Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,659, George Brown, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Brown, George Sally
N. 18659
CONTENTS
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20,880
New York
George Brown
of Tioga Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ashley of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year from January 1776 to January 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th day of June, 1829
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th of June 1829 and sent to James Robinson Esq. Elmira N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of September, 1829 $23. 20 Semi-ann. all'ce ending
$ 23. 20
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec: vol: 53 fol: 69 }

Widow of  James  Washington
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a Private
Great Farm $40 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1848.
1st of July Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of April 1837 and sent to
Hon J. W. Powell Elmira N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 14 , Vol. 9

On application of Geo. Brown for a pension.
Copy Declaration Schedule
Recd. 1. 10. 29. 8 June 1829

(Copy.)
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at the Court House in the Village of Owego in and for the County of Tioga and State of New York on the first Tues day in January in the year of our Lord 1829:
Present.
Grant B. Baldwin Esq. First Judge
John R. Drake
John G. M c Donnell
J. Talcott Waldo
} Esquires Judges
On this 6 th day of January 1829 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges aforesaid, of the same Court, being a court of Record because it proceeds according to the course of the Common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and has the power of fine and imprisonment. GEORGE BROWN, resident in said County of Tioga and State of New York aged Seventy one years the Eleventh day of May last, 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 18 th March 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820: that the said George Brown enlisted for the term of one year, on the first day of January 1776, in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Cap t Moses Ashley in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Patterson in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continental Establishment: that he continued to serve in the said Comp y , until the first day of January 1777 when he was discharged from the service at Trenton in the State of New Jersey: that he was in the Battle at Trenton and the taking of the Hessians the morning after Christmas: That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, except the present. That his name is not on the roll of any State, and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension: that he has hitherto been able to obtain his subsistence and that of his family by labour - that though he has always been what is commonly called a poor man, his health and constitution has been so good, that he could obtain his daily bread by the sweat of his brow, and so long as he was able to

do that, he thought it not right to call upon his country for support. but age and infirmity has thickened upon him; his strength has in a manner failed him, and he has no alternative left, but that Country whose Independence he assisted to achieve.
In pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 18 th of March 1818: and that I have not now has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due me: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. That since the 18 th of March 1818 no material change has been made in my property, which now is as follows to wit:
1 Cow. 8 Sheep. 2 Swine - 1 Old Plough - 2 Axes - 1 old chain 2 Hoes - 2 Beds & the Bedding, all indifferent - 6 old chairs - 1 Pot 1 Kettle - 1 Teakettle - One Spider - 1 Frying Pan - 1 Table - 1 Chest - 2 Pails - 1 Sett Knives & Forks - 10 Plates - 1 Teapot - 1 Sett of Cups & Saucers -
My occupation is that of a Farmer but am so broken down with age & infirmity, that I am unable to pursue it for a living - My family who reside with me are my wife Sally, aged fifty six years, tolerably healthy, and able to do about as much labour as most women of that age: my son Stephen aged sixteen years, an able bodied good boy, and helps me considerably, but is unable to support himself and me too.
Sworn & subscribed this 6 th day of January 1829 In open court
(Signed)
George Brown
Green M. Fithill Clk.

I Green M. Tuthill, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said George 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 & the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Forty Two dollars, eighty four & an half cents.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court the 27 th day of Jan. 1829
Green M. Tuthill
Clerk of the said Court

Sally Brown's 4600 Application for a pension - 4602a Under the Act of the 7 July 1838 Married 2 Feb 1792 Husband died 17 Dec 1833
col Patten for } Mrs Lucie Capt. Skey } all Army
Admitted Private 12 months
J. Robinson Esq Eliza New York

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court house in the Village of Chautauqua the second Tuesday in January 1839 in and for the County of Chautauqua in the State of New York
Present Hon. Joseph L. Darling First Judge Sarah Westlake Lucy Duley Simon L. Wood and James Cleggson Copkins Judges
State of New York Chautauqua County ss. On this 9th day of January, 1839, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges aforesaid - being a Court of Record because made so by the Laws and Constitution of the State, Sally Brown a resident of the Town of Southport in the said County of Chautauqua aged sixty four years & upwards who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of George Brown who was a private in the Revolution and as she understood from her said husband in his life time and verily believes true he served one year in 1776 in the Company commanded by Captain Moses Tolsey in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Patterson in the Massachusetts line. That her said husband was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his decease under the Act of the 18 of March 1818 and the Act of the 1st of May 1820 and according to the best of her recollection he was placed on the Pension List Roll of the New York Agency in the year 1829 at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum

And she would respectfully refer to his application in that case and the evidence accompanying the same as the only record proof of his services now in her power to procure. That she returned his pension certificate to the pension agent at the time of her sending the power to obtain the balance of pay due her said husband at the time of his decease -
And she further declares that she was married to the said George Brown on the second day of February one thousand seven hundred and ninety  and ninety two that her said husband this aforesaid George Brown died on the 19 th day of December in the year 1833 -
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit at the time above stated. That she was married to the said George Brown at Tioga Point now County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania by Guy Masdell Esquire then a Justice of the Peace many years since deceased and the father of Thomas Masdell Esquire the present Post Master in the village of Elmina. That soon after the said marriage a record of it was made in the family Bible but about eight or ten years since we had the misfortune to have our house burnt and the said Bible with it since which she has had no family record of her said marriage. That she has understood from the said Thomas Masdell Esquire that his said Father made a record of the said marriage in a book which he kept for that purpose. That he has seen it and well recollects it and does not know but he can find the said book containing said record and she would refer to the testimony of the said

From Adawell for further proof respecting the time of the said Marriage — Sworn and subscribed to in Open Court this 9 th , Sally Brown 9 th day of January 1839 — before me The undersigned first judge of Chemung County
State of New York Chemung County ss } Thomas Maxwell of the village of Elmira in the said County being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he has read the foregoing declaration of Sally Brown: In relation to her marriage with George Brown as therein stated this deponent saith that he has seen the record thereof in the hand- writing of the deponents father Guy Maxwell who was a magistrate of the county of Luzerne State of Pennsylvania in 1791 & 1792 & several years after- wards: that until very recently this deponent held in his possession the original commission to his father as a Justice of the peace signed by Thomas Mifflin as Governor & countersigned by A. J. Dallas as Secretary of the Commonwealth: the signatures are still in this deponents possession, he having within two years past cut them from the original commission and placed them in a book of signatures of distinguished men kept by this deponent. This deponent further saith that the original docket of the said Guy Maxwell was in his possession many years after the death of the said Guy Maxwell, but he cannot now tell where it is as the family have become somewhat dispersed, but he will recollect the marriage of the said George & Sally Brown was entered in the said docket & he remembers it from the fact that it was the first marriage performed by his father and so entered in the said docket and also that he is certain that the time in which it is entered on said docket as having been performed by

him was not later than 1791 or 1792. but his impression is strong that it was in the latter year.
The deponent is well acquainted with the said Sally Brown and knew her husband the said George Brown, and recollects the period of his death and that he was at the time of his death a revolutionary pensioner having frequently seen his pension certificate he knows that the said Sally Brown still remains the widow of the said George Brown
Subscribed & in Open Court this 17 day of Jan'y. 1839 J. S. Darling first judge of Chemung County
J. S. Maxwell
State of New York } Chemung County } I Joseph L Darling the first Judge aforesaid do certify the foregoing to be the original proceedings in this Court on the application of Sally Brown for a pension - and that the words " And Ninety two " in her declaration aforesaid were interlined before it was sworn and subscribed to - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17 day of Jan'y - 1839
J. S. Darling first judge of Chemung County
State of New York } Chemung County } I Isaac Baldwin Clerk of the said Court do certify the foregoing to be the original pro- ceedings on the application of Sally Brown for a pension That Joseph L Darling Esquire is the First Judge of the said Court and that his signature to the aforesaid papers is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed this 17 day of Jan'y - 1839 -
Isaac Baldwin

State of New York
Chemung County ss. Be it known that on this 12 th day of July 1839 Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Stephen J. Brown who being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is twenty seven years of age and upwards that he is the son of George and Sally Brown that his father the said George Brown was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the time of his decease and at the time he was placed on the pension list and for some time previous he resided in the Town of Southport then County of Tioga but Now County of Chemung (which said Town of Southport adjoins the Village of Elmira on the South) and that he continued to reside in the same town of Southport until his decease - that this deponent always resided at home with his father till his decease and his said Mother Sally now lives with this deponent in the said Town of Southport
Sworn and subscribed
Stephen J Brown
This 12 day of July 1839
before me James Robinson Justice
Chemung County ss. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Stephen J Brown the above named deponent and know him to be a man of truth and veracity and one of the civil officers of the said Town of Southport - Robinson Justice

State of New York } Chenango County ss }
Thomas Norwell being duly sworn saths that, in addition to the facts stated in his former Affidavit in relation to the Marriage of George and Sally Brown, from a knowledge of his Father Com- missioned as a Justice of the Peace at Tioga Point Now at the the time when his Father removed from that place to this Village and his other business transations appearing from his books and papers and from this Deponents perfect recollection of having seen the record of the said Marriage in his Fathers Pocket he this Deponent has no hesitation in saying that the said Marriage took place as early as the year 1792 and being believing it did - That this Deponent has made further enquiry for the said Record and cannot find it
Subscribed this 13 th day of July 1839 before me James Robinson Justice of the Peace Chenango Co. N.Y.
M. Maxwell
I Certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Deponent and that he is a reputable Witness - James Robinson Justice
State of New York } Chenango County ss }
I Isaac Baldwin Clerk of the said County do Certify that James Robinson before whom the two foregoing Affidavits were taken was at the respective dates thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County - that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and know his signature subscribed to the said Affidavits to be genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said County to be affixed this 13 th day of July, 1839
Isaac Baldwin Clerk

State of Penn a
Bradford County Pa -
Be it remembred that on the 10 th day of July AD 1889. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bradford Dr. Stephen Hopkins, who being duly - sworn deponeth and saith - That he was acquainted with George Brown, and Sally Brown who formerly formerly resided in the Township of Athens Bradford County Pa both before and after their marriage. that they were married in the said Township of Athens as Deponent believes some time in the year of Seventeen hundred ninety two. Deponent was not present at the marriage but was informed by those who were present that they were legally married. And this Deponent further states that he was their family Physician for several years and he firmly believes they were legally married the year above mentioned Sworn and subscribed to the 10 th day of July AD 1889 C. H. Herrick J.P. Dr. Hopkins

I certify that Dr. Stephen Hopkins is a man of truth and veracity, and of unquestion- able integrity -
C. H. Herrick JP
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County p 2
I David Cash Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do certify that C. H. Herrick is a duly qualified acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County Commissioned on the 9 th day of December 1835 - to continue during good behavior and that I am acquainted with his signature and believe the foregoing purporting to be his are genuine
Witness my hand and official Seal this 11 th day of July A.D. 1839
David Cash Prothonotary for J. M. Wirtle, S py

Bradford County Pa.
State of Penn a
Be it Remembered that on the 11 th day of July A.D. 1839. Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Bradford Sybil Seegar of Sheshequin Township County of ... and State aforesaid who being duly sworn deposes and saith that she was acquainted with Geo. Brown and Sally Brown his wife who formerly resided in Sheshequin previous to their marriage and the said George Brown lived in her family a year or more before he was married that she prepared his wedding suit and her husband went with said George Brown to Athens Township and brought him and Sally Brown back to her house the same day and from that time, which was in the winter of 1792, they lived together as man and wife for several years and had a family of children. Further saith that the said George Brown married the daughter of Deborah Brown and that both families lived for many years in Sheshequin Township, but which was then called Ulster or Athens, about Remembrance which and further saith not.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 11 th day of July 1839.
Sybil Seegar
Geo. Kinney J.P.
I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named deponent for many years and do certify that she is entitled to a just credit. Geo. Kinney Justice of Peace. Sheshequin July 11 th 1839.

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County
I David Cash Prothonotary of the Court of common Pleas of the County aforesaid do certify that George H. Kinney is a duly qualified Justice of the Peace in and for said County Commissioned on the 6th day of April 1835 to continue during good behavior and that I am acquainted with his signature and believe the foregoing purporting to be his are genuine Witness my hand and official seal this 11th day of July A.D. 1839
David Cash Prothonotary By J. M. Kirtland
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page] J. M. Kirtland

George Brown born born May the 19 th 1757 Sally Brown born November 29 th 1774 Polly Brown born January the 4 th 1793 Esther Brown born June the 16 th 1794 Rebecca Brown born June February 26 th 1796 Abigail Brown March 17 th 1800 Deborah D. Brown born Oct 21 st 1801 George Brown Oct 27 th 1803 Elijah M. Brown Nov 6 th 1807 Stephen D. Brown born May 17 th 1812
State of New York Chemung County ss I Stephen Brown of Southport in the said County aged twenty seven years being duly sworn solicta that he is the son of George and Mary Brown the said George his father late of the said Town of Southport who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the time of his decease - and this deponent further saith that the above and an attested copy is this day taken from the Bible of his deponent in the presence of the Justice and is the private record of his de- pONENT of the births and ages of the family that it was transcribed by the deponent from the family record in the hand writing of his father in the old family Bible which was brought with the house some fifteen to a year since - That his sister Polly who is stated on the above record to have been born on the 4 th day of January 1793 is the oldest child who is married to a man by the name of David R. Callow and resides in the Town of Ridgely, County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania. The word "saith" in the 3 rd line interlined before signing - sworn and subscribed this 4 th day of October 1839 before me Stephen T Brown James Robinson Justice of the Peace for said County

I certify that I am well acquainted with Stephen F Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Affidavit - that he is a credible witness and one of the civil officers of the Town when he resides Mobiason Justin of the Pease
State of New York Chemung County
I Isaac Baldwin Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that James Robinson before whom the foregoing Affidavit was sworn to and whose name appears to said Affidavit and to the above Certificate of credibility was at the date then of a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Chemung and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and know his signature to said Afft and Certificate to be genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said County to be Affixed This 4th day of October 1839 -
Isaac Baldwin

Sue to J. G. B. Deedg p 40 for annuity, com'g 1 July 1848.
May
Hon T. Marshall, Ohio. N.Y.

Elmira Ny.
March 20. 1857.
Dear Sir.
Yours of the 18 th notifying me of the decision of the case of Mrs Sally Brown is duly rec d
I now enclose the Certificate for $40. and request that a new one for 96 dollars may be issued. I would suggest that a Certificate issue to her for 56 doll p. year commencing 1 July 1848 & ending 4 March 1851. and a new one for 96. commencing 4 th March 1851 for life -
Yours truly
J. Maxwell
J. Heath

197
Oct 10 1843.
My. Dear S. L. Edw. Sally Brown
James D. Edwards Com te of Pensions Washington D.C.
PAID

Elmira NY April 5 1843
Hon. J. L. Edwards Jr
Enclosed is the application of Sally Brown (widow of George Brown) a Pensioner under the act of 7 July 1838, to be placed on the Pension Roll under the act of Pellach 1843 - She was paid at the Albany agency to the 4 th March 1841.
If the papers are satisfactory, please forward the certificate to us, when it shall issue - Respectfully
On ob d Serv t
Maxwell & Tyler
J. M. Maxwell.

Jan. 28, 1839
NY
7 July 1838
Sally Brown
adms 58.00 4.602
Rev. Dr. Samuel A. (Am. of Penna) Washington City
FINE

Alma Jan. 22 1839
Hon J. L. D. Williams
Sir enclosed are the papers in the applications of Sally Brown and Mary Hammond for pensions under the Act of the 7 th July last. — Please have the goodness to acknowledge the receipt of them and if any thing should be omitted please direct me in the premises. — I transmitted the application of the widow of John Kling last September but have not as yet heard from it but presume it will have its share in the course of the investigations. Those three cases are all predicated upon the papers of their respective husbands who were Revolutionary pensioners.
I have the honor to be very respectfully Yours, O. S. L.
Amos D. Hissom

To the Comr. of Pensions
Dept of The Interior
Washington
DC
311
Col
Nov 11
appt for Bureau of Pension under resolution of July 1. 1878.
FREE

Elmira Nov 9. 1850
Sir
I enclose the application of Sally Brown the widow of George Brown dec d who was a pensioner under the act of 1818 at $96 p t . year. Mr s Brown was placed on the roll several years ago at $40 & under the resolution of July 1. 1848 should have rec d 96 dollars. If the increase of pension goes back of the date of the resolution, the several dates are given in her declaration. If from its date only she will be entitled to $56 per year from 1 July 1848. I have her certificate no 310 dated 19 June 1848 at $40 p t . ann. which can be returned and a new one issued for the future if such is the decision of the practice. For the increase I suppose a separate certificate will issue.
Respectfully
Yrs &c
Th Maxwell
To the Com t of Pensions

Elmira July 13 1839
Fort Camp Ohio
In answer to yours of the 7 th ult. I send the enclosed testimony which in connection with the original evidence I trust will be satisfactory.
I am very Respectfully & Yours obed Serv t
W. Wilson

Sally Brown $40
Payment to be made at Albany by
Thos. M. Alcott
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 9 . Vol. 4
Geo. H. King Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2d, 1843, Sally Brown, widow of George Brown, who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of forty dollars and  cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1843, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States this nineteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned.
J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. By H. S. Evans
No 310

Wellsburg 4 th September 1828
Sir
Enclosed you will again receive a communication on the subject of the services of George Brown - he is anxious to have the business arranged - he thinks he is fairly entitled to a pension - he is at all events I believe a man of truth and veracity - you will please to state whether or not he will be entitled to it from the information you have - he is willing to qualify to the statements he has made respecting his services - your answer to the once more to this subject is respectfully solicited,
Very Respectfully I am Sir your obedt servant Horace Wells
Lance Edwards Esqr

Gloucester Oct 22 1839
Dear Sir Edwards
I Sir
Your letter of the 10 th inst was duly received and informed me that "the proof in relation to the date of the marriage was insufficient and that the record evidence of the birth &c of children might be material on that point". In obedience to those instructions I now forward a record of the dates of the births of that family which establishes the fact that George and Sally Brown must have been married previous to the year 1794 and which corroborates the recollection and opinion of F. Pillebeille Boquin on file in the case.
I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt this day of the Certificate of Mary Hammond, having about the first of last month received that of my Mother in law Elizabeth Cline -
Please give my respects to Doct. Crump and to Messrs Lane and Blunt. I have the honor to be Sir, very respectfully Your Obedt Servt J Robinson Justice

Rev WIDOW, &c.  over
File No. 18659
Sally Brown Wid of George Brown Dis. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 2 d  1/40
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1298
RECEIVED
P. O. George Brown
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____

Rep
443.
New York. Albany
Sally Brown
widow of George Brown who was a private
in the Massachusetts line for One year
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40. Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of June 1843. and sent to
Magarell & Tyler Elmira New York.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 101.

N. York
Willy Brown
Robinson 7 June 1839
10. 1839
lit. to J to da Sept.
Act July 1838

Reported Set to J. Maynard Dec 2, 1857 Set to same March 1851
Martha Maynard Sally Brown widow of George Brown who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of June 1848 and sent to Thos Maynard Eliza Maynard
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 7, 1848, Page 9 Vol. 4

George Brown Revo. N. York.
Rejected. See letter 11 Sept. 1828 to H. Wells.
R-1298-

Elmira ny Dec 4 1850
Sir
Yours of the 2 d in answer to the application of Sally Brown widow of George Brown dec d is recd
You inform me "if in any case, the husband drew a pension for Revolutionary Service, of a certain amt the widow can draw the same amt t , that he drew or would have been entitled under act of June 7 1832, provided she was married prior to Jan. 1. 1794 & that she is a widow, & was such at the passage of the act of July 7. 1838 "Mrs Brown is not therefore entitled to any higher rate of allowance than what she now receives."
Now Sir, with all deference permit me to say that while I yield implicitly to all your deductions off  under the provisions of the resolution in question, I arrive at an entirely different conclusion from you -
Mrs Brown as will appear by her original declaration was married prior to Jan 1. 1794; was a widow at the date of the act of July 7. 1838 or she could not have been personated under it, she is now a widow, and her husband did receive 96 dols, & she receives but $40.
It really seems to me that she brings herself within the letter & the spirit of the act or resolution of July 1. 1848. May I respectfully ask a reconsideration of this decision? I cannot but think it is made under a misapprehension, or that an error has been made in putting the word not before the word "entitled" in yr decision.
Very Respectfully
W. A. Dyer
Hon J. E. Heath
J. H. Maxwell
Comm Pension
I have the certificate of Mrs Brown & when the final decision shall be made will transmit it to you for a new certificate for the future at 96 dols instead of $40 - according to the previous decisions at the Pension office. Mr

Elmira NY
April 19. 1851
Sir.
I have rec d the certificate to Sally Brown for an Increase of her pension from 1 July 1848 under the joint resolution passed on that day. Her husband rec d #96 & she was originally placed on the roll in 1843 at $40.
In your letter to me of the 2 d Dec 1850 in relation to this claim, you say "the resolution "merely makes available to the widow, any proof "of the husband's service which is contained in the "fact that he was a Revolutionary pensioner." The "resolution was obviously not intended to declare "the law nor to grant a new class of pensions - If "in any case the husband drew a pension for Revolutionary service of a certain amount, the widow "can draw the same amount, that he drew or "would have been entitled under act 7 June 1832 "provided she was married prior to 1 Jan 1794 & "that she is a widow, & as such, at the passage "of the act of July 7. 1838."
If the resolution "was not intended to declare the law", I can see no object for passing it - I do not see that it provides for an increase of pension after its passage only - The authority appears to me, can as well apply to cases already allowed , as those to be allowed after its passage, as it is silent on the point - Mrs Brown, was married prior to Jan 1794 - was a widow on the 7 July 1838 & received originally 40 dol only - She still claims that she is entitled to the increase from the date of her first pension under this resolution , and if the precedent has not been established by our appeal , it may as well be on her case as any other - She instructs me therefore to

ask a rehearing as to her claim for increase of pension prior to July 1. 1848. —
Respectfully Yr obedt Servt Th. Maxwell
Dear Sir,

Chimira June 8 1829
Sir, in obedience to instructions from Mr. J. L. Edwards under date of the 23 rd ult. a supplementary affidavit has been added as to the property of the applicant on the 18 March 1818. The regulation requiring an inventory of the property possessed by the applicant at that date but not now owned by him is both wise and salutary and doubtless intended to prevent fraud; for a man might in the course of ten years dispose of a large estate, in which case he ought to show how he disposed of it in order that the department may judge whether it was "with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of the Act of Congress" under which he now procels. But I discover from the printed form and the explanatory note "g" annexed, that when no change has been made such inventory is unnecessary; in fact there would be nothing to make it out of. The Clerk of the Court, however, in taking the testimony in this case last January has used the qualifying term "Material", which would certainly rather imply that some change had taken place and if so should have been noted that the proper Tribunal might judge whether it were "material" or not. As no change in fact has taken place we respectfully submit this additional testimony on that point and humbly trust your Honor will consider it satisfactory—
with the most perfect respect
I am, Sir,
Hon. John D. Eaton Secretary of War
your obed. Servt
James Robinson

Memoranda of the services of George Brown in the revolutionary war - as given by himself
enlisted in capt. Stephen Fuller's company in 1778. and served in Col. Gardner's regiment eight months. Col. Gardner received a mortal wound at the battle of Bunker Hill after his death on the 17th Jan. 1776. enlisted in Capt. Moseley's Artillery Company in Col. Patterson's Regiment at Boston in the Massachusetts line and remained at Boston till 18th March - from thence we marched to New London and there took shipping to New York, from thence to Albany, from thence they marched to Saratoga, and so on to Montreal. Major Schuyler crossed the river St. Lawrence first with 120 men and went to Col. Bell's regiment at Brandy fort, Sherburn was a Major in Col. Patterson's Regiment May 1778 and his men was taken by capt. Foster & a number of indian fists and again returned in a few days by Genl. Arnold's army - we then returned down to Montreal and was unencumbered for the length of time - after that we retreated back to an Island in Lake Champlain, from thence went up to Ticonderoga. was stationed on Mt. Independence opposite Ticonderoga, there remained till fall 1776. then we march to the South and at Trenton N.J. took the Hessians the morning after Christmas
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on the 1 st Jan'y 1777 our time was out and a number of us went home and staid a while — Some of those that went home did not to my knowledge again enlist.
of Service in the year 1777 —
in March or April 1777, again enlisted in the Town of Lincoln Mt. D in Capt. Moses Ashley's company in the Joseph Vosey Regiment — as water to for three years diet. Ld. Priest — and on conditions that he Priest should join the army — my name was accordingly enrolled. and Ld. Priest marched one day with the army and was then taken sick and returned and did not again join us — and by reason of my name being returned & enrolled I could not get clear — I served in the Spring Capt. Ashley's company during the year 1777 and part the 1778 or until March at which time at Valley Forge I obtained a furlow to go home I was then well and not able to do camp duty and remained in a weakly way for two years which was in consequence of a Boack a which has been very troublesome during my stay at home I was visited by some of the army officers who wanted me to return to camp — I told them that I was not able to go neither was I bound to go agreeable to my enlistment and referred them to Genl. Brooks Col. Pierson and Capt. Hartwell who was present when and knew the conditions upon which I enlisted — I was at the time I enlisted Ld. Priest agreed that I should be disbanded and my time should commence on the 1 st Jan'y 1777 —

State of New York Chemung County ss Sally Brown of Southport in the said County being duly sworn says that she is the widow of George Brown, a pensioner under the act of 1818 at $96 per year who served in the Massachusetts line & was placed on the Pension roll of the New York agency on the 13 th June 1829 commencing 8 June 1829 That she drew 5 years pay to 4 th March 1841 at forty dollars per annum: received a certificate dated June 1843 N o 443 at 40 dollars p r . annum: She also rec d a certificate dated June 19 1848 N o 310 placing her on the Roll for life at the rate of $40- per annum. That she is informed that under the joint resolution of July 1. 1848 she is entitled to the same pay which her husband received under the act of 1818 to wit $96. She makes this application to receive the difference of pay or increase of pension under the resolution aforesaid to which she may be entitled —
Sworn before me
November 9 th 1850.
Henry Potter Justice of the Peace in and for said County
Sally Brown
State of New York } Chemung County } ss. I certify that Henry Potter Esq r before Clerk's office. } whom the above affidavit was made was
at the date thereof a justice of the peace of said County, duly qualified & that his signature above subscribed is genuine Witness my hand & the seal of the said County of Chemung the 9 th November 1850.
A. Babcock, Clerk.

State of New York } On the fourth day of April in the year 1843 Chemung County ss } Sally Brown of the Town of Southport in the County of Chemung aged Sixty Eight years personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in her said County and being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:
That she is the widow of George Brown who was a private in the Massachusetts line and a pensioner under the act of 1818 at the annual allowance of ninety six Dollars commencing on the 8 th June 1829 as she has been informed & believing to be true; but refers to the records in the Pension office, in his case: That the said George Brown died on the 14 th December 1833 and the declarant was placed on the Pension Roll under the act of July 7. 1838 at the rate of forty Dollars per annum for five years, to commence March 4. 1836 and ending 4 March 1841 to which time she has been paid.
And she further declares that she is still a widow — Sworn & subscribed on the day & } year above written before me } Hezekiah W. Atkins } Justice of the peace in Chemung County N.Y.
Sally Brown.
I Hezekiah W. Atkins the Justice above named do certify that Sally Brown the above named declarant is personally known to me. Hezekiah W. Atkins J.P.
State of New York Chemung County } Clerk's office ss } S. S. Root Clerk of said County do certify that Hezekiah W. Atkins Esq. whose name is above subscribed was when the foregoing paper was dated a Justice of the peace of said County duly qualified & that his signature above subscribed are genuine. Witness my hand & Seal of office Apr 5. 1843. S. S. Root Clerk

Sally Brown of Chemung County NY Declaration under act of 2 Feb 1848
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The maxwell Elmira NY agent

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2 d February 1848, entitled "An act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution" —
State of New York
Chemung County } ss. On this 23 d day of May 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the peace in & for the said County, Sally Brown a resident of the Town of Southport in said County, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, issued on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of George Brown who was a private in the Massachusetts line who was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 1818 at the rate of $96 per annum & who died on the 17 December 1833: That the deponent drew 5 years as a pensioner at the rate of $40 per annum to 4 March 1841 & subsequently received Certificate N o 443. June 20. 1843 for one year pay at $40 per annum & received the same annuity until the 4 th March 1848: For the services of her said husband she refers to his pension papers & her own on her original application on file in the War Department.
She further declares that she is still a widow — Sworn & subscribed on
the day & year above written
Before me
Thos Spalding
Justice of the Peace
Chemung Co
I, the magistrate above named do certify that the affiant above named Sally Brown is personally

known to me
Thos Spalding Justice of the Peace Chemung Co
State of New York
Chemung Clerk's office
I certify that Thos Spalding Esq: before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was, when the same was taken a Justice of the peace of the said County duly authorized to act as such. That his several signatures above subscribed are genuine.
Witness my hand & seal of office the 23 May 1814 Green M. Tuttle Clerk

Albany 4602
Sally Brown widow of George Brown
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1828 and who died on the 17 th Dec. 1833 of Chemung Co., in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Ashley of the reg't. commanded by Col. Patterson in the Mass. line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 40 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Nov. 1839 and sent to J. Roberson Elmira, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. 39 140.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 14 th March 40. 20.00
$160.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 68

State of New York Tioga County ss — George Brown of Southport in the said County of Tioga, being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say, that as a Supplement to his declaration made by him this deponent on the sixth day of January last in the Court of Common Pleas of said County, in order to obtain a pension under the Acts of Congress in that Case made and provided, and which declaration is annexed, hereto he says, that since the 18 th of March 1818, no change whatever has been made in his property as to the items of which it is composed and contained in the schedule in said declaration; or as to its value except the depreciation by use; but that it is to be expressly understood that the Cow he now has is not the one he then had neither are the sheep or the swine the same, though to the best of his recollection they are the same in number as at the date aforesaid and with this qualification he considers that no change has taken place in his property since the time above mentioned —
Sworn and subscribed this 5 th day of June 1829 before me — Al Maxwell Justice of the peace for Tioga Co. N.Y.
George Brown
Tioga Co. N.Y.

State of New York Troy County ss.
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with George Brown whose name is signed to the annexed affidavit, and that he is a credible witness -
Dated June 5. 1829
William Macneill Justice of the peace, Troy Co. N.Y.
State of New York Troy County ss -
I Samuel H Macneill Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that William Macneill before whom the foregoing affidavit and Certificate were taken was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorized and empowered to administer oaths, and that his signature thereto is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said County to be affixed this 8 th day of June 1829
S H Macneill

State of New York } Troy County ss. } Obediah Brown Junior of the said County of Troy being duly sworn on his oath according to Law doth depose and say that George Brown named in the annexed proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas in said County, did enlist in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War on or about the first day of January in the year 1776, in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Capt. Moses Ashley, in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Patterson in the line of the State of Massachusetts and on the Continental Establishment; that the said George Brown enlisted in the said service at the time aforesaid for the term of one year and that he faith- fully served out the said term of one year in the service aforesaid and was honorably discharged therefrom sometime in the fore part of January in the year 1777 at Trenton in the State of New Jersey That this deponent is and ever has been since the time of the enlistment aforesaid well acquainted with the said George Brown and knows him to be the identical person named in the affidavit of Elijah Brown and in the legal proceedings of the Court all of which are herunto annexed Sworn and subscribed } this 9 day of April 1829 } Obediah Brown Jr. before me —
W Maxwell Justice of the peace for Troy Co. N.Y.
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Obediah Brown Junior above named, and that he is a credible witness — Witness my hand this 9 th April 1829.
W Maxwell Justice of the peace for Troy Co. N.Y.

State of New York a Tioga County ss 3
I the Subscriber Deputy Clerk of the County Courts in said County, do hereby certify that William Maxwell, before whom the within affidavit and Certificate were taken, was, on the ninth day of April 1829, a justice of the peace in and for said County of Tioga duly qualified and empowered to administer oaths, and that I truly believe the signature of the said justice to the said affidavit is Genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said County to be affixed this 9 th day of April in the year of our Lord AD 1829
Samuel H Maxwell
Deputy Clerk

I Elijah Brown of Danmiston in the county of Windham and State of Vermont aged sixty nine years the 21 day of July last past, depose, testify and say that George Brown served with me in the revolutionary War eight months in the year 1775 - also that the said George Brown enlisted with me in Capt. Mores & and Colo. Pattersons Ashleys company for one year in the year 1776 and served his term of time out for which enlisted in said year 1776, and further saith not.  Danmiston Oct. 27-1825 Elijah Brown
State of Vermont } Windham County ss. } Danmiston Oct. 27-1825
Then personally appeared Elijah Brown and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  Before me Marshall Miller Justice of the peace
(Signature of Marshall Miller)
I the Justice aforesaid do hereby certify that Elijah Brown the above named deponent is a man of truth and accuracy and a credible witness. My testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of October 1825.  Marshall Miller Justice of the peace
(Signature of Marshall Miller)

State of Vermont } Windham County ss. } I the subscriber, Clerk of the County Courts in said county, do hereby certify that Marshall Miller, before whom the within affidavit and certificate were taken, was, on the 27 th day of October 1828 a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Windham duly qualified and empowered to administer oaths and that I verily believe the signature of the said Justice to the said affidavit and certificate is genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the said county to be affixed this 25 th day of March in the year of our Lord A.D. 1829
James Elliot, Clerk.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Brown, George GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 5 10960 and 14123 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 3, 1795 to John Wright, assignee of William Brown, adm r .
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.