Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1262, William Brooks, A Marine

SERVICE
NUMBER
U.S. Marine
★ Brooks, William
R. 1262
Va. residence at enlistment
CONTENTS

Shelby Circuit Court, Illinois April Term 1880
State of Illinois
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Shelby County ss. Personally appeared in the Circuit Court of Shelby County State of Illinois, the same being a Court of Record, On the Twelfth day of April, of the Term of April 1880, William Brooks, who being duly sworn, deposes and says, that according to the best of his recollection, in the month of March 1776, in Culpeper County in the State of Virginia, he enlisted as a Marine under Captain Gabriel Jones, for the term of two years, and that he continued under the command of Capt. Jones, until as he thinks the succeeding March 1777, Employed in the naval service of the United States, in a vessel, whose name he has forgotten, But was commanded by Captain Malcom, that he continued in the service of Captain Jones and Captain Malcom for about one year, when Capt. Jones was promoted to Major, and he was discharged by Capt. John Camp, who succeeded Captain Jones. But obtained no written discharge, — the deponent further says, that he is now aged eighty three years, in May next, and that for the last sixteen years his occupation has been a schoolmaster, But now from the dimness of his eye sight, and trembling of his hands he is unable to procure a living, by that means, and his old age renders him unable to obtain a living, by anything that he can do, he further says that his wife, died about twelve years since, and that he has seven children living, the last time he heard from them, four boys and three girls, that he is now living with a daughter who is married, and whose husband is unwilling to support him, of the other children he knows but little, except that some of them live in the State of South Carolina, distant from him about one thousand miles, and one in Mississippi and one in North Carolina, and that he has neither the means, nor ability to get to them — To bring himself under the acts of Congress, passed for the relief of Revolutionary soldiers, he further says, that he has

at this time no property of any name of description, except a few Articles of wearing apparel and that on the day of March 1818 He had no property except a horse bridle and saddle, worth about sixty dollars, which was traded for a horse that died on his hands and further further saith not, &
Sworn to this day the day of April 1830
Joseph Alvin Clark Circuit Court S. Ill.
It is Ordered by the court that in this case of William Brooks making further application for a pension, under the Laws of the United States, It be testified that it was this day provided to the satisfaction of the court, that the statement of the said William Brooks, By William Brooks, and Dempsey Pulverin, relative to his property at the present time is correct. — — —
state of Illinois I Joseph Alvin Clark of the Circuit Court Shelby County of Shelby County Illinois do hereby certify that The foregoing is a true copy of the Records and proceedings in the above Case, as appears from the records in my office Given under my hand & Private Seal no Judicial Seal Provided, at Shelbyville this 14th day of May A.D. 1820 And of the Independence of the United States the 44th
Jos. Alvin Clark

Whangara in 26 May
free J. Olin P.W.
Wm H Brown Esq.
Vandalia Illinois

1262
RECEIVED
P. O. William D. Dyer
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: ✓ _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Vandalia Ky May 31 st
I see
Respectfully referred to the Secretary of War
War Dept June 11. 1830
Hon. S. D. Ingham Secretary of the Treasury Washington D.C.
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the paper]

Nashville May 28. 1830.
Hon. S. D. Ingham Sir.
The enclosed was sent me by Mr. Brooks, with an understanding that I would enclose it to you. It is probably defective in form, and the applicant may not come within the act of Congress on that subject.
May I ask your early attention to this application & will you please write me, that I may correct errors etc.
I am Dear Sir
Your obedient servant
Wm H. Brown

COPY
War Department, Pension Office June 12, 1830.
M. H. Brown, Esq., Vandalia, Illinois.
Sir:
The declaration of William Brooks, which accompanied your letter of the 28th ultimo to this Department, has been examined and placed on our files. The corps in which the claimant alleged to have been engaged, was in the service of the State of Virginia, and not on the continental establishment. As the act providing for Revolutionary soldiers, sailors, etc. does not embrace any who did belong to the continental establishment, his claim to a pension cannot be admitted.
J.L.E.
Copied- June 27, 1933.
The word not was omitted in Pension Office copy retained, from which this was copied. mmv