Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13762, for Brainard Lindsley, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Lindsley, Brainard
S. 13762
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17694. Connecticut 1769
Brainard Lindsey of Plymouth in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Curtis of the Regiment commanded by Col. Mose in the Connecticut line for twenty two months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 73. Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13. day of April 1833 and sent to Mrs. B. Bristol Esq. New Haven. Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of September 33. 183 33 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar. 1834. 36 67
$ 220.00.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c Pherson Clerk, Book 6 , Vol. 100 , Page 25 .

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 United States
State of Connecticut } County of New Haven } ss.
On this 16 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the United States District Court of the State of Conn. now sitting Brainard Sinsabaugh a resident of Plymouth in the County & State aforesaid aged Seventy one 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated -
That he was born at North Branford in said New Haven County on the 14 th day of July 1761 that he has no record of his age That he was brought up a farmer until he arrived at the age of 14. When he was apprenticed as a Shoemaker to Deacon Joseph Benham now belonging to Hamden in s d County but then of the town of Farmingberry, now Woodcot, in s d County

2 in the month of April or May 1777 as a private that when about 16 years of age, he listed in a Company and Regiment raised by the State of Connecticut Commanded by Colonel Roger Enos. Captain Peter Curtiss, That he went with the Company first to New Haven where he remained about two weeks, from thence he went with the Company to Norwalk where he remained as he thinks about a month, but cannot tell exactly how long. from thence he went to Horse Neck where his company & himself joined the Regiment of Continental troops under the Command of Col Meigs, with General Parsons for Commander, that in consequence as he thinks of some Stores being burnt at Peekskill on the North River, the part of the army to which he was attached were ordered to that place, but the enemy had left or retired on board their ships; that he remained there until as he thinks the month of October, when the State troops to which he was attached went back to Horse Neck leaving Col. Meigs Regiment at Peekskill. where they lay until discharged  disbanded about the first January 1778 - the time being out for which he had entered the service. He took no discharge & returned to Deacon

Benhams at Farmingberry. That in the month of April or May in the year 1778 he enlisted in the same Regiment of State, Troops, Col o . Roger Enos; but in the Company of Captain Asa Bray, as a private soldier; that he went first with his company to Norwalk where he met the Regiment; he remained there as he thinks about a month, when he went with the Regiment from there to Reading in the State of Connecticut, from there to Peekskill & from there to Westpoint, where he & his company assisted in digging a magazine, which his captain agreed to do, instead of performing other service for a certain length of time; - how long, he has forgotten - The commander of the Fort at Westpoint was named Malcom, dont know whether he was a General or Colonel. In the month of September, as he thinks, of the same year, he left Westpoint with his Regiment & went to Horseneck where he remained with his own, & Col o . Meigs Regiment, as a guard of the Bridge over Byram River til the 1 st of January 1779, when his time was out, & he was dismissed & went home to Beacon Benhams; he took no discharge from this term of service. He remained at Beacon Benhams until about the 1 st of May 1780 when he

4 again enlisted at Farmington a short distance from Woolcot under Captain Joseph Allen Wright, Col.: Herman Swifts Regiment in the Continental army - he does not recollect the name of the General but thinks it was Gen Huntington. He passed through Danbury, Con. & joined the army at the Highlands, from whence the army & himself marched down  then Pearskill down to Kingsferry, when he was transferred from Captain Wrights Company to Captain Elisha Chapmans. The object was, to make two Brigades to serve as Light Infantry. For this purpose the best men of the army were selected to make three Regiments, one from New York, one from Massachusetts & one from Connecticut, these made the 2 nd Brigade; the first Brigade was from the South; Gen La Fayette was the commander. From Kingsferry he went with the army to Hackensack, - from there to a place called English Neighborhood - from there to Bergen point - then back to English Neighborhood, & staid there, a week or two - from there to Newark, & then to Elizabethtown, where he staid perhaps a week - from there to Harrington in N. Jersey where he staid perhaps a week, & where he heard of Arnolds flight, & of Andre's being hung. He went also to some other places, but cannot remember all where encampments were made, & is not certain that the

places mentioned above are placed in the order in which he visited them. The object of Genl Fayette was to watch the motion of enemy & they was 2 or 3 miles in front of the main army under Genl Washington all summer. In December, himself & the army crossed the river, went into winter quarters & built huts 3 or 4 miles above Peekskill where he was discharged on the first January 1781. At this time he took a discharge under the hand of Col. Swift, which is lost. That there are several who were in the same company, who were in the same company with him at different times who are now living they however live out of the town where he resides. 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. For his mark  David Ladd leg
Sworn to before me Wm Britton Discharge of Genl August 16 1832

6 I Joel Ford residing at Hamden in said New Haven County hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Brainard Lindley Linsley who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & that I 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 I concur in that opinion. Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Dated New Haven Aug t 16. 1832
Joel Ford Sworn before me Wm Nuttall Dist d Judg Do of Peace
I Joseph Benham of Hamden of said New Haven County hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Brainard Linsley who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be 71 years of age that he entered my service as an apprentice in the Shoemaking business when about 14 years of age, that about the month of May in the Spring

7 of each of the years 1777-1778 & 1780 he entered the service with my consent - That he returned about the first of January in each of the years 1778, 1779 & 1781 - That I sometimes received letters from him while there; & at one time, when he was unwell, I sent him sixty dollars Continental Money that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion
Sworn, & subscribed. The day & year aforesaid Joseph Parkman
Sworn to and subscribed August 16. 1832 before me
Wm. B. D. D. Mayor
I William B. D. Judge of the District Court of the United States for the State of Connecticut. Do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with said Ford Esq and Joseph Parkman the above Deponents; that said Ford is a Justice of the peace for the County of New Haven; and that both said Ford and Parkman are men of undoubted integrity and veracity and so universally esteemed in the community where they live: I further certify that the reason why no Clergyman Certificate is annexed to these papers as is in certain cases required is the distance between New Haven (the place where the proofs are taken) and Plymouth the place of the Applicant's residence - being between thirty & forty miles - and the reason why the

Proofs were taken here 8 instead of being taken where the Applicant resides is that, the latter reside in this vicinity. Dated New Haven August 16. 1832
The Mutual Dist. Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interroga- tories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Joseph Benham & Joel Ford who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in the town of Hamden in said New Haven County & are credible persons & that their is entitled to credit
I Charles A. Ingersoll Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Brainerd Lindsey for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of August A.D. 1832
Chas. A. Ingersoll Clerk.

Personally appeared before me William Bristol District Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut Brainard Linsley of Plymouth in said State, who being duly sworn deposes and says in addition to his former declaration made to obtain the the benefit of the Pension Act of June 7 th 1832 - That by reason of old age and 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 up in the whole than the period of Twenty two months in the grade of a private, to wit Eight months in 1777 - Six months in 1778 in two terms of three months each - and Eight months in 1780. and for such service he claims a pension -
And the said Linsley on oath states in addition to, and in explanation of his former declaration dated August 16 th 1832. that his two first terms of service in the years 1777 & 1778 were in a Regiment of State troops raised by the State of Connecticut and that his company was not connected at all with Col. Meigs Regiment of Continental troops in the year 1777 until they arrived at Horseneck, nor was his own Regiment in 1778 at all.

connected with Col. Meigs until they acted together as a guard at Byram River - all which appears by said former declaration - And said Sinsaley would respectfully suggest that these facts sufficiently account for his name's not being found on the Roll of Col. Meigs Regiment - Dated at New Haven this 4 th day of April A.D. 1833 - Gerrit Smith
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the original

I Joseph Benham of Hamden in New Haven County being duly sworn depose and say that in July next I shall obtain the age of Eighty Three years. That I am well acquainted with Barnard Lindsey of Plymouth an applicant for a pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832 - That he was an apprenticed to me at the Shoemaking business when about the age of fourteen - That at three different times, to wit, in the years 1777, 1778 and 1780 I gave him my consent to enter into the service of the country - That in the Spring of each of those years he entered into the service and returned the succeeding winters but on account of age and loss of memory I cannot state the precise time at which he went or returned - That according to his recollection and belief he served during his two first term in the Company of Captain Peter Curtis and in the second in the company of Captain Asa Bray, - but this your deponent cannot undertake to state except by the impression left upon his

mind by the facts which then came to his knowledge and by the conversations he then had with Mr Bindsley and others. That while Bindsley was in the service he sometimes received letters That I remember that he at one time came home on a short furlough & after -wards returned to the army, from him, and at one time sent him Sixty Dollars in Continental Money - That I should think he served in all about the term of two years but cannot state with certainty That I believe him to be about 71 years of age - That I have given this Deposition to state more fully my recollection, in addition to a former Deposition given by me in the case of his application for a Pension - Dated at New Haven this 4 th day of April 1833 -
Sworn before me Wm Bristol Dist Judge Joseph Benham

I Pratt Jones of Hamden in New Haven County and being duly sworn depose and say that I am of the age of Seventy two years. That I am acquainted with Brainard Lindsley of Plymouth an applicant for a Pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832. That in times in the service of the country Six years ending with the peace that ensued upon the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in 1781. That I first listed in Col Meigs Regiment, and afterwards was transferred Col. Samuel B. Webb's Regiment, Capt Dan Eyke's Company - That in the year previous to Cornwallis surrender, to wit in 1780 I remember to have met said Lindsley on Guard and to have made many enquiries respecting the time for which he had enlisted and my acquaintances at home, he being from the same part of the country with myself - That owing to age infirmity & loss of memory I cannot now state the Regiment & Company to which he belonged but have no doubt that he was in the service

in the year 1780 and further this Deponent saith not - Dated at New Haven April 4 th 1833 -
Pratt Jones
Sworn before me
Wm Bristol (Dis. Judge)

you will find below the required information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
813762
Reinard Lindley
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr or May 77 8 mos Pvt. Peter Curtis Roger Enos Conn   Apr or May 78 6 mos " Asa Bray " "   May 1 80 8 mos Joseph Allen Knight Elijah Chapman Heman Swift  
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Aug 16, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Plymouth, New Haven Co. Conn.
Age at date of application, Born North Branford, New Haven Co. Conn. July 14, 1761
Remarks:

1906 Jan. 11. History to U.S. Publ. aa)
Rev. man
13762
✓ INVALID.
File No. 13762
Brainard Lindsay Priv. Rev. Hand
Act: June 9 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 224
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Luther Heat & clergyman residing in the town of Plymouth in the State of Connecticut and Isaac Curtis residing in the same town of Plymouth hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Maurice Lindley an applicant for a Pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832. That we believe him to be twenty one years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revo- lution and that we concur in that opinion. Luther Heat. Isaac Curtis
Sworn and subscribed this 13 th day of March 1833 before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut and I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Luther Heat signor of the above certificate, that he is a clergyman residing in the town Plymouth aforesaid and that Isaac Curtis who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town and that their statement is entitled to credit. Calvin Buller Justice of Peace

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Calvin Butler Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Rev. Luther Hart and Isaac Burdick was taken, is, and at the time of such caption, was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Litchfield in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the city of Hartford, in said State, the 26 th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-three.
Thomas Day
1575
Adm d 22 mo. per 7333
A.M.D.

4,573
Brainerd Lindley
5. 11 12 14. 16
Wm B Mitol Eg
New Haven
6 +
a. m. d

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Brainard Linsley — which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 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? 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 VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 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?

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
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not 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 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?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?  a brief As the name of the claimant is not borne on the Rolls of Col Majesty's Regiments in which he alleges he served, he must prove these services as set forth in the note
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?
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?
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."

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 about three or four months 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 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 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.

New Haven April 6 th 1833
Hon Lewis Cass
Sir
I send herewith the documents in Barnard Lindsley's application for a pension, together with the affidavits stated to be necessary to substantiate his claim. Perhaps a short statement of their contents may prevent loss of time in the examination of the mass of evidence transmitted.
1. The first Declaration of Lindsley with the accompanying affidavits Certificates &c 2. The 2 nd Declaration stating the length of time for which he claims a pension & that he did not serve his two first terms in Col. Meigs Regiment but in State Troops 3. The Dep o of Joseph Benham as to Lindsley's service in the years 1777. 1778 & 1780 -

4 The Dep o of Nathaniel Hart as to his service in 1777
5. The Dep o of Levi Johnson as to his service in 1778 -
6. The Dep o s of Elijah Royce & Pratt Jones as to his service in 1780
7. The Dep o s of Levi Hart a Clergyman & Isaac Curtis a respectable citizen &c -
You will confer a favor to the Applicant by returning as early an answer as practicable with great respect
Your Ob't Serv't
Wm. B Bristol

State of Connecticut ss. Wolcott New Haven County
Personally appeared before me Orin Olumb Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut on this 11 th day of March A.D. 1833. Levi Johnson of Wolcott in New Haven County and being first duly sworn deposed and says that he is of the age of seventy one years that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Sinsley of Plymouth in Sishfield County in said State and I know that the said Sinsley entered into the service of his country in Col. Roger Ennis Regiment of state troops in the company of Capt. Asa Bray Company on or about the first day of March A.D. 1778 which was in service for the term of one year to the best of my recollection. The said Sinsley served six months of the said term to my certain knowledge at two different periods in said year the first three months at Hommuck White Plains & West Point in the State of New York the other three months at Hommuck and was discharged on or about the first day of January A.D. 1779. I went away with said Sinsley both then merged with him in the army both then were dismissed with him and both set out for home together. The Present name of the said company was Joseph Brinker the Ensign name was Hubbell and further the deponent saith not.
Levi Johnson
Wolcott 11 th day of March A.D. 1833
New Haven County ss. Wolcott This 11 th day of March A.D. 1833 Personally appeared Levi Johnson signer of the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me Orin Olumb Justice of the Peace. And I the said Justice do hereby certify that the above named deponent Levi Johnson is a man of undoubted integrity and veracity and is so universally esteemed in the town where he resides.
Orin Olumb Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut ss. 44000000000000000000 Personally appeared before me Quin Pumb Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut Elijah Royce of the town of 440000 in the State of Connecticut and being first duly sworn deposes & says that he is of the age of seventy seven years that he is well acquainted with Barnard Linsley of the in Litchfield County in said State that according to the best of recollection & belief said Linsley entered into the service of the the country in Col. Heman Swifts Regt of Infantry in the United States troops in Capt. Chapmans Company in the summer of A.D. 1740 for the term of eight months and that to the best of my recollection & belief the said Linsley left the service by expiration of his term of service on or about the first day of January A.D. 1741 I was out with the said Linsley that campaign frequently saw the said Linsley was frequently on duty with him I was in the same Detachment or Regiment with the said Linsley but not in the same company and further the deponent saith not
Dated at Wollcott
Dated at Woburn The 11 th day of March AD 1833
Eliza L. Royce
Sworn before me this 11 th day of March A D 1833 and I the said Justice do hereby certify that the said Elizah Pogue is a man of undoubted integrity & veracity and is so universally esteemed among his neighbors in the town where he resides
Orison S. Phelps Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut Hartford County ss Bristol March 22 d AD 1785
Personally appeared before me Henry Mitchell Justice of the Peace for the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut Ithurel Hart of Bristol aforesaid & being first duly sworn deposes & says that he is of the age of seventy five years - that he is well acquainted with Brainard Lindsley of the Town of Plymouth in Litchfield County & State of Connecticut & knows that the said Lindsley some time in the month of May AD 1777 enlisted entered the service of his Country in Col. Roger Ennos Regiment of State troops in the Company of Capt. Peter Curtis & served in said company as Quartermaster for the space of eight months according to my best recollection, said Lindsley left the Town of Farmington in said Hartford County with said company about the 1 st of June 1777 - served in said company for some weeks in the Town of New Haven in New Haven County in said State, afterwards said company was quartered in the Town of Cornwall in Fairfield County during for some weeks during which time said Lindsley served in said company, during the remaining part of said eight months said Brainard served in said company in New Paltz in the State of New York & was discharged some time in the month of January 1778 I was in the same company with the said Brainard & was discharged at the same time - the Lieut. name of said company was Roberts - the 2 d Lieut. Churchill & the Ensign Levi Gaylord & further the deponent saith not
Ithurel Hart
State of Connecticut. Hartford County ss Bristol March 22 d AD 1785 Then personally appeared Ithurel Hart signer of the above deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me
Henry Mitchell Justice of the Peace which I hereby certify that the above named deponent sustains a good character for truth & integrity
Henry Mitchell Justice of the Peace

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Orrin Plumb Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavits of Elijah Royce and Levi Johnson was taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New Haven in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 26 th day of March , in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three .
Thomas Day
I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Henry A. Mitchell Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Ithurd Bass was taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 26 th day of March , in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three .
Thomas Day

Pension Papers.
Apr. 12
Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary at War Washington City 3 -
146.66 36.67 183.33 36.67

C. L. HOLMES AND COMPANY,
INVESTMENT SECURITIES,
HOLMES BUILDING, GRAND ST.,
W. W. HOLMES.
WATERBURY, CONN.,
O. S. BULL. Dec. 14, 1905.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me a copy of record of service of my ancestor Brainard Lindsley who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours,
O. S. Bull.