Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12587, Jacob Cous, New York

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New York
Cous, Jacob
S.12587
carded

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Improperly [?] to be p'd at [?] corrected - subject [?] & [illegible]
20. 1835. -
see letter to J. Fleming P. Agt.
April 5. 1837
Hon G. Dean Mch 13 1852,
Wm Eno 8 July 1854

20.862
New=York
Jacob Cous
Dutchess in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Heal of the Regt commanded by Col. Graham in the New York line for 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct. 1835 - and sent to C E Hollifield
Livingston, [?]
Arrears to the 4th of Sep '33 $150
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 N. '36 30
$180
{Revolutionary Claim, Act, June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by G C Stiles Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 93

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State of New York}
County of Dutchess} ss
On this 21st day of March personally appeared before one Stephen Thorn Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess Jacob Couse a resident of the town of Milan in the County of Dutchess and State of New York aforesaid aged Eighty two years and upwards who 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-
This deponent or declarant Jacob Couse says that he was in the town of Livingston in the County of Columbia and State of New York was christened as he believes in [?] or said town of Livingston commonly called the Church of Linlithgo is son of Johntice Couse & Mayant his wife this deponents father moved into the County of Dutchess where this deponent resided during the revolution this deponent says that he was drafted to March to White Plains in Westchester County he believes this deponent hired one John Gage gave him a gun and twenty shillings in money for one months service said Gage went and performed the service this deponent thinks this was in 1776 [illegible lined out] 
at the next draft this deponent was again drafted for one month hired one Strowbridge gave him a blanket and some money but cant say how much - at the next draft this deponent was again drafted and this deponent hired another man for one month this deponent thinks he was drafted three times in the same season - after this deponent was drafted for the third time one Lieutenant Van Bentschoten from Fishkill came round recruting [sic] deponent was drafted for nine months to serve under George Head as Captain deponent thinks John Rouse was Lieutenant John Gage was orderly Sergeant this deponent then hired a substitute during the war hired one John Hubbard who served six years until discharged this deponent paid said John Hubbard one hundred and one Dollars in Cash this deponent thinks this was the [illegible lined out]

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for part of 1777 - at the taking of Stoney point at or near the Highlands this Deponent was one who was called out and went down to the Highlands lay near fort Montgomery where the road from fort Montgomery intersected the old post Road near the Hudsons [sic] River 
This Deponent was under the command of Captain Geroge Head and also under Colonel Graham who Commanded the Dutchess County Regiment to which this deponent belonged all who could bear arms were called out at this time and as this Deponent believes this was in June 1777 this Deponent remained with the militia until they were discharged this Deponent lay in the Highlands about ten days this Deponent lay a part of the time at Fishkill saw General George Clinton in the Highlands and also at Fishkill this Deponent thinks that General McDougal Commanded the Continental troops in the Highlands that lay there with the Militia and General Clinton commanded the continental troops who lay at Fishkill and this Deponent recollects that all the Militia troops were called up as this Deponent believes on a sabbath day and were informed by their commanding officer that a sermon would be preached by the Chaplain of this Continental troops and that all the Militia might go and hear the preaching this Deponent went and others and as this Deponent thinks and believes the name of the Chaplain was Chancy Graham - This Deponent was again called out a second time on an alarm and moved to Fishkill this was in the Summer of 1777 or this Deponent believes remained on duty with the militia in the service of the United States during the Year 1776 at least one month and during the Year 1777 at least six months in 1777 this Deponent was again called out on an alarm to march to join the Northern army at Still Water or Saratoga just previous to the Capture of Burgoine [sic] this Deponent went under the command of the said George Head above mentioned - as captain -

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was discharged before ariving [sic] to the place of destination after comming [sic] home an alarm came that the British were ascending the River in their shipping and Captain Head sent a warrant to this Deponent to warm the men of this Company to turn out by day light the next morning this Deponent rode all night warning all in the District of the Company where this Deponent resided and the next day Morning this Deponent marched under Captain Head down to the river the British shipping were there seen and on the same day Esopus was burnt - George Head commanded the Company in which this Deponent served Samuel Crandle was Lieutenant and [?] Fergason was Insign [sic] Colonel Graham (Morris Graham) this Deponent thinks was also there and Jonothan Landon the Major who commanded the troops who were called out at this time were stationed along the River until the British shipping again descended the River and as this Deponent believes the said troops were absent from home or active duty in the United States Service for one month - This Deponent also marched under the Command of the said Captain Head in the year 1776 when the tories rose in what was then called the great fire part was in the County of Dutchess and at another time when the tories it was said had collected large quantities of powder and ammunition in the East part of said County of Dutchess this Deponent was one who volunteered to go in search of it this was in the Year 1776 in the Spring of the Year and the time that the tories rose was in the month of August the tories had disarmed all the Whigs in that section of Country called the Great Nine partners and this Deponent says that he was absent from Home on active duty as one of the Militia men who was called out [illegible lined out] a week on each of those Expeditions -

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This Deponent further says that Andrew Bostwick was commissary of the troops who resided at Pine Plains in the County of Dutchess and this Deponent performed service in drawing hay and grains to the house of the said commissary and this Deponent also carried hay and flour to the Hudson River to one William Rodley's Landing to put on board of the sloop to convey the same to Fishkill this Deponent thinks and verily believes that the service of carrying Hay flour and grains for the troops of the United States in all amounted to two weeks this was performed in 1777
this Deponent thinks some time in the fall or last of August 1777 This Deponent would also state a circumstance that took place while this Deponent lay in the Highlands he recollects that a scouting party of the American troops returned into camp with one Clapp and one Carpenter two tories who had been surprised and taken and they were whiped [sic] and as this Deponent thinks one hundred Lashes were inflicted upon each of them - This Deponent says that the active service performed by this Deponent by four different substitutes during the American Revolution was six years and three months from 1776 till 1783 or to the time the troops were discharged the amount of money paid out by this Deponent in Cash and Equipment furnished and substitutes was over on hundred and fifty Dollars all the said substitutes excepting Stowbridge this Deponent is informed and believes are dead - This Deponent further says that he has not heard from Stowbridge in forty years & therefore can not say whether he is dead or alive - This Deponent further says that the active service this Deponent did himself personally as a soldier in the service of the United States as a volunteer in the Militia of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York is as follows one month in the year 1776 as this Deponent thinks in October & November and  six months in the year 1777 from the first of April until the middle of November during a part of which time as this Deponent thinks in August and which service is not included in the said six months service this Deponent

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took hay grain and flour for the army the six months service this deponent did in the army as a soldier but the [?] this Deponent would mention as services also rendered for the United States by this Deponent for which this Deponent never received any compensation being pressed into the United States Service by the Commissary of the American Army This Deponent would also state that he stood guard during the winter and spring of 1778 to protect the public Stores in the County of Dutchess consisting of flour Whiskey Pork beef and some ammunition which was deposited in different places through the County of Dutchess generally about 12 or 15 miles from the Hudson River for fear that the British Shipping might come up the River and destroy these as this Deponent [?] this Deponent patroled [sic] the road four months from the month of April until the month of August the active duty that this Deponent did in the year 1778 as a guard and as a patrole [sic] was six months this Deponent served under Captain George Head who divides his company into different patroles [sic] or districts and placed his men by couples upon different sections of roads to stand guard - One Samuel Miller stood guard with this Deponent this Deponent served under Captain John Rowe and then under George Head as Captain the Lieutenants were Stephen Adlit, then John Rouse and then Samuel Crandle - this Insigns [sic] were [?] Fergerson Captain Head Lieutenant Crandle and Insign [sic] Fergerson served the [?] party this war - The county troops which this Deponent marched during said war is that part of the State of New York now called the Counties of Dutchess of Putnam or Westchester or Columbia  and at the places above mentioned during the revolution resided in the town of North East now Pine Plains in the County of Dutchess always [?] as a Volunteer besides finding a substitute as above stated - this Deponent served with General McDougals Division of Continental troops in the Highlands also General George Clinton lay at Fishkill and in the Highlands and has command of some of the

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Continental troops This Deponent further says that he has no documentary Evidence in his possession of services rendered by this Deponent as aforesaid this Deponent knows of no person who can testify to the services rendered by this Deponent who now resides in the neighborhood where this Deponent resides or [?] One Samuel J Haight may recollect some facts [?] to the services [?] by this Deponent as above stated and set forth in this Deponents declaration and also one Alexander McIntosh of Gallatin Columbia County -
The following interrogatories were propounded to the said Declarant Jacob Couse and the following answers are hereto annexed - viz
1st Question: Where and in what year were you born?
Answer: In Livingston Columbia County on the 16th of September 1750
2 Question: Have you any record of your age, If so where is it?
Answer: I have none - only my recollection
3rd Question: Where were you living when called into Service: where have you lived since the revolution and where do you live now?
Answer: I resided at the time of the revolution in North East now Pine Plains in Dutchess County when I was called into service - Since the revolution I have lived six years in the manor of Livingston in the County of Columbia and the rest of the time I have resided in the town of Milan in Dutchess County upwards of forty years and now resides in Milan - 
4 Question How were you called into service: were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Ans: Whenever I was drafted I hired and sent a substitute as stated in my declaration but as to the personal service which I performed I always sent as a volunteer -
5. Question. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops were [sic] you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstance of your service?
Answer - I cannot state them more fully than I have stated the names in this my declaration to which I hereto refer -
6th Question: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service?
Answer I never did receive any discharge in writing from any of my officers but always served until I was truly and properly discharged by my commander -

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7th Question: State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your Character to veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution -
Answer - I would refer to Jacob J Stall of the town of Milan a Merchant & farmer of said town of Milan who knows me intimately and has known me for upward of thirty years Also would I refer to Jacob Shook Esquire of said town of Milan who is Post Master of Shook [?] Post office in said town of Milan in the County of Dutchess and to one Samuel J Haight also of said town of Milan who has known this Deponent for a great many years and who has known the character of this Deponent and can state what this Deponents character is if called on and their belief as to the services rendered by this Deponent as a soldier of the American Revolution
This Deponent would also refer to one Alexander McIntosh of the town of Gallatin in the County of Columbia who has known this deponent for at least sixty years and who can state something of the services rendered by this Deponent 
This deponent further says that there is no minister of the gospel residing in the immediate neighborhood of this Deponent nor int he said town of Milan to whom this Deponent can refer -
This deponent 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 & Subscribed this 21st day of March 1833 before me
Jacob Cous [signature]
Stephen Thorn judge of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Dutchess & State of New York aforesaid}

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State of New York} ss
County of [blank]}
Alexander McIntosh of the town of Gallatin in the County of Columbia and State of New York being duly sworn doth say and declare that he has heard the annexed declaration of Jacob Cous read over to him and recollects that George Head therein referred to was a Captain of the Militia in the then town of North East in the County of Dutchess that Deponent also recollects that Andrew Bostwick of Pine Plains then North East was a commissary of the United States and resided as stated by said Jacob Cous at Pine Plains and Deponent recollects that Hay and grain and public Stores were carried down to the Landing on the Hudson River called Radleys Landing as stated in said Cous's [sic] Declaration and this Deponent further says that he is now seventy five years of age that during the revolution this deponent resided in the town of North East County of Dutchess about six miles from the said Cous who also resided in the same town this Deponent knew said Jacob Cous before and during the revolution and has known him intimately ever since and during that trying period the American Revolution this Deponent always ^[insert] knew that said Cous was a very active and efficient Whig "a good man and true" and this deponent verily believes from his knowledge of said Cous during said war he served as he has stated in his Declaration hereto annexed this Deponent further says that said Cous has always sustained a fair and impeachable Character and is believed to be a man of truth and veracity in the community where he is known and this Deponent has known said Cous to have been Elected to office in the town of Milan when it was called North East and is generally believed in the vicinity where said Cous now resides and where he has resided for upwards of fifty years that said Jacob Cous was a

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Soldier of the American Revolution and his Deponent fully concurs in this opinion -
Alexander his X mark McIntosh ['x' between first and last name]
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 21st day of March 1833
Stephen Thorn Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess and State of New York aforesaid}

State of New York} ss:
County of Dutchess}
Mr Jacob Shook and Jacob J Stall residing in the town of Milan in the County of Dutchess and State of New York as aforesaid being sworn do [?] and [?] that we are well acquainted with Jacob Cous who has Subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age that he is reputed and generally believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the American Revolution and we do fully concur in that opinion and the said Jacob Shook does further certify that he is Post Master of the Post Office called Shook Ville Post Office in the town of Milan and further that he has known said Jacob Cous for upwards of thirty years and said Jacob J Stall says that he has known said Jacob Cous for upwards of thirty years and we do both declare and certify that Jacob Cous is a man of fair character for truth & veracity and Entitled to full credit and we do believe that said Cous has performed the services as stated by said Cous in his Declaration
Jacob [ink smeared and unfinished]
Jacob Shook [signature]
Jacob J Stall [signature]
Sworn & subscribed this day and year above mentioned before me March 1833
Stephen Thorn one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Dutchess aforesaid

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Soldier of the Amercian Revolution and this Deponent fully concurs in this opinion -
Alexander his X mark McIntosh ['x' placed between first and last name]
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 21st day of March 1833
Stephen Thorn Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess and State of New York aforesaid}

State of New York} ss:
County of Dutchess}
We Jacob Shook and Jacob J Stall residing in the town of Milan in the County of Dutchess and State of New York as aforesaid being sworn do declare and certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Cous who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age that he is reputed and generally believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the American Revolution and we do fully concur in that opinion and the said Jacob Shook does further testify that he is Post Master of the Post Office called Shook Ville Post Office in the town of Milan and further that he has known said Jacob Cous for upwards of thirty years and said Jacob J Stall says that he has known said Jacob Cous for upwards of thirty years and we do both declare and certify that Jacob Cous is a man of fair character for truth & veracity and Entitled to full credit and we do believe that said Cous has performed the service as stated by said Cous in his Declaration.
[Jacob ink smeared]
Jacob Shook [signature]
Jacob J Stall [signature]
Sworn & subscribed this day and year above mentioned before me March 1833
Stephen Thorn one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Dutchess & State of New York aforesaid

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took hay grain and flour for the army the six months service this deponent did in the army as a soldier but the 
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No 23914
Jacob Cous Dutches [sic] County
New York

Admitted
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Henry I Traver, Clk, Dutches County [lined out]
New York [lined out]
Charles Esselstyne esq.
Livingston, Columbia Co NY.

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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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 [?] 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 show 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, showing the Service of Jacob Cous Dutches [sic] County New York 
|Period when the service was rendered.|
Served in 1776
Called June 1777
Called [?] 1777
Called out 1777
Served - 1776
Served carrying Hay &c - 1777
Served 1778

|Duration of the claimant's service|
|Years|Months|Days|
-|1|-
-|6|10
not stated
not stated
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-|-|14
-|4|-

|Rank of the claimant|
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private
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--
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teamster

|Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.|
Capt Head, Col Graham
Capt Head
Capt Head

|Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.|
82 years
Dutches [sic] County in New York

|Proof by which the declaration is supported.|
Traditionary evidence, no clergiman [sic] Certificate no reason given -
Witnesses certified by the Judge who also certifies applicants in a [?] to appear in Court - living witnesses certified credible - papers correctly attached -

The applicant states that he performed active [underlined] service by Substitutes [underlined] 6 years & 3 months during the war for which he paid $150.00
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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State of New York}
County of Dutchess}
Town of Milan}ss:
I Jacob Cous of Milan County of Dutchess and State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say as an amendment to my declaration hereto annexed & had independent of services performed by substitutes and of services in teaming as stated in my declaration I performed as a volunteer in the Malitia [sic] of the United States during the revolutionary war the following services as near as I can recollect the same under Captain George Head and Colonel Graham. to wit one month in April and May 1776 and one month in October & November 1776 making in all two month (sic) in 1776 and from January 1777 till April 1777 four months and from some time in June I think about the tenth of June 1777 till the last of August two months and a half at least and from the middle of September until the last of November 1777 two months and over and from the month of December 1777 till the middle of April 1778 four months and a half and from April 1778 till August 1778 four months - this Deponent further says that the one months service in the spring of 1776 is the service spoken of in this Deponents Declaration in search for powder and ammunitions and other warlike stores which it was reported the enemy had hid and secreted in the East part of the County of Duchess in the State of New York

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State of New York}
County of Dutchess}
Town of Milan} ss.
Personally appeared before me Stephen Thorn Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess and State of New York Jacob Cous of Milan County of Dutchess and State of New York who being by me 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 one year six months I served as a private soldier and for one month I served as a sergeant and for such service I claim a pension
Sworn & subscribed before me this 6th day of July in the year of our Lord 1833}
Jacob Cous [signature]
Stephen Thorn [signature]

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and the one months [sic] service in October & November 1776 was performed with the Militia below the Highlands to guard public property belonging to the United States and in readiness to march to such point along the Hudson's River whereas necessary the services performed in the winter and spring of 1777 was in guarding the public property of the United States in the County of Dutchess and the service performed in the Summer and fall of 1777 was at the Highlands at Fishkill at Fort Montgomery & at Stoney point and other places along the East Bank of the Hudson River and in the Expedition to join the Northern army at Saratoga and at the time Esopus was burnt. - the active service that this Deponent did as a Sergeant was at the time that Esopus was burnt this Deponent had a written commission from his Captain George Head but this Deponent cannot find the same and verily believes that the same is lost and destroyed
the active duty performed by this Deponent in the year 1778 or rather from December 1777 till April 1778 was in guarding powder ammunition flour pork and other public stores belonging to the United States Army and the other active duty performed by this Deponent in the spring and summer of 1778 was in patroling [sic] the Roads as stated in the Declaration of this Deponent hereto annexed and this Deponent would further state in addition to what he has stated in his said declaration that he has performed various service during the year 1779 and 1780

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but he was not under any regular organized corps but merely assisted in hunting tories and attending court marshals as the marshal thereof once attended two days and this Deponent further says that during the different times that this Deponent rendered the services spoken of in his declaration and in the amendment thereof that he was not engaged in any civil pursuit and during the whole of the year 1777 nearly and also the greater part of 1778 this Deponent was actively enjoyed in the Cause of his Country and this Deponent says that there is no Clergyman residing in the town of Milan or in the immediate vicinity where this Deponent resides to whom this Deponent is sufficiently acquainted to certify to this Deponents services The minister of the German Reformed Church to which this Deponent belonged has quit his charge and the church being small has no selected minister now remaining - 
Sworn & subscribed before me this 6th day of July 1833
Jacob Cous [signature]
Stephen Thorn [signature]

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12587
RevWar
INVALID.
File No. 12,587
Jacob Cous
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -Vol. A, Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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STATE OF NEW-YORK,}
County of Dutchess,} ss. I, HENRY I. TRAVER, Clerk of the County of Dutchess, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Stephen Thorn Esqr before whom the two annexed affidavits were sworn to and whose name is subscribed to the certificate of attestation of the same was at the time of taking such affidavits a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas ______
in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County duly commissioned and sworn _________
And Further, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificates of attestation are genuine
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said county the 8th - day of July - A. D. 1833
Henry I Traver Clerk

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State of New York}
County of Dutchess} I Stephen Thorn of Milan in the County of Dutchess one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess and State of New York aforesaid do declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter in [?] the application of Jacob Cous of Milan in said County of Dutchess for a pension and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department That the above named applicant Jacob Cous was a revolutionary Soldier and served during the War of the American Revolution as stated by him in his said Declaration and I the said do further Certify that I am well acquainted with Alexander McIntosh and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity whose statement is entitled to credit and I do further Certify that I am personally and intimately acquainted with Jacob Shook Jacob J Stall and Samuel J Haight whose affidavits are hereto annexed and I do hereby further Certify that they are persons of respectability and standing in the community where they reside and their statements are entitled to credit and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Jacob Cous the above applicant and have known him for upwards of [blank] years and I most cheerfully certify to the fair and irreproachable Character of the said Jacob Cous and do not hesitate to declare that said Couse [sic] from his Extreme age and infirmity cannot attend court to make his Declaration in open court nor has the means to procure the attendance of his witnesses at Court being almost if not entirely dependent for support and I further Certify that I have Examined before [?] the above Declaration and affidavits and have noted the following erasures and alterations viz: in Page 1st line 1st the figures "21st" written on erasure in 1st line from bottom the work of figures "or 1777" erased in 8th line from bottom the word "deponent" written on erasure in 6th line from bottom the words "Deponent" & Rouse written on easures [sic]

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State of New York}
Dutchess County} ss
I Samuel J Haight of the town of Milan being duly sworn says that he knows Jacob Couse [sic] the applicant whose Declaration is hereto annexed and which this Deponent has heard read over and has heard said Couse [sic] relate facts which this Deponent knows to be true and Deponent further says that he has known said Jacob Couse [sic] for upwards of forty five years has dealt much with said Couse [sic] while this Deponent kept a store in Milan and always found said Couse [sic] to be a man of honor and integrity and has always understood and believes that said Cous to be a man of truth and veracity and entitled to credit and further says that this Deponent was in the service at the same time that said Couse [sic] sets forth he was and recollects the names of the officers set forth by said Cous as being in the Army and also says that many of the facts set forth in said Cous's Declaration is still fresh in his recollection of this Deponent and this Deponent recollects of hearing that one Clapp and Carpenter whiped [sic] as stated by said Couse [sic] and further says that said Couse [sic] has always been reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and this Deponent has never doubted the fact nor heard any person in the neighborhood where said Cous resides doubt that said Cous was a soldier
Samuel J Haight [signature]
Sworn & Subscribed to before me this 21st day of March 1833
Stephen Thorn Judge of the County Courts of this County of Dutchess and State of New York aforesaid}

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in page first last line at bottom the words & figures "Latter part of 1776" erased in 2nd Page 1st line word "or" erased on 2nd Page in 5th line from bottom the word "six" written on an erasure on third Page last line bottom word "was" erased in 4th Page in 13th line form bottom word "Strobridge" written partly on an erasure in 5th Page in 5th & 4th lines from bottom the word "volunteer" written on  erasure in 6th Page in 7th line from top part of the word "appentaining" [sic] written above the line in Page 7 line 18 from top word "Columbia" written on an erasure same page in 25 line from top word "can" written on erasure in Page 8 line 4th.10th.13th 17 18th.21st.24th.26.29.32 & 33 line the word "Cous" altered from Couse also same page 8th line 19th word "ever" written on erasure & 21st line word "knew" interlined in page 9 in the affidavits of Jacob Shook & Jacob J Stall the word "Cous" altered from Couse in several places - in Page 11 in the affidavit of Samuel J Haight the word "Cous" altered several times from "Couse" and in same page in 5th line from bottom the words "and believed" interlined given under my hand this 21st day of March A.D. 1833
Stephen Thorn a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess & State of New York aforesaid ~

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State of New York}
Dutchess County ss:} I Henry I Traver Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Stephen Thorn Esqr - before whom the annexed declaration and examination were made, was at the time of stating the same a Juge of the Court of Common Pleas of said county being a Court of Record and have a Clerk & seal - And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature annexed to the said declaration and examinations is his genuine signature ~
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand under my seal of office the Twenty sixth day of March AD. one thousand and eight hundred and thirty three ~
Henry I Traver Clerk

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the matter of Jacob Cous an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832
23914
Address to [underlined]
Charles Esselstyne
Livingston
Columbia County
State of New York

Admitted
Private 18 months

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Mechanics Bank
New York 17th March 1837

Sir
I enclose herewith a power of attorney &c to recind [sic] Jacob Cous pension, which was objected to by me on two grounds. 1st the residence of the pensioner being now in Columbia County out of this agency, and 2nd the power of attorney not being witnessed by the magistrate in conformity with 1st Section of the 2nd Comptrollers circular instructions of 29th September last - I am requested to obtain your decision in the case, it being contended by Mr Jenkins the commissioner of Deeds before whom the paper was executed that his signature is not required (as he construes the instructions) as an additional witness to the power, and on the part of the applicant that his permanent residence as is Dutchess County within this Agency, he being merely on a visit to Columbia County.
Very Respectfully your obt Servt [obedient servant]
Jno Fleming Presd & pens agt
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

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Mechanics Bank
New York 13th June 1835

Sir
The name of Jacob Cous a Private at $60 per Annum was entered upon the List made at this Bank for the Albany Agency as a resident of Columbia County where as it appears by his papers which have been  presented here for payment of his pension, that he now resides in Milan Dutchess County, and has resided there for twelve years past ^[insert], and previous thereto in North East same county, his papers have been executed before a Justice Peace residing in Columbia County which probably has been the cause of the error. Will you be pleased to have this pensioners name retransferred from the Albany to this Agency.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt [obedient servant]
Jno Fleming Presd & pens agt

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions