Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,709, Joseph Brown, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Brown, Joseph Ruth
W 21,709
CONTENTS
In 1811 aged 72 years and a resident of Abington, Plymouth Co. Mass. d. at least Bridgewater, Mass. Dec. 28, 1825.

Application sent May 28th 1821 to Hon. B. Russell Esq. Plymouth Mass.
H. 717  Massachusetts 
Joseph Brown 2 o of Abington in the state of Mass who was a Officer in the regiment commanded by Colonel Baile — of the Mass t line, for the term of three years
subscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 st of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of Sep: 1818 and sent to Nahum Mitchell Esq. East Bridgewater Mass t 
  Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1818  $ 137. 31    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4th Mas: 1820  48. "    17 m. on this / 31 / 30  $ 185. 31  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Cont'd J. C.

80 65 Mairie
Let 4 C. Anne 2 Feb 1832
Ruth Brown decd widow of Max Joseph Brown who was an early settler in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 24 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
index 25 July 1847 Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Feb 1832 and sent to
J. H. V. M. Cutchpen
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 — Page 3.

Joseph Brown Abington
31. Mar. 1818 - Col. Bailey Mass. line - first 3 years - did not serve 8 months at any period as a soldier.
Artificers not provided for by the act of 18 th March 1818
Rejected.
The Claimant having made an explanatory statement & produced Major Bailey's affidavit in his documents are returned to the war office N. Mitchell
Objections Obviated & Admitted

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss. On this 31 st day of March A. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Joseph Brown of Abington aged seventy two years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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," viz - That he enlisted into the land service in said war in the year 1777 into Capt Benjamin Pollard's Company of Artificers and served therein three years - he knows not what regiment or line - See his declaration of his services at large hereto closed -
I suppose if he was attached to any particular line it must have been the Massachusetts - He is poor & needs the assistance of his country for support -

And I the said Judge am satisfied the said Brown needs the assistance of his country for support as he has sworn.
And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Brown — did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Joseph Brown Abington
Joseph Brown
January 21. 1818.
I Joseph Brown do hereby certify that from and since the date of my signature of this my will and codicil I have been of sound mind and memory and capable of understanding the nature and effect of the same.
Joseph Brown

I Joseph Brown of Abington in the county of Plymouth and commonwealth of Massachusetts now in the seventy third year of my age depose and testify set forth and declare that I was in the war of the revolution on the con- tinental establishment and entered the service in April seventeen hun- dred and seventy five in Capt William Reeds Company and Col John Baileys regiment and Massachusetts line and served therein eight months. And after- in the year of 1877 wards I enlisted into Capt Benjamin Pollards Company of artificers and served there three years. And afterwards in the year of 1781 in the month of July I entered into the Company of Capt Hartshorn in Col Micah Jacksons Regiment and in the same line and served six months which time I faith- fully served and was honorably discharged I had a written discharge but have lost it by accident.
Joseph Brown
Sworn to March 31. 1818.
I Joseph Brown do also declare that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support. —
Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown 22 "
16. 717
March 1820
Ca
SCHEIDT
GOVERNMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this nineteenth day of July A.D. 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Joseph Brown aged seventy four years, resident in Abington in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of three years in the first three years service in the company commanded by Luther Bailey in Col. Bailey's Regiment Massachusetts Line 1818 and that he has received a pension certificate dated 14th September 1818 and numbered 14,717 in pursuance of his original Declaration made thirty first March 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. I am a Farmer, but am now unable to work in consequence of old age & infirmities I have no family. I have been assisted by my friend
 1 Plow - - - - - 3.00  1 Broad axe - - - - - 2.  1 Mower D. - - - - - 75  3 Chisels & planes - - - - - 2.  1 Rattle - - - - - 30 
Joseph Brown
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19th day of July A.D. 1820 before
Nahum Mitchell C. Justice of Court
I, John B. Thomas clerk of said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 Five dollars and thirty five cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty fourth day of January 1820
$5.35
John B. Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress granting pensions to the widows of Officers & Soldiers of the Revolution —
State of Maine Somerset County ss. — On the sixteenth day of April AD 1846 personally appeared before me Charles Greene Judge of Probate within & for said County of Somerset & State of Maine it being a Court of Record in open Court Ruth Brown a resident of Madison in said County of Somerset & State of Maine aged nine- ty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision of the Acts of Congress granting pensions to the widows of the Officers & Soldiers of the Revolution — That she is the widow of Joseph Brown who was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18 th 1818. That he was allowed a pension under said Act of ninety six Dollars per annum. payable at the Massachusetts Agency where it was last paid to him up to the fourth day of September 1825.
That she refers to the declaration made by him of his service in the Revolution supposed to be in the possession of the War Department in support of her said claim — She further declares that she was married to said Joseph Brown on the twenty first day of November AD 1783 & that her husband the aforesaid Joseph Brown died in the Town of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts on the twenty eighth day of December AD 1825 since which time she has remained a widow —

That she was not married to for him prior to his leaving the army but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January one Thousand seven Hundred and ninety four (viz) at the time above stated. And she believes herself entitled to the benefit of the Acts of July 4 th 1836. March 3 rd 1843 and June 17 th 1844 —
Ruth X. Brown
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written —
C. Greene
Judge of Probate within & for the County of Somerset & State of Maine —
state of Maine County of Somerset ss. I hereby certify that the Hon. Charles Greene, before whom the proceedings in open court were taken is Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Somerset,
Given under my hand and seal of the Court of Probate, this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six Tho. H. Pierce Esq. Judge of Probate for said County of Somerset

I Quincy Blanchard of Madison in the county of Somerset State of Maine of lawful age being first sworn according to law testify and say that Ruth Brown who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $144 per annum as widow of Joseph Brown dec d who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a pensioner at the rate of $96 per annum, died at my house in Madison on the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven and that Samuel Davis of West Fairlee Vermont and Betsey Blanchard of said Madison are the only surviving children of said Ruth Brown deceased
Quincy Blanchard
State of Maine.
Somerset ss. Sworn and subscribed this Eighteenth day of December A.D. 1857 before me
William Allen Justice of Peace

Certificate of death of Ruth Brown & of surviving children

State of Maine / County of Somerset ss Probate Court at Norridgewock Jan'y 6 AD 1852
I Albert Moore, Register of the Court of Probate in and for the county and State of said certify that it has been satisfactorily proved to the Court that Ruth Brown widow of Joseph Brown dec d , who was a pensioner of the United States entitled to receive one hundred fifty four dollars per annum, died at Madison in said county of Somerset on the twenty fifth day of July A.D. 1847. and that Samuel Davis and Betsy Blanchard are the only surviving children of said Ruth Brown deceased.
I further certify that William Allen of Norridgewock is and for a long time has been an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, that signature purporting to be his on the paper annexed is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate this sixth day of January One thousand eight hundred and fifty two
Attest A Moore Register

State of Maine } County of Somerset } ss On the eighteenth day of December, A.D. 1857, personally appeared before me William Allen one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for the county of said Betsey Blanchard of Madison in said county, who being first sworn according to law declares that she is one of the surviving children of Ruth Brown, deceased, who died on the twentyfifth day of July A.D. 1847 widow of Joseph Brown dec d who died on the _____ day of _____ A.D. 1833 and who was a pensioner under the Act of Congress of 1818 at the rate of Ninety six Dollars per annum.
She makes this application in order to obtain the increase of pension to which her mother was entitled under the Acts of Congress and the Provisions of July 1848 for extra services performed by said Joseph Brown her late father in law as will be made to appear by the evidence herewith submitted & by the Rolls and documents in the War Department which she claims for herself and Samuel Davis a brother the only surviving children of said Ruth Brown dec d . Witness William Allen                      Betsey the Blanchard Quincy Blanchard                                              mother
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me
William Allen Justice of the Peace

Know all men by these presents that I Betsy Blanchard of Machias in the county of Somerset widow and one of the surviving children of the within named Ruth Brown deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States have constituted and appointed James Cassibell of Boston in Massachusetts my attorney to investigate and establish a claim for an increase of pension which by law was due to said Ruth Brown at the time of her decease, or any claim for pension
For extra services of Joseph Brown the husband of said Ruth Brown for extra services as an artificer in the war of the Revolution and to obtain a certificate therefor for my own benefit and for the benefit of my brother Samuel Davis of Eastport Vermont the only surviving children of said Ruth Brown did Witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of December A.D. 1857. In presence of William Allen Betsy X Blanchard mark Francis Allen
State of Maine,
Somerset ss Dec d 18, 1857 Then the above named Betsy Blanchard acknowledged the above instrument by her subscribed to be her act & deed before me William Allen Justice of Peace.
State of Maine, Somerset county ss. I, Llewellyn Kidder Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the county aforesaid, certify that William Allen is an acting Justice of the Peace in said county duly commissioned and qualified & that the signatures purporting to be his above written are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said county this eighteenth day of December A.D. 1857 Llewellyn Kidder, Clerk

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss. Be it known that Ruth Brown of Madison in the County of Somerset & State of Maine Widow has made application to me through her Agent Eusebius Weston to find what evidence there is on the Records of the Town of Abington of her marriage with her late Husband Joseph Brown and that I find the following "Joseph Brown of Abington and Ruth Davis of Braintree was married November the twenty first, one thousand seven hundred and eighty three. Returned by John Every Justice of Peace" which I certify is a true copy of the Record of the town of Abington now in my custody & care, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows "November 21 1783" and that it is transcribed by me for her benefit & in accordance of that request and at her expence
John Nash Town clerk of Abington
I John Nash above named depose & say that I hold the office of Town clerk of the Town of Abington in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts that I was chosen clerk of said town on the ninth day of March 1846. and that the above extract from the Records of said town is a true copy thereof with the exception above named - as certified by me John Nash Town Clerk
Abington March 24 th 1846 -
Plymouth ss. March 25 th 1846 Then personally appeared the above named John Nash Clerk of the Town of Abington and made oath that the above was a true copy from the records of the Town of Abington.
Before me Ezekiel Thaxter Justice of the Peace

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Joseph Brown , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, Wid. File 21,709 you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apl. 1775 8 mos. / Luther Bailey William Reed John Bailey Mass.   Mch. 5, 1777 3 years. Artificer Benjamin Pollard Parker Jeduthan Baldwin Continental artillery artificers.   1781 6 mos. ✓ Hartshorn Michael Jackson Mass.  
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Mch. 31, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Abington, Plymouth Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, 72 years, he died at East Bridgewater, Mass. Dec. 28, 1825.
Remarks: He married Nov. 21, 1783 Ruth Davis widow. They had no children She was allowed pension on an application executed Apl. 16, 1846, while a resident of Madison, Somerset Co., Me. and 92 years of age. They had no children. Widow died at Madison, Me. July 25, 1847. In 1851 her only sur. ch. was  was Samuel Davis 1276900 and Ruth (Davis) Blanchard. a widow.

State of Vermont County of Orange ss. On this Seventeenth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fiftyone personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Samuel Davis a resident of West Fairlee in said County aged 76 years who upon his oath makes the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 March 3 d 1843. June 17 th 1844. and Feb- ruary 2 d 1848.
And this declarant states that his mother Ruth Brown late of Madison County of Somerset Maine was a Revolu- tionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $144 per annum, that her hus- band Joseph Brown was a Soldier in the Revolution and served as an Artificer in Baldwins regiment three years or more. He states that his mother Ruth Brown died at Madison Maine on the twenty fifth day of July A. D. 1847. and that Samuel Davis and Betsey Blanchard are the children and only surviving chil- dren of said Ruth Brown deceased. He

therefore claims an increased rate of Pension as due his said mother by virtue of the services of her said husband.
Witness Z. H. Harmony
Samuel Davis
Orange County ss: Then personally appeared the above named Samuel Davis and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him signed on the day and year first above written.
Before me.
Alvah Bean
Justice of the peace
State of Vermont } I C. Clarke Deputy Clerk of the Court Orange County ss. } of Chancery in & for the County of Orange and State of Vermont do hereby certify that Alvah Bean is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly com- missioned & qualified. That his Com- mission is dated the 30 th day of Novem- ber AD 1850 and will expire on the 30 th day of November AD 1857. & that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 18 th day of Novem- ber AD 1857.
C. Clarke Deputy Clerk Or Co Ct Chy

I Isaac Whitman of Abington in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty two years - do depose and say that I was acquainted with Joseph Brown, formerly of Abington and afterward of East Bridgewater, who was a revolutionary Pensioner, from my childhood - The reason of my early acquaintance with him, was the fact that he was Uncle of my Mother and frequently at my Father's house. He was a Soldier of the Revolution, and I think served during nearly the whole war - and was the only Man by the name of Brown from this Place, who served for any considerable time in that war - Indeed I know of no other Brown who performed any service - He had Brothers, Saml, Josiah and John - neither of whom entered the Army - and no other of that name resided in Abington in those times. Joseph Brown many years ago - married a Widow Davis who then had a Daughter by a former Husband - Joseph Brown and Wife lived together after their Marriage some time, but family difficulties occurring - they separated - and the said Joseph never, I think, lived with her afterward - he resided some years in Abington, then for a few years in Middleboro' with a Mr Kennedy - and afterwards with Eleazer Whitman in East Bridgewater, when he died. He received a Pension very early - and continued to receive it until his death. Mrs Brown his Wife after the separation lived in Abington either as Housekeeper or with her Daughter who married

or Mr Blanchard, until she, her Husband, having died - removed from Abington to Madison - in the County of Somerset, State of Maine. Mrs Brown removed thither with her daughter - and has since to my knowledge been in Abington since - and further saith not.
Jared Whitman
Plymouth County, December 17 th 1846
Personally appeared the above named Jared Whitman and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed - and I hereby certify that the deponent is well known to me, that he is a person of truth and veracity, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief.
Before me John Nash Justice of the Peace

Plymouth ss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I John B. Thomas, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said County do hereby certify, that John Nash Esquire, before whom the the within deposition was sworn, was on the day of the jurat of the same, and now is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Plymouth duly commissioned & qualified under the authority of said Commonwealth to administer oaths & take depositions - and that his signature to the jurat of the same deposition is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty second day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
John Warren Cleson

I Joseph Brown, applicant for a pension do further set forth and declare, that although I worked as an Artificer, yet I enlisted as a soldier, and drew my gun, and received my bounty when I enlisted, and belonged to and always followed the Battalions, and was never stationed in any Laboratory — I enlisted into Capt. Luther Bailey's Company, and his father's (Col. John Bailey's Regt. Regt. — I did not join Capt. Potters Company of Artificers till we were march'd to Morristown in New Jersey, and was then taken out of the ranks by an order from the Colonel — and was often returned into the ranks again — I was in three general Actions with my musket, viz. Germantown, Brandywine, and Monmouth — When I first made my declaration I said I did not know what particular Regiment I belong to, merely from considering myself as belonging to Potters Company of Artificers, which was not attached to any particular Regiment. I was not in the Artificers Corps one half of the time. I recd. a written discharge from Col. Bailey but have lost it — whether my name is on the Rolls of Baileys Regiment or not I cannot tell.
Joseph Brown
Plymouth ss. July 9. 1819.
The said Joseph Brown made the above additional and explanatory declaration before me and subscribed the same in my presence —
Nahum Mitchell: Judge 84

I Luther Bailey of Hanover in the County of Plymouth Gentleman, of lawful age do testify and say that Joseph Brown of Abington in the County of Plymouth Mass, was a Soldier in Col Bailey Regt from the 19 th of April 1775 to the end of the campaign at Roxbury Also the said Brown, Enlisted the 5 th of March 1777 for three years which service, he performed at New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
Luther Bailey Esq r late of the 2 d Mass: B of in the Revolutionary War
Plymouth ss July 7 th 1819 Then the above named Luther Bailey personally appeared and made solemn Oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true in all its parts, according to the best of his recollection.
Before me Jacob Collamore J us Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Plymouth ss July 9. 1819.
This may certify that the above named Maj r Luther Bailey is a man of veracity, and the above named Jacob Collamore is a Magistrate in this County and the above is his genuine signature.
Nahum Mitchell: Judge etc

10. 173
Maine
Kath 1 Morrow dec widow of Joseph who died on the Dec. 28. 1825.
of in the State of who was an Artillery in the  Chiefs commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the line for Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 240 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Incd. from 1144.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Feb 1832 and sent to J. B. G. McCutcheon
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by R. M. Clerk. Book D Vol. 1 Page 23.

Maine. 8065.
Ruth Brown widow of Joseph Brown, 2 d . who was an Artificer in the Mass. Line
Husb d died Dec. 28. 1825 v
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 14 3/4 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Jany. 1847. and sent to
E. Weston, Esq. Bloomfield, Me.
[Act of March 3, 1843.] and 7 June 1844.
Recorded in Book A , Vol. 2 , Page 1 .
2 cents. 1838, 1843 v .
Rep d .

Maine. 10173.
Ruth Brown
Widow of Joseph Brown, 2 o who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 28 th Decr 1825 of Somerset in the State of Maine who was a Artificer in the Co commanded by Captain of the Reg. commanded by Col. Bailey in the Me. line for 2 years.
Rep.
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 144 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Jany. 1847 and sent to E. C. Weston, Bloomfield, Me.
Total amount, $ 720.
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk, Book D. Vol. 1. Page 1.

V 12.776
Ruth Brown - Me.
Lit. to E. Weston, July 13, '46.
Lit. to E. Weston Nov. 19, '46.
Act 7 July '38.

Ruth Brown, Dec
Luc d to $240, for annu ledg former, pay at $144. per ann
Act
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43444 in d 25 July 1847, payable to Samuel Davis & Betsey Blanchard, only sury children
J. H. S. McCutchen Present

Know all men by these presents that I James Campbell Attorney, for the children of Ruth Brown, widow of Joseph Brown, deceased, to prosecute their claim for arrears of pension due them on account of services of said Joseph Brown, as an Artificer in the revolutionary war hereby constitute and appoint J. H. G. M c Cutcheon Esq r of Washington City, to be my substitute for the purpose of receiving for me, and on my behalf as said attorney, the certificate which may be issued for the benefit of said children. Witness my hand and seal this twenty Sec- ond day of January 1853.
James Campbell
Signed and sealed } in presence of } Edw d A. Spelling

Application for increase of pension of Ruth Brown decd

Janj 12. 1852.
The Certificate in the case of application for increase of pension of Ruth Brown, dec'd, may be sent to James Campbell, Boston Ms.

Washington Decr 10 1857
James E Heath Esq Sir
Enclosed you will find a Power of Attorney and an application from the Chedraun of Mrs Ruth Brown widow of Joseph Brown for an increase of the Amount of Pension allowed her
Mrs Brown has been placed upon the Pension Role under the act of 7 July 1838 at the rate of $144. per Ann. for her husband's services under Col Baldwin as an Artiller. The present application is for an increase to $240. per Ann. which has by a recent decision of your office been allowed in such Cases
Very Respectfully Yours Ob t Serv t Geo L. Ames

STATE OF MAINE.
PROBATE COURT, Cumberland County, ss.
Be it Known, That on this Second day of December 18 47 it has been satisfactorily proved in open Court, being a Court of Record, That Ruth Brown late of Madison, Maine was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and that she died at said Madison on the twenty fifth day of July 18 47 . And that she was the widow of Joseph Brown , and that Samuel Davis and Betsey Blanchard are
the children and the only surviving children of the said Ruth Brown deceased, and that he left no widow.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribed my name, this Second day of December in the year 18 47
Josiah Pierce - Judge Register of Probate for Cumberland County.

Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Davis of West Fairlee in the County of Orange and State of Vermont one of the children of Ruth Brown late of Madison in the State of Maine deceased, do hereby constitute and appoint Freeman Bradford of Portland State of Maine, and George C. James of Washington City (D.C.) my true and lawful Attorneys irrevocable for me and in my name, and for my use, to present my claim for an increase and arrear of pension due me under the Acts of Congress passed on and since the 7th of July 1838, and for the purposes aforesaid my said At- torneys or either of them are authorized and required by me to obtain whatever proof may be necessary relative thereto, and they or ei- ther of them are authorized to examine any papers relative to said claim now in the pension Office or any other department at Wash- ington, and generally to do and perform any other act or thing in the same manner that I might do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and con- firming whatsoever my Attorneys or either of them may lawfully do in the premises.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Seventeenth day of November A.D. 1851.
Samuel Davis
Witness J. H. Harmon
State of Vermont
County of Orange ss November 17th A.D. 1851. Then personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to administer oaths, take acknowledgements of Deeds Powers of Attorney and other instruments, the above named Samuel Davis and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney by him subscribed to be his free act and deed.
Abah Bean Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont } I, C. W. Clarke Deputy Clerk of the Court of Orange County ss } Chancery in & for the County of Orange & State of Vermont do hereby certify that Abah Bean is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified. That his commission was dated November 30 th 1850, and will expire on the 30 th of November A.D. 1851, and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of said Court the 18 th day of November A.D. 1851. C. W. Clarke Deputy Clerk

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Eusebius Weston Esquire Bloomfield Somerset County Maine

Mr Weston
Aberington Dec 23 1846
Dear Sir I here enclose to you an affidavit made by James Whitman Esquire respecting Mr Joseph Brown, sworn to and authenticated, as I suppose according to the requisitions of the war department at Washington, his statement seemed to be so full that I thought it would be deemed satisfactory and sufficient, if it is not, other testimony can be procured; - going to prove the same facts, and circumstances as he has related. Thus, I have conversed with the widow of Capt. Woodbridge Brown respecting the matter, and her relation of the circumstances of the case goes to confirm the statements of Mr Whitman, but she thought it not necessary to send her affidavit, in the case, yet if it is deemed necessary, I suppose, that might be had or the deposition of other persons might be obtained all going to prove the same thing. If this should not be deemed sufficient please to inform me and I will obtain other evidence and transmit it to you - I have paid out respecting this - one dollar & twenty five cents and I would therefore like to have you send me two dollars more, when it is convenient.
Very respectfully yours &c.
Ebenezer Weston Esq.
John Nash
Bloomfield Me

Nov 7. 1846 Recd Anti-Slavery
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W m L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Bloomfield } October 31, 1846 Somerset Co Me
Dear Sir
Enclosed I forward to you some evidence applicable to the case of Mrs Ruth Brown As you did not state whether the whole case should be commenced de novo, I am somewhat at a loss to know how to proceed but hope this evidence will be ample - I applied to the Pension Clerk to ascertain the am t of pension drawn per annum but he declined giving the subject due notice - I have written to his successor for it & will forward it if necessary - The neighbors of this Joseph Brown say it was understood that he rec d a full pension = 96 00 per annum - This I could get by sending to Bridgewater where he died - If an original case is to be made it may be requisite that I should have the evidence thus far obtained, returned to me -
with sentiments of respectful Esteem
Honble W L Edwards
Your Obedient Servant
Commission of Pensions Washington City
Ebenezer Weston -
De -

Ebenezer Weston Esq. Bloomfield, Me.

Boston 28 th Oct. 1846
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 20 th inst. was duly received by Mr Stone late chief clerk in the Pension Office for this State. Mr S., as you are probably aware, has recently been chosen Cashier of the Merchants Bank, and has therefore been obliged to relinquish his business of acting as agent in procuring evidence to obtain pensions and has transferred it to me, and at his request I have taken charge of all his private papers, rolls and other sources of evidence which he has been collecting for the last eleven years.
In reply to your enquiries I have to inform you that Joseph Brown 2 d of Plymouth County was an Artificer in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner under the Act of March 18, 1818, at $96.00 per annum. He died Dec. 28, 1825 and the arrears of his pension were paid to Jared Whitman, Administrator, -
I can furnish you, from some records in Plymouth Co., to which I have access, with a full statement of Brown's services, if desired, and also the necessary proof of the same.
Should you have any other pension cases in which you desire proof, I can furnish it on being informed of the particulars, and shall be happy to do so, at a reasonable compensation. Or should you

have any other business in the line of my profession, (the Law). I should be glad to do it for you, and promise the strictest attention to anything you may see fit to entrust to my care.
My usual charge for a service of this nature is two dollars, but as I am always desirous that the extent of my charges should be in proportion to the value of the service rendered, if you think that is too much , you may enclose me one dollar. Please direct to 39 State St.
Yours resp y
Franklin Hall

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
Oct 26 1846.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Joseph Brown, is borne upon a Muster Roll of Capt William Reed's Company in Col John Bailey's Regt in the Eight Months Service as a private of Abington, from April 19 1775. 3 Months and 11 days. Upon a Return of Said Company in Said regiment, as a private of Abington - no service named - and Said Return is dated October 6 1775. The names of Humphrey Burrill and Joseph Taft, mentioned in the annexed application, were in Same regt with Said Brown in 1775. but not in Same Company, as appears from Rolls in this office and both belonged to Abington. Upon a Muster Roll of Capt Nathan Snow's Company, in Col Edward Mitchell's Regt, in an alarm to Rhode Island December 9. 1776.

as a private of Abington, 16 days. — Upon an Account in Mary Brooks as a private, in Capt Parkes Company, Col Baldwin's regt of Artificers, and there credited by his Service from March 5 1777 to December, 31, 1779, 33 Months and 26 days, at 60¢ per Month, and charged to a Bounty of £24 paid him by the town of Abington April 1777. — Upon another account in David Brooks as a private in Capt Parkes Company, Col Baldwin's And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the Commissioner's letter of July 13, '46. There credited was filed in this Office; that the search was made by myself by his Service and my clerks alone; and that said letter, and the certificate above from January set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowl- 1 st March edge, pertaining to the case. 5 1780. 2 Months and 5 days, at 60¢ per Month.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John C. Parry,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
No. rolls of Col Hobart.
[Large decorative flourish or signature]

Letter E. Norton to W. L. Edwards
E. Norton to W. L. Edwards

Dear Sir
Yours of Nov r 19 th was duly rec d . stating the necessity of proving in the case of Mrs Ruth Brown that she is the widow of Joseph Brown late of Abington or Plymouth County in consequence of his having "declared" that "he had no family". For this purpose I have sent to Abington & procured an Affidavit from Jared Whitman Esq n who is a distant relative & was his administrator, well acquainted with all Brown's concerns. I also enclose a letter from Franklin Hale Esq n of Boston who is the successor of L d M c Stow in the pension department Massachusetts giving an account of his pension & the settlement (posthumous) of the account as stated above - I think I can explain the reason for Brown's stating that he had no family - He married this woman who was then widow Davis & lived with her several years but had no children. The habits contracted in the Army, principally of intemperate drinking increased with age & the facilities afforded after the war ceased to such an extent that domestic difficulties arose & as soon as Mrs Brown's daughter Betsey Davis was married or about the time Mrs B went to live with her by agreement as I understand & Brown soon rec d a pension & went to live at East Bridgewater where he died - he lived with E d Whitman a stated in the enclosed affidavit & not living with his wife & not feeling as much interest in her as his bottle he could say "he had no family" - These suggestions I have from Capt Asa Dyer a man of character entitled to all confidence & well acquainted with Brown & all his history & confirms all Mr Whitman's statements - with all this I think that no doubt can exist as to the identity of both the parties & their connexion -

Capt Dyer this an old man of tile 40 or 50 years old an inhabitant of Abington says he never knew any other Joseph Brown in that County & should have known if there had been as "his" solo clerks "all over the County & was widely acquainted -
With the assurance of respectful Esteem
I remain yours truly
Eustace Weston
H L Edwards Esq
Commission of pensions
Washington City D.C.
P.S. Should any thing else be wanted please state explicitly as con- venient - I have various other avocations & consequently not so ready to catch at first -

I suppose more evidence in behalf of Mrs Brown's case need be but having rec d a line from Mr Franklin Hale the newly appointed pension agent for Mass s - I send an extract - "In reply to your enquiries I have to inform you that Joseph Brown of Plymouth Coun- ty was an Artificer in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner un- der the act of March 18 th 1818 at $96.00 per Annum -
Died Dec r 28 th 1825 and the arrears of pension paid to Jane Whit- man adm te " - As early attention as convenience will permit will soon set this aged widow's mind at rest & relieve my from "often" enquiries -
Yours truly
Ez d Weston
I don't send this as evidence but to show what I can send -

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Dear Sir
I must beg to be excused for making extra trouble respecting the name of Mr Brown a Revolutionary Pensioner of the U.S. - The mistake arose from the broken manner in which Mrs Brown recited her case connected with another transaction on account of her great age, altho' she can tell all about the Boston Massacre, saw the first man go out who was killed & saw him beat back for an hour after, heard the first gun fired by order of Col o Barr of the 29 th Regt, heard & saw the Bunker Hill Battle saw Charlestown burn all vivid in her mind as ever --
I herewith send her declaration authenticated before Judge Green of the Court of Probate & duly Certified I believe together with a copy of a certificate of her marriage by John Avery Esq r of Boston under the hand of the Town Clerk of Abington, a deposition of Capt Asa Dyer formerly of the same Town and a certificate as to the time of the Death of her Husband Joseph Brown & not Nathan c as I understood her first - This I obtained to satisfy her as her recollections were so imperfect she felt a little doubt on the subject - Thus I believe the case a good one & if so found by your tests I would have you forward the Certificate to me as soon as her term comes that I may "make glad the heart" of the widow in her extreme age she says I have raised her from the dead now & it will raise her still higher if she gets her pension - Should any thing be wanting or found defective you will please inform me or Mr Severance of the House of Reps (if more convenient) & I will attend to the business forthwith --

I had were nigh forgotten an earnest request made to me by Mrs Sarah Weston widow of Joseph Weston deceased to investigate the case of her husband's service — Mr Joseph Weston went from this vicinity to Rhode Island in Col o North's Regiment under the command of Genl Jos. B Varnum and started I think I have heard him say for three months but was not discharged until he had served about six months or more a part of which was at Charles town — I do not know in what capacity he went — There was a request sent to the infant settlement in this place for recruits & many enlisted but none were ever called or mustered but this Joseph Weston — Proof necessary in this case can be obtained she (the widow) informs me if her husband's name was returned — she wishes to have the case investigated & the result returned to me — Perhaps this can be done so as to return it in connection with Mrs Brown's case —

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With my warmest thanks for many past favors & a full reliance on your usual courtesy I remain with respect- full sincere regard your Obedient servant
Bloomfield Somerset Co. Maine      Erasmus Weston May 10 th 1846 —
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

I Asa Dyer of Skowhegan in the County of Somerset & State of Maine of lawful age do testify & say that I was well acquainted with Mr Joseph Brown late of Abington in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts and also with Ruth Brown his wife who now resides in the Town of Madison near where I now live — I did not see them married but I know them to live together as man & wife & never had reason to suspect that they were not legally married — I heard of Mr Joseph Brown's death near the time that he died & it is within my knowledge that she, as Ruth Brown has remained a widow ever since that time — Asa Dyer
Forsooth it is known that on this seven tenth day of April 1846 personally appeared before me Asa Dyer of Skowhegan aforesaid a man of unimpeachable veracity & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed — Ebenezer Weston Justice of the peace

12.776
12.776
Ruth Brown
Maine 9173
1326
Oct 7 July '38
Married in 1783
D. 1825
died 28 th Nov. 1825
2 nd Artificer
$144 per ann
Also 3 March 1843
217 June 1844
Ebenezer Weston, Esq.
Bloomfield,
Somerset Co.

East Bridgewater May 6. 1846 I hereby certify that the death of Joseph Brown, formerly of Abington, and late of said East Bridgewater, stands recorded on the records of said town, as having taken place on the twenty eighth day of December Eighteen hundred and twenty five. I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as fol. Dec r 28 th . 1825.
Ezra Kingman } Town Clerk }
I Ezra Kingman, above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of clerk of the town of East Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town, with the exception above named as certified by me.
Ezra Kingman } Town Clerk }
Plymouth ss. - Subscribed and sworn to this sixth day of May 1846 Before me John Nash Justice of the Peace

Brief in the case of Ruth Brown, widow of Joseph Brown. Somerset County and State of Maine act 7 July 1838 &c
Claim, ( "original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Artillery Artificer - Increased from $144 to $240 per annum.
Name and residence of Agent
J. H. G. McCutchen Present
S. Cole Examining Clerk.

May 10, 1932.
Miss Mabel Blanchard 8 Sea View Avenue South Portland, Maine.
RA-J/ILL Am XXXXXXXXXX
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the date of birth of Ruth Brown, widow, file #21709, which history was furnished you on February 10, 1912.
The date of birth of the above noted pensioner, Ruth Brown, widow of Joseph Brown, does not appear in the papers in the claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

Rev. War.
February 10, 1912.
Miss Mabel Blanchard, # 50 Cushman Street, Portland, Me.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 7" and received the 9" instant, you are advised that the papers in the pension claim of Ruth Brown, Wid. File No. 21,709, Rev. War. fail to afford any information relative to her parentage, marriage to, or the death of, a former husband, for the reason that such evidence was not required by the laws under which she was pensioned.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

8 SEA VIEW AVENUE SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE
April 2, 1932
To the Commissioner Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: —
Will you kindly inform me if the papers in the Pension claim of Ruth Brown , Widow , File No. 21,709, Rev. War. give the date of her birth.
Very truly yours,
(Min) Habel Blanchard.

Lottie B Reed
June 27, 1922 En
Athens, Me
You are advised that in the Rev. War Pension claim of Joseph Brown and his widow Ruth, (W. File 21709) the first name of her former husband, Davis, is not on record. Two children by said husband are referred to, Samuel Davis and Mrs Ruth Blanchard.
The Rev. War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Nathaniel Davis born in 1781 and lost in the Battle of Lake Champlain as described by you.

June 20, 1922.
Chiefs of Divisions:
Attached hereto is a sample of a "Messenger Envelope" to be used in transmitting communications between divisions and rooms within the bureau. It is similar to the envelopes now in use in transmitting communications between the various offices and bureaus of the Interior Department.
Requisition should be made on the Supplies Section for quantity needed and Chiefs of Divisions should see that good use is made of these "Messenger Envelopes" and that the practice now prevailing, of using manila or other envelopes once only and then consigning them to the waste paper basket, cease.
HAYS HAYMAKER, Chief Clerk.

Ex. awt. _____ Div. Rev. War Section
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 10 , 1922.
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
First name of widow  No. of claim.  Ruth
Name of soldier, Joseph Brown
P. O. address of claimant, akeulismut not stated. State Mass.
Company _____
Regiment _____
✓ State where enlisted Mass.
birth Date of enlistment Age at date of application 72 years.
death Date of discharge Dec. 28, 1825
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Captain Luther Bailey, 7/m Reed
Colonel, John Bailey
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington _____ Garner Commissioner.

2 Postage stamps 11 cts 7 1/2
Rev W
Athens. Maine.
April 26. 1922
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
For the record of Mrs. Joseph Brown who was pensioned on her husband's REV. war service Joseph Brown, is there any mention of Nathaniel Davis her first husband to show that he was a Rev. Soldier? Is the date of his death given?
Is there any mention of Nathaniel Davis or his children? in connection of the pension record?
Return attached letter with reply.
Commissioner.

With thanks,
Very truly yours,
Lottie B. Reed,
Athens,
Maine,
Any remarks in regard to the matter will be gratefully received.

May 16, 1922.
I wish to prove that Nathaniel Davis husband of Ruth Thayer later Mrs. Joseph Brown was a Rev. Soldier and that he was lost in the Battle of Lake Champlain
Date of birth Nov. 11, 1751
Likely he enlisted at Vermont or Mass.
Can you tell me the steps to take to do this?
Thank You. Lottie B. Reed. Athens Maine
Return attached letter with reply.
COMMISSION

Respectfully referred to Miss A. E. Wilson in charge Revolutionary Section with the request that the information desired be furnished if on record Sincerely Feb. 9, 1912

50 Buchanan St. Portland, Feb. 7-1912 Maine
Mr. A. C. Tingley. Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Tingley:-
Miss Ada Gardiner, sister-in-law of Mr. Robert Marshalls', is a friend of mine, and she has referred me to you for information concerning a great grandfather, Nathaniel Davis. He was a soldier

of the revolutionary war. But we have still to find proofs.
His widow married Joseph Brunn, a rev. soldier and after his death was granted a pension. I enclose a copy of the records which were sent me.
In Ruth Brown's application for pension was there proof of death of first husband furnish- ed? If so, will you kindly send me data concerning it.
If this personal request is contrary to custom will you kindly refer it to Commission of Pensions.
Very sincerely (Mrs) Mabel Blanchard.

P.S. Are the parents of Ruth Brunn given, in his application.

I am desirous to know the services of Joseph Brown whose widow Mrs. Ruth Thyer Brown was pensioned on or on what ground she obtained the pension.
She was twice married. Her first husband, Nathaniel Davis, Jr. and second husband Joseph Brown were Revolutionary soldiers.
If you can give me any information of these men  whatever it would be most welcome.
Very truly yours.
(Miss) Lottie B. Reed.
Cethens,
Maine.
April 2. 1907.

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Wm Rees Nathan Snow
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Brown Brockton, Mass. Sep 18 1905 Commissioner of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir
Joseph Brown born 1745 in Abington Mass. served for some time as a private in the War of the Revolution from Abington. Presuming that he was a pensioner and that you have his record. I would inquire 1 st To whom was his pension paid? to himself, or guardian? 2 d date. (year) of his death. 2 3 Was he single or married
Yours Respectfully Geo. S. Allen

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21709
Ruth Brown Widow of Joseph Brown Artificer U.S.Navy
Act March 31st & June 19th 44
Index: Vol. A , Page 91
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 3, 1905 History to James S. Allen, Brockton, Mass.
1907 Apr. 29. History to Miss Lottie B. Reed. c
1912 Feby. 10 - slip Mabel Blanchard f
1922, June 26 - notified Mrs. Lottie B. Reed, as to Davis, children etc.; + no info. as to Nath'l Davis - En
32 - May 10 - Miss Mabel Blanchard declined rel. to date of birth - S.D.