Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,308, Hope Bradley, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Bradley, Hope
S/12,308
carded
CONTENTS

Rep 10 June 461
Vermont 32.15 1/4
Hope Bradley, of Addison Co in the State of Vermont, who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Burbank of the reg. commanded by Col Hancock in the Mass. line for 7 Mo 23 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington, at the rate of 23 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of June 1831 and sent to Hon. John C. Spencer, Present
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-ant. allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. R. Swann, Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 3 Page 56.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
130 Secretary's Office, May 11. 1811.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Hope Bradley Junr is borne upon the pay rolls of Capt W m Burbeck at Castle Island from February 1. 1783 to Oct 25. 1785. as a private, and the name of Hope Bradley is borne upon the same rolls, from January 1. 1781 to Oct 25. 1785.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm. D. Fols. Secy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE WIDOW THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.
Hancock was Governor & resided at Boston
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of my husband , Self Hope Brady in the war of the Revolution.
I was enlisted from the town of Braintree in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts in the year 1783 as a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Burbank in the Regiment and he served as follows, viz:—
Three Years, at William Castle, on the Island, four miles from Boston Lieutenant — Creek Gunner. — Jegledon Serj? — Bayley Serj? — Pratt . Drummer — Ripley Commissary — Salisbury Baker — Pratt .
Hope Brady . The father of the Applicant, was a private, a sailor, in the same Company, for several years.
Thirty one of the Company, with myself, were at Pudding Point & had the Small Pox , & Thaddeus & I, died.
I am now Seventy eight years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, this Seventh day of May —
A. D. 1844
Signed by said in my presence,
Hope Brady
Clement B. Burdick
Allen Dennis JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

35 74 86
Hope Bradley Jt.
Act 7. June 32 - Roll. - Sum 1 Feb to 3 Sept 1783 - Capt Newbank Col Hancock Mass. adm? 7 mo 30s - per 23 66
Rev J. B. Spencer Present
2 L - 1000

State of Vermont Addison County District of New Haven
on this third day of June 1844 Personally appeared, in open court, at a session of the Probate Court held at Bristol in said district Hope Bradley a resident of Lincoln in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged seventy Eight 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 in the army of the United States in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty three with Col. Col. Burbank and served in the supposed same Company a period of three years on William Castle, an island about four miles below Boston, he resided in the town of Braintree in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts where he enlisted for three years as a private his Lieutenants names were Cook, Gurners name was Eggleton then was a Sergeant's name of Bayley and Pratt a Drummer by the name of Ripley the Commissary's name was Schenck and the Baker's name was Pratt Hope Bradley the father of the applicant was a private & tailor in the same Company for several years my father Hope Bradley died at Braintree in the County of Vermont and State of Vermont several years ago; thirty one of the Com- any with myself were at Pudding Point and had the small pox, and that Shadens  Gair who was the mess mate of the applicant died Governor Hancock who resided at Boston was the only officer who had any command over Col. Burbank to my recollection he was frequently brought on to the island by a barge sent for him, named by Eight oarsmen and a gale was fre- quently sent after Professor Ward by four men. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency, in any state
Hope Bradley
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year forward before Harvey Merrill Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as the States
Harvey Mansfield Judge
I John Linsley Register of the Court of Probate for the District of New Haven, in the County of Addison & State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hope Bradley, of Lincoln in the County of Addison aforesaid for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Third day of June A.D. 1844
And that Harvey Mansfield Esq. is the Judge of the Probate Court for the district aforesaid & that his signature appended to the foregoing, is his genuine signature —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said at Vergennes in said District this Third day of June A.D. 1844.
J. Linsley Register.

Revtrans
12308 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 12,308
Hope Bradley Miss River War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 47
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Vermont Addison County ss
Town of Lincoln, County of Addison, State of Vermont.
I Liba Pope, Clergyman of the said town of Lincoln, hereby certify that I have known & been well acquainted with Hope Bradly, for nearly thirty years, and who states himself to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and has subscribed to & sworn to the truth of his application to procure his Pension. — I believe the said Hope Bradly to be seventy-eight years of age, — that he is reported and received in this town & neighborhood, where he has resided many years. Witness my Hand this third day of June 1842. Liba Pope
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above said Before me W m W. Pope Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont Addison County ss
I David Tucker justice of the peace Within the for the town of Lincoln and County of Addison State of Vermont, do Depose and say that I have been acquainted with Hope Dudley in former days and years in the town of Poultney State of Vermont and do consider him to be a man of truth and and know nothing reflecting against him for truth and veracity for more than twenty five years and do believe him to be about 78 or 79 years old and by report believe him to have been a soldier of the Revolution Army as he states in his deposition.
Given under my hand at Lincoln State of Vermont.
This 3 rd day of June 1844
David Tucker justice of the peace
The foregoing appeared before the the within named David Tucker and made oath to the same above Certificate by him subscribed before me at Lincoln Addison County State of Vermont June 3 rd 1844 By me Allen Justice

Will Col. Edwards oblige me by causing an early examination of the enclosed papers for a Pension, that I may be able before I leave here to communicate to the applicant any further requirement, should any be made to establish his claim?
Very respectfully
J. C. Spencer
June 7. 1844
Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Bradley, James GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5404 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 22, 1792 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.