Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34224, Ellis Cook, New Jersey
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Cook, Ellis
NUMBER
S.34224
CONTENTS
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18,096
To New Jersey, from -
New York
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Ellis Cook
of New York in the state of New York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton of the New Jersey line, for the term of one year.
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Inscribed o the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 of September 1820.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of March 1821 and sent to George Wilson Esqr. at 25 Murray Street, New York -
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Arrears to 4th of March 1821. 5 mo's 
29/30 + 4/31
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Septr. 1821
$48.76
  48 __
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$96.76
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29/30. 7.73
4/21    1.3
5 mo  40
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           48.76
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
&
first of May
1820
A certifcate making the pension in this case to commence on the [illegible] of April 1818 was issued and sent to pensioner at Hanover. [Rec?] 13 March 1822 -  [illegible] letters to pensioner  & Agent, 13 March, 1822
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Ellis Cook,
Declaration for private Col Dayton Regt
New Jersey line 1776 to 1777
April 1st. 1818
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I Ellis Cook of Bridport in the County of Addison & State of Vermont, on oath do declare & say - that I served the United States in the war of the Revolution, on the continental establishment, against the common enemy - from the year AD 1776 to the close of the war - as follows - In the year AD 1776 in the Spring, I enlisted into the service of the United States, in the Company of Capt. Dickinson, in the Regiment of Col. Dayton [inserted: in the Jersey line] - for theterm of one year, and served out my time faithfully - with the continental troops at Lake George, Crown Point, Ticonderoga and elsewhere on Lake Champlain - at the expiration of this period of service I returned home, and again entered the said service as a waggoner or teamster - in the Jersey line - and from this time, which was AD 1777 - I continued in the service of United States as waggon master, or conductor of teams, and had a commission as such, until the taking of Cornwallis, and after that event I left the service -
From the year 1776 until the taking of Cornwallis - which I think was in 1781 - I was in the service the whole time - I further say that I am a resident citizen of the United States - and am destitute of property, and stand in need of assistance from my Country for support, my circumstances in life as to property being much endured - 
Ellis Cook
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Sworn and subscribed at Middlebury in the County of Addison & State of Vermont - this first day of April AD 1818, Before me
Joel Doolittle Judge Supreme Court
State of Vermont Ss
I Joel Doolittle Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont, Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Ellis Cook did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had & taken before me, to the Secretary of the War Department in order to his the said Ellis Cook, obtaining the provision made by the late 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" pursuant to the direction of said Act - 
Joel Doolittle
And I the said Judge, on full & satisfactory proof, Do certify that the said Ellis Cook is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - Joel Doolittle
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State of Vermont}
Addison Ss.}
I Darius Matthews Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont within and for the County of Addison Do Certify that the Hon. Joel Doolittle is a Judge of the said Supreme Court and that the foregoing is his Signature. 
In Testimoy whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Supreme Court this 3rd day of October A.D. 1818
Darius Matthews
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In the matter of Ellis Cooke who applies for a pension -
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Returned that the place of residence of the applicant may be stated. 
20 [Law] 1821
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A D
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New York Mayors Court. -
In the Court of Common Pleas  called the Mayors Court of the City of New York held at the City Hall, in and for the said city before the Judges of the same Court, of August term in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty --
Present the Honorable Peter Augustus Jay Esquire Recorder of the City of New York - 
City of New York Ss: Be it Remembered that on the second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the court of Common Pleas, called the Mayors Court, of the city of New York in open Court, the said Court being a court of record for the City and County of New York according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the State of New York. Ellis Cook, aged Sixty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th.. March 1818 and the first of May 1820, that he the said Ellis Cook enlisted for the term of one year on or about the twelfth day of February in the year of our Lord 1776 [near] Hanover in the State of New Jersey in the Company commanded by Captain Dickinson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton it being the third Jersey Regiment in the line of theState of New Jersey on the Continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in said Corps until the 10th.. day of April 1777 when he was discharged at Morris-town in the State of New Jersey when the whole of his regiment was discharged_ That on this first service his regiment mustered at Elizabeth-town and [from there]
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went to Staten Island, from thence to Amboy, from thence to New York from thence to Albany from thence to Johnstown, to German Flats, from thence to Fort Stanwise, rebuilt the fort and barracks during the summer and in the fall left Fort Stanwise and went on to Ticonderoga where they wintered and in the Spring, that is to say on the second day of March 1777 left Ticonderoga an returned to Morristown where the regiment was discharged as above mentioned - after his discharge deponent purchased a four horse team and enlisted for one year and served the Summer season in Newark and in the winter went to Morris-town, in the spring in 1778 the Army moved to Valley Forge and then before his term of enlistment expired, he enlisted again with one Gershon Johnston who was a Major of the Forage department and continued with Major Johnston about two months and deponent then raised a Brigade of Waggons and received a Commission as Waggon Master, Colonel Biddle having the Command of the forage department from Valley Forge the Army went to Monmouth when the battle of that name was fought on the 28th June 1778 and in which deponent was, deponent saith that from Monmouth the Army went to Haverstraw and deponent continued in the Waggon-masters department with the Army until the Capture of
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Lord Cornwallis at York-town in Virginia and after returning back with the Army was discharged up the North River in the State of New York which discharge has been lost. Deponent was in the battle of Monmouth as before mentioned and in the battle of York Town and that he has no other evidence in his power of his said services except the deposition & evidence of Zaddock Hedden, William Force and Elias Osborn hereunto annexed - 
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 - I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th.. day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner 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 law and Naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War"- passed on the 18th.. 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 than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to with,
Real Estate -- None -
Personal Estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) as follows, to wit,
1 Cow ____________________________$15.00
1 hog _____________________________   2.00
                                                      $17.00
also hoe $0.50 - 1 Garden rake $0.15 - & 1 spade = $0.50 ____________________    1.50
The whole value of the property then is
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Declarant further saith that he has no trade he saith he follows the occupation of a Gardener but is not able to follow that occupation more than one half of the summer being very much troubled with Rheumatism. Declarant saith he hath no family except a wife whose name is Isabel Cook aged 68 very sickly and infirm has lain now 9 months unable to do anything and it is not expected she ever will be able and for near nine years past has been unable to support herself. Declarant saith he hath been hitherto assisted by his friends and he further saith that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country that is to say without the aid of the General Government except by private or public Charity ---

Sworn in open Court}
the 2nd. Sept. 1820 ---}   Ellis Cook---

Benjn. Ferris Clk-
I Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the City and County of New York and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayors Court of the City of New York, Do hereby certify, that the fore going oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total account in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is about twenty Dollars___
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
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Set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this thirty first day of October 1820___
Benjn.. Ferris Clk

New York Majors Court
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In the matter of the application}
of Ellis Cook a Revolutionary Soldier}
for a pension___}
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City & County of New York [inserted: Zaddock Hedden of the City of New York -] one of the Inspectors of the Customs in the Port of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is acquainted with the above named Ellis Cook the applicant for a pension under the acts of Congress above mentioned and he was so acquainted with him at the time of his enlistment, that he knows the fact of his enlistment as stated and deponent served in the same regiment with the said Ellis Cook, that is to say in Colonel Elias Daytons Regiment, being the third Jersey Regiment in the Jersey line, in the Continental service from deponent thinks the 8th.. of February in the year of our Lord 1776 from the time of the said Regiment left Elizabeth town in the State of New Jersey until it returned from the Northward, that is to say from Ticonderoga in the Spring of 1777 as by the said Ellis Cook is herein before set forth and was discharged at Morristown - Deponent saith the said Ellis Cook always conducted as a good Soldier - Deponent himself was a private in Captain Samuel Potters company in the same Regiment commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton and after his dischrge at Morris - town was taken prisoner on the twelfth day of
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September in the year 1777 was taken to the Sugar-house in New York, from thence to the Jersey prison_ship, from thence ot the Hospital in the Quaker meeting house in Pearl Street in the City of New York and was finally exchanged at Elizabeth-town having been eleven months and four days a prisoner during all which time he knows nothing of the said Ellis Cook but found him at Trenton with the American Army in the Waggon Service in which service deponent was acquainted with him pretty much until the close of the war said Ellis Cook continuing therein until the close of the War - Deponent saith he hath known the said Ellis Cook since the war, he is a man of fair character and whom deponent would believe under oath- Deponent [inserted: further] saith he is also well acquainted with William Force and with Elias Osborn and became acquainted with them in February 1776 at Elizabeth Town in the State of New Jersey the said William Force was a Corporal in the [Service?] company  with Ellis Cook Captain Dickinsons company Colonel Elias Daytons regiment being in the same regiment with deponent & Elias Osborn was a private in Captain [inserted: Samuel] Potters company, the Same company with deponent & same regiments they all served in the Company to Ticonderoga & back to Morris Town where they were discharged, they are men of fair character, deponent having also known them since the war, would believe them under oath & further saith not - 
Zadock Hedden

Sworn in open Court the 2nd. Sept. 1820-
Benjn. Ferris Cl
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Mayors Court}
In the matter of the application}
of Ellis Cook a revolutionary Soldier}
for a pension}
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City & County of New York Ss: William Force of the City of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he enlisted as a private on or about the twelfth of February 1776 in Morris Town in the State of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Dickinson in the regiment commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton in the line of the State of New Jersey on the continental establishment - deponent enlisted for the term of one year and after his enlistment he was appointed a corporal and he enlisted the above named Ellis Cook who here present who served in the Said company with deponent during all the campaign to Ticonderoga and back again to Morris-town in the State of New Jersey where the regiment and among the rest deponent and the Said Ellis Cook were discharged as has been stated by the said Ellis Cook_ Deponent saith that during all this Campaign he slept and messed with the said Ellis Cook who was a good soldier _ deponent saith he is well acquainted with Zaddock Hedden of the City of New York Custom house officer, whose deposition is hereunto annexed who with Elias Osborn whose deposition is also hereunto annexed and who both are now here present in Court were Soldiers in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Potter in the Same Regiment commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton and who with the Said Ellis Cook
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and this deponent served in the same regiment on the campaign to the North _ left Ticonderoga in the Spring of the year 1777 and returned to Morris-town where they were discharged as is herein before set forth - deponent saith that after his discharge he enlisted in the waggon service in Pennsylvania and continued in it for one year during all which time he knew the said Ellis Cook where he believes to have been in the battle of Monmouth he being with the army at that time but deponent does not know the same of his own knowledge as deponent was left behind with some lame horses and did not see the said Ellis Cook until after that battle when he met him at Rocky hill in the State of New Jersey still with the army has known Elias Osborn Zaddock Hedden and the Said Ellis Cook since the Revolutionary war and they are all men of fair characters whose general reputation for truth is good and whom deponent would believe under oath and further saith not -
          his
William X Force
        mark

Sworn in open Court}
the 2nd. Sept. 1820}
Benjn. Ferris Clk_
New York Mayors Court
________________________________________
In the matter of the application}
of Ellis Cook a Revolutionary}
Soldier for a pension___}
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City & County of New York Ss: Elias Osborn of South Orange, near New Ark in Essex County in the State of New Jersey being duly sworn doth depose and say that he became acquainted with the above named Ellis Cook in the year 1776 and he was then a private in the company commanded by Captain Dickinson in the third Jersey Regiment Commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton in the Continental Service- Deponent saith that he himself enlisted as a private in Captain Samuel Potters company in the Same Regiment and perfectly remembers the above named Ellis Cook whose statement relative to the campaign to Ticonderoga and back to Morris Town in the year 1777 he has heard read and which is hereunto annexed and which is correct_ Deponent enlisted on the eighth day of February in the year 1776 at Elizabeth-town and was discharged on the tenth of April 1777 at Morris-town having served beyond the time of his enlistment which was for one year - Deponent saith he is well acquainted with William Force now here present and whose deposition is hereunto annexed and he saith that he first became acquainted with him in February 1776 when he was a Corporal in Captain Dickinsons company in the same regimeet with this deponent and he has also known him since the war, he is a man of good
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character & of truth and deponent would believe him under oath. And deponent further saith that he is also well acquainted with Zaddock Hedden of the City of New York Custom house officer whose deposition is hereunto annexed and who was a soldier in the same company commanded with Captain Samuel Potter with this deponent and who
served in the Campaign with this deponent to
Ticonderoga and back to Morris-Town where the Regiment was discharged in the Spring of the year 1777 deponent saith he has known the said Zaddock Hedden since the war he is a man of fair character and whom deponent would believe under oath deponent has known Ellis Cook since the war his character is good and he would believe him under oath and further saith not--

Elias Osborn

Sworn in open Court
the 2d day of Sept 1820 }
Benjn. Ferris
Clk-

In the matter of the application of Ellis Cook a Revolutionary Soldier for a pension-  }
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New York SS Ellis Cook above named being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a resident of the City of New York in the State of New York in the United State of America and that his first application for a pension
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was made on the first day of April one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen while deponent was a resident of the State of Vermont which he however left last August and does not again intend to return to for the purpose of residing in, nor did he at the time he left said State of Vermont in August last intend ever to return to the same state to reside therein and further saith not.

Ellis Cook

Sworn in open Court
this 3d day of March
1821-  ---  ---

Jn. L. Broome Clk

I John L Broome clerk of the City and County of New York and clerk of the Court of Common
pleas called the Mayors Court of the City of New York Do hereby certify that the aforegoing affidavit of Ellis Cook made before me in open court and annexed to the application of said Ellis Cook a Revolutionary Soldier under the acts of Congress in such case made and provided for a pension is truly copied from the records of said Court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this third day of March 1821.
Jn. L. Broome Clk

[seal affixed at left]
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

July 18, 1924.

Mrs. Mignonette M. Riker,
10 Irving Place,
Summit, N. J.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.34224, it appears that Ellis Cook enlisted in Hanover, New Jersey, February 12, 1776, and served as a private in Captain Dickerson's Company, Colonel Elias Dayton's New Jersey Regiment and was discharged April 10, 1777. Immediately after he enlisted for one year as a teamster, officers not stated, served during the summer in Newark, in the winter went to Morristown and in the spring of 1778 went to Valley Forge and before his term of enlistment expired he enlisted and served about 2 months as a
teamster under Major Gershom Johnson, received a commission as Wagonmaster under Colonel Biddle, was at the battles of Monmouth and Yorktown and was discharged shortly after the latter battle.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, while a resident of Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, aged about 64 years.
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In September 1820 a soldier referred to his wife, Isabel, aged 68 years, at which time he had a son living in Hoboken, New Jersey, and a daughter at Hanover, New Jersey, their names not stated.  There is no further data on file as to his family.

In 1822 soldier was a resident of Hanover Neck in Hanover Township, Morris County, New Jersey.

Owing to the pressure of current work and the lack of a clerical force available for such a purpose, only two reports are sent to each inquirer.

Respectfully,

Commissioner
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[left side]
1924. July 18 - Hist to Mrs.
Mignonette M. Riker.   N.M.

[right side]
34224
Revy.       INVALID.
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File No._____34,224____
____Ellis Cook_______
____Pri Rev War______
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Act: 18 March 18--
Index: -- Vol. 2 , Page 83

[Arrangement of 1870.]


[check-mark at bottom]
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The papers of Ellis
Cook on the N.J.
roll act 1818

Feb 18 1851
H H H, Cook

Mr- Cole
18 Feb 1851

I have seen the
authority
E.Z. Sylvester
& Whole Feb 51
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[looks like a lot of scribbles, but some in the shape of a pointing hand; also two words, 'Rem' and 'Received']
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[a lot of scribbles, some in the shape of a pointing hand; also two words, 'Rem' and 'Received']
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10 Irving Place,
Summit N.J.
June 12th 1924.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Kindly inform me if there are any records of the following men who served in the Revolutionary War.

William Force, of Morris Co. N.J.
[inserted above the following line, 'not as'] James Hyndshaw, County of Northampton Province of Pennsylvania

There is a family legend of his being a  prisoner on some British prison ship. Is there any record of this?
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Is there any record of a Col. Ellis Cook [inserted: one fr Morris] - or Cooke -, also Col. James Cook or Cooke both of Morris Co. N.J.
Robert Monro, - William Monro, Major Samuel Logan., of Morris Co. N. J.
Thanking you for any information which will be deeply appreciated
I am
Very truly
(Mrs.) Migronette M. Riker
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[text covered] Co, a reject
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Payable on the 4th March and
4th September of each year,
by President S. B. Bank
in New York
No pension is payable until
the arrival of one or the other
of the above dates, after the
issue of a Certificate.

Ellis Cook

Registered by F Wright
Clerk, in book B volume 5
page 204
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War Department.

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Laws of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, and first of May 1820.

Ellis Cook late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence
on the second day of September one thousand
eight hundred and twenty.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty one

J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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House of Rep. 16th June 1822

Sir,

I have to ask that you will give me a little of your assistance in answering the enclosed letters
for which I will continue to be

Very respectfully
Sir
Your obt Servant
Charles Rich



J.L. Edwards
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Hanover Neck }
Jany 13 }  Free
The Honorable Charles Rich
Member of Congress for the State of
Vermont at Washington
City
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Hanover Morris County New Jersey Jan 9 1822
Honoured Sir, I am very unwilling to trouble you with any moor of my business , but knowing you to be a particular friend to the old worn out soldiers and also the poor and needy, therefor I address these few lines to you hoping your goodness will induce you to see me righted in regard to my pention, as I have received only one year pention instead of three years and four or five months, as my voucher I had from Judge Doolittle - he will certify, according to Judge Doolittles voucher I applied for a pention of the 1st day of April 1818 which I have enclose to you, and only Rec -(received) a pention form September 1820 to September 1821, which cuts me short two years and five months, which amounts to $232 less than I am entitled to by law, which says they shall drew pention from the time of application, which was April 1st 1818 therefor as I am Old and decrepped and not able to earn my living, and my wife is at Vermont and want to fetch her home and am not able , therefore be pleased dear sir to get me what is lawfull due, and the rule is for the secretary of the war office to specify on the back of the Judges voucher when the pention begins to draw, therefore be pleased to let him certify the time on mine, which end all disputes and be pleased to send me a line to let me know how the matter stands with the voucher in so doing you 
will greatly oblige for you very humble servant - Ellis Cook 
 To the Honorable 
Charles Rich Esq.
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Ellis Cook's application for transfer from New York to New Jersey 
Transferred 13 March 1822

Tsfr 21
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State of New York City }
and County of New York ss }
On this seventh day of February 1822
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said
County of New York, personally appeared Ellis Cook who, on
his oath declares that he is the same person who has been
called upon by a letter from the War department dated
January 18th 1822 "to explain the cause of his making
declarations in two different States; and give the reasons for his removing so often". In answer to which he
saith that at the time he made his original application
he resided in the town of Breadport in the State of [New York crossed out]
Vermont which will be four years ago next April, but
made his application at Middlebury it being the nearest
place at which there was a court of record that he resided
there until his papers were returned to him for the want of
proof that he removed from thence to the City of New York
in which city he supposed before he moved one of his sons 
resided but who at the time he arrived there had removed to
Hoboken opposite said city in addition to which his witnesses
resided in the vicinity of said City. He staid in the City of
New York and its vicinity among his friends about two
months, and being very poor and not knowing how long his
friends would be willing to support him, he went from
the said City to Newark in the State of New Jersey at
which place he has a son with whom he staid several
weeks and from thence he went to Hanover in the State of
New Jersey on a visit to another of his children a
daughter by whom he has since been some measure
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assisted but has have very burthensome to her and the true
cause of his removing so often is his poverty and distress
and the means he has been obliged to adopt to procure his 
pension that he now intends permeantly to reside in
the Township of Hanover in the County of Morris &
State of New Jersey at a place called Hanover
Neck and further saith not
Ellis Cook
Sworn before me this }
7th day of February 1822 }
James Hopson S Justice
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M. Edwards

[postal stamp.  'NEW YORK FEB 28]

FREE

The Honbl. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

Recd 5th March 1822
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New York July 11th 1822
Sir, 
In answer to your letter dated 18th January 1822,
I am directed  to enclose with, affidavit 
of Ellis Cook in explanation of the cause of his within 
declaration & two different States; together
with his pension certificates pursuant to 
the [illegible] contained in said letter 
I am Sir, very Respy
Your ms: Obt 
Jas N Whiting 
for Geo Wilson
No 64 Murray St
New York

To the Honorable John C. Calhoun