Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,232, Silas Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Brown, Silas
NUMBER
S. 39,232
CONTENTS
In 1819 aged 61 yrs. & a res. of Lounsbury, Windham Co. Vt.

11. 228
Vermont R
Silas Brown
of Dolans hand in the state of Vermont who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sheppard of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 d of Feby. 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of May 1819 and sent to Phinehas Whittier Esq. Putney Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 1/28/31 $ 3. 3
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Sep: 1818 48 "
$ 51 3
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

39 232 Rev INVALID.
File No. 39 232
Silas Brown Seiz Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Silas Brown's Application for Pension
Sergeant Silas Brown, Windham Co: Vt.
Various services -
3 years in Col: Sheppard's regimt. Massach ts line.
22 d February, 1819.
Adm d .
Phinehas White. Judge, Putney, Vermont.

To Phinehas White Esq. Chief Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Windham and State of Vermont —
I Silas Buren of Townshend in the County and State aforesaid in the 62 d year of my age claiming the benefit of an act of Congress passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Do in pursuance of the provisions of the said act make the following Declaration upon oath, to wit, — That I served in the War of the Revolution, on the Continental & Militia establishments, as follows, — I enlisted for the term of six twelve months in the Spring of 1775 and regularly served said term in the company of Capt. Warren in the Regt. of Col. Jos. Read of the Massachusetts In the Spring of 1776 I again enlisted and went to the city of N. York for five months in Capt. Foster's company in the Regt. of Col. Smith and served out said term — And afterwards in the Spring of 1777 I enlisted for the term of three years and entered the company of Capt. Knapp as Sergeant in the Regt. commanded by Col. Wm. Shepherd, which if I rightly remember was the 2 d . Mass. Regt. and regularly and faithfully served the said three years. — Afterwards, if I rightly remember in the Summer of 1781 I again enlisted for six months in the company of Capt. Read and did Sergeant's duty the Regt. I do not now recollect — And I further declare that I am now in feeble health un- able to labor, possessing little property

so that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of the assistance of my country for support — — —
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 22 d day of February Anno. Domini 1819 —
Silas Brown
State of Vermont } Be it remembered that on Windham County ss } this 22 d day of February A.D. 1819
Silas Brown above named personally appearing made solemn oath to the truth of the preceding Declaration by him sub- scribed before me Phinehas White Chief Judge of Windham County Court
And I do hereby certify that it ap- pears to my satisfaction that the said Silas Brown did know of the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy for more than nine months on the continental establishment —
And I now transmit the proceedings testimony had and taken before me to the Secretary of the Department of War in pursuance to the direction of the above mentioned act of Congress —
In witness whereof I hereunto set my official signature and have caused the seal of Windham County Court to be hereunto — And further certify that, from my personal knowledge, I am satisfied that the representation made by the said Brown with respect to his circumstances is correct, that he needs the assistance applied for —
Phineas White Chief Judge of Windham Co. Ct.

Conversus H. 3 12 th Apr o
L. Doodle P. M.
Mr. Elmer of Hon. J. b. Calhoun Secy of War Washington City Dist. Columbia Dec r 1824

Townshend Windham County Vermont April 5 th 1824.
Sir, There is one Silas Brown of this town who has taken his Oath before the County Court of this County that he is in indigent circumstances, for the pur- pose of procuring a pension from the United States, which we the under signed believe he is not entitled to for the following reason, because he has real estate for which he receives $250 - per. annum in cash and is now thinks  now worth from 2000 to $3000 - clear of debt - and we the under signed respectfully submit this infor- mation, to prevent the United States from being deceived  deceived & cheated by this vicious neighbor of ours out of $96 - a year, his perjuring himself to obtain it to the contrary, notwithstanding
Saml. Phipps Justice Peace J. D. Drown Clerk Judson Murdock Lt. Colonel James Taggart who pays the above mentioned to said Brown Hilder Jay Lucius Doolittle P.M. Solomon Griggs M.D. Charles B. Shipman Paul Holland County Treasurer J. D. Justice Peace John H. Brigham Clerk Thos. Brown Grand Juror