Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1701, Lent Bradley, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Bradley Lent Roxada
N. 1701
CONTENTS

20064 New York Lent Bradley of Shackam in the State of N. York who was a Capt in the Am. F. commanded by Captain Hovey of the Reg. commanded by Col. Simons in the N. York line for 2 yrs Com 8  Dis
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 21 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Aug. 1831 and sent to  Adm. Smith Westfilia
Arrears to the 4th of March $ 68 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th 17 $ 85
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by J. C. Steele Book E Vol. 3 Page 47 E " 4 " 9

2918 New York Albany Roxana Bradley widow of Lieut Bradley who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Corporal New York State
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 34 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Nov r 1853 and sent to
D. Preston & Co. Detroit Michy
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 8 Vol. A

Lt. Bradley Peruvian papers
Map. militia
acord
8mo. per
2. - Cople

State of New York
Chautauqua County } ss: On this 20 th day of October 1852 personally appeared before Thomas B. Campbell Esq. a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County the same being a Court of record of the State of New York Lieut Bradley a resident of Westfield in said County aged seventy six 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.
In August or September 1776 at Starkbridge in Massachusetts, he volunteered into the militia of that State under Capt. Stewens. Lieut Clark. Major Rootes. Col. Simons all militia officers. and marched with the regiment  his company down on the east side of the Hudson river, towards New York for the purpose of joining the this company joined his regiment in Greenfield Connecticut American Army. They met the American Army near Harlem. He remembers looking at the stairs which General Putnam rode down a few months after it took place. The militia to which he was attached at this place wheeled about and accompanied the retreating army on their march up the river as far as White Plains, where he remained on duty till the latter part of the autumn, when his term of service expired, and he was discharged & went home. The length of time of this tour he can not state with certainty, but he thinks he was absent from home 3 months. During his stay at White Plains he saw Gen. Washington several times. He was present at the burning of the town, which was done by our own troops that it might not afford shelter to the enemy during the winter. In February 1777 at Starkbridge he again volunteered as a mi- litia man to go to Tyronadaga, and reached there about the first of March. He was here under the command of a Mr. Whittlesy who he thinks was called Capt. but he is not cer- tain whether he ranked higher than Lieut. Here he assisted in an attempt to construct a bridge across the lake, but which was never accomplished. He remained here during the term for which

he volunteered, but he will not speak with certainty as to its duration 2+ but he thinks he was absent from home more than 2 months. A company of volunteers under Det. Sergeant as Capt. had spent the winter at the same place & returned home to Stockbridge about the time that the company to which this Applicant belonged went on to take their place at Tyenderaga.
During the ensuing summer that part of the country was in constant alarm and agitation produced by the movements of Burgoyne's army, and this detachment was called out and served as a militia man several times. It is now impossible for him to specify each time particularly, he however remembers, he was out in one town in the fall part of the season under the command of Capt Woodbridge & Ensign Whittrey, and he thinks also of Det. Capt.  Det. Sergeant as Capt. On this occasion he was marched first to Albany, & then up the river to Fort Schuyler, where after an absence of about three weeks he was discharged, and went home with Ensign Whittrey who was sick
About harvest time or a little before, for he rem- embers of harvesting through fields of wheat, he again volun- teered, or else the militia was called out in mass, and which he can- not say. This was his last time. in the season The company to which he was attached crossed the Hudson river near Waterford, and was on duty chiefly on scouting parties till after the battles, which ended the cap- ture of Burgoyne. He was however in neither of those battles. A few days and he thinks not more than three or four days previous to the surrender of Burgoyne's army, this Applicant's time of service expired, and he returned home, after an absence of two and half months, or a little more
In the next year as he recollects he again volunteered

he again volunteered as a militia man to go from Stockbridge to N. Haven in Connecticut, under Capt. Hill & Major St. John. He thinks he was on this tour about 2 months. The whole length of time which he which he was in the service he would state at 9 months and probably some more. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the interest and dividends that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
During the whole of the war he resided, when at home, at Stockbridge aforesaid. He was also his native place, and after the war he continued to reside at that place till the year 1795 when he removed to Lebanon in the county of Madison in the state of New York, where he resided till the year 1831 when he removed to the town of Westfield in the county of Chautauqua and state last aforesaid, where he now resides. He was born in the year 1736. He has a record of his age in a family bible. He cannot state more particularly than he has above the different times and manner of his entering the service, nor the officers under which he served & with whom he became acquainted. He never received any written discharge, nor is there to his knowledge any documentary evidence of his service. He does not know of any living person by whom he can prove his services. He never received a commission. He is acquainted with Lieut. Munger, Rev. Jedediah & Parmachoo, Brown Blair, Richard Ward and many other persons in his neighborhood who can speak as to his character. He has been acquainted with the two last named persons Mr. Blair 25 years & with Mr. Ward 18 years. Lieut. Bradley
Scymore and subscribed to the day & year aforesaid before me J. B. C. Russell
Mr Brown Blair & Richard Ward now residents of Westfield aforesaid, late of Madison county, hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with Lieut. Bradley who

has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, during the last 18 years, that he has always been considered and reputed a revolutionary soldier, in the neighborhood where he resided and we concur in that opinion, that we believe him to be 76 years of age.
Sworn subscribed the day & year above said before me
Richard Ward
Thos B. Campbell
Brown Blair
And the said Thomas B. Campbell, Judge as aforesaid does hereby declare his 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 he further certifies that he is personally acquainted with the above named witnesses Brown Blair and Richard Ward, that they are men of veracity and entitled to credit, and that J. C. Parmachoo who signed the certificate below is a clergyman residing in Westfield aforesaid that he is a credible person entitled to credit. And he further certifies that the applicant Lieut Bradley is unable to appear in court by reason of bodily infirmity.
Thomas B. Campbell
I Frederick C. Parmachoo a clergyman residing in Westfield aforesaid certify that I have been acquainted with Lieut Bradley the above named declarant about one year, that I believe him to be 76 years of age, that he is a credible man and I believe his statement entitled to credit. Dated Oct. 20: 1832
Sworn subscribed this 20 th day of Oct. 1832 before me
Frederick C. Parmachoo
Thos B. Campbell
State of New York Chautauqua County
I James Blossey Clerk of the said County, do certify that Thomas B. Campbell is a Judge as above set forth & that the foregoing certificates & declaration &c are genuine. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 23 rd day of October 1832.
James Blossey Clerk
Lieut Bradley Pension papers Military
Feb. 25 34

Franklin County 3 rd
Personally appeared before me Thomas B. Campbell the same Judge of the court of common pleas before whom the annexed original declaration of Lieut. the same Lieut. Bradley Bradley was taken, who being again duly sworn, deposes and saith, that by reason of the lapse of time, old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he can not 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: In 1776 for three months, he served as a private in the militia of the state of Massachusetts, as stated on the first page of his original declaration.
3.
In the year 1777 for at least two months, he served as a private in the same militia, as stated on the first & second page of his original declaration.
2.
In the summer of the same year he served as a private in the same militia at several times, at one time under Capt. Roadbridge for three weeks, when he returned home with Ensign Whittings who was sick. He shortly returned to the army and remained two months and a half, when his term expired, as stated on the second page of his said declaration.
3. 1/2
In the year 1778 he again served two months in the same militia under Capt. Hill, as stated on the third page of his said declaration. In this last term he served as a corporal.
At Lyndeborough he was in garrison, at all other times in the field, and for the time during which the said services were performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit. (Dated June 1: 1833)
Lieut. Bradley
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 1 st day of June 1833 - J. M. Campbell

STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Chautauqua } 88.
On this Eighteenth day of June A.D. 1853, personally appeared before the undersigned Special Court of the State of County Judge of said County of Chautauqua Roxada Bradley , a resident of the town of Ripley in the County of Chautauqua and State of New York aforesaid Aged 78 years, who, first being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed February 3rd, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served in the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Sent Bradley who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, that he drew his pension Under the act of June 7 th 1832 that he commenced drawing about the year 1833 & that he last drew his pay from the Albany agency
She further declares that she was married to the said Sent Bradley on the Seventh day of March A.D. 1822, at Hamilton in the County of Madison and State of New York by Rev d Nathaniel Sacham And that her said husband died on the twentieth day of December A.D., 1840; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. She further
declares, that she (Widow's Signature,) has no documentary or record proof of her marriage & does not know that there is any in existence
Roxada Bradley
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that the said Roxada Bradley is by reason of the feeble state of her health unable to appear in Court (Official Seal of the Court.) and that I know her to be the person described in the foregoing application & that I verify believe all the matters set forth in said application are true.
Selden Mason Special County Judge Chaut. Co. New York
1 If your husband drew a pension, insert "who was a Revolutionary Pensioner," that he drew pension under Act of June 7th, 1832, or, as the case may be, commenced drawing (insert the date); that he last drew from (here insert the place from which he last drew his pay). If he never drew a pension, you must state the time and place he entered the service, his officers' names, &c.
P.S. Where the widow is unable to appear in Court, the Judge or Justice who takes her declaration must certify to this fact.

State of New York Chautauqua County ss Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that Selden Mearns Esq. was on the 8 th day of June and now is Special County Judge in and for said County duly elected and sworn and further that due credit is due to all his official acts as such and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Special County Judge and only believe that his signature to the within certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 28 th day of June A.D. 1853
R. O'Brien Clerk
DAVID PRESTON & Co., Attorneys, Detroit, Mich.
In order to obtain the benefits of the 3rd 2nd Section of the Act of February 1853.
Roxana Boudry Widow of Selden Boudry — Who was Rev. Pembine of the Albany agency Act of 1832

18118
Lent Bradley Chautauqua county New York
18118 18118 18118
Austin Smith Westfield New York

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 subjjoined 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 Sent Bradley, Chautauqua county N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteer 1776 3 - private Capt Hewens Col Simons down the Hudson towards New York 76 Stockbridge Mass. tradition   1777 2 Capt Whittelsey   1778 about 21 Capt Woodbridge Ticonderoga Albany Fort Schuyler   about 2 15 Capt Hill Maj Hosmer  
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 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 day 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 , 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 fix 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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [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.
J. S. Bradburn

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 23, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Lent Bradley, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on October 20, 1832, at which time he was 76 years of age and residing at Westfield, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for ten months' actual service as a private and corporal in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Havens and Col. Simons. He enlisted at Stockbridge, Mass.
His widow, Roxada, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. H. D. Schall,
434 Broad St., Beloit, Wis.

State of Illinois, ——— } ss: County of Winnebago, } ss:
On this sixth day of July, A. D. 1853, before the undersigned, Judge of the County Court of said County, personally appeared John Bradley, aged sixty seven years, and Joel Bradley, aged sixty two years, both of the county aforesaid, who, being duly sworn according to law, on their said oaths, depose and say, that they are sons of Lent Bradley, late of Chautauque County in the state of New York, deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner, and drew his pension under the Act of Congress of the United States of June 7 th 1833: that he said Lent Bradley commenced drawing said pension in or about the year 1833, and drew his last payment of said pension from the Albany Agency. And said deponents on their said oaths do further depose and say, that they were each and both of them present at the marriage of Roxana Bradley with said Lent Bradley, which marriage took place on the seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two (A. D. 1822,) at Hamilton in the county of Madison and state of New York; that they were married by the Rev. Nathaniel Latham, a regularly officiating Minister of the Gospel and well known as such: and that said Lent Bradley died on the twentieth

day of December, A. D. 1840, at the town of Westfield in the County of Chautauqua and state of New York, and that the said Rosada Bradley has ever since continued to be the widow of said Lent Bradley, and has remained unmarried.
And the said deponents on their said oaths do further depose and say, that they are disinterested, and have no claim or interest whatever about any pension or arrears to which this affidavit relates.
John Bradley Toel Bradley
Subscribed and sworn to this sixth day of July, A. D. 1853. And I certify that said deponents are well known to me to be credible and respectable witnesses, and that I believe each of them to be of the age above stated. I further certify that I have no interest in the application to which the foregoing affidavit relates.
J Eldon McChurch Judge of the County Court of said County
State of Illinois, — County of Winnebago, } ss:
J. William Kulin, Clerk of the County Court for said county, do certify,

that Selden M. Church, Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, was, at the time of signing the same, the county judge of said county, duly elected, commissioned, qualified and sworn, as appears of record in my office, and that, as such, full faith and credit are due and should be given to all his official acts. I further certify that the signature of said judge to said certificate is genuine, having been written by him in my presence in said county court, and that the foregoing affidavit was made and subscribed by the deponents, John Bradley and Joel Bradley, in open court, and that I have no interest in the matters aforesaid. Given under my hand and the seal of said court, at Rockford, this sixth day of July, A. D. 1853. William Hulin, Clerk.

led e SWB ry to Wis.
Brn  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1701 Roxada Bradley Widow Lieut Bradley Corps. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index:—Vol. R , Page 81
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Aug 796 said per to miss Lavina S Stone Westfield NY.
Mar. 23. 1897. Histo Mrs. H. D. Schall 434 Broad st. Beloit-
1910, May 26. To Dr. Mr. Gen. U.S.A. for tombstone. F.W.

2597 New York
Rosa Bradley wid of Lieut. —
Act 3 Feb. 1853
1853 Lett. D. Preston & Co.
n n Same Oct 7 '53
n n Same Nov 5 "
Adm? f 34 - for annu. commn? 3. Feb. 1853
Albany Agt
David Preston & Co.

Pension Office, Nov. 16, 53
Sir,
Please certify, date of Lieut Bradley's death, previous Act of June 1832, p. 34 - Yr. annu, Ala. roll.
Resp y J. D. Whitney Secy 3d Audr. Commr.
Lieut Bradley, Act 1832, p. 34. p. annu. Paid to 4 th Sept. 1840, no date of death on our Books.
Chas. S. Child Actg. Auditor.

July 16, 1853.
Appl. of Lydia Bradley, widow of Levi Bradley, Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
20060
Act 3 d Feby. 1853.
Rev. Marian Allyed V 22 Death of husband V 14
Ward Poulton & Co. Detroit, Mich.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, PENSION OFFICE, Official Bupin

Joseph Ropart 73 Bradley
Act Feb 8 1833
Dear Sir
FREE
L.P. Waldo Com of Gentlemen Washington D.C.

MacRae
FREE
Hon L. P. Wallbr Com of Pensions Washington D.C.

LAND WARRANTS.
Buying. Selling. 160 Acres Warrants $ . . . . . 80 " " " " . 40 " " " " .
David Preston & Co.,  EXCHANGE  BROKERS, 2ND DOOR ABOVE Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank,  JEFFERSON AVENUE,  Detroit,  MICHIGAN.
Gold, Silver, Sight Exchange, UNCURRENT MONEY.  LAND WARRANTS, Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS promptly made at the best rates.
We will buy or collect Drafts or Notes on any part of the United States, Great Britain, France or Germany. INTEREST ALLOWED ON SPECIAL DEPOSITS.
Commissioner of Deeds FOR CALIFORNIA, And nearly every State in the Union.
REFERENCES: (BY PERMISSION.) Hon. R. Wilkins, U.S. Judge, Detroit. S. H. Ives & Co., Exchange Brokers, Detroit. Captain E. B. Ward, Detroit. Jones & Patrick, Exchange Brokers, Chicago, Illinois. T. C. Severance, Cashier, Cleveland, O. B. F. Sandford, Cashier, Savings' Bk. Cincinnati, O. E. P. Tesson, Exchange Broker, St. Louis, Missouri. Evans & Fant, Washington, D. C. Hoon & Sargent, Exchange Brokers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Williams & Wright, Exchange Brok., Erie, Pennsylvania. John R. Lee & Co., Exchange Brokers, Buffalo, New York. A. Klemm, Wall Street, New York.
Exchange and Collection Office of David Preston & Co.
Detroit, Michigan Nov 9 th 1853.
Hon J. P. Waldo Com of Pensions } Sir
We herewith return your letter of Nov 5 th , in which you state as follows "You have entirely misunderstood my letter of the 7 th inst. And taken an unwarrantable liberty with Mrs Roxana Bradley's dec. act Feb 3/53. You have added at the end of her original dec made in June last & C.," As a soft answer turneth away wrath, and grievous words stirreth up anger. He will try & reply to your unjust & very ungentlemanly letter in as mild a tone as possible. He inclose here with a copy of the letter sent to the co clerks of Chautauque co and a letter from Simon Collins of Ripley Chautauque co N.Y. where Mrs "B." resides & where Judge Marvin who took her dec. resides if we mistake not. Please examine the enclosed letters then turn to the dec. of Mrs "B." (where you see the co clerks' seal.) & again compare the addition made to her dec. with her former dec. or the writing thereof. And then advise us. If you still think, that we took in that or any other case that has come under your observation unwarrantable liberty and if you did not take unwarrantable liberty in writing that letter  Respectfully & truly Yours David Preston & Co
Liberty & Truth that letter

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Detroit Mich n .

Detroit July 13/53
Sir
We hand you herewith the dec & bonds for Pension 2. see. Act Feb 3/53 of Mrs Roxanna Bradley - (He did not have Rule 10 when we sent these papers out)
Yours truly
David Preston & Co
Hon L. P. Baldwin Comm of Pensions

Simeon Collins Oct 25/59

Ripley Oct 25, 1883
Messrs Preston &c
Genl I return you Roxana Bradley's Pension application amended by the county Clerk and judge Marvin as directed The judge made the further addition of Claimant's want of documentary or record proof of her marriage and she made oath to the same and the Clerk has attached a district seal so that I suppose the whole matter is now correct Mrs Bradley (my Mother) desires that her pension should be made payable at the Albany agency for the reason that it is most convenient from the business associations of this country to draw her money from that agency You will please expedite the matter as fast as convenient and let us hear from you when you learn the result of the application
Yours &c Simon Collins

Detroit Oct 12 th 1853. O Green Esq Clerk of Chautauqua Co Mayville Ny. Or Sir
We hand you here with the dec of Mrs Roxada Bradley before Judge Selden Marvin. You have attac- hed your certificate there to but the impression of your Seal is not distinct Please put on a wafer to make the impres- -sion of your seal distinct Then please Send this letter with the declaration of Mrs Bradley to Judge Selden Marvin (Also Send him the enclosed pension letter letter) Mr Marvin will please have Mrs Bradley continue her (enclosed) declaration as follows (according to the instructions contained in the Pension Office letter) " She farther declares that she has no documentary or Record proof of her Marriage and does not know that there is any in existence "
After Judge Marvin has had the dec completed he will please enclose it to the Subscriber
Yours truly (copy) David Preston H.O

Pension Off. Nov 5, 1853
Gentlemen,
You have entirely misunderstood my letter of the 7. ult, & taken an unwarrantable liberty with Mrs. Nazada Bradleys Declaration Act 3. Feb. 1853.
You have added at the end of her original Declaration made in June last, several lines declaring that she knows of no record evidence of marriage, when my letter requiring a "Supplementary affidavit recognizing her as the person who made the previous Declaration " was written in October. - Your endorsement on the returned Declaration induces me to think that you have only strangely misinterpreted the purpose & meaning of my letter of October 7th. -
I must therefore again, before

Considering the affidavits of the witnesses in proof of the marriage of Mrs Broadley, require either Record evidence of that fact; or a distinct, additional, separate affidavit by the claimant that she cannot obtain such evidence, with all the forms of verification accompanying such affidavit, that were attached to her original Declaration.
I am Resp d Yours &c.
L. Waldo Comm r .
David Preston & Co. Detroit, Mich.

New York
Rosa Bradley widm of Lieut.
act 3 Feb 1852
Adm. H. H. Spauling Comm. 3 Feb. 1853
Albany
D. F. Easton & Co Detroit Michn.

Roxanna Bradley 2/14/
Sir
We herewith return the dec of Mrs Bradley with the enclosed instructions complied with.
Yours truly
David Preston
To
Hon L P. Muldo
Comptroller

Emerson Office October 7, 1853
Gentlemen,
I return herewith the Declaration of Mrs Rosenda Bradley - Act 3 Feb 1853. The Clerk can attach his Official Seal to his Certificate - And a Supplementary Affidavit by the widow (as to record proof of marriage), before a Justice, recognizing her as the person who made the previous Declaration will be sufficient.
I am Resp d Yours &c.
L. M. Waldo Commissioner
David Preston & Co. Selectmen March 3

Brief in the case of
Roxana Bradley wid. of Sen. T. County and State of New York act 2, February 1855.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband pensioned at $300. per ann., act of June 1842. Marriage & Identity as also death of husband proved by parole testimony — Identity also certified by Judge.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
D. Preston & Co. Detroit Mich.
[Signature]
Examining Clerk.

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MNM
434 Broad St. Beloit Wis.
Feb 22, 1897
The Pension Department - Washington D.C.
Gentlemen: Will you please send me a copy of the Revolutionary War Record of Lent Bradley and greatly oblige
Yours very truly Mrs H. D. Schall

OLD WAR & NAVY AUG 1 1896 FILES.
U.S. PENSION OFFICE AUG 30 1896
South B.C.

B Westfield, N.Y. July 28, 1896.
Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
My dear Sir: — Any information you can give me in regard to Leut Bradley , a soldier of the Revolutionary War , will be thankfully received.
I think he was enlisted from Massachusetts in the first year of the war and remained in the army until the close of the war.
Respectfully, Favinia S. Stone.

O. W. & N. Div.
W 1701
L. W. B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7, 1896.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Lent Bradley, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that he made application for pension October 20, 1832, at which time he was residing in Westfield, N. Y., and 76 years of age, and his pension was allowed for eight months' actual service as a private, and two months' service as a corporal, in the New York troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Havens and Col. Simons. He enlisted at Stockbridge, Mass.
His widow, Roxada, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Lavinia S. Stone
Westfield, N. Y.