Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,792, John Bradley, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Bradley, John
S. 1,792
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CONTENTS

7187 Tennessee (West)
John Bradley
of Rutherford Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Rice of the Regt commanded by Col Taylor in the Virginia Brigade for 2 years from '78
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of March 1833 and sent to Wm Ledbetter Murfreesboro T.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 72
See letter 30 Aug 1833 to Andrew J. Hoover Murfreesboro. Tenn.
Duplicate certificate issued 25 Sept 1833 and sent to Andrew J. Hoover Esq. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
origl certificate to the off as a dead letter filed having been cancelled
Order to pay ~ 13. Oct 1837. Letter to Pend ~ same

15518 John Bradley

State of Tennessee } Circuit Court Rutherford County } October term, 1832.
On this 9th day of October in the year 1832, before me James C. Mitchell one of the Judges of the circuit courts in & for the state of Tennessee now sitting at Murfreesborough for the county of Rutherford, personally appeared John Bradley, a resident of said county & state, aged about 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. In the fall of the year 1777, applicant can not state the precise time, being then a resident in the county of Culpeper in the state of Virginia, he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the company commanded by Capt John Lilliard, Richard Haney Lieutenant & James Kirtley ensign. The company was attached to the regiment commanded by Col Pendleton, & William Roberts, Major. They marched from Culpeper Court house, thence to Frederick town Maryland, thence to Lancaster Pennsylvania, thence towards Philadelphia, above which place they joined Washington's army where Gen Howe had possession of it. After reaching the main army Col Crafford took command of the regiment & Pendleton perhaps served as lieutenant Col. They returned home when Washington went into winter quarters. Applicant was absent from home in this campaign more than three months.
In February 1778 as he now believes, but is not certain, he enlisted in the service under Capt John Roberts, receiving a bounty of five dollars, with the understanding that he was to assist in guarding, in the state of Virginia Albemarle county, Burgoyne's troops that had been taken prisoners. He believes he stayed in Albemarle county guarding the prisoners more than two years. The American forces there were first commanded by Gen. Bland, afterwards by Gen. Woods. Applicant was in the regiment commanded by Col. Frank Taylor, John Roberts Major be-

ing promoted from captain; his company then commanded by James Purvis, capt, John Slaughter lieutenant, William Slaughter, ensign. When they heard of the approach of Cornwallis, they moved the prisoners, passing through Stoverston, Millerstown, & Newton, to Winchester, where applicant was discharged. He believes that Col. Fountain commanded part of the time while they were in Albemarle county.
On his return to Culpeper county he next served as a substitute in the place of Joseph Sampson in a company commanded by Capt Fisher Rice; served out his time, when the relief came near Richmond, Virginia, where & when he again substituted in the place of Richard Linkens in the company commanded by Capt William Green, & William Triplet Lieutenant; Alcock Col. of the regiment, Welch Major, under the command of Gen. Stephens from Culpeper county, or Gen Mulenberg from Shenandoah. He was discharged on Mavin Hill 7 or 9 miles below Richmond in August or September 1781.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written in open court. W. A. Miller Clerk
John Bradley
And I, James C. Mitchell do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
J. C. Mitchell
I, William Ledbetter, clerk of the circuit court for the county & state first aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application

of John Bradley for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 9 th day of October in the year 1832.
W. H. Vetter, Clerk.

No 13518. John Pralley Rutherford County Tennessee
for 1770 for 2 yrs
$80 Widow of 3 months
do — 2 years
Look in Va Psto
on Roll
William Ledbetter. Murfreesborough Tennessee

BRIEF in the case of  John Bradley of Rutherford County in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? No  3. How old is he? about 76-  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     Vol - In 1777. more than 3 Private Capt Silward Col Pendleton   Enlisted 1778 more than 2 " " Roberts. Col Taylor   Subst - " " Rice   " " Green. Col Alcock  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None-  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Culpepper Co Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct. 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Castor
Examining Clerk.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
F. S.
Bureau of Pensions,
M.R.C.
Washington, D. C., April 23, 1895.
Madam:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- John Bradley --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 8,1792
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Fall 1777 6 mos. Pvt. John Lillard Pendleton Va. Feb. 1778 2 yrs. Pvt. John Roberts Frank Taylor Va. James Purvis Fontaine Va. He afterwards served a short time as a substitute, first in Capt. Fisher Rice's Co., and again in the company commanded by Capt. Green; discharged September, 1781.
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, October 9, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Rutherford Co., Tenn.
Age at date of application, Seventy-six years.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Mrs. E. J. Britton,
City.
Commissioner.

Geo. W. Gump acting Commr. of Pensions FREE
Andrew J. Hoover Esq. Murfreesboro', Tennessee.

War Department Pension Office August 30. 1833
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 17 th instant, I have to state that a pension certificate was issued for John Bradley on the 13 th of March last, and sent to William Sedbetter Esq. at Murfreesboro, if the certificate has never been received by him, a new one will be issued on application being made at this office accompanied by a statement from Mr. Sedbetter of his never having received said certificate.
I am, respectfully, Your Obedt. Servt.
Geo. Wm. Cummins
Andrew J. Hoover Esq. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

State of Tennessee Rutherford County,
Before me, John Fletcher — a justice of the peace in & for said County on this 12 th day of September, 1833, personally appeared William Ledbetter, who being duly sworn, says that a pension certificate for Mrs Bradley spoken of in the letter on the other side of this sheet, was never received by him & has never come to his hands, in any way whatever.
Wm Ledbetter
Subscribed & sworn to before me the day & year aforesaid.
John Fletcher Justice of the peace
I certify that John Fletcher, Esquire, whose official signature appears to the foregoing affidavit is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Rutherford, and State of Tennessee, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts. Given under my hand, at office, 12 th day of September 1833. John R. Laughlin, Clk.

Dear
D. L. Edwards Commissioner of pensions Washington City D. C.
Yours H. J. Hovey ms but 30. #33

Murfreesborough, August 17th, 1833.
Dear Sir,
Some time last year, I believe, in October, I sent to the Secretary of War an application for a pension on behalf of Ino Bradley of Rutherford County, Tennessee. I have not yet received an answer in any shape whatever. John Bradley was a revolutionary soldier of the Virginia line, and I was surprised that his case had not been acted upon. His declaration was prepared by me, but it is probable that it was forwarded by Saml. Anderson Esq of this place. If it was sent by me I am very confident, that I referred to the Hon Ino Bell, the Hon. F. Grundy & the President of the U. States as persons to whom I am known. I am also known to Messrs Hume, Douglass & Goodrick who, I understand, are clerks in some of the departments at Washington. I am also known to Andrew Jackson Jr.
I may be mistaken as to the time Bradley's application was forwarded, but I am certain it was previous to last March, & probably as early as August 1832. I know I prepared declarations for others about the same time, some of which were forwarded by Saml. Anderson & others by Wm. Ledbetter, clerk of our Circuit court, all of which have been acted upon & some reacted upon. Please advise me what is to be done in Bradley's case. He needs his pension now, & the fact of his having been a soldier of the revolution is not doubted by any who know him.
Yours &c. Andrew J. Hoover.

Union Bank of Tennessee Nashville 2 o October 1837
J L Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
At the request of Mr John Bradley a Revolutionary pensioner under the act of the 7 June 1832 and to whom there is one year pension due up to the 4 Sept. 1837. I herewith transmit you his pension identity for your examination and peruse of payment Mr Bradley says owing to sickness and a want of knowledge of the necessity of his drawing once every six months is his excuse, please to return his claim to him at Murfreesboro. Rutherford County Tennessee with your in- structions and much oblige Sir
Yr ob t Serv t
John M Bap PA By S. Cantrill

Payments to be made at Nashville by Pres: U. S. Br Bank Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Tennessee (west)
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, in Book E. Vol. 7 Page 72

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John Bradley of the State of Tennessee (west) who was a Private in the war of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and 88 cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 13 day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Lee
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. Edwards

Dear
Geo Wm. Crump Acting commissioner of pensions. Washington City D. Columbia

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Sept 12th, 1833.
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 30th of last month is herewith returned with a statement on the back thereof by Wm. Ledbetter Esq. on oath, that the pension certificate of John Bradly has never been received by him. Please enclose Bradley's certificate to me at this place.
Yours respectfully, Andrew J. Hoover.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Bradly which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? H VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
1. 2. 3. 7.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
P
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
John Bradley
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Virginia (CULPEPER) County not known
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Near Murfreesboro Rutherford Co. Tenn.
Date of death (as near as possible):
Between 1848 and 1858
Christian name of widow: wife
Mary Vance daughter of Joseph Vance
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
John Bradley received a pension at Nashville Tenn.
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Mrs E. J. Britton Lily - %
6-870
Morrow

23 Gen. Hist. 4 Vms. E. J. Britton. City. Mich.
Rev War
1792
Apr.
INVALID.
File No. 1792.
John Bradley. Law. Va. Line.
Act: June 7, 1882.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 42
[Arrangement of 1870.]