Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,301, Stephen Bradley, Conn.

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Bradley, Stephen Mehitable
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9152
Connecticut
Stephen Bradley
of New Haven in the State of Conn who was a Pr of art in the Conn commanded by Captain Thompson of the Reg commanded by Col in the Conn time for Guard — 2 years —
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of April 1833 and sent to John Beach New Haven Ct
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $ 20,000 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 2, 33. 50.00 $ 25,000
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Doolittle Clerk Book 6 Vol. 3 — Page 5 —

3808.
Connecticut
Mehitable Bradley widow of Stephen Bradley who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Sp' of Arty.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Feby 1849 and sent to
Hon. R. S. Baldwin N. J. State
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 260 Vol. 1 ,
Reprinted Feby 12/49

Stephen Broadly 2 4/3
P.O.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Connecticut, } ss. County of New-Haven, }
On this 7 th day of August 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the County Court of New-Haven County now sitting, Stephen Bradley a resident of East Haven in the County of New-Haven, and State of Connecticut, aged 72 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, 1832:—That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:—
That I enlisted into the State service in the revolutionary war some time in the month of March or April in the year 1777 under the command of Capt. Joseph Thompson of New Haven for the term of seven or eight months and was stationed to keep guard on the shore in this Town and continued in service under Capt. Thompson and Lieut. - Wilmont until December following - when I was discharged - John Thompson - Elisha Bradley - Jeps Ludington and others now living were with me -
On the 16 th day of June 1778 enlisted as a private in the State Service under Lieut. Phinehas Bradley of New Haven and continued in service six months and nineteen days when I was discharged - And on the 8 th day of February 1779 enlisted again under Capt. Phinehas Bradley and continued in service to the 4 th day of February 1780 and discharged - was employed during both of the above said enlistments in keeping guard on the shore and at the Fort on the east side of New Haven harbor - Ephraim Chidsey John Thompson Jeps Ludington and others now living in Town belonged to said Company - The two last enlistments are copied from the Pay rolls of Capt. Phinehas Bradley now in the hands of William Storver of New Haven
I was born in East Haven in the year 1760 - do not know that my age is on record - I lived in said Town at the time I entered the service - have ever since and still continue to reside in said Town - I entered the service by enlistment and received no written discharge -
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I Jesse Ludington of East Haven in New Haven County State of Connecticut - Aged 78 Depose and say that in May 1778 I enlisted in the State service for seven months under the command of Capt. Joseph Thompson of New Haven and was stationed to keep guard in East Haven the whole of said time and I am knowing that Stephen Bradley of East Haven was attached to said company and served said time with me and further testify that that the said Stephen Bradley is believed to be 72 years old and is well known to me and that his denomination is true Sworn to & subscribed the day of June aforesaid Jesse Ludington attest J. Beach Clerk
I William Storer of the City, & County of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, Depose and say, that from the copy of Lieut. Phineas Bradley's Pay Roll for the services of the 1778. & and also from the copy of Capt. Phineas Bradley's Pay Roll for the services of the year 1779. now in my possession, it appears, that Stephen Bradley did enlist, and serve under Lieut. and afterward Capt. Phineas Bradley, the whole term of service, under command of that Officer, as he has set forth, or stated, in his foregoing declaration. — and that the whole term which served during his two enlistments as to me appears to be, one year, nine months, and nineteen days. —
The Pay Rolls above alluded to, I received of a surviving daughter of the said Capt. Phineas Bradley, now residing in the City of New Haven in the State of Connecticut. William Storer Sworn to & subscribed
the day of June aforesaid attest J. Beach Clerk

the Declarant He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, except that of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest J. W. Beach Clerk Stephen Bradley
We, Stephen Doda a Clergyman, residing in P. East Haven and Bela Farnham residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Stephen Bradley who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a sol- dier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Attest J. W. Beach Clerk Stephen Doda Bela Farnham
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investi- gation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen Doda who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in East Haven and that Bela Farnham who has also signed the same, is a resident in P. East Haven and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, J. W. Beach Clerk of the County Court of New Haven County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Stephen Bradley for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 7 th day of August 183 2
Attest J. W. Beach Clerk

I Stephen Bradley of East Haven County of New Haven and State of Connecticut. That in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 do make the following Declaration in addition and explanation of the one heretofore made -
That I served as a private in the service of the state in the war of the Revolution under the command of Capt. Thompson and Lieut. Samuel Wilmot from March to December 1777 a term of eight months - for proof see the Deposition of Jesse Ludington
Enlisted as a private under Lieut. Phinehas Bradley June 16 1778 and continued six months and nineteen days -
Enlisted as a private under Capt. Phinehas Bradley Feb y 1 st 1780 and Discharged Feb y 1 st 1781 a term of one year for proof reference to be had from the copy of the pay rolls of Capt. Bradley which are expected to be presented to the Department by Mr. Ingersoll a representative in Congress - my name on the pay rolls of Capt. Bradley is Stephen Bradley Jun r in consequence of my Father who was then living being of the same name - As the above Companies were raised for a particular purpose no higher grade of officer are known
Summary
for my Service as a private in 1777 - 8 months. for my Service in 1778 - 6. 9 days, for my Service 1780 - 81 - Year. 1 for which I claim a portion Year. 2. 2. 9
Sworn to Subscription in open Court. Stephen Bradley this 29 th day of Dec. 1832
Attest J. W. Beach Clerk

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th July 1830 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows with the provisions of the act of Congress of the 23 rd day of August 1842
State of Connecticut } ss New Haven County }
On this 13 th day of April 1843 before Robinson S. Hemenway a judge of the Court of Probate within and for the Probate District of New Haven in the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Mehitable Bradley of East Haven in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aged 82 years. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1830 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows - that she is the widow of Stephen Bradley deceased who was a private in the War of the Revolution for which he received a pension of one hundred Dollars per annum by the provisions of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832. for proof of the services of the deceased reference may be had to the documents now believed to be in the pension office
She further declares that she was married to the said Stephen Bradley on the 29 th day of October 1781 that her husband the said Stephen Bradley died on the 23 rd day of November 1839 - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four at the time above mentioned -
Sworn to, and subscribed before me - R. S. Hemenway Judge of Probate. her Mehitable Bradley Mark

N o 8901
Mehitable Bradley Conn t
Act 7 th July '38
Admitted
2 years
priv Art n
$100 per an.
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Bela Farnham East Haven Conn t

This may certify that on the thirty fifth page of the first book of Records of the Congregational Church of East Haven New Haven County and State of Connecticut, and in the handwriting of the Rev. Nicholas Street, then the Pastor of said Church, is the following entry, viz October the twenty ninth, Seventeen hundred and eighty one, married Stephen Bradley Junr and Mehitable Pudgington.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows, "October the 29 th 1781. Married Stephen Bradley Junr and Mehitable Pudgington."
Stephen Dodd, Pastor of the abovesaid Church.
I Stephen Dodd abovenamed, depose and say, that I hold the office of Pastor of the Congregational Church and Treasurer of the Records of said Church, in the Town of East Haven, in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aforesaid, and that the above copy is a true extract from the Records of said Church, with the exception abovenamed, as certified by me.
I would also further depose and say that I was well acquainted with Stephen Bradley late of East Haven deceased (the same man as abovenamed) that I visited him often in his sickness and attended his Funeral and am knowing that he died November the (23 rd ) Twenty third Eighteen hundred and Thirty Nine, and that Mehitable Bradley now residing in this Town is the Widow of the said deceased Stephen Bradley.
Stephen Dodd, Pastor of the Congregational Church of East Haven and Treasurer of the Records of said Church. —

State of Connecticut } ss New Haven County }
Be it known that on this 23 d day of March 1843 Before me Bela Farnham a Notary Public in and for said State - personally appeared the Rev d Stephen Ladd who is well known to me for credibility and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed to In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office the day and year last above mentioned
Bela Farnham Notary Public

25.25301
November 19, 1909.
Mr. Arthur B. Burrows, The Burrows National Bank, Andover, New York.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 16" and received the 18" instant, you are advised that one Stephen Bradley, son of Stephen Bradley, was allowed pension on an application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of East Haven, Connecticut.
He stated that he was born September 15, 1760, at East Haven, Connecticut, where he resided when he enlisted in March, 1777, and served as a Private under Captain Joseph Thompson, eight months; enlisted June 16, 1778, as Private in Lieutenant Phineas Bradley's company and served six months and nineteen days; enlisted February 5, 1779, in Captain Phineas Bradley's company and served one year; and that the above services were performed along the shore and at the fort on the east side of New Haven harbor.
It is further alleged that the soldier married at East Haven, Connecticut, October 29, 1781, Mehitable Ludington. He died November 23, 1839, and she was allowed pension (File No. 25,301) on an application executed April 13, 1843, at which time she was eighty-two years of age, and a resident of East Haven, Connecticut.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Clarence E. in S. File
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25301
Mehitable Bradley Wid of Stephen Bradley Bin of art Renber
Act Feb 2nd 1868
Index: Vol. A , Page 93
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 2, 1905. History to Thompson. see letter 42478. A.E.P. 1907 May 17. History to Genl. Jas. S. Clarkson 1909 Nov. 19 Hist. to Arthur R. Burrows. V.P.M.

Reported
Connecticut 7268
Mehitable Bradley widow of Stephen Bradley
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 23. November 1839 of New Haven Co. in the State of Connecticut who was a Br. of Artillery in the company commanded by Captain Thompson of the regt. commanded by _____ in the Conn. Guard force for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 100 Dollars Conts per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of May 1843. and sent to Bela Farnham, East Haven. Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $500 Pemi-annual allowances ending
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book A. Vol. 1 — Page 168

Rep.
Connecticut 1750
Mehitable Bradley
widow of Stephen Bradley who was a Br. of Artillery in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 100 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to Pensioner East Haven, Con.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 62.

State of Connecticut County of New Haven Be it remembered that as a County Court held at New Haven within said New Haven County on the 4 th Tuesday of Nov. A. D. 1832, now in session on this 29 th day of Dec. 1832. The said Court in addition to their certificate to the pension papers of Stephen Bradley of the 7 th of August 1832 hereto annexed. hereby further certifies that the several deponents or witnesses whose affidavits were taken & sworn to before said Court, which were there unto hereto annexed, to wit, Jesse Ludington & William Storer are respectively persons of credibility & declare that in their opinion their statements are entitled to full faith & credit —
By order of court Attest J. H. Beach Clerk
J. H. Beach Clerk of the County Court of New Haven County, do hereby certify that the foregoing annexed. con- tains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Bradley for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7 th day of August 1832
J. H. Beach Clerk

State of Connecticut County of New Haven } ss. District of New Haven
I Robinson S. Hovey as Judge of the Probate Court within and for the district of New Haven, hereby Certify that the within named Mochit- able Bradley, signed the within named declaration in my presence and made oath to the truth of the same, and I further certify that said Mochit- able Bradley is a respectable person and a credible witness and I am satisfied of the correctness of her Statement
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court this 13 th day of April A.D. 1843
R. S. Hovey an Judge

2046
Melutable Bradley
$100 per an
To the Peninsular at East Haven Conn.

State of Connecticut New Haven County } ss
On this 12 th day of June 1843 before the subscriber a Notary Public in said County personally appeared Michitable Bradley of East Haven in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aged 82 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That she is the widow of Stephen Bradley deceased who served in the War of the Revolution for which service a pension was granted in his favour under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 for the sum of one hundred dollars per annum - And that after his decease under the Act of Congress of 7 th July 1838 a pension was granted to her for five years for services of him the said Stephen Bradley deceased - for proof of which would refer to the Documents now in the Pension Office made by her late Husband the said Stephen Bradley deceased under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 and also by that made by her under the Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 for which a pension was granted her of the sum of one hundred per annum for five years. which Pension Certificate was

surrendered on the payment thereof - She further declares that she is the widow of the aforesaid Stephen Bradley decd
Sworn and subscribed the day of her  Mohitabli X Bradley and year last above mentioned before me  me me, and who is well known to me as the widow of the deceased - Bela Farnham, Notary Public.
State of Connecticut } ss. New Haven County }
I Rob t H. Osborn Clerk of the County Court for New Haven County in the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the seal thereof hereby certify, that on the 11 th day of August 1842 Bela Farnham was duly appointed Commissioned and sworn as Notary Public under the laws of this State, & that his commission will expire on the 11 th day of August 1844, with full power by the laws of this State to adminis- ter Oaths, and take acknowledgement of deeds, that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that the signature above purporting to be his is his genuine official signature. -
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of said Court this 12 th day of June A.D. 1843.
Rob t H. Osborn Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 2 d of February 1842 entitled "an Act making further provisions for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution"
State of Connecticut } ss. County of New Haven }
On this 21 st day of September 1842 before me a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Mehitable Bradley a resident of East Haven in the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut aged eighty eight years. Who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1842 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - That she is the Widow of Stephen Bradley who was a private of Artillery in the war of the Revolution - That she received a pension under the Act of 17 th June 1842 at the rate of One hundred dollars per annum
She further declares that she is a Widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
her Mehitable X Bradley mark
Before me
Reuel Andrews Justice of Peace
Thereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant and she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated in the foregoing declaration
Reuel Andrews Justice of Peace

Reuel Andrews
State of Connecticut } ss New Haven County }
I Henry G. Davis Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Reuel Andrews is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 30 th day of June 1848 and will expire on the 20 th day of June 1849 and that his signature above written is genuine given under my hand and the seal of said County this 22 d day of September 1848 Henry G. Davis Clerk

East Haven April 1843
Sir
The accompanying Document in favour of Mehitable Bradley widow of Stephen Bradley the late a Pensioner under the Act of Congress of 1832 is a person well known to me having resided near me for many years and I am knowing that her husband the late Stephen Bradley died on the 23 d of Nov r 1839 and that she remains his widow - If any further proof is necessary or any thing wrong in the Document plea d to inform me
Respectfully Yours Bela Gurnham
To J d Edwards Esq r Washington D o

Stephen Bradley
2 years private artillery $100
In Beaufort
at Haven
Page 75.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Stephen Bratley 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? no 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?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
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? The testimony of witnesses who are living is not produced, nor are the rolls which are in certain forwarded
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?
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?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 5
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.

East Haven Sept. 23 d . 1848 -
Sir
I hereby send the Declaration of Mehitable Bradley if not found to be correct you will please to augment me
It appears by the late act of Congress that the widows of those that served in the war of the Revolution whose marriage took place previous to 1800 are intitled to the benefit of a pension - and Hezekiah Woodward late deceased in this town, is believed to have served in a Massachusetts artillery company under the command of Capt. Phinehas Bradley and Capt. W m Vinduzen and others in the years 1777, 78 and so on to the close of the war - and as the pay roll of Phinehas Bradley and Vinduzen was sent to the Pension Office some years past by William Stevens of New Haven - I wish to refer to said pay rolls or certificates relative to his service - and also the mode of proceeding of widows claiming the benefit of said act of Congress
Respectfully Yours
Bela Farnham
J. A. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of pensions Washington D. C.

Mid. file 25301.
{ Stephen Bradley - Nehitable "
Aug. 7, 1832.
East Haven, New Haven Co., Conn.
Born Sept. 15, 1760, East Haven Conn. died Nov. 23, 1839.
East Haven Conn. at enlistment.
Mar 1777. Private. Capt. Joseph Thompson, 2 mos.
June 16, 1778. Private, 6 mos. 19 days Lieut. Phinehas Bradley
Feb. 5, 1779. Private Capt. Phinehas Bradley, 1 yr. Maria Nehitable Ludington Oct. 29, 1781.
Widow -
April 13, 1843
East Haven, New Haven Co., Conn. 82 yrs - claim allowed.
To
Clarence E. Thompson,
East Haven, Conn.
Oct. 2, 1905.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Ad. 7. Nov 19, 1909
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Stephen Bradly
Service Rev. War
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No pension claim other than Widow File 25301

Letter from Mr. Arthur B. Burrows returned to Mr. Marsh Nov. 19, 1909.

CHIEF'S DESK Old War and Navy Division MAY 17 1907
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
PORT OF NEW YORK,
May 15th, 1907.
Dear Mr. Donath:
I want to secure some information for a lady who is eligible to be a Daughter of the Revolution according to her family records, but which records have to be verified from the official records of the War Department, which bureau of the War Department I understand is now made a part of the Pension Bureau in the Interior Department; if this be true it brings it near to you. I take the liberty to enclose the genealogical statement of this lady, - Mrs. Nettie Bradley Kelly. If it is too much work for you to undertake, please let me know to whom to apply, or else refer this letter. There are reasons why Mrs. Kelly wants to ascertain the facts as to the records in which she is interested at as early a date as possible. I know you will do whatever you can to help in it because I want it done and because anything ought to be done for any Daughter of the Revolution who wants anything done. A friend of mine, a fellow-worker here in the service, is interested in this matter and I want the work done for him; and you know what I want done for a friend is even more important than what I want done for myself.
Requesting record of
Stephen Bradley Jr. Resident East Harn, Conn. near inhabitable Lindington.
August Donath, Esq., Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Sincerely yours,
James S. Clarkson

May 17, 1909.
General James S. Clarkson, United States Customs Service, New York, N. Y.
My dear General Clarkson:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th instant, written in behalf of Mrs. Nettie Bradley Kelly, and addressed to Mr. August Donath, an employe of this Bureau, and in reply would advise you that one Stephen Bradley, son of Stephen Bradley, was allowed pension on an application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of East Haven, Connecticut.
He stated that he was born September 15, 1750, at East Haven, Connecticut, where he resided when he enlisted in March, 1777, and served as a Private under Captain Joseph Thompson, eight months; enlisted June 16, 1778, as Private in Lieutenant Phineas Bradley's company and served six months and nineteen days; enlisted February 5, 1779, in Captain Phineas Bradley's company and served one year; and that the above services were performed along the shore and at the fort on the east side of New Haven harbor.
It is further alleged that the soldier married at East Haven, Connecticut, October 29, 1781, Mehitable Ludington. He died November 23, 1839, and she was allowed pension (File No. 25,301) on an application executed April

Gen. Clarkson:2
13, 1843, at which time she was eighty-two years of age and a resident of East Haven, Connecticut.
For the date of death and last payment of widow's pension, application should be made to The Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Certificate No. 3,808, issued February 12, 1849, under the Act of February 2, 1848, at the Connecticut Agency.
A careful search of the records fails to show that any claim was filed on account of the services of Edmund Bradley of Connecticut; this Bureau is unable to furnish any information regarding the military services of a soldier unless a claim was filed therefor.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.