Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 171-200, James Brewster, Continantal

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Brewster, James
B.L. Wt. 171-200-Lieut.
Issued June 20, 1796
No papers
CONTENTS
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing, with a small handwritten 'U' on the fifth line from the top.
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing.

Continental
Brewster, James
N. L. Wt. 171 - 200 - Lieut. Issued June 20, 1796 No papers

only 1 served as officer
817 Livingston Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. April 16th., 1930.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Subject: JAMES BREWSTER.
Dear Sir:
I am endeavoring to trace the ancestry of one James Brewster, whose war record follows.
"---He was commissioned 2nd. lieutenant January 1, 1777; was commissioned 1st., lieutenant November 8, 1778; was transferred to Captain Andrew Porter's Company, date not shown, same regiment; was transferred to Captain Andrew Moodie's Company, same regiment, between the months of October, 1780 and March 1782; was promoted to Captain-Lieutenant April 8, 1782, and his name last appears on the company muster roll for the month of April, 1783, dated May 26, 1783."
"This regiment was organized in compliance with a resolution of Congress of December 27, 1776. It was subsequently assigned to the state of New York."
Reference:
A letter to the undersigned, dated April 8, 1930. from Major General, C. H. Bridges, in which he also says "---, it is suggested as a possibility that additional information may be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C." Hence this letter.
What I wish to do is to establish the relationship of said James Brewster to elder William Brewster of Mayflower fame.
If you can give me any information that will aid me in doing so, or advise me where I may obtain the same, I will appreciate it.
Yours Very Respectfully,
W. D. Brewster
W. D. Brewster.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section James Brewster B. L. Wt. 171-200
MGS:MLB
July 3, 1930
W. D. Brewster 817 Livingston Avenue Syracuse, New York
Dear Sir:
I advise you that from the records of this bureau it appears that Warrant No. 171 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 20, 1796, on account of the services of James Brewster who served as a lieutenant in the Continental Line during the War of the Revolution.
There are no further data on file such early as to this soldier and no data as to his family, as the papers in bounty land claims were destroyed when the War Office was burned in November, 1800 and in 1814.
That The above noted is the only James Brewster who served as an officer which is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
In order to obtain the location of this land, it is suggested that you address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington, D. C., and give the following data:-
James Brewster, Bounty Land Warrant 171, for two hundred acres, issued June 20, 1796.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner