Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.10105, Elijah Brainerd, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Brainerd, Elijah or Brainard
S. 10105
Carded
CONTENTS

North Carolina
Elijah Brainard * Private in
Captain Ellis company of the N.C. Army, 8
Ratio of disability, total,
Date of discharge,
Inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at 5 dollars per month, to commence on the 6 Nov 1809, & increased to 8 per month by act 24 April, 1816,
Married Certificate of pension issued the 30 th of July 1827 and sent to Pension, Warrenton, N.C.
Arrears to 4th
Semi-ann. all'ce ending
(act 27 April 1816.)
Elijah Brainard * Conn. Line, Records corrected. Feb. 13/40. G.
Transf from Massachussetts 16 July 1827 and notes action in N.C. to Pension Warrenton, N.C.
Dead. See letter, Feb. 10. 1837 to P. Agt. & Gen. H. Everett - do. to Ha. H. Everett Feb. 13. 1837 -do. to J. K. Parish & P. Agt. March 10. 1837 Letter to H. H. and G. B. Quiditum 2 Oct 1838
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March 1828 to 23 May 1828 the day of his death - age note filed 20 Oct 1838

Application for a new Certificate -
County of Warren ss. State of North Carolina. On this 23 rd day of July 1827 before me, the subscriber, a justice of the Peace for the said County of Warren, State of N. Carolina, personally appeared Elijah Brainerd of the County & State aforesaid; who on his oath, declares that he is the same person, who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Edward Ellis in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Comfort Sage in the service of the United States - that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts 5 May 1810 & his pension commenced 6 Novr 1809 - that he has never received - a formal certificate, & now wishes to obtain one -
Sworn to and subscribed Elijah Brainerd before me on the day and year above stated
Peter R. Davis . justice of the Peace
Seal of North Carolina
I Caswell State Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Warren in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter R. Davis whose signature appears to the above and attached Certificate is and was at the time of the said two certificates purporting to have been signed an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and as such due faith & credit should be given to all his official acts - Given under my hand and the Seal of the Office of the Clerk aforesaid at office in War- rington, the 24 th day of July in 32 nd year of the Independence of the United States Anno Domini 1827. C. Isak. North

State of South Carolina Warren County 3
Personally appeared before me Richard Darrison Esq. Justice of the Peace for said County, who made oath, that Elijah Prainard, the Person whose Name is signed to the foregoing statement has heretofore repeatedly appeared before him to authenticate the Papers necessary to draw his Pension from Boston; - that he believes the said Elijah Prainard is the Person described in the said Affidavit, from various information regarding his former Residence, Services, &c. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23 d Day of July, 1827.
R Darrison
Peter R Davis J.P
State of S. Carolina
Warren County 23 d July 1827 - I hereby certify that Richard Darrison the witness to the above certificate is a man of good fame and that he is considered to be a man of veracity
Peter R Davis J.P

Warrenton N.C. 24 July 1824 -
Please inform me, whether the Transfer sent me from the War Office is to be held in my possession, or transmitted to the Agent J. Huebner Esqr Fayetteville? To whom I am referred for further blanks & instructions in order to draw my pension Sept r next. I only wish to ascertain my duty in obtaining the pittance afforded from my country whose Battles I fought & in which was wounded & now reduced to a state of incessant decrepitude, waste & pain, which deprives me of ability to acquire a living, in common with my fellow-citizens, & then will conform to it -
I have endeavoured to conform to the Blank, you were so good, as to transmit to me for a certificate. I never had any certificate, only a blank letter, which you have seen. I hope I have made out & another treated my application correctly in this case -
Yours v. Respectfully
J. Bonner
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
P.S. If I may be furnished with blanks & information relative to drawing next Sept r  at Fayetteville from your Pension Office, so as to relieve the necessity of sending to Esqr. Huebner till Sept r , I shall be

much obliged - If such a favour be incompatible with the rules of Office, then I will send on to Fayetteville as directed before.
G. B.
Appreciate for the  the  kindly  kindly entreaties

Harrington N. C. 10 July 7, 1827-
To J. L. Edwards, -
Accept my grateful returns, on your letter and blanks relative to a transfer for my pension, & directions - I have used all diligence to obtain intelligence & fill the blanks, & procure the witness & certificate, in as correct a manner as possible - As to the Witness of Identity, I have resided here not quite two years - No person here except my Daughters can say, only what Richard Davison, one of the Magistrates in this County has said, as to Identity, on account of my short residence.
If I fail of a transfer on account of evidence of Identity, it will be a hard case indeed - Please be so good as to afford me directions, if necessary - To Mr Hark I shall soon write, according to your directions -
Yours, respectfully
E. Brainerd

P.S. Last March I prepared the papers & sent them with a power of Attorney to a Merchant in Randolph Vermont, to obtain my pension then due. 48 dollars with direction to pay it over 30 & thus - I suppose he has been to Boston & obtained it - but have had heard from him since - Should any causeably have occurred to have prevented his acquiring said pension, then in such a case it is still due - J. Brainerd

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 16. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Invalid The children of Elijah Brainard deceased a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars and " " Cents per annum, under the law of the month have been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1820 to the 23 d . of May 1820, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Mar 4
- Brainerd North
J. J. Edwards Esq.
Committee of Business
Washington City

Randolph Va. Feb. 25. 1837.
H. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir I forwarded to Hon. Mr. Evarts some Pension Papers in the case of a Mr. Brained who deceased in N.C. with a request of him to ascertain if the Children who live here could not obtain the balance without sending to S. Carolina either from Washington or by having a transfer to the War Agency at Windsor. He return d me the papers & the letters of the Department that I do not understand that the Department could not order the balance paid in Va. but only that it cannot be paid at Washington and that directions would be given to have it paid at N.C. on the proper vouchers being forwarded.
I send this to him if a transfer cannot properly be made of the payment to Windsor. The reason why it is important to the Children of the deceased is the distance is so great, papers must go by mail. there is the expense of postage. risk of money to be return d . & the addition of top on the Notes issued at such a distance from here & besides the sum is trifling yet as small as it is would be gratefully rec d by the Children who are quite poor. -
Respectfully J. K. Paxton
If the transfer could be made I would send the Certificate forthwith J. K. P.

In reply to your request of the 15 inst , received the 18 th for a statement of the military history of Elijah Brainerd a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F. 10.105
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     / ✓ Pvt. Edward Eells. Comfort Sage Conn.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, moved from Mass. to Warrenton N.C. in 1827
Date of application for pension, certificate July 23, 1827-
Residence at date of application, Warrenton, Warren Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, ✓
Remarks: Soldier died May 23, 1828 in N.C.
In 1827 Soldier had daughters residing at Warrenton N.C. Children living in Randolph N.C. in 1837. No names stated.

18 Feb
Elijah Brand NC 111
Jacob Aushe
Leaw
18 Feb 1811 Elijah Brand NC 111 Jacob Aushe Leaw

Pension Office
New York July 14 th 1837
J. H. Edwards Esq re
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I am made to fear the name of "Elijah Harnade" on any of the Rolls in this Office - I presume your letter of 10 th June directing the payment of his King has been misdirected
Very respectfully Your Cousin,
John H. Harnade

Elijah Brainard, Invalid Roll of North-Carolina.
Be pleased to say up to what time, and at what rate he was last paid.
Pension Office } May 1837. }
$2. per month, to 1st March 1822.
2/6/38.

Washington 8 th Feb 1831
Sir
I enclose the application of the children of Elijah Mainard for arrears of P
I am respectfully &c Horace Everett
J. L. Edwards Esq

Mr. John Lippitt's Letter
17 Sept - 1827 -
Enclosing 48 dollars my pension for 6 months -

Fayetteville Sep. 17. 1827.
Rev E. Brainard
Dear Sir,
Inclosed you have forty eight Dollars rec d by me from the U. S. Bank for your pension for six months. Mr. Huske informs me that the Certificate of Physician will have to be renewed only every two years. Hoping that this will safely reach you and tendering my future services,
I am Sir your Obedt Servt.
John L. Russell

Rev War Heat to Mary a Fold M.B.H.
10105
1940 Aug 23. Heat to Mary a Fold M.B.H.
INVALID.
File No. 10.105
Elijah Brainerd* His No. 8. 10. 105
Act: April 27 th 10
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 46
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Elijah Brainerd* Febr. 13/05. Conn. Line, Revolutionary War. 8.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Warren
ss. State of Carolina
ON this 10 th day of July 1827, before me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for the said County of Warren personally appeared Elijah Brainerd of the County & State aforesaid who, on his Oath, declares that he is the same Person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Edward Ellis in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Comfort Sage in the Service of the United States; that his Name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Massachusetts 6 th Nov. 1809 from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State [District, or Territory,] of Carolina & County of Warren where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of North Carolina are for enjoying better health and for greater & more eligible facilities of support under his decrepitude
Elijah Brainerd
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the Day and Year aforesaid. }
Peter R. Davis, justice of the peace
NOTES.
The Oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official Character and Signature must be proved by the Certificate of the proper Officer, under his Seal of Office, setting forth that the Person taking the Testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The Pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The witness must swear that he well knows the person who has taken the above oath to be the same person described therein, and no other than the identical person to whom the pension was originally granted. The magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity. The witness's affidavit must be authenticated in the manner above described.

State of North Carolina 3
I Casper Drake Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Warren in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Peter H. Davis whose signature stands affixed to the within Certificate is and was at the time the same purports to have been done, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and as such all due faith and credit should be given to his official acts.
Given under my hand and seal of the office of said Court, at office in Warrenton, in the 52 nd year of the Independence of the United States Anno Domini 1837.
July 10 th 1837
C. Drake Clerk

State of North Carolina. Warren County
Personally appeared before me, Richard Daisson, Esq. Justice of the Peace for said County, who made Oath, that Elijah Brainerd, the person whose name is signed to the foregoing Affidavit, has heretofore repeatedly appeared before him to authenticate the Papers necessary to draw his Pension from the Agency at Boston, that he believes the said Elijah Brainerd is the Person described in the said Affidavit, from various Information regarding his former residence, services, &c.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10 th Day of July, 1827.
R Daisson
Peter R Daisson justice of the peace
State of North Carolina
Warren County 10 th July 1827. I hereby certify that Richard Daisson the witness to the above certificate is a man of good fame and that he is considered to be a man of veracity
Peter R Daisson, J. P.

State of North Carolina
I, Pleasant Drake Clerk of the County Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Warren, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Starbuck Davis, whose signature stands affixed, beneath the within Certificate of Richard Davidson, is and was at the time the same purports to have been affixed, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, and as such all due faith and credit should be given to all his official acts.
Given under my hand and the seal of the office of said Court, at office in Warrenton in the 52 nd year of the Independence of the United States Anno Domini 1827 -
July 10 th 1827
C. Drake Clerk

Elijah Brannan Mar 18. N.C. Newbern
Thomas L. Clingman Com mfmwri g. Union Washington.

Prison Office
Ingallsville March. 14 1837
James L Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Prisons.
Sir
By referring to the Semiannual Statement received from your Office, those of Sept 1827 shows the transfer of Elijah Brannan from Mar- chanty, at 80 per month - that for Sept 1828 - reports him as having died on the 23 rd May, 1828 - It is stated in your letter of the 10 th inst. that he was joined to Sept 1827 - It is not in my power to ascertain if he was joined to 4 March. 1828. or to the day of his death - The Book used at that period was burnt in the fire of 1831. - I apprehend all the records at the time or instance, were also burnt - The Book now in use, was of I recollect, composed of such information as could be had from him. from Washington, & does not contain any account of Mr Brannan.
The

The Abstract forwarded on the 31 st March 1828. will show if he was paid to 4 March 1828—
I am Sir Yours Obedt.
• P. M. W. K. @ Gen.
I shall defer all proceedings or regard to this matter until further ordered.

GENERAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION No. 156 FIFTH AVENUE
MISS MARY A. TODD REGISTRAR-GENERAL
Lynn, NEW YORK Aug 15 1910
To the Pension Dept. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: Will you please write me, if you have any record of a pension having been granted to Elijah Brainerd of Randolph Vermont said to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War - In the Brainerd Genealogy, published - it states that he was in the war and received an injury in one of his hips which made him permanently lame - This is the only record that I can find - Very truly Yours
Mary A. Todd 11 Violet Street Lynn, Mass.
AUG 18 1910