Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,251, Daniel Cook, Penn.
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33,118
Daniel Cook
Pennsylvania 
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County Ss
On this fifth day of June AD one Thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared
before me Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania Daniel Cook a Resident of Berks County
in the State of Pennsylvania. Aged Seventy seven years and 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832
That he Enlisted in the Army of the United States for the Term of five years in
the Revolutionary War, Enlisted at Rootstown County and State aforesaid.
AD 1776 on the first day of June with and in Captain Christs Company and that he
Served in the 8th Regiment ^Infantry commanded by Colonel Craig and that he marched to the
following places, from Rootstown to Allentown from here to Easton Pena from here to 
Sussex State of Jersey, and Newark, Long Island, Rhode Island, White Plains
Newtown Bucks County Pena Trenton, Amboy, Germantown, Philadelphia Pena
That he was in the following battles viz in the battle of Long island near the Later
end of the Month of August, AD 1776 and in the battle of the White Plains on the
27th or 28th day of October year aforesaid and in the battle of Rhode Island the 
first week of the later end of week of the Month December year aforesaid
and that he was at Trenton at the taking of the Hessians as near as I can
remember was near the latter part of the Month of December the year aforesaid
and a Skirmish three miles distant from Philadelphia at a Certain place
then called the Rising Sun Inn, and that he was in the battle of Germantown
on the 4th day of October of the year 1777 and in this engagement I receved
two bayonett wounds into my Right and Left arms in Said battle by the
hands of the Enemy both the Said wounds inscissions does now fully appear
which I will cary to my grave and that he continued to Serve in the Eighth
Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Craig from the first day of June
year 1776 and continued to the Said Service untill the Second day of June
of the year 1781 when he was then Honorably discharged for five years
Service by the Hands of Colonel Craig in the Philadelphia Pena and that 
discharge has Since been lost or mislaid. I am poor on account of Bodily
infirmities and old age I am unable to Support myself I am obliged to ask
the charity of benevolent Persons. I am unable to appear in open Court on account
of my bodily infirmities at the time I entered my Service I lived in Berks County Pena
were I now Resside I have not changed my Ressidence only during my Said Service I have
no Church record of my age I was Born in Berks County State of Pennsylvania
on the 6th days of December AD 1757 I have in my power the Testimony of Joseph Snabel
a credible Person who can Testify on my behalf of Service Rendered to the U. States
in the war of the Revolution the Said Joseph Snabel now receives a Pension by virtue of
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of an act passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature as a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and that I have Served for the full end and Term of five years commencing on the first day of June AD 1776 To the 2nd Day of Jun AD 1781 and for this amount of time he claims a Pension pursuant to the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 and that at [illegible] he has at [illegible] no other Witness in his power only that of Joseph Snabel; that he is deprived of the Testimony of Philip Lott who was a member a Soldier in the Same Company aforesaid Captain Christo & Reg't aforesaid I am deprived of his Testimony on account of his Decease he died in Lancaster Pena. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity, except the [illegible] and he Declares that his Name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State

      His
Daniel X Cook
      mark

Sworn to and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
before me Matthias S. Richards
a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for Berks County, Penna.

State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

On this day 6th of June AD one Thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared before me Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania Joseph Snabel a Resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first Duly Sworn according to Law doth on his Oath depose and says that he this Deponent was a Soldier in [illegible] of the States in the war of the Revolution and that he now receives a Pension for the State of Penna of forty Dollar per annum payable Semi annually and that he this Deponent was acquainted with the above Named Daniel Cook in the War of the Revolution and that the Said Daniel Cook is the Identical Same Daniel Cook who was Duly Enlisted into Captain Christs company Infantry in the Month of June AD 1776 for the Term of five years & that Said Daniel Cook Served in the 8th Regiment command by Colonel Craig's Infantry and that Said Cook did not return home from his Said Services untill the Summer of the year 1781 further this Deponent Says not.

       his
Joseph X Snabel
      mark

Sworn to and Subscribed
the Day & year aforesaid
before me
Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Berks County Penna
State of Pennsylvania
Berks County

I Matthais S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby declare my opinion that the above Named Daniel Cook the applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he States, and I am of opinion also by his appearance that he is of the age as Set forth in the foregoing Declaration Seventy Seven years and past I also certify that Credit is due on his Statements made on his foregoing Declaration and that his Testimony [illegible] he received as such in any Court of Justice I also further Certify that above Named Joseph Snabel who has this day Sworn to and  Subscribed his Name to the foregoing affidavit in my prescence in the case of the above Named Daniel Cook the applicant is fully entitled to credit on his Oath and Statements and that his Testimony as Such [illegible] be received in any Court of Justice and in Testimony any where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Subscribed the Same June 6th AD 1835

Matthias S. Richards a Judge of Berks County
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County I Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania where the Declarant Daniel Cook Ressides
do hereby Certify that from bodily infirmities the Said Daniel Cook is unable to attend the Court
of which I am a Judge, I have therefore in Pursuance of the act of Congress attended at his place
of abode and administered the foregoing oath and in Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and Subscribed the Same at Reading in the County of Berks in the
State of Pennsylvania on this Sixth day of June AD one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mathias S. Richards a Judge of
Berks County. Penna.
State of Pennsylvania
Berks County Ss I Jacob Sallade Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify
that Matthias S. Richards Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration
and oaths was made was at the time a Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania duly
comissioned a  Judge & authorised to administer Oaths and I further Certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of Matthias S. Richard Esqr Judge in the matter of the
application of Daniel Cook Sr a Pension and I  further Certify that the Names purporting
to be Matthias S. Richards Judge aforesaid [illegible] genuine Signatures
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Said Court and Subscribed my Name
& Quality at Reading in the County of Berks Penna June 6th AD 1835
Jac. Sallade
Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County Ss
On this 20th day of June AD one Thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared
before me Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for
the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania, Daniel Cook a Resident of the
County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania aged Seventy seven years 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 provisions made by the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he Enlisted in to the Army of the United States
in the war of the Revolution. June the 1st and year 1776 into Captain Henry Christs
Company Musquetry entered at Kootstown Berks County State aforesaid for the Term of
Five years and that he Served in the 8th Regiment commanded by Colonel Craigs Infantry
That he marched from Kuttstown to Allentown from here to Eastern Pena and from here
To Sussex in the State of Jersey to a Certain place called Newark, and that he marched
to the following places viz Staten Island Rhode Island and Fort Washington and Fort
Lee and a place called the White Plains and from here to a Certain place called
then Elizabethtown and Newtown in Bucks County Pena from here to Amboy
and from here to Trenton I was a Centinel placed near the Trenton Bridge
amongst other Centinels placed near said Bridge in order to prevent the Enemy
from getting possession of the Said Bridge that he was in the following battles
viz Long island near the later part of the Month of August 1776 and battle of the
White Plains 27th or 28th day of October year aforesaid, and also in the battle of
Rhode Island the first week of the Month of December year aforesaid that he
was a member at the Taking the Hessians prisoners at Trenton near the latter part 
of the Month of December year aforesaid and that he was in a battle three Miles
distant from Philadelphia at a Certain Place then called the Rising Sun Inn
and that he was in the battle of Germantown on the 4th day of October of the
year 1777 in this Engagement I receved two bayonet wound by the hands of the Enemey
the wounds situate on my arms both incissions can now be plainly Seen I was placed
to the care of a Surgeon who dressed my wounds carefully and performed a perfect
cure and that the above mentioned places are certainly and strictly true in which
places he did execute his duties assigned him as a Soldier and that he was
disabled on account of Said wounds nearly five weeks and wen perfectly cured
I resumed my Services with fidelity in my former Declaration I omitted mentioning that
I was at Fort Washington & Fort Lee in the State of New York all the above mentioned
places I did execute the duties of a Soldier I continued to Serve in the 8th Regmt
from the 1st day of June 1776 To the 2d day of June of the year 1781 wen he was -
Honourably dischared for his Said Services by the hands of Colonel Craig at Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania and that his reasons for not applying for a Pension under and the
act of Congress of the 18th of March 1848 is as follows, that at that time I was able to gain
a living by my Labour; and did not at that Time Stand in need of my countrys
assistance I am now poor and unable to Support myself and am obliged to ask
charity on account of Bodily infirmities and old Age I am unable to Labour
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I was Born in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania on the 6th day of December in the year 1757 I have not in my power any church Record of my age at the time when I Enlisted I lived in the County and State aforesaid and since the Revolutionary War  I have lived here and I now live in the County of Berks same place  I was acquainted with the following officers in the War of the Revolution [illegible] Colonel Daniel Brodhead Col.Morgan Colonel Joseph Hiester Colonel Valentine Eckerk Colonel Lotz, Major Jacob Bower, Captain Selin and privates James Heaton + Henry Neider both these privates served in Captain Selins Company in the Regmt commanded by Colonel Hazen James Heaton was a corporal [illegible] written. Honorable discharge which was givne me by the hands of Colonel Craig for my services Rendered which has since been lost or mislaid Josephy Snabel of Berks County Pena has Known me in the war of the Revolution he is a credible witness and can testify to my character for veracity and also to my services as a Solder. He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except the present and Declares that his Name is not placed on the Pension Role of the Agency of any State + that he is unable to appear in Court on account of Bodily infirmities -----
Sworn to and Subcribed 
The Day + year aforesaid                                                                                                                 his
before me                                                                                                                               Daniel + Cook
Matthias S. Richards                                                                                                                         mark
   Judge of Berks County
      State of Pennsylvania
          Berks County Pa

On this 10 day of June AD 1835 before me Matthias S. Richards a judge of the Count of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania Personally appeared Joseph Snabel a Resident of the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath Depose and says htat he was acquainted with above Named Daniel Cook the applicant in Berks County Pens in the early part of the beginning of the Revolution and that said Cook prior to his Enlistment had often Declared that he would Enlist against the Enemy that he was often in company with said Cook this Deponent says that he this Deponent was Born on the 18th day of Janua the year 1757 abd that he is now aged 78 years past and that he now receives a Pension annuity of Forty Dollars payable at Harrisburg Pena  Twenty dollar semi annually July 1st and February 1st in every year for services Rendered  a Soldier in the war of the Revolution that the Pena Legislature granted to him said Forty Dollars at their sitting in the winter of the year 1833 that he this Deponent does not receive a Pension from the United States only a Pension at the Agency at Harrisburg Pena and this Deponent says that the applicant Daniel Cook above named was to his certain knowledge enlisted into this company of Captains Chrits for five years in Kutown Berks County Pena int he Summer of the year 1776 and that this Deponent did see said Daniel Cook escecuting the Duties a Soldier in Colonel Craigs Regmt in Newtown in the County of Berks Pena this This Deponent says that said Cook did not return from said services until the month of June of this year 1781 and this Deponent on his Oath believes Cook to be of the age of Seventy seven years  + past as he has stated furher this Deponent says that 
Sworn and Subscribed the day + year aforesaid                                                                               his
before me   Matthias  S. Richards                                                                                         Joseph X Snabel
a Judge of Berks County                                                                                                                 mark
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County SS On this 10th day of June AD 1835 before me Matthias S. Richard’s a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania personally appeared Magdelena Yeager widow a daughter of Stephen Rush a resident of Reading Berks County Pennsylvania  who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and says that her father Stephen Rush died was formerly a soldier in the war of the Revolution of the Militia of the Pennsylvania Line and that she often heard her said father Stephen Rush say that Daniel Cook the (not legible) applicant was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and the he often saw him during his service and that she were on a certain time encamped within sight of each other and that formerly Daniel Cook was generally known by the oldest inhabitants to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution. 
Magdelena Yeager widow (X her mark)
Sworn and Subscribed 
The Day and year aforesaid
Before me
Matthias S. Richard’s
A judge of Berk County

State of Pennsylvania Berks County SS On this I Matthias S. Richard’s a Judge of the Court of Commons Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania, do hereby Declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories transcribed by the War Department that the said interrogatories have been satisfactorily illegible and that the foregoing named Daniel Cook the applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and lived as he states. And I further certify that credit is and ought of right the given to his statements I also certify that I have examined his two arms there and two infections on both his arms which appear to my satisfaction two wounds I also certify that the said Daniel Cooks testimony will be received in any Court of Justice I also certify that above named Magdelena Yeager widow who has this day sworn and subscribed here her name before me to the foregoing affidavit in the case of Daniel Cook the applicant is fully entitled to credit Lon his oath and statements and his testimony will be received as such in any Court of Justice and I also Certify that Joseph Inebal who sworn and subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavit in the case of the applicant Daniel Cook is entitled to credit on his oath and statements and that his testimony 
Will be received as such in any Court of Justice and in Testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed the same at Reading in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania on this 10th day of June AD 1835
Matthias S Richard’s

State of Pennsylvania 
Berks County SS. I Matthias Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Daniel Cook the applicant is unable to attend the court of which I am a Judge on account of bodily infirmities I have therefore attended at his place of abode administered the foregoing oaths in pursuance of the Act of Congress and in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and subscribed the same at Reading in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania on this 10th day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty five
Matthias S Richard’s
A Judge of Berks County
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County I Jacob Sallade Prothonatary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceeding of Matthias S. Richards Esquire a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks Penn in the Matter of the application of Daniel Cook for a Pension I further Certify that that Matthias S. Richards Esquire before whom the foregoing Declaration and Testimony was made was at the time a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Berks Pena duly Commissioned and authorised to administer Oaths and that the Signatures purporting to be his are all true genuine Signatures In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Said Court and Subscribed My Name and Quality at Reading Berks Cty Pena
On this 20 day of June 1835
Jac. Sallade
Prothonotary
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County Ss.

On this 7th day of July One Thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared before me Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania Daniel Cook a Resident of the County of Berks and State aforesaid Aged 77 years & 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 the year 1776 and on the first day of June with Captain Henry Christ Company in Kootstown[Kutztown] Berks County Penn and that some of Captain Christ's men had Rifles and that he Daniel Cook was one of the Musquetry[sic], and that he served in the Pennsylvania Regt Commanded by Colonel Craig that he enlisted for the Term of three years and that he obtained his said Musket at Reading Penn and that from aforesaid Kootstown[Kutztown] he came to Reading at which place he personally appeared before the [illegible] Officer & before him the proper Oath of Fidelity was administered to him and that he marched from Reading through the following places, To Kootstown[Kutztown] from here to Allentown Penn to Easton from here to Sussex County in the State of Jersey, & Newark, Long Island, Rhode Island, White Plains, Newton, Bucks County Penn, Trenton, Amboy & Germantown near Philadelphia, and that he was in the following battles at Long Island and near the latter end of the month of August 1776 and in Battle of White Plains the 28th day of October year aforesaid and that he was in the Battle of Rhode Island the latter end of the first week in December year aforesaid and that he was a member at Trenton at the Takeing the Hessians near the latter part of the month of December year aforesaid and after a battle at a certain place then called the Rising Sun Inn three miles distant from Philadelphia Penn and that he was in the battle of Germantown on the 4th day of October M 1777 and that he and many other troops were posted at a certain place called Skippack Creek about sixteen miles distant from Germantown and that on the 3rd day of October we received Orders to march to Germantown which Order was promptly executed and at three oClock in the morning we arrived safe to Germantown being the 4th of October.  In this battle I did receive Two bayonet wounds - on both of my arms, by the hands of the British Enemy. after I had received my wounds I was placed in the Hospital where I did receive kind treatment & my wounds attended to by a careful surgeon, after my wounds were cured I was taken with a violent fever and having prior to this time been subject to rheumattick[sic] pains which pains & swelling increases so much so that on the 14th or fifteenth day of December I was pronounced incapable of further duty.  M 1777 I was in Philadelphia in the hospital from which place I received an Honorable discharge dated at Philadelphia by the hands of Colonel Craig & bearing date the 14th or fifteenth day of December M 1777. I may have made an error in my former Declaration as regards the time of my being discharged I therefor humbly now [illegible] to offer an opology[sic] on account of Old Age and the imperfection of memory. I therefore Claim all my services eighteen months and fourteen days service Rendered to the united States in the War of the Revolution and for that amount of time I claim
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a Pension and that he received an Honorable Discharge for his said services which he has since lost or mislaid.  I have in my power the Testimony of George Keller who can Testify and prove my service, and my General Character for veracity, he is assuredly a credible witness, a resident of Berks County and who was born in the same place.  George Merkel a credible man man[sic] can also Testify in my behalf I was acquainted with a Number of Officers in war of the Revolution viz Coln [Colonel] Lotz, Coln [Colonel] Daniel Brodhead, Coln [Colonel] Morgan, do[  [ditto] Joseph Heister & Captain Peter Nagle, Captain Selin, Coln [Colonel]  Mosses Hazen. I was born the 6th day of December AD 1757 in the County of Berks Pennsylvania. I have no church Record of my age at the time I entered by services I lived in Berks County Penn were[sic] I now reside and have Resided here ever since the Revolutionary War.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity, except the present and Declares that his Name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Daniel Cook [his mark]
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Matthias S Richards
a Judge of Berks Co.

State of Pennsylvania
Berks County Ss.
On this 7th day of July AD One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared before me Matthias S Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania, George Keller a Resident of aforesaid County & State who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and says that Daniel Cook above Named applicant entered Captain Christs Company at a place called Kootstown [Kutztown] Berks County Pena [Pennsylvania] June the 1st AD 1776 that he was duly Enlisted and that he this
Deponent see the said Daniel Cook executing his duties in the Pennsylvania Regmt [Regiment] then commanded [commanded] by Colonel Craig  AD 1777 that the said Daniel Cook continued to serve the United States from the aforesaid June 1st 1776 to the 14th day of December in the year 1777 when he was discharged for his said services at Philadelphia Pena [Pennsylvania] by the hands of Colonel Craig in which certificate issued was mentioned that he was disabled and from bodily infirmities unfit for further military duties and that Daniel Cook did not serve for any Longer period of time than is stated that he this Deponent on his Oath declares
that the foregoing statement is an accurate Statement of time of the services Rendered by Daniel Cook to the United States in the War of the Revolution and this Deponent says that he is now aged 80 years that he was born 1755 in Alsace Township Berks County Pena [Pennsylvania] further says not

George Keller  X His Mark

Sworn to and Subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid
before me
Matthias S. Richards
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County ss
On this 7th day of July AD 1835 before me Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks Pena. [Pennsylvania] personally
appeared George Merkel a Land & Naval[?] Soldier in the service
of the United States in the War of the Revolution who being first
duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath Depose and Say
that from the best of his knowledge that Daniel Cooks services
Rendered to the United States in the War of the Revolution
was from the time he engaged Enlisted into Captain Christ's 
Company was for the term of three years and not any Longer
as Cook did Enlist in the Summer of 1776 and that Cook
Served in Colonel Craigs Pena [Pennsylvania] Regmt [Regiment] so far as this Deposed
can remember  is that Daniel Cook was discharged in the
Month of December of the year 1777 on acct [account] of Bodily infirmities
and That This Deponent further Says that Cooks Statement of 
being Enlisted for five years was an Error and aforebeing the
Same to his lap [lapse?] of memory further this Deponent says not

George Merkel

Sworn and Subscribed
before me the day & year aforesaid
Matthias S. Richards
a Judge of Berks County

I Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify
that the Deponents George Keller, George Merkel are credible Persons and
on their Oaths and Statements credit are due them and of Right
ought to be given and that their Testimonys will be fully reserved
as such in any court of Justice I also certify that the interogatories
prescribed by the War Department having been Satisfactorly
influenced and I am of [strikethrough] pension  that the applicant of 
Daniel Cook has Service as he has stated for the Term of 
Eighteen [strikethrough] upon this and fourteen Days I also believe him to
be of the age 77 years of past and I also certify that on examining 
his arms I have found two wounds on both his arms
and in his testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and Subscribed the same at Reading in the County of
Berks Pena [Pennsylvania] on this 7th day of July AD 1835. 
Matthias S. Richards

I Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania
do hereby certify that the foregoing Named Daniel Cook the applicant
is unable to appear in Court of which I am a Judge I have therefore 
in pursuance of the act of Congress made & ____ for persons
unable to appear in Court on account of bodily infirmities I have
attended at his place of abode and administered the foregoing
Oaths and in Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand
the day & year aforesaid

Matthias S. Richards
a Judge of Berks County

I Jacob Sallade Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County of berks in the ate of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of Matthias S. Richards Esqr a JudStge of
and fin for the county of Berks Pena [Pennsylvania] in the matter of the application
of Daniel Cook for a Pension I also certify that the said Matthias
Richards Esqr was and more is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Berks Pena [Pennsylvania] duly commissioned
to administer Oaths and that his Signatures purporting to be his are
all True & genuine Signatures In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand affixed
the Seal of the Said Court on this 7th day of July AD 1835
J. A. Sallade 
Prothonotary
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Suspended
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See letter 15 June 1835 to S.Levan residing Pa dr.25 June 1835 dr 17 July 35 Let 11 March 1836 
Hon. N.A. Muhlenberg
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This line was crossed through and initialed:
Acts of July 4, 1862 and March 3, 1878.
AM
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Daniel Cook
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Service:—————————————-

Enlisted:———————————,18
Discharged:—————————, 18
REJECTED

Application filed:——————-,18
Alleges:———————————, 18
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This is an envelope
February 16
Daniel Cooke, Pa
Papers not on file
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioners of Pensions
War Department
Hon H A Muhlenberg
HR
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Washington Feb 15 1836
Dear Sir
Permit me to ask you to examine the enclosed at your convenience. To communicate the result to me
I am 
Very respectfully 
Your Ob Sevt.
Hon A Muhlenberg
J.L. Edward’s Esq
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This is an envelope

Circular stamp: READING JUNE 6 PM

James L. Edward’s Esquire
Comissioner of Pensions
City Washington

Revolutionary Claim

Along the side June 10 initials Pa

Stamped in the crease of the envelope is FREE
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Reading Berks County Pena
June 6th, 1835
Hon. L. Cass Secretary of War
Dear Sir, I have in closed the Declaration in the case of Daniel Cook of the County of Berks Pena. The Hon Secretary of War [ILLEGIBLE] have the kindness to have the Case acted upon as soon as time may permit it appears and is shurely manifest that the applicant D. Cook is an object of pity he being estremely poor to my certain knowledge and estreme [ILLEGIBLE] age of bodily infirmities and entirely disabled so much so that he at times can not stand on his feet he is obliged to ask charity. Should his claim be found just and Right then and in that case should a certificate be issued for him The Hon. Secretary of War will please send the same to me addressed to Reading Berks County Pena. The Hon Secretary of War [illegible][illegible] have the goodness to report the results to me 
I am respectfully [ILLEGIBLE] Hon Secretary of War humble sir
Daniel Levan Senior
To the Hon Lewis Cass Esq
Secretary of War
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Envelope:

Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Pension Office
City Washington

Stamped FREE
Stamped left side:  Circular stamp RTEADING JULY 10
PM

Along left side written July 14
Along right side Mr. Allison
14th July 1835
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Reading Penec - July 8th 1835
To the Honourable
Lewis Cass Esqr,, Secretary of War
Dear Sir  I have enclosed the Declaration
of Daniel Cook for a pension all which is Respectfully Submitted
to the decision of the Secretary of War it appears for the Testimony
aduced that the applicant had not Enlisted for a Longer
period than three years this part appears evident the applicant
has therefore made an error in his former Declaration, I will
humbly State to your Honour That I am acquainted with
the parties Namely G. Keller and George Merkel both these I have
been personally acquainted with from ^a^ youth to the present 
day the are Most assuredly credible Persons and credit are
due them and of Right ought to be given to their Statements
the Hon Secretary of war may also make further enquiry of
requisite to the Hon H.A. Muhlenberg of Rewaking[?] He
will give the same Language that the Deponents are
credible, however the [Mencted?] States Shall hold me answerable at any time and at all Times that the are credible Persons
all therefore is Respectfully submitted to the Hon
Secretary of War as Soon as the Case has been finally
acted upon the Hon Secretary of war will please
to report the Result to me
I am the Hon Secretary of War
Obnt humble Servant
Hon Lewis Cass Esqr
Secretary of War

Samuel Levan
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County
On this 9th day of February AD one Thousand eight hundred and thirty five
before me Matthias S. Richards, a Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Berks, in the State of Pennsylvania
personally appeared Daniel Cook a Resident of Said County
and State aforesaid, Aged Seventy eight years, who being first
duly Sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the follow
ing declaration in order to obtain the provision. the benefit
made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That 
he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the
War of the Revolution for the Term of One year and eight
Months enlisted with Captain Henry Christ a Rifle Corps
in Rutstown County and State aforesaid Mo 1776 on the first
day of March and that he served under the following
named officers as is herein Stated that he was first in
Regiment commanded by Colonel Miles, and that after
the battle of Long Island that he was attached to the
13th Pennsylvania Regiment Commanded by Colonel Stuard
on the Line of the State of Pennsylvania, and on the Contentent
al Establishment and that he was in the following
battles [uncertain symbol] at Long Island year 1776 near the latter end of the
Month of August and in the same year he was in the
battle of the White Plains within a few days of the latter end
of the Month of October, and that he was in the battle of
Princeton the year 1777 Second or 3rd day of January
and that he was in the battle of Brandywine same
year the latter end of Second week of the Month of September
That he was in the battle of Germantown Same year
the 3rd or fourth day of October in this engagement- I
received two Small bayonet wound on both of my arms
by the hands of the Enemy; and that he remembers that
one of the members of his Captain H. Christ company was
wounded by the Enemy at the battle of Princeton by a Musket Ball 
and that he continued to serve in Said Corps from the first
day of March year 1776} to the Month of January of the year
One Thousand Seven hundred and seventy eight when he was
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for his Said Services Honourably discharged by the Certificate
written by the Hands of Colonel Stuard and by him
at a Certain Place called the Vally [Valley] Forge in the State
of Pennsylvania and that Since the War I have either
lost or mislaid Said discharge I do here Humbly State
that I am much afflicted with an impaired mind owing
to weaknesses of body and mind together with Old Age
and at times my memory & mind is good and my mind
and memory is now in good Order. If I have made errors
in my former Declarations it was not done willingly or
[illegible] and can only be ascribed to those weaknesses
of which I am subject to at Times Therefore the Hon 
Secretary of War will I have no Doubt give that Lenity[?]
which the case requires I marched from Reading
to Easton Pena [Pennsylvania] from here along the Delware [Delaware] Shores
from here to Long Island & from here marched 
to the white plains from here to Princeton from here
to Brandywine from here to Germantown and that 
often the battle of Germantown we marched to the
Valley Forge in Pena [Pennsylvania] to headquarters in and about
that Neighbourhood weir[?] and at that place I received
an Honourable discharge as aforesaid at the time I entered
the Said Services I lived in the County of Berks Pena [Pennsylvania] where I 
REside and have Resided here ever since the Revolutionary War
and  I do now yet live in Said County & State aforesaid I was
Born in Said County & State I was born AD 1757 Decbr [December] 15th
I have no church Record of my age I was duly Enlisted 
the above mentioned was my Fathers family Record
I was acquainted with the following named officers Captain
Jacob Bower Captain Selin Captain Nagle of the ___ Captain
Conrad Geist Coln [Colonel] Jos Hester Colonel Hunter Colonel Nicholas Lotz 
Colonel Moses Hazen and privates John Strackecker Jacob Dick
I have served one year and eight Months service & for 
that amount of service I claim a Pension I did not Serve
any Longer period of Time. He hereby relinquishes every claim
[The image is very poor from here down]
___ Pension ___ He passed in ___ and he Declares
that his Name is not in the Pension Roll of any Agency
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And State whatsoever and that his reasons why he did not apply under Acts of 10th of March 1818 and the Act of 1st May 1820 is that he could then procure a living by labour, that he is now unable to labour by reason of old age and infirmities of body and that he is very poor and now subsist from charity of good disposed persons.
Daniel Cook (X)
Sworn to and Declared and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Matthias S. Richards
Judge of Berks County, Pennsylvania

State of Pennsylvania Berks County, I,  Matthias S. Richards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks County, in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the above named applicant Daniel Cook is unable to attend in Open Court by reason of body infirmities. I have therefore in pursuance of the Act of Benefits attended at his place of Abode and have administered to him the foregoing Oath and I further declare my opinion that the applicant is of the age he has listed Seventy eight years and on the said applicant Daniel Cook statements and Oath credit is due him and of Right ought to him be given and that the interrogatories presented by the War Department have been satisfactorily answered and I do hereby Declare my opinion that the above named Daniel Cook was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated and in testimony whereof I Matthias S Richards Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks Pennsylvania have hereunto and set my hand and seal enclose the same at Reading Berks County and state of Pennsylvania on February 9th 1836
Matthias S. Richards
A Judge of Berks County
State of Pennsylvania
Berks County SS. AH Witman Prothonotary
Of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Matthias S. Richards Esquire before whom the foregoing Declaration was made in the application of Daniel Cook for a Pension contains the original proceedings of the said Matthias S. Richards Esq. he
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The said Mathias S. Richard’s is a Judge of the Court of 
Common Pleas in and for the County of North Peña he being Commissioned a Judge of Said County and Duly empowered 
to administer oaths and I do further Certify that the Signatures purporting to be Mathias S. Richard  Judge are all his 
true and Genuine Signatures and In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Said Court and Subscribed 
my Name & quality at Reading in Said County & State
of Pennsylvania on this 9th day of February AD 1836
Abr H Witman
Prothonotary