Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,670, Eliab Brewer, Mass.

SERVICE
Brewer, Eliab
NUMBER
Mass.
S. 21,670
CONTENTS

Perdition
21670 INVALID.
File No. 21,670
Eliah Brewer
Prd Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1824
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Vermont 4625
Eliah Brewer
of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont who was, &c in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the Regt commanded by Col. Dike in the Mass. Am. Troops -
9 Mo. 19 1/2 Pivate $32. 08
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 32 Dollars 08 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of May 1833 and sent to Washburn, Ludlow, Vt
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 64.16 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 16.04
$ 80.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 3 Page 52

Eliab Brewer's Declaration — 12.806

Declaration of Eliab Brewer -
State of Vermont } District of Windsor } On this seventh day of September 1882 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Probate Court for the District of Windsor now sitting Eliab Brewer resident of Ludlow in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont aged Seventy two 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, 1872. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
That in the year 1776 he was a resident in Paxton in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts; that he volunteered and enlisted in the service of the U. S. the first day of July 1776 for the term of four Months under Capt. Benjamin Richardson & Col. Dike (whose christian name he has forgotten) and marched immediately to Roxbury Mass. where he remained about 3 weeks when he was removed to Dorchester Heights, where he was employed in building the Fort, for the remainder of the four Months (except about 3 weeks, during which he was employed on the cattle, repairing the works which had been blown up by the British. —
He was discharged the first of November next following having served in the army four Months the full term for which he enlisted. —
He further states that on the last of May in the year 1777 he volunteered and enlisted in the said Town of Paxton for two Months, and marched directly to Providence R. I. and then the company, in which he was, was ordered to Little Compton in said State of R. I. where his company was stationed to watch the British, who then had possession of Newport. The remainder of his Regiment he thinks was stationed in Providence. He does not remember the name of his Captain nor the names of any of his Field officers. The name of his Lieutenant was Upham & that of his orderly Sergeant was Stevens. He served at this enlistment for the term of two Months and was discharged.

He further states, that in 1778 in the Month of May he volunteered & enlisted in said Town of Paxton for the term of two Months under Capt. McNeill & Lieut. Phineas Jones, the name of the Colonel of the Regiment he does not recollect and marched immediately to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, where he was stationed the whole time of his enlistment. There were some Continental Troops stationed near him, but he recollects the names of none of the officers. He was discharged at Tiverton after having served the two months, for which he enlisted.
He further states that in the Month of July in 1778 orders came to raise ten men in the said Town of Paxton to go on an expedition to Bennington Vermont. The whole ten men were drafted, of which he was one and he marched immediately under the command of Capt. Prouty and Col. Job Cushing to Bennington, and then was ordered to Stillwater, where the Main Army then lay. His Regiment got as far as Half Moon on the West side of North River, when the order was countermanded, and he returned with all possible haste to Bennington to prevent the British detachment under Col. Baum from destroying the Military stores deposited there. He arrived at Bennington the next day after the Battle was fought, and remained there to guard the prisoners taken by Genl. Starke, till he was discharged. He was in the service in the Campaign at Bennington seven weeks. He has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. —
He was born in Paxton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the sixth day of April in the year 1766. He has no record of his age.
He was living in the said Town of Paxton, when called into service. He removed from said Paxton thirty years ago last March to Ludlow in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, where he has lived ever since.
He states the names of the Rev. Peter Read, the Rev. Mr. Nichols, and Doctor William B. Wetherbee of said Ludlow, as persons, to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year 3 Eliab Freeman aforesaid.
Job or Proctor Judge

We Peter John Nichols, a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Ludlow in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, and William B. Wetherbee, residing in the said Town of Ludlow, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Eliab Brewer, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood, where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and, that we concur in that opinion. —
Sworn to, and subscribed, by the said Peter John Nichols, and affirmed to, and subscribed, by the said William B. Wetherbee, the day and year aforesaid.
Peter John Nichols W. B. Wetherbee
Jabez Proctor Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation 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 Peter John Nichols, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Ludlow aforesaid, and, that W. B. Wetherbee, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said Town of Ludlow, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Jabez Proctor Judge
I Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court within and for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eliab Brewer for a Pension
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Reuben Washburn.

Admitted 9 mo 19 days $32.08
Reuben Washburn Esq Hendlow V r

BRIEF in the case of  Eliab Brewer  County of Windsor  in the State of  Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     1 July In 1776 4 Private Gen. 6th Richardson Col. Dike   1 Oct 1776 2 Does not recollect the names of his officers   May - 1778 2 Col. McKim   July 1778 1 19 Col. Prouty Col. Cushing  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Providence Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Butts Examining Clerk.

Sept 23.
R. 806
Black Brew
Penn Pass
Hon. Lewis Pass
Secy. of the War Department
City of Washington
Oct 11
June
Reuter Washington

Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. Hon. Lewis Cass, Secy. of the War Department.
Dear Sir,
At the request of Eliab Brew- er, I inclose to you his Declaration for a Pension; and it is his wish, that his cer- tificate may be forwarded to me, as soon, as convenient.
I am, Dear Sir, With very great respect, your most obed t Serv t
Deuben Washburn. —

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Drewer, Elijah GRADE Drummer LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3777 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 4, 1790 to Eli h Mather
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.