Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2127, Ezekiel Cole, Md.
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Service 
Md

Cole, Ezekiel

Number
R2127
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Rejected did
not serve six 
months. See letter
2 Oct 34 to Saml
Stokeley

Served 20 weeks
Set Mr. Crite Sr. June 23, 1853
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2127
P.O Ezekiel Cole
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32.05a
Ezekiel Cole
Ohio.
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State of Ohio Jefferson County ss
On this sixth day of September
 personally appeared in open Court Ezekiel Cole a resident 
 of Salem township in the County of Jefferson and State 
of Ohio aged eighty six years last January who being duely
Sworn according to law on his oath makes the following declaration 
 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
 passed June seventh 1832 & acts amendatory thereto
[crossed out: service of the United States] That he entered the
service of the United States under the following named
officers and served as herein stated - Captain Nicholas
Merrimon - first lieutenant Umpharis Chilcoat
Ensign Darby Inzor - Colonel Thomas Guess General
Andrew Buchanon --- The claimant entered the
service in September (day not recollected) 1775 and continued
 in the service for five weeks. At this time the
claimant resided in Baltimore town - Baltimore
County Maryland. He was a volunteer - was engaged
in no battles did not leave Baltimore County during
his services which continued for five weeks when he
was dismissed subject to the call of his captain -
Numbers of the Battalion and Regiment not recollected
The claimant was called out a second time in June
1776 (day not recollected) He served under the same
officers in the same town, county and State, He was on
duty this time seven weeks as a private soldier - was in
no battles.  The claimant was called out a third
time in August 1779 (day not recollected) served under 
[in margin: 56] the same officers for eight weeks in the town, and
county and State aforesaid and was then dismissed by
his commanding officer subject to his call at any future
 time   The claimant served all the time as a private
soldier.  The claimant hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
 and he declares that his name is not on
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pension roll of any state in the United States
Ezekiel ^his X mark^ Cole

We Elijah C. Stone a Clergyman James Morres [Morris], & Thos E. Miner
residing in the neighborhood of Ezekiel Cole the above applicant
 & ^being^ well acquainted with his character ^depose & sayth^ he is
reputed & believed to be a man of truth & veracity, and to
have been a soldier of the Revolution, in the neighborhood
 where he lives, & we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
Elijah C Stone
James Ross Wells HC James Morres
Thos Elliot
And the said court do hereby declair their opinion that the
above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served
as he states
I James Ross Well Clark of the court
of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said court in the matter
of the application of Ezekiel Cole for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this sixth day of September A.D. 1834
James Ross Wells Clk
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Question - where & in what year were you born?
Answer - I was born in Baltimore County Md
on the 8th of Jany [January] 1748-

Question - Have you any record of your age
Answer - Recorded in a Bible of my Fathers &
the last time I seen it, it was with my
brothers widow, in Jefferson County Ohio

Question - Where were you living when called into Service
were you drafted, did you volunteer, or
were you a substitute-
Answer - In Baltimore County - I was once drafted
Since Volunteered - And belonged to a
Volunteer Company that was able to be
called into service at any time

5. State the names of some of the regular officers
 who were with [lined out: you] the troops where
you served - Also such continental & Militia
Regiments as you can recollect, & the general
circumstances of your service -
Answer - Genl Smallwood - Genl Guess - Capt. Thos
Cromwell-- I do not recollect any of the Regiments
 by numbers

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from service
& if so what has become of it -
Answer - never received a written one - For our
Company considered ourselves liable to be
called at any time into Service -
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March 18. 1853
Thos. Cole's letter
rel: to claim of his
father.
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18 
C
Mayo
Paid 3
[circular stamp: RICHMOND OHIO MAR 8]

No papers
Christopher Cole Esq
Washington City
District of Columbia

Thos Cole S.M
Richmond
Ohio
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Richmond March 7th 1853
Christopher Cole Esq

Dr Sir - I take
the liberty of requesting a favour of you
if you are still in the City of Washington
I have recently received two communications
from there in relation to a pension that
my father had applied for during his life
time, which had not been fully acted on
but remains on file in the office, my
correspondants think they could recover if -
they had a power of attorney, the name of
one is T. M. Knight, the other E. E. Hesler
Gentlemen that profess to be engaged in the 
Business, I thought best to write to you on
the subject before making any Engagements if
you will take the trouble to assertain what
has been done, and what remains to be done
and let me know as Early as possible I shall 
be thankfull, and should you remain
at the city for some time, and it would
be convenient for you to attend to the
claim I would forward you the proper
authority - and you might appoint an
assistant, if you cannot do that, you will
please look out some one that will promptly
attend to the business & can be relied on
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and that for a reasonable compensation
for I perceive that no two of them ask
the same fee for their service, but that
they vary from ten to fifty percent on
the amount recovered, and no fee if their
should be no recovery,

In conclusion I would just say
we are all reasonable well - and that
we were pleased to hear by your last
communication that you were in good health
I feel thankful to you for the documents
you sent me, you will please write
soon

Yours Respectfully
Thomas
Cole s