Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2130, John Cole, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Cole, John

Number
R.2130
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Left Side Page

REJECTED

2130
John Cole

Printed list of 1852 shows reason for rejection - "did not serve 6 months"

Right Side Page

1930 June 20 - Hist to W M Elliott
Letter in case David Carpenter R.1712
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John Cole Applicant
Harrison City
Not Entitled
Reg. Singleton Report
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John Cole - Applicant

This applicant stated on the 10th July 1834 that he is 78 years old and that he never served in the war of the revolution in any other use than [illegible] - he mustered every other week in company musters and every other month in Baltimore musters. He was called twice to Baltimore but went but once. The other [illegible] was it called by his captain - on account of his activity in [illegible] about and warning in the men. he lived in Baltimore County 20 miles from the city - he was gone only four days when in service - frequently contributed [illegible] as others did to his substitutes - the statement now given is in substance the same as given to Jacob Copelan who with his declaration - [illegible] to the declaration before Jacob Copelan who is a magistrate and the law of that with his declaration - if his declaration claims for service not here dictated  it does not [illegible] - agreed to give Copelan one year's pay -in witness that this statement is [illegible] subscribed my name.

John Cole

Witness:
Gustavus Harrison
Joshua Cole 

I the undersigned Joshua Cole certify that I was present when John Cole gave his narrative of service in the war to Jacob Copelan and that the [illegible] there given is the substance the same as given both the other statement.

Joshua Cole

Attest: Gustavus Harrison
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March the 20th 1860

Dear Sir

After my respects to you, I want to know whether a pension claim in the name of John Cole has ever been received at your office or not as I am agent for him in trying to procure something for him for services rendered in the Revolution, he is a very old man and is entire helpless of left his declaration in the hands of a man by the name of Nicholas Dudley to procure some other evidence and I have never heard from it since if it has been received you will confer a great favor on my by telling me know what is still necessary to do to make this claim a good one. I will satisfy you for any trouble you may be at in giving me the necessary information. You will please let e know by return mail to the Commissioners of Pensions.

Yours

T C Williams

N.B. My office is Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA.
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Rev and 1812 
Wars Section
R.2130
EEL

June 20, 1930

Mr. W.M. Elliott
527 Preston Street
Clarksburg, West Virginia

Dear Sir

I advise you that from the records of this bureau it appears that John Cole made application for pension but the papers in his claim are not on file and presumably were transmitted to the United States District Attorney at the time an investigation of the claim was made by said attorney, and were not returned.

In a report of the United States District Attorney made in Harrison County, Virginia, on July 16, 1834, it appears that John Cole resided in Baltimore County, Maryland during the Revolutionary war and served on short tours of three or four days each, the entire length of his service not stated.

The claim was not allowed as he did not render six months service in a regularly embodied military corps as was required by the pension laws.

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.

Did not use "that he was still living in 1860" as there was nothing to identify it as the above John Cole.