Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,525, Oliver Cone, Conn.

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(8-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER

Conn.  Cone, Oliver S.12,525

carded.
CONTeNTS

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24.03
New York
Oliver Cone
of Orleans in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Willey of the Regt commanded by Col. Willis in the New York [crossed out] Conn. line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Oct: 1833 - and sent to A. B Mills
Murrray

Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33  $66.66
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 M'34  13.33
$79.99

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 4. Page 93.

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State of New York
Orleans County | Ss. On this Eighteenth day of Sept. personally appeared in open court before Alexas Ward Wm James & Saml Tappan the court of Common Pleas now sitting Oliver Cone a resident of Shelby in the County of Orleans and State of New York aged 77 Years the 2nd day of December next being first duly sworn according to law doth on 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 entered the service about the 22nd of April 1775 under Col. Samuel Wyllys of Hartford he thinks Maj Return J. Meigs that he left home and was under the Command of Capt. Eliphalet  Holmes of East Haddam that he was marched to Roxbury in Massachusetts where he enlisted under Capt. John Willey for seven months having already been in the Service ^nearly one month as a Volunteer that he was dismissed on the 10th of December following and returned home to the town of East Haddam having served ^about Eight months, that he resided at the time in the town of East Haddam in the then County of Hartford (Now Middlesex) in the State of Connecticut that he was a Volunteer, that he marched thro, Lebanon, Windham Pomfret Killingly Dedham &c to Roxbury aforesaid that he has procured the testimony of Asa Clark of Murray to the aforesaid term of Service &c. hereby accompanying this declaration that in the Year 1776 at the time the British Army took the city of New York as soon as the alarm arrived at his residence in E. Haddam he was ordered out to go to the State of New York by the Govr. of Connecticut, that he was under the command of Capt. Nathan Jewett in the Regiment commanded by Col. Dyer Throop of the Connecticut line of State troops, that he was dismissed about the time the British landed at Throgs neck having served this time about one

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month, when he was taken sick with Dysentery and returned home to E. Haddam. that he then stood during the remainder of the war of independence as a minute man that in that capacity he was often called out and did duty in keeping Garrison and working on the Fort at New London in Ct at Sundry times, he thinks in all to the amount of from four to six months, but concludes to be perfectly safe to declare for three months only, as he is in possession of no memorandum of the particular terms of his service, that he was under the command of Capt. Ebenezer Dutton one term of the above service, at another under Capt. John Chapman, that they (the Capts) resided in East Haddam aforesaid, that his drilling officer at the fort was Capt. Tilden of Lebanon Ct. he thinks, that Col. Ledyard had the command of the fort, that during the last mentioned services he was ordered out by his officers, that he was born Decr. 2nd A.D. 1755 in the town of East Haddam in Ct. that his record of his age is in that town's record's he believes, that he has mostly resided in the State of Vermont since the Year 1788 up to the Year 1817 when he removed into the State of New York where he now resides, that in Vermont he lived in the towns of Woodstock, Kingston & Weybridge, in New York in the town of Caledonia and [crossed out] Avon Lima & now live in Shelby. that he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to the last mentioned services except the traditionary evidence of Asa Clark aforesaid hereby accompanying
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed |
the day and Year aforesaid | Oliver Cone
Before me
A. B. Mills Clerk of Orleans County Courts

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[preceding line cut off] Barr in said county of Orleans and Alpheus Bishop residing in Barre in said county aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Cone who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 Years of age last December, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed | Arah Irons
the day & year aforesaid | Alpheus Bishop
Before me
A. B. Mills Clerk of Orleans County Courts
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 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 certifies that it appears to them that Arah Irons who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Barre in the County of Orleans and that Alpheus Bishop who has ^also signed the same is a resident in the town of Barre aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit  Alexis Ward first Judge of Orleans
County Court
William James one of the Judges of Orleans Common Pleas ~
Saml Tappan one of the Judges of Orleans County Courts
I Abraham B. Mills Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Orleans County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Cone for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my - - - office this 18th day of September 1832
A. B. Mills

[from page below] British landed at Throgs neck having served this time about one

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Quest. 1. In 1755 in the town of East Haddam in Connecticut
~ 2nd. There is a record of my age in the town where I was born
~ 3rd. In the town of East Haddam Con. have since lived in the town of Woodstock, Kingston, Weybridge & Bridport in Vermont also in Caledonia, Avon, Livonia and now lives in the town of Shelvy ^Orleans County & New York State
~ 4th. First a Volunteer secondly by Enlistment in the 8 month's service and afterwards was taken by rotation from the muster roll as often as his turn came
~ 5th. Gen. George Washington Gen. Israel Putnam Gen. Joseph Spencer Brigade Major Brewer - Col. Samuel Wyllys Major Return. J. Meigs Capt. Joseph Jewett (who was killed on Long Island) Capt. John Willey Lieut. Daniel Cone Ensign Dickinson of the Connecticut State troops (and my officers) in the months service He knew Capt. Timothy Dutton of the aforesaid State troops also Capt. Henry Champion of the Continental Service and in his rotation Service he served under Col. Ledyard of the same ^aforesaid Service (who was killed at the taking of fort Griswold in Arnold's expedition against that place) also Capt. Ebenezer Dutton of the Con. State troops Capt. John, John Chapman Capt. Tilden Capt. John Dedham of New London (Commissary)
~ 6 Never received a written discharge but was discharged by the commanding officer at the head of the company
~ 7th. Asa Clark, Asa Clark Jr. Mrs Hannah Ures of Orleans County & Asa Clark Sr Post Master of Murray in Orleans County and Gustavus Clark Post Master of Clarkson Monroe County
Oliver Cone
I William James one of the Judges of Orleans County Courts do hereby declare his opinion 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 of the Connecticut line of State Troops and I further certify that he unable from bodily infirmity to attend the Court of said County ~ Certified this 19th day of July before me
Sworn to and subscribed this 19th | William James a Judge
Day of July 1833 before me | of Orleans County Courts

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State of New York
Orleans County Ss. Asa Clark of the town of Murray in said County being duly sworn deposeth and says that he is 77 years of age that he is acquainted with Oliver Cone who has subscribed the declaration hereunto annexed that he knows of said Oliver's being in the revolutionary army at Roxbury for term of seven months from the 10th May 1775 until the 10th December following that being the term of his enlistment, that he has always understood from sd. Oliver that he was there before the time of his Enlistment that he started for Roxbury as soon as the alarm of Lexington Battle arrived at E. Haddam where this deponent and sd. Oliver then resided that he has also understood and has no doubt but that sd. Oliver was at Westchester in New York State as he has stated in his declaration and also that he served in New London, that he the deponent was born in E. Haddam and has always been acquainted with sd. Oliver since his remembrance  Asa Clark
Sworn & subscribed this 13th 
day of September before
me
Horace Hibbard Justice

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Asa Clark who has signed the above affidavit and can cheerfully say that he is a man of truth and veracity
Dated at Murray  | Horace Hibbard Justice of
Orleans County 18th | the peace

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State of New York
Orleans County s.s. I, [illegible, crossed out] A. B. Mills Deputy [crossed out] clerk of the said County do certify that Horace Hibbard before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County at Albion the 18th day of September 1832.
A. B. Mills
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orleans Oliver Cone who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is certain he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades For one Year he served as a Militia soldier in the Connecticut line of State troops and for such service he claims a pension
Subscribed & sworn this 19th | Oliver Cone
day of July 1833 before me |
Horace Hibbard Justice of |
the peace
State of New York
Orleans County, ss. Asa Clark of Murray in said County being duly sworn deposeth and says that he is 78 years of age that he has always been acquainted with Oliver Cone who has subscribed the above declaration and believes him to be a man of strict truth and veracity
Sworn & subscribed this 19th |  Asa Clark
day of July 1833 before |
me.
Horace Hibbard Justice of
the peace

[written sideways down right margin] 25,104
Oliver Cone Secn

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[illegible, crossed out] 25,104
Oliver Cone
Orleans County, N.Y.

Admitted
Private 7 months
Time disallowed 3 mo
Reqd to specify -
not done - papers on
file

Abraham B. Mills Clk
Murray P. O
Orleans County
N.Y.

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office

183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Oliver Cone Orleans County New York

Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.
| Years. | Months. | Days. | | | |
Enlis & vol 2 terms 1775 | about | 8 | | Private | Col. Samuel Wyllys Maj. R. J. Meigs & Capt. John Willey. x | 77 years Hartford Co. Connecticut | Living Witness & Traditionary
1776 | " | 1 | " | Col. Dyer Throop | |
Ordered out at different times and served in all for under different officers | | 3 | " | Captains, Dutton Chapman | |

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of  ss.
On this  day of  personally appeared (a) before  
  A. B. a resident (b) of  in the county of  and State, Territory or District of  aged (c)  years, 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)  , with  and served in the  (e) regiment of the  line, under the following named officers:  
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. [pointing hand symbol] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of  
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I  of the Court of  
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of  for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
  day of  &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declarations, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the  and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with   , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, 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 certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the  
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the  
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,  Clerk of the Court of  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of   for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this  day of  &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation or his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, atttend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[this paragraph bracketed on the right] [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom be served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-For - year - months, and - days, I served as a - , For - months and - days, I served as a - ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if be has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which must contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[this paragraph bracketed to the right] [j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnessses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[pointing hand symbol] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the Interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. }

Daniel D Davidson Exam Clerk

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION  3—525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C……   19…..
Our
S-12525
In reply to your request of …., received ……. for a statement of the military history of Oliver Cone            a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT:  April 22, 1775  to May 10, 1775  May 10 1774, 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE:   7 months;  1 month;  3 months
RANK:  
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED:  
CAPTAIN:  Eliphalit Holmes, John Willey, Nathan Jewett, Ebenezer Dutton, John Chapman
COLONEL:  Samuel Wyllys,  Dyer Throop
STATE:   Connecticut 
Battles engaged in:   
Residence of soldier at enlistment:  East Haddam Connecticut
Date of application for pension,  Sept. 18 1832  Et al
Residence at date of application:  Shelby Orleans County, New York
Age at date of application:  born East Haddam Connecticut, December 2, 1944
Remarks:   No family date
 Respectfully, 
Commissioner 
d—285G

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Jany - 18 - 1901
W. W. Cone - Brandsville Mo
1916. Nov. 3. Hist. to Mrs. C. White [illegible]

Rev War 1252.5
INVALID.

File No.  12,525
Oliver Cone
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:-Vol. A, Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Gels
Qe'd

[stamp] PENSION
O
OCT
U. 31 S.
1916
OFFICE.

436 SOUTH IDAHO STREET
DILLON, MONTANA

October 26th 1916

Pension Office,
Washington, D. C. -

Dear Sirs,-
I wrote you about three weeks ago regarding (the) a statement that Oliver Cone, a Revolutionary Soldier was granted a pension. Can you supply me with such a statement? He enlisted from East Haddam Connecticut and served several

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years of the war. In 1817 he Removed to Orleans County, New York and a pension was granted him there on Sept. 18th 1832. He died Dec. 4th 1844.
Any fee for this service will be gladly paid.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Carolyn White
Organizing Regent D. A. R.
Dillon - Montana

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Rev Sec

436 SOUTH IDAHO STREET
DILLON, MONTANA

October 3rd 1916

Pension Office,
Washington, D. C. -

Dear Sirs:-
I verify the papers of Miss Irma Stone the Registrar General of Daughters of American Revolution wishes to have a statement from the Pension Office that Oliver Cone, a Revolutionary [underlined] soldier was granted a pension for service in the war on September 18th 1832. He served

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in 1775 and 1776 - also in 1780, enlisting in East Haddam, Connecticut.
If you can supply me with such a statement, it will be much appreciated.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Carolyn White
Organizing Regent
D. A. R.

[check mark] [stamp] PENSION
O
OCT
U. 7 S.
1916
OFFICE.

[written sideways in right margin] White

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Brandsville Mo. Jan 10. 1901.
[illegible]
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington. D. C.

My dear Sir:-
Kindly give me the pension record of Oliver Cone. [underlined] who served in a Conn. Reg. in Rev. War. [underlined]
There were 3 Oliver Cones in Continental troops of Conn. Called [underlined] Oliver, Oliver, Jun.  Oliver 2nd There are two [underlined] records of of Oliver that I desire - both of Conn. Troops.
One. b. 1765. D. 1829 or 1830.
One b. 1755 d. 1844.
Possibly both died in Orleans Co N.Y.
One of these Olivers had two brothers Samuel [underlined] + Robert [underlined] who served from Saybrook Conn. in Company of Capt Ely under Col. Parsons. both recing pensions
Thanking you in advance for these record I am
(over) Yours very truly, W. W. Cone.

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P. S.
Is there a possibility of the Rev. Roll being published this coming year?
Is there a bill presented to Congress for this purpose?
I have personal acquaintance with four Congressmen - Will it do any good to write them urging vote?

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Orleans County
Clerks Office | I Abraham B Mills Clerk of Orleans County do certify that William James before whom the additional proceedings in the matter of the application of Oliver Cone for a pension was ^had was at the date of the same one of the acting Judges of the County Courts in said County - And also that Horace Hibbard before whom the additional Affidavits in the said matter purport to have been sworn was at the Date of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in said County And further that I am well acquainted with ^the hand writing of the said Judge & the said Justice - And I verily believe that the signatures of the said Judge & Justice subscribed to the said proceedings & affidavits are genuine -
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 20th day of July 1833
A. B. Mills Clerk