Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,138, Nathaniel Bradley, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Bradley, Nathaniel
R. 1,138
CONTENTS

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York, } ss. County of Onond
On this Eleventh day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Onond now sitting Nathaniel Bradley a resident of the town of Whitesboro, County & State aforesaid aged seventy four years who 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. That he was born at Farmington, Hartford County and State of Connecticut, on the 16 th day of November 1758 - That he has no record of his age, but that the same will be found in the Town Clerk's office in Farmington aforesaid. That about the year 1775 according to the best recollection (being of this deponent), he entered as a Volunteer in the Connecticut line of State Troops, for the period of three months under Capt. Nodiah Hooker. Col. John Chester's Regiment - That he joined said Regiment at Roxbury & served about three weeks when he was taken sick & discharged. That during the same year, or the year next ensuing, the particular time this deponent cannot now recollect, he again entered as a Volunteer in the Connecticut line of State Troops, commonly called minutemen, for the period of two years under Capt. Daniel Slocum, Col — Blackman's Regiment. That he was often called out at all times held himself ready for service being frequently obliged to leave his plough in the furrow at the call of public authority. And this deponent further declares that he cannot now precisely state how

much of the said period of two years, the term of his enlistment, he was employed in active duty; but he verily believes the same not to have been less than eighteen months. That during the period aforesaid, he also served under Captains Timothy Root, Moses Demming, & Joseph Wells, officers in the Corps of Light Dragoons -
and this deponent further declares that, about the 1778 he enlisted into Captain of Farmington, Lieutenant Seth Wight of Simsbury, Seth Roberts of Cambridge, Ensign, Col. Madder Cook of Wallingford Regiment for the period of three months as appears from the Certificate of Calvin Hurlburt hereunto annexed, & served out his time & was regularly discharged - That he joined the said last mentioned Regiment at Wallingford Bridge was at the Battle thereat Valentine's Hill the American Troops being under the Command of Generals Wooster, of New Haven General Heath of Roxbury & General Parsons of Lynd. That he was then ordered to White Plains, there to stay where he was discharged - That during the time of the above services his permanent residence was at Farmington aforesaid - That since the Revolution he has resided at Northampton in the State of Massachusetts & at White's town aforesaid, where he now resides, & where he has resided for the last eighteen years - That during the period of his service aforesaid, the following are the names of the Regular officers who were in service at the same time:- Capt. Peter Curtiss of Farmington, Col. Gay of Farmington, Major Budd also of Farmington - Capt. Dumbull (a Priest) of North Haven Parish & Capt. Norton of Farmington & Ensign William Lewis of the South Parish of Farmington &c - Elisha Root Capt.

That he never received a written discharge from Daniel Olmsted, a revolutionary Soldier, John H. Pool Esq. Uriah Stevens Esq. etc., Nathaniel Andrews and some of the persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
That he is not acquainted with any Elizurum in his neighborhood — And this deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State —
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid — J. B. Read Dep Clerk
Nathl Bradley
James Taylor
we, Dan e Olmsted, John H. Pool, residing in the town of Whitesboro, County of Onondaga state of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Bradley who has subscribed & sworn to the above declara- tion; that we believed him to be about seventy four years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concurred in that opinion —
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid —
J. B. Read Dep Clerk
Daniel Olmsted
James Taylor
John H. Pool
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after putting the interrogatories the investigation of the matter, & after

putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Daniel Brubaker & John H. Poel residents in the town of Whitesboro are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit -
By the Court C. Hayden, first judge
I George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Orleans do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Bradley for a Pension -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this Eleventh day of September in the year 1822 -
Geo. Brown Clerk

Nathaniel Bradley of Whitestown, N. Y. application for a Pension
12.837 True Copy
Supp. claims 11 mo. 8 ds. pri-
paid
Direct to "A. C. Baker" "Post Master" "Whitestown" "N. Y."

Warren May 21, 1830
This may certify that Nathaniel Bradley of Farmington did serve as a soldier with me under Capt Asa Bray Col Thaddeus Cook three months commanders of the Regiment in the year 1778 This certified by me Sergeant Major of the Company Calvin Hall
during the latter part of his life was a Baptist man, that he died in the winter of 1821 as this deponent has been informed by a daughter of the said Hallgate & believes to be true
Subscribed & affirmed this 21 day of

State of New York of the Personally appeared before me Meade County
a justice of the peace in & for the town of Militia in the County of Meade, Nathaniel Bradley who being duly sworn affirmed, deposed and said, that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he can not 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 order. For three months & twenty four days I served as a volunteer & as a private soldier. For one year I served as a minute man as a private soldier, (but the precise term of service that I was not as a minute
man on the different occasions I can not state with certainty I was at Sauvage at & about the time it was burnt. I was also in the service at New Haven, at New Pits, at Manineck & many other places & to sum up service, in one year three months & twenty four days I claim a pension.
And I the said Nathaniel Bradley do further state that I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service except Solomon Andrews of Seneca Oneida County, whose affidavit I have procured & which is hereto annexed.
That at the time the annexed certificate of Calvin Hulbert bears date I procured it from said Hulbert who then resided at Springfield  Chazy County, that this deponent was present when he signed it, that said Hulbert during the latter part of his life was a Baptist clergyman, that he died in the winter of 1831 as this deponent has been informed by a daughter of the said Hulbert & believes to be true.
Subscribed & affirmed this 29 day of June 1832 before me J. Smith That I am well acquainted with the said Nathaniel Bradley & have resided in the same town with him for upwards of two years past & that he was always regarded & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution & that I fully concur in that belief & that his character for truth & veracity is entirely good & his statement is entitled to full credit.
Nath l Bradley
Uriah Stevens Justice of the Peace

procure who can testify to my service except Joseph Andrus of Fabius Onondaga County whose affidavit I have procured & which is hereto annexed
That at the time the annexed Certificate of Calvin Thulbert bears date I procured it from said Thulbert who then resided at Springfield Herk Co. County, that this deponent was present when he signed it, that said Thulbert during the latter part of his life was a Baptist clergy- man, that he died in the winter of 1831 as this deponent has been informed by a daughter of the said Thulbert & believes to be true
Subscribed & sworn this 20 day of June 1833 before me & I certify
Nathl Bradley
That I am well acquainted with the said Nathaniel Bradley & have resided in the same town with him for upwards of ten years past & that he was always reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution & that fully conversant in that belief & that his character for truth & veracity is entirely good this statement is entitled to full credit
Uriah Stevens Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Onondaga
George Brown Clerk of
I, Clerk of said County do certify that Uriah Stevens before whom the affidavit above appears to have been sworn was at the date of the same an of the Justices of the Peace in and for

Said County - and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the name of "Uriah Stevens" subscribed to the above affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and Seal of office at the City of Utica this 1 st day of July 1833 Geo Brown Clerk
Nathaniel Bradley of Whitesboro, N.Y. application for a Pension
12.837 Chiefly due
Supp d claims 11 mo. 8 d. per -
piano
Direct to "De Baker" "Post Master" "Whitestown" "N.Y."

12.837.
Nathaniel Bradley
4.13.16
279
Feb 28! 1833
Hon. S. Beardsley

BRIEF in the case of Nathaniel Bradley  County of Oneida in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     about the year 1775 about 21 Private Gen. Capt. V. Hooker } Connecticut Col. Chester } State Troops   Not specified, says that he enlisted as a minute man for two years, & served not less than 18. " Capt. Dan. Sloper } Col. Blackman } do do   about the year 1778 3 " Capt. Asa Bray } Col. Thaddeus Cook }  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Valentine's Hill 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Farmington Connecticut
 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence, and one living witness, who testifies to the 3 mos. service in 1778  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wm Gordon Examining Clerk.

12.83
New York Nathaniel Bradley
1138
Suspended
Rejected
Letter to
E. B. Herrington
13. May 1834
Hon. S. Beardsley
" " Apr 20. 34 " " Dec 10. 35
to to Sum. Dec 9. 36
to Truman Emos 24. Jan. 1840.
Not 7. June 1832
lett to Hon. S. Beardsley 2 June 1835 to Truman Emos 15. June 1839 same 7. May 1840 to Hon. J. Taylor 10. June 1840

Washington June 5 th 1840
Sir
I have the honor herewith to enclose to you the memorial of Nathaniel Brady asking a pension - and referring to papers in the Pension office - The committee have advised me to ask information of the Com. of Pensions - Please give me a statement of the case - and return this memorial that I may account for it on the books of the committee -
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
your Obt. Servt.
Jonathan Taylor
J L Edwards Esq Com of Pensions

11/38
P.O. William Bradley
Service: _____
REJECTED
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Discharge filed: _____, 18 .
Resides: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Dec 55 Nathl. Bradley
James L. Thomas Pension Office
Wm S. Beardly M.C.

Washington Dec. 5 1835
James L. Edwards Esq
Sir, I enclose papers touching the case of Nathaniel Bradly an old soldier whose application for a pension has heretofore been presented. The papers now enclosed, with those on file, will I hope secure what he is seeking to obtain. With your answer please to enclose to me, the letter of F. C. White Esq which I send to you
I am Sir Yr I. Bradly

Oneida County State of New York ss.
Zadok Bedient, Anson Smith, Eliphalet F. Simmons, Amasa Dewey, Jeremiah Sessions, Amos B. Jones, E. Henry Graves, Loren Wright, Cornelius Woolcutt, & Sylvester Bliss, each being duly sworn, severally depose and say; that they are residents of said county; that they have for many years been acquainted with Mr. Nathaniel Andrews, now of Cleveland in Ohio, but lately, and for many years, a resident of the above named county; that he has uniformly sustained the reputation of being a man of the strictest veracity and conscientiousness.—
Sworn and subscribed before me by each of the above named deponents this 7 th day of February 1840 Josman Enos Justice
Zadok Bedient Anson Smith E. F. Simmons Amasa Dewey Jeremiah Sessions Amos B. Jones E. Henry Graves Loren Wright Cornelius Woolcutt Sylvester Bliss
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named deponents, that they are entitled to credit, and men of high respectability. 7 th Feb. 1840
Josman Enos.—

Josiah Andrew Affidavit
Hon S. Beardly Me

Onondaga County, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I do certify, That at the date of the Certificate of proof or acknowledgment, to which this is subjoined, the said George Pettit Esquire
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas was a in and for said County, and duly authorised to take the same ; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas, of said County, this 15 th day of August eighteen hundred and thirty-five.
J. C. Edwards Clerk.

State of New York
County of Onondaga On the 11 th day of July 1885 before me George Pettit a Judge of the County Courts in and for said County came forward Andrews of the Town of James in said County, aged Eighty two years, who being duly sworn lay & before the said Judge accord- ing to Law, deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Bradley, now residing in Whitesborough in the County of Oneida in said State, & that he has known said Bradley from his infancy in Southington, County of Hartford, & State of Connecticut, that in 1776 deponent was in the revolutionary service as a Soldier, in Capt. Moadiah Hoskins Company and Col. Ernestus Walcutt's Regiment & was stationed at Roxbury, Massachu- setts, & was enlisted for two months, that said Bradley came here and enlisted & served in the same company, but de- ponent does not remember the time when he enlisted, nor how long he served, excepting that he served in said Company till the two months expired, & then all the Company were discharged together - that in August & September of the same year & after the above service, which was in February and March, that deponent & said Bradley belonged to Capt. Elisha Root's Company of Southington, which was a Militia company, & it was called to go to New York where said Bradley served in said Company six or seven weeks from the time the company left Southington, which was then attached to a Regiment commanded by Ma- jor Strong - afterwards in the year 1776, about the middle of December, deponent & said Bradley enlisted into Capt. Asa Briggs Company of State Guards, Col. Muddus Cook's Regiment & served three months at Saratoga & neighboring places between the Saratoga & the Mohawk river, & were discharged on the 15 th March 1777 and further deponent says - Sworn & subscribed this day & year Josiah Andrews above written before me -
George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts

I hereby certify that Isaiah Andrews, the within deponent has been my neighbour for nearly thirty years, & that I am well acquainted with him & know his character & reputation for truth & veracity to be above suspicion, & any statement from him, with or without oath is entitled to full credence Fralin, Onondaga County N. Y. July 11 th 1835
George Pittit Judge

State of New York Oneida County ss.
Nathaniel Andrews of Cleveland in the state of Ohio, being duly sworn deposed and saith, that he has been acquainted with Nathaniel Bradley, (now of Whitestown in Oneida county) from youth or childhood, to this day; that they both were natives of Farmington, in Hartford county, in the state of Connecticut. that, that town was their residence during the revolutionary war: — That in the winter of the year 1776 two of his brothers & said Nathaniel Bradley, marched as soldiers from said town of Farmington, for Boston; that he saw the soldiers when they left said town, and that they did not return til after three months, and that he understood at the time, that they were all of said three months in actual service. —
That in the summer of 1776 the militia marched from said Farmington to New York, that he was informed and verily believes, that said Nathaniel Bradley marched with said militia to New York, and served during that campaign, (but does not know it of his own knowledge). —
That in the winter of 1777 two of the brothers of his this deponent and said Nathaniel Andrews  Bradley marched from Farmington, for the lines (so called) in Westchester county N. Y. and thereabout; that they did not return til after three months, and that he understood at the said time, that they were in actual service all that time. —
This deponent further deposes and saith, that he is none in the

seventy-seventh year of his age, and that he distinctly, and well recollects the trans- actions of the revolution war. —
N. B. The word " Andrews " erased & the word " Bradley " interlined before signing. — Nathaniel Andrews
Sworn and subscribed
before me this 12 th December 1839
Truman Enos Justice of the Peace. —
I have been acquainted with Nathaniel Andrews the above named deponent, for about thirty five years, and during that time he has sustained the reputation, of being a man of the strictest veracity . —
12 Dec. 1839
Truman Enos. —
N. B. Said Andrews lived in Whitestown for many years, but some 6 or 8 years since, he moved from Whitestown to Cleveland Ohio. — T. Enos. —

James J. Hayes
N. Bradley
Leonards Com. of Pensions Washington - City
FREE

Westmoreland Oneida County N.Y. 20th January 1840. —
Sir,
You are respectfully requested, to give information as soon as your convenience will permit, whether a pension is granted to Mr. Nathaniel Bradley.
The reason why Mr. Bradley requests an answer soon, is, that if a pension is not granted him, he intends to present a petition to Congress, and he wants to present it so early that he may have a decision this session, (for if he receives a pension it must be soon or never,) and to present a petition while his claim is pending before the Commissioner of pensions, would be an unpleasant proceeding. —
I repeat with great deference to the opinion of the Com. of pensions; "that Mr. Andrews' deposition is positive proof, of six months service, viz. 3 months at Boston, & 3 months on the lines near New York, and unquestionable proof, of serving in the campaign of 1776, at and near N. York; which must have been three or four months": and the best judges of evidence in this county, concur with me.
I have supposed that weaker proof than we have presented would have been sufficient, for presumptive evidence is sufficient to convict of murder: Also I have supposed that after the lapse of 63 or 64 years, Congress did not intend that the most rigid rules of evidence should be adopted: and so I understood Mr. Secretary Cass: but we think the claim of ten months is established, let the rule be ever so rigid. —
I am with great Respect Your Obedient Serv't, Truman Enos. —
James L. Edwards Com. &c.

June 6. 1840
J. D. Edwards Esq Com. of Pensions Washington City D.C.
Hon. J. M. Taylor Wor

James L. S Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington City
FREE

Westmoreland Oneida County state of New York 13th December 1839. —
Sir.
Enclosed are the depositions, of Nathaniel Andrews, and Nathaniel Bradley. —
On reading to Mr. Bradley your communi- cation of the 15th of June last: he said, that he did not know of any of his acquaintance living, who knew of his services in the revolutionary war: but recently Mr. Nathaniel Andrews arrived here on a visit from Cleveland Ohio: as soon as Mr. Bradley heard of it, he recollected that Andrews knew of his (Bradley's) services. —
You will observe that Mr. Andrews' deposition is positive proof of six months service , viz. three months at Boston, and three months on the lines near New York; and unquestionable proof of service in the campaign of 1776, at and near New York, which must have been three or four months, viz. from about the first of July to about the first of Nov. in that year. —
I believe that no man ranks higher for verac- ity, and conscientiousness, than Mr. Andrews
Considering the difficulty of procuring proof at this late day: I am pleased to find that Mr. Bradley has found positive proof which was not anticipated. —
It is respectfully requested that if a pension is granted to Mr. Bradley, that a certificate may be forwarded as soon as convenient. —
I am Respectfully Your Obedient Serv't Truman Enos. —
James L. Edwards Esqr. Com. etc

June 2 nd
J. S. Edwards Esq Pension Office Washington

1834 I. Edward Esq. Nov 21 1834 Sir, Mr Nathaniel Bradley has called on me to day to ask him if I could in his application for a pension. He has your letter of the 8 th instant to F. C. White Esq of Whites town in which you say "the papers of Nathaniel Bradly have" never been received at the office. He however has your letter to J. C. Baker Esq of Oct 29. 1833 - and several others, the last being one to me of 9 Dec. 1834, in all which you speak of these papers & in which you decide upon them! It is clear there- fore that your letter to Mr. White is founded in mistake - the papers must

be in the office. Mr Bradly supposes that the proof furnished by the papers must have been misapprehended & he asks to have it again examined. He thinks the proof of service for 11 or 12 months was  clearly  shown !
May I ask you to re-examine the papers
I am H. Y.
S. Bradly

February 8. 1834 add to Nathaniel Bradley Jr. New York
FREE
J. S. R. (Edward Comer of Seneca) Washington
3.21 1.16 5.37

Whitestown Oneida Co. N.Y.
Feb 3 d 1834
Dr.
Sir
Enclosed I send you two affidavits in the matter of Walthaniel Bradley's pension yours very Respectfully
Hon L. L. Edward } A. C. Baker De (E. B. Huntington Comm Pensions

Feb. 17. 1840
James L. Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington City
FREE
add yr letter

Westmoreland Oneida county State of New York, 8 th February 1840.-
Sir,
I have received your favor of the 24 th ult. in which you say. "The statement of Nathaniel Andrews in relation to the revolutionary service of Nathaniel Bradley contained in your letter of the 13 th ult. does not correspond with that of the claimant's declaration": from which we infer, that a pension is not now granted, because said Andrews' deposition is not believed: for if any declaration heretofore made by Bradley does not correspond with said deposition, it is satisfactorily accounted for, to any mind, that is not uncommonly incredulous by stating the fact, that (as is common to men of his age) his memory is extremely frail.-
If Andrews' deposition is true, Bradley's claim is established, any thing that may be surmised, or any thing that Bradley may have stated to the contrary notwithstanding, and (suffer me to say that) such are all the rules of law and evidence, and have been for ages, both in England and this country.- Furthermore any person may prove that his confession is not true, and the confession must fall, and the proof stand . -
There is no rule of law requiring an unimpeached witness to be supported, and in all cases they are to be believed; but we understand that Mr. Andrews is not believed; therefore we forward the enclosed deposition of some of the most respectable men in this vicinity.-
Knowing that Congress and the Sec. of War, did not intend that rigid rules should be adopted, in relation to proof, in consequence of so much time having elapsed since the revolutionary services; we are not a little surprised that a rule something more than rigid, has governed in this case. - We say it; and we are willing to say it before the world, that Bradley has , by Nathaniel Andrews' deposition, established his claim , and we care not what he (Bradley) may have said contrary to the proof.-

To save time, Mr. Bradley has forwarded by this days mail, to the Hon. John G. Floyd, a petition to Congress; but it is believed that the enclosed depositions will remove all doubts, and that a pension certificate will be forwarded. (and Mr. Floyd is so informed) if not, please to deliver to Mr. Floyd the enclosed depositions, the deposition of Nathaniel Andrews, and the residue of Bradley's papers.—
I am with great respect your Obedient Serv't Furnan Enos.—
James L. Edwards Com. H.

Jan 26
James Bradley NY file this with his paper
Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington City

Westmoreland Oneida County N. Y. 18 th January 1839 —
Sir,
Mr. Nathaniel Bradley states, that he has forwarded to the Pension Office proof, by his own deposition, and the depositions of Josiah Andrews, Calvin Halibert, and Salathiel Dunham, that he served in the war of the revolution as a private soldier, nine or ten months, in the years 1775, 1776 & 1777. —
It is respectfully and urgently requested, that the Com. of Pensions will please to give information, what further proof is required before granting Mr. Bradly a pension. —
The above request is made, from respect to an old revolutionary soldier, and because his neighbors and acquaintance have no doubt that he is entitled to a pension. —
I am respectfully
Your Obedient Servt Truman Enos
J. L. Edwards Com. H.

1 1 1 Onondaga County } Personally came before me Josiah Andrews Town of Fabius } and being duly sworn Deposes and says that Nathaniel Bradley who is now a Resident of Halesborough was born in Farmington in the State of Connecticut the place of his parents' nativity with whom the deponent was well acquainted and remembers that the said Nathaniel Bradley was with him the deponent in the battle where they served together in all their campaigns. New York, and that Major Strong of Farmington was commandant of the Regiment he then served under Capt Elisha Root Lieut John Curtis and Ensign John Clarke in the year Seventeen Hundred and seventy six he likewise served with me in Col Thaddeus Cook's Regt of Wallingford State of Connecticut Capt Elisha Root Lieut Nathaniel Churchill and Joel Higley and Ensign Gideon Roberts were the other officers the term of service was about three months and a half if I am not mistaken this was in the Winter of Seventeen Hundred and seventy seven and I remember that he was at Boston when we enlisted for two months in Capt Woodhull's Hicken Company of Farmington in Col Woodhull's Regiment of East Windsor the Subalterns of said Company were Root and Stoddard and further the said Nathaniel Bradley served as a Minute Man for a considerable time but what length of time the deponent cannot tell and further saith not Subscribed and sworn before me this 23 Day of May 1833 } Josiah Andrews Samuel W. Merrill Justice of the Peace }
And I the said Samuel W. Merrill Justice of the peace aforesaid do certify that I am well acquainted with the said Josiah Andrews who made & subscribed the foregoing affidavit before me & that he is a man whose character for truth & veracity is good & in whom full credit can be given dated 23 May 1833 Samuel W. Merrill J.P.

State of New York } ss I Reuben S. Hays Clerk of Clerks Office Mendago County } the County of Mendago
aforesaid do certify that Samuel M Merrill before whom the within affidavit of Louis Ar- drew purports to have been sworn to who has signed the within Certificate was at the dates thereof respectively a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Mendago & duly authorized to act as such & further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe the name of " Samuel M Merrill " thereto subscribed to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness my hand & seal at Syracuse in said County this twelfth day of June
Eighteen hundred & thirty three R. S. Hays Clk. Pr. A. Edwards Jr. Dep. Clk.
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State of New York } } Personally appeared before me the un- County of Ulster } designed a Justice of the peace in & in the County of Ulster aforesaid Nathaniel Bradley of Sholam County aforesaid who being duly affirmed  sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear pos- itively as to the precise length of time his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades as a minute man viz, I was called out as a minute man under Captain Daniel Hopper & in his company in which Moses Deming was the ensign lieutenant & went to Crumpond near Red Hook on the north river & was there in the service at that time three weeks, the year I can not recollect with certainty but it was previous to the capture of Burgoyne & I believe the year previous I was called out as a minute man the year after Burgoyne was taken in Captain Mott's Company in which company Gad Standley was lieutenant & one William Levis was ensign & went to Albany and brought down some artillery which had been taken from Burgoyne & was in actual service at this time fourteen days
I was at Danbury under Captain Hopper but the year I can not be positive about, was in actual ser- vice at that time three days
I was also at Norre neck under Captain Mo- ses Deming the year I can not be positive about & in actual service at that time five days
I was at New Haven & (I think) under Captain Deming & was in actual service at this time
three days the year I can not be positive about
I was frequently out in actual service as a minute man & believe I have no doubt that the above

does not amount to one half the time I was in ac- -tual service as a minute man but I can not state with certainty at this distance of time with my loss of memory any more particularly but I am positive of the foregoing as to time & place & I can therefore say positively that at the above men- -tioned times & places I served as a minute man in actual service forty six days & for which with the other service performed I claim a pension
Subscribed & affirmed this 28 th day of May 1834 before me & I certify that the said Nathaniel Bradley is well known to me & is a man of truth & is reported to have been a soldier of the revolution
Nath l Bradley
Uriah Stevens Justice of the Peace
(State of New York County Clerk's Office) } /s George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County & Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Uriah Stevens before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time & still is a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Rensselaer & duly qualified & authorized to act as such & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe the above signature of "Uriah Stevens" to be his proper hand writing & signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court and County this 12 th day of November Eighteen hundred and thirty four
Geo. Brown Clerk

State of New York Onondaga County ss.
Nathaniel Bradley of the town of Whitestown in said county, being duly sworn deposes and saith, that in the winter of the year 1776, this deponent volunteered with others, as a soldier in the revolutionary war, and marched from Farmington in Connecticut, to Newbury near Boston, and served three months under Capt. Doodiah Hooker. —
That in the summer of 1776 he marched with the militia from Farmington to New York, where he served under Capt. Elisha Root til the general sickness of the United States troops, when he was discharged in consequence of his sickness. —
That in December in the year 1776 he enlisted under Capt. Asa Brey, and on the first day of January 1777 he marched under said Brey, and served three months on the lines (so called) in Westchester county N. Y. and other places. —
That since the last above mentioned service, with the militia he served with the militia at Crompond three weeks; on a tour to Albany two weeks; at New Haven; at Danbury; & other places. — That in all he has served about fourteen months as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. —
That this deponent is now in the eighty sixth year of his age. That his memory of recent events is frail: but that his recollection of the scenes of the Revolution is good. — N. B. The words "with the militia" erased before signing
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 12 th December 1839
Truman Enoes Justice of the Peace
Nath l Bradley

I have been acquainted with the within named Nathaniel Bradley for about twenty years, and during that time, he has sustained the reputation of being a man of strict integrity and veracity. —
12 Dec. 1839
Salmon Enos —

Onondaga County ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the County of Onondaga aforesaid Nathaniel Bradley who being duly sworn deposes 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 in the following grade For Eleven Months and Eight days as a private and for such service I claim a Pension
Nathl. Bradley
Salathiel Dunham
Subscribed & sworn before me this 1st day of February 1834 & I certify that the said Nathaniel Bradley is well known to me & has been for about twenty years past & is a man whose character for truth & veracity is good & who is reputed & believed to have been a soldier of the revolution
Ansone Smith J.P.
State of New York ss County of Onondaga
I George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Onondaga do hereby certify that Anson Smith Esquire before whom the foregoing & within affidavits of Salathiel Dunham & Nathaniel Bradley purport to have been sworn was at the dates of the same respectively a Justice of the peace in said County duly qualified & sworn & authorized to act as such & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his signatures respectively above subscribed to be genuine. In witness my hand & seal of office this third day of February 1834 at the City of Utica in said County of Onondaga
Geo Brown Clerk

Whitstown January 13 th 1834
I Salathiel Dunham do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Nathaniel Bradley and do know that he was in the Revolutionary War in the year 1777 and served in the company commanded by Asa Bray Captain Churchill Lieutenant and Joel Hilly Second Lieutenant and that Roberts insign said company belonged to Col. Madsen's Regiment and I do further state that in the said Bradley did enlist as a minute man for two years as a light horse man
Certified & sworn to before . . . Salathiel Dunham Anson Smith J.P.
I further certify that I am acquainted with the above named Salathiel Dunham that his character for truth is good & that he appeared before me & was sworn to the foregoing affidavit on the said 13 January 1834
Anson Smith J.P.

State of New York
Oneida County ss: Nathaniel Bradley of Whites town in said County saith. he is an appli- cant for a pension. That he was of the age of 80 years last November (1834) - he is not able to draw up his papers - that his memory is impaired & he has difficulty in recollecting dates & the like of long standing. That he has been surpris- ed to learn, as he has, by the correspond- ence of J. L. Edwinds Esq. of the pension office with the Hon. S. Brandstey, that his statements fail to show that he served six months - he thinks & believes that a mistake has, either in his own state- ments, or by the persons who reduced the same to writing has been made - More than a year ago, he obtained two affi- davits, one from Josiah Andrews who actually served with him more than six months, & the other of Calvin Hollo- bust who served with him three months in Capt. Bragg's company, was a sergeant major in the regiment. Both of which affidavits are lost or mislaid as he is informed by his attorney J. L. Baker Esq. - The said Calvin Hollobust is since dead but he has obtained an other affidavit

17 officer Andrewz which is hereto annexed and which contains a true statement, except this deponent believes, he served more than two months in the period first therein-mentioned at Roxbury -
This Deponent saith that he has not hith- erto, confidence, that in any of the services mentioned in the said affidavit of Josiah Andrewz - he was serving as a Minute Man, but these were all regular periods of service - that he has served, frequently at other times, when he was called on as a Minute Man, on urgent occasions of sudden alarm. he now recollects that he was called when Danbury was burned & arrived there as the buildings began to fall in & was absent from his home 5 days - he was also in like manner 3 days at New Haven when the British were there - he was also called on & went to Stonington where there was an alarm by the appear- ance of the Enemy, but he is not able to state how long he was from home in this hour - he was also on a tour of duty to Albany under Capt. Norton

Hyad Stanley Lieutenant, & conveyed Six pieces of Artillery from Albany to Farmington in Connecticut. said to have been captured from Genl Burgoyne & was on that tour two weeks. - he was out on several other such short tours of duty, which he does not recollect so clearly as to state the particular - & was once three weeks under Capt. Daniel Slocum of the Light Horse, at Crompond. & was stationed at one Goylord's House during the whole time; the Company there gone out just one month. but this Deponent left there one week before the rest of the Company. having there & then hired a man for during the war who then enlisted & this deponent paid him 50 dollars, of which fact he had a Certificate signed by Capt. Demming & which he placed in the hands of J. Sill Esq. of said Whitesboro, who this deponent first employed to make out his papers for a pension & who has left the same - and
annexed an other Affidavit

further this Deponent hath not sworn & subscribed before me this 26 th day of August 1835 Geo. Balis Justice of the peace. N o other than by
I certify that the above Nathaniel Bradley is well known to me & therefore is a man of truth & veracity Dated Aug 26 th 1835 — Geo. Balis Justice of the peace
Hon. S. Beardsley M.C.
Nath l Bradley's Affidavit in English on shore