which leaves me in the dark as to what
act to apply under. I received a letter from
JL Edwards Com of Pensions and he sent me the
act of July 4 1836 and July 7, 1838 for the
guidance of my Mothers claim to a pension
If she was married previous to the termination
of her husbands service she should make a
declaration under the first mentioned not;
if not, but prior to the 1st of January 1794
under the latter. I did so and it appears
that act is barred. Now you have seen her
claim and you know what act she must
make her declaration under you have got her
marriage Certificate Fathers certificate and you
are prepared to give me a regular form
for her claim. I don't know but it is asking
to much but fair with me for the said of Mother
and give me a plain statement of the case.
I am sir
Very Respectfully
your Obt servant
Jacob Brown
Pension Office
Go. Wm Crump
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Feb. 3 1840

War Department Pension office
Golwin Crump Actg Commr 
of Pensions City Washington
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[Kingsleys Post office
Crawford County
Pennsylvania' crossed out]

Sir,

I received yours, with the enclosed printed sheet, and have complyed there with according to the best of my understanding. And feel your kindness in informing me of the way to presed [proceed].   I am yet unacquainted how to draw the pension draft in Pennsylvania and shall feel graitly [greatly] faverd [favored], if you will find me a form.  I am entered Samuel Brown 3d in the Pension Certificate in my possession.

Sir, here is incolosed also the application of Chloe Turing, she came here last fall, wishes to stay here with her son.

I am your truly
Samuel Brown
Crawford County
Kingsley Post office

Mr. Goe Wm Crump
Actg. Commissioner
of Pensions
City 
Washington
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Troy

7023 Feb. 22, 1845.

Free

Lucy Brown
March 3d 1843

Pa.     B


J.L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
City of Washington
Pension Office


Kingsley, PA
Feb 18
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Troy
February 15, 1898.
Sir
I have made out this declaration for Mothers
pension to the best of my knowledge
as to the proof of Marriage you have got
her marriage certificate and as to proof
of Fathers being a pensioner you have got
his pension certificate.
I want you to write to me if Mother is
enrolled immediately and send a form for her
to draw her pension.
And if there is anything out of order state
the mistakes.
You stated in your better that Samuel Brown
drew a pension up to March 1st 1844 the day
of his death. As to the day of his death was a
mistake in you or me for he died 31 day of
March 1844.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Jacob Brown

JL Edwards
Pension Office
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Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio
October 25th 1852.

Sir,

Mrs Lucy Brown widow of Samuel Brown 3d Pensioner of the United States, on the pension roll of Pa. at the rate of $88 per annum claims that her husband drew a pension at the rate of
$96 per annum and that she is entitled to an
increase of pension.

Please inform me whether she is entitled to any
increase or not.

Very truly yours
James Hathaway

Mrs Lucy Brown resides in Crawford  Co. Pa.
J.H.

Hon J. E. Heath
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

Pension Office,
10. April 1840

Sir:

In conformity with the regulations of this Department, you have this day been transferred from the Roll of Albany N. York to that of Pennsylvania to take effect from and after the 4th Sept 1839.

I am, Sir, respectfully
Your obedient servant
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Mr. Samuel Brown 3d
U.S. Pensioner
Kingsley Mill
Crawford County
Pa.
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March 15, 1847

['H' crossed out]

Kingsley Pa.
March 9

Recd of
Lucy Brown
pensioner

J.L. Edwards Commr.
pensions Washington
City War Department
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Troy March 8 1847
Mr J L Edwards Sir My Father Drew a
pension as a private that is only 8 dollars per
Month some thirty years when he was a
musician and Mother now draws a pension
as the widow of a musician and is pensioned
at Eighty Eight dollars per annum which
will leave a balance coming to him of
two Thousand dollars Fathers name is
Samuel Brown and pensioned as Samuel Brown Jr
My Mothers name is Lucy Brown and pensioned
as Lucy Brown widow of Samuel Brown Jr
a Musician. Be so good as to tell me
whether the back Rearage can be got if
so give me direction how to proceed.
am Obediently yours
Jacob Brown

direct your letter
to Jacob Brown
Troy Crawford County Pet
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11371.
Georges Mills Pa.
Oct 7

Oct 12 1844
Cr Lucy Brown
Act 1838
Pa

Mr. J.L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
City of Washington
War Department 
D.C.
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Troy Crawford County
Oct 6. 1844
Sir
I received your directions concerning Mothers pension
dated Aprill 13 1844 with much satisfaction and
I have indevoured to make out her claim as near
direction as possible but if we have failed be so
good as to point out the failure and direct us
right and if there is some little errors as the the form
I hope you will pass them by if possible for it is
[illegible] that she makes her claim and to employ
lawyer would be costly. I have enclosed the
transfer from the Roll of Albany New York
to that of Pennsylvania to take affect 4 Sept 1839
And also her marriage certificate
I wish you to be so good as to keep the County
Clerks Certificate as to signature of the
magistrate.
Very respectfully
your obt Servant
Jacob Brown

Mr J L Edwards
Washington City

Direct your letter
to J Brown
Kingsley PO
Troy Co of Crawford
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Ad
46-44


Admitted

Jacob Brown
Athens
Penna.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February 1848 entitled an act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution

State of Pennsylvania }
Crawford County } ss
On this 28th day of June 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Lucy Brown a 
resident of Athens in the County of Crawford aged 81 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to Widows of persons who
served during the Revolutionary war That she is the widow of Samuel Brown 3d who was a Musician and she received under the act of 17th June 1844 Eighty Eight dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Leroy Brown

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Ezra Carpenter Justice Peace

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and she is the widow of Samuel Brown as a have stated
Ezra Carpenter Justice Peace

State of Pennsylvania,
Crawford County, ss.
I do hereby certify, that Ezra Carpenter aforesaid,  is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, & that the signature purporting to be his is in his own proper hand writing. Witness my hand and seal of Court of Common Pleas of said County, at Meadville
this 6th day of July A.D. 1848.
Jas. McFarland
Prothonotary.
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State of New York Allegany County

On the 27 day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record, in and for the County of Allegany in the State of New York Samuel Brown aged fifty nine last August, resident in the Town of Centreville in the County
of Allegany aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War, as follows, three years a private in the third regiment New Jersey line, commanded by Colonel D[y]ton and in a company & commanded by Capt Bellard, and that he was legally discharged, having
served the full term of his enlistment, and that his discharge is lost. And I do solemnly Sware [swear] that I was a resident citison [citizen] of the United States on the eighteenth day of
March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, And that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any other manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within
the said provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War, passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. And that I have 
not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me. nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.  And I also solemnly Sware [swear] that in consequence of being cut off from my former pension. I have been
obliged to turn out my property (that was contained in my schedule when I complyed with the amen[d]atory law) to satisfy my debts, which have since that him become due, And that I am now a public charge.

An inventory of the goods and chattles and Lands and tenaments [tenements] of
Samuel Brown,

One great wheal,   75 Three old chairs, 37   One flat Iron, 25                                                $1.37
one old pine chest, 25 Two pails, 50 
           one bowl, 6                                      0.81
Two Spiders one of them cracked           0.25
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An inventory of the goods and chattles and Lands and tenaments [tenements] of
Samuel Brown,

One great wheal, 75 Three old chairs, 37 One flat Iron, 25                                             $1.37
one old pine chest, 25 Two pails, 20 
          one Cow - 6                                    0.81
Two Spiders one of them cracked         0.25
Two [illegible] Kittles one of them
            cracked                                          1.00
One brown pitcher 12. One brown 
            crock 12                                         0.24
one sope [soap?] barrel, 25 
          one churn- 50                                 0.75
five old knives and forks 25. one
           earthen mug 6                                0.31
Two cups and saucers, 6 one 
            small tub, 12                                   0.18
one old dough trough 12½ Books to 
             the amount of 12                           2.12 1/2
one Iron Tea Kittle /50 one old 
              tongs 25                                       0.75
                                                                _________
                                                                   $7.78 1/2 
The State of my family

My wife Lucy Brown aged fifty four last January, and out of health.
Lucy Brown Jun. fifteen last October
Jacob Brown, thirteen last August
As to my self, my mind, and body is in distress,

Sworn to and declared on the 27th day of June 1821
Samuel Brown

Moses Van Camper }
Clark Crandall }
John Griffin }     Judges

I Amos Peabody Clark of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Allegany in the State of New York do hereby certify the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the reccord [sic] 
of the said Court, That the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the afore said Schedule is Seven dollars and 78 cents--

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court,
on the 27- day of June 1821

Amos Peabody Clerk

To the honourable J.C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
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In testimony [cut off] hand affixed the seal of the said Court, on the 27 - day of June 1824
Amos Peabody Clerk

To the honourable J.C. Calhoun
Secretary at War

Sir, 
We feel it a duty to state to you, our conviction
that Samuel Brown of this Town is entitled to the pension granted by late Act of Congress to the defender of American freedom-

From testimony in examining his circumstances, it appears, that he is destitute of the first necessaries of a living, and to our personal knowledge he is now drawing upon the public for his necessary support, and there is no prospect of any amelioration of his circumstances, but by public or private acts
of Charity.

Respectfully yours,
Centreville Allegany
County N. Y. 9th June
1821.

Oren Pell J. Peace
Alfred Forbes J. Peace
Jesse Bullock Supervisor
M. S. White }
David Gilman } Overseers of the Poor
Calvin Cass } Town Clerk
P.B. Woodward } [illegible]
M. S. White } 
David Sears
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Allegany County }
Clarks [Clerk's] office } SS
I Amos Peabody Clarke [clerk] of the County of Allegany do hereby certify that Alfred Forbes, and Orren Pell, were at the time of signing the above certificate Justises ] [Justices] of the peace duly commissioned and qualified to act as such,

In testimony whereof I have thereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this 27 day of June 1821.
Amos Peabody Clk