Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,804, Samuel Cate, N.H.
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Service
N.H.

Cate, Samuel

Number
R.1804
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I Samuel Cate of London in the county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire do testify and declare that on tor about the twentieth day of April 1775 I turned out as a volunteer and went to Winter Hill as a private soldier in the revolutionary war against the common enemy and after serving a few days as a volunteer as aforesaid I enlisted about the 1st of May under Capt. Daniel Moor of Deerfield in Col John Stark's Regiment for the term of nine months against the common enemy and served out my time according to my enlistment to the satisfaction of my officers and was honorably discharged.

I afterwards enlisted for six months in the service aforementioned under Capt. Brown in the regiment commanded by Hercules Mooney to serve against the common enemy and was stationed at New Castle in Portsmouth and completed the term of my enlistment and was then
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honorably discharged. I afterwards enlisted as aforesaid for three months under Capt. Jonathan Robinson of Stratham for three months completed the service for my time of enlistment and was honorably discharged.

I enlisted again into the service of the United States service under Capt. Nathan Sanborn of Deerfield in Col Evans regiment against the common enemy for the term of three months and faithfully performed and executed the terms and conditions of my said enlistment and contributed by best efforts as a private soldier in the capture of Gen Burgoyne and his army and was then and there honorably discharged. I am sixty-eight years of age & am in reduced circumstances in life & need the assistance of my country for support.

Allentown, August 13th 1819

Samuel Cate
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham

Allentown, August 18, 1819

Samuel Cate the subscriber to the within declaration personally came & made solemn oath that the within declaration by him signed is just and true before me

Hall Burgin - Hall Burgin one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said Rockingham)

I hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Cate did serve in the revolutionary war as he has stated in the foregoing declaration by him signed & that he is in reduced circumstances & needs the assistance of his country for support.

Hall Burgin - Hall Burgin one of the Judges of the Court of Comm Pleas for the county of Rockingham aforesaid.

SEAL

Attest L Chadwick - clerk of the court of Common Pleas of said county.
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Daniel Moore of Pembroke in the county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire Gentleman do testify and say that Samuel Cate now of London in the county and state aforesaid *** did in the spring of the year 1775 (he then being an inhabitant of and resident in Deerfield in the county and state aforesaid) enlisted into my company as a private soldier in the revolutionary war against the common enemy I then being Captain in John Starks regiment on the continental establishment for and during the campaign of that year which consisted of one year which duty he performed to my entire satisfaction as a private soldier against the common enemy according to the terms of his enlistment and to the satisfaction of those officers in the service of the United States who have known him according to the best of my knowledge and belief and was honorably discharged.

Daniel Moore
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham

Pembroke, August 13, 1819

Then the within Daniel Moore personally appearing made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is just and true before me.

Aaron Whittemore, Justice of the Peace

Rockingham - Pembroke, August 13th, 1819

To all persons to whom there present shall come.
Greeting, Know ye that Daniel Moore of Pembroke aforesaid gentleman who is well known to me and now in my presence is a resident of and inhabitant of Pembroke in the county and state aforesaid is a man of strict truth, integrity and veracity and that to his oath affidavit and affirmation as such full faith is and ought to be given within any within this state and elsewhere.

Given under my hand at Pembroke aforesaid this thirteenth day of August AD 1819.

Aaron Whittemore - Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office

August 21, 1819

I hereby certify that Aaron Whittemore Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates is a justice of the peace within and for the county of Rockingham in said sate duly appointed and commissioned and that to his acts and attestations as such faith and credit are due.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said state on the day of the date hereof.

Sam Sparhawk - Secry

SEAL
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4802
Case of Saml Cate
Obadiah Carrigain
agt
Chichester N. Hamp.
rec'd Sept 18, 1819

Chichester NH
Sept 9th

FREE

Hon J C Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War
Washington

Reg'td
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Chichester N Hampshire
September 9th, 1819

Sir

Herewith enclosed you will receive the application of Mr. Samuel Cate, together with the evidence applicable to the same, requesting that he may be placed on the pension list - It is respectfully requested that the views of the Hon Department of war may be communicated to me upon this subject whenever a decision may have taken place thereon.

With the highest respect I 
remain your most humble servant
Obadiah Carrigain

J C Calhoun Esq
Sec at War
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1804
REJECTED

Samuel Cate

No Act 1818 claims reported in printed list of 1852
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Samuel Cate

N Hampshire
Sam'l Cate
4862
See letter Oct 19, 1819

Letter book including the above date is not found in the Pens Bureau
Nov 19, 1918

REJECTED

1804
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2 Caps. 4833
Joshua Darling
Judge
Henniker N. Hamp.
rec'd Sept 15, 1819

Register'd