Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,271, Thomas Brady, Va.

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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
(3-1776)
SERVICE					NUMBER
Va.		Brady, Thomas		S. 4,271
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						carded
CONTENTS
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Ohio.       7.898.
Thomas Brady
of Highland Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Powell. of the Regiment commanded 
by Col. Fleming in the Virginia line for six mos. & 15 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio.
at the rate of 21. Dollars 67. Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of April 1833 and sent to Wm Scott.  Hillsboro.  Highland Co. Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1833. –                  43.34
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Septr.’33.           10.83
				      	       	                        $54.17 
					{Revolutionary Claim,}
					{Act Jun 7, 1832.}        
 Recorded by	Wm. R. Palmer, Clerk,
Book  6.     Vol.  8,     Page two.

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The State of Ohio}
Highland County}		On this 23d day of August AD 1832 personally came in open
court in the court of Common Pleas for Highland County in the State of Ohio now sitting Thomas Brady a resident of Fairfield township Highland County Ohio aged 70 years
who being first 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 AD 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers served as herein stated – 
That he was drafted for the Militia of the state of Virginia on the 6th or 7th day of January AD 1781 at Halifax Court house Halifax County Virginia – was in company commanded by Captain Joshua Powell in regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Fleming (Binns Jones was Major in said regiment) that Captain Powell died about two weeks after he enlisted & then Captain Horace Eldridge took the command of his company he marched from Halifax to Portsmouth in Virginia soon after
he was drafted joined Colonel Dietz of Portsmouth and the brigade commanded by General Muhlenburg (the latter he thinks
was a regular officer of the line) that he laid at Portsmouth three months & was discharged by Captain Eldridge.
	That he was drafted a 2d time on 16th or 17th day of September AD 1781 at same place (Halifax County Virginia) that his Captain was Michael Roberts laid 7 days at Halifax & marched under said Captain Roberts to Cabin point in Dinwiddi County Virginia (he thinks)  At Cabin Point he was placed in company of Waggoners commanded by Captain Frederick Dunniford waggon master, that after laying a few days at Cabin point they marched with their waggons to Yorktown Virginia where he remained until October AD 1781. That he was constantly engage while at Yorktown in wagoning cannon balls & bomb shells to the batteries of

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the American Army which was under Genl Washington at that time besieging Yorktown That said shells & balls were drawn from the landing about a mile & one half to the batteries. That York town was taken by Genl Washington’s army on the 16th or 17th of October 1781 _ that Cornwallis & his army surrendered there to the Americans. That after surrender at York Town he marched with the said waggon company under Command of Capt Frederick Dunniford to Winchester Virginia remained there about a week & was discharged on 3d day of January 1782.                 
That he knew General Knox who commanded the grain battery at siege of York town when 10 24 pounders were mounted & 10 24 inch calibre mortars - that he also knew Colonel Lamb has seen Washington & Lafayette and most of the General officers at York Town; that he served in both tours three months; that he was born in Halifax County Virginia That after receiving his discharge in last tour of service he returned to Halifax VA where he continued to reside until he moved to the State of Ohio. That he has been living In Highland County Ohio 22 years; received written discharges in both tours but has since lost them & knows not when or where. He has no documentary evidence but knows one John Smith who can testify to his service in army of United States in both tours _ That he was born in Halifax County Virginia on the 17th day of October 1762 - had a record of his age but his brother took it to the State of Kentucky –     
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. 
Thomas Brady his X mark 
[signature] Samuel Bell Clk

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Mr. John Smith Demsey Capps Moses H Kirby residing within County of Highland in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Thomas Brady who has subscribed & sworn to the within declaration, that we believe him to be 70 years of age in Oct next; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion     Test    Demsey Capps his X mark     
John Smith his X mark        
Moses H Kirby           
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year in open court} Samuel Bell Esqr                 
And the said John Smith named in within declaration & in above certificate further states that he is a native of said County of Halifax Virginia has known Thomas Brady for upwards of 50 years - that he was drafted in January 1781 at the same time & place & by the same Captain Powell that he knew Brady when he was drafted & knew him in his said company until they were marched to Cabin Point VA mentioned in within declaration, that the within declaration down to the encamping at Cabin Point - is true for he has personal knowledge of the facts - that said Smith & Brady were separated at Cabin Point - said Smith further states that he saw said Brady frequently during his first tour in the Virginia militia & that he is well assured from personal knowledge that said Brady served 3 months during his first tour – said Smith further states that he was drafted for the militia of Virginia at the same time with said Brady and at the same place  on second tour that he is not positive how long said Brady in service on his second tour but that he believes he was in service about 3 months        Sworn to & subscribed this day & year above. John Smith his X mark      
Samuel Bell Clk

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7463  
And the said Court of Pension Pleas in & for Highland County Ohio do hereby declare their opinion after fully investigating the matter that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Dempsey Capps & Moses H Kirby who have signed the within certificate are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit - said Moses H Kirby is a resident of Columbus Ohio & John Smith is a resident of Fayette County Ohio.        
Samuel V Bell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Highland County Ohio do hereby certify that the forgoing Contains the original proceedings in said Court in this matter of the application of Thomas Brady for a pension -   
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of office this 25th day of August 1839 Clerk of Highland Common Pleas_    Samuel Bell

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The State of Ohio 
Highland County} SS         On this 29th day of May AD 1833      
personally appeared before Hugh Smart one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Said County of Highland Thomas Brady who being first 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 AD 1832 & that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein states -            
The following interrogatories were propounded by said judge to the said applicant to which the annexed answers were returned     
1st Question. Where & in what year were you born?           
Answer -   I was born in Halifax County in the State of Virginia on the 17th day of October 1762 2nd Question. Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?   A. I have none.                  
3d Question. Where were you living when called into service; where have you Lived since the revolutionary war, & where do you now live?    A.   I was living when called into service in Halifax County in the State of Virginia after each period of my service in said war & returned to the county of Halifax where I resided until about the year 1810 when I moved to Highland County Ohio where I have ever since lived.                   
4th Q. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute; and if a substitute, for whom?    
Ans.- In my first tour of service in the War of the Revolution I enlisted for my other two tours I was drafted.            
5th..State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services.                   
Answ. - On the 19th day of January AD 1778 I listed for the Continental service in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Davenport in the regiment commanded by Colonel Carlos Porterfield at Halifax county in the State of Virginia. Eads company & regiment I believe were a part of the Virginia line. I marched under the command of said officers soon after I enlisted to Hillsborough in the State of North Carolina & said company and regiment was Engaged for nine months in guarding said town of Hillsborough where the Provisions were deposited for the supply of the Southern army The neighboring country was very much infested with tories & we killed four during the time we were on service near Hillsborough. After serving nine months I was discharged by Colonel Porterfield & returned to Halifax County Virginia –       
In the month of April – AD 1781 I was drafted at Halifax County Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Joshua Powell. I marched under the command of said officer from Halifax to Portsmouth Virginia soon after I was drafted Colonel Charles Fleming command our regiment and General- Muhlenberg commanded the Brigade. We laid at Portsmouth three months when I was discharged by Captain Howell Eldridge – Captain Powell died while we were at Portsmouth & Captain Eldridge took his place at the head of our company. After I was discharged I returned to Halifax County Virginia In the month of September 1781 at Halifax County Virginia I was again drafted for the Virginia militia under Captain Michael Roberts

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A few days after I was drafted I marched under the command of said Captain to Cabin Point Dunwoodie County Virginia – We remained there a few days during which time I among several others was transferred to the company of Virginia militia Captain Frederick Dunniford & marched under command of my said Captain from Cabin Point to York Town which was then occupied by the British army under General Lord Cornwallis & besieged by the American army under Washington. Our company was attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel  - Richardson. I was in active service until the taking of Yorktown after which I was employed in guarding of British prisoners from York Town to Winchester Barracks Virginia under command of said Captain Dunniford. I was discharged on the 3d day of January 1782 by Captain Dunniford. In consequence of my age & the loss of memory I can not swear positively as to the precise length of my service in the last two tours mentioned but according to the best of my recollection I served at least three months in the first of said last mentioned tours & in the
last of said tours I am positive I served three months & more.  In all my tours of service as a revolutionary soldier I served fifteen months at least. Whilst I was at York Town I had an opportunity of seeing most of the General officers of the American Army but I know no others in addition to the already mentioned General Knox (of the Artillery) General La Fayette General Washington & Colonel Lamb. I can not recollect any regiments either by number or by the names of their officers except the already
mentioned.
6h Question – Did you ever receive a written discharge from the service; if so by whom given & what has become of it?
Answer – I received a written discharge after the first term of my service from Colonel Carlos Porterfield which I have in my possession & will be forwarded with this application _ In my 2d tour of service I rec’d  also a written discharge from Captain Howell Eldridge _ and after my 3d tour I rec’d a written discharge from Captain Frederick Dunniford_ The last two discharges I lost on my way from Virginia to Ohio –
7h Q. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Moses H Kirby Jacob Kirby John Smith Adam B Wilson - and many others can testify as in regard in the above question.
There is no clergyman in my neighborhood & it would be difficult for me to procure a certificate in all respects similar to that required by the war Department__ I have no documentary evident to prove my service as a soldier of the revolution but the discharges mentioned in the answer to the 6h question which is dated at the camp before Hillsboro North Carolina October 19th 1778_ & signed by Col. Carlos Porterfield_ I can prove by John Smith a resident of Fayette County Ohio my services in the Virginia militia during my two last tours & his testimony as to this fact is now on file in the pension office of the United States.
The said applicant relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that [marked out] his name is in no pension roll but that of the State of Ohio_ He applied a few months since for a pension under the act of June 1832 & rec’d a pension certificate from the War Department authorizing him to draw $21.67 cts per annum during his natural life –

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In his declaration to obtain said pension he states only two terms of his service as a soldier of the revolution amounting in all to but little over six months_ That the reason of him not mentioning his other term of service in said war was because he had lost his discharge & know of no person who could testify as to his service in said tour_whereas in his other terms of service he had procured the testimony of John Smith_ That his opinion was that without documentary proof or the evidence of living witnesses he could not procure a pension-
But now the said applicant herewith sends back to the war department his pension certificate & claims a pension for the whole period of his service as a revolutionary soldier.  That he has drawn no money on above certificate.
And the said Thomas Brady further represent that he is -71- years of age that he resides in said County of Highland about 14 miles from the place where the court of record of said county was held that he is very [illegible] & [illegible] from bodily infirmity to attend before said court of record to make his
declaration &c                                                                                                                                                      Thomas Brady his X mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
	Hugh Smart  Ass't Judge
We the subscribers residing in the county of Highland in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Brady
who has subscribed& sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Nathan Brown
William Ballard
Subscribed & sworn to before me the day & year first aforesaid				
Hugh Smart Ass't Judge
The State of Ohio Highland County Ss:
	And the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of said county does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
That the said Thomas Brady could not safely on account of body infirmity attend at the court of record for said county to make his declaration.
And I further certify that it appears to me that the subscribers of the preceding certificate are residents of said county of highland are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit-
Given under my hand & seal this day & year first above named.
Hugh Smart {Associate Judge of Highland County In the State of Ohio { Seal

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The State of Ohio
Highland County			I Samuel Bell Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in & for said county do hereby certify that Hugh Smart is one of the Associate judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas of said county as is stated within, that he duly commissioned & qualified as such & that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
		In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 30th day of May 1833
Samuel Bell {Clerk of Highland Common Pleas Ohio
[seal]
This discharge is not genuine

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No. 7898     
Brady        
Ohio 
Adm             4 mo 15 days From 1781.              
7463 See John Smiths papers.      
Wm Scott           
Hillsboro Highland County    
 Ohio

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BRIEF in the case of Thos Brady of Highland in the State of         
(Act 7th June, 1832.)          
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court           
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?             
3. How old is he? 70              
4. State the service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period   Jay in 1781 drafted    Duration of Service    3 months    Rank   Private     Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Captain Powell   Colonel Fleming
Period  14 Sepr  1781 drafted   Duration of Service  Rank  Private     Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Captain Roberts   Captain Dunniford
Period  } Jay 1782 discharged    Duration of Service  3 months 15 days   Rank  Private   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.     
5. In what battles was he engaged? None              
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hallifax Co Virginia            
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary and one living witness        
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The length of service is not specified in the first tour-       
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.              
George Payton             
Examining Clerk.

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Brady,
									Thomas
									     (VA)
									S 4271

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October 19th 1778
	This is to Certify that Thomas Brady has 
served the turme [term] of Nine months that he Enlisted 
for in the Continental serves he is now discharged 
given from under my hand.
	[signature] Carles Porterfield
	Northcarolina  Cob
	Camp before Hillsborough
	10

[circular stamp at lower right]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

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19.291
Thos. Brady			
Highland Co Ohio  		“Hillsborough”
Moses H Kirby
Hillsborough, Ohio

Recd	31 May 1824

Honbl John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
 ans. July 20. 1824

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The Secretary will please inform me
whether the applicant Thos Brady, claim is
allowed or not!
	Direct to.  Hillsborough
			Highland County
					Ohio
			and oblige etc
			Moses H Kirby

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		Hillsboro Ohio  May 30th 1832
Dr Sir
		Within are the declaration of 
Thomas Brady to obtain a pension under the
act of June 7th 1832 together with one of his
discharges & the certificate that he rec’d from the
Deptmt a few weeks since._
	Please direct to me at Hillsboro & oblige
			Your most Obt
Wm. Scott
L Edwards Esq

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		Act 7th June 1832
	Rejected________________
		See letter 18th Jun 1833
	& 9 Dec – 1834
	To Wm. Scott 
			Hillsboro
				Highland Co 
					Ohio
	1262		1833
	Marked out	1762
	     29		     71

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Hillsborough			free
December 2nd
JL Edward Esq
Comm of pension
Washington
Letter
from W Scott
ans'd Dec 9, 1834

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1834		Hillsboro Ohio 	Nov 30th
	Sir.
		A pension certificate was issued to Ths Brady – some time since allowing him $20 per an.
A subsequent application was made for an increase of pension & the pension certificate given up for that purpose-
		The reasons stated were I think full enough_ the testimony as to the good character of the applicant
was more than ordinarily respectable & there was also the testimony of one witness to prove the absolute service of the applicant for six months _
The reasons why a certificate for increase of time has not been forwarded I cannot see & that the certificate for six months

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service is withheld is still more misterious.   
Will you have the goodness to say what disposition has been made of the application & the original pension certificate_& oblige your yr svt
			Wm Scott
J. L Edward	Esq

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7898  Thomas Brady Ohio
	This certificate was issued & the pensioner sent his certificate wanting an increase of pension__
Some suspicion arose touching the case & it was suspended__I apprise you of this that you may know what has become of the number.
			F S Evans
				18 June 1833

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Rev War   4271
				INVALID  
File No.		4271
		Thomas Brady
		Pri. VA. Line
           _____________________________
Act:  June 7th, 1832
Index: - Vol.    A,      Page   43
	[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Thomas Brady.
Revo. _ Ohio
Rejected….. See letter
July 20. 1824, to Moses
H. Kirby, Hillsboro O.
[illegible]32 – 7898

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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 Brady		which require
Further proof or explanation.
I.	Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?   yes
II.	Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes
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.
IV.	Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes
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?  yes
VI.	Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes
VII.	Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension that the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes
VIII.	Has the Court given their opinion?  yes
IX.	Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes
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?  yes

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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?  yes as to others
XII.	Is the clergyman’s affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for no obtaining it?  no
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?
XIV.	+ If the applicant’s name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?  yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?  (scribble) no # (Smith)
Has the proper officer certified- to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?  yes
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 oof the applicant’s service?  yes
XVI.	++ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes
XVII.	Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE  V.  In as 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, etc. 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 mendioned 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 each 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 about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia etc. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in civil pursuit.
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 he 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 authenticates 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 ends 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.
	(hand pointing to the right)  In every case where 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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Payments to be made             
at Cincinnati.        
by Pt U.S. Br. Bank.      
Agent for paying Pensioners,       
in the Agency of Ohio          
Recorded in the Pension Office, 
in Book E Vol. 8.       
Page two by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk

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WAR DEPARTMENT.   
Revolutionary Claim.     
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Thomas Brady of the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty One - dollars and Sixty Seven cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States, this Sixteenth day of  - April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
Lew Cass   Secretary of War     
Examined and Countersigned.}    
J L Edwards      
Commissioner of Pensions

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		Original Claim
The State of Ohio Highland County
on this fifth day of (October is marked out)
April 1824 personally appeared in open court
it being a court of record for the (marked out) seventh
judicial circuit in the State of Ohio Thomas
Brady resident in said county, aged
Sixty two years 5 months who being first 
duly sworn according to law, doth on his
oath, make the following declaration in
order to obtain the provision made by the 
acts of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 
1st May 1820 that he the said Thomas 
Brady enlisted for the term of one year 
on the Third day of November
in the year of 1780 in the State of Virginia, in
the company commanded by Captain John
Williams in the regiment commanded by
Colonel  -  Dick in the line of the state
of Virginia on the continental
establishment that he continued to serve
in the said corps untill the twentieth
December 1781 when he was discharged from 
said service, in York Town _ _ _ _ in
the of Virginia

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That he was in the battles of Guilford N. Carolina and of York Town Virginia at the taking of Wallis’  and that he has no other evidence, now in his power of his said services except his own testimony.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any
manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it so as to bring myself in the provisions of an act of congress, entitled an “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the hereto annexed and by me subscribed____
Schedule of Thomas Brady  The annexed is a correct schedule of all my property,
Thomas Brady his X mark
Eleven hogs $11
One cow 8
One calf 2.50
Nine sheep 11.25
[underline]
32.75

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194 (illegible)		231
          2		    2
264   9		           462
The court are of the opinion that the property
contained in the above schedule is of (illegible)
value of thirty two dollars seventy five
cents.  by order of the court __
				J Collith (illegible)

Thos Brady

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The State of Ohio Highland County
	Highland common pleas April Term 1824
This day personally came into open court Thomas Brady
whose name appears to the within affidavit who
being duly sworn deposeth and says the 
“Matters and things set forth in the within affidavit are true.  Also at the same time and place personally came into court.  Andrew Cuningham who being duly sworn deposeth and says that the annexed
schedule is all the property that the said Thomas Bradey possesses or owns __ all which is ordered to be certified accordingly____
	In testimony hereof I hereunto
	set my hand and affix the seal
	of said court this 7th day of 
	April__ A.D.  1824
		Samuel Bell clk
State of Ohio >
Highland County Ss
		I Joshua Collett president
of the court of common pleas for the county of Highland do certify that Samuel Bell when he made the above attestations was clerk of the court of common pleas for said court and that his said attestation is in due form of law.
Given under my hand this [illegible] day of 
April 1824
				Joshua Collett