Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,297, Daniel Bradish, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Bradish Daniel
S 12297
BLt 26571-160-55
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14.59 2 14 119 New York
Let Hon. Preston King, May 4
Daniel Bradish
of St Lawrence in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain H. L. H. H. of the Regt. commanded by Col. Whitney in the W. Capt. time for 8 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of May 1833 — and sum Mr A. G. Low Clk. St Lawrence Co.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '33  $53.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sept '33  13.33 $66.66
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. H. H. H. Clerk
Recorded by Book E. Vol. 4. Page 44

86,075 3/4 Act March 3/08 3 April 28/11
Daniel Boorish June
Capt Wm Henry Mas Col Timothy Mil Enl 10/1777
Revolutionary War Capt Daniel Boorish Battle of Danbury Col Bushing M.W. June 32- 14119
Ad: 160000 May 16/52 B.O. 1/1/52
[Large stylized letter R]
Claimant Norfolk N.Y.
Claimant Nov 14/1855
Henry June 1/57 Let to A.B. lease to return warrant for cancellation issued after warrant's death Let to - bond for land office to withhold future Aug. 31/61 Let to Bonne of France & Laurence Office enclosing warrant - cancel - withdrawal - D.P.P.
Vol. B. 68.

In the matter of Daniel Bradish
application for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832
14592
com d
8 mo. per
26. 66.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New-York } St. Lawrence County } ss.
On this twenty fourth day of September 1832. Personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County now sitting. Daniel Bradish a resident of Potsdam in said County of St. Lawrence, aged 72 years the 30 th day of April last, 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named of- ficers, and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted about the 1 st of May 1777 at Winchendon, Worcester County, in the state of Massachusetts, where he resided during the Revolutionary war, in a company commanded by Capt. Henry Saint Smith. Ensign W. Clance in Col. Whitcomb's Regiment, in Genl. Dyer's Brigade, in the Massachusetts State Troops, for two months, that he marched to Providence and from there to Boston Neck, where he served out his full period, with his company, in

protecting the Inhabitants against the British then at Newport. that he was dismissed then about the 1 st of July 1777 without any written discharge. About the middle of August 1777 he enlisted again at the same place for three months in the Company commanded by Capt David Bent. Lieut Paul B Kendall. En- sign Miteall in Col. Job Cushing's Regi- ment in Genl. Jonathan Warner's Brigade, in the Massachusetts Troops. As he supposes that he marched imme- diately to the North passed Bennington a few days after the battle at that place, crossed Hudson River and was stationed at Bemus Heights till after the Sur- render of Burgoyne. when he marched down to West Point, where he sailed to Larry Town and marched to White Plains near which place he remained till about the last of November when he was dismissed without any written discharge.
The last of August or first of September 1778. he enlisted again at the same place for three months, as he thinks, in the Company of Capt. Ephraim Hough- ton. Lieut. Stone, in Col. Denny's Regi- ment to serve a campaign up the river against the British.

and served out his full period in that vicinity in Scouting parties against the Indians, and was dismissed at Albany Flats towards the last of November, without any written discharge.
He never was in a battle except in a slight skirmish with a party of Hessians near Hudson River just before the surrender of Burgoyne. He never received a written discharge, and he knows of no person living who was in the service with him except John Polly and Ephraim Grimes, whose affidavits are hereto annexed.
About 40 years ago he moved to Watkinsville N.Y. and lived in Vermont till 1811 when he moved to Potsdam aforesaid where he has resided ever since. He knows, Gaher Miller, Horace Allen, Amos Carrine and others, who can testify as to the reputation in his neighborhood of his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state.
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid }
J. Smith
Daniel Breedish
We George Williams, a Justice of the Peace, Gaher Miller, Judge of the said court of common pleas residing in the town of Potsdam hereby certify that the are well acquainted with Daniel Breedish who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been

a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  George Wilkinson John B. Miller  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 said further certifies that it appears to them that George Wilkinson, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman residing in the town of Potsdam aforesaid and that John B. Miller, who also signed the same is one of the Judges of said Court of Common Pleas, residing at Potsdam aforesaid.
I, Alvin C. Love, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Davis for a pension. I also certify that John B. Andrews, before whom the following affidavits of John Polly appear to have been taken and Horace Allen, before whom the following affidavits of Abel Brown and Ephraim Grinn, appear to have been taken, were each of them Justices of the peace of said County at the time said affidavits appear to have been taken and their signatures respectively affixed thereto and to the duplicates following said affidavits in their own handwriting.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the twenty fifth  sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.  A. C. Love Clerk  The word "fifth" was and "sixth" inserted

St. Lawrence County.) ss. John O'Leary of the town of Massena in said County, being sworn saith that he formerly resided in Fitchburgh Worcester County in the State of Massa- chusetts, that about the first day of May 1777 he enlisted at Fitchburgh in a Company commanded by Capt. Henry. in Col. Whitney's Regiment in Genl. Dyer's Brigade, of the Massachusetts Line, that said Company marched to Providence, Rhode Island, and after remaining there four or five weeks, marched to Boston Neck to guard the Inhabitants against the depredations of the British Army, which was then stationed at New Port in Rhode Island; that said Company was dismissed at Boston Neck about the first of July 1777 after a service of two months. And this Deponent saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Bradish, now of Potsdam in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, formerly of Winchendon Worcester County, in the State of Massa- chusetts, that said Bradish belonged to the said Company commanded by Capt. Henry and served in said Company with this Deponent until

it was assigned, which was a period of two months.
Subscribed and sworn. }
John Polley
before me this 2 nd day of August 1832 }
John B. Andrews Jr.
St. Lawrence County ss: I the Justice before whom the above affidavit is subscribed do certify that I am well acquainted with John Polley who subscribed the same, and that he is a person of truth and veracity Dated August
John B. Andrews Justice Peace.
ex. of same with Polley's aff. to

State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss. Ephraim Grinus of Bennington in the County of Franklin in said State aged seventy three years, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is acquainted with Daniel Bradish of Potsdam in said County of St Lawrence, who, he un- derstands, is making application for a pension. He further saith that about the middle of August 1777, he enlisted as a soldier at Hubbardston in the County of Worcester, Massachusetts, for three months, in the company of Capt. David Bent, Lieut. Paul Kendall, in Col. Job Cushing's Regiment, in Genl. John- athan Warner's Brigade, in the Massa- chusetts state Troops. That the Regiment marched directly to Stillwater, by way of Bennington, Vermont, and was stationed at Bemis Heights where it remained during the engagements with Burgoyne and till after his surrender. The Regiment then went to Albany and from there to Whiteplains where they saw service three months, expense and the Regi- ment was dismissed. This De- ponent well recollects that said Daniel Bradish enlisted into said Com-

pany from Winchendon in said County of Worcester and was with the Company and served as a soldier therein during the whole period of three months, and was dismissed at White Plains at the time this Dis- present and the rest of the Company were discharged.
Sworn & subscribed this 14 th day of September 1832 before me
Horan Allen; Justice Peace.
Ebenezer Grimes

State of New York } B: Abel Brown of Parish- St Lawrence County } ville in said County.
formerly of Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, being sworn deposition and saith that he is well acquainted with in said County of St Lawrence Daniel Bradish of Potsdam in said County aforesaid, that this deponent and said Bradish both resided in Winchendon aforesaid within two miles of each other, during the Revolutionary War, and this deponent well recollects that in the summer of 1777 said Bradish was absent two months and was said to have been engaged in the army at Rhode Island. That about the 1 st August 1777, this deponent understood that said Bradish enlisted again in a company commanded by Capt. David Bent, Lieut. Paul Randall, Ensign Metcalf, for the term of three months, to join the army at the North, that said Bradish was absent about three months, then next thereafter, and this deponent always understood and it was always so reported in the neighborhood of said Bradish, that he was engaged and served in the said company during said three months, and that he was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. And this deponent further saith that on the 1 st August 1778 he enlisted in the army and left home and was gone three and a half months, that

when he returned home he understood that said Bradish had been absent about three months in a campaign up the Mohawk River against the Indians, and this deponent verily believes that said Bradish did serve in the Revolu- tionary war for the three terms as he has above stated in this affidavit.
Abel Brown
Sworn & subscribed this 7 th day of August 1832 before the Hon. Allen Justin Pease
I the Justice before whom the above affidavit of Abel Brown was taken do certify that said Brown is a man of truth & veracity. Dated Augt. 7. 1832. Hon. Allen Justin Pease
copy Jas. Bradish Brown's affid.

State of New York
St Lawrence County } 31
On this thirty first day of March 1855 personally appeared before me Wm T. Osborn duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State upon Swire Daniel Bradish age ninety three years a resident of the Town of Norfolk in the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Daniel Bradish who was a private Soldier Soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Wm Henry in the Regiment of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Col. Whitney that he entered the Service in the year 1777 and continued in actual Service in the war of the revolution for about two months That he stood as a minute man about two years in the year 1777 & 1778 & 1779 that he was in actual Service in the war of the Revolution three months in the Company commanded by Captain David Bent in the Regiment commanded by Col. Job Cushing in the Brigade of Gen Warner as was at the Battle of Saratoga That in the year 1779 he was in actual Service as a Corporal in the Company of Captain Ephraim Houghton in the Regiment commanded by Col. Dyer and remained in said Service for about five weeks and at the end of each of the above terms of Service he was honorably discharged He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he may entitled under the act granting additional Bounty Land to certain officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States aforesaid March 3 rd 1855 He further declares that he has not received a warrant for Bounty land under any other act of Congress nor made any application therefor Daniel Bradish Sworn to and subscribed before me

The day after you have written and I have certified that I believe the Lewis Daniel Bradish who signed and executed the above declaration and is now present to be the identical man who served as your suitor and that he is of the age above stated and that I have no interest in said claim
State of Oregon } St Lawrence Cast } ss
Personally appeared Daniel C. Putnam - clerk Shilo Nash - Citizens of the County and State
Philo Hall - Citizens of the County and State afore said who being duly sworn depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Daniel Bradish and that he is the person now present who signs and executes the within declaration and we further say we have read the within declaration and to the said Daniel Bradish and saw him make his mark. Philo Hall
Philo Hall
April, 6, Paterson
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31 st day of March A.D. 1855 and I certify that the said Philip Hall and Daniel C. Peterson are creditable and respectable citizens
Wm. T. Osborn Justice of the peace
STATE OF NEW YORK, St. Lawrence County, Clerk's Office,
Symon & Spallade
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and Courts, this 4 th day of April 1855-
Symon & Drayton CLERK.

No 14542 Daniel Bradish St Lawrence Court New York
A 6 Low-blk St Lawrence County Court New York

BRIEF in the case of Daniel Bradish , County of St Lawrence in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a 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. As a Genl.     Enlisted In 1777 May 2 Private Capt Henry Col Whitney   1777 Aug- 3 " Genl Col Cushing   1778 3 " Houghton Col Denny  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmish with a party of Hessian  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Worcester Co Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers not connected as the regulations require - 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Easton
Examining Clerk:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
S. F. 12,297
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Bradish 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1. 1777 1 mo. Pvt. Wm Henry Whitney Mass.   Aug. 1777 3 mos. David Bent Job Cushing   Aug. 7 Sept. 1778 3 mos. Ephraim Houghton Dunham   1760 Stood as a minute man in 1777, 1778 and 1779.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Winchendon, Worcester Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension, Sept 24, 1832. His d. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Potsdam St Lawrence Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Apr 30 1760
Remarks: _____
died Nov. 4. 1855-
It is stated that he left no widow or minor heirs.  There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

May 1842
Daniel Bordin
No 32
St. Mary
St. John's Church
Concord, New Hampshire
New Hampshire

1917 Apr. 27 Hist. to Alice Bradford
Rev. M...
12.297 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 12,297
Daniel Bradish
Prim. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 47
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel Bradish which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 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? 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? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 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?

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?
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?
Swing Wirtz
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?
12.7
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.

4 Cases dm
3 Mrs. Wade
Nico
Dec 7 '57

Daniel Bradish
Act 32
N.Y.
all admitted
Wm Hadlykins
Act 32
Vermont Act
Simson Catlin
Act 1832
N.Y.
- Calson W m Abijah Calson
Act - 48
N.Y.

No. of Reps.
Apr. 30. 1850
Col. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Reunions
Sir
Enclosed I send you letter of L. C. Yale Esq as to claim of Daniel Brad- ish. Will you be kind enough to give me the in- formation he desires that I communicate it to him & very Respectfully
Yours Truly Preston King

✓ 26. 571
5 New Am

Louisville, St. Law Co. N.Y. May 20 th 1857.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir. Daniel Brackish a private of the revolution made application for Bounty Land under the Act of May 1855, which application was filed in July of that year, according to a notice that he received. He died on the 4 th November 1855. & left no widow or minor heirs. Warrant was issued under his application dated 19 th May 1856. (No. 26.571)
Can the legal heirs of Daniel Brackish locate the land & hold it under the act of 1855? Or will the fact that the warrant was not issued until he was dead cut them off under the provisions of that act? An answer will oblige.
Respectfully Yours. Albert B. Case For the Heirs.

Penney
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182 McClellan St. Rev 100526 Schenectady, N.Y. April 21, 1917.
The Pension Office. Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
My ward, Alice Bousaford is desirous of joining the Daughters of the American Revolution, on the record of service of her Great- Great Grandfather Rev. Moses  Daniel Bradish who served as Minute Man at 17 years of age, died at 23 and was a pensioner for the last 40 years of his life.
He has none of the dates, either of his birth , marriages or death . If you can assist us in these matters and in any other data concerning him it will be greatly appreciated.
Cordially yours, Rev. A. C. Benny . Pastor 1st Baptist Church.