Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,446, William Brooks, Continental (N.H.)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (N.H.)

Brooks, William
Boutwell, Hepsibah
Former Widow
James

NUMBER
W. 10,446
B.L.Wt.24,427-160-55

CONTENTS
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Let to J Caufile 10 Apr 52

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1365
New Hampshire
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William Brooks of Francistown in the State of NH who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the reg't commanded by Col Flower in the NH line for 15 Mos Pt of Artificers
 3    "   Serg't   "     "
Continental
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Inscribed on the Roll of NH
at the rate of 113 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of November 1832 and Sent Titus Brown, Francistown, N.H.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832.....................$170.32
Semi=ani. allowance ending........................56.77
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.............................................................................$227.09
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(Revolutionary Claim, )
(Act Jun 7, 1832          )

Recorded by J H P Blair Clerk,
Book D Vol 1st  Page 143.
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Cir, S.N. Pattee, Feb: 16/56
Let:  "  "    "    ", Apl. 9/56

Vol. B2-67.

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136.84 [illegible] May 16, [illegible]
Hepsibah Boutwell
wid
William Brooks [illegible--stricken out]
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Pensioner
Sergt. of Artificers

N.H. line
Rev.War
Revolutionary War
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AO:160 Acres Apl.26" 1856.
NH  Lcly  53-1433
[illegible]
Hon.
Lemuel N. Pattee
Secty State 
[illegible] 
N.H.
R.O.
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1874 June 26  J T  Holt - that being a widow when applying for this pension is entitled to receive it notwithstanding her remarriage to Boutwell after the death of the soldier

d. of d. not on A.B.

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1433
New Hampshire
Concord
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Hepsibah Boutwell
widow of William Brooks, who served in the Revolutionary Pa war as a Private & Serg't. of Artificers
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 113 dollars 50 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. '
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Certificate of Pension issued 20th day of Aug, '53 and sent to Chas Richardson
Greenfield N.H.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 13 Vol [illegible--page torn off]
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William Brook's
Affidavit an applicant for a Pension

[checkmark] Nov 3d 1819

Enlisted Oct '78.    Reg' of Art & Artf
March'd Mar '79    com'ly By Flowers
[illegible]
Disch 9 Mar '80

"Wm Brooks." Rolls of P'a

Adm'd J.m
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I William Brooks of Hancock in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire testify and declare under oath that I enlisted into the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in Sept or Oct 1778 for one year.  I marched from Hollis in Said County New Hampshire where I then lived ["and enlisted" stricken out] March 18 1779 for Philadelphia and served in Captain Nathaniel Chapman's Company as a Sergeant in the First Regiment of Artillery and Artificers raised in the United States of America and for the defense thereof - Commanded by Benjamin Flower Colonel on the Continental establishment. I went by the way of Springfield where part of our Regiment were stationed.  We proceeded to Philadelphia where we arrived June 22, 1779 where our Regiment had the command of the Park of Artillery according to my best recollection- we also drew small arms and rec'd pay-clothing & rations from the Continent.  Our Company left Philadelphia in December 1779 and marched to Springfield in Mafs'a - although I served as a Sergeant the whole time except for about 2 weeks from my first marching from Hollis - got my Sergeant's Warrant was not dated and handed me until Jany. 1st 1780 at Springfield which I herewith transmit.  I continued in the Service until the last of March 1780, where I received a regular discharge.  Ifsued I think by Major Ayers, Commandant at Springfield aforesaid--I performed one full years service as aforesaid & was an enlisted soldier about 18 months and drew pay for all the time except 4 1/2 months which is still due me.--

I further testify and declare that by reason of my
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age and Infirmities, I am entirely unable to perform manual labor - have a large Family of 11 living children having a small real estate - considerably insolved in debt, and in reduced circumstances in life and stand in need of aid and afsistance from my Country for support.  William Brooks  Nov 3 1819

State of New Hampshire )
Hillsborough  SS.            )   Nov 3 1819.
Then personally appeared the above named William Brooks and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him Subscribed is just and true 
Before me
Joshua Darling  one of the aforesaid Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the First District--Hillsborough County New Hampshire


State of New Hampshire  )
Hillsborough    SS            )
I Joshua Darling Judge Xc as aforesaid hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the Said William Brooks served in the Revolutionary War on the Continental establishment more than nine months at one continuous period of service, against the common enemy.

And it further appears to my satisfaction that the said applicant is in reduced circumstances in in life and stands in need of aid and afsistance from his Country for support,
Joshua Darling
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State of New Hampshire  )
Hillsborough SS.              )

I Mofes Eastman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the First District, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, hereby certify that the Hon. Joshua Darling is a judge of said court, that the foregoing is his signature and that the seal hereto affixed is the Seal of said Court.  

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed the same with my hand this Twenty seventh day of November AD 1819
Moses Eastman Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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[illegible seal affixed in upper left corner of page]

State of New-Hampshire.  
County of Hillsborough, ss 

I Perley Dodge Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that Charles Richardson whose genuine signatures appear above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified : that his commission is dated on the 14th day of June A.D 1852 and will expire in five years from that data ; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit ; and that the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas is a Court of Record

Given under my hand and seal of Office at Amherst, this 26th day of May A.D. 1853

Perley Dodge  Clerk
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State of New Hampshire County of Hillsborough
On this sixth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and fifty three, there personally appeared before me Wm. C. Clark Judge of Probate for the county of Hillsborough Hephzibah Boutwell a resident of Antrim in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire.  Aged sixty two 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed February 3rd 1853 that she was married to William Brooks who was a soldier, a sergeant - and an artificer in the Revolutionary War for the particulars of whose Service reference is made to the Rolls now on file in the war or pension department at Washington City D.C. and to his application for a pension now on file in the pension office under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 and upon which application a pension was granted to the said William Brooks for the sum of $113.50 per annum and continued to him until  his decease, which occurred at Greenfield aforesaid on the fifth day of September eighteen hundred and forty three - and that he was entitled to a further sum for his service as an artificer - reference is made to the rolls on file in said office - and that
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the balance of about six months pension then due at the time of his decease was drawn and received by the said Hephzibah Brooks as widow of said William Brooks at the Pension office at Concord NH.  She further declares that she was married to the said William Brooks at Hancock N.H. on the thirty first day of January One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight by Peter Tuttle Esquire a Justice of the Peace for the county of Hillsborough, that her name before her said marriage was Hephzibah Draper that her said husband Wm Brooks died at Greenfield N.H. on the fifth day of September One thousand eight hundred and forth three - That she was afterwards married to James Boutwell at Greenfield aforesaid on the twentieth day of June One thousand eight hundred and forty four by the Reverend Bancroft Fowler, then a clergyman of said Greenfield and lived with said James Boutwell at Antrim N.H, more than six years and until his decease which occurred at Antrim in said county of Hillsborough on the twenty sixth day of April eighteen hundred and fifty one - that said Hephzibah Boutwell has since resided at Antrim aforesaid and has remained and still remains a widow, all of which will more fully appear by reference to the proof here into anexed and that she desires that the certificate of Pension be sent for her to Charles Richardson Esquire at Greenfield NH - the words "war of the" erased before signing.
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State of New-Hampshire

Hillsborough, ss.
At a Probate Court holden at Francestown 
in said County, on the Sixth day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three

Before the Hon. Wm C Clarke, Judge, &c.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraphs]

It was proved to the satisfaction of the Court, That William Brooks late of Greenfield in said County, died at said Greenfield on the fifth day of September A.D. 1843.

That at the time of his decease he was a REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONER of the United States, under the act of June 7. A.D. 1832.

That he left a widow who now resides in Antrim, N.H. The said widow Hephzibah Brooks after the decease of said William Brooks married James Boutwell who died on the 26th day of April, A.D. 1851. in Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Francestown aforesaid, this Sixty day of April A.D. 1853
G.W. Moor, Regr. of Probate
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State of N. H. County of Hillsborough Town of Antrim James Boutwell died April twenty sixth (a) Eighteen hundred and fifty one.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: - (b) "April 26th " 1851
Almus Fairfield
I, Almus Fairfield above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the record of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me. 
Almus Fairfield Town Clerk of Antrim
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this first day of March A. D. 1853
Charles Richardson Justice of the Peace.
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.
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State of New Hampshire County of Hillsborough Town of Hancock
The following comply were joined in marriage by the Subscriber the year past ending March 7th 1828.
(a.)
Major William Brooks to Miss Huphzibah Draper [illegible] of Hancock January thirty first eighteen Hundred and twenty eight
Pete Tuttle Justice of the Peace 
a true copy of certificate 
Attest John Whitcomb, Town Clerk
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with teh exception of the date, which is expressed on tehrecor in fair legible figure, as follows: - (b) "January 31st" 1825
A. C. Blood
I, A. C. Blood above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy form the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me. 
A. C. Blood Town Clerk Hancock
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this first day of March A. D. 1853
Charles Richardson Justice of the Peace
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full. 
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record
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State of N H County of Hillsborough Town of Greenfield
Marriages Solemnised [Solemnized] by Bancroft Fowler. (a.) June twentieth eighteen hundred and forty four
Mr James Boutwell of Antrim N.H. to Mrs Hupsibah [Hephzibah?]  Brooks of Greenfield NH
A true Copy Lewis Richardson Town Clerk of Greenfield
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: - (b) "20th" 1844 the foregoing Record found on Vol 5th Page 29th 
Henry H Dunckler
I, Henry H Dunckler above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy form the record of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me. I hereby Certify that the Rev Bancroft Fowler was at the town a Settled Minister in this town
Henry H Dunckler Town Clerk of Greenfield
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this 23rd day of February A. D. 1853
Charles Richardson Justice of the Peace
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.
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State of NH County of Hillsborough Town of Greenfield William Brooks died September fifth Eighteen hundred and forty three
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: - (b) "5th" 1843
Henry H Dunckler
I, Henry H Dunckler above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the record of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me. Henry H Dunckler Town Clerk of Greenfield
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this 23 day of February A.D. 1853
Charles Richardson Justice of the Peace
(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figure, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.
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To Commission of Pensions
Dear Sir - Should you have any doubt of the service of Wm. Brooks for whose service the widow now applies for a Pension. I would respictfully [respectfully] refer You to President Pierce, who from his Youth has known Major Wm Brooks formerly of Hancock and that he for many Years drew a pension - He was one of the prominent and substantiated democrats of which N.H. is justly proud - He served in the Revolutionary war as an artificer for which the widow claims an increase of Pension from his former pension, for other services please send the certificate when issued to Charles Richardson  At Amherst N. H. when I now reside as Register of Deeds President Pierce will also know that I am the same person as Chas. Richardson then of Greenfield N. H. to which the widow requester the certificate to be sent
Respectfully Yours
Chas. Richardson
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Witness to the Signature of Hephzibah Brooks
Wm H Grant
Benjamin P Brooks
Hephzibah Boutwell [her mark] X
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year first before written
Before me
Wm. C. Clarke
Judge of Probate
Subscribed & sworn to by the above named Hephzibah Boutwell before the Subscriber in open Court on the day and year first above written. And I certify that I have no interest in the result of the application of said declarant.
Wm. C. Clarke
Judge of Probate
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The State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County SS
I Perley Dodge Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and State do hereby certify that Wm. C. Clarke whose genuine signature appears above is now and was at the time of signing the same Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Hillsborough duly commissioned and qualified that his commission is dated prior to the sixth day of April 1853, and under the constitution of this State has a series of years yet to run. that said Probate Court is a court of record having a Clerk or Register and is unlimited in its Jurisdiction in Probate matters.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of this Court this 26th day of May A. D. 1853.
Perley Dodge Clerk,
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State of New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough SS.
On this Seventh day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Hepsibah Boutwell aged Sixty years, a resident of Antrim in the State of New Hampshire aforesaid who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she was the widow, formerly, of William Brooks deceased, who was a "Private and Sergeant of Artificers in the Revolutionary War and is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of one hundred and thirteen Dollars and fifty cents, per annum, Commencing on the third of February 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
L. L. Given at the Department of the Interior, this twentieth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
Examined and countersigned, R. McClelland, Secretary of the Interior.
L. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions."
For a more particular statement, by said Hepsibah Boutwell, reference is had to the Papers now on file in the Department of the Interior upon her, the said Hepsibah Boutwell's Certificate of Pension, above refered [sic] to, was issued.
She further states that she was married to the said William Brooks in Hancock in [illegible] County on the Thirty first day of January A. D. 1828, by one Peter Tuttle a Justice of the Peace and that her name before said marriage was Hephsibah Draper; that her said husband died at Greenfield in said County on the fifth day of September A. D. 1843, and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who were engaged in the Military service of the United States," passed & approved March 3 A. D. 1855 and that she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to Lemuel N. Pattee, Antrim New Hampshire.
Witness } William M. Parsons, Levi Woodbury
Hepsibah Boutwell X her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written, - and I hereby certify that I have no interest in the result of this application, except to obtain a Land Warrant for above named applicant.
Lemuel N. Pattee Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF New Hampshire
Town of Antrim
County of Hillsborough
Personally came Levi Woodbury and William M. Parsons residents of the Antrim County & State aforesaid persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, say, that they were present and saw Hepsibah Boutwell sign and make oath in this hearing to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they deponents, do reside in the town of Antrim County and State aforesaid, and that they are disinterested
[signature] Levi Woodbury
[signature] William M. Parsons
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were Sworn to and subscribed before me this Seventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim except to obtain a  Warrant for the said claimant named in the foregoing declaration.
[signature] Lemuel N. Pattee Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough
Town of Hancock
(a) The following couple were joined in marriage by the subscriber January thirty first one Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty eight. Major William Brooks to Miss Hephzibah Draper both of Hancock Peter Tuttle Justice of the Peace, A true copy of the certificate
Attest John Whitcomb Town Clerk
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows: - (b) January 31th 1828
[signature] Ambrose C. Blood
I, Ambrose C. Blood above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
[signature] Ambrose C. Blood } Town Clerk of Hancock
Subscribed and duly sworn to, before me, this fourth day of May A. D. 1855
[signature] David Patten, Justice of the Peace.

(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except, that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office, Concord,
May 14, 1855
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestations Lemuel N. Pattee and David Patten were Justices of the Peace for the county of Hillsborough in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written
[signature] John L. Hadley, Secretary of State.
[seal] [illegible]
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July 9, 1932
BA-J/MLB
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WILLIAM BROOKS
W. 10446 [initials] [illegible]
Mrs. Homer H. Heath
923 Prospect
Toledo, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to William Brooks, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. [handwritten notation] She asked for Mr Brooke.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 10446, based upon the military service of William Brooks in the Revolutionary War. The date and place of his birth and names of parents are not stated.
While living in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, he enlisted September 1 or 11, 1778, served in Captain Nathaniel Chapman's company in Colonel Benjamin Flowers' Artillery Artificer Regiment, and was discharged March 18, 1780. He stated that although he served as sergeant the entire time except for about two weeks when he first enlisted, his sergeant's warrant was dated and given to him January 1, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 3, 1819, at which time he was a resident of Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. In 1832 he was seventy-two years of age and still living in Hancock, New Hampshire.
William Brooks married January 31, 1828, in Hancock, New Hampshire, Miss Hepsibah or Hephzibah Draper; they were both of Hancock, New Hampshire.
He died September 5, 1843, in Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. His name does not appear as Brooke.
His widow, Hepsibah or Hephzibah, then of Greenfield, New Hampshire, married June 20, 1844, in Greenfield, New Hampshire, James Boutwell, of Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
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James Boutwell died April 26, 1851, in Antrim, New Hampshire, where they had lived since marriage, and where she continued to live after his death.
On account of the Revolutionary War service of William Brooks, his widow, Hepsibah or Hephzibah Boutwell, was allowed pension on her application executed April 6, 1855, at which time she was living in Antrim, New Hampshire, aged sixty-two years.
In 1819, Wm Brooks, the soldier, stated that he had a large family of fourteen living children; no names were given and there was no reference to any other wife than Hepsibah or Hephzibah.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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BROOKS, WILLIAM
(CONT., N.H.)
W. 10446
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1433
New Hampshire Concord

[large part of the left side of page is torn off and missing--transcription of the remaining]

Hepsibah Boutwell
widow of William Brooks
who served in the Revolutionary
as a private & Sgt of Artificers
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ibed on the Roll at the rate
113 Dollars 50
nts per annum, to commence
the ["4th day of March 1848" stricken out] 3d February 1853
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icate of Pension issued 
20th day of Aug/53
nt to
Chas. Richardson
Greenfield
N.H.
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Roll of Pensioners under act
53  Page 13   Vol. A
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July 28, 1931

Mrs. Emma H. Benedict
204 Twenty-first Street, Apt. K,
Toledo, Ohio

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
MLB

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 10446, that William Brooks, while living in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, enlisted September 1 or 11, 1776, served in Captain Nathaniel Chapman's company in Colonel Benjamin Flowers' Artillery Artificer Regiment, and was discharged March 18, 1780.  He stated that although he served as sergeant the entire time except for about two weeks, when he first enlisted, his sergeant's warrant was dated and given to him January 1, 1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 3, 1819, at which time he was a resident of Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.  In 1832 he was seventy-two years of age and still living in Hancock, New Hampshire.

Soldier married January 31, 1822, in Hancock, New Hampshire, Miss Hepsibah or Hephzibah Draper.  They were both of Hancock, New Hampshire.

He died September 5, 1843, in Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

His widow, Hepsibah or Hephzibah, then of Greenfield, New Hampshire, married June 20, 1844, in Greenfield, New Hampshire, James Boutwell, of Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

James Boutwell died April 22, 1851, in Antrim, New Hampshire, where they had lived since marriage, and where she continued to live after his death.

On account of the Revolutionary War service of William Brooks, his widow, Hepsibah or Hephzibah Boutwell, was allowed pension on
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her application executd April 6, 1855, at which time she was living in Antrim, New Hampshire, aged sixty-two years.

In 1819 soldier stated that he had a large family of fourteen living children; no names were given and there was no reference to any other wife than Hepsibah or Hephzibah.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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MRS. HOMER H. HEATH
REGISTRAR-FT. INDUSTRY CHPT. D.A.R.
923 PROSPECT - TOLEDO, O.

Veterans Ad.-
Washington, D.C.

Re. - Rev. - War Sec.

Gentlemen:-

Please send me the Pension claim number of William Brooks [name underlined] who enlisted from N.H. - also the dates of enlistment - dischargement - and the date of the execution of his pension application as a Rev. war soldier - Also the date [underlined] of his birth - marriage and death--

Yours sincerely
Pamelia Pray Heath--
(Mrs. Homer H.)

[seal affixed to the left of the above signature]
RECEIVED
JUN 16 1932
[illegible]
PENSION FILES [illegible] DIVISION

June 14 1932.
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[Stamp, which says the following:
Pension
B
Jun 
U 25 S
1931
Office]

Hotel Cleveland 
6/23/31
Cleveland, Ohio

Gentlemen, 

I am wanting to join
the D. A. R. & I am obliged
ask if you will send
me an affidavit as to the
authenticity that WM Brooke
was a pensioner.

I have an old clipping 
stating that he "served 18
mo. in a New Hampshire
regiment under Captain
Chapinosa & Col. Flower. 
On Aug. 30 - 1832 he applied
for a pension, which was 
granted."

I would indeed be 
grateful for a prompt 
reply. Very truly
Mrs. Emma H. Benedict
204 Twenty first st. 
apt K. 
Toledo, Ohio
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No. 2914  Broadway
August the sixteenth
Nineteen Hundred and Three

OW&N.   18564

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

1433, 1363

[stamp reading as follows, to the left of the above numbers]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D
AUG
17
1903.

Sir--

I am referred to your office for information of one William Brooks, a Revolutionary soldier [last 2 words underlined] who is said to have been also a Pensioner--The William Brooks whose records and services I am seeking
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lived as is supposed either in Eliot or Kittery or in their immediate vicinity in Maine--or nearby in the State of New Hampshire--and enlisted from one of the other of these two states--

This William Brooks married Mary Gowell, and if she survived him she may have drawn his pension--Therefore I send her name to perhaps help to identify her husband, the name of "William" being found in every branch of the family of Brooks.

Should the Pension Records give any information that
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would enlighten us as to the services and pension of William Brooks, & shall be greatly obliged if you will kindly forward such information to me at your [second "your" stricken out] early convenience

Very truly yours,
(Miss) Louise Winthrop Jones.

I am informed that one William Brooks enlisted from Hollis, N.H. [town & state underlined] and joined the Continental Army in Rhode Island August, 1778.  Capt. Daniel Emerson's Company Col.  Moses Nichol's Regiment--I have no means of determining whether this is the
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soldier that I am interested in--

On the other hand, tradition in the Brooks family says that William Brooks was in Capt. Tobias Fessold's Company, Col. James 
Scammore's* Regiment.  Whether this latter was a Massachusetts or a New Hampshire Regiment I do not know--but it would seem that there were two William Brookses in the War, or that the same William served in two different Regiments--
L.W.K.

* or Scammell's

[stamp reading as follows]
OLD WAR & NAVY
AUG 19 1903
FILES.

[stamp reading as follows]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D
AUG
17
1903
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Oliver Higgins
Dealer In
Jewelry and Musical Instruments
Repairing a Specialty

[Stamp which says:
Mar 7 1898 
Files, 
P. M.]

Napoleon, O., March 2nd 1898

To Chief of Record Division

Deare Sir, 

I wood like the record 
of my grandfather William Brooke
who belonged to the Pensyvania 
line of the Continental Army
yours with Respect

Hiram K. Brooke
late of Co E 15th 
Box 537 
Napolion Ohio

[Stamp which says:
Pension
Mar 
4
1898
U. S. 
Office]
Page 37

Pension Office
Aug 15/53

Sir

Please report
time of last payment
to or death of within
named pensioner

Respectfully
F Burt Esqr 

William Brooks,
Act '32, - $113. 50 p. an. 
Died 5th Sept. 1843, Paid
to his death. 
F. Burt
Auditor
Page 38

24427
[illegible]
Page 39

June 1 1853
No. 1939
Appl. of Hephzibah Boutwell formerly widow of Wm Brooks
Pri of Artss and Sgt. 1365 
NH P. $113.50
Ac't 3d Feby 1853
Rev:
allowed #113.50 pension
Com Feb. 3 1853
Chs. Richardson
Greenfield NH
Department of the Interior
Pension Office, Official Business
Page 40

[document is an envelope oriented so that left side is at the top of screen,
top of envelope is to the right]

[handwriting from left to right (as viewed on screen)]
Letter from Sect'y State
of H H about the
case of [Lut ?] W'm Brooks
More information wanted

Let. L [smear] Pattee,
March 24 / 56

[handwriting from top to bottom (as viewed on screen)]
Additional evidence

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington
D.C.

[inked stamps]
CONCORD
FEB 28
N.H.

FREE
Page 41

[document is an envelope oriented with the top on the right of the image, the right side on the bottom of image.]

[inked stamp, oriented top to bottom]  FREE
[circular inked stamp in lower right corner (as presented on screen)]  
AMHERST
JUN
25
N.H.

[handwriting left to right (as presented on screen)]
Hephzibah Boutwell
wid
W'm Brooks

[handwriting top to bottom (as presented on screen)]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

[down the center of the envelope (as presented on screen)]
R

[illegible, possibly upside down]

[Geddes ?]
Page 42

[document is an envelope with inked stamps and handwriting
going from left to right and bottom to top]

[ink stamps:]
[circular stamp] CONCORD  N.H. APR 17
[single word stamp] FR[EE?] [stamped twice, one on top of the other]

[handwriting left to right]
Additional evidence of
William Brooks

Hon J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington City
D.C.

[handwriting bottom to top]
Hepsibah Boutwell
[wife?]
W'm Brooks
[the above writing is obscured by scribbles]

Boynton
Page 43

Pri:  Act /53.  N.H.

[illegible]
Page 44

136845
Hepsibah Boutwell wid William Brooks
Boyntons
Hon. J Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington D.C.
[Postmark: Concord N.H. Mar 31]
[stamp: free]
Page 45

[left side of page]

William Brooks
Serjeant's Warrant


[right side of page]

[written upside down]

William Brooks
W. 10446
Continental (N.H.)
Page 46

Benjamin Flower Col'o of the first Reg't. of Artiliery and Artificers Raifed In the United States of America And for the Defence thare Of

To  William Brooks  Greeting

We Reposeing Speical trust And Confidence in your patriotism Valour conduct and Fidelity, Do by this prefent Conftitute and Apoint you to be A Serjant in the Comp. Wareof Nathaniel Chapman Esq'r is Captain--you Are tharefore Carfully and Diligently to Discharg the duty of A Serjant by doing and proforming all Manner of Duty thare Unto belonging, to Obey all such Orders as you Shall receive from your Superior Officers from time to time According to the Rules and difuplin of War in prefuance to the Trust repofed in you.  This to be A Suficant Warrant and to Continue til Revoked by proper Athority---Given under My Hand On Orders Springfield this first Day of Janauary 1780.
Nathaniel Chapman Capt
and Comadent of Dpartment
Page 47

17,018   R

New Hampshire
=======================
William Brook,
of Hillsborough in the state of N Hampe.
who was a ["pri &" stricken out] Serg't in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Flower--of the ["Pennsylvania" stricken out]
line, for the term of One year  Continental
========================
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 3d of November 1819.
========================
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of May 1824 and Sent to Joshua Darlins Esqr
Henniker, N.H.
=========================
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820------------32.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Seppt "-----------48.--
3 mo 28/30  4/31------------------------=====
.......................................................................Ds.  80.49
..............................................................................=====

(Revolutionary claim,   )
(Act 18th March, 1818.)
Page 48

K. Brooker

Louise C. Kones
New York, N.Y.

Rev. WIDOW, & C.
File 10446
Hepsibah Boutwell
form wid [widow} of
William Brooks
Sergt of Artificers
Act: Feb. 3d 53
Index:--Vol. A, Page 73
Arrangement of 1870.}

Nich 10-98 Hira
Napoleon, the
Aug. 22-1903-
1931 - July  20 [illegible]
-
. Emma H. Benedict
32 July 9 - Hist to Mrs.
Homer H. Heath M.B
Page 49

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office

I do hereby certify that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of William Brooks [underlined] is borne upon "A Return of part of Capt. Nath'l Chapmans Compy. that are inlisted New Hampshire State in Colo Benj. Flowers Regt. of Artillery and Artificers late from Philadelphia now under the direction of Maj. Joseph Earys Com'd of Attachment of said Regiment Springfield April the 4th 1780", as a Sergeant--"Time engaged Sept.re 1, 1778";  "Pay per month, 32 Dols--9L-12S"; "When pay raised, July 1, 1779"; "Pay per month, when raised 64 Dols.--19L--4S."; "Time ending or discharged, March re 18m 1780."
Page 50

In testimony whereof, I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of said
State, this twenty fourth day
of November 1851.

John L. Hadley,
Secretary of State.
Page 51

State of New-Hampshire.
HILLSBOROUGH, SS.
At a Probate Court holden at Amherst
in said County, on the Seventh day of October
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one
Before the Hon. Wm. C. Clarke Judge, & c.

It was proved to the satisfaction of the Court,
That William Brooks late of Greenfield in
said County, died on the fifth
of September A.D. 1843

That at the time of his decease he was a REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONER of the United States
at the rate of $113.50 per annum
That he left Hephzibah Boutwell of Antrim in
said County who was his widow

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the set of said Court at
Amherst aforesaid, this third day of November A. D. 1857
Samuel N. Patter, Reg. of Probate.
Page 52

Know all Men by these Presents that I Hephzibah Boutwell of Antrim, in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, hereby authorize, constitute and appoint James Campbell of Boston & Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and on my behalf to prosecute any claim I may have on the general government of the United States for an increase of the pension of my late husband William Brooks deceased, on account of his services as an Artificer in the revolutionary war:--And the said James Campbell is hereby authorized to take all necessary proper and legal steps in the prosecution of the said claim in the same manner as I might do for myself.

Witness my hand & Seal this 21st day of October 1851.
Hephzabah  X her mark  Boutwell

[illegible seal affixed to the right of the above signature]

Signed & Sealed in presence of Charles Richardson
Jotham Parker
Page 53

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office
March 31st 1836.


To Hon L. Cole

My Dear Sir

Your communication of the 24th Inst. is at hand, and in Answer thereto say, that the Certificate sent from this Office, as to Lieutenant William Brooks, was to establish, by "Record Evidence" fourteen days service of "Wm Brooks," in the claim of Hepsebah Boutwell, of Antrim County of Hillsborough in said State, under the Act of the 3d March 1855 "No. 136,845," and as per the accompanying circular which I received from the Pension Office by the way of Antrim aforesaid; and if said Certificate is not sufficient you will please inform me at your earliest convenience; and you will please also to send the Land Warrant to me at this office instead of Antrim

Very Respectfully
& Truly Yours
Lemuel N. Pattee  Secy. of State
Page 54

Boston  December 8, 1851

Sir,

The claim of Hephzibah Boutwell widow of William Brooks, for an increase of the pension of her late husband as an artillery artificer is presented.

It will appear from the certificate of the Secretary of State of New Hampshire that he Served as a Sergeant in Capt Chapman's Co. of Col. Flower's Regt. till about the time said Company was discharged, and the resolve of the legislature, that the depreciation of their pay was made up to them--thereby recognizing and admitting their claim to all the privileges of Flower's Regt

The claim is made for an increase of pension to the rate paid to others in said Regiment for the benefit of the widow of William Brooks.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obt. Servant,
James Campbell.

James E Heath Esqr.
Com'r. of Pensions
Page 55

Pension Office.
April 9" 1856.

Sir:

The Certificate filed to Establish the Service of Wm. Brook under date of Feb: 28" 1856, does not relate to the Service of the husband, formerly of Hepsibah Boutwell.  Wm Brook, the husband of Mrs. Boutwell, alleged his service under Capt. Chapman, Col. Benj'n Flower, of the Artillery Artificers, from Octo. 1778 to Mch. 1780, whereas Your Certificate relates to the Service of Wm Brook, as a Lt. in 1781.  The husband of Mrs. Boutwell served only as a private & Sergeant.  
Yours Respectfully,
C.H. Rhett.

Hon. Lemuel N. Pattee,
Secty. of State, for Commifsioner.
of New Hampshire
Concord N.H.
477
Page 56

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Hillsborough, to wit,
At the Court aforesaid, On the application aforesaid, the following interrogatories were propounded to the
said Robert Butterfield [crossed out] and the following answers given, to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer,
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it?
Answer,
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and
where do you now live?
Answer,
substitute, for whom?
to
4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a
Answer,
5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental
and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service
Answer,
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become
of it? Answer,
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to
your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer,
Certified by
,
Register.
Page 57

No. 150 [underlined]   Old Case

William Brooks

15 Month private of artificers

3 ds Sergt of Artificers

Adm'd
JLE

$113.50

Tetus Brown Esq
Francestown
NH
Page 58

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Hillsborough, SS.
On this thirtieth day of August A.D. 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at
Francestown within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the State aforesaid,
William Brooks a resident of the town of
Hancock in said County aged 72 years,
who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the
following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say,

In the year 1778 he entered the service for the
term of one year & served the term as a Sergeant
in Capt. Chapman's company of artillery and
artificers in Col Flowers regiment - for which
service he was placed upon the pension will
under the act of March 18. 1818, but was
afterwards struck therefrom under the act of1820. When he first applied for a
Pension his residence was, and now is at
Hancock in the State of New Hampshire
-
After the term of his years service had expired he continued in the service in the same
company and regiment six months longer
and was then honorably discharged according to
the best of his recollection he entered the
service the latter part of September 1778
the first of October of that year, and was
discharged the last of March or the first of
April 1780.
Page 59

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever, except the present; and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State.
Wm. Brooks
  
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Edmund Parker, Judge of Probate--

[the following paragraph is all stricken out]
We         a Clergyman residing in the town of           in the county of Hillsborough aforesiad, and               residing in            aforesaid, hereby certify tht we are well acquainted with           who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and tht we believe him to be        years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[end of stricken out paragraph]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter ["and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department" stricken out] that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

[following paragraph stricken out]
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that          who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the town of            who has signed the same, is a resident in the town of             and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
[end of stricken out paragraph]

Edmund Parker--Judge of Probate for said County of Hillsborough.

I CHARLES H. ATHERTON, Register of the court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Brooks for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, this thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
C.H. Atherton  Register of Probate for said county of Hillsboroughs

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
Page 60

Doc't. Thomas
Peabody's affidavit
in proof of the need
of Wm. Brooks
Page 61

I Thos. Peabody of Hancock phesetion doo Testify and say that I am well acquainted with William Brooks of Hancock and know that he is very infirm and unable to preform manual labour has a large family and is in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of aid and assistance from his Country for support--
Thos. Peabody
Hancock Dec'r. 17th 1819

State of New Hampshire    Hillsborough  fs.
December 17th  1819--

Then personally appeared the said Thomas Peabody and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed was Just & true
before me---Joseph Symonds  Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Thomas Peabody is is Phisition of Practice and disinterested witnefs--
Joseph Symonds
Page 62

Jeremiah Fagg's
Affidavit in proof
of----
William Brooks' need
Page 63

I Jeremiah Fagg of Hancock in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire testify and Say that I am well acquainted with William Brooks of Hancock in said County and Know him to be aged and very infirm, entirely unable to perform any manual Labor, and in reduced circumstances in life with a very numerous Family of Children--and stands in need of aid and afistance from his Country for support--
Jeremiah Fagg

Dec'r 24th 1819--

State of New Hampshire   )
Hillsborough  SS.               )  Dec'r 24th 1819--

Then personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Fagg who is a credible and disinterested Witnefs and made Solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is Just and true

Before me Joshua Darling justice of the Peace & of the Quorum
Page 64

I John Brooks of Hancock in the County of Hillsborough
and State of New Hampshire depose and say
that I am acquainted with William Brooks of Hancock
in said State and have been acquainted with
him for sixty years last past.  I further say that
he entered in to the continental service of the United
States the latter part of September or first part of
October in 1778 and served as Sergeant in Capt. Nath'l
Chapmans Company of Artilery and Artificers and
Col Flowers Regiment untill [sic] the last of March or
first of April in 1780, and he then received an
honorable discharge at Springfield Massachusetts.
I further say that when he entered the service he
was a resident of Hollis in said State of New
Hampshire and that I was in the same Company
with him during the said term of time
John Brooks

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County, August 6th 1832
Subscribed and sworn to the day & year
last above written before me
Thacher Bradford Jus of the Peace

I hereby certify that the aforesaid deponant is a 
credible and disinterested witness
Thacher Bradford J. Peace

I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State
of New Hampshire, certify that Thacher Bradford above
named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough
and that the foregoing signatures, purporting
to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed
my name, this eighteenth day of September
in the year of our Lord 1832
A. Wallace Clerk

[A square piece of paper with a smudged ink circle is attached at the lower left side of paper.]
Page 65

State of New Hampshire.
In the House of Representatives March
2'd 1786.

The Committee on the petition
of William Adams & [illegible] matters
Reported, that having considered thereof
they are of opinion that William Adams,
William Brooks, David Ames, Solomon
Hobart, John Brooks and Jacob Taylor
who were privates in Cap't Nathan
Chapmans Company, Colo. Flowers
Regiment of Artillery & Artificers in
Continental Service be allowed 
depreciation of their wages in the same
manner as the soldiers in the New Hampshire
line have been, provided they
have not already received it from
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and the committee for making up 
depreciation take orders accordingly.
Signed Ebenr. Webster for the Committee
which [reports?] being read and
Page 66

considered c noted [or "voted" ?] that it be received
and accepted."

Secretary of States Office.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true extract from the Journal of the
N. H. House of Representatives now in this
office.

Given under my hand
and the seal of the
State this 24th day of
November 1851
John L Hadley,
Secretary of State
Page 67

State of New Hamp
Secretary of States
I do hereby certify, That from [illegible] exam
Military services in the war of the Revolut
the name of Will'm Brooks is borne upon
"A Return of part of Cap't Math'l Chapmans 
[Bery'n?] Flowers Recp't of Artiliery and Artific
of Maj'r Joseph [Eayrs?] Com'er of Detachment
[----------------line across page--------------]
"Also of two [Lieu'ts?] and [illegible] of the said [Cong?]
the above mentioned Col'o. and in my [illegible]
[----------------line across page--------------]
"[Sem?] Thomas Kemps Pay from the lst of Aug
Wesson Pay from July 1st 1778 to July 1st 1779
to Sep'r 1779.  66 dols 2/3 Pr. month from the 1th of

"Ranks" | "No" |_______ "Names"_____|_______ "Time Ingaged"_____|__Pay_| Pr | Month"
_________|______|______________________|______________________________|"Dols" |"S" | "S" | [?]
"Sarg't"  | "1"__| "Will'm Brooks" [?]__|"Sep't [?] 11th 1778"________| "32" _| "9" |"12"| "
"Corpl" _| "2" _|______X______X _______|___X____X________X___________| __X___|_X__|__X_|
Page 68

[ Part of the beginning words are cut off anything in [ ] are filled in  from past transcribing]
[New Hamp]Shire   
Office
[Exam]ination of the Books and Documents, relating to  [pens]ion which remain in this office it appears that [Book unknown]Vol. 6 Page 33.
[ ] compt that are intested New Hampshire State in Col. [Flowe]rs late from Philadelphia now under the direction of said regiment. Springfield April the 4th 1780"
[July 1]st 1778 to July 1st 1779 thirty three dols 1/3" "Lieut Nathm. thirty three dollars 1/3" "both their pays from July 1st 1779 Sepr 1779 to Decr 31th 1779 " Thirty three dols 1/3 per month"
When Pay raised and who received July 9th 1779 x x 
Pay per month when Raised Date S S D 64 19 4 x x x 
Time Ending or Discharged March 18. 1780 x x
Casetties  [blank]
What benefits receive not any x
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto  set my hand and affixed the seal of said state this sixteenth day of April A.D. 1856.
Lemuel N. Pattee, Secretary of State.
Page 69

"Lieut William Brooks"
Page 70

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary of State's Office.

I do Hereby Certify, that from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution which remain in this office, is appears that the name of "Willm Brooks" is borne upon the following 
"State of New Hampshire} Conord June 25th 1782" 
"To Nicholas Gilman Esq Treasor  Pursuant to an Act of the General Court of the 16th of January 1782 Pay by disscount out of the tax for the current year to Lieut Willm Brooks or bearer twenty pounds five shillings and four pence to full money being for wages etc in the three months serv v on the year 1781 "pounds 20.. 5..4."
"M Weare President"
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this twenty eighth day of February 1856
Lemuel N. Pattee   Secretary of State.
Page 71

John Brook's Affidavit in proof of William Brooks service
Page 72

I John Brooks of Hancock in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, testify and say that I well know that William Brooks formerly of Hollis, but now resident of said Hancock, enlisted, into the service of the United States, in September or Oct 1778: for one year and served  in a company commanded by Capt Nathaniel Chapman, in a Regiment commanded by Col. Benjamin Flower that said William Brooks, in company with my self and by others, march from Hollis N.H. about the middle of March 1779 and proceeded to Springfield Massachusetts and from there to Philadelphia said William performed the duty of Sargeant in said company the whole year, or until the latter part of Mrch or first of April 1780 when he received a regular discharge at Springfield Massachusetts. Herewithin Decr 17 1819  John Brooks

State of New Hampshire  }
Hillsborough ss.               }  Dec. 17 1810
Then personally appeared the above named John Brooks who is a highly credible and disinterested witness and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed was just and true before me  Joshua Darling Justice of the Peace of the Quorum
Page 73

I, William Adams of Hollis in the County of Hillsborough State of New Hampshire, testify that I have been acquainted with Maj. William Brooks of Hancock in said County, ever since his childhood; and well  remember that in September A. D. 1778 sd Brooks enlisted, as a private soldier, into a company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Chapman in Col. Flowers' Regiment in the continental service for one year, and that he entered the service in sd Company in March 1779 and continued to serve in sd Regiment against the mercenaries enemy until March or April 1780, when he was honorably discharged I know that Brooks enlisted and served, as above stated, because I enlisted at the same time into the same company and served with him as a private soldier during the above period and for my service I have witnessed a pension Certificate 
William Adams
Hollis  Decr 14 1819
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss  December 14th 1819 where personally appeared the above named William Adams the deponent made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me the subscriber, and I hereby certify that the above named William Adams is a credible and distinctive witness

Benjamin M. Farley  Jus. Peace
Page 74

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss.

In testimony that Benjamin M. Farley Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace within for the county of Hillsborough aforesaid and that the name Benjamin M. Farley subscribed to the within certificate is his signature and hand writing I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire of which I am Clerk for said county this fifteenth day of December Anno Domini1819
L French

[off to  side written sideways]
Wm Adam's 
Affidavit in proof of Wm Brook's Service
Page 75

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE, 
Feb 16 1856.

Sir:
The claim of Hepsibah Boutwell, for bounty land under the act of the 3d March, 1855, No. 136.845 has been examined and suspended.

The revolutionary service of Wm Brooks the husband of the applicant, does not appear of record in this office.

The 3d section of said act requires a service of "fourteen days" to be established by "record evidence."

Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim will be favorably considered.

It should be observed, that the recorded action of this office, admitting a revolutionary soldier to the list of pensioners upon parole proof, is not considered "record evidence" of service within the meaning of the act aforesaid.  In all applications for bounty land under this act, the papers of the soldiers, or their widows, who have applied for or received pensions, as well as the rolls in this office, are carefully examined for record evidence of service, before this circular is issued.
Respectfully,
J Minot, Commissioner.

Lemuel N. Pattee, Esqr.
Antrim, N.H.
Page 76

William Brooks
Certificate
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by the Prest [President] of the Branch Bk U.S. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
No pension is payable until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate.  "Payable to the 4th of March 1820 but thereafter no payment can be made before exhibiting a schedule of property."

Registered, by J H Henshaw Clerk, in book B, volume 1. page 42
Page 77

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, William Brooks late a Sergeant in th Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the third day of November one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this nineteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

[seal]  J. C. Calhoun   Secretary of War.
Page 78

[left side of paper]

2 Dec 1775
17 Feby 1776
9 Nov 1776
27 Aug 1777
17 Sep 1777
11 Nov 1777
4 Feby 1778
11 Feby 1778
4 Mch 1778
12 m  1779
16 m  1779
12 Aug 1780
29 Mch 1781

[right side of paper]

Aug. 12, 1780
150 to 200 per mo.
Page 79

Amherst N.H.  July 25th 1853

Commr of Pensioner

Dear Sir,  Sometime in the month of May I sent to the pension office the Application of Hephzibah Boutwell widow of William Brooks for a pension since much I have heard nothing.
Will you send the pension certificate if there is no objection to the claim.
Wm Brooks for whose service she claims was on the N.H. Pension Rolls and was paid at Concord, and died in 1843 she claims under the act of February 3d 1853
Respectfully yours
Charles Richardson
Page 80

Department of the Interior Pension Office Jun 25 1874 [stamp]

Department of Pension Jun 26 1874 [stamp]
Page 81

Philad'a - June 23d 1874

To the Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sirs, Some time ago I was in
the town of Greenfield New Hampshire
and there learned of a
case where pension has been
drawn for many years, seemingly,
in an illegal manner.  The 
facts are somewhat as follows.
There formerly lived in
Greenfield H.H. one Maj. Banks
a Revolutionary Pensioner.  On
his decease his widow received
for a few years pension in
a legal manner.  She subsequently
married again one Boutwell who
was not a pensioner.  Boutwell
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soon died, yet she continued
and still continues to draw
pension as the widow of Maj
Brooks.  A statement somewhat
like this was once sent
to the Pension Dept. in regard
to this fraud, and in investigating
the case they wrote to the Post
Master of Greenfield N.H. to know
if the pension was just.  The
Post Master who was then in
office was Horace Cudworth and
he wrote back to Washington
"It is all right".  Now this
same Cudworth was a neighbor
of Mrs. Boutwell and was employed
by her to help get or
continue the pension for her.
Cudworth was well aware of 
all the facts in the case and,
of course, knew that Mrs. Boutwell
was not entitled to pension
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as the widow of Maj. Brooks
In other words it seems as if
Cudworth has been for some time
an accomplice with Mrs. B -
in cheating the government out
of pension.

This is the statement that was
told me.  Would it not be
well to have this case worked
up thoroughly and not trust
to Cudworth who now lives in
the same place?

Will you be so kind as to
inform me whether the so called
widow ["Bentwell" crossed out] Brooks is still
on the pension list?

[illegible] - J. F. Holt
1939 Poplar St.
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1433 Old [War?]
Hepsibah Boutwell

oval stamp:
DEPARTMENT OF THE [illegible] 
FEB 8 1879
PENSION OFFICE

File 10446
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(Pensioner Dropped.)

U. S. Pension Agency,
Concord N. Hamp.
Feb 4 1879

[Cm. ?] J. A. Bentley
Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir:

I hereby report that the name of Hepsibah Boutwell
widow William Brooks who was a pensioner on the rolls
 of this Agency, under Certificate No. 1,433, and who was
last paid at $113.50 per annum to 4 Sept, 1875, has
been dropped, because of failure to claim for
three years.

Very respectfully,
[illegible signature]
Pension Agent.

Every name dropped to be this reported at once.
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Boutwell

[written on the back of of a document]
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Brief in the case of Hephzibah Boutwell widow of William
Hillsborough County and State of New Hampshire { Brooks
act of Feb.3.1853

Claim, ("original," or "for increase.") [or "for increase." is crossed out]

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of June 7, 1832
at $113 50/100 per annum

Private

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?

Marriage proved, public record
Death [illegible] report -
Identity (circumstantial)

Name and residence of Agent
Chas. Richardson
Greenfield
N. Hampshire

Examining Clerk.
J H Gray