Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6745, Isaac Brown, Conn. New York R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. New York Rd.
Brown, Isaac
S 6745
CONTENTS
Boarded
A. Feb. 1922 at Washington, New London Co. Conn. then until 1928 then to Little Falls, New York Co. N.Y. In 1932 res. of Brookfield, Madison Co. N.Y.

14268 New York
Isaac Brown
of Madison in the State of N.Y. who was a Sergeant - in the Compy. commanded by Captain Thompson of the Reg t commanded by Col Sturton in the 6. T line for 1 year 3 Months Sergeant, and 5 " private
Revolutionary War Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York. at the rate of 91 - Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of May 1833 - and sent to Joseph Clark P.M. Brookfield New York.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 - - $83.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 - - 45.83
$229.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E, Vol. 11 Page 11

Isaac Brown a Pension Applicant
23997
Filed July 9. 1833-
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State of New York County of Madison
On this 1 st day of February 1883
Personally appeared before me, Elias Marshall one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Madison County State of New York. Isaac Brown a resident of Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York age 27 years one of said Judges who being first duly sworn according to some solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated that he was born in Farmington County of New London and State of Connecticut on the 4 th of July 1752 and lived there until the year 1780 that he entered into the service of the United States at Farmington aforesaid in the month of January 1777 for fifteen months in what was then called the Continental Army and served as sergeant the full term of fifteen months in a company commanded by Captain Francis Thompson. Peter Perry was lieutenant in a Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Tinker. William Barton was Major of said Regiment that he marched from Farmington aforesaid to New London Ferry in the State of Rhode Island and continued at New London Ferry and near there the full term of fifteen months in guarding the stores given the invasions of the British who then had possession of Rhode Island in the month of July 1777 he was one of the party in the outer guard on Rhode Island under Major Barton and helped take the British General Prescott and his aid and caused them to be dead or mortally wounded and delivered them to the American commandant that he went a number of times during the time of his service with Major Barton and other officers in reconnaissance on the Island and was discharged at Farmington in the State of Rhode Island the first of April 1778 that in August 1778 he re-enlisted at Farmington in the State of Connecticut and marched to Connecticut in the

that in the State of Rhode Island and was under Joseph Congdon in the commissary department and had the command of a Whale boat and four men and was employed in conveying provisions to the French fleet and transporting the men to and from different places in one night carried and assisted in carrying two hundred men from Rhode Island to Narragansett Bay in said State and was discharged in October 1778 after serving two months at Providence in the State of Rhode Island General Salmon D. Green commanded the Regiment on Strong Mountain Providence was likewise in the State at the same time but he was under the control of the said Joseph Congdon
that in July 1779 he was drafted at Stonington County of New London and State of Connecticut for two months as a private under Lieut. Colonel DeLabad Brown in a Regiment commanded by Col. Oliver Smith and marched to New London in the State of Connecticut, while there had orders to march to the Plains in the State of New York but soon had counter orders and was discharged at New London after serving one month which was in August 1779 that in the year 1780 he moved into the State of New York in the then town of Little Forest (now Berlin) in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York
that in September 1781 he was drafted at Little Forest in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York under Captain Stephen Hiles and Lieut. James Jones in a Brigade commanded by General Schuyler and was in the service two months as a private he marched from Forest to Albany from Albany to Saratoga Barracks and was discharged at Saratoga in December 1781 that he was born in Stonington County of New London and State of Connecticut the 4th day of

February 1752 and lived there until the year 1780 that he lived at Kingston, Ulster Co. when called into the service except the last time, he moved into the state of New York then town of Ulster County he then moved into the town of Esopus County of Ulster Co. and lived there about three years he then moved into the town of Poughkeepsie County of Dutchess Co. and lived there about five years he then moved to Poughkeepsie County of Dutchess Co. and lived there until about 1810 he then moved to Poughkeepsie County of Dutchess Co. where he resides and has lived for the last nineteen years.
He has no record of his age
That he in 1810 the first time he went into the service and returned the second time.
and was drafted the two last times.
He thinks there was no Continental troops stationed here except in 1778 in Sullivan's expedition. He mentions that General Sullivan & General Clinton and Major Brant were in the same service that he was in the service from Col. Joseph Stanton but left it soon after that Col. Brant a Clergyman and Joseph Clark his neighbors' own testify as to his services as a soldier of the Revolution that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Thomas Brown which he might be influenced this declaration.

he hereby renounces 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 sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Silas Merrill a Judge of Madison County
We Eli S Bailey a Clergyman residing in the town of Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York and Joseph Clark residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Brown who has been and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me Elisha Randall a Judge of Madison County
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states, and the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that Eli S Bailey
who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York and that Joseph Clark who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that this statement is entitled to credit and the said Isaac Brown cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court without endangering his health and I further certify that I am a neighbor of the said applicant and that he

being an excellent Committee for truth and accuracy Brookfield Madison County NY February 4th 1833
Elisha Randall a Judge of Madison County Courts
Personally appeared before me the under signed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison and State of New York. Since 1810 who being duly sworn, deposes 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 period mentioned herein and in the following grades for one year and three months I served as a Sergeant for four months I served as a private and for the balance I served as a Captain
Sworn and Subscribed February 4th 1833
State of New York
Elisha Randall a Judge of Madison County Courts
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Elisha Randall, be- fore whom the three preceding Affidavits purport to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the preceding Certificate, was, at the dates of the same, One of the Judges of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 20th day of February 1833- A. S. Sloan Clerk

10045.

State of New York, Madison County.
Personally appeared before me Joseph Clark one of the Justices of the Peace for the town of Brookfield County of Franklin Thomas Brown of the town of Montgomery County of Lewis and State of New York being duly sworn says that he lives in the town of Stonington County of New London and State of Connecticut in the town of the Revolutionary War and is brother to Isaac Brown of Brookfield County of Madison and State of New York and was known to his mother as near as this deponent can recollect in the months of January nineteen hundred and twenty seven that he enlisted in the said town of Stonington for the term of fifteen months and that he served the full term of fifteen months at that time and served under Capt Thomas Thompson in a Regiment commanded by Col Joseph Stanton and that in the month of August in the year nineteen hundred and twenty eight this deponent was recollects that said Isaac Brown returned and went into the Army in Rhode Island and served more than two months and that this deponent was in the Army with the said Isaac Brown and for the rest not.
Thomas Brown.
Sworn and subscribed this 3rd Day of July 1882
before me Joseph Clark Justice of the Peace.
I further certify that from some acquaintance with the above deponent it is a true and correct copy of the first original thereof.
Joseph Clark Justice.
Montgomery County New York

State of New York } Madison County } ss I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do Certify that Joseph Blank be- fore whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn. And also whose name appears to the within Certificate, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. And that I am acquaint- ed with his hand writing and verily believe his name sub- scribed to the said Affidavit and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and Signature Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 8th day of September 1832 A. S. Sloan Clk.

23997 Isaac Brown State of New York
Joseph Clark P.M. Brookfield N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Dana Brown  Madison County State of New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1777 1 3 " Sergt. Capt Thompson Col. Stontou 81 years Stonington County Traditionary   Vol. 1778 " 2 " Com d in the Continental Boat Department Com d a whale boat Joseph Congdon of New London Evidence and A Living Witness for the 1 st & 2 nd tour of service   Enlist 1779 " 1 " priv. Lieut Brown Col. Smith State of Connect. to list - 17 months   " 1781 " 2 to priv. Capt Miles Genl Schuyler witness credible  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
I was employed in a whale boat carrying provisions to the French Fleet and transporting men to & from different places was engaged 20 mo

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
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. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
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 (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[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. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) 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 (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) 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 days 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.
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, (l) 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 ( m ) 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 services. 
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.
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.
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.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Dear
In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Jesse Brown a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. file 6745
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1777 15 mos. Sergt. Thomas Thompson Joseph Stanton R.I.   Aug. 1778 2 mos. Pvt. Joseph Condon (Commissioned Capt. etc.)   July 1779 1 mos. " Nicholas Brown Oliver Smith Conn.   Sept. 1781 2 mos. " Stephen Gilks " N.Y.  
enlisted in capture of General Burgoyne
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Winsted, Conn.
Date of application for pension, March 1833 - Hartford
Residence at date of application, Bethlehem, Madison Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Feb. 1752 at Springfield, Mass.
Remarks: _____
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Very respectfully...
(Br. Thomas)

Rev. War Section.
October 13, 1919.
Mr. Isaac B. Brown, Corry, Pennsylvania.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the eleventh instant, you are advised that photostat copies of the original papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Isaac Brown, Survivor's File No. 6,745, will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen cents per page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification.
The number of pages to be copied is eight.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. War Section.
3-1865
Recd M. G. $1.45 E. M.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1919.
Mr. Isaac B. Brown, Corry, Pennsylvania.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the eleventh instant, you are advised that photostat copies of the original papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Isaac Brown, Survivor's File No. 6,745, will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen cents per page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification.
The number of pages to be copied is eight.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very respectfully,
Smeltzaber
Commissioner.
15 8 120 25 145
One and 45/100 Dollars herewith enclosed as per above statement. Kindly send photographs soon as possible. Respectfully
Money order to order of Secretary of Interior
Isaac B. Brown

Rev. War Section.
October 9, 1919.
Mr. Isaac B. Brown, Corry, Pennsylvania.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the sixth instant, relative to the pension claim of Isaac Brown, Survivor's File No. 6745 Rev. War, you are advised that "February 4, 1833" is the date of his application for pension.
His pension certificate was issued May 16, 1833.
There is no information concerning the soldier's death, nor an application for arrears of his pension, nor application for his widow's pension, on file in this Bureau.
In addition to the data in the necessarily condensed "abstract" furnished you on the thirtieth ultimo, the soldier stated, on February 4, 1833, that in 1780 he removed to Hoosick; Rensselaer County, New York, and remained there about ten years; thence to Argyle, Washington County, New York for about three years; next to Broadalbin, Montgomery County, New York for about five years; thence to German Flatts, Herkimer County, New York until about nineteen years past, when he removed to Brookfield, Madison County, New York where he had remained for nineteen years.
*Also referred to as Little Hoosick now Berlin.
The soldier's brother Thomas Brown, (age not stated), resided at Brantingham, Lewis County, New York in 1833.
There is no further family data on file in the claim.
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

Record Division.
March 1, 1910.
S Mrs. Chester T. Platt, # 217 West Main Street, Batavia, N. Y.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 14 th and received the 15 th ultimo, you are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War record of Isaac Brown, Cur. File No. 6,745, and are advised that the files of this Bureau fail to show the date of his death.
For the last payment of soldier's pension, and to whom paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Isaac Brown, Certificate No. 14,368, issued May 16, 1883, under the Act of June 7, 1883, at the New York Agency."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Date Oct. 17, 1919 Name Isaac Brown No { S. File 6,745 Rev. War
Photographic copies wanted of _____ pieces, consisting of 8 pages.
Remarks: _____ J.S.C. Exr. W. H. Wilson Chief Rev. War Sec. C. C. Dennis Law Clerk.
Serial 6636 No. _____

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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
OCT 15 1919
191__
Chief of Rev. War Section Sir:
I have this day received from Isaac B. Brown W.B. draft No. 221,563 for $ 1 45 / 100 requesting post office addresses as per letter herewith
Very respectfully,
W. Campbell Chief of Division.

Am ISAAC B. BROWN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Rev War Section Claim No, 6745, Certificate of Pen- issued May 16 1833. Pensioner's name Isaac Brown
Corry_Penna Oct 11 1919.
The Hon, Commissioner of Pensions Washington D C
My Dear Sir.
Your letter of the 9th inst gives me data that is most satisfactory clearing and eliminating doubts that have annoyed me for more than a generation. My search has been on genealogical lines and for Sons of American Revolutionary Purposes.
I now beg to ask you to send me an exemplification of the record in the above entitled case, covering inter alia the application for pension and all evidence in support of the same. You will understand that I want copies of all records in support of the claim for pension including the application and affidavits. I would like these certified if this is done by your bureau but if not then send the exemplification without certifying.
Will gladly pay for this service if I can do so without violating the law.
Shall very much appreciate your early consideration.
Very Truly Yours
Isaac B. Brown

ISAAC B. BROWN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Corry Pennsylvania Oct 6 1919
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D C.
ISAAC BROWN
"Revolutionary War Records I S C S File 6,745 Rev War."
Referring to your letter of Sept 30 1919 for which I beg to thank you most earnestly I beg your further kindness in answer to the following queries so far as you may be able to give them.
Do you mean that the date "Feby 4 1833 is the date of application or the date when claim for pension was allowed?
What is the date of first payment of pension?
What is the date of the last payment of pension?
What data have you to indicate the place of his death and date?
Does the application or anything in proof of death disclose the name of his wife or widow?
Did his widow make claim for arrearages after his death?
I will thank you to give me any other information which may be disclosed by your records which may contribute to the identity of this
ISAAC BROWN.
My ancestor was Isaac Brown said to have been born in Stonington in 1750-2 served in the Revolution, was a sea captain, married at Stonington March 1775 Esther Parrington, Removed to Argyle now Washington, New York where he resided when the Census of 1790 was taken and very soon after moved to what is now Brookfield Madison County, where his wife Esther died and is said to have married a widow lady a Mrs Burdick and that she died and he removed in about 1830 to Homer Courtland Co, N Y where he died in about 1836 (1836)
The lines seem to coincide and differ but we do not find any other Isaac Brown at Stonington, of the period named. My Isaac Brown rendered service in the Revolution and his descendents say he was pensioned and his descendents are members of the Sons of the American Revolution.
For more than a quarter of a century I held office in Pennsylvania and know how perplexing these inquiries are but their consideration is one of the penalties of holding office under the good old U S A .
If Mr Sidman, Mr Bryant or Mr Aspinwall are still in your Dept they can I think vouch for me.
Asking prompt consideration,
Respectfully
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "Isaac B. Brown". The signature is written in dark ink and features a large, stylized initial "I" and a long, sweeping underline.

Memo 2-715 ISAAC B. BROWN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Corry Penna Sept 12 1919.
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington.
Dear Sir.
I beg to be advised if the Isaac B rown whose name appears on the enclosed list was ever a pensioner. I think he was born at Stonington or in R I near Stonington Conn. He was married at Stonnington just before the Revolution and I have heard he was a pensioner. If you have an Isaac Brown from R I or Conn who was a pensioner kindly send me any data which his application may disclose. I think this Isaac Brown moved to New York state soon after the Revolution and died at Homer New York in 1836 or thereabouts.
Asking your prompt consideration and a return of the enclosed data
Respectfully Yours
Isaac B. Brown

217 East Main St. Batavia, N.Y., Feb'y 14. 1918.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Will you please in- form me if Isaac Brown, who served in the war of the Re-

olution, 4th Regiment New York Militia under Colonel William Van- Rensselaer, ever ap- plied for or received a pension and if so have you any record of his birth, death or family. Yours truly M. F. Platt Mr. Chester C. Platt

Rev War
6745
INVALID.
1910 March 1. History to Mrs. Chester C. Platt & 1919 Sept. 30. Hist. to Isaac Brown & 1919 Oct. 9. Isaac Brown for date of Cof. place of residence, soldier's brother's name & referred to auditor for int. & 1919 Oct. 13. Mr. Brown advised 8 pages to be copied & 1919 Oct. 26. Photo. copies to Mr. Brown &
File No. 6745
Isaac Brown
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1862
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]