Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,443, Barnet Cole, Mass.
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Service                                                   Number
Mass.    Cole, Barnet Elizabeth       W.25,443

This woman was also pensioned on 
account of the services of her first
husband, John Cole, Mass. W.28004
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Notification sent the 10th July 1820, to
R.C. Vose, Esq. Augusta, Maine.

Reinstated 
July 16.1821
and sent to [not legible]

6134
Maine
Barnet Cole- private
Massachusetts line- 8 [not legible]
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Maine at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 27th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of [not legible] 1819 
and [not legible] R C.Von, Augusta Me
Arrears to 4th of Feb. 1818. 5mo 5/31 4/30-    
                                                                42.35
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4th March 1819-48.00
                                                              $90.35
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Malta, File March 17
Not entitled
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6425
Elizabeth Cole,
widow of Barnet Cole
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate 
of 96. dollars   00
cents per annum, to commence
on the 3d February, 1853. deducting
former payments at $33.65 per annum under act
February 2 1848, as widow of John Cole
Certificate of Pension issued 
27th day of July 185[   ]
and sent to        1858
Geo. W. Morton,
Augusta, Maine
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act.
February 3, 1853, Page 163-Vol. [not legible]

1884 July [not legible] W Gould-no "back
pension" due-no heirs entitled
probably the enquiry has reference to the effort in US Courts to obtain a reversal of the 
Decision of the Dept as to coming of hearings 
under act 1853 when Soldier dead before the passage of the Act        [not legible]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I Barnett Cole, age fifty six years, born in Sutton Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Malta in the District of Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that on the fifth of April 1777 I enlisted as a private soldier, for the term of three years in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment in the company commanded by Capt John Blanchard, and regiment commanded by Col. James Wesson of the Massachusetts line, which period I fully served out, and took my honorable discharge from the army at West Point April 1780. My discharge I preserved a number of years and think I afterwards left it in the pay office in Boston If it is not there it is not to my knowledge now in existence. I was in Fort Stanwix twenty one days, when it was besieged by Col. St Leger. I was in [not legible] the [not legible] battles at the taking of Burgoyne, and in the battle of Monmouth. From my reduced circumstances, I need the assistance of my country for support. And I do herby relinquish all my claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U. States, if any; but I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine.
                                         Barnet Cole
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec [not legible]
On the twenty seventh day of March, A.D. 1818 Barnet Cole above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him established. Before me Nathan Weston Junior C Justice C. Court C Pleas Eastern Circuit.
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   Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I James Campbell a drum major in the continental army in the period by the [not legible] named Barnett Cole within stated. upon oath testify and declare that from circumstances by him to our stated and from his recollecting my pension in the army. I am fully satisfied that he served as he has within stated. James Campbell
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec [not legible] On the sixth day of May A.D. 1818. James Campbell above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed. Before me Nathan Weston Junior C Justice C. Court C Pleas [not legible] Eastern Circuit
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I William Hilton, aged thirty three years. of Malta in the District of Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Barnett Cole within named. From his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support. He sustains the character of a man of truth.       William Hilton
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec [not legible]
On the sixth day of May A.D. 1818 William Hilton [not legible] above named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Before me, 
Nathan Weston Jun C Just. C. Court C Pleas [not legible] Eastern Circuit.
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108
Barnet Cole 
6134
Strike off
(March 1819.)
R.C. Vose, Augusta, Maine 
Above Copy John Davis Clk.
subscribed, sworn to a declared [not eligible] the oath and schedule, on the twenty fourth day of May 1820 Before me Nathan Weston Jr C.J. 
CCC Pleas
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Copy   State of Maine.   108
KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.
ON this twenty fourth day of May               1820,
personally appeared before Nathan Weston Junior Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, being a Court of Record for said Counties, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Barnet Cole aged fifty nine years, resident in Malta in the County of Kennebec within said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain John Blanchard and Regiment commanded by Colonel James Wesson of the line of the State of Massachusetts upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of three years; that he was at the taking of Burgoyne
that his original declaration was made before Judge Weston on the twenty seventh day of March 1818; that he is now on the Maine Roll, and that his pension certificate is numbered 6134. And I the said Barnet Cole do further solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Barnet Cole
The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: The right of receiving forty acres of land with an old horse thereon which does not belong to me, and a barn frame thereon all which are mortgaged, and on which I have not been able to pay so much as the interest I therefore consider the right of necessitation to be of no value, the land being mortgaged for the whole amount of the purchase, one cow of the value of fifteen dollars one two year old heifer of the value of ten dollars one yearling of the value of six dollars. one sheep one swine of the value of five dollars old furniture beside necessary bedding of the value of four dollars
Implement of husbandry of the value of two dollars
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I have no debts due to me that can be collected and I owe beside the amount for which my land is mortgaged, about one hundred dollars for which I pay interest.
The income direct from the afore going property is very trifling and does not exceed ten dollars a year and not so much as I pay in interest yearly
My occupation is that of a farmer; but from infirmity and having lost the use of one of my hands and wholly unable to labor My family residing with me consists of four persons, namely myself, my wife Elizabeth aged forty nine who is able to labor very little frails very rapidly; my son John aged fourteen years; and a female child by the name of Eleanor Duncan aged twelve years assisting my wife.                                 Barnet Cole
Subscribed , sworn to [not legible] the oath and schedule, on the twenty fourth day of May 1820 Before me Nathan Weston Jr CJ C.C.C. Pleas
Above Copy John Davis Clk.
6134   108    Barnet Cole   Strike off 
March 1819
R.C. Vose Augusta, Maine
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Elizabeth Cole widow of Barnet Cole.
For pension under 2 d Sec of the Act of Feb 3. 1853

[not legible] ...Agent
Augusta, Maine
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Declaration, In order to obtain the benefit of the 2 d Sec. of the Act of Feb 3. 1853. State of Maine County of Kennebec S.S. On this ninth day of June 1858, personally appeared before me Sole Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Kennebec. Elizabeth Cole a resident of Windsor in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged eighty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3rd day of February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Barnet Cole who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of March 18, 1818 at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, there by Pension was payable at the United States Agency for paying Pensions in the State of Maine when it was paid during his lifetime to September 4, 1836 from [not legible] time to December 22, 1836, She received the pension as his widow. She further declares that she has received to the said Barnet Cole in the town of Pittston in the District [not legible] State of Maine in the month of December 1811, that
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her name before her said marriage was Elizabeth Cole, that her husband then David Barnet Cole died in said town of Windsor on the 22nd day of December 1836, that she was not married to him prior to the second day of January Eighteen hundred but at the time above stated, that she is now a widow having remained unmarried ever since the death of her late husband [not legible] David Barnet Cole. She further declares that she is now a Pensioner of the U. States under the Act of Feb 2. 1848 at the rate of $33.65 per annum having been [not legible] is the [not legible] of her first husband John Cole on assessment of his service in the war of the Revolution, that she has new family [not legible] 
witness H.K. Baker         Elizabeth  X  Cole
  sworn to [not legible]                 mark
              
State of Maine. Kennnebec County. The above named Elizabeth Cole being unable to appear in [not legible] Court, by reason of age and infirmity, the undersigned Judge of Probate in and for the County foresaid, attended at the dwelling house of said Elisabeth Cole. in Windsor in said County, on the ninth day
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of June 1838, when and where the said Elizabeth Cole personally appeared, subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement, before me, 
H.K. Baker, Judge of Probate

State of Maine
Kennebec County ~Ss
I Joseph Burton, Register of the Court of Probate, in and for said County, do hereby certify that [not legible]. Henry K. Baker is the sole Judge of said Court, and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge, and that matter of the application of Elisabeth Cole for a pension.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, at Augusta, on this fourteenth day of June, 1858
J Burton.
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Barnard Cole and Elizabeth Cole both of this town intend marriage. Malton November 22. 1811 Prince Keen, Town Clerk
I Stephen Barton Clerk of the town of Windsor in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine. Certify that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town of Windsor formerly called Malta the name of the town having been changed from Malta to Windsor since the [not legible] war made of which the above is a true copy. I also certify that the marriage of said Barnard Cole and Elisabeth Cole is not found recorded on said record of said town all of which are in my profession as Clerk aforesaid. Stephen Barton Town Clerk of Windsor
Kennebec Ss. June 9, 1858. Then the abovenamed Stephen Barton made oath to the foregoing Certificate by him signed - Before me H. K. Baker, Justice of the Peace
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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
Department of the interior, Bureau of Pensions.
W.F. 25,443 Washington, D.C.  ,................,19.........
In reply to your request of ......, received......for a statement of the military history of Barnet Cole a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of enlistment or appointment. Apr 5, 1777
Length of service Apr. 1780 Rank. Pvt. 
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain. John Blanchard Colonel James Wesson State Mass. Battles engaged in, Capture of Burgoyne, Monmouth. Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, Mch. 27, 1818. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Malta Maine Dist Mass. 
Age at date of application, form in 176 [not legible] Sutton Mass Dec. 22 1836 at Windsor Me.
Remarks: Soldier married at Pittston Me. Dist. Dec. 1811, Elizabeth (maiden name* Oldham) widow of John Cole Intention of mar. dated Malta Nov. 22, 1811 Shows Barnard Cole and Elizabeth Cole both intend marriage. She was al. pens. on an app ex. June 9, 185-8 while a res. of Windsor Me. aged 88 yrs. In 1820 their son John was 14 years old no other data as to his family. Respectfully, Commisioner.
She mar John Cole [not legible] 26. 1791, he died May 19. 1803 at [not legible]
*taken from [not legible] 18044 [not legible] of John Cole.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States. I the subscriber, bring Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the counties of Lincoln; Kennebec, and Somerset. do hereby certify to your Honor that Barnet Cole. a citizen of the United States, now resident in Malta in said county of Kennebec in the District of Maine, on the twenty seventh day of March A.D. 1818 made application to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon to your Honor, that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States. [not legible] to provisions of an act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" [not legible] March 18. A.D. 1818, which declaration and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is here unto assessed. 
And I do further certify to your Honor that after a careful examination of the said applicant, and a full consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me, that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that , from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court in which I preside, to be hereunto official, this seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Nathan Weston Jun C Just. C. Court C Pleas
Eastern Circuit
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1916 [not legible] Hist. to Clara M. Kincaid
WIDOW, &c.
No. 25443
Elizabeth Cole wid of 
Barnet Cole 
Prs Rev War
Act: Feb 3d [not legible]
Index: ---Vol. .............., Page..............

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Barnet Cole, Malta,
[not legible] Col. Wesson Mass Reg. Barnett Cole
1777 to 1780.
March 27, 1818
Admitted
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108
Barnet Cole
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I Barnet Cole, a pensioner under the [not legible] law of [not legible] of March 18. 1818. do hereby testify and declare that the right to redeem the property mentioned in my [not legible] of the 24th May 1820. I have now relinquished and sold for the payment of the debt on mortgage and my other debt  + all my [not legible] now no property, [not legible] my cow, heifer + [not legible] one sheep + one swine -
Barnet Cole [not legible] owner to Oct. 24th. 1820
Before me Robert C. Vose Jur. Peace 
I William Hilton Esq. of Malta Maine, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Barnet Cole, above named to my knowledge he has relinquished the right of [not legible] the forty acres of land mentioned in his schedule which was of very little value to him, being unable to make the payments. He is a poor man, and destitute of property except the above mentioned cow, heifer yearling one sheep +swine, he is now in debt and is unable to pay + if-deprived of his [not legible] must depend upon public or private charity for support--- Wm Hilton
Kennebec Ss Subscribed  [not legible] 9. 1820
Before me Robert C Vose Jus. Peace
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Schedule [not legible] thus ~ viz ~ The right of redeeming 40 acres of land, with a old house, which does not belong to me, and a barn frame, all which are mortgaged, and on which I have not been able to pay the interest __I therefore consider the right to be of no value, the land being mortgaged for the whole amount of the purchase
personal property $42__
age 59__Served 3 years__ family not able to assist him __ poor
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3 Auditor's office 
July 21, 1838.
Sir: 
John Cole, Maine Act 1818. appears to have been paid to 4 Mar: 1820 + dropped under Act May 1. 1820.
Barnet Cole, Maine, Act 1818. appears to have died Dec. 22. 1836, this pension has been paid in full to that date. Very Respectfully
[not legible] Auditor
Geo. C. Whiting Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Pension office, July 20/58
The 3rd auditor will please certify the date of death of within named pensioners ( supported John Cole & Barnet Cole 22 Dec. 1836) and to whom men paid the arrears in each case 
Very respectfully, JohnCobb
For Commissioner
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3 Auditor's Office July 23, 1838
Sir:
Barnet Cole, Me. act 1818, the arrears were rec'd by Elizabeth Cole his widow.
Very Respectfully
[not legible] Auditor
Geo: C. Whiting Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

Pension Office, July 22, 1858
The 3rd auditor will please certify the name of the party who examined the last payment in the case of Barnet Cole = Papers enclosed 
Very Respectfully,
[not legible]
...Commissioner
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no. 7059
Elizabeth Cole, widow of Barnet 
Kennebec Co - Maine
Admitted, act Feb 3/53. at rate of $96 per annum commencing as date of [not legible] Act __deducting amount [not legible] by said Elizabeth [not legible] as of February 2, 1848, formerly as the widow of John Cole, and which has accrued since February 3, 1853.  
Pay [not legible]
[not legible] amount once 4d March 1858
Certificate to George W. Morgan
Augusta, Maine
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Coopers Mills Dec 1, 1916
Mr E. Teeman acting - Com. of Pensions
Read your kind letter of Oct 11, 1916 [not legible] information of Barnet Cole Soldier of the Revolutionary War --
Thanks for your kindness - Would like to know in addition whether there are any arrearages of pay or Pension due him. If you will kindly let me know, I'd be very grateful as if there is anything coming to him, it would be of great help to me as his only niece and would be of great help to me in my old age.
Very Truly 
Clara M Kincaid
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[not legible] War Section.
December 19, 1916
Clara M. Kincaid, Coopers Mills, Maine.
Madam: 
In response to your letter dated the first instant, you are advised that there is no provision of law that would entitle the heirs of a soldier of the Revolution to pension, or arrears of pension.
Very respectfully,
[not legible]
Commissioner.

Barnet Cole
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Coopers Mills Sept 20, 1916
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Rev. Sec KGM
Dear Sir -
I write to you for information concerning one Barnard Cole - He was a Capt in the old Revolutionary Army of 1775 - Would like to know what Regt he was in - term of service and any other information you can give - His widow died in Dec 1863 - She was a Pensioner. This may help me to find out about Barnard Cole Did he ever draw a pension
over
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Please let me know about this & oblige his Grand Daughter
Clara M. Kincaid
Coopers Mills 
Coopers Mills, Maine
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No. 6134
War Department, Pension Office, 10 July 1820.
Sir,
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension under the Acts of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has therefore, directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, 
J. L. Edwards 
To Mr. Barnet Cole
Malta Maine
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James Merrill of Windsor in the State of Maine aged seventy three years do declare and say that I settled in said Windsor in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen in the neighborhood of Barnard Cole who I always understood was a pensioner of the United States that the said Cole from my first acquaintance with him lived with Elisabeth Cole as her husband until his death which took place about the year 1836 Since which time she has remained a widow. They had one child only named John Cole with whom she now resides. I have reason to believe [not legible] the behavior that they were legally married and know that they lived together as husband and wife [not legible]after my acquaintance until his death they were respectable persons and believed in the neighborhood to be man & wife. I never heard a bout expenses of their [not legible]
James Merrill
State of Maine, Kennebec County S.S. James Merrill being a reputable witness and affirm to the truths of the above statements made & subscribed by him Before me
H.K. Baker Justice Peace

I certify that I have [not legible] in the claim which the affidavit was taken to support 
H.K. Baker
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State of Maine - County of Kennebec ss
I hereby certify that Henry K. Baker Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits were made and sworn to, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace for the said County, duly authorized to administer oaths to and that his signature thereto are genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court for said County this fourteenth day of June A.D. 1858
Wm M. Stratton, Clerk of said Court
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kennebec, ss,
The subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable Nathan Weston, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand: Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, on thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
John Davis
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Augusta, Maine June 14. 1858
Sir, Barnet Cole [not legible] in Revolutionary pensioner under Act March 18. 1818 on the Maine Roll [not legible] Dec 22. 1836. His widow Elizabeth Cole is now in receipt of a pension under the Act of Feb 2. 1848 at 33.65 per annum on account of the Revolutionary service of John Cole her first husband __
The paper herewith enclosed are transmitted in order to have her allow a pension under the 2 [not legible] Sec of the Act of Feb 3. 1853 as the widow of her last husband Barnet Cole.
Very Respectfully.
Yours [not legible]
Geo W Morton

Hon Geo C. Whiting
Court Pensions
[not legible]
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In answer to your enquiry, addressed to the Hon J. Stephenson, by him referred to this office, whether is not some "back" Pension due to the heirs of Barnet Cole for his services in the war of the Revy you are advised that said Barnet Cole was allowed a pension in 1818 which was paid to him to Sept 4. 1836 & from this last date to Dec 22, 1836 the date of his death, the mount of the annum was paid to his widow Elizabeth
These payments, together with the pension allowed to his surviving widow exhausted all the beneficial provisions that have been granted by law in favor of Revy Soldiers & their widows - There is not law existing which gives their children or other heirs any pension, or the right to prosecute back claim in their own behalf after the decease of Revy Soldier & his widow
Some years since an unsuccessful effort was made in the U S Courts to obtain a reversal of the decision of the Dept relating to the Coming of the
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pension under the act of Feby 3. 1853 & it is probable the [not legible] enquiry in behalf the heir may have reference to the "back pension" that would have been due to the widow, had the decision of the Dept been reviewed in the US Court 
your attention [not legible]
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108
State of Maine.
I John Davis Clerk, for the of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Forty  two dollars and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said Schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of said Court, is nothing
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
John Davis Clerk of said Court for the County of Kennebec
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Cole, widow of Barnet Cole. Kennebec County and State of Maine act February 3. 1853.
Claim ("original," or 'for increase")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Barnet Cole was a pensioner under act of March 18, 1818. at rate of $96 per annum, and died December 22, 1836- arrears having been [not legible] that [not legible] "by Elizabeth Cole, his widow" as per 3d Auditor's Report.
 [not legible] proved by certified copy of license and [not legible] 
   This claimant is now a pensioner under act of July 7. 1838 and its supplements, at rate of $33.65 per annum, as family the widow of John Cole = the amount paid her under said act accruing since February 3. 1853 has been ordered to be deducted from the [not legible] allowance.
George W. Morton Esq
Augusta, Name and residence of Agent Maine.
R Geddes Examining Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Department, July 6, 1818
By this I certify, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Barnet Cole served as a Soldier in Capt. Blanchard's Company, and Col. Wesson's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from March 31- 1777 to March 31- 1780, being three years and ___months.
Alden Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.