Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12608, Sylvester Cobb, Mass. Vt.
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(8 -- 1776)
SERVICE
Mass
Vt

Cobb, Sylvester
NUMBER
S. 12608

CONTENTS
carded
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New York. Albany
12608  28,
Sylvester Cobb
of Hanbury in Upper Canada
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Hodges of the Regt
commanded
by Col. Williams in the
line for
10 Mar 28 dys
Mass and Vt
Records corrected,
Nov. 13/05

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 36 Dollars 40 Cents
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
per annum
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of A
1834.
and
A. B. F. Deming

Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834. 109.2
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4.S 18.2
127.4

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7,1832.

Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 58

[column2]
and Russell & Pen. Age
May 26, 1837
and Russell Order to
pay June 29, 18
Order to pay Augt 10, 1837
Letter to D. Burt 30. July
do to 3d Auditor 19 Aug 18
Paid at the Treasury in
the act of the C. April
1838 from 4 March 1837
4 March 1838. Agt Notified
30 Aug 1839
Letter to D. Burt 18th Sep 1839
in to Pen Agt 30 Sep 1839
to Albany NY. from 4 Sept
1838. 29. AD
1839
Paid as above
Sept 1838 to
from 4th
4 Sept
1839. Agt Notified 29 July 1840
the
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State of Vermont  
Orleans District At a Probate Court holden at Barton within and for said district on the 18 day
of February A.D. 1833 present the Hon. John Kimball
Judge personally appeared in open Court Sylvester
Caleb a resident of Hawkesbury in the district of Ottawa
in the County of Prescott in the Province of upper
Canada aged 70 years who being duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7th 1832- That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and
as herein stated
That on the 21st day of July 1776 I was fourteen years old and
on the 23 day of the same month I volunteered and enlisted
at Taunton in the County of Bristol, in the State of Massachusetts into a company of Militia
as a fifer for the term of five months into a Regiment in the company commanded by Col. Curry Regiment set out from Taunton in
one of the last days of said July for New York, passed
through Providence, East Haddam in Connecticut river
Newhaven in Connecticut to New York where we continued
until the place was evacuated and given up to the British
which I believe was on the 15th day of September on the day
following there was a battle fought at the height of Harlam
where we continued about two weeks from thence
the Army retreated to the white plains where we made
stand, while there we had a severe battle with the
British in which the enemy gained the ground after we had been
at the White plains (probably) about two or three weeks
we marched to Kirtland Manner where we continued until
the last of December or first of January when I was discharged
(not by writing) after my five months service had expired
At Taunton in the year 1777 near the last of September I enlisted
as a private to take the pace of one William
Hewett who was drafted) into a company of Malitita commanded
by Capt Isaac Hodges in Col. Williams Regiment for one
month for the purpose of taking from the British Newport
on the Island of Rhode Island Gen. Spencer commanded the
expedition but it failed as we did not succeed in land in
the Island-- Gen. Picket was (as said) commander of the British
I was discharged at the expiration of my months service at Rivertown in the State of Rhode Island-
In the month of July 1778 I enlisted as a private
at Launton aforesaid into a company commanded by Capt.
Ichabod Leonard for the term of two months in Col. Thomas
Carpenters Regiment Joined Sullivans Expedition and
landed on the Island of Newport at the same time that
Sullivan landed and Gen. Lafayette was on the Island
at the time we went on, Butler and went to Boston and
did return until we had retreated from the Island
we continued on the Island three weeks to a day on the
day before we left the land we had battle with the British which
was fought best Butts Hill and Quaker Hill in which we
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kept the ground and on the day on which we left (at Night)
we were all engaged in building a breast work as though
we were determined to stand our ground but when night
came we had retreated from the Island bringing
of every thing valuable with us on our retreat we
crossed at Howlands ferry to Rivertown we marched from
Rivertown to Providence and so on to Pawtuxet where
we continued until within two days of my enlistment
being out when we were discharged-
In the month of May 1777 I enlisted again at
Tounton aforesaid for three months in Capt. Shaws
Company for three months who commanded
the Regiment I cannot recollect (lest I well recollect
that a part of the time, May, Peabody was officer of the
day and Newhampshire tracks were stationed with
with us - we marched immediately to Providence where
we continued about five or six weeks we then
Marched from Providence to North Kington near
point Judah in the State of Rhode Island on the
Narrow Gansett shore where I continued until my
three months enlistment had terminate and
our chief business was guarding and watching
the shores
In the month of July 1780 I with others
amounting to a full company were drafted for
eight days all from Taunton aforesaid marched
under the command of Capt. Edward Blake
to the Island of Newport where after marching
about the Island until our eight days were
terminated we were discharged - we kept no guard
and what we were sent on to the Island for I never
knew
In the month of July 1781 I enlisted as orderly sergeant for four months
at Westmoreland in the State of Newhampshire, into
a company commanded by Capt John Pratt in
Col. Fletchers Regiment and we were called Vermont
troops at that time although lived Hampshire  side of
the river we marched immediately to Castleton
where we continued two months then the Company
to which I belonged & Capt Pages Companies were so
sent to Skeenesborough (now Whitehall) to join
Col. Walbridges Regiment at which time the
Cal, gave me the appointment of Sargent Major
and principle duty was scouting to Ticonderoga and
Fort Arm until the 23d day of November being two
days after my four months service had
expired but our Col was not willing that we
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15 months & 8 days


should leave and go home until the British had
left Independance & Ticonderoga and gone
down the Lake toward Canada-
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declare that my name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Sylvester Cobb

I Samuel Cobb residing in Country in the County
of Orleans aged 79 years do hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with Sylvester Cobb
who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing
declaration he being my brother know him to be seventy years of age last
July I was knowing to his going into the
Revolutionary war in July 1776 by report and in Sep. following work
into the service and not my said Brother at the
White Plains, in color living at Westmoreland in the
State of Newhampshire at that time   in
1781 my brother was living with me at Westmorland
and then I was knowing to his enlisting as he
has stated into Capt. Pratt Company for four months
and know that he did not
home until the last of
November and I always supposed he served out his four
months - I removed from Taunton Westmoreland
in the month of June 1776 was not knowing to his first
enlistment but saw him in act, as before stated and always
understood by him and others that he was out several
other times and I fully believe that he served as he
has stated in his declaration-
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Cobb
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed
 by the War Department
that the within named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as the States
And the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that Samuel Cobb who has signed the
preceding certificate is a resident in Coventry in
the County of Orleans aforesaid and that his
Statement is entitled to credit
I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court
in the district of Orleans aforesaid do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Sylvester Cobb for a pension
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office this 18th
day of July AD 1833
John A. Linn Registrar

Sylvester Cobbs
Declaration
Secretary of war to requested to divest any
communication to the [illegible] of the case [illegible]
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State of Vermont
Orleans District
At a Probate Court
holden at Barton within
the District the district of Orleans aforsaid
on the 29th day of March 1834 personally
appeared before said Court Sylvester Cobb a resident of Hawksbury in
the District of Ottawa in the County of Prescott
in the service of upper Canada- aged Seventy
one years who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on his oath make the following
Supplementary declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 - 1832-
That in addition to terms of service set forth
in my first declaration
I enlisted in the
Massachusetts militia about the first of April 1777
for one month as a private and
served twenty two days in Capt Leonards company
in Col. Hatheway Regt. that we were marched
the Rhodeisland and were stationed at [illegible] - where I remained in the
service the time above mentioned when I was
dismissed - &
my service mentioned
my first declaration in Sept & Oct. 1777
Capt Hodges company in
Col. Williams although
my enlistment was for one month & served thirty
six days [illegible]. the Sept 25th in the last day of
Oct--
also make a correction of my past
statement of my service in 1781. that is
that our Regt. was commanded the first part of
the time by Col. Pitcher and the Remainder
by Col Walbridge
I never received a written discharge, 
I had a Sergeants warrant which I kept many
years but which is now lost-- I have
no documentary evidence and know of no
more evidence than is forwarded with this
Declaration-
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I was born at Taunton Mass July 21- 1762
where is a record of my age in the Town
Clerks Office -and
where I resided
until I was twenty four years of age when
I removed to Chesterfield
where I resided nine years. I then removed
in Highgate Franklin County at where I
resided ten years - thence I removed in
Montreal A. where I lived one year since
that time I have resided in Hawksbury
Upper Canada--my
serve was
all in the Mass Militia exception 781- when
I was in Vt militia
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Sylvester Cobb

And the said Court do hereby declare
therein opinion after the investigation of the
matter and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war Department that the
above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states
John H. Kimball Register of said Court
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the  supplementary
application of Sylvester Cobb for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of Office
this 29th day of March 1834
[signature] John H Kimbell Register
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Application for a Transfer
County of Erie ss
On this Sixth day of September 1839 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Erie personally
appeared Sylvester Cobb who on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Simeon Cobb
commanded by Colonel Carey
in the Regiment
in the service
of the United States; that his name was placed on the
pension roll of the Province of Upper Canada from whence
he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of
New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension
to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons
for removing from the Province of Upper Canada to the State of
New York that he has children residing in the United States
as well as in the province of Upper Canada with which he
resides at part of the time and that it will be more convenient
for him to receive his Little Pension from the Agent in the
State of Newyork than from that of Vermont, and
He also desires that instructions may be sent to the agent
at Albany to pay him his pension from September 1838 to
September 4th 1839 if consistent with the rules of the Department
which will be the Balance due to that date and save him much
Trouble in obtaining it from the Vermont Agency
Sworn and subscribed to before me
the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Sylvester Cobb
[signature]Henry Slade
Justice of the Peace

State of New York I Cyrus K. Anderson Clerk of said County of
County Clerks Office ss: Certify that Harry Slade Esq whose name is subscribed
to the above proof of affidavit was at the time of taking such proof
a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly elected sworn, and
acting as such & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing
of said Justice & verily believe the signature "Harry Slade", to be his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said
County this 9th day of September AD. 1839
Cock Anderson Clerk
By [signature] R.W. Padelford
Dep Clerk
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August 5, 1932.
Ba-J/MMHF
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sylvester Cobb
S. 12608

Mr. J. Ernest May,
48 Park Avenue,
Ottawa, Canada.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter with further
reference to Sylvester Cobb, S.12608, a soldier of
the Revolutionary War.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension of that soldier, the name and address of
person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death,
you should apply to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, this city, citing all of the
following data:
Sylvester Cobb, Certificate No. 28205, issued
April 9, 1834, rate $36.40 per annum, commenced March
4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Albany New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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June 29, 1932.

BA-J/ ADY
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sylvester Cobb
S. 12608

Mr. J. Ernest May,
48 Park Avenue,
Ottawa, Canada.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter relative to
one Sylvester Cobb, a soldier of the Revolutionary
The data contained herein are obtained from
the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim
for pension, S.12608, based upon his military service
in that war.
Sylvester Cobb was born July 21, 1762 in Taunton,
Massachusetts.
While a resident of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
, he enlisted and served in the Massachusetts
troops as follows:
From July 23, 1776, five months as a fifer in
Captain Simeon Cobb's (a relative of soldier, relation
ship not stated ) Company, Colonel Carey's Regiment,
and was in the battle of White Plains. From April 1,
1777, twenty-two days as a private in Captain Ichabod
Leonard's Company, Colonel John Hathaway's Regiment.
From September 25, 1777, thirty-six days as a private
in Captain Isaac Hodges' Company, Colonel George
Williams' Regiment and was in General Spencer's Expedition
. From July 1778, two months as a private in
Captain Ichabod Leonard's Company, Colonel Thomas
Carpenter's Regiment and was in Sullivan's Expedition.
From May 1779, three months in Captain Shaw's Company.
From July 1780 eight days in Captain Edward Blake's
Company. While a resident of Westmoreland, New Hampshire,
he enlisted July 1781 and served four months and two
days as orderly sergeant and sergeant major in Captain

[note] I believe he was in the bat of Harem Hghts too but he did not state so in a manner [illegible]
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John Pratt's Company, Colonels Fletcher's and
Walbridge's Vermont Regiment
Soldier was a resident of Chesterfield, New
Hampshire, nine years, then moved to Highgate,
Franklin County, Vermont, where he resided ten
years, then moved to Montreal and one year later
moved to Hawkesbury, Upper Canada. About 1839 he
moved from Upper Canada to the State of New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
February 18, 1833 while a resident of
Hawkesbury, Prescott County, Upper Canada.
In 1839 soldier had children residing in the
United States and Upper Canada, their names not stated.
The name of soldier's wife is not given.
In 1832 soldier's brother Nathaniel Cobb, was a
representative of the Town of Salem in the general
assembly of the State of Vermont and aged sixty-five
years. Soldier's brother Samuel Cobb was a resident
of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, and aged seventy-
nine years in 1833. In 1831 soldier's brother Simeon
Cobb was living in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County,
family data.
Vermont and aged seventy-six years. There are no further
This is the history of the only Sylvester Cobb
that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this
office.

on A.B.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

Date of
soldier's
death not on A.B.
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tion as contained in his (or his widow's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau, Sylvester Cobb S.F. 12608
[chart]
OF
NT OR
MENT.
July 23 1276
Apr 1 1777
Sept 25 1777
July 1778
May 1779
July 1780
July 1781

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
5 mos.
23 day of
36 days
3 mos
8 days
4 Mos +2days
-
RANK.
Fifer
pvt
pvt
"
Orderly Sgt
+Sgt Major

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Simeon Cobb
Leonard
Isaac Hodges
Ichabod Leonard
Shaw
Edward Blake
John Pratt
COLONEL.
Carey
Hathaway
George Williams
Thomas arpenter
Fletcher
Walbridge

STATE.
Mass
"
"
"
Vt
"

Battles engaged in, White Plains Rhode Island
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Taunton Bristol Co Mass [illegible]  Westmoreland N.H. in 1781
Date of application for pension, Feby 18 1833 His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Hawkesbury, Prescott Upper Canada
Age at date of application, born July 21, 1762 at Taunton, Mass.
Remarks: Soldier refers to his children in 1839, no names stated
Soldier's brother Samuel, Simeon and Nathaniel testified for him.
Capt. Simeon Cobb was a relative, but relationship was not stated
Very respectfully,
Commissioner,

31793510 - 07
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I Simeon Cobb of St Johnsbury in the County
of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged Seventy six
and a Revolutionary pensioner, do hereby certify
that Sylvester late of Hawksbury Upper Canada who
I understand has made his declaration before
the Probate Court in Orleans District for the
purpose obtaining a pension -- is a brother of mine
further state that I was not out with him in
the service at any time. In 1776. I was in the
Newhampshire troops, but understood at the time
and once since that my above named brother
served in Cap Simeon Cobbs company on
five months well acquainted with Capt Simon
Cobb, he being a relative of ours
also [illegible]
and was knowing at the time of my
Reputation of my brother serving the other
periods of service as he has stated in his
declaration, the same having been read to the
and particularly of his being out in Rhode Island
in
and of his being out after he removed
in Westmoreland
my Brother Sylvester was born in Taunton
Massachusetts where he resided until some time
during the Revolutionary was when he removed
the Westmoreland & to Chesterfield N.H. Where hee
Resided or number of years, then to Highgate
since which he has resided in Montreal
& Hawksbury upper Canada
St. John bury March 11th 1834
Simeon Cobb

State of Vermont
St [illegible] March 11th 1834
personally appeared Simeon Cobb the signer of the
above certificate and made oath that the same is
time & further certify that the said Cobb
is a credible witness-- and that full faith should
be given to his statements
[illegible]
Justice Peace
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Simon Cobb's certificate
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1908 Mar 9. Hist. to Philip L Cobb.
1914 Mch. 10 Hist to Geo. J. Stewart
Letter in M.F. 10384 Oliver
Barrett
1932 June 29. Hist. to J. Ernest
May A.D.
1932 Aug. 5 .J. Ernest May ref. to
Gen. account office

Revy War
12.608
INVALID.
File No. 12608
Sylvester Cobb
Priv. Rev. War
-
Act: June 7"" 1832
Index: --Vol.
Page
Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sylvester Cobb Vermont Roll
Act 7 June, 1832.
(Burlington Agency)

To what time was he last paid, if at all?

To 4 March 1834
JH
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Sylvester Cobb
he
2
fife
4 ne
36
6
16, 28
on 28 at
33.30
3. 10
3640
Hon B. F. Deming
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Decemr 20th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of Silvester Cobb as a private
is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Ichabord
Leonard's Company Commanded by Col. John
Hatheway for services in Rhode Island, where
he is allowed in April 1777. twenty two days
Silvester Cobb's name is borne on a Pay
Roll of Capt Isaac Hodges Company in
Col. George Williams Regt. where he is allowed
of
from Sept 25th to the last day of October 1777
twenty six days.
Silvester Cobb claims for services under
Capt. Simeon Cobb in Col Carey's Regt in 1776
and under Capt. Leonard for further services
in 1778. also in 1779 for services under Capt
Shaw duty in Rhode Island the rolls of the
are not found in this office.
Edward D Bans

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office
July 22d 1840.

Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Sylvester
Cobb -
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at
the rate of Thirty Six Dollars and forty
Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the
to the 4th Sept. 1838,
4th of Sept. 
1839
Respectfully yours,
[signature] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 21, 1839
Sir
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Sylvester Cobb
-
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont
Agency, at
the rate of Thirty Six Dollars and forty - cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the
4th
of March 1837
to the 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
[signature] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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[stamp]  BURLINGTON MAY 19

May 24
Sylvester Cobb
Vt
No 28,205

No letters received;
memoranda of the papers answered May 26.

JL Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[stamp] FREE
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Pension Papers Enclosed
Free

James L Edwards Esq
Washington City
District of Columbia

Innis B B
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James L Edwards Esq
Washington City
Dear Sir the Blank you had
the goodness to send me I have kept for A Copy
and have had my Clerk Write one for Mr Cobb
and now enclose the same to you hoping
that the papers are authenticated to your satisfaction
and agreeable to the rules of your department 
And he also desires as you will see in his application
that the one years pension now due him may be paid
to him at Albany instead of Burlington
I am Sir Yours most
Respectfully &
[signature] David Burt
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Pension Papers enclosed

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[stamp] BUFFALO N.Y. JUL 20

July 25
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[stamp] illegible

Oct 15
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Pension agency at
Montpelier October 1839

Sir
Sylvester Cobb a pensioner on the roll of this
agency under the act of 7 June 1832 at
$36.40 annum was last paid 4 Sept 1830
very respectfully
Jane
A Clark


J L Edwards Es
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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State of Newyork
County of Erie 
Buffalo September 6th 1839
Conformably to the Regulations of the War department of the 19th June
1824 I Harry Slade A Magistrate in the County above named 
do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz 
my own personal knowledge as well as the affidavits of David Burt
and Alvin D Gilbert who are respectable persons that Sylvester Cobb
who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of Identity is
the identical person named in the pension Certificate which he 
has exhibited before me numbered 28205 and bearing date at
the War Office the 9th day of April 1834 that the said Certificate
was originally issued for him that he now holds the same in his
possession and claims all the benefits arising therefrom
Given under my hand at Buffalo on the day and year above written
[signature] Henry Hart Justice of the Peace
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Bank of Burlington
July 31. 1837

J.L. Edwards Esq
Com Pension

Sir 
I Herewith forward the papers of Sylvester Cobb
for your examination the
instructions contain in yours of the
29th
leave me in doubt whether
than pay upon a works
executed be a Justice in Canada
and subsequently to the additional
evidence of veracity
Your obt Svr
[signature] E T Englesby
[illegible]
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Magnolia Drive
Cleveland O. Mar 1 1908

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington. D.C.

Dear Sir:
I should be much pleased to receive information from you relative to the history of the following pensioners of the Revolutionary War. who lived, as I understand, at Westmoreland N.H. or in that vicinity, namely,
Samuel Cobb
Sylvester Cobb
Simeon Cobb
Thanking you in you can oblige me.
Yours very truly
[signature] Philip L. Cobb

[stamp] RECORD DIVISION MAR 4 1908
[stamp] U.S.PENSION OFFICE A MAR 3 1908
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County of Erie Ss Application for a Transfer
On this Nineteenth day of July 1839 before me the subscribed
A justice of the Peace for the said County of Erie personally
appeared Sylvester Cobb who on his Oath declares that
he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company
Commanded by Captain Simeon Cobb in the Regiment
Commanded by Col Carey in the service of the United States
his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of
Vermont from whence he has removed that he now resides
in the State of New York where he intends to remain and
wishes his pension to be there payable in future
The following are his reasons for removing from Vermont
because he thought he would better his circumstances which
was the object he had in removing
Sworn and subscribed
to before me the day and year
aforesaid
[signature] Nimy Slade Justice of the Peace
[signature] Sylvester Cobb

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City 
Sir at the request of Sylvester Cobb
the pensioner above named I send the papers in relation to his
receiving his Pension money for the Last Two years and if I
understand the Rules of the Department it require the Power
of Atty where so much delay has taken place to be sent there
He desires a Transfer and the Balance due him to be sent
Either from Washington City if that can be done by Draft on the
Commercial Bank at Buffalo or any other one in this State, or in case
it should be necessary to his being paid at Albany that you
would forward his papers there to his atty who is a clerk in the
Pension Office and request him to an the money and Credit the
Commercial Bank at Buffalo and notify yours & David Burt
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I Nathaniel Cobb of Salem in the County
of Orleans and State of Vermont Representative 
of the Town of Salem in the General assembly
of the State of Vermont do testify and say that
when a youth I was living in the Town Taunton in
the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts
and I well recollect that my Brother Sylvester
Cobb now living in Hawksbury in the Province of
Upper Canada) enlisted as a fifer in Capt. Simeon
halls Company for five months and always
understood that he served his time out which
was in the year 1775 and I well remember his
enlisting and going into the army several times
afterward; but in when companies he served I cannot
recollect and during the Revolutionary
was my Brother Saml Cobb removed from Taunton
to Westmoreland in the State of Newhampshire
afterward and
and my Brother Sylvester went there
afterward and lived with 
him and as I understood that he Inlisted and
went into the army after he was living at
Westmoreland-- and I further state that my
Brother Sylvester is a man of good character
whose statements are entitled to belief-
Sworn to and subscribed in Probate Court
at Barton this 9th day of March 1833-
-
[signature] Nathaniel Cobb

State of Vermont Orleans District I hereby certify that [illegible]
this District holden in Boston in said Orleans district
this 9th day of March 1835 Nathaniel Cobb resident
of Salem in said district, personally appeared
and Signed and made oath to the above certificate &
further certify them it opened to the said Court that the
 said Nathaniel Cobb is a credible person
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand & of Elkin this 9th day of March 1836
[illegible] John Kimball Register
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I Eli Hoskins of lawful age depose and say that I am acquainted with Sylvester Cobb and have been acquainted with
him from his youth I was knowing to his inlisting
under Capt Cobb in Col Coveys Regt.
life he then belonged in the Town of Taunton in the
in the year 1776 as a
County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts I saw him
in the service of the United States at Rhodisland in the
year 1778 in Capt Leonards Company I have forgotten how
long a term the said Cobb inlisted for I had a brother belong
in the same company with the said Cobb at Rhodisland further
the deponent saith not
 
[signature] Eli his x mark Hoskins

State of Newhampshire
Grafton ss - March 25th 1838 then personally
appearing the above named Eli Haskins made oath
that the above deposition by him subscribed is just
and true before me
[signature] Joshua Thornton Jus Peace
I further certify that the said Eli Hoskins is a
creditable witness
[signature] Joshua Thornton Jus Peace
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Grafton 
State of New Hampshire
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of
Judicature within and for the County of Grafton do
hereby certify that Joshua Thornton Esq is an acting
Justice of the peace within and for said County duly
commissioned & sworn, and that his signature within
written is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Court at Haverhill in said County this twenty sixth
day of March Anno Domini 1834
S. P. Webster Clerk
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48 Park Avenue, Ottawa, Canada.
11th May, 1932.

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
U. S. A.

Dear Sir:

According to Family Tradition, my great Grand-father, Sylvester
Cobb, not only was a member of Washington's Army of the Revolution, but was present and took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
I have reason to believe that he came from, or near to the
town of Taunton, Massachusetts. His wife was Mercy Hodge
The War Office at Washington has record of three men from
Massachusetts, each named Sylvester Cobb and in connection with two
of them, Taunton is mentioned.
I am in hopes that your office has some record of the one
whose wife was Mercy Hodge and that I may find out just where their
home was and through that, the birthplace of my Grandfather, John
Adams Cobb.
I would appreciate it very much if could supply me with
any information in this regard.
I beg to remain,

Yours truly,
Ernest May
J. Ernest May

[stamp] RECEIVED MAY 18 1932 PENSION FILES SUB DIVISION
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[stamp] RECEIVED
AUG 1 1932
TRANSLATION SECTION

48 Park Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
28th July, 1932.

Veterans Administration,
Washington,
District of Columbia,
U. S. A.

[stamp] [illegible]

Attention of A. D. Hiller, U. S.
Assistant to Administrator.

Dear Sir:

In acknowledging receipt of your letter, June 29, 1932,
your file, BA-J/ADY, Sylvester Cobb, S.12608; I wish to thank you for the information which you have supplied me with and to
express my appreciation of the completeness of the records on
file pertaining to the men of so long ago.

Considering that the subject, Sylvester Cobb, was
granted a pension and that you have reports of him as late as
1839, but evidently no report of his death or where that took
place, would some other department have such particulars on
file in connection with when his pension would terminate? If
so, I might be able to find out further particulars and possibly
when and where he died. Would the Department of Finance
have any records in connection with the case?

What you have given me will be of great value to me
and I again wish to express my appreciation in having been suplied
with it.

I beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
Ernest May
(J. Ernest May )

[stamp] RECIEVED AUG 3 1933 [ILLEGIBLE]