Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,795, Thomas Brooks, N.C. Va

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(3-1776) 
SERVICE  N.C.
Va.        
Brooks, Thomas                                            
NUMBER  S.1795
                         
carded
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CONTENTS [blank]

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Cert. # 5922
5922
East Tennessee
Thomas Brooks
of Hawkins in the State of Tennessee who was a pri in the Compy commanded by Captain Shelby of the Regt commanded by Col. Montgomery in the Va line for 2 years from 1779 -

Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 80 - Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of march, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Feby. 1833 and sent Hon. John Blair House of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                    120
semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar :33     40-
                                                              $160- 

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk
Book D Vol. 9  Page 96 -


let to Hon A. Johnson Apl 11 184?

Date of death no on A. B.

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State of Tennessee }
Hawkins County }     October Term 1832
On this 1st day of October, personally appeared before the Judge of the Circuit Court for the County & State aforesaid, Thomas Brooks a resident of Hawkins County & State of Tennessee aged 72 years last May, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the 15th day of January in the year 1779 with Capt.. James Shelby & served in the Regiment of 12 months men, under the following named officers, Col.. John Montgomery who commanded, the Regiments & some of the Captains commanding companys [sic] in said Regiment were Capt.. Evans, Capt. Taylor, Capt. Keller, That at the time this regiment was raised, a Regiment of Militia was likewise called out & placed under the command of Col.. Evan Shelby that these forces under the above named officers were collected & called into service for the purpose of reinforcing General Clark in the Illinois That when he enlisted he lived in what is now called Sullivan County in the State of Tennessee that he entered the service as a twelve Month's man but naturally served about 16 Months, that is, he was not discharged till the 29th of May 1780 This applicant further states, that after his enlistment, he was marched with his Regiment in company with the Militia to some point on Holston river, he thinks not far from the mouth of what is now called Big Creek, that here they embarked in canoes & descended Holston river

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for the purpose above mentioned, that in their descent they killed all the Indians that attempted to [illegible] or flee, burnt down their towns, burnt down their corn ^cribs & drove away their cattle. This applicant states that the first Indian town they burnt was called Chiccamauga [sic: Chickamauga], situated on the Tennessee river just above what is now called the Look-out [Lookout] Mountain that here they killed about 3 Indians all the rest having fled at their approach, That the Militia under the command of Shelby returned home from Chiccamauga [sic] & this ^applicant with his Regiment was continued down the river, that after this they landed at a place called Nick-a-jack [Nickajack] where they camped all night, & from thence they passed through the Suck in Tennessee river, that some where between the suck & the mouth of the Tennessee, after they had landed to camp for the night, they saw two canoes loaded with skins & three Indians in each, ascending the river on the opisite [sic: opposite] side, that the Indians were hailed but did not stop when this Declarant & a few other men entered their own canoes & made pursuit, that the Indians were overtaken & captured & they & their cargo taken to the camp that a guard was placed over there but some time in the night they made their escape, leaving their canoes & skins, That they desended [sic: descended] the Tennessee into the Ohio, thence into the Mississippi, thence up the Mississippi to the mouth of a little river called Ocher formerly called Churchured thence up the Ocher about 6 miles to a French town called Ocher where they landed & rested about 20 days & then reentered their canoes & returned in the Mississippi, thence down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Ohio; then up the Ohio to the mouth of the Wabash to O-port or Vincennes

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called Opie here they landed & rested a few days & marched across the Country from Opie to the Mississippi river, which they swam there being no canoes, & burnt the Saxs [sic: Sacs] & Foxes towns & cut down their corn, that after they had burnt these towns, they returned to Opie where they had left their canoes & from thence bac to the French towns Pancho & Choho where he remained till he set out for home, which made about 5 months he served as a volunteer This Declarant further states that after he returned home from the Illinois expedition he again entered the service of his Country as a Substitute on an expedition to the South, that he entered under Capt. Thomas Wallace & Col.. Sevier, & Col. Shelby that he served under this engagement about 2 months, that this was in the year 1780 That from this out, he served during [illegible] war, as an Indian Spy. that he spent a part of his time at a fort called Givens fort which was under the command of a certain John Williams & a part of his time at another fort called Rices fort, situated about 6. miles below the North Fork of Holston river. That from those forts he in company with others would go in pursuit of the Indians who would commit murders & depredations on the frontiers. That he had his discharge for some time, but finally lost it so that he cannot now produce it

[note in margin to omit: He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State]

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
S/W B Mitchell Clk
Thomas [X his mark] Brooks

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X                            X
I William Carmack residing in Lee County & State of Virginia do hereby certify, that I have been well acquainted with Thomas Brooks who has sworn to & subscribed the above Declaration for a great many years, that I believe him to be 72 years of age, that he served with me as a messmate in an expedition down the Holston river to the Illinois, for the purpose of reinforcing General Clark in that Country that the said Brooks & myself were not together when he enlisted, that all those that were enlisted rendezvoused on the long Island of Holston some time in March, that at this place I met with the said Brooks & entered the service with him under Capt James Shelby, that I marched with the said Brooks to the mouth of Big creek where we remained a short time & then we embarked in canoes down the Holston river for the purpose above stated, that I have heard read the above Declaration sworn to & subscribed by the said Brooks. that I have personal knowledge of the events mentioned by the said Brooks till we arrived at Vincennes here the said Brooks was sent on an express & after this I never saw him till after the revolutionary war, when I saw him at his own house, that from my knowledge of the said Brooks all those facts stated by him of which I have no knowledge I believe to be true 

Subscribed & sworn to in open Court
S/Wm. Mitchell Clk
William [X his mark] Carmack

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[illegible] at this place General Clark had captured Governor Hamilton & his suit. This Declarant further states that at Vincennes they Wintered, & early in the Spring this Declarant & four other men, with S. Williams were sent with an express to [underlined: Ochen] that he remained at Ochen [or Ocher] till the arrival of his Regiment from Vincennes & General Clark from the falls of the Ohio, that when joined by his Regiment & General Clark, they marched to the protection of Pancho & Choho two French towns situated on the Mississippi river about 3 miles apart on oposite [sic: opposite] sides of the river, that it was understood that these towns would be attacked by the Indians called the Saxs [sic: Sacs] & Foxes & in this they were not rong [sic: wrong]-informed for the whites had not been long stationed at the towns till the said Indians desended [sic: descended] the river & made their attac [sic: attack], that the Indians were driven from the town at which this Declarant was stationed [illegible] an attac [sic] on the other French town that this Declarant together with the other men were conducted to the rescue of the other town but on their arrival the Indians had retreated & made their escape. This Declarant further states that he remained at these towns guarding them. till he was discharged. which was given him on the 29th of May 1780 by Richard Besheres, That after he received his discharge, he volunteered under Col.. Montgomery on an expedition in pursuit of the Sax [sic] & Foxes. That Col.. Montgomery set out on this expedition with about 700 men besides a Indian Chief called Bateat with about 50 Warriors, That with his force he ascended the Mississippi river to the mouth of the Illinois, thence up the Illinois about 200 miles to an Indian [illegible]

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We Hezekiah Hamblin residing in the County of Hawkins & State if Tennessee & Abraham Kyle residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Brooks, who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & served in the same as an Indian Spy, & that we concur in that opinion

Sworn to, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
S/WB Mitchell Clk
S/Hezekiah Hamblin
S/A, Kyle


And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Hezekiah Hamblin & A Kyle who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Hawkins, & State of Tennessee & are creditable persons, & their statement is entitled to credit
S/E W Scott one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of Law & Equity in and for the State of Tennessee aforesaid -


State of Tennessee }
Hawkins County }
I Willie B. Mitchell Clerk of the Circuit Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Brooks for a pension and that William Carmack is a credible person

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 1st day of October 1832
[seal]
S/W B Mitchell Clk.

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State of Tennessee }
Hawkins County }
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace for said County and State Thomas Brooks, who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades For one year, four months and fourteen days I served as a regular in the service of the United States: For five months, I served as a volunteer For two months, I served as a substitute in a Southern expedition. For two year I served as an Indian spy; and for such service I claim a pension
Thomas [X his mark] Brooks

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 7th day of February 1833
S/N. Fain Justice of the peace for Hawkins County

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November 1, 1937
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THOMAS BROOKS
S. 1795
BA-J/MLB om

Mr. Harrison Haskell
211 South 17" Street
Wilmington, North Carolina

Dear Sir:

You are furnished herein the record of Thomas Brooks as found in pension claim, S. 1795, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Brooks was born in May, 1760, place of birth and names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in a section which was later Sullivan County, Tennessee, Thomas Brooks enlisted January 15, 1779, under Captain James Shelby and Colonel John Montgomery, marched to the mouth of Big Creek, descended the Holston River in canoes for the purpose of reenforcing General Clark in the Illinois Expedition, burned the Indian town of Chickamauga on the Tennessee River, wintered in Vincennes, assisted in the protection of the "French towns of Pancho and Choho", was in skirmishes with the Indians and was discharged May 29, 1780. He then volunteered and served five months as a private under Colonel Montgomery in the Illinois country in further expeditions against the Indians, assisted in burning their towns and was in skirmishes. He then returned home and in 1780 entered the service under Captain Thomas Wallace and Colonels Sevier and Shelby in an expedition to the South. The length of this service was two months. He subsequently served about two years as an Indian spy "under a certain John William", rank not shown, at Forts Given and Rice in the vicinity of Holston River, protecting the frontiers against the Indians.

Thomas Brooks was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, while a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee.

No family data are shown in the claim.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of

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the soldier, Thomas Brooks, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Thomas Brooks
Certificate #5922
Issued February 18, 1833
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
East Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator





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3-084.
(Old No. 3-645.)
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Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER.
Autograph of A. Johnson 3.7.1795
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Mr Bryant
[rectangular stamp:
To Chf. ow Div.
Action [blank]
APR 2 1904
COMMISSIONER]
over
This letter was used in the preparation of the Exhibit for La. Purchase Exposition -
very res
T.D Yeager
Representative 
[crossed out] .B. Exhibit

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The letter signed A. Johnson, dated Washington Apr. 9, 1844. has been sent to the Seattle Exposition 
Apr. 8, 1909 AW

Placed in safer storage area.
2-3-42 DJH

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November 1, 1937

Littleton Brooks
S. 1503
Thomas Brooks 
S. 1795
BA-J/AWF

Mr. Harrison Haskell
211 South 17th Street
Wilmington, North Carolina

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the war records of Thomas Brooks and Littleton Brooks, both pensioners and living in Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1841.

The Revolutionary War records of Thomas and Littleton Brooks are furnished herewith.

Very truly yours 

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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January 25, 1934

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BA-J/MCS
Jacob Hawk, W. 362

Mrs. P. J. Allen
1710 West 43rd Street
Chattanooga
Tennessee

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers, Thomas Brooks and Jacob Hawk.

You are furnished herewith the records of Thomas Brooks, S. 1795, and Jacob Hawk, W. 362, as obtained from the papers on file in their respective pension claims.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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January 25,1934
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Mrs. P. J. Allen 1710 West 43rd Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee

THOMAS BROOKS
S. 1795
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request of January 5, for the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Brooks who was a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee, in 1840.

His record follows as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1795, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Brooks was born in May, 1760, place of birth and names of parents not shown.

While residing in a section which was later Sullivan County, Tennessee, he enlisted January 15, 1779, under Captain James Shelby and Colonel John Montgomery, marched to the mouth of Big Creek, descended the Holston River in canoes for the purpose of reenforcing General Clark in the Illinois expedition, burned the Indian town of Chickamauga on the Tennessee River, wintered at Vincennes, assisted in the protection of the "French towns of Pacho and Choho", was in skirmishes with the Indians and was discharged May 29, 1780. He then volunteered and served five months as a private under Colonel Montgomery in the Illinois country in further expeditions against the Indians, assisted in burning their towns and was in skirmishes. He then returned home and in 1780 entered the service under Captain Thomas Wallace and Colonels Sevier and Shelby in an expedition to the South. The length of this service was two months. He subsequently served about two years as an Indian spy "under a certain John Williams", rank not shown, at Forts Given and Rice in the vicinity of Holston River, protecting the frontiers against the Indians.

Thomas Brooks was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, while a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee.

There are no family data in the claim.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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January 31, 1933

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BA-J/MLB
THOMAS BROOKS
S. 1795

Miss Josephine L. Kyle
Rogersville 
Tennessee 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Thomas Brooks, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1795, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Brooks.

He was born in May, 1760, place of birth and names of parents not shown.

While residing in what was later Sullivan County, Tennessee, he enlisted January 15, 1779, under Captain James Shelby and Colonel John Montgomery, marched to the mouth of Big Creek, descended the Holston River in canoes for the purpose of reenforcing General Clark in the Illinois expedition, burned the Indian town of Chickamauga on the Tennessee River, wintered at Vincennes, assisted in the protection of the "French towns of Pancho and Choho", was in skirmishes with the Indians and was discharged May 29, 1780. He then volunteered and served five months as a private under Colonel Montgomery in the Illinois country in further expeditions against the Indians, assisted in burning their towns and was in skirmishes. He then returned home and in 1780 entered the service under Captain Thomas Wallace and Colonels Sevier and Shelby in an expedition to the South. The length of this service was two months. He subsequently served about two years as an Indian spy "under a certain John Williams", rank not shown, at Forts Given and Rice in the vicinity of Holston River, protecting the frontiers against the Indians.

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Thomas Brooks was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee.

There are not family data in the claim.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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Data taken from letter by MEE

July 20, 1932

BA-J/MLB
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THOMAS BROOKS
S. 1795

Miss Emily Brooks

Shoals, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Thomas Brooks, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1795, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Brooks.

He was born in May, 1760, place not shown, nor names of parents.

While residing in what was later Sullivan County, Tennessee, he enlisted January 15, 1779, under Captain James Shelby and Colonel John Montgomery, marched to the mouth of Big Creek, descended the Holston River in canoes for the purpose of reenforcing General Clark in the Illinois expedition burned the Indian town of Chickamauga on the Tennessee River, wintered at Vincennes, assisted in the protection of the "French towns of Pancho and Choho", was in skirmishes with the Indians and was discharged May 29, 1780. He then volunteered and served five months as a private under Colonel Montgomery in the Illinois country in further expeditions against the Indians, assisted in burning their towns and was in skirmishes. He then returned home and in 1780 entered the service under Captain Thomas Wallace and Colonels Sevier and Shelby in an expedition to the South. The length of this service was two months. He subsequently served about two years as an Indian spy "under a certain John Williams" (rank not shown) at Forts Given and Rice in the vicinity of Holston River, protecting the frontiers against the Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hawkins County,

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Tennessee.

There are no family data in the claim.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of the person to whom paid, and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:- Thomas Brooks, Certificate 5922, issued February 18, 1833, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act 7, 1832, East Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator




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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

MEE/HMM

February 5, 1930.

M. Bertrand Couch
U. S. Immigration Service
Galveston
Texas.

Dear Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1795, it appears that Thomas Brooks was born in May 1761, place not shown.

While residing in what was later Sullivan County, Tennessee, he enlisted January 15, 1779 under Captain James Shelby and Colonel John Montgomery, marched to the mouth of Big Creek, descended the Holston River in canoes for the purpose of reenforcing General Clark in the Illinois expedition, burned the Indian town of Chickamauga on the Tennessee River, wintered at Vincennes, assisted in the protection of the "French towns of Pancho and Choho", was in skirmishes with the Indians and was discharged May 29, 1780. He then volunteered and served five months as a private under Colonel Montgomery in the Illinois country in further expeditions against the Indians, assisted in burning their towns and was in skirmishes.

He then returned home and in 1780 entered the service under Captain Thomas Wallace and Colonels Sevier and Shelby in an expedition to the South. The length of this service was two months.

He subsequently served about two years as an Indian spy "under a certain John Williams" (rank not shown) at Forts Given and Rice in the vicinity of Holston River, protecting the frontiers against the Indians.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 1, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hawkins County, Tennessee. His pension certificate number was 5922.

There are no data concerning his family.

Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

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Wilmington, N.C.
Oct. 18, 1937.

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you please send me the war records of Thomas Brooks and Littleton Brooks, both living in Hawkins County, Tenn. in 1841, and listed as Pensioners at that date.

That you for your trouble,

Yours very truly,
S/Harrison Haskell
211 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, N.C.

[round stamp: arrow pointing to 2:45
RECEIVED 
OCT 22 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM READER #37]

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CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
January 5, 1934.

Veterans Bureau,
Washington,
D. C.
[round stamp: arrow pointing to 3:00
RECEIVED JAN 9 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV
READER 18 VETS ADM.]

Dear Sirs:
Will you kindly send me the records for Revolutionary service of Jacob Hawk who was living in 1840 in Sullivan County, Tenn.; and Thomas Brooks who was living in 1840, in Hawkins County, Tee. Thanking you for your courtesy, I am

Very truly Yours,
S/Penelope J. Allen.

Mrs. P. J. Allen,
1710 West 43rd Street,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee.

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Oct 19, 1932

Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary War Section.

Dear Sirs:
Please send me any information you may have of the Revolutionary War services of Thomas Brooks, who at the time of the Census of 1840 was living in Hawkins County, Tennessee, aged 80. He was in Hawkins County as early as 1784 and was probably, at the time of the war in one of the counties of Southwestern Virginia.

Very Truly Yours,
S/Josephine L. Kyle

(Miss) J.L. Kyle
Rogersville
Tennessee.

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Shoals, Indiana   July 2 - 1932

Pension Dept
Washington. D. C.
Dear sirs:
I write to ask you for the Revolutionary pension report of [4]

Thomas [underlined: Brooks] who is listed in the 1832 list of Tennessee from Hawkins Co.

I want particularly to find the [underlined: names] of his [underlined: parents] names of his children, and when and [underlined: where buried]. For this report I will be most grateful

[oval stamp:
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS SECTION
JUL 5 - 1932
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]
Very Truly Yours -
(Miss) Emily Brooks
Shoals, Indiana

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[oval stamp:
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
* FEB 3 - 1880 *
U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS]

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
IMMIGRATION SERVICE
DISTRICT NO. 35

IN ANSWERING REFER TO NO.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT DIRECTOR 
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE BUILDING
GALVESTON, TEX.
January 31, 1930.

Mr. Earl D. Church, Commissioner,
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of Interior,
Washington, D. C.
[star shaped stamp blacked out]

Dear Sir:-
The General Accounting Office, their file R-PDF-LA, letter of November 11, 1929, informed me that 

THOMAS BROOKS, pensioner of Revolutionary War, Certificate No. 5922, Tennessee Agency, died September 5, 1840, leaving surviving his widow, Catherine Brooks, who on October 6, 1840, certified that the pensioner had resided in Hawkins County for a period of 50 years and that previous thereto he had resided in the State of Virginia; arrears of pension due at date of death were paid to Dick Alexander, Knoxville, Tennessee, October 9, 1840, as attorney for the widow.

I will greatly appreciate the detailed data relating to Thomas Brooks war record, particularly his age and birth place and names of all kindred shown in his Revolutionary War pension record., together with any data you may have that your consider pertinent to the genealogy of this particular branch of the family.

Thanking you for the courtesy of an expedited reply, I remain,

Yours very truly,
S/M Bertrand Couch
M. Bertrand Couch
U. S. Immigration Service
Galveston, Texas.

MBC/k

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Rev. War. 1795
√ INVALID.
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File No. 1795
Thomas Brooks 
Priv. Va. Line
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Act: June 7. 1832.
Index:- Vol. A,    Page 42

[intentional brackets as printed]
[Arrangement of 1870]



1930, Feb. 5, Hist to Mr. M. Bertrand Couch, M.E.E.
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1932 July 20-Hist. to Miss Emily Brooks - MLB

1933 Jan 31-Hist to Josephine L. Kyle MLB

1934 Jan. 25, "    "    Mrs. P. J. Allen - MLB

1937. Nov. 1-Hist. to Harrison Haskell - MLB

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Thomas Brooks
__________
awarded & noted
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from 1779 private
2 years $80

at Knoxville agency.


Hon. J. Blair

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Brooks ~~ which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides: It does

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides: He did

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank]

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? He has

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No
Each term of actual service in the field or garrison should be separately & distinctly alleged -

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? no

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Has

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  He has

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no clergyman's evidence

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? court

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? It does

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? Nos 1 & 2 are not -

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ________ year _____ _____ months and _______ days. I served as a ___________. For _________ months and _______ days, I served as a _______ ________; and for such service I claim a pension."

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italics] about three or four months [end italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.

In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

👉In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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My object is to lay a case before you as follows. Thomas Brooks, a Revolutionary Soldier made application for a pension in the year 1840 or '41 under the act of 7 June 1832. The application proved successful, he was allowed 80 dollars per annum from the passage of said act of 7th June 1832 up to the time the certificate was granted; Said Certificate and the money (about $800-) I a credibly informed now lies in the hands of Blair the Pension Agent at Jonesboro. Said Brooks about the time said Certificate was granted either died or moved off, and no application has yet been made by him or his heirs for the money, and it is not known where he resided at the time his application for the pension was made Will you be so kind as to go to the pension office and see Mr Edwards the Commissioner of Pensions and ascertain from the record of the office where said Thomas Brooks resided at the time said application for a pension was made; of course he must have resided somewhere in East Tennessee, or perhaps he may have lived in an adjoining county of North Carolina or Virginia. Will you attend to this matter immediately and forthwith write to me. I intend to hunt up this

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this man or his heirs.

Very Respectfully
(signed) B. Mc.Dannel




Hon A. Johnson

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Thomas Brooks, Tenn, wa, act June 7 1832, at $80 pr annum.

Be pleased to say to what time his pension has been paid, and whether his name [crossed out] is on the Knoxville or Jonesboro Agency.

Pension office April 10. 1844. }

pd to 4 March 1840 at Knoxville
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Washington city
April the 9th 1844

Sir
Enclosed you will find an enquiry made respecting Mr Thomas Brooks a revolutionary pentioner [sic: pensioner] - It is of some importance to the parties to know ^how the facts really stand in this matter - will Mr. Edwards give this his early attention. and much oblige.
S/A. Johnson

I would be glad to hear from the department to morrow evening.