Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1643, John Braden, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Braden, John or Bredon
8.1643
CONTENTS
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This Envelope Includes
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
836 Received from GAO

22022
order to pay 9 Nov. 1836-
East Tennessee
John Braden of Claiborne in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the com d commanded by Captain Young of the reg t commanded by Col. Roger in the Virginia line for 9 months & 21 days
John Braden. Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of Oct 21 '33 East Tennessee at the rate of 32 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Sept 1833 and Benf ts of Mrs. Mary Cloud Gwynn
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 80.82 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar. 16 16
$96.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk,
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 37

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
State of Tennessee Court of pleas & quarter sessions Septm Clabeane County ss be June 1832-
On this Eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred & thirty two, personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions of said County now sitting it being discount of record John Braden Resident of the county & State aforesaid aged 72 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, same June 7 th 1832
That he entered the services of the united States under the following named officers, and served as here in States
He States that he was born in Augusta County State of Virginia in the year 1750 as he has been told by his father, but has not recollection of it
He States that he entered the services of the united States a substitute for his Father Edward Braden, the year he does not recollect in the company commanded by Captain John Young, the first officer was Major George Moffett he was the only field officer of that Battalion at that time and Marched from Augusta County State of Virginia to the Big Levels in Greenbrier County in the same State, & from there to a place called the Little Levels in the same State aforesaid & there was stationed until he was discharged, this was a three months service. And he further States that in September 1777 he was drafted for three months, his company was commanded by Captain William Henderson & that Major William Boyd commanded his Regiment, and Marched from the County & State aforesaid to fort McIntosh on the North side of the Ohio River & there joined General Macintosh's Army and from there Marched about one hundred miles further to a place called fort Lus- -kawaway or Lickem that was the name of the fort, tho' he is not certain

and from there he marched Back again to Fort Macintosh and there was mustered out of service as they then called it X He further States that some time in January 1781 he was drafted again for a mother three months service his company was commanded by Captain James Gumbie and his field officers was Colonel Sampson Mathis, Colonel Major William Boyd, & Major Alexandria Robison and marched from Augusta County State aforesaid to Fredericksburg in the same State, & from there to Bolingreen in the same State & from there to James River & crossed the same a little below Scabbins point as he thinks and by Smithfield and marched on near to Portsmouth there he was stationed until his time expired, & there was discharged He further States that some time in June in 1781 he was drafted again for 20 days and marched from Augusta County State aforesaid through Richmond onto a place called the Hecks =nal church under Captain Joseph Paterson he was afterwards attached to Captain Bacciarak Johnson comp any, and was in sight of a Battle at the place called the Hot water, and was that time as what they called a flanker at that Battle, he states that he joined the army com manded by General William Campbell General Morgan, & General Mullenbrugg and Gen Wayne near to and all the the the church aforesaid In the year last aforesaid he was ordered by General Campbell to take three men with him to guard two or as they thought roads that went on to the main Road that leads from Richmond to Williamsburg and there the Enemy came to him & one of the enemy was shot by his co. Spie & he (your applicant) was taken prisoner & was a prisoner 4 days & was then exchanged back again, but while prisoner the Battle was fought near James Town, General Wayne was the commander of the American Troops, the Enemy was commanded by Lord Cornwallis, Colonel Boyd was taken prisoner at that Battle, he States that he was there discharged, putting all the time together that he served makes nine months & 20 days He States that he never did get a discharge in writing and that he has no documentary Evidence & that he knows of no per =son, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service - He States that he has lived in the State of Tennessee ever since 1792 that he left Virginia in that year, and that he lives in in the County & State just above written

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 army of any State - Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and date above John Braden Witness - Benj. Filmore Clerk
Mac-lee We Samuel Mayby Magby Clergyman & Joseph Dunn both residents of said County -
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Braden who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion Sam l M c Lee Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the 18 th Sept 1832 } J. Dunn Benj. Filmore Clerk }
That the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he - State. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Magby who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman and that Joseph Dunn is also a creditable person & that they are residents of said County and their declarations is entitled to credit - Benjamin Filmore Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for Gloucester County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Braden for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand private seal (having no public or official seal) Signed the 18 th day of September 1832
Benjamin Filmore Clerk

State of Tennessee } on this 17 th day of June 1833, personally appeared Clarkson County } before me Wm Kincaid an a justice of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions in and for said County, John Braden a resident of said County in the County and State aforesaid, who first being sworn as the law directs, did upon his oath make the following amendment to his pension declaration, which declaration was made in the Court of pleas and quarter sessions, in and for the County aforesaid and last date September the 18 th 1832 and was now held in the War Department No 12185 and sent back for amendment. That he was born in Augusta County in the State of Virginia in the year of our Lord 1760 as he has been informed by his parents and that he has no record of his age. That he is known in his present neighborhood by Giles Williams Esq, Dr Wm Rogers Major David Rogers and John Scott the high sheriff all of whom he believes would testify that he is a man of veracity and that they believe him to have been a soldier of the Revolution; sworn to and subscribed before me this day & year first written
John Braden
Wm Kincaid justice of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Clark County in and for the state of Tennessee
State of Tennessee I Benjamin F Cloud clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for Clark County. do hereby certify that William Kincaid who attested above appears to the above offi- -cer to be now and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the place for the County of Clark aforesaid and that due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts or such - known under my hand and seal office at office in Lynch the 3 rd day
of August 1833 Benjamin F Cloud Clerk
State of Tennessee I certify that the Court of pleas and quarter sessions of Clark County is a court of record recognized by the laws of this State and that Benjamin F Cloud is the clerk of said Court and that full faith and credit to his acts as such clerk is to apply to the first official of said Court which I believe is in his hand writing August 29 th 1833. Miss White cl. Sen. in Congress
Declaration for a pension John Braden 12185

12.188
John Breadon
18
Tennessee
from 1777 private 920 31 days,
$32. \frac{33}{100}
16
 84 66  16 16   80 82 
1.27
Rev. J. H. Cloud C. S. K. Fazewell Church T

BRIEF in the case of John Breaden  County of Claiborne in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  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.     Sub In 17 3 Private Gen. McIntosh, Campbell   drafted 1777 3 " Capt Young, Maj. Moffitt   " 1781 3 Capt Henderson, Maj. Bozer   1781 20 Capt Trimble, Col. Mather.   Col Bozer, Maj Robinson   Capt Paterson, Capt Johnson   Gen Morgan.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The clerk has no seal 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Forrest Examining Clerk.

1234 151 914
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I, of [illegible] County, and State of Tennessee, a Pensioner of the United States, do hereby certify and appoint my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the [illegible] of the [illegible] for paying pensions, in [illegible] Tennessee, my pension from the [illegible] to the [illegible] day of [illegible] 19 [illegible]
U.S.
Given under my hand and seal this [illegible] day of [illegible] 19 [illegible] [Signature] [illegible]
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

State of Tennessee By it remembred, that at a Claiborne County Circuit Court began and held at the Court House in Knoxville the County of Claiborne upon the Second Monday of January 1841, by and before the Honorable Robert M. Anderson one of the Judges of the Circuit Courts of the State, the following order was made as appear of Record.
"Friday 15 th of January 1841.
Upon application and satisfactory proof being made in open Court it is ordered by the Court to be certified by the Clerk of said Court that John Braden whose name is on the pension Roll in the East Ten- nessee agency departed this life on the xxxx third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty in the County of Claiborne and State of Tennessee, and that Sarah Braden is the reputed wife of said John Braden, that they co- habited together as husband and wife for many years previous to the death of the said John Braden and were recognized by all who knew them as husband and wife."
I Benjamin F. Cloyd Clerk of the Cir- cuit Court of Claiborne County by my dep- uty Lewis A. Gurnett do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the Records of my office of the order made on said application. Given under my hand and seal of office 22 nd
January 1841.
Benjamin F. Cloyd Clerk per L. A. Gurnett S. Clerk.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I,
Sarah Briden of Clairborne County, and State of Tennessee, a Revolutioary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint John Hunter my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions, in East Tennessee, my pension from the 4 day of March 1840 to the 3 day of August 1840 Witness my hand and seal, this the 9 day of January 1841.
Sealed and delivered } in presence of }
Sarah  her  Braden mark
***** * L. S. * *****
+ Aaron Lynch + R. J. Russell
State of Tennessee, Clairborne County.
Be it known, That on the 9 day of January 1841 before the subscri- ber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Sarah Braden above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
Aaron Lynch
***** * L. S. * *****
Justice of Peace
State of Tennessee, Clairborne County.
Be it known, That on the 9 day of January 1841 before the subscri- ber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared John Hunter the attorney named in the foregoing power of attorney, and made oath that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer or mortgage of the pen- sion, or arrears of pension therein authorised to be received by him.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year } last above mentioned, before me, }
John Hunter
Aaron Lynch Justice of Peace
State of Tennessee, Clairborne County.
I, Wiley Huffman Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, do certify, that Aaron Lynch Esq., whose name appears to the within power of attorney, is now, and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that his sig- nature appears to be in his own proper hand writing.
GIVEN under my hand and seal of office, at office, in Tazewell the 14 th day of January A. D. 1841
Wiley Huffman CLK

11. John Bridon S. Receipt $13.46
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAD

$13 \frac{46}{100}
AGENT'S OFFICE,
KNOXVILLE, EAST TENNESSEE,
January 27 th 1840 } 1841.
Received of ROBERT KING, Pension Agent for East Tennessee,
Thirteen and \frac{46}{100} Dollars, being for thirty two Dollars & thirty three cents
per annum, PENSION due to John Bredon widow from the 4 th day of
March 1840. to the 3 rd day of August - 1840.
for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
Sarah Bredon widow & Rel ee of John Bredon dec d and her attorny in fact
WITNESS
Anas L. King
John Hunter

New York
✓ 1643 INVALID.
File No. 1643
John Braden, Pa. Va. Line.
Act: June 7, 1882.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 412
[Arrangement of 1870.]
John Braden. Records corrected Oct. 21 '03 a

DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
PENSION OFFICE, June 27, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted by the Secretary of War for carrying into effect the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled "An Act supplementary to an "Act for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution."
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law :
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
 State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of On this day of personally appeared the of the A. B. a resident of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year, with and served in the regiment of the line, under the following named officers: [Here set forth the names and commissions of the Field and Staff.] 
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court:
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of application of _____ of the Court of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will receive detailed instructions, respecting the nature and form of the testimony, they must produce, to secure their being placed on the Pension roll. As the presumption will, in such cases, be against the applicants in consequence of the omission of their names in the muster rolls, they will be required to furnish, as near as may be, the same evidence as has heretofore been required, by the Regulations and practice adopted for carrying into effect the act of Congress, of March 18, 1818, and the acts supplementary thereto; with such relaxations as have been from time to time, sanctioned by the Department, on account of the rapid decrease of the survivors of the Revolutionary army, and the consequent difficulty of procuring direct positive testimony in every case.
Wherever an officer or non-commissioned officer is now in the receipt of a pension, he should make application, if entitled to the benefits of this act, by letter merely, setting forth his rank, and the regiment, corps or vessel, in which he served, and his present place of residence. His pension certificate must accompany his letter.
In those cases where the applicants have once been on the pension roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and have been dropped therefrom on account of property, or for any other reason, or where application has been made under the act of May 15th, 1828, and the evidence of service is in the Departments, or having made application and proof of service, and having been rejected, instead of the above declaration they will make a statement, setting forth, under oath, their having been previously on the pension roll, and their having been struck from the same, shewing their rank, the regiment, corps or vessel in which they served, their present place of residence, and their place of residence when the first application was made, or of their application under the act of 15th of May, 1828.
In a case where a claimant may make personal application at this Department, and can produce satisfactory proof of service, and of his identity also, at the seat of government, he may make his declaration before a justice of the peace.
2. The case of the State troops, volunteers and militia is different. There are in the Department no rolls of the State troops, except those of Virginia; and no rolls of the militia, except those of New Hampshire.
Applicants, who served in the State troops of Virginia, and applicants, who served in the militia of New Hampshire, will be required to produce the same proof, as is prescribed for those, who served upon the Continental Establishment. But, with respect to the other State troops and militia, there is no record to advert to, and no presumption to be rebutted. The nature of the case, therefore, demands a different rule of proceeding.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia except as is above provided, will make and subscribe the following declaration;
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State, Territory or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of now sitting, A. B. a resident of in the County of and State, Territory or District of aged 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the day (if possible) and the month and year when the claimant entered the service, and the time when he left the same; (and if under more than one engagement, he must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of his officers;) the town, and County or State, in which he resided, when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, was a volunteer or a substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the continental regiments or companies with which he served; and the names of some of the Regular Officers whom he knew, together with such farther particulars as may be useful in the investigation of his claim; and also, if the facts be so, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
C. D.
And then will be annexed the following certificate:
We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
The form of the proceedings and of the certificates will be so varied, as to meet the case, when the declaration is made out of Court, before a Judge, as hereafter provided for.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia:
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. 

6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. To require from the applicants positive proof of service from a temporary survivor would, after the lapse of so many years, be to deprive many of them of the benefit of the law. And as no presumption is raised against the Militia by the existence of Rolls in the Department, there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them. On the other hand, to receive the declaration of the parties, as a sufficient ground for placing them upon the Pension Roll, without corroborating circumstances, would be to open the Treasury to great frauds. A just medium seems to present the best rule for carrying into effect the objects of Congress.
If the two persons, whose certificates is required, cannot be produced in Court, without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant, then the statement of the facts and opinions, above mentioned, will be made under oath before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, and the certificate of the Court to the situation and credibility of the persons making the statement will be given.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify, that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
3. Persons serving in the marine forces.
4. Indian Spies.
Each of these two latter classes of cases will produce proof, as nearly as may be, conformably to the preceding regulations, and authenticated in a similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

J. B. Bredon
R. T. Bland.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Breadon which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 7.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

22022 Payments to be made at Knoxville by Robert Kling Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of East Tennessee
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
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Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 7 Page 37 by Sam Boyd Clerk.

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Braden of the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive — Thirty-two — dollars and Thirty-three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 27 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
L. D. Campbell
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
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11.
John Brecken Papers
Dead
[Large handwritten letter C]
FIRM VOUCHER
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(act 7 June 1832)

+ Garrison 1841 before me, Aaron Lynch Justice of Peace Robert B. Russell Philip Henry Stoughton
SWORN and subscribed, this 11th day of { Widow & Mother of John Brundage
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
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State of Tennessee, Clairborne County.
BE IT KNOWN, that before me, Aaron Lynch a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Sarah Breeden Widow & Niece of John Breeden and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical John Breeden named in an original certificate in his possession, of which (I certify) the following is a true copy:—
WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify, That in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th of June, 1832, John Breeden of the State of Tennessee, who was a private in the army of the Revolution
_____ is entitled to receive Thirty Two Dollars & thirty three cents in per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 27 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty three .
Lewis Cass— Secretary of War
Examined and Counter- signed.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
That he is entitled to a Pension of thirty two & thirty three \frac{31}{100} Dollars per annum, on account of wounds and disabilities received, or of services rendered to the United States, during the Revolutionary War; that he served Captain _____ company of _____ in the regiment; that he now resides in Clairborne County and has resided there for the space of 22 years past; and that previous thereto, he resided in Said County
Sarah Breeden his Niece Widow & Niece of John Breeden
SWORN and subscribed, this the 9 th day of January 1841 before me, Aaron Lynch Justice of Peace
Witness Robert J Russell Henry Hunter