Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6763, Humphrey Brooke, Continental Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental Va.
Brooke, Humphrey
S. 6763
CONTENTS
carded

No 620 Virginia
let to N. H. Lybrand Aug 19. 1843
Humphrey Brooke
of Frederick Co in the State of Virginia who was an aid de camp commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the in Lawsons for Ponced, one month, captain 2 months, capt Lieutenant 3 months 25 days, and a private soldier 14 months 10 days Va. and Continental an
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 176 Dollars 65 Cents per An to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of October 1832 and sent to Pensioner Berryville P.O. Virginia
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 264.97 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 883.22 353.20
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. E. Lee Clerk, Book D Vol. 7 Page 92

Questions propounded to Humphrey Brooke (an applicant under the pension act, which was passed by the Congress of the United States 7th June 1832) by the court of Frederick county, while in session.
Ques 1. When, and in what year, were you born?
An. I was born in the State of Virginia, and county of King William, on the 18th day of September 1760.
Ques 2. Where were you living when called into service: where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
An. When called into the service I was living in the county of King William: since which I have lived several years in the county of Hanover, and in the year 1813 I removed to the county of Frederick, where I continue to live now.
Ques 3. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it?
An. My age was recorded in my father's family bible, which now belongs to me; and which, if in existence, must be 140 or 150 miles off.
Ques 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted; did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
An. My services were of various characters, as will be seen by my statement or declaration.
Ques 5. State the names of some of the officers regular officers who were with the troops when you served: such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your services.
An. These things have been all done as fully as lies in the power of your applicant, in the statement which he has already made.
Ques 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, &c.?
An. I never did
Ques 7. Did you ever receive a commission; and, if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?

In. When I was appointed a Cap t Lieutenant in a regiment of State artillery, I was ordered on the recruiting service, to recruit that quota of men which belonged to a Captain lieutenant's command; but before your applicant was called on to join his regiment, he had resigned his appointment, and of course never received a commission: and as to the rank of Captain which your applicant held in the army commanded by Gen t Lafayette, while Lord Cornwallis was traversing the State of Virginia, he begs to observe that, when militia were called out from various counties, and organized into regiments, the command of those regiments was intrusted to officers belonging to, or who had belonged to the Continental army; and as they served only for a very limited period, no commission as your applicant believes, was thought necessary. It was on this principle that your applicant was appointed and served as Captain. When he arrived in camp, there was a company of Fluvanna militia without a Captain; to the command of which your applicant was appointed, from the circumstance of his having seen more service than than ordinarily falls to the share of militia Captains in general
We John Page and Ross Page residing in the county of Frederick, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Humphrey Brooke, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be between seventy and seventy two years of age; that he is a man of respectability and veracity, and from his declaration we are fully satisfied that he was a soldier of the revolution as he has stated; that he resided during the revolution in the county of King William, about one hundred & forty or fifty miles from his present residence, so that he is unable to procure any further testimony as that there is no living man in the county of King William

present residence that can certify as to his belief of his services
John Page sen Robert Page
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories propounded by the War department that the above named applicant was a noncommissioned soldier in the State. And the court further finds, that it appears to them that the the above named John Page sen and Robert Page are residents of the of County of Fannin and are creditable persons and their statements are entitled to credit. Given under our hands and seals this 7th August 1832.
Richard W. Barrow Joseph Lockhart W. H. D. ... Robert Baldwin
I Thomas Allen Fickball, Clerk of the Court of the County of Frederick aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Humphrey Brooke for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7th day of August 1832 and in the 57th Year of the Commonwealth
T. A. Fickball

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Virginia, and County of Frederick s.s.
On this 7 th day of August 1832, personally appeared, in open court, before the justices of Frederick county court, now sitting, Humphrey Brooke, an resident of the United States, in the county of Frederick, and State of Virginia, who was born the 11 th day of September 1760; who being first 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:
The first time that this applicant entered into the service of his country was, in the month of August in the year 1777, at a time when the British fleet entered, and was coming up the Chesapeake bay. There were two companies of militia ordered out from the county of King William (which was the county of your applicant's nativity) the one was commanded by a Cap. t David Pannell, and the other by a Cap. t Siston Temple. We marched to Williamsburg, where we continued on duty, ready to meet the enemy, at what ever point they might land; but as they did not disembark their troops in any part of the State of Virginia, our two companies returned home, after having performed a tour of three months service. x
After this, towards the beginning of January 1778, your applicant went down to Williamsburg (the then seat of government of the State of Virginia) and applied to the Governor & Council for a commission in a regiment of State artillery, commanded by Col. Thomas Marshall, and rec. d an appointment of a Captain lieutenancy in the said regiment; and then was ordered on the recruiting service, to recruit his quota of men as Cap. t lieutenant. But while your applicant was engaged in this service, it so happened that Gen. t Nelson was raising a troop of volunteer horse, to consist chiefly of x Note. Your applicant belonged to Cap. t Temple's company.

State of Virginia
Frederick county ss
On this 7 th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the justices of the court of Frederick county now sitting Humphrey Brooke a resident of the said county in said state aged seventy one years who first being 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.
Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. State of Virginia, ss. and County of Frederick
On this 7 th day of August 1832, personally appeared, in open court, before the justices of Frederick county court, now sitting, Humphrey Brooke, a resident of the United States, in the county of Frederick, and State

young gentlemen. Your applicant was so delighted with what he conceived to be so glorious an opportunity of distinguishing himself against the enemies of his country that he relinquished his appointment of capt. lieutenant of artillery and joined Genl. Nelson's corps to volunteer horse. The officers which composed that corps (to the best of your applicant's recollection) were, Genl. Nelson, Cap. of the troops, Col. Lawson, 1st lieutenant, Col. Hugh Nelson, 2d lieutenant, and Col. George Nicholas, commandant, as well as your applicant's memory serves him, Genl. John Smith, now residing in the county of Frederick, was either a corporal or a sergeant, he is not certain which. This corps marched from Virginia, in the month of June or July, 1778, and halted in Philadelphia; where, after remaining about ten days or a fortnight, it was finally disbanded by Congress, to the no small disappointment & chagrin of your applicant, and, no doubt, of many others. The corps being thus disbanded, your applicant did not return to Virginia with the rest of his companions, but proceeded on from Philadelphia, and joined the grand army then encamped at White Plains, in the State of New York, and annexed himself, as a volunteer, to Col. Charles Harrison's regiment of artillery, and remained with it until the army marched from White Plains to a place called Fredericksburg; where it went into winter quarters: and your applicant returned home about the end of November 1778.
The next tour of duty which your applicant performed (agreeably to the best of his recollection) was to repel an invasion of the State of Virginia, by Genl. Leslie. There were some militia called for from the county of King William (but how many is not now remembered) which your applicant joined under the command of Cap. Christopher Tompkins, and marched with them first down to Williamsburg, and from thence to Hampton; where your applicant remained until the invasion was over.
Arnold's invasion of Virginia was the next occasion which rendered it necessary to call out a considerable military force. Your applicant joined our army, commanded by Genl. Nelson, at a place called Holt's forge, in the month of January 1781.

Your applicant continued with the American troops until the invasion was over; and indeed for some time after, having attached himself, as soon as our army arrived at Williamsburg, to a company or part of a company, which was there, under the command of Cap. Samuel Adams, belonging to Harrison's regiment of artillery. Your applicant returned home sometime in Ap. 1781.
Your applicant begs leave further to relate, that in the month of May 1781, there was a company of militia, commanded by a Cap. Richard Dabney, sent to the extreme end of King William county, to a place called West Point, where York river divides itself into two branches: But what were the motives of our executive in sending troops to that place, your applicant, at this time, is unable to say. He acted as a light horseman, and principally engaged in scouring the country for some distance from the encampment, for the purpose of learning where the British were, who were then in some of the adjacent counties.
The detachment at West Point being at length discharged, your applicant proceeded with all imaginable expedition and joined the American army, commanded by the then Marquis Lafayette, at Dandridge's mills, in the county of Fauquier. The Marquis was then following, by slow and cautious steps, the British army under the command of Lord Cornwallis, who was then retreating, very leisurely, down to old James town. Your applicant had been with the American army but a few days, when he was appointed , before he was appointed to take the command, as captain, of a company of militia, which came from the county of Fluvanna, and belonging to a regiment commanded by Col. Charles Dabney, who, as your applicant believes, had commanded a regiment of Virginia State troops in the Continental army. Your applicant continued in the command of this company until their term of service expired, which was in the month of August, but a little while before the siege of York. Your applicant, in consequence of having discharged his company, and there being no force to encounter the British army having crossed James river, after a short but severe action

with the Americans, and taken possession of Norfolk, which was inaccessible to us by reason of their ships, if nothing else) he returned home: But there he had not been but a short time, when he heard of the arrival of the French fleet, under the command of the Count de Grasse, in the Chesapeake bay; and also of the coming on of Genl. Washington, with the main army, to lay siege to Yorktown, which the British, under Lord Cornwallis, had taken possession of and strongly fortified. Immediately, on this information, your applicant resorted to the army, which then lay, when he joined it, at Williamsburg. Your applicant was then without any command; but he was resolved to enter the ranks as a common soldier, rather than, for want of a command, not to be a sharer in that glorious struggle which was to put a final & glorious termination to the American war, and to ensure our independence as a brave and free people among the nations of the earth. But a provision was soon made for your applicant, by an appointment of aid-de-camp to Col. Galt Richardson, who, in the absence of Genl. Lawson, during the whole of the siege, commanded his brigade as brigadier-general, until Cornwallis capitulated, and his army marched out as prisoners of war.
Your applicant, may it please the court, has thus endeavoured to give as concise & plain a narrative of his military services during the war of the revolution, as he well could do, to preserve something like method & perspicuity in his commemoration. But it ought to be observed that in bringing his recollections to bear on objects which have nearly faded from his mind by lapse of time, and concerning which no note or memorandum was ever taken, from a supposition that they never would be either of use or benefit to him; it is not to be wondered at that his statement is not so particular & circumstantial as it would  the have been, had these occurrences (he means that of rewarding the old soldiers for his services) been foreseen. He hereby certifies that he has not been in the service of any person or animals except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, since
Br. O. B. R.

February 19, 1940
Mrs. Leona B. Myers 1461 N. Drexel Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana
BA-1/AWF Humphrey Brooke S. 6763 AW
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Humphrey Brooks, of Virginia.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 6763, based upon service of Humphrey Brooke in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Humphrey Brooke, under any spelling of that name, found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office. His signature is shown "H. Brooke."
Humphrey Brooke was born September 18, 1760 in King William County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not stated.
While residing in King William County, Virginia, Humphrey Brooke enlisted sometime in August, 1777, served three months as private in Captain Liston Temple's company in the Virginia troops. He was appointed January 10, 1778, Captain-Lieutenant and served three months and twenty-five days in Colonel Thomas Marshall's Virginia regiment. He served from May 1, 1778, three months and fifteen days as private in General Nelson's Corps of Horse. He served again in 1778, three months and five days as private in Colonel Charles Harrison's Regiment of Artillery. He served in May, 1779, twenty days

as private in Captain Christopher Tompkins' Virginia company. He served from January 10, 1781, three months as private in Captain Samuel Eddins' company, Colonel Harrison's Regiment of Artillery. He served from sometime in May, 1781, one month as private in Captain Richard Dabney's Virginia company. He served from sometime in June, 1781, two months as captain in Colonel Charles Dabney's Virginia regiment. He served from sometime in September, 1781 until the close of the war, as aide-de-camp to Colonel Holt Richardson, and was in the siege of Yorktown.
Humphrey Brooke moved after the close of the Revolution to Harrison County, Virginia, and in 1813, moved to Frederick County, Virginia. He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was living in Frederick County, Virginia.
One Robert P. Brooke was living in 1832, in Frederick County, Virginia; it was not stated that he was related to Humphrey Brooke.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, 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, this city, and furnish the following data:
Humphrey Brooke, certificate #629 Issued October 1, 1832, rate $176.65 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Humphrey Brooke 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. file 6,763
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.      Aug. 1777 3 m. 12 d. Priv. Liston Temple ✓ Va.   June 10 1778 3 m. 25 d. Private ✓ Thomas Marshall "   May 1778 3 m. 15 d. " Gen. Nelson's troop of Horse. "   Aug. - 1778 3 m. 5 d. " ✓ Charles Harrison 1 Cont. arty.   May 1779 20 d. " Christopher Tompkins ✓ Va.   Jan. 10, 1781 3 m. " Samuel Eddins Harrison at 1 Cont arty.   May 1781 1 m. " Richard Dabney Light Horse ✓ Va.   June 1781 2 m. Captain — Charles Dabney "   Oct 28 1781 1 m. Adjutant camp — "  
Battles engaged in, Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, King William Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 7. 1832  Memf.
Residence at date of application, Frederick Co., Va.
Age at date of application, born Sept. 18, 1760 King William Co., Va.
Remarks: No data relative to family.
Only Humphrey Brooke

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 19th, 1940.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
only I am advised by the Adjutant's Generals Office, War Department, that you may be able to help me. I am endeavoring to secure information regarding Humphrey Brooks who XXXXX was born in England about 1750, and who married a woman by the name of Anne Pickett. I have reason to believe that he served in the Revolution, maybe from Virginia. He later settled in the Salisbury District, Rockingham County, North Carolina, according to the Census of 1790/
If it is possible for you to give me any information regarding this man, I will appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Leona Myers
Mrs. Leona Brooks Myers, 1461 N. Drexel Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

Not Sec
28 Queen Street Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 13 th /23
Commissioner of U. S. Pensions
Dear Sir:-
Humphrey Brooke of Va. drew a pension - Rev. soldier.
Can you give me the names of his wife + children? At any rate please give me what information you have on record in your office. Did Humphrey Booth draw

a pension? Did James Booth also draw a pension? All three men were in that war, and from Virginia. Thanking you in advance. I am
Sincerely
Mrs. J. C. Sherritt, 28 Queen St., Atlanta, Georgia.

JOHN PURIFOY, EXAMINER. H.F. LEE, H.Y. BROOKE, ASSISTANT EXAMINERS.
STATE EXAMINER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Dictated.
Sept. 21, 1909.
Sir:-
I will thank you to examine the old records preserved in your office for the purpose of locating, if possible, the record of my ancestor Humphrey Brooke, in the War of the Revolution. It is thought that he was pensioned. Awaiting your early reply and with thanks,
Very truly,
H. Y. Brooke
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Rev War
6763
INVALID.
File No. 6763
Humphrey Brooke Mid Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: — Vol. A , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 Sept. 29. Hist. to H. Y. Brooke - q 1923 Apl. 17 hist to Mrs. J. A. S Sherratt. En- 40- 3ct. 19 - hist to Leona B. Muller

I do hereby certify that I have been well ac- quainted with Mr Humphrey Brooke for thirty years & that I have heard Mr Brooke speak of his having taken part in the war of the revolution, by serving a tour or tours of duty in Southern Virginia. I am too young to have known the fact otherwise than by re- -lation from Mr Brooke - I moreover certify that from my knowledge of Mr Brooke's character I feel no hesitation in declaring that the ut- most reliance is to be placed in any statement he would make given under my hand this 15 th day of Augt 1832
W. H. L. L. P
Fredrick County, V. A. -
Personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the peace for said County, John W. Page, whose name is subscribed to the above certificate and made oath that it was true & just. Witness my hand & seal this 15 th day of August 1832 - D. Meade

Yrs M. Angelo with to
Virginia Frederick County Set
I Thomas Allen Ridballe clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that David Meade Esqr. whose name is signed to the within certificate, is a Magistrate of Frederick County. That the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 17 th day of August 1832
T. A. Ridballe

Frederick County - to wit,
Personally appear d before me a Justice of the peace Robt. D. Brooke who made oath that he had frequently heard Humphrey Brooke speak of the services he had render d in the American revolution - previous to any arrangement anticipated from Congress for the relief of the officers & soldiers of the revolution; and although he has heard the mention of incidents relating to the war, from the mouth of S r Humphrey Brooke - none at present are recollected except the circumstance of his having been engaged at the siege of York acting in the most war capacity of Aid-de-camp to Genl. Richardson
Given under my hand this 15 th day of August 1832.
Meadwell Smith

Robt. B. Brooks attorney
Tirquinia Frederick County Md
I Thomas Allen Libbale clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that, Frederick Smith Esqr. whose name is signed to the within certificate is a Magistrate of Frederick County, and that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof - I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office this 17 th day of August 1852 -
T. A. Libbale

I do hereby certify that in the fall 1825 that I was in company with Mr. Humphrey Brooke, and the Rev. Benj. -amin Dawson and had Mr. Brooke speak of being at the siege of York in the capacity of an aiddecamp. —
Thos. Blakemore
Frederick County to wit:
Personally appeared before the subscribers a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Thomas Blakemore and made oath that the above certificate contains the truth. Given under my hand this 16 day of August 1832.
Frederick Smith

M rs B. B. Burness write to
Virginia Frederick County Set
I Thomas Allen Tidwell clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that: Francis Smith Esqr whose name is signed to the within certificate is a Magistrate of Frederick County, and that the within signature purport- ing to be his, is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 17 th day of August
1852 -
Tidwell

My title to a pension enclosed in this envelope

STATE OF VIRGINIA, FREDERICK COUNTY, ss.
Be it known, That before me
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, per-
sonally appeared Humphrey Brooke and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical Humphrey Brooke named in an original certificate of which (I certify) the following is a true copy: War department. Revolutionary claim. I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, Humphrey Brooke of the State of Virginia who was a private, and an officer in the army of the revolution is entitled to receive one hundred seventy six dollars, and sixty five cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year. Given at the war office of the United States, this first day of October one thousand eight hundred thirty two.
Examined and sworn to and subscribed J. L. Edwards acting secretary of war that he is entitled to a pension of 176 65/100 dollars per month, on account of wounds and disabilities received, or of services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary War ; that he served in CAPTAIN Temple Company in the — Regiment; that he now resides in Frederick town and has resided there for the space of 18 years last past, and that previous thereto, he resided in the counties of King William & Hanover
Sworn to and subscribed this
day of
183
before me
J. P.
Know all men by these Presents, That I, Humphrey Brooke of Frederick county State of Virginia a pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint William P. Rivers, cashier of the Farmers Bank Virginia my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions, in Richmond, state of Virginia, my pension from the 4th day of October 1831, to the 4th day of September 1832. WITNESS my hand and seal, this 6th day of October 1832.
Sealed and delivered in presence of
[Signature]
State of Virginia, FREDERICK COUNTY, ss.
Be it known, That on the
day of
183
, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and
for said county, personally appeared
above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of
Attorney to be his act and deed. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last abovementioned.
J. P.

This day personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace for the county of Frederick, Wm. T. Kelm, and made oath before me, that he has heard Humphrey Brooks relate, at least some of the services which he performed, in a military character, during the war of the revolution; that among several circumstances, perhaps, which are not recalled, he remembers his relating his having commanded a company of militia and also of his having acted as an aid-de-camp during the siege of York; of these things  that he has heard him speak at least 8 or 9 years ago.
Dec. 5. 1832.
W. Lashlee J. P. Md Co.

Virginia
Radford County Set
I Thomas Allen Ridbace clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Brithelo Esq whose name is signed to the within certificate, is a Magistrate of that the with signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof - I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 17 th day of August 1832.
Thomas Allen Ridbace
Wm T. H. Lewis Clerk

And this declarant further makes oath, that the first tour of duty which he performed, of a mi- litary character, was in the year 1777; when the British fleet, with their army on board, commanded by Gen. l Howe, entered the Chesapeake bay, in the month of August. He remained in the service, on that expedition, until the month of November; constituting a service of three months. The next  in rotation was his appointment to a Cap. t lieutenancy of artillery; which appointment, that he may be on the safe side, he will set down to have been made on the 10 day of January 1778. In this capacity he continued until the month of April was advancing pretty far (say the 25) when, or a few days after which , he sent in his resignation: immediately after after which he may be considered as belonging to Gen. l Nelson's corps, having engaged with him some days before he sent in his appoint- ment in the artillery. That he may be within the bounds of truth, he will fix the commencement of his entrance into that troop at the first of May 1778. This corps was disbanded by Congress say the 15 of August following; which will make his conti- nuance in that troop 3 months & 15 days. On the dissolution of the aforesaid corps he joined the grand army, and continued as a volunteer, in Harrison's regiment of artillery until some time in November, and arrived at home about the 20; making a tour of 3 months & 5 days in that service. The next service which he performed was, when a compa- ny of militia was ordered down to Hampton. In a former declaration your declarant mentioned that it was to repel Lislie's invasion; but on looking into Marshall's life of Washington, he finds that it was Matthews' invasion instead

of Leslie's. As this was a short invasion, (that he may be sure), let that be set down at 20 days. This invasion commenced & ended in the month of July 1779. — Arnold's invasion comes next in order. This Declarant joined the army under Gen l Nelson, at a place called Holts-forgo, in the county of New Kent, either on the 8, 9 or 10 of January in the year 1781; however set it down on the 10; and continued in service until some time in April — say the 15: making a tour of at least 3 months & 5 days. However, for true this sake, set it down at 3 months. The next service was in the month of May, in the same year, when a company of militia was called out, under the command of a Cap t Dabney to take post at West Point, in the county of King William, where he remained in the capacity of a light horseman, until early in June. Set that down at one month. This declarant then joined the American army, commanded by the Marquis Lafayette, in the fore part of June (say 8 or 9 of June 1781) and was appointed within 2 or 3 days afterwards to the command of a company; in which command he continued until the time of service of his company expired, which, to be within bounds, may be set down at 2 months. This declarant then acted in the capacity of aid-de-camp in Lawson's brigade, commanded by Col. Richardson, as brigadier general, from the 28 th of September, when the army under Washington moved down to York Town; and continued in the character of an aid until the capitulation, which was on the 28 th of October 1781; and as this declarant continued in camp for several days after the capitulation, your declarant thinks that that service may be fairly set down at a month.

It will now I hope be seen, my good Sir, that I have been as explicit & particular in this declaration as could reasonably have been expected of me, when the great lapse of time (being upwards of fifty years since these things happened) is taken into consideration. In drawing off this present declaration I have been in some measure assisted by Washall's History of the life of Washington, &c. for conscience sake, and that I might be as correct and as exact as possible I borrowed, that I might be set right wherever I was in error, which indeed I found myself to be in, in one or two instances in statements of no very great importance; but which I have, with much satisfaction corrected; for I wish nothing to be set down in my declaration but what is as consonant to the truth as the nature of the case will admit of. That the whole may be presented to you in one view, I have set them down as they occurred in a table which you will see below. Let me hear from you as soon as you possibly can; and you will greatly oblige
Yours very respectfully  BRITTON
   Years Months days     1----- 3----- 10 Private   2----- 3----- 25 Cap t Lieutenant   3----- 3----- 15 Private   4----- 3----- 5 ditto   5----- 0----- 20 ditto   6----- 3----- 0 ditto   7----- 1----- 0 ditto   8----- 2----- 0 Cap t   9----- 1----- 0 Aid   Total 21----- 5  
5 5 20

Frederick County to wit:
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Humphrey Brooke, who made oath that the statements made in the within paper are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Given under my hand this 28 Sept. 1832
Meadwell Smith
Wapello Coffey
H. Brooke act 2 act 7 June 1832 act - cle - Camp 1 Mo. $25- Capt. 2 Mo. 40 Capt. Cant. Act 3 69.88 3 Mo. 25 days } Private labor } 47.77 14 Mo. 10 days } $176.65 $176.65 per annu 88 32 264 97 Paid out to Henryville P.O. for Rec. paper Oct. 6/1832. Let this be returned in the next the day Oct. 1. 1832