Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16057, John Brasher, Conn. New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
born New York
Brasher, John
S. 16057
CONTENTS
carded

Ohio 19. 842
John Brasher
Hamilton in the State of Ohio. — He was a 1 st Lieut. in the Comp y & commanded by Capt. Brasher of the 1 st Comp y commanded by Col. Malan in the Battle of the River Road. He served time for two years.
$ 80 33 / 100
Died Dec. 21, 1840.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, at the rate of 80 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 1 st day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Sept. 1833 and sent to N. C. Read. Cincinnati. O.
Arrears to the 1 st of Oct. 1833. — 200.83. Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '34. 40.17.
$ 241.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. T. Salmer Clerk, Book 6 Vol. eight Page 3.
See letter 12 Jan 1836 to Hon. B. Pease
1838 July 19 S. H. Cary — Helen — Prior July 25 L. B. Brasher — do — Prior

The State of Ohio Hamilton County
On this seventeenth day of August, personally appeared in open court, before Daniel Gano Esq. Clerk Pro tem of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, John Brasher, a resident of Springfield Township in the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio - aged sixty-eight years, three months, 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 AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - That he is the son of Henry Brasher, that he was born in the City of New York on the fifteenth day of May AD 1764, that he was taken by Capt. Henry Brasher, in the year 1775, in the summer of that year, as a waiter to said Capt Brasher, in General Mc Dougall's Brigade, Col. Malcom's Regt. Major, James Abner, and continued in that character and in that duty, until November, 1776, ending at White Plains in said State of New York - with the exception of three months as a drummer at Ferry Town on Hudson River, in a Connecticut Regt. Stationed at that place - the officers names not recollected, as they were strangers to deponent - After which he states, he was enrolled at the age of sixteen years, and stood a draft, in Capt Arthur Smith's Company of Militia Col. Hosbrook's Regt. Genl Clinton's Brigade, at Newburg - after which he states, he was impressed to drive a team of oxen, for one month in the winter, to haul or draw logs to carry up the chain at Pockpols Island, two miles above West Point, thence held to Military Duty, in said State on various and frequent tours of duty, day and night winter & summer, after desertion, or alarms - which were frequent, and held as minute men, until the year 1783 - and emigrated to the City of Cincinnati  the year 1790 Cincinnati, State of Ohio, in the month of November in the year 1790 - The Company lay or were stationed one mile below Ferry Town on the farm of the Widow Van Nest

the mother of Isaac van Nert, who, in with Paulding and Williams, Captain Andre at that place - and when off duty had much amusement at shooting, at a mark - foot racing and wrestling with said Isaac van Nert.
Paulding (the son of Col. John Paulding and family) at that time resided at the village of Larry Town, while this applicant was drummer to the Connecticut Company - The draft alluded to above, was to go on the frontier, 40 miles back over Shawangunk Mountains to join Col. Courtlandt's Reg't of regular troops, against the Indians, who had done much damage. In referring to Col. Malcolm's Reg't, the Rev. John Gans, was Chaplain to said Reg't. Genl. John S. Gans's father, late of the City, Cincinnati, County of Hamilton and State of Ohio - He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his services aforesaid.
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, John Brecher The day & year aforesaid I have been sworn to by me.
John Brecher being duly sworn sworn, agreeable to the regulations of the War department - makes the following answers to the interrogatories propounded to him - agreeable to said regulations aforesaid.
First. Where, & in what year were you born?
Answer - I was born in the City of New York - on the fifteenth day of May - 1764.
Second Question. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it?
Answer - I have no record of my own - except a family record taken from my father's family record - my own record is at my residence.
Third question
Where were you living, when called into service; Answer, City of New York
where - when have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live -
Answer, I lived in the City of New York, and the State of New Jersey until the year 1790, & then came to this place - and have resided here ever since.

4 th Ques: How were you called into service; when you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute — Ans r — I was taken into service by my father in the place of Nicholas Hilman, who acted as unit — and acted in his capacity — & he was placed in the ranks — I — volunteered in the Constitution Reg t stationed at one Mile below the village of Larry Town on the Hudson — River — I never acted as a substitute —
4th Question, State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops where you served; such continental or militia regiments as you can recollect, and the gen- eral circumstances of your service -
and in the service of your Excellency - Assen - Genl. Mc Dougall, Col. Malcolm, Maj. James Allen Capt. Henry Brasher my father - of the New York Line - - The Militia  State Troops Regiments of New York Line - Col. Mal- colm's Regt. Col. Vosbrook, Regt. of Militia - The general circumstances of my Service is included in my delectable apprise -
apreant — Sith the Ques. Did you ever receive a discharge from the — Service; and if so, by whom was it given signed, & what has become of it?
Answer - I never received a discharge until the war was over - said discharge was not given in writing 
Seventh Question, State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution? —
Anscom. Carl Loh Wallace - David H. Eaton Esq. - John Piddock - David G. Mack. Jacob White. John - Schorly - John Branton.
Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court Aug. 17 th 1832.
Rev. Isaac Clarke P.T.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court at Cin- cinnati this 22 d of August before me in open court John Breath John Breath

1700-
Cincinnati, State of Ohio, in the
State of Ohio Hamilton County } ss
On this 22 d day of August eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in and for the County and State aforesaid John Brasher who being duly sworn according to Law, doth make the following declaration amending of the declaration made by him 17 th of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the Pension Law passed June 7 th 1832.
On oath he states that he is now in his seven- tieth year and that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise epoch of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades.
In the year 1776 after the Battle of Long Island he served as a Waiter to Captain Captain Henry Brant in General Mac Dougall's Brigade and Col. Malcom's Regt. ————— 3 months
In the same year as a Musician at Lancaster in a Battery of Connecticut Artillery he served as a Drummer ————— 1 month
In the year 1780 he was drafted and served as a militia-man in the company of Capt. Nathan Smith in Col. Hosbrook's Regt. ————— 3 months
After this he was held to con- tinuous service during the War and at various times and on different services he was on actually duty for a period not less than ————— 2 years 6 months during which time as far as he was engaged in no civil employment.
The amount of service he claims is as follows. As a Captain of Artillery three months

John Brasher took a draft, in Colt's Patent Smith's Patent Col. West Point, N.Y. Genl. John Brasher, at New York after which he stated he was in hopes to draw a draft upon, for one month in the future, to draw upon to form up the chain at New York, New Jersey, two miles above
As to the fact that he was not in the
Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court Augt. 22 d AD 1833.
Dan. Davis Clerk
Samuel Hoffner a Clergyman residing in the county of Hamilton and the state of Ohio do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Brasher the man who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be in his seventieth year of age as he has represented himself. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and I concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed before me in open court Augt. 22 d AD 1833.
Dan. Davis Clerk State of Ohio Hamilton County
The foregoing hereby certify that it appears to the Court that Samuel Hoffner who signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman residing in the state of Ohio of Hamilton County and that the within and foregoing contain the original additional proceedings of John Brasher of the Court of Common Pleas of said state within said County in the matter of the application of John Brasher for a pension -
In

We John Riddle Jr. and John G. Wallace, residents of Hamilton County, and State of Ohio. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Brasher the above applicant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age - that he is reputed and believed in this county where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution. & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid — , 3
John G. Wallace Danl. Fawo. Chp. John Riddle
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after perusing 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 John J. Wallace & John Riddle Brasher who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in Hamilton County Ohio said Wallace of Cincinnati & John Riddle residing near the city of Cincinnati, who are credible and highly respectable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. —
The State of Ohio & Set. Hamilton County & Set. Daniel Fawo Clerk p.t. of the Court of common pleas of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Brasher for a pension — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office Aug. 18 th 1832. Danl. Fawo Chp. p.t.

12. 181. 19. 84/2.
John Brasher Hamilton Co Ohio
Return
Adm 2 years 1. Month thereof a musician
$ 80. 33
160. 66 40. 87. 201. 53
N. C. Read
Debt John J. Wallace
88
44
3. 66
Cincinnati Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20 th June - 1833.
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. These 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 John Brasher. Hamilton Co. Ohio.
   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.     1775 waiter & musician Capt. Brasher Col. Williams Gen. McDougal 68 years New York Traditionary.  
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 seal 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 the 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 time, 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 [c] 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.

Case of Henry Brasher, Indiana, revo. Susp? for add l evidence. See letter 8 May 1824 to Har. J. Noble, Saute.
1824

J. P. Edwards Con-Dev -

Cincinnati August 22 d 1899
W m L. L. Edwards Sir
persuaded of the merits of our Mr. Brasher - the Applicant in this case for the benefits of the pension Law - I am in hopes you will give his application your attention as early as possible. If there are any objections let us know as - with this letter. I believe that as to the length of his service as Mr. Brasher has complied with the requisitions of the Law - all as his case receives open and favorable action.
With the highest consideration
To - L. L. Edwards E. C. Read Comm. Pen -

I
1605 4 / INVALID.
Mch. 2 nd 1/2 Mil. Road 6 R.M. Boashe, C/O Dist. Examiner, Cincinnati, O.
File No. 16,557
John Boashe
Medicine from War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Old War Div. Dist. P. Ex't No. Co. _____ Reg't —0—
Department of the Interior. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. July 9, 1889
Return this letter with your reply.
Sir, In answer to yours of the 28 th ult., relative to Henry and John Brasher who served in the war of the Rebellion from New York, you are advised that additional data is necessary, in order to properly identify them with those of the same name who applied for pension.
Be pleased to state, so far as may be known, in what part of the above named state, those of your enquiry resided at the commencement of the said war, and after the war, if either, or both removed therefrom, where did they locate themselves. Also what relationship, if any existed between the parties.
Very respectfully
James P. Turner Commissioner
Mr. L. B. Brasher.
Office, Grewen Block up.
Stoker
Garfield County
Colorado

U.S. MARITIME NAVY MAR 5 1894 # FILES.
PENSION MAR 2 1894 OFFICE.
OFFICE

B. Cincinnati Ohio
Feby 27-94
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
I want to get a certified copy of John Brasher's pension certificate. he was a soldier in The Revolution. his pension was granted March 4 th 1831 and N o 19842 signed by Lewis Cass Secy of war and J L Edwards Com r of pension
I want it as evidence so I can join The Sons of The Revolution. if there is any expense let me know and I will forward it Enclose stamp for reply
Respectfully
W M Brasher % U.S. asst Treasurer

OFFICE OF
The White River Stock Growers' Association.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: BEN PRICE, A. B. CRITCHLOW, W. A. KELLER.
Meeker, Colo., July 15 th 1889
Hon James Tanner Pension Com., Washington D.C., Dear Sir -
In reply to your letter (Enclosed) I beg leave to state that Henry Brashear (Father) & John Brashear (Son) were Citizens of the City of New York up to the occupation by the British and entered New York City - regiment - In 1790 both emigrated to Cincinnati Ohio. Henry Brashear died at Lawrenceburg, Ind., 1824 (or 25) and John at Cin'ti O, in 1840. I shall be greatly obliged for all the data of their "Military History" that the Dept can conveniently furnish. They were, respectively, my Great Grand F- & Grand Father.
Very Truly Yours R. B. Brashear