Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,173, Lemuel Cook, Conn.
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Service  Conn.

Cook, Lemuel

Number S. 23.173
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4802 New York

Lemuel Cook 2nd   of Lewistown in the State of New York who as a Private in the Company commanded by Captain      of the Regt. commanded by Col Ward in the Connecticut line for 2 Years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars      -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Jany 1833 and sent to Hon & Cass 

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 - $120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Marc 33  40

$160.00

{Revolutionary Clain, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Jno Cromwell  Clerk  
Book D  Vol. 5  Page 158



Hon T. T. Flagler [illegible] 11185
1873 Augt 20 - Furnished copies of Service & family history to Ass, Secy Cowan for Ex [illegible]   Hays of Ohio
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State of New York

County of Niagara ss.  On this [illegible] day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before Robert Fleming, Franklin Butterfield & Joel McCollum Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Niagara now sitting.  Lemuel Cook a resident of Lewiston in the aforesaid County of Niagara [illegible] aged seventy years in the month of March last past who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in a company of Connecticut troops in the month of May or possibly the beginning of June 1775 at Wallingford in the County of New Haven and State last above named for the term of seven months which he faithfully served, with the exception of a few days, and was discharged at about the expiration of said term at St. Johns near the north and of Lake Champlain: that Isaac Cook the father of the deponent commanded the Company in which he served.  The company composed a part of Col. Waterbury's Regiment and Genl. Wooster's Brigade.  That he entered the service by voluntary enlistment with the consent of his father and served principally as his waiter.   That he resided at the time of enlistment at Wallingford aforesaid.  The company to which he belonged passed by water to the city of New York where it joined the Regient about the month of June 1775.  The Regiment moved from thence to Harlem Plains where it remained some five or six weeks.  Genl. Wooster commanded at that place.  Then embarked and passed by water to Oyster Pond Point at or near the East end of Long Island, and the Company to which the deponent belonged was ordered on to Shelter Island.  remained about five weeks and then returned to Harlem.  The Brigade then passed up the Hudson to Greenbush where they arrived in October as near as the deponent can recollect
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Hill commanded by Genl Wooster.  Then marched to Lake George, then to Ticonderoga then by water to Crown Point, then by water to the Isle Aux Noix then by water to within a few miles of St. Johns then in possession of the enemy.  The army passed to the north of Fort and encamped here other troops were acting with Wooster's Brigade and the whole were commanded by General Montgomery.  The Fort was captured.  The Father of this deponent was ordered to take command of the Fort and Genl Montgomery passed on to the north.  about the 20th November 1775 this deponent was ordered by his Father who still commanded in company with some dozen or fifteen invalids to Connecticut for a few days after the arrival at his residence of this deponent, say a week his Father also arrived at his home.

The deponent further declares that he next served one year in Capt. Abner Prior's Company of Col. Andrew Ward's Regiment Connecticut line.  The evidence of which he has heretofore furnished and received a pension certificate dated 6th September 1819.

The deponent further saith that he again enlisted for six months near Dobb's Ferry in the State of New York in the army of the United States in the year 1781 with Captain Munson and served in the fourth Connecticut Regiment of the Connecticut line under the following named officers viz. Capt. Munson Col. Meigs and Genl Pearsons.  He was a substitute for one Rossiter and the term began on first of July 1781 and ended 1st January 1782.  The deponent was one out of the Company who was detached under the command of Col. Putnam and served in a company of the detached troops commanded by Capt Lay.  Col. Sheldon's Light Horse were employed in the same service.  The detachment after the departure of Genl Washington
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for Virginia, moved from place to place being an advanced corps, they won at [illegible] River at Bedford and many other places.  When his time was nearly expired he was permitted to go to West Point where Meigs' regiment was stationed to get his discharge and at the end of his term was accordingly discharged.  But whether he received a written discharge or not he does not now recollect.  At the time he entered the service for the last term specified he resided at Wallingford aforesaid.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

And in answer to the questions put to him directly by the Court says that he was born at Wallingford in the state of Connecticut in the year 1762.  That he has no record of his age.  That he was living at Wallingford aforesaid when called into service.  That since the revolution he has resided in the State of Connecticut thirteen years and in the State of New York and in the said county of Niagara thirty seven years, where he now resides.  He came into the service as a volunteer.  That he does not recollect any of the names of the regular
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officers except those above mentioned not any Continental or Militia Regiments.  He never received any discharge as he recollects.  He never received any commission.  That he is well known to Robert Fleming the first Judge of the said Court and to William Hotchkiss and Isaac Cook who reside near him and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his service as a soldier of the revolution.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me in open Court.

Henry Catlin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Niagara County

} Lemuel Cook

And the said Court do hereby declare this opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations [illegible] by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states

R. Fleming
J. McCollum
F. Butterfield
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State of New York

Kings County ss.   Joel Cook of Gravesend County and State aforesaid being a Captain in the Regt. U. S. the party being duly sworn saith that Lemuel Cooke now residing at Lewiston, Niagara County State aforesaid is a brother of this deponent.  That the deponent and the said Lemuel are natives of the Town of Wallingford, County of New Haven, State of Connecticut.  This deponent further saith that he well recollects that in the year 1775 the Father of this deponent Isaac Cook was a captain in the Connecticut State troops and commanded a company of men, part of Colonel Waterbury's Regiment of General Wooster's Brigade.  This deponent recollects that said brother Lemuel enlisted in the said campaign in the spring of the year say May or June for seven months.  This deponent did not them belong to any corps but remained at home.  After his said enlistment the said Lemuel and the company so commanded by the father of this deponent left the said Town and were abouts until the winter following as the deponent believes the full term of enlistment.  This deponent understood on the return of his Father and said Lemuel that they had been in service at the north and were discharged at or near St. Johns on Lake Champlain.  This deponent always understood and now verily believes that the said Lemuel served faithfully in the said company for the full term of seven months.

This deponent further saith that the said Lemuel again served six months in Captain Munson's Company
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of Infantry, Col. Meigs' Regiment and Genl. Persons Brigade in the continental line.  For the said six months the said Lemuel enlisted at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson river in the State of New York and was discharged at West Point.  This deponent served during the same period in the same Regiment, but in a separate command.  he believes the said Lemuel enlisted about the first day of July 1781 and was discharged about the first day of Jany. 1782.  This deponent has always so understood the matter and now verily believes its true.  This deponent further saith that the above terms of service are exclusive of a year that the said Lemuel served in the continental line at an other period.  This deponent further saith that the said Lemuel was Seventy_____ years of age in the month of March last.

Joel Cook

Sworn in Open Court
September 29th 1832

Joseph Dean Justice of the Municipal Court in the Village of Brooklyn

State of New York
Kings County  SS.

I Abraham Vanderveer Clerk of the County of Kings Do hereby certify that Joseph Dean, Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was made was at the time of taking the same, a Justice assigned to keep the peace in and for said County and duly authorized by law to take the same

In Testimony whereof I have herunto subcribed my name and affixed the seal of said County this 29th Sept. 1832    Abraham Vanderveer
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affidavit of Joel Cook
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Pension Office

19 May 1829.

The Hon. Secretary of War

Washington
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Lewiston N.Y. 11 May 1829.

To the Honorable Secretary of War:

Sir, I enclose my application for a continuance of my pension.  Allow me to request your careful perusal of the declaration as well as the explanation herein given.  Imperious necessity impels me to this course or I never would publicly avow the forlorn situation in which I am now placed.  My down hill course commenced with the loss of all my personal property and buildings by the enemy during the late war.  Being driven from the enjoyment of my property I contracted debts for the support of my family and the erection of a habitation after my return (having been kept away by the enemy 15 months) which I have not been able to pay.  On being made acquainted with the act of 1st May 1820 I formed the resolution not to apply for the benefit of its provisions but to persevere in my laborious occupation and endeavor by dint of exertion to support myself and family.  Still entertaining the hope that my claim on the government for property destroyed by the enemy would be paid.  I continued until 1825 until which time I had the aid of a son.  And at which
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I found myself more in debt that in 1820.  Still anxious to support myself and family without a pension, and to induce one of my sons to return (after having left me) and continue I made over my property as in the declaration set forth.  Since 1825, my son and myself have been diligently engaged but in consequence of the old debts the continued sickness of my family, and my rapid advance in age and infirmities, he is about where he was in 1825 and it is only by the indulgence of creditors that he has been enabled to support myself and family so far.  Should creditors press and sell the personal property as they have right to do the consequences would be the sale of the land must follow.  And in a few years my helpless family must come to want.  I have now been struggling for nine years from the age of 57 to 66 with all the fortitude and energy of which I was capable and must confess I now find myself reduced to the sad and gloomy alternative of again applying to my country for assistance, or of witnessing a [illegible]
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[illegible] and consequent destruction of the little estate on which myself and family have relied for support.  I have served my dear native country for years and to the utmost of my ability and I pray, sir, your favorable consideration of my case and that the description may be such as to relieve me from the painful and tortured feelings of which I am possessed, for the future.  I have but a few years more of life, my faculties are failing and my situation admonishes me that the taper is near the socket.  I feel a lively hope that the justice and magnanimity of my country will enable me to live and when I die, to leave the small estate now occupied by the family for their future support.  I repeat my hope that your decision will be favorable and that my pension will be allowed me from 1820 when it was stopped or rather the time when I omitted to apply under the act of 1820.  I also pray your early attention.

I have the honor to be your very humble servant.  Lemuel Cook

Application appears to have been made by the above named Lemuel Cook for remuneration for certain losses sustained by him during the late war but his claim not being established by such testimony as would justify any allowance none was made to him.  Treasury Department

[illegible]

May 1829
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Office of Auditor for Interior Department

Treasury Department, Washington
Feby 18th 1908.

The Commissioner of Pensions.

Sir: In reply to your letter of 13th inst in case of Lemuel Cook 2nd, Rev War Act 1832 Certificate 4862  Albany Agency,    Roll, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U.S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show last payment to have been made at $80 per 12 months to 4 September 1839, in September 1839.  The date of death is not shown.  The pensioner had resided in Lewiston, Niagara Co. New York for thirty six years, and previously in Fort Niagara.

Letter herewith returned.

Respectfully, Robert S. Person  Auditor

By [illegible] Deputy Auditor.

Form 3577--Feb. 16-07-1,000