Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,139, Asa Brown, R.I.

SERVICE
Col.
Brown, Asa
NUMBER
S. 22,139
CONTENTS

No 3343
Vermont
Asa Brown
of Rutland Co, in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Martin of the Reg t commanded by Lippit in the Rhode Island line for 2 years & 3 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Dec r . 1832 and sent to R. Temple Present
Arrears to 14th of September 1832 120.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th March 1833 } 40.00
$160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book D, Vol. 4 Page 48
Col Schuler of Treasury 13 June 1833 " 3 rd auditor 15 " " " " 20 " "
let James W m amiel 23 rd 1835 Sec y of War 10 July 1835 Do. to V. Marcy July 23, 1835
See P.W. Inv. #16683
William Wood

Asa Brown
27 no. 171567.

STATE OF VERMONT, RUTLAND COUNTY, ss.
On this 15 th day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Rutland Asa Brown a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 73 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year 1776 and served in Col. Safford's
Regiment of the Rhode Island line under the following named officers. Col. Safford, Capt. Martin, Lt. Martin. He does not remember the names of his other officers. He enlisted at Providence, when he resided, about the 1. Dec. 1776, & was discharged at Morristown, New Jersey in Dec. 1777 - marched to White Plains, Thence to Trenton, N. Jersey & Morristown - he was in the battles of Trenton & Princeton. For this service he applied for a pension & was rejected on account of his property. In the spring of 1778 he enlisted into Col. Tappin; Maj. Capt. Philip Traffin's company of Rhode Island troops for one year & served until the spring of 1779 in guarding the lines in Rhode Island, & belonged to Genl. Cornwall's Brigade - was in several skirmishes with the enemy who were in possession of the Island. In the winter of 1780 he moved to Clarendon, Vermont, & in the spring of that year was called out as a volunteer & served in Capt. Sawyer's company at the Forts in Pittsfield & Castleton three months, & worked on the Forts when he was not out on scouts. He never received a written discharge. He has no documentary evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. He knew Genl. Washington, Lee, Sullivan, Greene, & many other Continental officers. He was born at Providence the 16 th day of June 1759, but knows of no record of his age except in his Bible. Since the revolution he resided about ten years in Clarendon, since which

he has resided in Rupert Paver, Brandon & Danby - he now lives in Danby - There is no clergyman in the immediate vicinity of his residence, but he is known to most of the inhabitants there
We Benjamin Ford & William Gould, residing in Danby, hereby testify that we are well acquainted with Asa Brown who has subscribed hereto to this declaration. That we believe him to be 73 years of age - That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion - Nov. 30. 1832 Asa Brown subscribed this day 3 years aforesaid.
Benj. Ford Wm. Gould
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid.
Asa Brown mark
R. Mayse Regt
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant after the investigation of the matter & putting interrogatories forward by the said Court was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And it further appears that Benj. Ford & William Gould who signed the preceding certificate are residents in Danby, & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rodney C. Royce Regt. Clerk of the Court of Petitions do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Brown for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at Rutland this 17 th day of Augt. A. D. 1832
R. Mayse Regt

20,903 Ara Brown
Rejected. See letter 3 rd April 1829 to R. Temple
1279

STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
On this 5 th day of Feb y 1829 personally
appeared before the Supreme court for said county of Rutland in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Asa Brown
70 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820; that he the said Asa Brown
enlisted for the term of one year on the 10 th of December in the year 1776 in the State of Rhode Island in the company commanded by Captain Simon Vose in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sippet in the line of the State of R. Island on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps (or vessel) until December 1777 when he was discharged from the service, in Annapolis in the State of New Jersey that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropped therefrom on account of his property.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present that he has lost his discharge - and that the following are the reasons why he did not make the earlier application for a pension, namely - he made out his declaration but was told he had too much property & so did not send it.
And, in pursuance of the act of 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent, thereby, so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed -
65 acres of land in Brandon 4 cows 1 pr steers 1 heifer 15 sheep 2 pigs 1 cart 189 sheep 1 axe 2 hoes 1 spade 1 pitch fork - nearly enough way to keep my cattle & sheep thro' the winter - about 20 bush. corn & 1/2 bush. of bbl pork - a few bush. potatoes - a little butter & lard - 1 table 6 chairs - 1 pr. stoves & tongs 3 kettles 1 pot 2 pails 2 tubs 6 milk pails 2 bowls 2 pewter plates 1 platter 6 plates 6 knives 1 fork 1 spoon 1 tea pot 5 or 6 cups, 1 sugar bowl - 2 chests 1 bureau 1 looking glass 1 stand 2 candle sticks
18 th March 1818
That, since the exhibition of my first schedule, the following changes have been made in my property. I have occupied my land & with the assistance of my children have raised my provisions from it. I have had a few cattle & sheep die, & have raised others in their stead. My occupation is that of a farmer, but for the last year have been wholly unable to labor from asthma. My son John now occupies my land. I live with him the supports me, together with my wife Lucy who is 65 years old & in low health.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 5 th day of February 1829 before said Court.
R. Pierpont CLERK.
I Robert Pierpont Clerk of the Supreme Court do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Asa Brown did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that in the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Five hundred fifty two dollars, and cents,
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 5 th day of February 1829
R. Pierpont Clerk of the Court of the County of Rutland

No 1567 Vermont
Sup. Nov 23 1832
Ch. 11. 12
admitted
27 mo's Private
$80.00 R. Temple Present
R. Temple
E. Fullard Sept Page 88.

BRIEF in the case of  Isaac Brown  of Rupert, Rutland County in the State of Vermont  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Ques  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he?  78 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.     Dec In 1796 12 Private Gen. Washington Capt. Martin   Spring 1778 12 " Col. Lippit   Winter 1780 6 " Capt. Trappin , Col. Trappin Gen. Cornwallis's Brigade   " Capt. Lawyer    Rhode Island Line
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  Trenton & Princeton  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Providence, Rhode Island  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?  They are, no certificate. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Robt. Howland Examining Clerk.

The papers relating to the fraud in this case are filed with # 10.683.
July 18. 1897 Jotham Ford. Mr. Invalid. Red Ware Mass.

Dec. by 30th June 1835
Geo Wm Crump Esq I this day Recd. A letter from you dated 23 d June directed to my father he being absent and is not Expected here under 10 or 12 Days and as you requested In answer to yours I will say to you that there Has not ben any such man that resided in this Town as Asa Brown, Benjamin Dard. and William Gould In these years near five to my knowledge for I Have ben in the Merchants business here for some years And should of known them had they ben any such men here there was once a person that resided In this town by the name of Asa Brown and I Do not know but B. F. & W. G. did too but if they Did it is several years ago When my father returns from New-york I will have him write you any thing you Want to know about Robert Temple Business we will Inform you at any time with the greatest pleasure Yours very Respectfully Thomas M c Daniel

W. Maycy, Solicitor,
July 23. 1835
J. C.
Brown & D Page 207

War Dept.
Pension Office
July 23. 1835
Sir,
Enclosed herewith is a statement from the Third Auditor, showing the amount of money fraudulently obtained in the cases of Asa Brown and Jotham Ford, and for which the estate of the late Robert Temple, dec d . of Rutland Vermont is chargeable. There is  no such person or persons  as Brown or  to have had any existence in  the place where it was  alleged they resided; and there is no evidence that any  persons of the names above mentioned were residents  at any period of time no satisfactory proof that such persons were ever entitled to pensions, and no person  person named Asa Brown or  and Jotham Ford ever resided in Rutland County, where it was alleged they lived when certificates of pension were issued in their names.
N. Maxcy, Esq. Solicitor of the War Dept.

Protection
22139
INVALID.
File No. 22139
aka  Brown
B.  Rev. 1891
Act: June 7 th 1891
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1279
RECORDED
P. O. Mr Brown
Service: _____
Enlisted: no correspondence , 18
Discharged: _____ , 18
Application filed: _____ , 18

(Copy)
War Department
Pension Office
June 13 th 1835
Sir
The Third Auditor on examining the accounts of payments made to Pensioners in Vermont during the present year, was under the impression that the following named cases were fraudulent, and called my attention to them. They are the cases to which he alluded in his letter to you a few days since. I have examined them and now give you the result of that examination.
When it was discovered early in October last that frauds had been extensively perpetrated by the late Robert Temple upon the public by means of false pension claims, a general order was given to the agent in Vermont under the act of 1832 to make no payment upon the claims for which Temple had been agent unless special instructions were received from this Department to that effect. The persons whose names are

are on the accompanying list marked (A) are undoubtedly living, most of them probably entitled to an allowance at some rate under the act of 1832, and have applied since January last to this department for the removal of the suspension of their payments - but not having satisfied me that they are legally entitled to the rate, they have heretofore redistrictively received, the suspension has not yet been removed.
The individuals whose names are upon the accompanying list marked (B) have satisfied me that they are justly entitled to the allowances for which they were originally placed on the list and the Agent has been directed to resume payments to them accordingly. A considerable portion of them appear from the statements made, to have already been paid up to the 1 st of March last.
The rates of allowance heretofore given to the following persons have been reduced, it appearing upon the evidence and explanation furnished recently, that they were originally allowed too much. New certificates have been issued to them, and the Agent has been directed to pay them accordingly, after deducting the amount of any overpayments that may have been made.
Their

Their names are - Moore Ambley, Samuel Parker Daniel Eaton, Trinity Boardman, Isaac Southworth William Graves & Thomas Rogers.
John Gadding has been transferred to New York from 4 March 1834
Ebenezer Durdle has been transferred to Ohio - payable at the Pittsburgh Agency from 6 March 1834
The claims of Enos Briggs and Isaac Spaulding were probably correct, but the claimants are ascertained to have died since October last. The claims of Thomas Todd, Barzillai Serrey, Levi Edwin & Enos Eaton were those of individuals living when they were originally made, but not renewed since the general suspension for reasons unknown to me
The claims of Oliver Arnold, Ephraim Heald & Solomon Moulton were not originally admitted through the agency of Mr Temple, and appear to have been bona fide claims. Why the allowances accruing to them for the half year ending 6 March last have not been called for it is impossible for me to de- termine as these claims were not suspended.

On comparing the papers which support the claims purporting to be those of Lotham Ford and Asa Brown, they are believed to be clearly fraudulent, and appear to be the only claims contained in the list furnished by the Third Auditor which are so.
I am &c (signed)
J L Edwards
Virgil Maxcy Esq Solicitor of the Treasury.

State of Vermont, Rutland ss - 3
On the 5 th day of February 1827 personally came before the undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace for said County, John Brown, a credible witness, who being duly sworn, doth depose & say, that he was acquainted with Asa Brown, an applicant for a pension, during the Revolutionary war, and has been acquainted with him ever since - and that he knows said Asa served one year as a soldier in Capt. Martin's company in Col. Lippit's Regiment of Rhode Island, commencing in December 1776 & ending in December 1777 - that the deponent was present when he enlisted, & frequently saw him doing duty in said Regiment in 1777 - and further says that he knows before now the story & year asked?
A. Temple Jr. Jus. Peace
State of Vermont, Rutland ss - 3
On the 5 th day of Feb. 1827, personally came before the undersigned authority, James Potter, a credible witness, who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that he is acquainted with Asa Brown, an applicant for a pension, & was acquainted with him during the Revolutionary war - and that he knows said Asa was

a soldier in Capt. Martin's company in Col. Safford's Reg. t of R. H. Bland, as stated in his declaration of this date, & served one year commencing in December 1776 - he was well acquainted with him before & after the service, & saw him frequently while in service - and for this says not - known before nor the day of year aforesaid.
A Temple Jan. 1800.
State of Vermont Rutland County ss
I Robert Rippon Clerk of Rutland County court do certify that Robert Temple before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken is a justice of the Peace for said County, duly sworn & qualified and that his name thereunto subscribed is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said County this 5 th day of February 1800 R. Rippon