Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1255, Joshua Brooks, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Brooks, Joshua
R. 1255
CONTENTS

2322
Application of Joshua Brooks
Isaac M. Lugg Agent Hudson

State of New York Columbia County ss
On this 20 th day of June 1833 Person- ally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Justice Court in the City of Hudson in the County & State aforesaid Jeremia Brooks and on being first duly sworn according to Law add on his oath make the following Amends to his application for a pension that after making all the exertion in his power he cannot find any living person in support of his service except Sarah Bracraft whose affidavit is hereto annexed and altho he cannot prove it be- fore positively swear that he has performed all the services as stated in his application. but as he is extre- mely poor begs the department to allow him what ever they think proper from the testimony offered
And he further says that he was born in the town of Claverack in the County & State aforesaid in the month of October November 1755 Has no record of his age. That he lived in Claverack aforesaid when called in to the service. That he at all times. That he cannot name any officers. None to his recollection had a written discharge he may have had but cannot recollect it. Persons with whom he is acquainted & who can testify to his character for truth & veracity are Nicholas Imbriack McCall

11 Joseph D Merrill Samuel Imbriack I. W. Fairfield Esq. to Samson Dyer that previous to the Revolutionary War he lived in the Charlestown aforesaid that since the Revolution he has lived two years at Schoodack in Rensselaer County Two Years in Canajoharie. that he has since lived until the present time in the Town of Clarenbach City of New York & its vicinity until the present time
Sworn & subscribed his Joshua K Brooks the day & year first above mentioned M c Gaff one of the Judges
I John D. Parkin Clerk of the County Court in the City of Hudson with cert- ify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the amendment of the application of Joshua K Brooks for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day & year first above mentioned
J. D. Parkin Clerk

State of New York Columbia County
On this 20 th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Peace, Sarah Pencraft aged Seventy Four Years who being first duly sworn deposes and says, that she is well acquainted with Joshua Brooks that she was well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War that she lived within a half a mile of him at that time that she well knows that he went to the North and in Capt Peter Mansalaw her brother in law William Pencraft went with him they went in the Year 1776 this I know by the age of my oldest son who was then Two Years old how long they were absent I cannot say I understood at the time and since that Brooks served some time after the first Entertainment. he was gone a long time how long I cannot say I am well acquainted with Br ooks & have no doubt his statements are correct. My brother in law who went with Brooks has now died - a member of Young Church
Sarah P Pencraft
Sworn & subscribed before me this day Your just above Michael McClellan one of the Justices

I certify that I am well acquainted with the witness named Sarah Browne = that she is a credible witness & her statement in titled to fall under
J. M c Gehee of the Justices Court

State of New York Columbia County ss.
On this 31 st day Jan y 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Justice Court now sitting for the County of Columbia a President of the City of Hudson in the County & State aforesaid aged about Seventy Seven Years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jan y 9 th 1833
That he was born in the Town of Clannack in the County and State aforesaid as near as he can recollect (having no record of his age) in the month of November 1755.
That he first enlisted at the Town of Clannack in the County & State aforesaid under Captain Peter Van Rensselaer for Nine Months. Enlisted in the mon- th of April 1776 he does not recollect the other officers. Marched to the town of Albany we camped Lake Champlain and went to Ticonderoga and remain- ed there on duty at the fort some time marching in the neighborhood and returning to the fort. Soon after we came to Ticonderoga many of the troops were discharged and we took their place I truly believe I was a con- tinental soldier. My first nine months expended while at Ticonderoga in

in the month of January 1777-which I was discharged but did not come home I had no written discharge - I can not name any of the other officers or Regiments that were with us - I was Nine Months as a Private - - -
Immediately and while at Sicon- deroga a few said I enlisted as I believe under one Capt. Genl. Brock I may be mistaken as to the place at which I first was discharged & again Enlisted and also as to the precise period at which my term of Enlistment expired but am not mistaken as to the length of the Enlis- ment I cannot recollect the names of the other officers under whom I served we were under the command and of Genl. St. Clair we were at Siconderoga when Brngaine came down and retreated before him to an Island at the junction of the North and Mohawk Rivers we re- mained on the Island a short time when the General came I think it was Arnold and ordered us to march we were March d in the neighborhood of Pargous Army and remained for or about one week I was in Genl. St. Clair's I was about Gen- l. and from Genl. Arnold when his horse was killed under him - he was

1 again mounted on an other Horn in a few minutes after the surrender of Burgoyne most of the Troops left I remained until the the Expi- ration of my enlistment about the first of November 1777 when I was again discharged in half
Term of Months
I then went to a place called Caghnawaga now called I think Johnstown in Montgomery County where I was acquainted with the Rev Abm Van Horne I stayed with him a short time when they were Enlisting soldiers for the Continental Army I went and enlisted for Three Years under one Capt Eckert the Lieut & - Ensign was as I believe from the Sergeants we were marched to a place called where we were when we were placed in the Fort and remained un- til the expiration of my Three Years when I was discharged after the Revolutionary war. I returned to Hud- son to my Father's House and remained there a short time then to the Town of Schoharie in Schoharie County where I married and remained a few weeks then went to Montgomery County and have lived between the that place & Hudson where I now Reside (except) Two or Three Years that I was an Enlisted Soldier in the Civil war and this applicant —

further says that he cannot from his advanced age and the consequent loss of memory state the name of any of the Regiments or officers who were stationed with him that he may have erred as to dates and names of officers but that as to the time of service he is positive he has served as he states for at least in the Year 1776 Nine months in the Year 1777 Nine months & from that time to 1781 at least three years that he has but one living witness that he can produce to wit Abraham Van Dorn whose affidavit is herewith annexed that he has no less documentary Evidence that he can produce that he cannot prove the testi- mony of a living man as there is not one settled at Hudson who has been there over a year, that the persons to whom he would refer the department for Character for Truth & Veracity are Nicholas Van Broek Samuel Vanbroek Joseph D Mould Esqr Clerk of the County that he hereby relinquishes every claim on what ever to a Pension or an Annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Given and subscribed the day and year above mentioned
Johnna his X Broek (Mark)

And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the in- terrogatories prescribed by the War Dep- artment that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and this as he states and the Court further cer- tifies that Nicholas Van Brunt and Phillip Race who have subscribed and sworn to the annexed affidavits are credible persons to the Court well known and their statements entitled to the fullest credit that they are evidently as stated by them in their affidavits and the Court further certifies that the General Neighborhood belief is Very General as much so as any Case that has been before them
J. M. Clegg M c Clintock Justices
I John D. Barker Clerk of said Court hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of said Court (as on the 21 st and 25 th of January) in the matter of the application of Joshua Brooks for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this 25 th May 1833 J. Barker Clerk

I have Mr Clegg kindly certify that in consequence of the extreme broken manner in which the witness named Joshua Brooks speaks the English Language I could not ascertain the place at which he was stationed in the Three Years War that there were several posts at the time but he could not speak the word so that we could understand it.
Mr Clegg one of the Justices —

On this 17th day of January 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice, Abraham Van Dusen a Resident of the Town of Schoharie in the County of Rensselaer & State of New York aged Seventy Three Years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Statement to wit that about the last of May or first of 1777 I was in the in the Service at the time Genl St Clair Surrounded Tienderoga I went from the Town of Schoharie then in the County of Albany to Fort Edward and remained in the Service about six weeks. At that time to the best of my recollection Joshua Brooks of the Town of Schoharie now Hud- son was also in the Service
Again I was drafted in the same Year in the month of July for Three months and after went to Bennington at that time I know said Joshua Brooks was also in the Service I was frequently on the Picket Guard with him I was well acquainted with him at that time was previously and have been ever since so acquainted with him - I was taken sick a short time before the expiration of the time and left Joshua Brooks Remained after I left how long I cannot say I can further say that it has
I have the foregoing been testified that Abraham Van Dusen who has before me known to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing statement and who has been sworn to the truth thereof.  Feb 22nd 1833  J. M. Douglass, Clerk of Court

always been reported and I firmly believe said Brooks has been in the service at other times than those me- ntioned by me
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 17 th day 1833
McCaugh one of the Justices
I Phillip Race of the Town of Livingston in the County of Columbia and State of New York hereby certi- fy that I am Twenty Two Years old that I am well acquainted with Joshua Brooks who has subscribed and sworn to the following applica- tion that during the Revolution said Brooks, live within a mile of me at that time said Brooks left home and it was always understood and so said in the neighborhood that he had enlisted under Peter Van Rensselaer for Nine Months it was so said by the Connections of Brooks & the Neighbors in General - said Brooks did not return until after Peace to my knowledge and he said he had been in the war all the time but he speaks so broken that we could scarcely make out where he had been I have no doubt from what I heard then that he was in the service
Sworn & Subscribed Phillip Race
in open Court this 25 th day 1833
McCaugh one of the Justices

State of New York New York City January 23rd 1833 Dear Sir, I have the honor to be a student of the City of New York in the the bar of the Court of Common Pleas. State of New York which I believe was a common as qualified with the other students who are now in the City of New York the above description that I like see him to be a very good student and that he is a good student in the study of the law in the more than a common student in the law and that I will remain in the opinion I have of him and I have been in the City of New York when I was a student in the City of New York. Since that since the Revolution I have had several services. I have had many accidents of life which happened while in the City of New York of those who are now in the City of New York are now dead sworn & subscribed. In New York this 23rd day 1833
J. Parker
John

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Joshua Brook Columbia Co New York
J.
Isaac M c Cagg Esq. Hudson. Columbia Co New York.
one more thing they can prove...

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 31, 1837
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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, showing the Service of Joshua Brooks. Columbia 6- New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Apr. 1776 1 9 29 Capt Peter Van Ranselear Not recd - None N York 77 years Columbia 6- Witnesses   1777 " 9 " Capt Bro Genl Blair Burgoyne surrenders " N York   1778 3 " " Capt Ech Not recd - None "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
It cannot readily be admitted that the services alleged for three years are insusceptible of proof, and the regulations require applicants to furnish the best evidence they can without procure.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day 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 he 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 [j] 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.
Joseph Rowen Esq. etc
on New York Rolls

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1252
RECEIVED
P.O. John Brook
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Charges: List of rejected (or suspended) claims printed in 1852, shows
Disenlisted: Cause of rejection as follows:
Alleges nine months service in 17th and nine months in 177th. There is no evidence here of any such service as he describes.
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

X New York Rev.
Joshua Brooks
Suspended
Act. I M c agg 28 Sept 1833. not found
Act to I M c agg Apr 30. 1834 not found
1255
Act. 7 June '32

James S. Edwards, Esq.
Washington City

(Anson Oct 7, 1833)
Sir:
Yours of the 27 Sept announcing the examination & disbursement of the Estate of Joshua Brooks is recd. from the impaired state of Mr. Brooks mind a memory I do not think it will be possible to get any more clear statement from him & I am therefore instructed by him as will appear from his affidavit to narrow his claim for the three years service and only ask for his pension as a state soldier which service if I mistake not is clearly proven by Abraham Van Buren & Mr. Bierce and also by the traditional testimony of Nicholas Gen. Brock & Col. Mr. Beckwith, both men of the first respectability & standing & in face I know of no case in which a whole neighborhood so far as I have been able to ascertain agree in their belief of the service of an individual so strongly as in the case of Brooks & I must say from the manner of the relation of the old man I have not a doubt but that he served as he states. & I can further bear testimony to the exemplary char- acter of Brooks in all respects. He is - very poor & living on the earnings of a widowed niece almost as poor as him self -
Yours respectfully
J. Edwards, Esq.
J. M. Luce

Affidavit in support of the Suspended Claim of John H. Brooks

State of New York Columbia County 3/6
On this 7 th day of Oct 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Justice Court in the City of Hudson. Joshua Brooks who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath say that it is not in his power to give any more clear statement of his services than is given in his application. That notwithstanding he has served the whole time as stated by him still he cannot give any further testimony than he has already given that he has spent at number of months & traveled near two hundred miles on foot in search of as money. His health is now such as to disable him to make any further efforts and he must & does therefore relinquish his claim to the three years service & claim only for the State service. and earnestly solicits that it may be speedily granted. As he is informed & believes that he has complied with the law in all respects to entitle him to that small portion of his Pension
Sworn & subscribed
this 7 th Oct 1833
before me
J. McCaffrey Jus. Inc. Court
Joshua K. Brooks Mark
I Jno D Parker Clerk of the Justice Court do hereby certify that Isaac M. Clegg upon whom the above affidavit purports to be sworn to was at the time and of the Justice of the Justice Court. What I am well acquainted with his hand writing & do believe his name thereunto affixed to be in it.

his own propa hand wrighting in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7 th of Oct 1833
Darker Clk