Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38640, Ezekiel Cook, New York
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Service
New York

Cook, Ezekiel

Number
S. 38640
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38640
Revy  INVALID
File No.  38,640
Ezekiel Cook
Ensign Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: = Vol. 3, Page 93

[Arrangement of 1870]
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2803.

Vermont roll
Ezekiel Cook      
N.Y. line} Ensign
Col. James Livingstons regt
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of Twenty dollars per month, to commence on the 14th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Sep. 1818 and forwarded to Phinehas White Esq. Putney Vermont
 Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818  $94.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  120.00
[total] $214.00
Arrs 4 Mos. 21 ds

{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818}
  4 years

Grafton, Windham  Co
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Ezekiel Cook  Ensign
 New York line
Apl 14th

Judge
Phineas White,
Putney, Windham Co
Vermont
written to 25th April 1818

Admitted
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To Phineas White Esqr Chief Judge of Windham County Court in the State of Vermont
 I Ezekiel Cook of Grafton in the County of Windham and state afsd claiming the benefit of an Act of Congress passed the 18th day of March in the present year of our Lord 1818 - entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" do, in    [?]brance of the provisions of the said Act, have upon [illegible] make  the following ^Declaration to wit - That I the said Cook served in the War of the Revolution, on the Continental Establishment - as follows - I entered the service on the 18th of December 1776 as an Ensign, being duly commissioned in Col. James Livingstons Regiment and Capt Hansons Company ^ of the New York line and continued in the same company and Regiment untill the 6th day of April 1780 - doing duty in the said Company and Regiment as an Ensign during the whole of the period aforesaid - I further say that on the 6th day of April 1780 I received a furlough to be absent until I should receive orders to join the army again - I then went out a cruise privateering and was gone several months -
I further say that I left the Service in an honourable manner and that unfortunately my commission was destroyed about twenty years since -
 I further upon oath declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances, being extremely poor, I and in need of the assistance of my country for support.
 In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 14th day of April 1818 -
  Ezekiel Cook
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State of Vermont
Windham County ss} Be it remembered that Ezekiel Cook aforenamed, personally appearing before me Phinehas White Chief Judge of Windham County Court on this 24th day of April A.D. 1818 and make solemn oath to the truth of the aforenamed Declaration by him subscribed
 And I do hereby certify that I am fully satisfied, that the said Ezekiel Cook served as an officer in the Revolutionary War as is by him, in his Declaration made as aforesaid, stated.
 In witness whereof I hereunto set my official signature and have caused the seal of Windham County Court to the affixed -
  Phinehas White} Chief Judge of Windham County Court

To the Hon. the Secy of the Department of War}
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Ezekiel Cook Ensign in Capt. Hansens Company & Colonel James Lewiston's regt - Entered Service the 18th Decr 76 & Resigned the 6th April 80 (made up Rod. Island [Rhode Island] [a??] for depreciation - as appears on the Books in the hands in the Onondaga Commissioners - Oct. 31st 1800 -
  Luther Trowbridge Clk

P.S. Should the applicant be [pla?ed]  for the Pension List a certificate thereof is requested to be sent to P. White  Putney V.T. -