Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45664, Andrew Cate, N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                          NUMBER
N.H.              Cate, Andrew                           S.45664
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CONTENTS
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                        16.311
New-Hampshire        R
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Andrew Cate
of Greenland in the state of N. Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Long of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of 1 year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of April 1818--
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Januy 1820 and sent to Honb. [Honorable] Josiah Butler, H. Rept [House of Representatives]   [2 illegible initials]
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Arrears to 4th of Sept:1829--16 11/30         130.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820                48.00
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                                                                    $178.93
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[Revolutionary claim,   }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

 Rockingham Co.

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Date of death not in a3.
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Andr Cate--Priv:

Col. Long's N. Hampshire Reg
1776--1 year
24 April 1818.
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Found on Com rolls of Col. Long's Regt--
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Andrew Cate

Col. Long's Regt not on Contin'l [illegible]


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John J Parker  Regs [registrar]  Probate
                        Probate
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I Andrew Cate of Greenland in the County of Rockingham and State of eNw Hampshire do Testify and Declare that I inlisted into a Company Commanded by Capt. Mark Wiggin--sometime in the Month of August 1776 in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel Long of the New Hampshire Troops for One year  said  Regt was at Ticonderoga in the winter of 1777 was in the Army when they evacuated Ticonderoga  While in the Service had the Misfortune to hurt my Back by a fall, of which fall I have to this day been so unwell that I am unable to do much Labour, I was sent to the Hospital in Albany and when my time of service for the Year was expired was discharged from the Hospital and the Service,  And I do further say that by reason of my reduced Circumstances in Life stand in Need of assistance from my Country for Support.   
                                                       Andrew Cate
April 24th 1818  

Rockingham ss.  Probate Court at Exeter in said County April 24th AD 1818

[Here is affixed a paper seal]    Andrew Cate being duly examined and cautioned 
                                                 made solemn oath before. me that the above Declaration by him signed contained the truth and the whole truth.  And is now appearing that the said Andrew Cate did serve in the United States army on the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War, more than nine months.
I have hereunto set my name and caused the Seal of Office to be affixed.    
                                                    Daniel Gookin  Judge of Probate
John J Parker  Reg'r [Registar] Probate
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State of New Hampshire } Probate Court at Exeter
Rockingham  ss:              } in said County Nov'r 17th 1819

In addition to my former and within Certificate I do now certify that the within mentioned Andrew Cate is to my personal knowledge poor and in reduced circumstances and needs assistance from his Country to support.

[Paper seal is here]    In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my Hand
[affixed]                      and cause the Seal of the Court of Probate for
                                   said County to be affixed.
                                         Daniel Gookin Judge of Probate
John J Parker Reg'r [registar]
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                                                                              October 4, 1933
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                                                                             Andrew Cate-S.45664
                                                                             BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Gertrude J. Shufelt
50 Otis Street
Medford, Massachusetts

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War  records of Andrew and Benjamin Cates.

     Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.

     A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of any Benjamin Cates, similar spellings of the surname searched.  As a possible means of securing data in regard to the military record of this soldier, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.

     The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 45664, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Andrew Cate.  This is the record of the only Andrew Cate (surname searched under various spellings), that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

     The date of place of birth of Andrew Cate are not stated, nor are the names of his parents shown.

     Andrew Cate enlisted in August, 1776 and served in Captain Mark Wiggin's company, Colonel Long's New Hampshire regiment, was at the evacuation of Ticon-[Ticonderoga]
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[Ticon]deroga, and served one year.

     The soldier, Andrew Cate, was allowed pension on his application executed, April 24, 1818, then living in Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

     In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, 
Andrew Cate, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-

Andrew Cate
Certificate NO. 16311
Issued January 14, 1820
Rate $8.00 per month
To commence April 24, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
New Hampshire Agency.
                                                   Very truly yours


                                                   A . D. HILLER
                                                  Assistant to Administrator
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                    45 664
                    INVALID
  Rev'y

File No. 45664
Andrew Cate
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 1818
 Index:--Vol. 3 , Page 74

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1924-Nov 29- Hist to Constance Keyhoe ]illegible initials]
1933-Oct. 4- "    " Mrs. Gertrude Shufelt [illegible initiails/word]
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                                                                          September 21, 1933

Bureau of Pensions
United States
Dept of Interior.--

      Will you kindly send me information about the following Persons who I believe were soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
     I am anxious to make application for membership in the D. A. R.

+ Andrew Cates   Maine  [illegible word]
+ Benj. Cates         "

     If they were soldiers in the revolutionary war, will you please
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send me their war record or at least I should say, a copy of it

               
                                           truly yours,
                                          Mrs. Gertrude J. Shufelt
                                            50 Otis Street
                                            Medford
                                             Mass.
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                   THE NORTHWESTERN COMPANY

HEATING  - -    VENTILATION - - PLUMBING - - SUPPLIES

H.P. KEYHOE
MANAGER                                110 WEST SECOND STREET         TELEPHONE  697

                                                OTTUMWA, IOWA, November 12,2 1924.

Pension Department,
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen;
      I am trying to discover whether or not Joshua Cate, and Andrew Cate, probably of Greenfield, New Hampshire, served in any way during the Revolutionary War, and would ask you if you have any record of a pension being paid to either or both men of such or similar names, for services at that time.  Should there be any charge for this information, if you have any, kindly notify me as soon as possible.

     Thanking you in advance for any information you may give, I am,
                                                                          
                                                                          Yours very truly,

                                                                       Miss Constance Keyhoe
                                                                       312 Albany Street
                                                                       Ottumwa, Iowa
[Circular black inked stamp]
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Rev. and 1812 War Section


                                                                     November 29, 1934.

Constance Keyhoe,
313 Albany St.,
Ottumwa, Iowa.

Madam;

     I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 45664, it appears that Andrew Cate enlisted in August 1776 and served one year as a private in Captain Mark Wiggin's Company, Colonel Long's New Hampshire Regiment.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1818, while a resident of Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

     The data and place of soldier's birth are not stated nor is the place of his residence at enlistment on record.

     There is no family data on file.

     The above noted Andrew Cate is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

                                 Respectfully,

                                          Commissioner.