Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 12,796, Isaac Browning, Va.

(3-1776)
SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Browning, Isaac
R. 12,796 Va. Half Pay.
CONTENTS
See N. A. Acc. No. 874 050 027 Half Pay Isaac Browning

State of Kentucky Hopkins County ss. Sec.
Be it remembered that at a court held for the county aforesaid on Monday the 1 st day of January 1849 at the courthouse in Madisonville an entry was made in the minutes of said county in the words & figures following tenor
"Administration of the estate de bonis non of Isaac Browning dec d late a lieutenant and captain in the Virginia state line of the army of the Revolution granted to his son Joel D. Browning who took the oath required by law and with Terry W. Witt & Powhatan M. Robertson his securities executed bond in the penalty of four thousand dollars conditioned according to law."
I Samuel Woodson clerk of the county court in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing entry is truly transcribed from the records of the said court.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office the 4 th day of January 1849 and in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth
Sam Woodson clerk Hopkins Co. Court

The United States, Sr.
To Isaac Browning, a Lieutenant in the _____ Regiment in the Virginia Line (commanded by Col: (Rickett) in the Revolutionary War, For his half pay from 22 d December 1781 to 1 st November 1808 in pursuance of the 3 d Section of an act of Congress "to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia", approved 5 th July, 1832, being 26 years 315 days at £48. Virginia currency, equal to $160. per annum, amounting to $4298.08
Auditor's Office
April 26 th 1834
(Signed) W m Parker
Comp s Office
April 26 th 1834
Ex d .
(Signed) W m Anderson
Treasury Department
Register's Office Feb y 17 th 1848
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Statement of the Ac c on file in this Office.
Daniel Webster
Register

Act July 5 th 1832
Isaac Browning du o
cert dated
June 2 nd 1849
Recorded Vol.
43, page 204

Pension Office
June 2 d 1849
Upon an appeal from the decision of this office in the case of the heirs of Isaac Browning, dec d . The Secretary of the Interior has decided that the claim for half-pay under the act of July 5 th 1832 as Captain, should be allowed. I therefore certify that under this decision the claim should be paid at the rate of two hundred and forty dollars per annum from the twenty second of April seventeen hundred and eighty-one to the first of November eighteen hundred and eight, deducting therefrom the sum of four thousand two hundred and ninety-eight dollars and eight cents, the amount paid to said Browning's administrator at the Treasury Department in April 1834. The present claim  amount is payable to Richard Smith Esq r . substitute of the Honorable Joseph R. Underwood, attorney of Joel D. Browning, administrator of Isaac Browning, deceased.
Commissioner of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of the Interior.
act 5 July 32
enter this as ref.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section R. 12796
MCS/HMM
May 2, 1930.
Mrs. C. H. Smoot Allingdale Nicholas County West Virginia.
Dear Madam:
I advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this bureau show that Isaac Browning served in Colonel Crockett's Virginia Regiment. He was promoted from lieutenant to captain September 2, 1781 and served until December 21, 1781. The entire length of his service is not shown.
He died November 1, 1808 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
On account of his service in the Revolution, half pay was allowed from December 22, 1781 until November 1, 1808.
His son, Joel D. was living in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in May 1844.
There are no further data on file relative to his family.
In order to obtain further information relative to Isaac Browning, it is suggested that you address the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C., giving the number of his claim, which is 050027.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Certificate of Adminis- -tration of Joel D. Browning
Admin n granted to Joel D. Browning on estate of Isaac Browning - 13. May. 1841.

Kentucky Hopkins County ss.
Be it remembered that heretofore today, At a Court held for the County aforesaid on the 13 th day of May 1844.
The following entry (amongst others) was made in the Minutes of said Court, viz,
"On the motion of Joel D. Browning who reads oath as the law directs, Adminis- tration-Debts now of the estate of Isaac Browning deceased is granted him, he giving security, whereupon the said Joel D. Browning with Powhatan M. Robertson and David G. Leboville his securities ap- peared and Administrator bond in the penalty of two thousand dollars, con- ditioned as according to law"
I Samuel Woodrow clerk of the Court in and for the County of Hopkins in the State of Kentucky do certify that the foregoing is a full and com- plete transcript of an entry in the Minutes of said Court as the same remains of record in my Office In Attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office the 15 th day of May 1844
Samuel Woodrow clerk Hopkins County ch "

Power of Attorney Isaac D. Browning Admin of estate Of Isaac Browning

I know all men by these presents that Joel D. Browning Administrator Debonis now of the estate of Isaac Browning deceased of the County of Hopkins State of Kentucky do nominate constitute and appoint the Hon. Lyman Boyd member in Congress for said State my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name as Administrator Debonis now as aforesaid to ask, demand and receive from the Commission of Pensions at Washington City or from the proper Department at Washington City or at Richmond Virginia the amount of half pay yet due and unpaid in right of the services of my intestate Isaac Browning as an Officer of Crockett Regiment of the Virginia State line of the Army of the Revolution and being due and unpaid by the United States under the third Section of the act of Congress of 5 th July 1832 entitled an act to remunerate Virginia and my Attorney is hereby authorized and empowered to do and perform all things touching the same which I might do were I personally present Witness my hand and seal the 15 th day of May 1844.
Witness.
David Woodrow
Jamies Stobeth
State of Kentucky
Hopkins County
Joel D. Browning Administrator Debonis of Isaac Browning Deceased
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Joel D. Browning Administrator Debonis now of Isaac Browning deceased whose name is subscribed

to the foregoing Power of Attorney and acknow- ledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named.
Witness my hand and seal the 15 th day of May 1844 Andrew G. Gordon J.P.
The words "his" and "and" in my foregoing certificate blotted before signed Andrew G. Gordon J.P.
Kentucky
Hopkins County S.P.
I Samuel Woodson Clerk of the Court in and for the County aforesaid do certify that Andrew G. Gordon Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signa- tures purporting to be his are genuine
In Attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office the 15 th day of May 1844
D. Wm. Woodson clk. Hopkins County Ch.

Copy of the promotions In Crockett's Regiment W.V.O. R

A Board of Officers, Ordered to set by Genl George Rogers Clark to examine into the claims of the Officers of Col o Crockett's Regiment respecting their Ranks.
Col o John Montgomery President Maj m Thos Quick } Members { Capt Brasher Capt R George } Members { Capt J Girault
After Examining the Claims of all the Officers of said Regiment, and their Certificates from Col Crockett, and being informed that the Regiment never consisted of more than Six Captains, mustered and doing duty. The Board are of Opinion that the said Regiment should be continued full to that Number by promotion of the Officers now commis- sioned and upon examination find that the Officers are entitled to the following Promotions Viz.
Ensign Moore To a Lieutenancy the 1 st July 1780 by the promotion of Lt Herney to Capt.
Ens M c Gannock To a Lieutenancy the 15 th Aug t 1780 by the Resignation of Lieut. M c Gill.
Siach Glenn To a captain the 13th Oct 1780 by the death of Captain Henley.
Ensign Malls To a Lieutenant the 13 th Oct 1780 by the promotion of Lieutenant Glenn.
Ens Bullock To a Lieutenant the 11th Jan y 1781 by Lieut Dan d Anderson's Dismission.
Lt Browning To a captain the 2 nd Sept 1781 by the death of Capt Chapman.
Lieut Moore To a captain 2 nd Sept 1781 by the death of capt Tipton.
Enrs Daring To a Lieutenant 2nd Sept 1781 by the promotion of Lieut. Browning.
Ens Greer To a Lieutenant the 2nd Sept 1781 by the promotion of Lieut Moore.
In.

Mr. Montgomery Pres?
Glw blank B.G.
In Council April 24th 1782 Referred to the Commissioner of War Benj m Harrison,
The foregoing is a true Copy of a document now on file in this Office.
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office Richmond this 20 th day of October 1848.
Jas E Heath Aud r of Virg a

No 6 List of Disbanded officers of Grenadiers Regiment

  Browning Isaac Capt £ 214 2 9   Bullock Rice Ens 118 1 6   Same afs d 2 d M c 9 11 0   Dearing Henry Ens 149 3 1   Glenn Bernard Lieut 216 5 9   Green Samuel B D e 157 15 4   Moore Peter D e 194 12 2   McGawock Hugh D e 291 0 11   Walls Thomas D e 155 9 2 
I hereby certify that the foregoing Officers belonged to Crocketts Regiment, that when they settled their pay accounts their rank in the Regiment was as above, And that they received certificates for the amounts opposite each of their names, for balance of full pay.
Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond this 21 st day of October 1848
Jas. E. Heath Aud t (actg)

Washington City 24th of March 1849 Honorable Sir
It is now more than five years since I was employed by the lines and by the representatives of Peter Moore, Isaac Browning and Samuel Bell Green officers of Creek's 1st Regiment of the Virginia State Line of the war of the Revolution who each claimed half pay under the act of Congress of the 6th of July 1832 entitled an act to remunerate Virginia's Three Three officers. The provisions claimed half pay per due one grade higher than allowed and paid by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. They each of them claimed the rank to which they were intitled by promotion and this promotion was decided by a report of a Board of officers convened by the order of Gen Geo M Clark the Signior and commanding officer of the Virginia State Line of the Army of the . This Board sat and reported and Virginia the State claim which was intrested in the result but at all times recognized the validity or legality of the the decision and report of such Board of officers and no there several cases have the courts of Virginia decided in accordance with the report of such Board of officers . giving Judgment against the Commonwealth the Three Three State for the amount of half pay thus due these officers agreeable to their reported ranks deducting therefrom the half pay previously paid by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States under act of 6th of July 1832. to wit for Capt (Peter Moore (his second promotion) Lieut Thomas Wall, and Lt Samuel Bell Green. Green has not yet been paid, the Legislature of Va having adjourned without making the appropriation having been inadvertently overlooked . But Sir with the help of Isaac Browning now on file it will be seen that Judgments 24 the Commonwealth the and in favor of Thomas Wall, and Moore have been paid by Virginia, and for them in the general appropriation bill of the Session which terminated in August 1848 provision was made for paying to Virginia the money which she had thus paid out since the passage of the act of Congress of the 6th of July 1832 entitled an act to remunerate Virginia's 11 and which as clearly as anything could do was intended for the payment of the liabilities incurred by Virginia in the war of the Revolution and which in consequence of the cession of Va to the United States of what now constitutes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and the Territory of Minnesota, and the United States in return for this loan assumed the liabilities of Virginia incurred in the revolution yet those tripling claims of a few hundred or thousand dollars have now been withheld and the payments refused upon the grounds which I venture to say are without a parallel in the history of the world to wit the decision of the commissioners of Denmark and that of the Honorable William Williams then the Secretary of War. These decisions of the 15th of June 1836 to the Hon. Gannett Davis

in the case of before  before  and again on the 1st of November 1814 to give notice to the 61 officers of Isaac Browning and Samuel H. Allen (and they will speak for themselves) I had before said the history of the world would not show a similar instance, (I am not convinced with the history of the world hence may be in error) But I assert that the history of the government of the United States does not present a case where a similar disregard has been paid or practiced upon the decisions of a Tribunal, reporting on the claims of Officers relative to promotions and concerned for the special purpose by the duly power in an authority or tribunal that could confirm such Award and their report thereon. This board W.D. sit and did not respect  respect  disregarding officers of that regiment entitled to promotion giving their respective rank when appointed, and their several promotions and when the Army promotions commenced, now it is only to look at the Army every registers of the United States from the Revolution to the present day and it will be found in all and every promotion or promotion rank that the promotion or brevet takes place from the date of the vacancy or the action for which a brevet is given although the promotion or brevet may not have been made for months or years afterwards, and again more strange and inconsistent than any thing which could have been heard of or even thought of to wit the want of commissions (This is a most important case) before the element of patity . A man is appointed by the constituted authority an officer of no matter what grade yet he is no officer (for all Williams ) unless he has a commission, hence the commission makes the officer whether the same may be manufactured or stolen —
In the war of 1812 I had the honor of being the eldest Captain of the 27th Regt of Infantry, I was so recognized from March 1813 to  in the Army registers and held as such until the 10th of November 1814 when I resigned. Yet I was a platoon officer of that Regiment had not a commission while I was in the Regiment. I understood that commissions were issued some two or three months after I resigned and sent to the Commandant of the Regiment for distribution. This was in time of war and I would have respected each  each  if  if we had been captured by the enemy — whether any man believes that our rights as officers would not have been respected although without commissions it is sure  sure  guessed as expressed by the humble Williams . The letters of the Honorable John Williams are referred to and dated June. All other papers are now on file with the commissions or on the files in the Treasury Dept. I have not on the files where a claim has been made. And three of the officers that reported by this board of officers as entitled to promotion were entitled to and paid by the Secretary of the Treasury some each  each  each agreeable to their reported rank to wit Lt. Moore (first promotion) Lt. Beck & Lt. Gove each to be seen in the files of pay warrants made at that early day. And these have obtained Judgments against Virginia to wit: Lt. Moore (second promotion)

Lieutenant Thomas Webb and Lieutenant Simons, etc. green. The two pens & paid by appropriations made by the legislature of Va. The latter admitted on record that the best is ion there are yet there are only three reported and in the list of the officers then reported by the board one of which is Brown- ing. A very brief memorandum accompanied the report filed by the board when Underwood to whom I referred this claim for facility sake it being a rule as I was advised years ago that a proceeding was given to claims presented by members of Congress. Hence probably 2/3 or three fourths of all claims are presented by members of Congress, especially during the time Congress is in session.
Since this claim has again been rejected this man I think I Edwards and I did ask an appeal to you as the head of that department. I did I shall this day write to the commission asking this appeal and that all the papers be laid before you. I also enclose you the letter of Judge Underwood to me the reason to whom I suggested to the Adm. to execute his power of attorney. As this claim has now been nearly five years in this situation may I ask of you to be kind and the party by taking up and examining this claim as early as possible.
I am not an officer in the navy or officer held and wish to keep through life as quietly as I can but in having him in permission with such business for thirty three or four years longer perhaps than any other person now living. I have to state that I do not charge the commission of officers with intentional wrong but with a thick headed self willed obtuseness and as usual in business at any man living and the by position in individual can proceed on him to the keep any claim that they advocate. I have now prepared for the press if necessary documents Nos 1, 2, 3 & 4 etc. are and two I have enclosed here a copy of and shall the others if I should publish them in document No 1 of 18th Dec 1860. These stole to him and am forced to know that he has paid since winter of 1863 eight eight fraudulent Virginia half pay claims several of which never existed - and the others for sums and ranks beyond what they were entitled to and that in all of which cases he had in his own possession the means of detecting the fraud. The part of the loss that paid is of a enormous amount. Then the sum total of the the three & half pay claims of these promoted officers then in hand when the three pens & were paid by congress all time and then by the counts of Va. The document referred to as No 1 was executed I Edwards on 18th of Dec 1860. and these charges him specifically with the fraudulent passing of these eight claims. Document No 2

was marked here the 6th of February but are now there only in I quote them having no identity but furnished with Edwards with a copy - I remain Sir yours
Very Respectfully Henry W. Thorne

Com Honble Isaac Browning half pay L. Edwards Comt. of Pensions, Washington City D. C.
FREE

Richmond, Nov 16 th 1827. Honble J. L. Edwards:
Dear Sir:
I have just received a letter this morning, from a friend in Kentucky, requesting me to ascertain, if I can, whether a M c W m H. Todd of S. State had obtained a Pension claim recently, supposed to be due to the Heirs of Isaac Branning dec d . If you can spare the time, you will be pleased to inform me whether M c Todd has presented such claim for adjustment or not, and thereby oblige.
M c B. Your friends M c B r Brown & DeWitt are both in good health, & tender to you their warmest regards
Yours very respectfully, J. H. Parker.

H. Northup
21. Nov 1844
23. Fullers Lane
on the subject of the same respect of a property in the case of a lease. It seems therefore a matter of fact that the lease is not valid.
21. Nov 1844

Pension Office
November 21. 1844
Sir,
Therewith enclose copies of the papers which you requested in the case of Isaac Browning, deceased; and I request that you will be so good as to acknowledge the receipt of the same.
Henry Nathan Esq. Richmond Va.

Feb 1878
Colo. S. L. Edwards.
Courts of Peñins.

Col. J. L. Edwards. Present.
Washington 7 Feb. 1848.
Sir
I present the enclosed papers for the balance of state pay, due the estate of Capt. Isaac Bonarino.
You will see he was not only a Lieutenant who was entitled to promotion according to the decision of the Board of Officers, but the recent evidence is now furnished that he was actually a captain in service and drew his depreciation in 1783, as a Captain . So far as he was concerned the difficulty of proving, not only that he was entitled to promotion but that he was actually promoted according to his deserts , seems completely overcome by the evidence from the Record of 1783, that he was paid $214, 4.9. for depreciation while he was a Captain -
I send also a copy of the statement from the Treasury Department of the former settlement, & respectfully ask that the difference between the pay of the Lieut. and Capt. may be allowed.
I am V. the sect.
Thomas Green
also for the administration.

No 4 Judg't cannot of upholds James Watt's common wealth of the in essay 1841

I. Joseph Allen clerk of the Court of Appeals, do hereby certify that judgment was rendered by the said Court in the case of The Commonwealth against Charles I. Faulkner administrator of Thomas Walls deceased on the 3 d day of May 1841 -
Teste - J. Allen, C.C.

453 22 April 1753 to 29th July 1845
108 William and Mary grants to the Company in favour of Boston and Salem, 1719
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James W. Dennis Joseph C. Hall Esq

At a Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery for Henrico County, held on the 7 th day of June 1834 - Charles James Faulkner Administrator de bonis non of Peter Moore deceased . . . . . Appell t against The Commonwealth . . . . .
} Upon an Appeal from a Decision of the Auditor of Public Accounts, rejecting a Certain Claim of the Appellant against the Commonwealth, for services rendered by his Intestacy in his lifetime, as an officer in the Revolutionary War.
Judgment in favour of the Appellant in this case Teste
J Robinson Col: Cir: C. for Hen: Co: law side

Co in Tigray and Dan Heath of the time of Art, for layments of Judgement with Other Marks
No 5

Auditors Office Virginia 20 Octo 1848
I do hereby certify that the General Assembly of this state, passed an act on the 9. March 1847 in favor of the administrator of Peter Moore dec d granting the sum of $2872 88 with interest from the 1 st of January 1845 the amount of a judgement in favor of the said Peter Moore for revolutionary services as Captain, and that the said General Assembly also passed an act on the 5 March 1848 in favor of the administrator of Thomas Walls dec d directing payment of a judgement for four years half pay with 5 per cent interest from 31 Dec r 1785 — which two judgements have been paid according to the acts of assembly aforesaid
J. H. Heath Auditor

Know all men by these presents, That I. Joel D. Browning, as administrator. de bonis non of Isaac Browning, of whom Willis Morgan was the former, administrator, do hereby constitute, nominate and appoint, Thomas Green of Richmond Virginia, My true and lawful attorney, to prosecute any Claims that may be due from the State of Virginia and United States, or either, on account of the Revolutionary Services of Isaac Browning of the Virginia State line, Said attorney is also authorized to prosecute, by suit or petition, and to demand and receive from the State of Virginia and the United States, any half pay or commutation, and interest that may be due, particularly under the Act of 5th July 1832, and to substitute and appoint one or more attorneys under him with a general or special authority to do all he is permitted to do, and revoke the same at pleasure, I hereby ratify and confirm, whatever said attorney or his substitutes may lawfully do in the premises, hereby revoking all previous powers of attorney to whomsoever given by me, As witness my hand and seal this 19 th day of January 1848-
Joel D. Browning,
State of Kentucky Hopkins County
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the said County Joel D. Browning, Subscriber to the foregoing Power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, As witness my hand and seal this 19 th day of January 1848.
Sam Morton J.P.

State of Kentucky Stephens County 3. Feb.
I Samuel Woodson clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that Sam Morton who has submitted the above or foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Office the 19 th day of January 1848.
Sam Woodson clk By Orlean Bishop clk

J. L. Edwards Esq. Conne de

Senate Chamber 8 Feb 1849
Sir
I beg you to give the enclosed papers a speedy ex- -amination & inform me whether you allow the difference between the pay of a Lieut & a Captain to the Represen ta- -tion of Browning. I hold a power of attorney from his adm t J D Browning authorizing me to receive the money & as he is a constituent I am willing to serve him
Respectfully
J. R. Underwood
J L Edwards Esq

Mar 26/49 Judge Windwood of the 22nd of Decr. 1849.
COW
Please deliver the same on the 1st of any month or any time until
Referred to the Court of Sessions. Messrs. Falcon 26 March 6, 1849

Sir
Enclosed you have Mr Browning's power of attorney to me. I have substituted Mr Smith to do all things I could do under the power as you will see by my endorsement
In haste yours
J. R. Woodworth 22 March 1849
Col H Northrop

J Browning
off
Pension
Reference to the Council of Pension John. Fulton 36 (Muncie, Ind.)
P.S. I have no authority to do any thing but receive the money or to substitute another & my rule is to adhere strictly to authority. Please deliver the power to Mr Smith & request him to act
John 26/99 Judge King in absence of the 22nd of March 1849

H North Apr 18/49
June 12 1849 The weather is now getting very hot but it is not yet so hot as it was in the month of June. I have to write a letter of to the President of the School in which is written the names of the children who are to be admitted into the school on the first day of the month of July.
Yours affectionately your father

Pension Office 281 April 18 th 1849
Sir;
In answer to your letter of yesterday relative to the half-pay case of Isaac Browning, deceased, I have to inform you that I wrote a letter to the Hon. J. R. Underwood on the 17 th ult o a copy of which is enclosed. My letter to you of November 1844, assigning the reason for not allowing the claim you have no doubt in your possession. It is therefore unnecessary either to furnish a copy or to repeat its contents. With due respect,
W m Henry Northup Present
Enter this on Book correspondence adm n claims act 5 July 32

It was ordered for Isaac Brownings Hospice claim
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

Memorandum. Major Willis Morgan administered in Washington City in the Spring of 1858 the per Isaac Brownings estate and received half pay as a Lieut from the of Crasbath Regiment from 21st of Dec 1781 to the day of his death, the settlement was erroneous he should have been paid as a Captain. The Adms Major when he was paid in December of that year. and Col. B. Anderson a has taken out letters of administration. B. has in now in the proper country to wit Hopkins County Ky where Capt Brown ing lived & died - The original vouchers on which this claim was paid will be found in the files in the Treasury Department the The admin applies for the difference of half pay between that of a Lieutenant and a Captain the latter he becoming en- titled to and receiving that of an Ensign All the witnesses and vouchers to sustain this claim are referred to in the claim of Lt David B Green the cases being precisely similar except the one was paid as Lt instead of Capt and the other as Ensign instead of Lt but all and every claimant are required to establish one of these claims is equally applicable to establish the other. To which the Commissioners is respectfully referred in adjudicating this claim —

July 17/41
Lt Isaac Brownson
Madison
J. A. Edwards Esq
Conner
Washington
Hon J. N. Windenwood

Isaac Browning, dec d . Lieut. Col. State Troops.
act 5 July 1832.
See letters to H. North- up November (not found) 1844 and March 17. 1849 to Hon. J. R. Underwood, Senate: do. to H. Northup April 18. 1849.

Com allay 1/4
James L Edward Lorge Commission of Purvis Present
Army N. York

Washington City 24th of March 1849
Sir As the Senate has now adjourned The Honorable J. A. Wood returned to me the authority which I had confided to him to prosecute and urge the allowance of the claim of the widow of the late Captain Isaac Brodhead. He informs me that you had again decided against the claim.
I am therefore ask an appeal to the The Honorable the Secretary of the War Department to whom I have written. I also have to request that you will care to be laid before him the papers pertaining to this claim at an early day as can conveniently be done.
Also the Pension claim of the widow of George Cuthbert which I confided to the Honorable Mr. Pratt and which papers were actually in the office as stated to me by him who from the time when I mailed you on the 16th of January last and not having had any answer or acknowledgment from you until the first week in February and I subsequently learn that the papers were lost as had never reached you when he went to the office in person and told me that the papers were in the office and that you had promised to take the claim up the next week (the 2nd week in Febry) and I surely understood him that he had seen the papers in the office. And since the adjournment Mr. Dickins states that the papers were not to be found on the files in the office. I also have no manner of doubt that the papers are now in some

of the Redger holes in your farm. Or in a large turn of papers laying in your house. I am sorry you to have this bundle of papers overlooked and also the Red- ger holes in your room. I still need and get the evidence of the death of Mrs. Beatty. This is too hard a case that this woman's claim should have been thus neglected. I remain Sir yours, Respectfully Henry Clay Smith
Dear Sir, I wrote you twice the last time probably six weeks ago to know what was done with George Day for a sum of money that he had been refunded or required refunded. I asked an answer but was not answered. You I believe are aware that I have a suit against him since it is necessary that I should know whether the U.S. require him to refund or not.

April 18/99 C.W.
2.
Henry Northrup
Janes, L. Edwin Esq. Cemetery of Parkers Present

Washington City 17th of April 1849
Sir
On the 24th March I wrote you one having the title of Judge underwood in the half share case of the Admrs of Isaac Brownson a case which I had complained to him early in February for partial- ity sake . In my letter to you I asked an appeal to the Secre- tary of the Navy Department On the same day I forwarded a statement for the Secretary relative to the case, same week or ten days afterwards I called on the Secretary when I was told that no such papers or claims had been sent to that Department from you and that my statement of the 24th had also been sent over to you
Again on the 14th of April I wrote the Secretary making a similar statement to that of the 24th March and enclosing two letters of the Secretary's relation to these claims
Sir I again called yesterday when I was told that no papers had yet been sent - Sir must I again under- go the painful & attractive of waiting on the President as I did in April 1847 and making personal complaint of my treatment in the case of Capt. Davis than 7- eleven to a day withheld the adjustment, when he wrote a short note and the next day the money was made. Sir I cannot submit to such conduct and I now inform you of it eluated as you are you are still not beyond all law or have no superior -
I also received from the Secretary some three or four days ago a copy of your reply to a request of mine made through him for information relative to the claim of the Admrs of Revd Robert Andrews which I had written you three several times and which you had not answered; but when I applied through the Secretary for this information you answered that you have no knowledge of any application being un- answered . I Sir of late have had the pleasure to have proof which any communication of mine is just into the first office, and Sir I have even under- stood it the rule in all public offices to keep a record

of all letters or correspondence, notices are business of maintaining to such office. And I was then the impression that your books showed no record of an account to these several applications of mine to know what had been done relative to the claim of Robert Anderson. But these letters of mine and your responses have probably gone in the same manner as the applications of other lot 14 - to wit amongst the missing. I remain in young H. H. Young

Nov 16 44
Dear Friend
Chalfrey
Edwards Esq.
Governor of Prisons
Prison

Washington City 11th of October 1844
Sir
Yours of the 11th relating to your decision in Isaac Brock- ings case is before me and I will here add that I had not expected after the decision of the War Dept Secretary of War adverse to Moore and Green's case the allowance of this case, but at the same time it exhibits a sample of the correctness or rather inaccuracy of the Officers whose business it is to adjudicate and pass these claims. To wit in the case of Jacob Scott Capt & Adjutant for additional Russian you admit the facts of rank and service but require record proof of the pay received. Now Sir the case is reversed we produce record evidence showing that Isaac Browning was settled with an account of infantry not as a nominal but as an actual Captain and this certificate from the proper officers of the proper Department of the State who raised and paid these troops and officers and the Army and proper Treasuries for paying out them, and the United States by Act of Congress of 5th July 1832 was made the agent to carry out the Act of the Virginia Legislature of 18th May 1832, and in conformity to the decisions & principles of of the Court of Appeals of Va. in the case of Moore & Green you see no other reason is proposed to say that any Court here or Federal will decide a case precisely similar to the previous cases decided by the highest Treas- ual either State or Federal, but any such subsequent decisions the same being similar will always be in accordance with the principles of the Supreme Court. Thus these judgments in the case of Moore and others although subsequent to the decisions of the Court of Appeals referred to by Act of 5th of July 1832 are in strict conformity to these previous decisions.
But Sir I will point you to a more glaring inconsistency and ask you how this can be reconciled to your decision & practice in Moore Green & Brownings case. In your letter now before me you say "On the list of officers of Col. Crockett's Regiment showing the names of those who were entitled to half pay I find Brownings name and he is there stated a Lieutenant . By this list I am bound to decide such Sir is a quotation for the correctness of which I refer you to your letter book. Now Sir mark the difference or disregard of this roll and record evidence in another case although you are bound to decide by this list of officers of Crockett's Regiment I am refer you to that same list and you will there find that Hugh McGee was in those returned as enlisted yet Sir in January last you passed on his claim and allowed it as officer from 1st Jan'y 1812 to 3rd of Sept'r 1813. and again on the 2nd or 3rd of August last year again passed on this claim and allowed the half pay of a Lieutenant from 1st March 1813 to day of his death. Although he is enlisted only on this list of Crockett's by which you are bound to decide on such decision as otherwise than have just ground of complaint. The same rule and construction which paid McGee as Lt should have paid Green as Lt and allowed Brownings as Captain .
I have to ask that you will cause a certified copy of such other records

As are on your files in this case of Proceedings to set the papers filed last June from the Hopkins County Kentucky and wait them also to me at Richmond Va as early as practicable I remain Sir yours Respectfully Garrison Ware  Tracy
P.S. you will also please send a certified copy of your letter of last spring (April or May) to Judge French rejecting the claim of Lt Samuel B Green
Jan 16 44 Dear Sir, Isaac Browning Half pay Edward Engin Common of Pleas Prinst

Memorandum
The administrator of Isaac Browning a revolutionary officer applies for the difference of half pay between that of a lieutenant which was paid by the Secretary of the treasury in 1834 and that of a captain to which he was entitled which is asked from the 21st of December 1781 to the day on which the regiment was disbanded to the day of his death.
See the evidence of Col. Herodott the commandant of the regiment on file with the vouchers in the half pay case of Lieut James Slaughter, passed in 1842 showing this fact. In support of this claim see the report of the board of officers who sat by order of Gen. S. R. Clark to report and affirm the promotions. See doc. Nos 3 of these officers. A gain in the action of the courts of Virginia, and that of the sect. of the treasury at Washington City. Of the officers on this list. The courts in Virginia have given judgment in three of the cases for the sums due as per promoted rank to wit Capt Peter Moore Lieut Thos. Walls, and Lieut Saul. B Green, the certificates of court, and the auditor of Virginia are herewith. See doc. Nos 3, 4 and 5.
The sect. of the treasury of the United States audited and paid three of them to wit Ensign Moore, as lieutenant and Ensign Slaughter as Lieut. Ensign Bullard as lieutenant, thus paying six of the nine officers thus promoted agreeable to their promoted rank, further see certificate of the auditor of Virginia showing and certifying the rank of I Browning to

have been that of a captain. The act of the 5th of July 1832 was virtually intended to pay the liabilities of Virginia, and as such as have been rejected by the departments at this place and suits brought against the common- wealth of Virginia. The decisions of the departments have been reversed by the courts in Virginia and judgments ren- dered against the Commonwealths in behalf of the claimants and have each and every one of them been paid by act of Congress, see the gen. appropriation bill of last session. See the former administrator being dead. Now admin- -istration to his son, in the proper county in Kentucky.
For any further vouchers as to identity see the vouchers on file in the Gen. Dept. on which the claim was passed in 1834.

1906. Mar 27. List of service to Geo. Dreury.
1930, May 2. List. to Mrs C.H. Smoot. Mrs.
1882 Hope - Va
Nº 12796
ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3040
Capt Isaac Browning
VA LOOPS REVOLUTION REJECTED
Discharged _____, 18
3040
✓ W. J. Pay — Act '82
Received _____, 187
Attorney.

Hon. J. R. Underwood.
March 17/69

153 Pension Office March 17. 1849
Sir,
The claim of the representatives of the late Isaac Browning for half-pay under the act of the 5 th of July, 1832, was examined and allowed some years since. The allowance was made on account of his service as a Lieutenant. A claim has since been made for service as a Captain; but we cannot allow the claim for the reason given in the letter to Mr. Northup of November 1844, of which the enclosed is a copy. I have the honor,
Hon. J. R. Underwood Senate U. S.
Act 5 July '32 under this an Brook of correspondence adm. claims

W. H. TAYLOR, General Passenger Agent.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, OFFICE OF GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT.
1800 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
Washington, D. C., March 20th, 1906. Replying please refer to File
Commissioner of Pensions, Revolutionary War Record Dep't., Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
If it would not be putting you to too much trouble would you kindly send me the record (if you have it) of William Browning, Francis Browning, James Browning, and Isaac Browning, four brothers who served during the Revolutionary War from Culpeper or Orange County Virginia. Also kindly furnish the record of Thomas Lillard of the same County and oblige,
Yours very truly,
George Dewey Chief Ticket Clerk.

Allingdale
Nicholas Co., W. Va.
Jan. 28-1930.
Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C.
Sir: I shall appreciate a copy of pension paper 050027 Isaac Browning , of the Virginia Troops in the Revolutionary War.
My ancestress, Mary Snider or Snyder, was Mary Browning before her marriage to Henry Snider, and I am trying to locate her father.
Thanking you, very truly
Mrs. C. H. Smoot

COPY.
Rej. File 12796. Rev. War.
L.M.H.
March 28, 1906.
Mr. George Drewry, Chief Ticket Clerk, Southern Railway Co., Washington, D. C.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated March 20, 1906 and received March 21, 1906, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that Joel D. Browning of Hopkins Co., Kentucky, was allowed half pay under the act of July 5, 1832, for the services of his father Isaac Browning, as Lieut. and Capt. of Col. Crockett's Va. Regt. in the Revolutionary War.
A careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show that a claim was filed on account of the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Lillard, or of Francis, James or William Browning of Virginia.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.