Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29030, Oliver Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Brown, Oliver
S 29030
CONTENTS
A 1764 at Stow Mass res at end Concord Mass res in 1832, Templeton, Worcester Co. Mass.
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10.810 10810
Massachusetts
Oliver Brown
of Worcester in the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Dyer in the Mass line for 6 Days 12 Days
Milo
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 21 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Sept 1833 and sent Joseph J. Kendall Leominster Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $42.64 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept " 10.66
$53.30
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. McBlain Clerk, Book No. _____ Vol. 2 Page 5
80 Hacchi

Declaration of Oliver Brown

Declaration, in order to secure the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester
On this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before Hon. Nathaniel Paine, Judge of Probate now sitting Oliver Brown a resident of Templeton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy eight 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the follow- ing named Officers and served as herein stated -
He states that he was born in the Town of Stow, Massachusetts in the year 1754. That there is record of his age at Stow - That he was living at Concord when called into service, in Nov. 1780 he removed to Fitchburg; in 1804 he removed to Templeton where he still resides - That he voluntarily entered the service - That on or about the first of July 1776 he voluntarily enlisted in to the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War as a soldier for the term of five months, into a Company commanded by Capt. John Minott of Chelmsford - his first Lieutenant was John Hartwell of Lincoln - Second Lieut was Lawrence of Groton Mass - Ensign Izaiah Brown of Stow who was also acting Adjutant of the Regiment - That the Company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Dyke of Westminster Mass - his Lieut Colonel was Haskell of Sterling - That he joined his Company at Cambridge, from whence they marched to Roxbury and encamped there about two months - Then removed to Dorchester and encamped near the sea shore - There was another Regiment encamped there - both Regiments were employed upon the Forts on Dorchester Heights - That he did the duty of a drummer about half his term - That he served the whole term of his enlistment and was dismissed on the first of Dec 1776 - When he returned home to Concord - General Ward was Commander in chief and had his Head Quarters in Boston - That he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
That in September 1777 he again entered at Concord into the service on an expedition up the North or Hudson River in
5 months

11/2 Months a Company commanded by John Buttrick - John Hale of Acton was Lieutenant - Silas Munn of Concord was Ensign - That the Company started from Concord on the first of October 1777 and marched by the way of Northampton to Bennington, Vermont from thence to a place called Battenkill - thence to Fort Edward where the Company joined the Regiment under command of Col. Pease of Littleton Mass - The Lieut Col. was Francis Faulkner of Acton, Mass - The Major was - - - Hapgood of Hous - That he continued at Fort Edward till after the capitulation of General Burgoyne - The day after, the Regiment marched for Saratoga - That they were present when Burgoyne's Army lay down their arms - from Saratoga they marched to Stillwater where they took charge of the Hessian Troops and conducted them by the way of Kinderhook - Great Barrington, Springfield & Worcester to Winter Hill near Boston where they arrived about the middle of November having been absent about six weeks, when he was dismissed and returned home - That he has no documentary evidence, That he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to testify to his service.
He hereby relinquishes 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 & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Oliver Brown
Before Nathl. James Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester

We Charles Wellington a Clergyman residing in the town of Templeton and Artemas Lee residing in the same town, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be Seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. Charles Wellington Artemas Lee Sworn & subscribed Before Nathl Parne Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Charles Wellington who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Templeton and that Col d Artemas Lee who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit. Nathl Parne Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
I Theophilus Wheeler Reg d or Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Brown for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred thirty two
Theoph s Wheeler Reg d of the said Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts

Oliver Brown Mass
Paid 6 Mts 12 Days
$ 21.32
Josh G. Kendall Leominster Mass

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 subjóined 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. Those 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 Oliver Brown  Templeton Worcester County State of Mass
   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.     Vol 1776 half term 5 drummer capt Munot Col Dyke 28 Concord Traditional   Enlisted 1777 1 12 capt Buttrick Col Read Mass Evidence  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 find how 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.

Rev. 1812 Wars Section. S. 29030
MMHF Am
June 18, 1928.
Dr. Charles Duncan, State House, Concord, New Hampshire.
Sir:
I advise you that from the Revolutionary War records of this bureau it appears that Oliver Brown was born in 1754 in Stow, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Concord, Massachusetts he enlisted July 1, 1776 and served five months as a private and drummer in Captain John Minot's Company, Colonel Dike's Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted September, 1777 and served six weeks as a drummer in Captain John Buttrick's Company, Colonel Reed's Massachusetts Regiment and was at the surrender of Burgoyne.
In November, 1780 he moved to Fitchburgh and in 1804 he moved to Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 17, 1832, while a resident of Templeton, Massachusetts.
There are no data on file as to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General

COPIED BY ADY
Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data: "Oliver Brown, Certificate Number 10810, issued April 23, 1833, rate $21.32 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Massachusetts Agency".
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

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Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]
May 7-1897-History Mr. Jonas Haven Brown Harrington, Mass
1918 Mch. 23. History to Brinsb. Safton 9
1920, Aug. 10 Hist. to H. F. — Chapman — Eu.
1928-June 18- Hist: To Dr. Charles Dunbar — MMV

PENSION OFFICE U. S. FT. LEONARD WOOD MO. APR 26 1897
OLD WAR & N APR 28 1897 FT. LEONARD WOOD, MO.

1897 Warren Mass. April 22 nd
Comrade Can you inform me what company or regiment one Oliver Brown belonged to he was a revolutionary soldier I think he belonged in unit from Concord Mass. he was born in 1754 Dec 25, he drew a Pension & died at Templeton Mass. June 19 th 1851 of cancer
have wrote to Boston Mass Concord Mass. & Templeton Mass. & get no satisfaction Jonas H Brown
I am a grand son & served 3 years in the great rebellion Co H, 34 th regt. Mass. Vol. Inf ty , respectfully yours Jonas Hauen Brown

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Oliver Brown , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 29,030
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1. 1776 5 mos. Private & Drummer John Minot Dike Mass.   Sept. 1777 6 weeks John Buttrick Reed   at surrender of Burgoyne.        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Concord, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 17, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Templeton, Worcester Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, born _____ 1754 at Stow, Mass.
Remarks: there is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

The State of New Hampshire
MEMBERS
ROBERT FLETCHER, C. E., PRESIDENT, HANOVER D. E. SULLIVAN, M. D., CONCORD GEORGE C. WILKINS, M. D., MANCHESTER SIBLEY G. MORRILL, M. D., CONCORD THE GOVERNOR, EX-OFFICIO ATTORNEY-GENERAL, EX-OFFICIO CHARLES DUNCAN, M. D., SECRETARY, CONCORD
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
SECRETARY'S OFFICE STATE HOUSE
JOSEPH X. DUVAL SANITARY INSPECTOR MARY D. DAVIS SUPERVISING NURSE HARRIET I. PARKHURST CHIEF CLERK
Concord, N. H., June 13, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please inform me if your files show one Oliver Brown and what information you have concerning this man. The Oliver Brown concerning whom I seek information was supposed to have enlisted from Templeton, Mass. or some town nearby. I would like to clear up this point for the Historical Society of the town of Templeton and would greatly appreciate any information about this Oliver Brown of Templeton, Worcester Co., Mass. , or of an Oliver Brown enlisting from about the same locality.
Thanking you for this courtesy, I am,
Very truly yours,
Charles Duncan
Registrar Dept. Vital Statistics, State of New Hampshire.

H. F. CHAPMAN SHORTHAND REPORTER UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SIOUX FALLS, S. D.
July 13, 1920.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
The enclosed copy of communication from your office is among the files of my mother, a descendant of the Oliver Brown mentioned therein, and she desires me to complete the history of this ancestor of here, if possible.
Will you please furnish copy of the inquiry to which this communication is a response, with any other facts concerning the soldier in question which your records disclose. The date and service of his enlistment is not given, the organizations commanded by Capt. Minott and Col. Dyke are not disclosed, the date and place of muster out is not mentioned, the number of certificate of allowance of pension is not given, only a part of his service is accounted for (part of the time he served under Capt. Minott and Col. Dyke) many of which must of necessity appear in the application for pension, of which the date seems to be October 17, 1832.
Supplemental to his application for pension, is there not some record of the time and place of his death, and whether or not a Government marker has been issued, and if so to whom and when?
I have mentioned only a few of the items I desire concerning this party, and should they not appear in the records of your office, I shall be delighted to be referred by you to some other source of information which might be of value to me, supplementing what you may be able to furnish. On the other hand, if there are items I have not mentioned, please do not hesitate to furnish same.
Trusting that I may be served in this matter, I am
Yours truly,
H. F. Chapman, Box 846, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Cannot answers all these questions just send full history all

March 5 1918 Mail Desk

Revise NH
Knoxville, Tenn. March 2, 1918.
Commissioner of Pensions, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please furnish me with the Revolutionary War record of the following pensioners:
Can't identify - Benjamine Brown, Berlin, Worcester not Co. Mass. 96 Wm Eager 8.29.030 Oliver Brown, Templeton, Worcester Co., Mass.
Yours very truly,
Irvin S. Saxon,
Box 214,
Knoxville Tenn.
1840 96 1744