Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,282, Thomas Cooley, Conn.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE						    NUMBER
Conn. 		Cooley, Thomas 		R2282
. 		        Cooly, Elizabeth
CONTENTS

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New York 28.703
Thomas Cooley
of Monroe C [County?] in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company command[ed] 
by Captain Robertson of the Reg.t commanded
by Col. Ledyard in the Connecticut 
line for 12 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annu[m]
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of May
1834 and sent to Ashley
Samson Rochester N.Y.
[left side of page is torn for the next two lines]
[A]rrears to the 4th of March ‘34                  $120.00
[S]emi-anl. allowance ending Sept 6 ’34          20.00
.                                                                    $140.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
{ Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Saml H. Page  Clerk
Book E  Vol. 4   Page 131

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State of New York }
Monroe County     }  SS: On this second day of October
.				1832 personally appeared in open
court before Peter Price Samuel Castle and
James Smith Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County of Monroe now sitting
Thomas Cooley a resident of the town of [blacked out]
in said County and state of New York aged six
ty eight years and seven months who being first duly sworn
according to law doth upon his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the 
service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein stated. That he
was born in the town of Sommers in the County of Hart
ford and State of Connecticut on the thirteenth day of
March in the year 1764. That he enlisted as a soldier
in the revolutionary war in the said town of Sommers
in the county and state aforesaid in the month of 
March in the year 1780 in a company commanded
by Captain Robertson and Lieut. Jones in a regi-
ment commanded by Col. Ledyard of the Connecticut
line. That he enlisted for nine months and marched
directly from Sommers above mentioned to New-
[left margin: 1st Period of sirvice nine months]
London. that he remained and was stationed at that
place during the whole of his nine months service 
and while at that place he assisted in building Fort
Nonsense that he was engaged in a number of skir-
mishes with the [army?] while at New London in order
to prevent them from landing. That he was discharged 
at New London after having faithfully served for
the term of nine month. does not recollect of having
received a written discharge.
.				He further says that
about the first of April in the year 1781 he
[left margin: 2nd Period of service 8 months]
took what was then called a hire for
eight mouths in the militia. each company was divided 
into a certain number of classes and each class was

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to provide one man for the service. that this depo-
nent commenced service for his class about the first
of April 1781 and continued to serve until
the last of November of the same year that he ser-
ved under Capt. Felt in the regiment commanded
by Col. McClannan [McClellan?] as this deponent thinks that
during this term of service he was stationed at
Fort Trumball in New London in the state of Con-
necticut and was discharged at that place_ does 
not recollect that he received any written discharge 
if he did it has been lost. 
This deponent further says 
that about the first of March in the year 1782 he was
drafted in the militia in the Connecticut line for
nine months at the town of Sommers aforesaid and 
that during term served under the command of Capt
Fobes the name of his Col. he does not recollect. That
during this term of service the Company to which
he belonged was stationed at Fort Griswold +
Trumbol and at [sope?] Jerry Black Point Lime
[left side margin notes: 3d Period of service nine months]
and Saybrook, and returned to New London about
the last of November where he was discharged hav
ing served nine months, that he was stationed at
[H?]ope Jerry at the time Gen. Arnold burnt New-
London. that the Company to which he was attached
was ordered on the same evening to march to New
London that they marched all night and early the
next morning they arrived at New London and assis-
ted in burying the dead [??]
He further says that he
has a written memorandum of his age [??]scribed in
a book at home.
This deponent further says that he resided in
the town of Sommers in the State of Connecticut 
for twelve years after the revolutionary war. that
he then removed to the town Rome in the County 
of Oneida and state of New York where he resided

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about Eighteen years and for the last twenty one
years [words are blacked out] resided and now resides in the
town of SwedenCounty of Monroe and state of
New York. 
This deponent further says that he’s well
known to Daniel Blish, Walter Phelps + Elias Pond
who live in his neighbourhood and have for a long
time been acquainted with him.
He hereby relinquishes [every?] claim whatever to
a pension or annuity except the present and de-
clares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any
state. He further says that in consequence of the
clergy man residing in his neighbourhood being ab-
sent from home he is unable to procure his attend
ance in court _   Thomas Cooly [signed]
Sworn + subscribed            }
the day and year aforesaid }
Saml Castle Judge

We Elias B. Holmes, Walter Phelps and [two crossed out names] 
[two crossed out names] Chauncey R. Martin residing in the town of Sweden in the County
of Monroe and state of New York hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Thomas Cooley
who has subscribed and sworn to the above decla-
ration, that we believe him to be sixty eight years
and seven months old. that he is reputed and believe
ed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution and that we con
cur in that opinion
Sworn + subscribed the           }   Elias B. Holmes __
day and year aforesaid            }   Walter Phelps
before me Saml Castle Judge     Chauncey R Martin
And the said Court do hereby declare their opin-
ion, after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogatories presented by the War
department that the above named applicant was 
a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

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And the Court further certifies that it appears
to them that Elias [severe ink smears] Walter
Phelps and Chauncey B Martin are [severe smears] the
to [ink smears] Sweden in the county and state aforesaid
that they are credible persons and that their
statements are entitled to credit.
James Smith     } Judges ofthe
Joseph Sibbey  } courts of
Samuel Castle  } Monroe County 
I Leonard Adams Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said court in the
matter of the application of Thomas Cooley for
a pension.

In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this [2d?] day of 
October 1832
L. Adams Clerk

[written on the side]
B.846
The matter
of
[William Ellis is crossed out]
-----ca-----
Thomas Cooley
Pension application
------------------------
Declaration +c


12 mo Private
$40.00 [circled]

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[left side]
In the matter of the
application of Eliza-
beth Cooley widow of
Thomas Cooley deceas-
ed for pension money
_________________________
_________________________

Horace J. Thomas [underlined]
attorney

[right side]
357           Feb 19 / 53
Elizabeth Cooley
Widow of Thomas,
N.Y.

Act Feb 3 / 53

Horace J. Thomas
Brockport,
Monroe Co
N.Y.

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State of New York }
Monroe County [?]   Elizabeth Cooley_ of the
town of Sweden in said County being duly
Sworn deposes and says That she is of the
age of Eighty years and the widow of Tho-
mas Cooley deceased who died at Sweden
in said County on the twentieth day of
July in the year of our Lord one thou
sand Eight hundred and forty sev-
en of the age of Eighty four years_ That the
said Thomas Cooley was a soldier of
the Revolutionary War with Great
Britain and as such was entitled to
and did draw and receive a pen-
sion from the Government of the
United States of forty eight dollars [per?]
year or about that sum payable semi
annually - in March and September 
of Each year - That said pension was 
paid to him up to the month of March
in the year 1847 and at that time
said pension ceased - and that as depon-
ent believes there will be due in March
next - about the sum of two hundred and 
forty dollars if deponent is allowe[d]
the same as the Widow of the said Thom-
as Cooley - That deponent was married
to said Thomas Cooley aforesaid in the 
month of April in the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and forty three
at Ogden in said County - That she is 
now a widow_ That it will appear
from the muster Rolls + papers on
file in the proper department that
said Thomas Cooley was with Rev-
olutionary Soldier as above as aforesaid And

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deponent makes this statement as
part of the foundation of an appli
cation for an order that the amount
of pension money in arrear that
would have been paid to said Thomas
Cooley if he had been living may be
paid to her as his widow and con-
tinue to be paid to her so long as
she remains his[?] widow and
further says not.
Sworn and subscribed      }
before me this 5th day of  }          Elizabeth Cooley [signed]
February 1853 - Austin Harmon [signed]
.                      Justice of the Peace
I Austin Harmon the Justice aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing affi
davit was made by said deponent
to me known and I believe deponent
is of the age above state and that said
affidavit is correct. Dated February 
5th 1853               Austin Harmon [signed]


State of New York }
Monroe County     }  [??] Almeda Page
of Sweden in said County being du
ly sworn deposes and says That
deponent is well acquainted with
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley the deponent in
the foregoing affidavit - That she has
been [so?] acquainted with her for the
last fifty years. That deponent knows
that said Elizabeth Cooley is the widow
of Thomas Cooley who died July [20th?]
[1847?] at Sweden- in said County_ That

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deponent knew of his [services?] +
death- as aforesaid + further that she
was present of the marriage of said
Thomas Cooley now deceased and 
said Elizabeth his widow at the town
of Ogden in the month of April 1843
That after that the said Thomas and
Elizabeth lived together as man and
wife That said Elizabeth is now a wid
ow and has been such since the
death of said Thomas Cooley as
aforesaid and further says not
Sworn and subscribed      }
before me this 5th day of  }          Almeda Page [signed]
February 1853 - Austin Harmon [signed]
.                      Justice of the Peace [partially covered, but you can see what it says]

STATE OF NEW YORK,                        } 
MONROE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE} SS.
I Certify, That Austin Harmon Esquire,
before whom the annexed affidavit in writing was taken, was, at the time of taking
such affidavit, a Justice of the Peace 
in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted
with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to the Jurat to such
affidavit is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the 
seal of said County, at Rochester, this 14th day of February 
A.D. 1853. 
W. Barron Williams [signed] Clerk.

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January 6, 1939

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mrs. Robert W. Smith                                     THOMAS COOLEY
48 Presque Street                                           R. [2262?]
Rochester, New York                                      BA-J / MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolu-
tionary War Record of Thomas Cooley who lived, probably first, in
Connecticut, then Oneida County, New York, and moved from there about 
1810 to Sweden, Monroe County, New York. You request, also, the names
and addresses of other persons who made inquiry in regard to this
soldier. 

It is not the policy of the Veterans Administration to furnish
the names and addresses of its correspondents. You are furnished below
the record of Thomas Cooley (or Cooly) as found in pension claim
under File No. R. 2282, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Thomas Cooley was born March 30, 1764, in Somers, Hartford County,
Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Somers, Connecticut, Thomas Cooley enlisted 
in March, 1780, served as a private in Captain Robertson’s company,
Colonel Ledyard’s Connecticut regiment, stationed at New London, Connecticut,
where he assisted in building Fort Nonsense and was in some skirmishes,
length of tour nine months. He enlisted April 1, 1781, served as private
in Captain Felt’s company, Colonel McClellan’s Connecticut regiment,
stationed at Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut, and was discharged
the last of November, 1781, after having served a tour of nine months. The soldier
stated that he served at one time with a Lieutenant Cooley whose rela-
tionship to him was not shown.

About twelve years after the Revolution, Thomas Cooley moved from
Somers, Connecticut, to Rome, Oneida County, New York, where he resided 
about eighteen years, thence to Sweden in Monroe County, New York.

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Thomas Cooley was allowed pension on his application executed
October, 2, 1832, while a resident of Sweden, Monroe County, New York, 
where he was still living in 1846. He died there July 20, 1847.

Thomas Cooley married in April, 1845, at Ogden, Monroe County, 
New York, Elizabeth __________. The date and place of her birth, maiden
name and names of her parents were not stated, nor date of her death.

No names in the claim were designated as those of children of 
the soldier and his wife, Elizabeth.

Very Truly Yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

[page number -2- at the bottom may or may not refer to this page, hard to tell]

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RECORD DIVISION                                                         3-525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION         __________

R2282                                                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
------------                                                            BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
--------------------                                                        Washington D. C., ------------------------------, 
------------------------------
------------------------------
--------------------
In reply to your request of -----------------, received ------------------
for the statement of the military history of Thomas Cooley 
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF                    LENGTH OF                              OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
ENLISTMENT OR           SERVICE                 RANK                                                                                                  STATE.
APPOINTMENT.                                                                     CAPTAIN.                            COLONEL.
Mar, 1780                        9 mo.                   Pvt.              Robertson.                            Ledyard                          Conn.
Apr 1, 1781                     8 mo.                                         Felt                                      McClellan
Mar 1, 1782                    9 mo.                                         Fobes                                   [check mark]               

Battles engaged in, some skirmishes
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Somers, Conn
Date of application for pension, Oct. 2, 1832. His cl. was al, [claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Sweden, Monroe Co NY
Age at date of application, [?]  Somers, Hartford Co Conn. Mar. 30, 1764
Remarks: [sol?] mar at Ogden NY in [?Apr] 1843 Elizabeth____________
he d. at Sweden NY. July 20, 1847
No further family data

Respectfully,
no use to say anything about
widow’s claim being allowed
as it was only a legal resection[?]              Commissioner.

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48 Presque St.
Rochester, N.Y.
Nov. 10, 1938.

Veterans’ Administration
Revolutionary War Pension Dep’t.

Dear Sir, - 
Please send me data regarding the pension of
Thomas Cooley, who lived in town of Sweden, Monroe Co., N.Y.
and died 1827, aged 86 years. I wish especially to learn his
wifes’ name and that of his children or people with whom he
lived. I think after the Rev. he settled in Oneida,Co. and
about 1810 came west to Monroe Cp. probably first in Connecticut.
I wish also to know his service, where he enlisted
for am trying to trace back his family. Has anyone else inquired
about him[?]     If so I would appreciate the names and addresses
of such. All information greatfully [sic] received,
Sincerely, 
Mrs. Robert W. Smith

[Stamp says: A REC’D NOV 12, 1938 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #4]

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[handwritten note upper left corner - Rev Soq?]
April 16th, 1922 
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs,
Some time ago I
wrote to your office, asking
information with regard
to the war record of a
Revolutionary soldier,
and because I wrote the
name rather illegibly,
I just the workers to unnec-
essary bother.

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I would be very glad if you
would look again for the war
record of Thomas Cooley
who [????] from Connecticut.
and shall be very grateful
for any help you may be
able to give me.
Yours very respectfully
Era Cooley Moulthorp

Mr. F. N. Moulthorp
206 Oak St.,
Dowagiac,
Michigan

[Stamp: US. PENSION F APR 20 1922 ??]

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[Written on the side]
1922, May 29, History to Mrs. F. N. Moulthrop [??]
1939, Jan. 6 Hist. [to?] Mrs. Robt. W. Smith _    MLB

[right side form]
2282
P.O. _________________
Elizabeth Cooley
Service:______________
widow of Thomas 
Enlisted: ___________, 18 
Discharged:__________, 18
[Stamp - REJECTED]
Application filed: _______, 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late
to be on printed list
Re-enlisted: of rejections of
1832

Attorney: ______________
P.O.__________________
_____________________
_____Recognized. _____ Contract
_____Cert. of Dis. Searched for__________, 18

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J. L. Edwards Esq_
~Washington

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Rochester Jan y 8th 1834.
J. L. Edwards Esq }
Com. of Pensions }
Sir. I herewith enclose the
Papers of Thomas Cooly. We have obtained
the certificate of the [Comptroller?] of
Connecticut which though not [very?]
full I hope will be satisfactory. It
is utterly impossible in many [????]
to procure all the proof which would
[d??blless?] be disinably [desirably?] 

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
Ashley Samson

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[Mr.?] Ashley Samson
Rochester
New York

[Upside down on the bottom]
In the matter of Thomas
Cooly an applicant
for Pension_ __
____________________________
[Complete?] certificate__

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Comptrollers Office
Sept? 24th 1833
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of [Pablee?]
Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify
that it appears, by the journal of the Council of
Safety, that Abner Robinson was a Captain in
the Regiment, or second battalion commanded
Col. Samuel McLellan, [ink smudge - r??rdered] to be raised by
the Gen’l Assembly in February 1778 & to [scrcee?]
by [intervals?] until the first day of March 1779.
That Elijah Robinson was a Capt. of the
2nd battalion, raised at the same, & for the same
period; & commanded by Roger Enos Colonel.
I have not been able to find any roll of these companies,
or evidence of the actual duration of their
service.
That [aper?] the books of the [Pay Foble?],
there is charged to the United States, under 
date Sept 8th_ 1779, the pay roll of Capt. S.
Felts Co. New London [£?] 2396,1,3. I have not
been able to find the roll of their company, or 
the term of service.

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I have not been able to find any roll or account
of Capt. Forbes Co. in 1782. The militia where
drafted individually or in [companies?], t’is believed,
were paid either by the Pay Master, or other, & the
expense of the detachment, charged in gross to the
United States.
E. Phelps [signed]

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[Sir?],
I send as requested, all the collateral 
evidence I can find regarding the service of
the applicant for a pension. This kind of proof
has been deemed sufficient by the Comm. of
pensions usually
[???ery]
Respectfully
E. Phelps

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For Commissioner 
of Pensions

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Brockport Feb. 14th 1853.
Commissioner of Pensions
My Dear Sir I send the
application of Mrs. Cooley for Pension now
I do not know as I am [right?] but you will
see, by the affidavits how the matter stands
Please inform me as to the matter at your
earliest convenience- I have acted upon the
belief that there is a statute which gives the
money to the widows of Revolutionary Sol-
diers in case of the death of the soldier
Yours Respectfully
Horace J. Thomas

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251
Pension office
Sept. 12. 1846

hi,
In answer to your letter of
the 26th [???] I have to inform you that
we cannot [?????] out the particular [Le?ia]
excluded in [the?] allowance of Thomas
Cooley’s pension. He alleged more
service than the Dept. was authorized
to [admit?], and a pension for one year’s 
service was offered to him and accept-
ed. # If he will make a statement
of his various tours in detail, and [fam-?]
[mil?] [endeni?] to support them, his claim 
to an increase will be examined, but 
not otherwise.

[Mr.?] W. G. Wade
Rose
N.York

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31 Aug [46?]
not entitled 
to such infor
mation-

Tho Cooley
Ny [??]
32

[Sideways]
Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
DC

[scribbled - Rose NY Aug ??]

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Rose NewYork
August 26th [1846?]

Sir,

At the urgent Solici-
tation of Thomas Cooley, I request
to be informed of the service claimed
by him in his original Declaration
which was not admitted, at the
time his claim was adjusted,
under act of [Congress?] 7th June 1832,
And what further [pevey?] will
be required to establish the
claim[?] for a full pension,
I am Respectfully
Your Obt Serv’t
W G Wade

Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
DC

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To the Commissioner of Pensions

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Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, I Duly authorize Willis G Wade to investigate my claim
to a full pension for twenty Eight months service in the Revolutionary
Army

Sweden, Monroe Co, August 24, 1846     Yours Respectfully Thomas Cooley [signed]

State of New York
Monroe County: On this 24th day of August
1846 before me personally came the above
named Thomas Cooly to me known + acknowledged
the execution of the above instrument
Jerome Fuller
Justice of the Peace

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[the writing is on every side]
Revolutionary Claims-}
Secretary of War
Washington

[Stamp: ROCHESTER N.Y. APR 8] 

[Rotated ¼ turn clockwise]
April 15
Thos Cooley
New York

[Rotated ¼ turn clockwise]
Thomas Cooley_

[Rotated ¼ turn clockwise]
Thomas Cooley _

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Rochester N.Y. April 8th 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
Yours of the 22d of February respecting
the claim of Thomas Cooly for a pension was duly
received. You state that the regiment of Col. McLel=
len [???] not liable by the [?????] of their engagement
to serve over three months [at?] any one time + that on
a relinquishment of all claims to a Pension [wa??] for
twelve months served a Pension will be granted for
that term. By this I understand of course to be
meant a Pension during life for that term of service. 
The applicant informed me that according to his best
recollection his term of service under Col. McLellen was
but a few weeks + that the residue of his service  ex=
-clusive of that [Portion?] was more than two years. Perhaps
his declaration is so framed that that fact does not
distinctly appea[?]. If such be the fact, + it can
still be made to appear[?], will he not be entitled to a
Pension for the two years service? _ If such be the fact
he will still wish to claim it + have the inclosed [sic]
relinquishment returned. But if it distinctly appear
from the papers that he cannot be entitled to more than
one years service you will please forward to me a
certificate accordingly + oblige
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Ashley Samson

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Sweden Monroe County August 23 / [46?]
Sir I rec’d your letter in reply to the one that I wrote 
I will give you the particulars as near as i can recollect i was in the Army
at the time and previous to the burning of Newlondon I was at Lima Sea-
brook at the mouth of Connecticut river we where [sic] stationed also at_
Black Creek and various other places not in my recollection and lastly at _ 
Newyork The Officers names that I served Under was Colonel [Legered?] and
and Captain Samuel Phelt, Lieutenant Cooley, Ensign Jones I served
about Twenty Eight months in the Army  You will find my 
name Registered at the Controlers [sic] office City of Hartford Connecticut  I _
Belonged to the Connecticut Forces at that time

Mr Willis G Wade [signed]  Yours respectfully  Thomas Cooley

State of New York }
Monroe County     } SS: 
on the 24th of August 1846
before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace 
of said county personally came the above
named Thomas Cooly to me known + being 
by me duly sworn made solemn oath to
the truth of the above statements
Jerome Fuller 
Justice of the Peace

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Thomas Cooley - [underlined]

[aom’d?] 
12 mo. pri
40$

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I, Thomas Cooly of the Town of Sweden, County of
Monroe & State of New York an applicant for a
pension under the pension act of 1832. hereby relin=
=quish & renounce all claim to a pension under the
act entitled an act for the relief of certain sur=
=viving officers & soldiers of the Revolution [?? ????]
June 7th 1832 except to [snoh?] pension as I may be
entitled to under & by virtue of said act for the
term of twelve months service. Given under my
hand & seal this Eighth day of April 1834_
In presence of_
Ashley Sampson           Thomas Cooley

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357.
Elizabeth Cooley,
Widow of Thomas
N.Y.
[Crossed out - Let to H.J. Thomas, May 9/55]
2282
Act Feb. 3’d 1853.

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Horace J. Thomas
May 9 / 53

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Pension Office ,
May 9th 1853

Sir,
In applications for the benefit of the second section of
the act of 3’d February 1853, the widow of a deceased 
Revolutionary soldier is required to make her decla-
ration “before a Court of Record.”  She is also re-
quired to file Record proof. (if there be any in ex-
istance) of her marriage and of the Death of her
husband. If there be a public record a copy
only [attested?] must be sent _ a private record
itself duly authenticated must be sent, and not a copy. If there be
neither that fact must be [averned?] in the Declara-
tion, when [parol?] proof, if satisfactory, will be
admitted. 
The Declaration and proof in the case of
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley not being in accordance
with the requirements, the case is suspended.
Very respectfully
Your Ob’t Servt.
Horace J. Thomas Esq
Brockport
Monroe Co.                  For the [Commission?]
N.Y.

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In the matter
of
Thomas Cooley
Pension Applicant

Ashley Samson
Agent-
Rochester
N.Y.

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Thomas Cooley’s
Application
Thomas Cooley Private
Colonel Ledyard’s Regt.
Connecticut line 1780 - 9 months

Not on the continental 
establishment _ [something illegible after the fold line]

Rejected-

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State of New York
[Queens?] County SS: 
[The rest of the entire page is crossed out]
On this 30th day of April in the
year of our Lord 1818 before me this [?????]
-lur one of the Judges of the court of [???-]
-mon places of the county of [Queens?] in
the State of New York personally ap-
pears Thomas Cooley aged [fifty?] five
years resident in the county of [Queens]
in the State of New-York being by me
first duly sworn according to the law, doth
on his oath make the following decla-
-ration in order to obtain the provision
made by the late act of congress enti-
tled an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the
Revolutionary war -  That the said
Thomas Cooley enlisted in the month 
of March in the year 1780 in the
town of Summers [sic] in the state of Con-
necticut in the company commanded
by Captain Robertson in a Regiment
under command of Colonel Ledyard
of the Connecticut line, That he con-
-tinued to serve in the said corps in
the service of the United States until
[Page is cut off]
S. Cumings Clerk [signed]

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[Queens?] County SS: 
Benjamin Barrett being duly sworn
according to law doth depose and say that
he is acquainted with the above named Thomas 
Cooly and that he is knowing to his hav-
ing been in the service of the United States
in the Revolutionary war, 
[2.5 lines are crossed out] but for
what length of time this deponent does
not recollect and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed      Benja [Burnett?]
before me this 30th day
of April 1818
Ralph Parker Judge [signed]
I Ralph Parker one of the Judges of the Court of Comm
Pleas of the County of Genesee in the State of New
York as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my
Satisfaction that the said Thomas Cooley did serve
in the Revolutionary war as Stated in the preceding
declaration against the Common Enemy and I [nam-?]
transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had
before to the Secretary for the department of war
pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of
Congress
[R?? paper torn] Parker Judge [signed]

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And I do further certify that I am satisfied
from the oath [then is crossed out] Hammon Cooley and Sampson
Howard that the said Thomas Cooley is in reduced
Circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance
of his Country for support -
Roger Parker

[Queens?] County SS: 
I hereby certify that the court
of Common Pleas of the County of [Queens?]
is a court of Record in the State of 
New-York and that Ralph Parker
was on the 30th day of April in
the year 1818 on of the Judges of the
said court, and that the official
signatures to the declaration and
certificates hereunto annexed are his
signatures-
In testimony whereof I 
have hereunto affixed the 
seal of the said court this
8th day of June A.D. 1818
S, Cumings Clerk [signed]

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State of New York }
Monroe County     }  [SS] On this tenth day of June one
thousand Eight hundred and thirty three person-
ally appeared in open court before Samuel L
Selden Samuel Castle & Ira Carpenter Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas aforesaid County Thomas Cooley
a resident of the town of Sweden in said county &
state of New York aged sixty nine years & upwards
who being first duly sworn according to law doth
upon his oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
passed June 7 1832. That he entered the service of
the United States under the following named officers
and served as herein stated. That he was born in the
Where &    { Town of Somers in the County of Hartford in the state
when born { of Connecticut on the thirtieth day of March in the
year 1764, that he Enlisted as a soldier in the revolu-
tionary war in the said town of Somers in the county
last aforesaid in the month of March in the year 1780
in a company commanded by Captain Robertson &
Lieutenant Jones & in a Regiment commanded by Col-
onel Ledyard of the Connecticut line. That he enlist-
ed for nine months and marched directly from Somers
aforesaid the New London. that he remained & was
stationed at that place during the whole of his nine
months service and while at that place he assisted
in building Fort Nonsense- that he was engaged in a
number of skirmishes with the enemy while at New
First period    { London in order to prevent them from landing. That he
of service      { was discharged at New London after having faithfully
9 month        { served for the term of nine months & does not rec-
no discharge { ollect of having received a written discharge_
He further says that to the best of his recollection
on the first of April in the year 1781 he took what
was then called a hire for Eight months in the mi-
litia Each company was divided into a certain num-
ber of classes and each class was to provide one

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man for the service, that this deponent commenced
2’d period    { service for his class at the time last [nicutioned?] and
of service    { continued to serve until the last of November of the
8, months    { same year_ that he served under Captain Felt & in
the Regiment commanded by Colonel McLellan
Officers       { -that during this term of service
he was stationed at Fort Trumball in New London
in the state of Connecticut and continued and was
discharged at that place. He does not recollect of 
having received a written discharge- 
This deponent
says that about the first of March in the year 1782
he was drafted in the militia in the Connecticut
line for nine months at the town of Somers aforesaid 
and that during that term he served under the com-
Officers       { mand of Captain Fobes. The name of his Colonel he
cannot now recollect. That during this term of ser-
vice the company to which he belonged & served
was stationed at Forts Griswold & Trumball and
3’d period    { at Rope Ferry, Black Point, Lime & Saybrook and
of service    { returned to New London the last of November where
9, months    { he was discharged having served nine months_ That
he was stationed at Rope Ferry at the time General
Arnold burnt New London_ that the company to
which he was attached was ordered on the same eve-
ning to march to New London that they marched
all night & early the next morning they arrived 
at New London and assisted in burying the dead 
[??]
Record       { He further says that he has a written memoran-
of age         { dum of his age inscribed in a book at home
This deponent further says that he resided in the
Town of Somers aforesaid where he was called into
Where       { service for twelve years after the Revolutionary
lived since { War. that he then moved to town of Rome in the
war            { County of Oneida & State of New York where he

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lived about Eighteen years and for the last twenty
one years he has resided & now resides in the town
of Sweden aforesaid_
This deponent further says
that in the year 1818 he procured the affidavit of
Benjamin Barrett as to part of his services in
the Revolution who is now dead & which is here-
to annexed. He has likewise procured the affida-
vit of Stephen Clark who knew him during the
war of the Revolution which is hereto annexed &
to which he refers for proof_
This deponent further says that he is well ac-
quainted with the Rev. Zenos Case junior & Levi
Pond who reside in his neighbourhood & who
have for a long time been acquainted with him_
This deponent further says 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 any other state_ He further says that during
the periods of service before mentioned [you?] was not
Sworn & subscribed the { Employed in any civil pursuit_ 
day & year aforesaid      {     Thomas Cooley [signed]
J. Cutler Dep. Clerk [signed]
We Zenos Case junior a clergyman residing
in the said Town of Sweden and Levi Pond
residing in the same place hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Thomas Cooley who
has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be sixty nine years old
and upwards. that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been a 
soldier of the Revolution. and that we concur in
that opinion_ 
Sworn to & subscribed the {    Zenos Case Jr [signed]
day & year aforesaid          {    Levi Pond [signed]
J. Cutler Dep. Clerk [signed]

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And the said court do hereby declare their opin-
ion after the investigation of the matter and after 
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he states-
And the court further certify that it appears to them
that Zenos Case junior who has signed the preceed-
ing certificate is a clergyman resident in the said
Town of Sweden and that Levi Pond who has
also signed the same is a resident of the same place
and is a credible person and that their statement
is Entitled to credit. Sam L Selden [signed] }  Judges of
.                                Ira Carpenter [signed] }  Monroe
State of New York }      Saml Castl [signed] }  County Court
Monroe County     } SS: Stephen Clark of Sweden in said
county being sworn deposes and says that he was ac-
quainted with Thomas Cooley who has subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration during the war of the
Revolution. That during said War this deponent
lived in the Town of Windsor in the County of Hartford
in the state of Connecticut which said town of 
Windsor is the adjoining Town to that of Somers
in which the said Thomas Cooley then resided.
This deponent further says that he personally
knows of said Thomas Cooley’s having performed
two periods of service in the Revolutionary war
how long he served during said periods he does
not know. He further says that he understood
& heard it mentioned that said Cooley served
other than the two periods above mentioned. the above
he heard and understood during or soon after the
war. He further says that he this deponent is sixty
eight years old & upwards & now know & have
known said Thomas Cooley ever since the war
of the Revolution & that he verily believes him
[to be a man of truth_ is crossed out]

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to be a man of truth_ 
Sworn & Subscribed the } 
day & year aforesaid       }   Stephen Clark [signed]
J. Cutler Dep. Clerk [signed]

I Leonard Adams Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said court in the
matter of the application of Thomas Cooley for
a [Pension - semi obscured by fold in the page] 
[Seal affixed} In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this
tenth day of June 1833
L. Adams Clerk [signed]