Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1361, Lemuel Bradley, Vt.

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SERVICE
Vt.

Bradley, Lemuel
Brownson, Mercy
Former widow

NUMBER
R. 1361

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State of Vermont}
Chittenden County ss}
I, William Westen of Burlington in said County of Chittenden testify and say that previously to the month of  January 1839 I was engaged by Mrs Mercy Brownson, formerly widow of Lemuel Bradley, deceased; that I had repeated conversations with her in relation to his revolutionary services previously to January, 1839;  that on the morning of the 19th of January, 1839, I heard that the said Mrs Brownson was taken suddenly unwell, and as I had not then drawn up her declaration I immediately drew the declaration hereto annexed and went with the Hon Charles Russell Judge of the Probate Court to the residence of Mrs Brownson, distant from my own residence some eighty rods, to have her sign it and make oath thereto; but , on arriving at the house the friends of Mrs Brownson thought it was not advisable to disturb her with any business matters at that time as she was very sick, and, consequently, nothing further was done in the matter.  The said Mercy Brownson died in the afternoon, or evening, of said nineteenth day of January 1839.  I subsequently attended here funeral.  She

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was at the time of her death a feme sole, never having intermarried after the death of her second husband.

The facts set forth in the accompanying paper or declaration so drawn up by me for her to sign are precisely as Mrs Brownson stated them to me, with the exception of the reference to Allen Wardner's certificate.  Her statement as to her husband's services were that he served in Warner's regiment and in Herrick's regiment, as she believed.

Wm Weston

Sworn to and subscribed this 14th day of November, 1845, before me; and I certify that the affiant is a person of credibility, and tht the words "at the time of her death" in the first line above, were in interlined and the word "them" erased before signing.
Charles Russel Judge

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State of Vermont
District of Chittenden ss.}
On this fourteenth day of November A.D. 1845, personally appeared before the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Chittenden and State of Vermont, Harry Bradley of Burlington in the county of Chittenden and State aforesaid, aged fifty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain for the children of Mrs. Mercy Brownson, formerly widow of Lemuel Bradley, deceased, the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836, and the act explanatory of said act, passed March 3, 1837, and the subsequent acts and resolutions of Congress relating thereto;- That he is administrator of the estate of Mercy Brownson, aforesaid, deceased, that the said Samuel Bradley was married to the said Mercy Brownson, then Mercy Washburn, daughter of Abisha Washburn, deceased, as this declarant is informed and believed, at Lenox, in the State of Massachusetts, in the month of January, in the year seventeen hundred and eight-two; that the said Lemuel Bradley, father of this declarant, was, in the early part of the revolutionary war, an ensign in Col. Seth Warner's regiment, and afterwards Lieutenant and Captain in the Vermont troops, in Col Merrick's regiment' that he is unable to state the

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particular or duration of said Lemuel's service in the revolutionary war, but believes that he served more than two years in all. He further declares that the marriage of said Lemuel to the said Mercy took place, as he believes previously to the last period of his series in the revolutionary war;- that the said Lemuel died on the eleventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred;- that the said Mercy afterwards, to wit, on the first day of July, 1802, was married to Eli Brownson, who died on the 29th day of March 1830, and that the said Mercy Brownson, mother of this declarant, died on the 19th day of January, 1839, as will more particularly appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. He further declares that the accompanying paper, No. 1, purporting to be a "record of Abisha Washburn Family," is in the hand writing of Lemuel Bradley (Junior) a brother of this declarant, and was made more than twenty six years since, and was probably copied by said Lemuel Junr. from an original family record now lost that said Mercy left the following children - vis, Maria Bradley Harry Bradley, (the declarant) and John Bradley, who are still living, and that said Lemuel Bradley Junr. many years since went to parts unknown and has not been heard from and is supposed to be dead, and that said Mercy was a widow at the time of her death.
/s/Harry Bradley

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State of Vermont
District of Chittenden ss.}
On this nineteenth day of January 1839 personally appeared before the Hon, the Probate Court for the District of Chittenden and State of Vermont, ['personally' crossed out] Mercy Brownson a resident of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State aforesaid, aged eight four 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 act of Congress passed July 4, 1836, and the act of explanatory of said act passed March 3, 1837;- That she was married to Lemuel Bradley at Lenox in the State of Massachusetts in the month of January A.D. 1782;-(the particular day of the month she is unable to state, not having any certificate of her marriage,) by the Rev M. Munson their paster of the Church in said Lenox - that the said Lemuel Bradley was as she believes in the early part of the revolutionary war an ensign in Col. Seth Warner's regiment, and afterwards a Lieutenant in Col. Herrick's regiment of rangers - she is unable to state the duration of his services in said regiments - but believes that he served in said regiments upwards of two years - but refers to the muster rolls or pay rolls which she is informed are on file in the War Department for more particular proof of his services - after having served in the aforesaid regiments - he served in the Vermont Militia as will appear from the certificate of Allen Wardner late Treasurer of the State of Vermont, which is hereto annexed, the termination

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of his services being in May 1782 - four months after her marriage.
She further declares that she said Lemuel Bradley died on the eleventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred, that she was afterwards married to Eli Brownson, who died on the 29th day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 and still remains a widow as well more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. The annexed paper, purporting to be a record of "Abisha Washburn's family" is a record made by her son Samuel Bradley, from minutes in his possession. It was made many years since and she has retained it ever since and is the only family record which she has.

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Records of [illegible]
['Abesh' crossed out] Washburn Family
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BRADLEY, LEMUEL (VT.)
R. 1361

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Record of Alisha Washburn family
Abesha Washburn born Jun 1720, Died Sept. 14, 1812
Hannah Morton         "    Oct 1728    "   Nov 28, 1815
Their children
Bastira born July 10, 1749 died 1781
Peggy   "    March 3, 1751   "  Augt.     1757
Sarah    "    March 14, 1752  " Oct 14   1811
Mercy   "    Apr. 6, 1754
Hannah "   July 16, 1757       " Decr. 29, 1812
Lucy      "   May 9, 1760        "  March 21, 1788
May      "   Oct. 15, 1764       "   Feby. 1878
Olive     "   Jany 16, 1766      "  Oct 1, 1814
Rebecca  "  March 7, 1769    "  May 31, 1808
[illegible] Loomis born Novemb. 10, 1766 Died July 9, 1822
Mercy Washburn married to L Bradley  Jany. 1782
Her family
Harriet born April 5, 1786 died. Oct. 1st 1819
Olive       "  March 7, 1788   "    Decm. 23, 1809
Marvin    "  Aug. 7, 1790    
Harry      "  March 23, 1793
Leml       "  Jany 11, 1796
John M.   " May 10, 1800
Samuel Bradley my Father born Feby. 1750 died Decm. 11, 1800
Eli Brownson born Jun 11th 1748 + Died March 29, 1830
[marginal note: Mercy Bradley married Eli Brownson July 1, 1802]
[stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

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6627
Mercy Brownson, decd.
Vt 
Let to Hon. G. P. Marsh
Nov 28 '45
Let. J. R. Weed Feb 28/55.
Same March 14/55.
Act 4th July '36.

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[envelope]
[postmark BURLINGTON Vt. NOV 17]
FREE
Hon George P. Marsh
Washington City D.C.

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Burlington 16 Nov. 1845 Hon Geo. P. Marsh
Dr. Sir I find two [illegible] pension papers stating to my father's pension.
No. 1. an old family records
 "    2. The declaration of my mother + myself
 "    3. Mrs. Lucy Hollister deposition
 "    4. The deposition of Elon Lee of Jerico
 No. 6. Allen Wardner Treasurer Certificate
 "     7. James Mc,M. Shafter, Sec of State, DO
 "     8. Allen Wardner memorandum
In addition to the above you will find that my father served in Col. Seth Warner's regiment as a Lieutenant I think one or more years.
You will find the Rolls of Col. Seth Warner's Regiment in the Register's Office at Washington, The Chief Clerk will turn to the settlements of the officers + more for 1796. on the margin he will find a certificate that Col. Seth Warner's rolls are done w/ in our bounds an No. 8 which you can turn to for all information not sent. 
When our Mother died in 1839, we supposed that the whole matter ended and was not otherwise affirmed until recently. You will see that she did not sign this declaration drawn up by Weston. She died very suddenly and although she

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was able to sign her name after the declaration was drawn up my sister very foolishly insisted that she should not be disturbed and John + myself being [illegible] It was not done.
If you will take this business in hand at [illegible] and have It closed and charge us for all trouble as I have feel most obliged. You will see that If allowed this pension goes back to 1831 + up to my mother's death in 1839 a period of Eight years. You will particularly notice that my Mother was married Jany. 1782 and that my father survived afterwards. You will also notice particularly Elon Lee's deposition also Shafter's last certificate. This relates to an olde pay roll now at Montpelier with my father's signature at Commanding Officer of the Compy. I wished to procure original Roll to send on to Washington but could not do so as Shafter would not let it go out of the Office.
I wrote you a few days since about the resolutions we posed at Montpelier about the removal of The Circuit + District courts I hope it will be Montpelier or Burlington + not Chelsea. They have a good Court House as Montpelier under when Barret(?) moved to strike out Montpelier + insert Chelsea. The Washington County Senators acted well about the affair and I pledge to myself to do all in my power to get it to

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Montpelier. I understand that was Washington County has + could have understood the use of their Court House to The Government.
Respectfully yours, 
/s/Henry Bradley

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To The Comm of Pensions
1240
  208
1082

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Washington Nov 20 '45
Sir
I enclose herewith a letter, and sundry papers received by me from the Hon. Harry Bradley of Burlington Vermont, relative to a claim for a pension, your decision upon which may be communicated to me. 'I am, sir, respectfully yours
/s/Geo P. Marsh
JLEdwards
Comm of Pensions

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Allen Wardner
State Treasurer
Memorandum of Services of Leml. Bradley
No 8

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February 10th 1779. Lemuel Bradley, by order of the Govr. on the Treasurer for Bounty Money paid by him ----L 6: 0: 0
March 8th 1779. Lieut Lemuel Bradley, Governors order on the Treasurer for expense of sickness while in service ----29 :14: 9
June 6th 1781. Leml. Bradley, by order of Pay Table Comr. on the Treasurer for military services----8. 1. 4)
January 29, 1782 Lemuel Bradley, by order of the Pay Table Comr. on the Treasurer for provisions for the Militia ----1. 14. 5
January 29, 1781 Leml. Bradley, by order of the Pay Table Commr. on the Treasurer for military service ---- 26. 9. 11)
January 29, 1782 Leml. Bradley by order of the Pay Table Comr on the Treasurer for military service ---- 26. 3. 8)
N.B. the dates of the above orders are the times of the several payments made by the Treasurer.

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It appears that Col. Seth Warner was paid by the Governor's order for Military Service. February 9th, 1779. L2890: 0: 0
Record Pages 334, 84, 217, 133, 234, 257, 186

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[envelope]
Mercy Brownson
Lem Bradley Vt ss 1836
Com. L. P. Waldo
Washington D.C.

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['Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873' crossed out]
1361
[annotated: REJECTED]
P.O. Mercy Brownson
Service:____
Enlisted: ____, 18.
Discharged: ____, 18.
The printed list of 1852 shows cause of suspension - "Suspended for further proof + explanation"
Application filed: ____, 18'
[illegible]: ____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ____
P.O. ____
____Recognized. ____Contract.

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No. 3
Lucy Hollister's Deposition

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State of Vermont
Bennington County ss.} At a regular Probate Court duly holden at Manchester in the County of Bennington + State of Vermont, on the 29th day of December AD 1838. personally appeared in open Court Lucy Hollister a Resident of said town of Manchester, aged seventy nine years, who being duly sworn according to laws, doth on her oath testify depose + say that she has been for a great number of years + from early life well acquainted with the Widow Mercy Brownson now a resident as she is informed + believes in the Town of Burlington in the County of Chittenden + State of Vermont - that her own marriage took place in the month of September 1783. - + that previous thereto + agreeably to her present recollection + belief more than a year anterior thereto, + as she now fully believes, in the month of January 1782. She was present at the town of Lenox in the County of Berkshire + State of Massachusetts, + saw the said Mercy then Mercy Washburn, duly joined in marriage to Capt. Lemuel Bradley then of Sunderland in said County of Bennington, but since decd., by the Rev. Samuel Munson Pastor of the Church in said sown of Lenox, by whom she was also afterwards married - that she subsequently lived for several years in the vicinity,+ within a few miles from said Mercy whilst she resided in the said town of Sunderland + Manchester, + at the time of the death of the said Lemuel Bradley which took place agreeably to her best present recollection the latter part of in or about the year 1800, or for part of the year 1801, that within ['some [illegible]' crossed out] afterward the said Mercy was married to Col. Eli Brownson, which took place agreeably to her best present recollection + belief on or about the year 1830. + that for some time afterward the said Mercy continued to reside in the same neighborhood + town, but has since removed to said Burlington + as she is informed + easily believes, still remains the Widow of the said Eli Brownson.
/s/ X her mark
Lucy Hollister
Witness S. Swift 
/s/Loring Dean

Sworn + subscribed the day + year before mentioned, before me. And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Lucy Hollister who signed the above affidavit, + that her character for truth + veracity is unimpeachable. Attest, 
/s/Loring Dean Judge of Probate Court

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No. 3
Lucy Hollister's
Deposition
State of Vermont
Bennington County ss.} Manchester Probate District, Registered office ss. I A. L. Miner Register of the Probate Court, within + for the Probate District of Manchester in the County of Bennington + State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing on the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the Application of Mercy Brownson for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my official signature + the Seal of the said Probate Court at Manchester in said District this 29th day of December in the year of our Lord 1838. + of the Independence of the United States the sixty third
/s/A. L. Minor Register

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Sworn to and subscribed this fourteenth day of November, 1845, before me, and I certify that said declarant is a person of truth and veracity.
/s/Charles Russell Judge
State of Vermont
District of Chittenden ss.}
I, William Weston, Register of the Probate Court for said district of Chittenden, do hereby certify that Charles Russell, before whom the foregoing affidavit and declaration were taken and sworn to, was at the time of taking the same, Judge of said Probate Court, and that the signatures to the certificates thereto, purporting to be his are genuine.
I further certify that Harry Bradley, the above declarant, has been appointed by said Probate Court administrator of the goods, chattels, and estate of Mrs. Mercy Brownson, late of said Burlington deceased, that he has accepted said

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trust and given bonds for the faithful performance of his duties as such administrator in due form of law and still remains administrator of said estate.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto affix the seal of said court and subscribe my name at Burlington in said district this fourteenth day of November, 1845.
/s/Wm. Weston Register

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No. 2
['Mrs Bradley's' crossed out] 6627
Mercy Brownson decd
Rcd Nov. 21, 1845.
Act 4 July '36.

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['I William Weston of Burlington in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, testify and say that in the fall of 1838. I have some conversation with Mrs. Maria Bradley,' crossed out]

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No. 7.
James Mc M Shafter
Secretary of State 
Certificate of Srvs. of Leml. Bradley

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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier November 23, 1844
I J. Mc.M Shafter Secretary of State of the State of Vermont hereby certify that the name of Lemuel Bradley occurs upon an original Pay-Roll of Revolutionary services on record in this Office "of Capt Simeon McNight's(?) company in Col. Gideon Warner's Regt in an alarm at Neshobe for three days in the month of Nov 22d 1779 with an allowance to said Bradley 
3 for three days service and twenty miles travel. 
I also certify that upon another like Pay-Roll or Record in this office occurs the name of the said Lemuel Bradley Bradley, Captain, with an allowance to him as 
11 captain for eleven days service Oct 21, 1781.
I also certify that upon another like Pay-Roll on record in this office occurs the name of the said Lemuel Bradley Captain, with an allowance to him as Captain in the
4 Company for four days service in an alarm to the west ward Dec. 16, 1781.
I also certify that upon another like Pay-Roll on record in this office occurs the name of the said Lemuel Bradley Captain, with an allowance to him as captain of 
3 this company for three days service Aug 5, 1781.
I also certify that upon another like Pay-Roll on record in this office occurs the name of the said Lemuel Bradley 
4 Captain with an allowance to to him for four days service in Col. Ira Allen's Regt. in going after Tories the 1st of May 1782.
I also certify that it appears by a record remaining in this office that the said Lemuel Bradley was paid, the sum of $43-11-8 for military services by order of The Pay Table committee.(acting by the authority + appointment of this state, said ['[illegible] becoming dated'  crossed out] payment  made June 6, 1781, and said sum paid by this state.

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I also certify that it appears by record remaining in this office, that the said Lemuel Bradley was February 10, 1779, paid by this state the of $6 for Bounty money paid by him said payment made by order of the Governor acting on behalf of this state.
I also certify that it appears by a record remaining in this office, that the said Lemuel Bradley was paid the sum of $29-14-9 for expense of sickness while in Revolutionary service said money paid by this state by order of the Governor.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + seal of this office this twenty third day of November AD 1844.
/s/I. McM. Shafter
Secretary of State of Vermont

State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier January 13, 1845
I I. McM. Shafter Secretary of State of Vermont hereby certify that there is on file in this office a paper purporting to be a part of an original Pay-Roll of Revolutionary services, with various allowance for military services to the men composing a company. The highest allowances being for twenty four days as Commanding Officer of said company. The captain of said Pay-Roll being torn off + cast.
In testimony [illegible] hereunto signed my name + affixed the seal of this office at Montpelier this 13th day of January AD 1845.
/s/I. McM Shafter
[seal affixed]

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No. 6
Allen Wardner certificate

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State of Vermont
Treasurer's Office, Windsor
Sep. 24, 1838
I, Allen Wardner, Treasurer of said State do hereby certify that there is a paper on file in this Office purporting to be "A Pay Roll of part of Capt. Daniel Comstock's Company that turned out in the emergence of March 22d  + March 26th AD. 1780". I further certify that the name "Leml. Bradley" appears upon said Roll with an allowance for five days service as private annexed. [annotated  '5 private']
I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office purporting to be "A Pay Roll of a Company of Militia in the sixth Regiment in the State of Vermont, commanded by Lieut. Lemuel Bradley for their service in alarms in October 1780." I further certify that the name of Lemuel Bradley appears upon said Roll with an allowance for twenty days service as Lieutenant annexed. [annotated '20 Lieut']
I further certify that there is another paper on file in this Office purporting to be a " Pay Roll of Capt. Lemuel Bradley's Company, Aug. 6, 1781 as established by Law". I further certify that the name of "Leml. Bradley" appears upon said Roll with an allowance for three days services as Captain annexed. [annotated '3 Capt']
I further certify that there is another paper on file in this Office purporting to be " A Pay Roll of Capt. Lemuel Bradley's Company, October the 21st, 1781 as established by Law." I further certify that the name of "Leml. Bradley" appears upon said Roll with an allowance for eleven days service as Captain annexed. [annotated '11 Capt.]

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I further certify that there is another paper on file in this Office purporting to be a "Pay Roll of Capt. Lemuel Bradley's Co, in Col. Ira Allen's Regt. of Militia, Decm. 16th, 181 in an alarm to the Westward." I further certify that the name of "Leml Bradley" appears upon said Roll with an allowance for four days service as Captain annexed. [annotated '4 Capt]
I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office purporting to be "A Pay Roll for Capt. Lemuel Bradley's Company in Col. Ira Allen's Regt. for going after Tories the 1st May in the year 1782." I further certify that the name of "Capt. Bradley" appears upon said Roll with an allowance for four days service annexed. [annotated '4 Capt']
I further certify that all the above named Pay Rolls appear to have been properly authenticated allowed and paid.
Allen Wardner, Treasurer of State of Vermont.

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Hon. D A Smally
House of Reps 
March 5

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copies
Pension Office,
March 5, 1857.

Sir, 
I reurn the letter of the Bradley and have the honor to state that the claim of the children of Mrs. Mercy Brownson, decd widow of Lemuel Bradley, for arrears of pension alleged to have been owed her, has been disallowed by this office, because the evidence on file does not exhibit for her husband a service of six months, which is the shortest period of service for which a pension can be allowed.
/s/Hon D. A. Smally 
HofR

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No 4
Elon Lee, Affidavit.

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State of Vermont
Chittenden County ss.} I Elon Lee of Jerico in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont aged seventy nine years do testify and say that I was acquainted Lemuel Bradley in his boyhood that in the year 1777, was enlisted into Captain John Warner's Company of Rangers in Col. Herrick's Regiment, by said Bradley at a commissioned officer (a Lieutenant I believe) in said Company that in said year 1777 I served with and under said Bradley six months at one time - we won at Bennington Battle and at the taking of Burgoyne. I was  out with said Bradley afterward on one occasion about one minute he was at the last mentioned time a captain of militia. 
I was knowing to his marriage afterward with Mercy Washburn, by whom he had five children, whom I can now recollect - Harriet Bradley, Maria Bradley, Harry, Lemuel and John - Harriet is now deceased and Lemuel has gone to parts unknown.
/s/Elon Lee

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Mercy Brownson
Lem Bradley
Vt. sus 1836
John R. Mead
63 LeRoy Street 
New York NY
[illegible]

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Know all men by those present that I, Harry Bradley of the City + County of New York, in my own name, and on behalf of my Brothers and Sister,(we being the sole surviving children of Mercy Brownson, formerly widow of Lemuel Bradley, deceased, do hereby appoint John K. Weed, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to examine all the papers filed in the Pension Office at Washington by my late mother aforesaid, and also to file additional testimony in the case, and to do all other acts in relation thereto which I might lawfully do in the pensions, hereby granting him full power to appoint substitutes for the purpose above mentioned. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day off Oct 1854 - 
/s/Harry Bradley

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New York March 7th, 1855
Sir
In your official report of Feby 28th 1833 to the application of the heirs of Mercy Brownson, formerly widow of Lemuel Bradley, you refer me to a letter to the Hon George P. Marsh, hearing date Novr 28th 1845 for the "objections of this office to the admission of this claim; "from which date, no testimony, has been filed in support of it.
In reply to the above objection, I would say, that in the report made to the Hon. George P. Marsh in 1845, no allusion was made to the affidavit of Elon Lee, a pensioner, of the United States, under the Act of 1832, in which he states, that in 1777, he was enlisted by the said Bradley, into Capt. John Warner's company of Rangers, in Col. Herrick's Regiment, and served under the said Bradley as a commissions officer (he believes a Lieutenant, and served with, and, under, said Bradley, six months at one time, and was at the Battle of Bennington, and the taking of Burgoyne, and that he was out with him, the said Bradley, afterwards, on one occasion, one month. He was at this time Captain of Militia.
In connection with the affidavit of Elon Lee, I would respectfully refer the Commissioner, to the declaration of Eber Bradley, made under the Act of 1832, for collateral evidence in the above case. 
I would also call your attention to the original declaration made by the above named Elon Lee,

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when he made application for a pension under the aforesaid Act. 
I suppose that Col. Edwards in his report to the Hon. Wm. Marsh in 1845, paid no attention to the affidavit of Elon Lee, for the reason, that no certificate of character was attached to + by John N. Pomeroy Esq., and because the paper was not duly authenticated at that time, both of which omissions were supplied in the month of January last. 
Lieutenant Lemuel Bradley was charged by the Treasurer of Vermont, at different times from 1779 to 1782, to the sum of &145.10s4, to which was added the certificate of JMM Shafter Sect'y of State, that Lemuel Bradley served seventy four days as Captain + Lieutenant between the years 1779 + May 1782, which with the six months service, sworn to in 1777 by Elon Lee, would make altogether about one years service. 
I am well aware that you are annoyed with the application of claimants from all parts of the country, but i feel the utmost confidence that you will not reject a meritorious claim, without having given it your personal supervision.
I remain very Respectfully Your Obt. Servt.
/s/John R. Weed
63 Leroy St. 
New York
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Washington

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John R. Weed
March 14/33

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Pension Office,
March 14, 1855.
Sir, 
I have carefully examined the papers in the case of Mercy Brownson, deceased former widow of Lemuel Bradley, together with the evidence in the cases of Elon Lee and Eber Bradley - the latter did not enter the service until 1778, and although Elon Lee declares for service in 1777, and names some of his officers, he does not included Lemuel Bradley among them. His unsupported statement in his affidavit that he served under Lemuel Bradley six months in that year, would not, therefore, justify an allowance of this claim, especially as it is not supported by the rolls of Captain Seth Warner's company - in which it is all alluded Lemuel Bradley performed service in 1777.
The claim is further suspended.
Very respectfully, 
/s/ VC
John R. Weed Esq
63 Leroy St.
New York City
N.Y.

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John R. Weed
Feb 28/55

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Pension Office, 
Feb 28, 1855.
Sir:
I have filed the power of attorney authorising you to prosecute the claim offered by Mercy Bronson, late of Vermont, also now the widow of Lemuel Bradley, under the Act of July 4, 1836, and refer you to the accompanying copy of a letter addressed to the Hon. Geo. P. Marsh on the 28th of Nov. 1845, for the attention of this office to the admission of the claim, since this date no testimony has been filed in support of it. That nothing since must be established and when established, the date of the marriage will be considered.
/s/ John R. Weed, Esq.
No. 63 LeRoy St.
New York

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Pen Off
Nov. 28, 45
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that the proof in the case of Mercy Brownson is not deemed sufficient to establish with the necessary certainty that she was married before the expiration of her husband service - The records of Lenox will no doubt supply the requisite evidence. In relation to  the service, the roles of Col. Seth Warner afford no evidence that be served in the forepart of the war as a Lieut - or in any grade of a Commiss. Officer.
The service credited to him in the Vermont Militia as Lieut + Cap is less than 6 months. The sums paid "Lemuel Bradley" by order of the pay table committee at various times under the indefinite head military service may include allowances + subsistence + refer to the short term credited upon the rolls - The payment made in March 79 "for expense of sickness while

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in service" evidently refers to a service which is neither set forth in the paper, nor found in the Secy's certificate but there is no means of ascertaining what that service was.
/s/Hon. G. P. Marsh H.R.
 Hon. G.P. Marsh
Nov 28,'45

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6627
Mercy Brownson decd. Formerly widow of Lemuel Bradley Vermont
['Hon G.P. Marsh Nov 28 1845' crossed out]
['J.R. Weed Feby 28 1855' crossed out]
['Same March 14 1856' crossed out]
['Hon DA Smally Mch 5 1857' crossed out]
1361
July 4 1836

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Nov 22 45
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions_

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Treasury Department
Register's Office
Nov, 22 1845

Sir
As requested in your letter of the 21st, I have examined the Revolutionary records in the office which relate specifically to the money transactions with the Continental Treasury - and can find no evidence of the service of Lieut Lemuel Bradley.
I am respectfully your Ob. Servant
/s/RH Gillet

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I John D. Pomeroy of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, hereby ceertify and state that the character of Deacon Elon Lee late of Jerico in this County was in 1840 and since, to the time of his decease, a man of truth and veracity according to my information and belief.
Burlington 11th Jany., 1855.
/s/John D. Pomeroy

State of Vermont
Chittenden County ss} I, J.S. Adams, Clerk of The County Court for the County of Chittenden hereby certify that John D. Pomeroy Esquire was a Justice of the Peace within used for the County of Chittenden during all the year 1840, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signature to me foregoing certificate is genuine to the laws of This State and authorized to make acknowledgments of Deeds, Depositions, &c - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of of Court at Burlington this eleventh day of January 12, 1833
/s/J. S. Adams Clerk - 
[County seal}