Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16655, Henry Brooks, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Brooks, Henry
NUMBER
S. 16655
carded
CONTENTS

Missouri 13 596 Indiana
Henry Br. RS Ranger In the State of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Buford of the _____ commanded _____ in the V A time for 6 months
Enscribed on the Roll of Indiana the rate of 20 Dollars & _____ Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1833 and Little S P Rowland Salem
Arrears to the 14th of March 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 10 $50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk ok 6 Vol. 7 Page 105
See Cir. Fr. Mar. 14. 18
Transferred to Missouri fr 4 Sept 1833 - Apr 9 - 1835
See lett. to P. agt. Apr 21. 1836. do. to same Dec. 31. 1836
Letter to Hon A. G. Harrison 5 Feb 1838 (Dead)

Henry Brooks Deu n for Pension
24345
J. Rowland, Salem Ind. a

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Indiana
Orange County 3 d set.
In the Orange Circuit Court
On this 25 th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of said Court, it being a Court of Record now sitting Henry Brooks, a Resident of the said County of Orange and State of Indiana aged 78 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That in the Spring of 1775 at Bedford County in the State of Virginia he entered the service of the United States by joining a volunteer Company for the term of six months. said company was commanded by Capt. James Blyford - he marched with said company through Richmond Virginia, to Williamsburgh in Virginia, remained there some time, and until orders came for said Company to march against the Indians upon the frontier, on the waters of Holstein river, this declarant then marched back with said company as New- London in the said County of Bedford, where he was stationed by his Captain with a number of others to guard a large number of Tories kept at that place as prisoners, whilst the balance of the company marched on to fight the Indians. That he remained at New London guarding the Tories as herein stated, for the balance of the term for which he volunteered when he was discharged, but his discharge is lost. This declarant states that that he served in said company as a private soldier, and that the term of his service was not less than six months, according to his best recollection at this time, that he has no documentary evidence, and that

he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Henry Brooks
We Jonathan Poffin a Clergyman residing in the County of Orange and State of Indiana and Henry Single residing in the same County and State, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Brooks, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid —
Jonathan Poffin
Henry Single
and the Court do further declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named respondent was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he stated. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Poffin who has signed the preceding statement is a Clergyman, resident in the said County of Orange, and that Henry Single, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. —

I. Mc c oy clerk of the court of the county of Orange certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Brooks for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal of office - this 26 th day of March 1833
J. Mc c oy clerk

No 24345
Henry Brooks Orange County Indiana
From 1775 private 6 months, $20.
Capt - Bluford
Va
Acquired Salem Indiana

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Henry Brown being entitled to a pension
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Oct 1809 - 1775 - 6 - private of Bedford 78 years Bristol England Traditionary evidence & Vagueness Certificate - Notary's certified credible pension Correct  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seat and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth 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, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Missouri
County of Lafayette ss.
On this 6th day of October 1884
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Lafayette personally appeared Henry Brooks
Sen.
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain
Jane Bluford
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Indiana
from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District,
or Territory,) of Missouri where he intends to
remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-
ing are his reasons for removing from the State of Indiana
to the State of Missouri (viz) because he is
old and wishes to live near his sons who have
emigrated to the State of Missouri.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Brooks Sen.
H. J. Lewis J.P.L.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrates, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The county Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

State of Missouri County of Lafayette This day personally ap- peared Lynch Brooks and made oath that he personally acquainted with Henry Brooks Sen. and that he is the same per- son described in the above Affidavit and that he is the same person who drew a pension in the State of Indiana and that he removed from that State with him and he now resides in the State of Missouri.
L. Brooks
Sworn to and Subscribed before me a justice of the Peace within and for the County & State aforesaid this 16 th day of October 1834.
J. Davis J.P.
I, J. Davis a Justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid, do certify that I am acquainted with Lynch Brooks, the above witness, and that he is a man of veracity.
16 th October 1834. J. Davis J.P.

September 23, 1935
Henry Brooks-S.16655 William Irvine-S.16422 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Eva McFarlin Williams Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Henry Brooks, served from Virginia, and William Irvine, also served from Virginia, both pensioners on account of service in the War of the Revolution, while residing in Orange County, Indiana.
Their records follow as found in claims for pension, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Henry Brooks-S.16655
The Revolutionary War record of Henry Brooks furnished herein was obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16655, based upon his service in that war.
The date and place of his birth are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.
He enlisted in Bedford County, Virginia, in the spring of 1775, served as a private in Captain James Bluford's(?) company, went to Richmond then to Williamsburgh, and from there against the Indians on the frontier on the Holston River, returned to Bedford County, where he guarded a "large number" of Tories, and discharged having served six months.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-
way

cuted March 25, 1833, then aged seventy-eight years and living in Orange County, Indiana.
Lynch Brooks stated in 1834 that the soldier, Henry Brooks, had moved with him from the state of Indiana to the state of Missouri, and at that time was residing with him in the state of Missouri. The soldier stated in 1834 that he had moved to Missouri to reside with his sons who were living in that state; the soldier's address at this time: Blackwater Post Office, Lafayette County, Missouri.
There are no further data in this claim concerning the family of Henry Brooks.
In order to obtain information relative to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and cite the following:
Henry Brooks Certificate # 13596 Issued May 29, 1833 Rate $20.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Missouri Agency.
*****
William Irvine-S.16422
The data pertaining to William Irvine which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16422, based upon his Revolutionary War service. of
William Irvine was born September 26, 1763 in Halifax County, Virginia, names of his parents not shown.
While residing in Halifax County, Virginia, he

served in 1779, three months as 1st sergeant in Captain Peter Rogers' company, Colonel Mason's Virginia regiment and was discharged August 12, 1779; this service was as substitute for his brother, Samuel. William Brooks enlisted the latter part of May, 1780, served three months as wagoner in Captain Paul Waddleton's company, Colonel Richardson's Virginia regiment. He enlisted the last of September, 1781, served as orderly sergeant in Captain James Hill's company, was transferred to Captain Watkins' company, Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia regiment, in which he acted as ensign, was at the surrender of Cornwallis, and marched with British prisoners to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac River, where he was discharged, after a service of three months. He enlisted in February, 1782, served three months as wagoner under Major McCraw.
He continued to live in Halifax County, Virginia until in 1795, when he moved to Fayette (later Jessamine) County, Kentucky, and in 1815 moved to Orange County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 13, 1833, then a resident of Orange County, Indiana.
There is no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain information in regard to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of William Irvine, you should write The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following:
William Irvine Certificate # 13601 Issued May 29, 1833 Rate $ 45.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

St Louis 5 April '96
W. L. Anderson
Recd 19
Ans -
13596
No
Enclosed find letter to Miss [?] of [?] St [?] B [?]
Yours Truly [?]
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Pensión Agency St. Louis Missouri 5 April 1836
Sir
The enclosed Claim of Henry Brooks is referred for decision, being unclaimed for two years and upwards.
Very respectfully Your Ob. Servt.
Wm. C. Anderson, Agent
Fourth Auditor Treasury U.S. City of Washington

(To Missouri)
Lexington Mo. Oct 18
Free
A. S. Edwards
Comm't of Renm't Washington City
Nov 5:
29. Henry Brooks app. for Frankfort
Ans. S. 2. 1836

J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions October 15 th 1831 Lexington Ky
Sir Inclosed I send you my application for a transfer of my pension from the State of Indiana to the State of Missouri. You will please direct any communication you may have make to to me on the subject to Blackwater Post Office Lafayette County Missouri. You will please attend to it as soon as convenient.
Yours with respect,
Henry Brooks

H. Reps. Feby 2 nd 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. Pensions.
Sir. Permit me to call your early attention to the enclosed, and to let me know the condition of the case.
Very respectfully A. G. Harrison

J. T. McFarlin, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON WILLIAMS, INDIANA
Sept. 12 th 1935,
Pension Dept., Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me the service records of the following men!
1. Henry Brooks who was a pensioner in 1818. He served from Virginia and later came to Indiana. Lived and (it is supposed) died in Orange Co., Ind. Grave has not been found yet. Would like his pension record also. He was a private.
2. William Irvin , Sergeant, and Private. Was 78 years old in 1840. Also a pensioner in 1840. Revolutionary service is what we want.
Yours Respectfully
Mrs. Eva Mc. Farlin
1935

16.655 INVALID.
1935: Sept. 23. List to Mrs. Eva M. Farlin
File No. 16.655
Henry Brooks
Dr. Geo. W.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 4.37
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Missouri } To County of Lafayette } Young Ewing Clerk of the County Court for said County do certify that on the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four J d Davis Esquire was an acting Justice of the peace within the aforesaid County duly appointed commissioned and qualified as such that his signature is genuine In testimony whereof I as Clerk aforesaid have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Lafayette County Court at Lexington this 15 th day of October 1834 Young Ewing Clerk

2 - Feb 1901.
Dear A. G. Harrison
Yrs
Record V 46 Page 257

War Department Pension Office 5 th Feby 1838.
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 2 nd inst I have to inform you, the name of Henry Brooks a pensioner under the Act of the 7 th June 1832, was transferred from the Agency of Indiana to that of Mississippi on the 9 th April 1835 to take effect from and after the 4 th Sept 1833. & the Pension Agent at St Louis was instructed to pay the amount due said Brooks by his letter of the 31 st Decr 1836. I herewith enclose the regulations and forms relating to the arrears of deceased pensioners of the letter of Mr L. Brooks I have the
Yours a G. Harrison Ho of Reps.