Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34095, John Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Brown, John
NUMBER
S. 34095
CONTENTS
In 1818 res. of Boston, Mass, aged 61 yrs and upward.

9,573
Massachusetts.
John Brown 3 d of } 4 Boston }
of in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Massetts line, for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Apr. 1818 and sent to Hon W m Witman Esq. Boston, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 90.32 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819 48 —
11 9/31 — $138.32
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

John Brown
Massachusetts Line
1781 3 / 2 years
John Brown's name is already on the Rolls
John Brown, 3 rd of Boston,

State of Massachusetts.
I John Brown a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Boston in the County of Suffolk in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on the second day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & eighty One
I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the thirty first day of December, in the year one thousand seven hundred, and eighty three as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to the seventh Regiment of the Massachusetts line of the revolutionary army, of which John Brook, Esq. now Governor of Massachusetts, was then Colonel and before the time of my discharge was denominated the fourth, regiment; and to the Company of Captain Thorne and that I left the service on the said thirty first of December, being then honorably discharged, as will appear by my certificate thereof, herewith exhibited: and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty one years upwards, & unable to do much work, by reason of my age & a lameness, contracted by exposure to the severities of the weather & to hardships, during my time of service aforesaid & being now dependant on charity for my support.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
John Brown
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me the Subscriber, One of the Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, in the State aforesaid, and residing at Boston.
the abovenamed John Brown and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration abovenamed and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Wm Wetmore

Papers relative to J Brown Pension Boston January 25th 1818
Mason Esq - Member Congress City Washington
Dear Sir
I take the liberty to forward to you a petition of John Brown of Boston praying to be considered on the pension list on account of lameness contracted while in the service of the U States in the revolutionary army. Said Brown is a man above sixty years of age & is not able to obtain support by any labor that he can do and is mostly dependent on the charity of his friends for temp subsistence. He has lived in this town for the most part of the time ever since he was discharged & is well known to a great number of respectable citizens whose names might have been obtained in addition to those are on the enclosed certificate but I considered it unnecessary & thought that it would be better to obtain a few names of such gentleman as I was certain that you knew in preference of a long list of names of those perhaps you might not be well acquainted with to certify that they had been long acquainted with him & that they considered his statement correct & worthy of full faith & credit & that he is intitled to the assistance of the government. Brown wishes to claim a pension on account of this lameness and in case a provision is made by any new law of congress this session we think he ought to be entitled to that compensation whatever it may be in addition to his pension for lameness. Not knowing whether it would be most proper to direct the petition to Congress or to the Secretary at War is the cause that I have not directed it. Be so kind as to direct it to the proper authority & do with it as you may consider just & proper. I have no interest in this but have taken the trouble of it by the recommendation of Brown's friends who have repeatedly said that he ought to have a pension but none has wished or been willing to assume the trouble of taking the necessary means in order to obtain it. If you will take the trouble to attend to this business in order to obtain this object you will do an act of charity to a man who is a real object of charity and if there is an expenses attending the business they will be paid by Brown. I enclose this your will receive a Notary Copy of Brown Discharge by Genl Knox, Certificate from Genl Brooks, note for Genl Mann, U S Surgeon and another for Genl Dyer, Genl Greene, Father after acquainted w Brown
Your Respectfully Jeffrey Richardson

To the Honorable
The petition of John Brown of Boston, county of Suffolk & State of Mass Saxony humbly prays that he enlisted as a soldier in the 7 th Reg t of the Massachusetts line, of the revolutionary army, commanded by Col Brooks in the Company of Captd Thops, on the 2 nd day of April 1781, and continued in s d Reg t to the end of the war and until he was honorably discharged from the service in 1783 Maj Genl Knox as for certificate of his Excellency the Governor Brooks, then Col commanding s d Reg t , and Discharge of Genl Knox, both of which documents accompany this
The further represents that when he enlisted in the service he was in good and sound health, in every respect, but being very much exposed by want of clothing, and other necessaries he contracted s d very severe colds, which settled in his limbs more particularly his right knee, and caused s d lameness which has ever since continued and with his age has very much increased as per Certificate of Doct James Mann Hospital surgeon of the U S Army and Director of the 2 nd Military District Northern Division, reference is certificate, for further particulars —
The further represents, that on account of his lameness he has been unable for the last ten years to obtain his support by manual labor, and has subsisted more by the charity and aid of his friends than by any service he has rendered them — That he is now over eighty years of age and is destitute of any property whatever, & is frequently confined to the house, by his infirmities — That among his friends who have repeatedly said, that he was entitled, to s d receive the aid of the government, if his case was known, none have offered to me the means to obtain s d help until now and being unable to do it himself was the cause, that he has never before asked for s d help wh ch he has so long needed and wh ch he trusts he could have had if his situation had been known — for evidence of the correctness of his statements he refers to the certificate of Rev d Joel Freeman, and other respectable

citizen of Boston which accompanied this He now asks for such aid and assistance as the law has provided, for his care in part of this business which was incurred in the defence of his country and as is duly bound with next pay
Sig d John Brown
Boston Dec r 19-1817
Medford Dec r 20-1817
This may certify that John Brown was a soldier in the 7 th Reg t of the Mass s Line of revolutionary army, that he enlisted on the 2 nd day of April 1781, & continued in said Reg t to the end of the war having served faithfully
Sig d John Brooks late G d Com d to whom it may concern
To the Hon ble John G. Palfrey Esq r
Secondly I then
the the subscribers do hereby certify that we have for a number of years been acquainted w th John Brown and that we believe him to be a man of sober and industrious habits, and that confidence may be placed in his statements of contracting a severe cold by being after exposed to the severity of the weather and other hardships, in the revolutionary war - which was the cause of his present lameness and that he is entitled to the assistance of Government inasmuch as he presents himself destitute of property and above eighty years of age
 J. Richardson  J. G. Emerson  James Freeman  Minister of Church of w th John Brown is a member  Joseph May Jun r Member  Henry Chaplin - Boston 
 Stephen Jenney  Job Coolidge  Wm. Gannough  J. H. Jones  J. Austin  Stephen D. D. 

1 Aston Decr. 19 - 1817
This man, certifi, that John Brown & soldier in the Revolutionary Army, was honorably discharged from service in 1783 by Major Genl. Knox - his discharge expresses that he was of the 4th Mass'ts Regt - Brown says that he belonged to the 7th Regt commanded by Col. Brooks, in Capt. Thorne's Company, & believe Brown's statement is correct as he does not seem to have any knowledge of the 4th which I mean surgeon - From statements of citizens that have been acquainted with Brown since the Revolution, it appears that he was deceived when he left the service, that ever since his discharge he has been unable to procure his subsistence by manual labour, that his acquaintances, have frequently recommended to him to apply to the Government for a pension, but ignorant of the mode of application, and having no friends to interest themselves in his behalf, Brown has continued to lead out a miserable existence to this period now past sixty years of age / for the charity and benevolence of his friends - I have examined him and found him generally deceived in his body but especially in his right knee, which is enlarged and assumes the appearance of a white swelling, it is my opinion that he is totally disabled to procure his subsistence by manual labour
Sgd James Mann Hospital Surgeon U.S. Army, & Director of the Military District Hospital Quincy -
All indications made by myself -
James Mann

Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next,
at the Branch
Bank N.Y. Boston
Mass.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claims
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18 March 1818.
John Brown
late a private in the
Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars  cents per month, to commence on the twenty seventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. B. Calhoun Secretary of War

1810
REJECTED
P. O.
John Brown
Consolidated file by 2 1882
Service: with admitted Soldier-File
No 34.095
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18

34 095 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,095-
John Brown His Rev Wad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 55
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
John Brown Soldier _____ in the Fourth Massachusetts _____ Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the Twenty first Day of December
1783.
By the General's Command,
Knox

already on the Roll
Massachusetts
John Brown
Boston in the state of Massachusetts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three Years.
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 27 th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of March 1819 and sent to William Melmore Esquire Salem Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $90.32 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 $48.
$138.32
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
1310

I know all men that I John Brown, otherwise called John Brown 3 d of Boston in the State of Massachusetts, and the same person named & referred to in the annexed papers, the originals of which or most of which, have been transmitted to the war Department at Washington, Do hereby constitute & appoint William Wetmore of the same Boston Esq. to be my attorney to apply for, and receive at the War Department, or elsewhere, such Certificate for pension as may have been, or shall be issued & granted for my use & benefit, under any law of the United States. Witness my hand & seal this third day of April A.D. 1819
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of Deborah Shepley John Brown
Massachusetts District, April 5 th 1819.
acknowledged before me.
M c Davis Dist. Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist
Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War,
Sir
By some accident or misfortune, the Certificate for Brown's pension has not been received - his name among those of John Brown, is on the roll of pensioners, at the pay office here where he might have recd his pay @ $3.00 a month last Sept. but for his ignorance that his application had been granted - It is presumed that the Certificate is on the files at the war office & it will be a great relief to the poor old man if one of the clerks could examine the fund, transmit it to your Most Obedient Servant
Wm Wetmore

Know all men that I John Brown, otherwise called John Brown 3 d of Boston in the State of Massachusetts, and the same person named & referred to in the annexed papers, the originals of which or most of which, have been transmitted to the war Department at Washington, Do hereby constitute & appoint William Wetmore of the same Boston Esq. to be my attorney to apply for, and receive at the War Department, or elsewhere, such certificate for pension as may have been, or shall be issued & granted for my use & benefit, under any law of the United States. Witness my hand & seal this third day of April A.D. 1819 —
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of Deborah Shepley John Brown
Massachusetts District, April 5 th 1819. acknowledged before me.
M c Davis Dist. Judge U.S. Massachusetts Dist.
Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War,
Sir
By some accident or misfortune, the certificate for Brown's pension has not been received his name now  now John Brown, is on the roll of pensioners, at the pay office here, where he might have recd his pay @ $300 a month last Sept. but for his ignorance that his application had been granted — It is presumed that the certificate is on the files at the war Office & it will be a great relief to the poor old man, if one of the clerks could examine & as soon as found, transmit it to your Most Obedient Servant
W m Wetmore
Boston April 5 1819