Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1275, Amos Brown, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
Brown, Amos
NUMBER
R. 1275
CONTENTS
Discharge of Mansfield, letter to Gov.

1275
REJECTED
P. O. Amos Brown
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____; 18
Alleges:
This claim is not entered
Re-enlisted: on the list of rejected claims printed in 1832. (1818 claims not on said list)
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
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18,849 Amos Brown, of Mansfield, Chittenden Co. Vermont.
Says he served about one year in Col. Peabody's regt. — This regt. was not conti- nental having been raised only for local defence .
Inadmissible. see letter to Hon. Elias Hemen, Stockbridge, Windsor Co. Vermont. March 7 th 1823
1275

Amos
Brown
Mansfield
April 14 th
1818
Subject to the subject
Peabody's Regiment was raised for the defence of R. Island only - claim inad- missible.

I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonas Brown did serve in the Revolutionary War on the Continental establishment as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support, and I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me to the Secretary for the War department pursuant to the aforementioned Act of Congress Chelsea July 9 th . 1818
Isiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court
State of Vermont Orange County Clerk's Office July 9 th A D 1818. I hereby certify that Isiah Dana Esq r of Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont is Chief Judge of the County Court within & for the County of Orange afo d . and that his Name subscribed to the foregoing is in his own hand writing
Attest J. C. E. McLaughlin Clerk of Orange County Court

Thomas Brown of Mansfield in the county of Orange Chittenden and State of Vermont Testify and declare that in the Month of February AD 1778 I enlisted into the Army of the United States in Captain Ezekiel Gilber Company in Colonel Peabody's Regiment in General Green's Brigade in the New Hampshire line for the term of one year and did the duty of a private soldier until the expiration of the term of one year when I was honorably discharged in the State of Rhode Island and then further testify that by reason of my reduced circumstances I stand in need of Assistance from my country for support and therefore wish to be put on the pension list according to a late Act of Congress.
Chelsea April 14. 1818 Thomas Brown State of Vermont } Chelsea April 14. 1818 Orange County } Personally appeared Thomas Brown and made Oath that the above written declaration by him subscribed is true before me
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

of Orange and State of Vermont of lawfull age testify and say, that I am personally acquainted with Amos Brown the sub- scriber to the within written declaration and know that he is the same Amos Brown who served as he has stated in his said declaration, and that at the time he testifies he served I was corporal in the same Company Commanded by Capt Guile and that he did the duties of a Soldier for the term of one year in said Company and further your deponent saith not  Chelsea April 14. 1818 Stephen Hemen
State of Vermont } Chelsea April 14. 1818 Orange County } The above named Stephen Hemen personally appeared and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn Oath that the foregoing disposition by him subscribed is the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Josiah Dunning Judge of Orange County Court

Copy
War Department Pension Office March 7, 1823.
Hon. E. Keyes Stockbridge, Windsor Co. Vt.
Sir:
The papers of Amos Brown of Mansfield, Chittenden Co. Vt. have been examined. The service he is said to have performed was in a regiment raised for local defence and not on the continental establishment. His application is inadmissable and his papers have been filed with other rejected cases in this office agreeably to the regulations of the department. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓