Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5230, Nathan Brewster, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Brewster, Nathan Bruster,
N. 5230
B.L. Wt 29,035-160-55
Hannah
CONTENTS

Letter 2 d Oct. 1834 to A. G. Brown, (or A. V. Brown) - Athens Ohio - respecting transfer.
See Cu. Tra. 21 st Mar. 1835
Repeated - July 11 th 1835
To Ohio from 4 th Sep r 1834 - July 20 th 1835
Paid at advance the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838, from 4 th March 1839 to 4 th Sept 1839. Age notified 9 th June 1840
Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1839 to 4 th March 1840. Age notified 16 th March 1841.
Letter to A. Simpson of 3 rd June 13 th July 1844
Paid as above from 4 th Sep 1841 27 th March 1842 Age notified 12 th April 1844
Dead
+ Ohio 4380 -
Ohio Pittsburgh Agency.
Nathan Brewster -
of Columbia in the State of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Captain - of the Reg t commanded by Col. McLaughry in the New York line for 6 months from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of 20 - Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Jan. 33 and sent Hon. John Thomson. House of Representatives
Arrears to 4 th of Sept 1832 30 - Semi-ann. allowance ending Mar. 33 10 -
$ 40 -
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk, Book 16 Vol. 2 Page 190

147 Ohio: Pittsburgh Hannah Brewster widow of William Brewster N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of July 1857 and sent to
Hon W.A. Whittelsey House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 164 Vol. A.
Reg. P. mar 53-167111

167.111 Set Mch 3/21 Surd 13/
Civ. Bannant. May, 6/56
Hannah Brewster, mis Nathan Brewster, Rev. War Pin.
Capt Col.
Ent Leis.
1029055 of Pendency Mch.
War Pen
Now a Pensioner of U. States.
Ohio July 48- 747
W. 16 Oct. No. 248 B. H. B.
Claimant, New Plymouth, Winton Co. O.
S. M. Knight, atty Present
Vol B2-71. →

The State of Ohio } Court of Common Pleas Columbiana County ss } October Term 1832
On this 16th. day of October, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the said Court, of Common Pleas now sitting Nathan Brewster a resident of the township of Augusta in said County of Columbiana and State of Ohio, aged seventy three years since last December, 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 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated to wit. In July 1776 under Capt John Nichols in the regiment commanded by Lieut. Col. James O'Laughery, that at the time of entering said service he resided at New Windsor then Ulster Co. now Orange County New York. The company to which he belonged was called out, then  then  made . They were marched to Fort Constitution and from thence to Fort Montgomery both on the Hudson River. The company was not discharged but the members were permitted to return home in about 10 days as it were on furlough with the understanding that they were to be ready at a moment's warning in the event of a call which was daily expected, until Some time in November of the same year then they with the whole brigade under command of Genl. Clinton (afterwards Governor) were called out and marched to Ramapo (not certain as to the spelling) in New Jersey and there hearing of the defeat of the British at near Trenton we were marched to a place called Pennington (not certain as to spelling) from whence we were again permitted to return home.

without any discharge about the middle of January 1777. In March of this year he with the same company & regiment was called to put a chain across the Hudson River at fort Montgomery where they were detained about a week and again permitted to return home. About the 1st of April of the same year a third of the company including this applicant was draughted to garrison forts Clinton & Montgomery where they were detained about four months to the first of August; while here he was under the command of Capt James Humphrey. The detachment was commanded by Lieut Col Levi Landers and Lieut Col Jas McLaughery (not sure as to spelling.) From this they were again permitted to return home but were not discharged. About the last of August (he thinks) they were again called to fort Montgomery in consequence of some movements of the British and were detained about a week.
Early in the year 1777 1778 Applicant was enrolled in a company company commanded by Capt. Christian Vandusen in New Cornwall Orange County, in but was not called out till the day of the battle of Monmouth which he thinks was June or July he thinks the latter, when he was called to assist in building the fort at West Point, called fort Putnam. Col. Kosinski was principal engineer at that place & time. Col. John Waythorn commanded the detachment. They were detained at this place & time about two weeks, when they were again permitted to return to their homes and Applicant was not again called on till June

1779 when he was called out with the company en route commanded by Capt. Vanduzer in company with Capt. and marched to St Caverthaw near Stony Point and were encamped on Capt. Houldin's farm, to watch the operations of British at Stony Point. The detachment was commanded by Jesse Woodhull Col. in the Brigade commanded by Genl. Malcom. They continued at this place about two weeks or more till after the arrival of in the neighborhood of Wayne's Army when they were again permitted to return home. About the middle or latter part of October of the same year a detachment of the the company including Applicant was called to Fishkill Pitches County, and there mustered and detained about a month when he was again permitted to return home. Applicant was here under the command of Capt. Vanduzer. Does not recollect the name of the Col. of regiment to which he was here attached. They were however mustered by a man called Wikof who was styled Muster Master or Marshall. In the summer summer of 1780 about the month of July Applicant was again called to assist in building the fort at West Point, Majr. Zorhanat Dubois commanded. He further states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person , whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. — Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Nathan Brantner Attest Edw.

We Joseph Watson and Gabriel Walton, residing in Augusta township Columbiana County Ohio hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Brewster who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Joseph Watson Gabriel Walton
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Charles D. Coffin Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigating 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 Joseph Watson and Gabriel Walton who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of the township of Augusta Augusta in said County of Columbiana, that they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credence. The Court is not aware that any clergymen reside in the neighborhood of the applicant.
I Charles D. Coffin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Columbiana County Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathan Brewster for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 16th day of Oct. 1832 Charles D. Coffin Clerk.

Questions &c by Court.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Ans. At New Windsor then Ulster now Orange County New York. Decr 20th 1758.
2 Have you any record of your age & if so where is it?
Ans. I have no record except one made by myself from recollection of my father's record, and that is left with my son Nathaniel Brewster in Augusta Township.
3 Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Ans. When called into service I was living in New Windsor aforesaid as an apprentice to the tailoring business. Since that war I lived till May 1805 in Newburg of the same county, from thence I moved to New York City where I lived about 2 years, from thence I returned to Orange County where I worked about at my trade without any settled residence for about a year, from thence I went to Saratoga then a part of Albany County where I remained about 6 months, from thence I removed to Albany City and staid a few months, from thence to Salem in Washington County where I remained about 5 years from thence to Otsego County where I remained about 10 or 11 years from thence to Chenango County where I remained about 4 years, from thence to Courtland County where I remained till the 9th of July 1817, from thence I removed to Columbiana County Ohio where I remained about 14 months from thence I went to Marietta Ohio where I staid about 2 years from thence I went to Athens County Ohio where I remained till April 1830 when I removed to Augusta Township Coles County Ohio where I have lived since and still reside.

4 How were you called into service, were you drafted or did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Ans. A part of the time as my declaration will show I was called out with the militia in mass, I was three times drafted, and served one week as a substitute for my father.
5 State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service:
A. At Fort Montgomery in 1777 Lewis Dubois Col of the 5th New York regiments from Dutchess County. Some of the Capt's were Capt's Bavier, Hutsching, Gordon, Vantrammie, Stewart &c. &c. There was a regiments near Stony Point Commanded by Col A. H. Day & Lieut Col. Cooper &c. &c. He knows no other material circumstances not before stated.
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans I never received any discharge in writing.
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, & who can testify as to your character for truth & veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Joseph Watson, Gabriel Walton, George Marple, Charles Daniels, John Long, John Myers, Joseph Gaston &c. &c.
Witness my signature & the Seal of said Court the 16th of Oct 1832.
Charles S. Coffin

No 772 Hannah Brewster wid of Nathan
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at 29 May 48
Married before 1800
Husband died 1842
Adm d hawaii Genl $20 per annum Comg 4 March 1818,
1900 W.A. Whittelsey 1409 R

State of Ohio Morgan (county) ss
On this 10 th day of August In the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty. Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the Peace Hannah Bruster a resident of the state of Ohio, In the County of Morgan, aged eighty-two years, who, being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress, passed July 29 th A.D. 1848, who was a private in the Militia and was inscribed on the pension list in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty. She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Bruster on the thirty-first day of July A.D. 1797 in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-seven; that her husband the aforesaid Nathan Bruster died on the 27 th day of March eighteen hundred and forty-two; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January, eighteen hundred, viz: at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow; and that she has never before made any application for a pension. Hannah Bruster
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me in presence of { Geo. J. King, J.P. J.C.A. Morris }
The State of Ohio Morgan (county) ss
By being first duly sworn according to law, doth declare under oath the paper hereto attached and being marked A., is the family record of Nathan Bruster deceased, and the handwriting of the marriage is that of Nathan Bruster deceased, and has been in my custody for fifteen years, and the above applicant Hannah Bruster is the widow of Nathan Bruster and is still unmarried. That the parties were married July 31 st A.D. 1797 in Ohio Co. N. York That the record is the original family record of Nathan Bruster deceased, as I verily believe Naney Walker
Sworn to and subscribed before me this tenth day of August A.D. 1850 { Geo. J. King, J.P. in the presence of { Geo. J. King, J.C.A. Morris }
I do hereby certify that the above applicant

Hannah Brister is not considered by me able to attend in open court Geo. J. King J.P.
The State of Ohio } I. W. C. Shugert Clerk of the common Morgan County } Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George G. King is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly com- missioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 10th day of November 1849, and will expire on the 10th day of November 1852, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County, this 12th day of August A.D. 1850. W. C. Shugert Clerk

Beverly, Aug. 20 th 1821
Mr. Whiteley, Sir inclosed I send you some pension papers, which I wish you to present to the Department, should they not be right. I wish you to give me the necessary information, also to draw such papers leaving blanks, as they will except and send them to Beverly, Washington C.C. Ohio for which I will see you satisfied yours, &c. J. C. H. Morris

Nathan Brewster, was born December 21 st 1758; in New Windsor in the State of New York He was married to Hannah, a daughter of Heuben & Hannah Parker of Connecticut Married July 31 st 1797. (in the town of Butternuts Otsego Co NY) Their first child (Nathaniel) was born August 25 th 1798 Deborah, was born April 9 th 1800. — Martha, was born July 28 th 1802, John C was born August 19 th 1804 — Matilda & Maria were born August 23 rd 1806 Nancy was born Oct 9 th 1808 — Sarah Ann was born in New Berlin June 8 th 1811 1811 —

Sarah-Ann, daughter of Nathan & Hannah Brewster, was married to John Canning, March 17 th 1831 — Robert Jr. was born March 30 th 1833 — John Chapman, son of Nathan & Hannah Brewster, was married to Eliza Watson, August 16 th 1832 — Joseph Brewster, was born June 17 th 1832 —

167.111 Hannah Brewster Act 3 d Mar. 1855.
S. M. Knight. Present.

State of Ohio } County of Vinton } ss.
On this 18 th day of April 1855,
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Hannah Brewster aged 87 years, a resident of New Plymouth County of Vinton in the State of Ohio who made oath in due form of law, that she is the identical Hannah Brewster to whom, under the provisions of the Act of 29 th July 1848 a pension of Twenty dollars per annum has been allowed for the services of her late husband Nathaniel Brewster a " Private " of the Revolutionary war, and late of Vinton Morgan County, State of Ohio . She further states that her Pension Certificate, under the aforesaid Act of 29 th July 1848 is numbered 747 , bears date the " July  29 " day of July 18 48 , and is made payable at the Pittsburg Agency. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act of 3d March, 1855, never having received or known herself entitled, or made application, under any previous act of Congress. In evidence of her marriage and proof of service of her said husband, she respectfully refers to the proofs heretofore adduced, now on file in the Pension Office, and upon which her annuity as aforesaid was granted.
That, since being placed on the list of Revolutionary Pensioners, she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of the said Nathaniel Brewster
She appoints as her attorney for the within specified purpose, and with power of substitution, S. M. KNIGHT , of Washington City, D. C.
Hannah Brewster mark
Attest: E. B. Weed Stephen E. Nieswanger
SWORN TO, SUBSCRIBED AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me, the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I know the aforesaid Hannah Brewster to be the identical person she alleges herself to be—a Pensioner of the United States, and at the date of the execution of this declaration a widow; and that I am not interested in her claim as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise.
E. B. Weed J. Peace.

State of Ohio County of Vinton } ss.
On this the 18th day of April 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 13  Deborah Kitchen and 13  Hannah C. Nieswanger 14 residents of New Plymouth County of Vinton , in the State of Ohio known to me as credible persons, who made oath, in due form of law, that 1  Hannah Brewster who in their presence has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declara- tion, is, to their personal knowledge, the identical person to whom, under the provisions of the Act of 3  29 th July 1848 a pension of 4  Twenty dollars per annum has been granted for the services of her late husband 5  Nathaniel Brewster deceased, a 6  private of the Revolutionary war.
That since being placed on the roll of Pensioners, she, the said 1  Hannah Brewster has not intermarried, but remains, and now is, a widow: That they have known her for 15 and 50 years, and derive their knowledge of the facts herein named from the following circumstances, to wit: 15  that I Deborah am daughter of Hannah Brewster and I Hannah C. Nieswanger grand daughter of Hannah Brewster
They further state that they are disinterested witnesses.
16  Deborah Kitchen Hannah C. Nieswanger
Sworn to, and subscribed before me, the day and year above written.
12
E. B. Wood J. P.
State of Ohio County of Vinton } ss.
I E. B. Wood Esq., before whom the fore- going Declaration, Power of Attorney, and Affidavits were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing an authorized Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that his signature thereto is genuine. I further certify, that in the within application I am not interested as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of District Court, for the County aforesaid, this Second day of June 1855.
M c Larniston Clerk of Dist Court Vinton Co. Ohio
NOTES.
 1. Insert the widow's full name.  2. Give the Post Office address.  3. Insert the title of the Act under which her Revolutionary Pension was granted.  4. State the amount in dollars and cents.  5. Insert the full name of her late husband.  6. State what rank he held.  7. Give the name of the County in which he lived at the time of his death.  8. Insert the registry number of her Pension Certificate.  9. Give its date.  10. State where made payable.  11. Widow's signature in full.  12. Magistrate's signature.  13. Insert the witnesses' full names.  14. Give their Post Office address.  15. Here give a statement of the facts and circumstances from which the foregoing testimony is adduced, or from which the witnesses knowl- edge is derived.  16. Witnesses' signature. 

No 772. Karmah Brewster
Letter Q Hon. W. A. Whittlesey 10 th Sept 1850
at 29 May 1848
29.035
S Geo. A. ...

Rev. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5230  Open
Hannah Brewster
Wid.
Sathan Brewster
Print Rev War
Act: July 29 th  1848
Index:—Vol. A , Page 82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Presented by M rs A Whittelsey

State of Ohio
On this third day of January personally appeared before the subscriber an associate judge of the County of Morgan, Hannah Brewster, a resident of the state of Ohio in the Township of Marion and in the County of Morgan aged eighty-four years, who, being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed the twenty-ninth day of July A.D. 1848 who was a private in the Army.
She further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Brewster on the thirty-first day of July, in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-seven that her husband, the aforesaid Nathan Brewster, died on the twenty-second day of March A.D. 1842, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January, eighteen hundred, viz, at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a pension.
Death Shepard J.C.A. Morris
for her Hannah Brewster mark
Given under my hand this third day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
Death Shepard Associate Judge
Morgan County } The State of Ohio } Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Nathan Shepard before whom the foregoing declaration was made was on the third day of January A.D. 1851 an acting Associate Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine, that full faith & credit are to be given to his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at McConnelsville Ohio this 4th day of January A.D. 1851.
W.C. Shugart CLK

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Nathan Brewster
Atkins O 3 Nov 29 3
Aug 4
James P. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War Department
Washington D.C.

Letter Brewster Application for Transfer
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions War Department

Athens, Ohio, Sep. 22, 1852
Sir
Enclosed herewith I forward the Application of Nathan Brewster to be transferred from the Pittsburgh to the Cincinnati Agency for paying Pensions. He is in extremely indigent circumstances and besides very decrepit, and finds great inconvenience & expense in obtaining his small Pension from Pittsburgh, which would be in a considerable measure obviated by the transfer to the Cincinnati Agency. My official character & signature having been repeatedly certified to the Department, I have thought the expense of the Clerk's certificate in this case might be spared to the applicant.
Very Respectfully
N. G. Brown
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com. Pensions

No. 4380
Nathan Brewster
Application for Transfer

County of Athens, State of Ohio, ss.
On this 12 th day of September, 1834, before me the subscriber, a justice of the Peace for said County of Athens personally appeared Nathan Brewster, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt John Nichols in the Regiment by Lieutenant Colonel James M c Laughry, and in the company commanded by Captain Christian VanDusen in the Regiment commanded by Col. Josph Woodhull of Orange Co. New York, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Ohio, Pittsburgh Agency, (he then residing, in Columbiana County in said State of Ohio) from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in Athens County in said State of Ohio, (within the Ohio, or Cincinnati Agency,) where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension to be made there payable from and after the 4 th of September 1834. The following are his reasons for removing from Columbiana County into the County of Athens, viz. in order to be near his children, some of whom reside in said Athens County.
Nathan Brewster
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
A. G. Brown J.P.
On the same day personally came Deacon Aaron Fall, whom I certify to be a person of veracity, who on his oath declares that he is personally acquainted with the above named Nathan Brewster, and that he verily believes him to be the identical person he has described himself in the foregoing deposition.
Aaron Fall
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above
A. G. Brown J.P.
State of Ohio Athens County ss.
I Henry Bartlett Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid hereby certify that A. G. Brown, before whom the foregoing depositions purport to have been taken, was at the time and still is an acting Justice of the Peace in said County, & that his signature above written are genuine.
Given under my hand & seal of office at Athens, Nov. 26 th 1834
Henry Bartlett Clerk By A. B. Walker S.C.

Horn of Rapp Sept 2. 1850
J L Edwards Esq Dear Sir
I enclose you the application of Hannah Brewster widow of Nathan Brew- ster for a pension. if there is any defect in the paper, please let me know Yours very respectfully
Am S Whittelsey

Pension Office,
September 10 th 1850.
Sir:
I have the honor to inform you that the declaration of Hannah Brewster, widow of Nathan Brewster, an applicant for a pension under the Act of 29 th July 1848, is defective. She should make a declaration before a court of record or a Judge of such a court, in conformity with the regulations of this office.
The evidence as to the marriage is satisfactory, and so soon as Mrs Brewster files a declaration as herein required, a certificate at the rate of $20. per annum, the same that her husband received, will be issued to her.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Ob t Serv t
J. S. Edwards
Hon. W. A. Wittlesay,
House of Representatives,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 17 th 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widows of Nathan Brewster , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  50 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1841, to the 27 th March 1842.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 8 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Nathan Brewster, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 1 st March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Richard B. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 31 st 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Nathan Brewster, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson S. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

June 13.
Mr. Prudie
J. L. Edwards Esq, Com. Pensions War Department,

Athens, Ohio, June 6. 1835
Sir, By request of Mr Nathan Brewster, a Revolutionary Pensioner, who some five or six months since, made an application to be transferred from the Pittsburgh to the Cincinnati Agency, for the payment of his Pension, forward herewith a letter written by himself, and intended by him to invite your attention again to the circumstances of his case. His application for a transfer was, I believe, made in good faith. His Pension is small - he is necessitous & I believe honest - I should hope his case might meet with a favorable consideration. His present residence is 20 to 25 miles from this place & in an obscure neighborhood. Any communication, intended for him, directed to me I will forward to him earlier than it would be likely in any other mode to reach him -
Respectfully,
A. H. Brown
J. B. Edwards Esq.

Mar 5.
240 trans fr
J. L. Elmer Esq. P.M. in Ohio
Free H. W. Smith P.M. in Ohio
(to Ohio)

Washington City March 3 rd 1835.
Dear Sir,
I send you the enclosed letter, and in compliance with his request, that I would state to you what his character is. I take pleasure in saying that he is a gentleman whom you well know, and that he is of the most unimpeachable character.
I am very respect- fully your obedt. Servt.
Sam l F. Vinton

Athens, Ohio. July 4. 1885.
Sir,
A communication from you, dated June 19 th came to hands, enclosing a printed sheet containing, "instructions to enable Mr. Nathan Brewster, to prepare his application for a transfer".
As Mr. Brewster resides more than 20 miles from the County seat in a remote part of the County, and the making out of a new application would be attended with much inconvenience and some expense; I would respectfully call your attention to the past circumstances of his case which may perhaps have been overlooked or forgotten.
In September last, (1884) an application was made by Mr. Brewster, to be transferred from the (Ohio) Pittsburgh Agency to the Ohio Agency at Cincinnati, as nearly according to the form furnished by you, as the particular circumstances of his case would admit, except that the certificate & seal of the Clerk of the Court were not obtained. The papers were returned on that account, when the proper attestation was obtained and the papers again forwarded. It was then intimated, that in consequence of the opportunity afforded for frauds by means of applications for transfers, the consideration of his case would be suspended for a time, in the mean time that he would not be permitted to draw at either Agency. In this situation his case remained until his late letter was forwarded in June

last - Skinned his application 62 2/3 51 have been preserved on the 62 2/3 51 files of your office. No. 97,855
Brewster might perhaps be saved the trouble and expense of having his papers made out anew - His Pension is but $20.00 per ann. but he is extremely poor and necessitous. I am perfectly assured no fraud has been intended by his application for a transfer, and I would hope may be complied with without the delay & inconvenience of making out new papers - I am very Respectfully Yours, A. G. Brown
J. B. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions
A.G.B. Mr Burdine Mr Burdine 11 th July 1835

Athens Ga. Feb. 24. }
Free
Gov. Sam. F. Winton Me. Washington D. C.

Athens, Athens Co. Ohio. Feb. 24. 1883.
Dear Sir.
Some time last fall, a Pensioner of this County, by the name of Nathan Brewster, formerly a resident of Columbiana Co. made application, through me, to the Pension Office, to be transferred from the Pittsburgh to the Cincinnati Agency . In consequence of the great inconvenience of obtaining his semi-annual payments from the former place, he being the only Pensioner in this Co. similarly situated. He was informed in reply, that in consequence of the frequent impositions & frauds practised upon the Department by means of applications for transfer, his application would be suspended for the present, and in consequence of its being made, he could not now be paid at Pittsburgh. As the time for spring payments is approaches Mr Brewster is anxious to learn the final decision respecting his case. He is aged and extremely infirm & poor, and his pension tho' small, (only $20. per ann.) is of great importance to him. He resides upwards of 20 miles from this place , and it would be a great accommodation to him, could he be informed of the decision in his case, before I make my customary round, among the pensioners who are too infirm to come to Town to have their papers prepared.

Having myself been in the neighborhood of Mr Brewster last fall, at the time he made his application for a transfer I have the best reason for believing his application was made in good faith, without any purpose of fraud or deception. You can yourself certify the Department as to my character for integrity, and whether I would be likely to aid in any design to practice a fraud upon the Department. Please take such a course as you may judge most expedient, to invite the favorable attention of the Commissioner to Brewster's case.
Hastily but respectfully, Yours &c
A. G. Brown
How S. F. Vinton

A Brewster
$20 pr ann too small white

Questions & by Court
1 Where and in what year were you born? Ans. At New Windsor then Ulster now Orange County New York December 24th 1758.
2 Have you any record of your age, & if so where is it? Ans. I have no record except one made by myself from recollection of my father's record and that is left with my son Nathaniel Brewster in Augusta township.
3 Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Ans When called into service I was living in New Windsor aforesaid as an apprentice to the tailoring business. Since the Revolutionary war I lived till May '85 in Newburg of the same county, from there I moved to New York City where I lived about 2 years from there I returned to Orange County where I worked about as my trade without any settled residence for about a year. from there I went to Saratoga then a part of Albany County where I remained about 6 months from there I went to Albany city and staid a few months, from thence to Salem in Washington County where I remained about 2 years, from thence to Otsego County where I remained about 10 years from there to Chenango County where I remained where I remained about 4 years from thence to Carroll County where I remained till the 9th of July 1827 from thence I removed to Clermont County Ohio in which I have lived since that time

Marion township, Athens Co. Ohio May 12 th 1835
 Mariestownship, Athens Co. Ohio May 12 th 1835  Sir I recieved your letter of Dec r 2 d 1834, sometime in Feb last. In which you inform me that "in consequence of attempts made to defraud the Government by means of transferring the names of pensioners from one Agency to another," your Department has determined to suspend for the present all applications of this description; and I cannot now be paid at Pittsburgh, because I came here to collect some debts due me here; & as my wife, as well as myself was not able to go into the bounds of Pittsburgh agency, we had to stay here; and with much expense, & trouble, I drew $20 a year, from March 4 th 1832, to Sep r 4 th 1834. And now, we have nearly exhausted what little we had; it seems we must be left to hunger and want in our old age. - That frauds are made on the government, I have not the least doubt! but I am not in circumstances to detect them, or I would freely do it. - I could name several that are drawing large sums, that are not so old as I am, by 8, or 10 years (& I was not born until Dec r 24 th 1753) - Two of them live on the Muskingum river, about 10 miles from me; one in Morgan, the other in Washington; both opulent. - The latter, I know by his own account, is going to federal; both worn partisans, on opposition; & they have their friends. - If I could go to my native place, I make no doubt but I could make proof that I was at more than nine months. - I had a letter from a brother-in-law of mine, John Canfield, of Orange Co. N.Y., which informs me, he drew $30 a year, and I am sure I was in service as much as he. Since I made this application for a pension I recollect more particularly the length of time I was out; I was then very careful, and at the time sometimes shorter than, I thought it was, as I was under oath; or as near as I can rememb r I commenced my military career in July 1776, in John Nichol's company of New Jersey, N.Y. We went first to Fort Constitution, when we expected the enemy every day & night, after staying there two nights under continual alarm, we were ordered down to Fort Nottoway, from thence I volunteered to go down below Stony Point, with our officers, and a small party to settle the situation of the enemy's ship; and returned undiscovered we were then to go home, but soon after our return, and so on, till Fort Washington was taken, and as soon as General Geo. Clinton, found that General Washington was on the retreat through New Jersey; He master'd all the militia from 16 to 60, and went to the borders of Jersey, through Smith's Cove, by Bolsgrove to Raritan, and man'd the Lines, from thence to the Hudson river. - (note, we considered even Jersey as enemies ground) - I received an official notice of General Washington's routing the enemy about the 1 st of Oct r 1776, and advanced on the enemy towards New York; but when we had our quarters at New Brunswick, we were ordered to go home for refreshment, and returning we were in March 1777, as well as all our company called to Fort Monmouth, to build a Chain; which we did, and by April, I was drafted for one of the Chain, for four months, which I served out in duty under Colonel Levi Paddock and James Mackelprang Lieut. Col. James Hunsicker (as my Capt. - and as it was the year before, he was continually called to Fort Nottoway, and when it was taken Oct r 1776 (as a Minute man) called to Fort Nottoway, and when it was taken Oct r 1776 (and many of less citizens than I, my draft among the rest (I was private to a Major). I had been led to go home to my father's house before  - 12 - 

under Col. Woodhull, & 2 Regt there — Malcom Bigadier Gen. — In what follows p. 1. & only about 300 got down, though all the Brigade set out. — Col. on Woodhull, with a handfull of us, one of whom, as my father said to our Col of 8 th orders, by a company of horse to go home; after we had been out three weeks or more; we went home through General Wayne's Camp. — In Sep r same year, Governor Clinton, ordered out 1/3 of our Regiment to assist at the Battle to go to take Erieport, and I was detained and mustered still later in Nov; but when news came of the surrender of Savannah, in Georgia, and we had hardly any provision, and a hard winter coming on we were loath to move. — In January of 1800, I was called to Clearfield Ground, for Arnold, and Andre, to bring on the British army, and I called for Jan et Andre; and heard him damn General Poor. — I tell you how us were surrounded by public, & private enemies — Nathan Brewster
To the Honorable Genl. P. Commission of pension at Washington City.
Ans d (A. G. Brown - Printed) Dec. 7. June 19 th 1835
Nathan Brewster

As my father lived out of the bounds of the company, & Regiment I belonged in I had no notice of my company being called, till they were gone [my matter, not knowing anything of the enemies approach, which had [my chance] I then went to live in the town my father lived in, and was enrolled in a company com- manded by Christian Vandusen, in Col. Jesse Woodhull's Regiment. In July 1778, I was detached to go to Westpoint, and worked under one of the best men I ever saw: The worthy Colonel, Hoskins. - of Hightstown, Col. - I was on guard, or sentry, almost day & night, and had very little to eat, and less to drink. I staid two weeks, and always staid till off charged. In 1779, we were classed to Ralston to fill up the standing Army. - June 1779 was called to Shrewsbury Station, near Conyngham's

P.S. - also I may never have another opportunity of addressing you, and am willing to let my Countrymen know how I have spent the last 55 years of my life, up to this time. (May 1 st 1836) I opined; I supposed I saw Andry, the spy. - Well we were discharged, immediately; and I was not called out in the war any more. General Washington took up his quarters at New Windsor, that fall, - I went in March 1781 to live in Newburgh, and as the General, and his Lady, attended Religious meetings frequently at New Windsor, I had the pleasure of seeing them often. (For there was no such thing at Newburgh) - and went down to West Point, in company with the officers of his guard, to the "Duke of York" to rejoice for the birth of the poor dauphin of France. - I became acquainted with many of the eastern officers; and endeavoured to promote amalgamation, between citizens, and the officers of the army. - After the army was discharged, I endeavoured to pursue my trade, and gain property, in a lawful way; but there were so many Runaways, and bankrupts, I could hardly hold my own; but in May 1785, I went to live in New York, and took up a tailors shop, - but was soon driven to great straits; I had to live many days and weeks on only bread and water, and was, I trust, thankful to Almighty God for that; - but the latter part of the time I staid in that City - the Constitution of these States was brought forward - As I was dragged into the slury box, I saw much Sophistry at the bar, and much favouring of Tories; because they had the most money; - but as most of them, if not all, are gone to a higher Tribunal; I forbear making any more animadversions on them at present. - In March 1789 I came back to what is now Orange Co, and staid about a year, and I then went up to Albany Co, and lived in the City; and a Legislator of the state, met there, in 1792 and 1793 - I was surprised to hear that the Senate of the United States, was to be a check on the populous - [General Taylor], but when the Constitution was adopted, with the amendments, I cheerfully received it; - and have ever since, endeavoured to support it. - I spent about five years in Salem, in Washington Co. N.Y. - In Jan. 1794, came to Unadilla River, and lived in Burlington, Butternuts, in Otsego county about 14 or 18 years; and I lived 2, or 3 years in New Berlin Chenango county. In which time I married my first, and only wife, a daughter of Capt. Reuben Parker, of Wallingford Ct, on July 31 st 1794. - And

between the 24 th of August 1788, and 1812 June 8 th my wife brought eight  two Children, 1 st of whom were Daughters; one of them never lived at about 4 months old, and the other twin died at Marietta Oct r 26 th 1820. — We lived about 2 years in Courtland Co. — and in July 8 th 1814, set out for Ohio, (we pled from Penn s ylvania, and had to give $3 for a bush- el of wheat, at Owego) and arrived to this state in September, into Columbiana Co. — But we lost our best horse, and had to come down by water to Marietta, in April 1819; and in 1821 came to this Co.; But I had nothing to buy land, team, or cow, still by the help of our Chil- dren, we got both Cow, and team, and  and got a durable lease of some land Congress gave to the Ohio Company "for Religious purpo- ses" — but some how there was a vague place in the grant, and my durable lease was taken from me, and had to take up with a temporary lease, for 15 years, and as my two sons were both of age, and I not able to work my land, and pay my rent, I had to give up my lease, and go to my oldest son's to live in April 1830; and I expected my other son would have gone too to Columbiana Co., where his brother lived, but the younger did not move his family, so I had to give it up; as I was not able to get up there with my wife without help from my son, I was and as I might get my money so much easier at Cincinnati than at Pittsburgh, I was advised to apply for a transfer. — I have no permanent Residence, and it is not likely it  it shall long be a burden to any. — My Children seem willing to do what they can for me, and their mother, but it is not convenient for us to live with any of them here; and we cannot get up to our oldest son's, which is about 100 miles; he is a wool carder, and I only let do something at that; if I was with my son. — He lives now in a new County call d Carroll; near Carrollton, the County seat. — I shall have to go thither, if I can, if I cannot get a trans- -fer — of my name to Cincinnati, and be under the disagreeable necessity of going without my wife; Do dear Sir, put me out of ex- -pense as quick as possible; for I cannot stay here without get help from government. — I had no thought of giving offence when I applied for a transfer, and I am very sorry if I have done any person and I cannot even hope that there was an origin in New York to not help Revolutionaries. — If I was among my Relations, or Long Island, and the Hudson river, I believe I could get help. — Dr J. L. Eacards Esq r  Nathan Brester