Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19222, Peter Bragg, Mass. N. H.

SERVICE
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Mass. N. 16.
Bragg, Peter
S. 19222
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30,849 Vermont. Windsor Agency
Peter Bragg
Orange Co. in the State of Vermont. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Evans of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cogswell in the N. Hampshire line for 7 months, + Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Windsor at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate & Pension issued the 29 th day of Sept. 1836 and sent to Simeon Short, Thetford. Vt
Arrears to the 4th of March '37. 128.33 1 / 3 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sept. '37. 11.66 2 / 3
$140.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk. Book E. 2, Vol. 3 Page 56

State of Vermont } On this fourth day Probate District of Bradford } in the County of Orange } of July A D 1836
Personally appeared before the Probate Court within for the District of Bradford aforesaid in open Court Peter Bragg now resident in the Town of Shelburne in the County of Orange State of Vermont aged eighty five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he enlisted into the Army of the United States at Seabrook in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire, where he then resided on or about the 20 th day of June 1775 he well recollects it was before forming began then saying that season, that he engaged for the term of eight months & served in Capt. Ira E vans Company of Militia as a private & volunteer; & as he sup- poses & verily believes in Genl. Putnam's Brigade, though he is not certain of the Brigade; & his Col's name he has quite forgotten - That he was station- ed in Cambridge near Boston through the campai- gn of that year with the exception of about one

month, when he was stationed & did duty at Lexington in Massachusetts. That he a part of the time waited on Capt Swans, during this enlistment & served out the full term of eight months, & was dismissed at S d Cambridge on or about the 20 th day of Feb y in the winter of 1776. He is quite certain he arrived at Dedham the 22 d of Feb y 1776. he will recollect that the snow was fast going off & was nearly gone when he got home. From his great age & infirmities & the length of time that has elapsed since the war, he is not able to mention more particu- larly the officers he saw or what continental regiments he saw at Cambridge.
He further declares, that sometimes in the summer of 1776. & he thinks in the month of August, he again enlisted into Capt John Merrills Company of Militia & Col. Cogswells Regiment, at Salisbury Essex County State of Massachusetts, for the term of four months, that he marched in S d Company to Fairfield in Connect- icut. That they marched from there to the City of New York & was stationed in Kings Street & was set as guards around a building that contained a quantity of Provisions, that he served out his

full time of four months at this place after the expiration of said term of 4 months, Valen- tine was called for to stay a longer time that he with about 10 others of the company volun- teered to remain about half a month longer. he is certain that he served at least half a month at this time making four months in all that he served in Capt Eobbs Company & was then discharged in the City of New- York & returned home to Seabrook - he is certain that he served Frederick a half month in the last enlistment above mentioned - That he was born in Gorport in the State of New Hampshire July 15. 1750. That there is a record of his age in said Gorport a copy of which he has in his possession at home certified by the former minister of Gorport That he united at Seabrook New Hampshire, when he was called into service. That he has since resi- ded in Chechester & Lyndon in New Hampshire & Shafford & Putnam in Vermont, in the last of which place he has resided about 18 or 19 years That he volunteered when he entered the service. That he cannot recollect any thing more partic- ular about the names of officers & Regiments when he served. That he has stated in the body of his

declaration, that he never received any written discharge on leaving the service & that he has no documentary evidence of his said service & he further states that the reason why he has not made an earlier application for said pension, is that he was not apprised until lately that he could procure any testimony of his services & he refers the board department to Hon. Lyman Fitch, Jr. Post Master, Kendrick & Jeremiah Milton Egan of said Post Master Whitford as persons in the Town & neighborhood where he resides, who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Peter Bragg
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Mr. Elisha G. Babcock, a Clergyman residing in the said Town of Whitford & William Heaton residing in the same town of Whitford, in the County of Orange aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Bragg who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 85 years of age that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Elisha G. Babcock William Heaton
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid

Vernon New York
Rev
Peter Bragg
Suspended
See let to Simon Short aug 5 1836

Over War. 19222 INVALID. ————— ◆ ————— over
File No. 19222
1867  1887
1867  1887
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Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 44
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1887

Thetford Sept 14. 1836
Sir.
I am authorized by Peter Dragg of this Town, to state that he will accept a pension for seven months service, as intimated in your letter to me of the 5 th of August last past. Although he feels a perfect confidence that he served the 4 1/2 months stated by him in 1776 in some Dept though he has mistaken the name of the Col. Still as he is unable to obtain further evidence of that service he waives it & will accept pension for the seven —
I am Sir, yours with much respect
Hon d J. L. Edwards      Simon Root Comm ee of Pensions,

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss. PROBATE OFFICE.
I Catharick Lord junior , register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that William Waart Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been taken, and whose name is subscribed to the certificate there- on, is a justice of the peace for said county, duly qualified to administer oaths; and that the signature to said certificate is his genuine signature.
as appears by the records in said office
Given under my hand and seal of office, this fifteenth day of March , A. D. 1836.
Cath. Lord Jr.

I Moses Pike of Salisbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and say that I am acquainted with Peter Briggs who now lives in Stedford, in the State of Vermont, and do know that he was a private in Captain John Merrill's Company - Colonel Gookins Regiment in the year 1776. I know that he enlisted in said Company at Salisbury aforesaid in the month of August of that year and first marched to Fairfield in the State of Connecticut, and afterwards to New York, and that he served in said Company with me three months - we march together from Salisbury (and after we were discharged - we returned to said Salisbury in Company in the month of January following - having as Volunteers remained in said Service a further time over and above what we entitled for about fourteen days - making our whole service nearly five months -
Moses Pike.
Newburyport March 11th 1836.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. March 12th 1836. Then personally came Moses Pike above named, and made oath in due form of Law, to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed - (And I do hereby certify that the said Moses Pike is personally well known to me and that he is a credible witness.
M. W. G. D. P.

I William Cox of Vergen in the County of Orange & State of Vermont of the age of Eighty six years do depose and say that I was at Cambridge in the year 1775 in the United States during the revolutionary war so called and I remember very distinctly that Mr Peter Bragg who now lives in Thetford in said Orange County was then and belong to Capt. Ira Everts Company I was knowing to his being there through the summer (I did not belong to the same Company I belong to the Team ing department) was frequently present and heard him call in the roll and was knowing to his doing duty in said Company as a Private for a long time I should think seven or eight Months and further saith not William Cox  his Mark
State - Vermont } Witness my hand this 2 nd day of July 1880 Orange County } I am personally appeared before me William Cox the signer of the foregoing deposition & made oath in due form of law to the truth of the same & I certify that said Cox is well known to me to be a credible person -
State of Vermont } Probate Office - Probate District of Bradford } in - the County of Orange } I Simon Root Register of Probate for said District do hereby certify that William Heaton in person appeared before me on the foregoing affidavit of William Cox purports to have been taken & whose name is subscribed to the certificate thereon, is my justice of the Peace for said Orange County, duly qualified to administer oaths - that his signature to said certificate is genuine - Given under my hand and seal of office this fourth day of July AD 1886 Simon Root Reg.

33.59 Peter Bragg Application
Ent. on Index
Admitted Private 7 months
Please make return to Simon Root Rutford V.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above named appli- cant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Elijah P. Babbcock who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergy- man resident in the said Town of Milford & that William Heaton who has also signed the same is a resident in said Milford & is a cred- ible person. & their statement is entitled to credit.
I Simon Root Register of the said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the ap- plication of Peter Bragg for a pension - in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the said of Court this fourth day of July A D 1836.
Simon Root Register