Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, 14,996, James Bramblett, Va.

SERVICE
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Bramblett, James
814996
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7650
7650
Kentucky
James Bramblett of Breckinridge in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cady of the Regt commanded by Colonel Diok in the Virginia line for 3 months pro Quarters 3 " " Infantry
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and Rev. Depe W Winchester Hardinsburg Arrears to the 4th of March $45 00 Semest. allowance ending 4 Sep r 11 25 $56.25
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk. Book C Vol. 7 Page 3
Rate of death in 1833

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Kentucky
Breckinridge County Sec 5
On this 18 th day of February 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Brecken- ridge County Court James Bramblett V a a resident in the County of Breckenridge in the State of Kentucky aged about 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following dec- laration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entitled to the benefit of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated We entered the service in the Militia of Virginia under Capt John Oaty - Colonel Dick - General Mathis - We entered the service about the first of January 1781 and was dismissed the 5 th of April of the same year. Making this a term of about 3 months - Resided in the County of Bed- ford in V a when he entered the service We was drafted into the service - During this term of service Captain Oaty's Company to which I belonged and in which I acted was sent out to reconnoitre the enemy

A body of whom was stationed at Long Bridge. Fort on Elizabeth River. We fell between the Fort & Norfolk. And while there they took a vessel with two  four pieces of Cannon belonging to the enemy conveying goods Clothing & property belonging to the British officers to Norfolk for safe keeping. Took 18 persons on board the vessel prisoners of whom one was wounded. & died after he was wounded. I rendezvoused rendezvoused at New London passing through Buckingham County - went by Petersburg & Cabin Point where we joined the Main Army - we passed on to the Dismal Swamp where we took up Winter Quarters - being engaged occasionally in making short excursions against the enemy - General Muhlenburg then was present with this division of the Army - I was also engaged in the service of the United States, in a horse company. under Captain James Wright - We entered the service in the spring of the year 1780. And served this term 3 months or upwards. We lived at that time in the County of Bedford in the state of Virginia. We was a volunteer & was engaged in searching out the Tories & deserters from the Army who concealed.

themselves in that County And taking them to a division of the Army Commanded by Genl. Scott & stationed he thinks about 30 miles above Richmond in Va. In which time they caught 30 or 40 deserters & Tories & delivered them to Genl. Scott at their own expense & without pay - He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person except Thomas White & Paul Brown both who can testify to his services - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to this was subscribed the day & year aforesaid
James B. m White
And at the same time & place before the same Court the above named Thomas White made oath. That he lived in the County of Bedford in Va. about 1 mile from the above named James Bramblett during the revolutionary war. That he knows a horse company was raised in Bedford County engaged in the service of the state by S r . Bramblett and he believes heard frequent- ly that Bramblett belonged to said company and he verily believes he did. He states also that he went out in the same

Company with Bramblet under Captain John Oaty. that they joined the Main Army together that he was then put into another Company. & Bramblet remained under Oaty in the Rifle Company. I saw him frequently during that tour and have no doubt that he served that whole tour being a term of 3 months & upwards -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afo d Thomas White
Also came Ruel Shrewsbury at the same time & place & made oaths in open court that he lived in the County of Bedford Va. and knew the above named William  James Bramblet well He states that he saw know the said Bram- blet frequently in Wright's horse Company engaged in searching out & taking toried deserters. Several times saw the Company have deserters in custody. He states also that he was heard during the time that Bramblet was states he was out that he was drafted into Captain Oaty's Company. He knows he was absent for upwards of three months. And he verily believes he did  has served as both tours as is above stated in his declaration for a pension
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afo d Ruel Shrewsbury

240 50
James Bramblett Breckenridge Kentucky
from 1781 private of Caroly's Inf 6 mts, 3 mo. can. — $12.50 3 do. Inf — 10. — $22.50
Only Dicks 1781
Jesse H. Knicheloe Wendinsburg Ky

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined 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 James Bramblett Breckinridge Co Kentucky
   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.     Entd. 1780 disch. - 3 upwards privt Capt Caly. Col Dick Genl Matthews 69 years Bedford County Living Witness for Genl Scott   Entd. 1780 disch. - 3 upwards Calvary Capt Wright Genl Scott Virginia  
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) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] 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.
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February 9, 1937
James Bramblett S. 14996 BA-J/AWF
Mr. Robert F. Cole New Department of Justice Building Room 1730 Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of James Bramblett, who served from the State of Virginia, and pensioned while residing in Kentucky.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers in pension claim, S. 14996, based upon the service of James Bramblett in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of James Bramblett were not shown, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While a resident of Bedford County, Virginia, he enlisted in the spring of 1780, served three months as private in Captain James Wright's Virginia company of horse, out in pursuit of Tories. He enlisted January 1, 1781 and served until April 5, 1781 in Captain John Oaty's company, Colonel Dick's Virginia regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, February 18, 1833, at which time he was aged sixty-nine years and living in Breckenridge County, Kentucky.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of

pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following-
James Bramblett Certificate # 7650 Issued May 11, 1833 Rate $22.50 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1916 Apr 2 May 3: History too. Mrs A. H. Snyder. M. & H. 1916 Aug 8: Mrs. A. H. Snyder Advised of above and referred to Auditor Ind. Dept. M. & H. P. 26. Nov. 13. Hist. D Mrs. F. H. Kistler Aw. 1935- May 22- list. to M. M. Lewis 1937- Feb 2 3 " " Robert J. Cole and  and
Rehran
14 996  INVALID.
File No. 14 996
James Bramble  Corp. Rev. ...
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 8
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John S. 12 Pension Officers
hans m. ahern
17.
24050

Hardinburg Ky May 24
Honble Lewis Cass
Secy War Washington City
Sir - Below is the list of Genl Brantley's for a few weeks - Please give information of the amount the cost to me of forwarding to Mr. Brantley at the rate of
Prison Officer 72
24050

Jas Brant's Decl.
Jan 2, 1842 24050

We James W L Moorman a clergy residing in the County of Breckinridge & State of Ken- tucky And Jeremiah B Board & David J Stephens residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Bramble who has subscribed & sworn to the above dec- laration - that we believe him to be 89 years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the 10th year of J. W L Moorman
Jeremiah Board D J Stephens
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter - and after putting the interroga- tories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served his days And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James W L Moorman who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Breckinridge & State of Ky And that Jeremiah Board & D J Stephens who has also signed the same is a resident

in the Same County State and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit. and they further certify that they give full credit to the statements made by Abel Shrewsbury & Thomas White whose affidavits are annexed to Bram- blet declaration
State of Kentucky Court
I Jo Allen Clerk of the County Court of Breckinridge County do certify that foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Bramblet for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 24 th day of March 1833
Jo Allen

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
WASHINGTON
WILLIAM M. LEISERSON, CHAIRMAN OTTO S. BEYER JAMES W. CARMALT GEORGE A. COOK, SECRETARY
Room 1730 - New Dept of Justice Bldg., Washington, D. C. January 25, 1937.
Veteran's Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please furnish me with an abstract of the pension records of James Bramblett, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who served from the State of Virginia.
He was referred to in the report of the Secretary of War, 1825, and the reference therein is Pen. 3, Ky. 76.
I will be glad if you will include in your abstract all possible family history of this soldier, as well as his military services.
Thanking you for this service, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Robt. F. Cole.
RFC/ms
P.S. I travel in field service, otherwise I should be glad to make a personal search for this record.
—RFC.

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Dear Sirs:
Will you kindly advise us whether you have on your records mention of James Bramlette, born in Virginia, in 1762, and who died in Albany, Kentucky, in 1849.
It is known that James Bramlette "received a pension for services as a private in the Virginia line ..... married, 1789, Milly Shrewsbury; their son, Ambrose S. Bramlette, born 1790, died 1849, married 1816, Sarah Elliott." James Bramlette was placed on the pension roll May 11, 1833, the commencement of pension being March 4, 1831. In 1840, he resided in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
We are anxious to find proof of the statement that he had a daughter Lydia Bramlette who married Nathaniel Chrisman, and any mention of her will be of interest to us.
Very truly yours,
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.,
M.M. Lewis.
MML:RDP
Bureau of Pensions, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
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ONE NINETEENTH STREET DENVER, COLORADO Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--I am trying to trace the record of one James Bramlett who fought in the Revolutionary War. The only record I have of him, is in the report of the secretary of War for 1835 on the subject of Pensions.
Am therefore writing you for a complete record of this James Barmlett, if it is possible for you to obtain same for me.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Florence H. Kistler, 190 High St. Denver, Colo.

One 2¢ stamp received. J. G. M. Rev. Soc. 2000 White Ave. Austin, Tex. July 20 th .
Stamp retd C.W.
Pension Dept., Louisville, Ky.
Could you give me information of one Jas. Bramble who was a Rev. Pensioner in Ky., Buckner-ridge Co. in 1840 and before - I am very anxious to get the date of his death and any

other information on this family that I can - He was the grandfather of Gov. Phoe. E. Bramlette of Ky -
Could you direct me to a source whereby I could get some data on this family -
Thanking you in advance,
Respect,
Mrs. Anna H. Snyder

ms. 1. Recd. 2000 Whetstone, Sec.
Austin, Tex.
April 28 th
The Com. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir - Will you please send me the War record of Jas Bramlette (or Bramlett) Rev. Soldier or any information you may have of him - He was a Pensioner in Ky. (Calvin his 3 rd wife) ^ in 1840 (and before) but

have no other proof of his service, and am very anxious to get proof. I assure you any informa- tion you can give me will be most gratefully received. Thanking you in advance. Respect,
Mrs. A. H. Snyder.

May 22, 1935
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James Bramblett-S.14996 BA-J/AWF
M. M. Lewis The Astoriana Historical Society, Inc. 80-90 Eighth Avenue New York City.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of the following soldiers: James Bramlette, born in Virginia, placed on the pension roll May 11, 1833, then a resident of Kentucky; Cyril Carpenter, born in Vermont, and died in Norwich, New York, June 1, 1832; William Kendall of Boston, Massachusetts, in the battle of Bunker Hill; and Jonathan Woods, born in 1761, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and died October 27, 1810 in West Windsor, Vermont.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of Jonathan Woods (Wood) as described above, or of any Cyril Carpenter.
The data furnished relative to William Kendall are not sufficient to enable this office to identify the record of that soldier; please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate dates of his birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.
The Revolutionary War record of James Bramblett which follows was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 14996, based upon his service in that war.
The date and place of birth of this soldier are

not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.
While residing in Bedford County, Virginia, James Bramblett enlisted in the spring of 1780, served three months as private in Captain James Wright's company of horse, out in pursuit of Tories. He enlisted January 1, 1781 and served until April 5, 1781 in Captain John Oaty's company, Colonel Dick's Virginia regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, February 18, 1833, at which time he was aged about sixty-nine years and living in Breckenridge County, Kentucky.
There are no data in this claim concerning his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
James Bramblett Certificate # 7650 Issued May 11, 1833 Rate $22.50 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
November 13, 1938.
Mrs. F. H. Kistler, 100 High St. Denver, Colo.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 14986, it appears that James Bramblett was living in Bedford County, Virginia, when he enlisted in the Spring of 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain James Wright's Company of Virginia Horse. He enlisted January 1, 1781 and served to April 5, 1781 in Capt in John Oaty's Company, Colonel Dick's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, while living in Breckenridge County, Kentucky, aged sixty-nine years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

War Section.
August 7, 1916.
Mrs. Annie H. Snyder, 3000 Whites Avenue, Austin, Texas.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 20" ultimo, you are advised that under date of May 3, 1916 you were furnished the history of James Bramblett, Sur. File 14896, Revolutionary War and it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish the same record more than once to one person.
For date of last payment of pension and to whom paid and date of death, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, United States Treasury Department citing all the following data: "James Bramblett, Ctf. 7650, issued May 11, 1833 at $23.50 per annum from March 4, 1831, under Act June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner