Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12539, Nathan Cole, Mass. N.H.

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Service Mass N H
Cole, Nathan
Number S.12539
carded
Contents

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10.905
New Hampshire
Nathan Cole of Grafton in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Taylor of the regt commanded by [blank] in the N H line for 8 Mos 12 Days, Mass and N. H. Records corrected Sept 19, 1905 [illegible]
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 27 Dollars 99 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of May 1833 and Sent G M Phelps New Chester N H
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $55.98
Semi-anl [Semi-annual] allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 13.99
[Total] $69.97
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk, Book E Vol 1 Page 76

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Nathan Cole
Declaration
No. 811[crossed out]
8118

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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire County of Grafton SS.
On this Sixth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Nathan Cole a resident of New Chester in the County of Grafton and State of N. H. aged 77 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 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, to wit that he [illegible] at Amherst in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire in the year 1775 when the first alarm was given and Marched to Cambridge in the Vicinity of Boston M[as]s and then remained in the service of the United States during the term of six weeks at the expiration of which term he was dismissed and returned home to Amherst aforesaid where he then resided. That in the month of December of the same year to wit the year 1775 he again enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Taylor of Militia as volunteers, in which John Bradford of said Amherst was ensign that he marched from said Amherst to Winter hill near Boston in the commonwealth of Massachusetts & then remained in the service of the United States during the term of four months which was the term for which he enlisted. And at the end of said term of four months was discharged and returned home. He further states that in the summer season of 1777, still residing at said Amherst he again enlisted for the term of three months into a company commanded by Capt John Bradford of said Amherst, and Marched to Bennington in the state of Vermont where he remained in the service of the United States for the term of three months that the last six weeks of which time he was confined by sickness after which he was dismissed as discharged and returned home, that he served as above under Voluntary enlistments in the Militia as

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where he remained in the service of the United States for the term of three months that the last six weeks of which time he was confined by sickness after which he was dismissed or discharged and returned home. that he served as above under Voluntary enlistments in the Militia or Volunteers, that he has no record of his age and does not know that there is any, that he has resided in New Chester in the County of Grafton aforesaid for the last thirty years with the exception of a few years in an adjacent town, that he does not know that he ever had any written discharge at the expiration of his terms of service & that if he ever had any they have long since been lost. he further states that he has no dockumentary [documentary] evidence of his service as above stated & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Capt John Bradford under whom he served some part of the term above mentioned. he further states that he was born in Boxford in the county of Essex & commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has stated above how he was called into service and the names of such officers as he recollects. [crossed out] he refers to the Rev Isaac Knight, Phinehas Sargent and George M Phelps residing in his neighborhood & who can testify to his reputation for veracity and their belief of his having served as a soldier, also The deposition of Capt John Bradford which is attached together with [page torn]

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except Capt John Bradford under whom he served some part of the term above mentioned. he further states that he was born in Boxford in the county of Essex & commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has stated above how he was called into service and the names of such officers as he recollects. [crossed out] he refers to the Rev Isaac Knight, Phinehas Sargent & George M Phelps residing in his neighborhood who can testify to his reputation for veracity and their belief of his having served as a soldier in the revolution, also The deposition of Capt John Bradford which is attached together with [page torn] of the Rev Mr Knight to the declaration as attached, to this declaration are attached the depositions of Capt John Bradford & the Rev Isaac Knight.
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, Nathan Cole
Sworn to and subscribed, the & year first aforesaid Geo Woodward Clerk
We, Phinehas Sargent residing in said New Chester and John Wadleigh residing in said New Chester hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Cole, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 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 the opinion. Sworn and subscribe the
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Isaac Knight who has signed the [illegible] certificate, is Minister resident in the town of New Chester and that George B Phelps, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Geo Woodward Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathan Cole for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal

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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, Nathan Cole
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year first aforesaid 
Geo Woodward Clerk
We, Phinehas Sargent residing in said New Chester and John Wadleigh residing in said New Chester hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Cole, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 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
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Isaac Knight who has signed the [illegible] certificate, is Minister resident in the town of New Chester and that George B Phelps, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Geo Woodward Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathan Cole for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of Sept 1832.
Geo Woodward Clerk

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I Geo M Phelps do hereby certify that I concur in the Opinion of the Rev Isaac Knight [illegible] named & that said Knight is a Minister of the Gospel in said New Chester. Geo M Phelps
Sworn to before Geo Woodward Clerk
State of New Hampshire Grafton SS
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Grafton do certify that George M Phelps Esqr is a Justice of the Peace within aforsaid county duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe his name on the other side is his genuine signature.
Witness my hand & the seal of said court this 6 day of September 1832
Geo Woodward Clerk

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I Nathan Cole of New Chester in the County of Grafton in the state of New Hampshire in addition to what I have before stated depose and say that so far as relates to the first Tour of my service, I volunteered and went from said Amherst to Cambridge  & there remained on the service of the U.S.A. during the term of six weeks, that I cannot recollect as there were regular field Officers under which we served, it was at the very commencement of the American Revolution & our troops were not well regulated, I remember that Dudley Sargent was appointed Colonel over our Regt while I was at Cambridge. I know I did service at that time six weeks but under what Officers excepting Col Sargent part of the time, I am not able to say. I further state that in my second tour of service I was attached to the Regt commanded by Col Reed. Genl Sullivan was there some part of the time.
I further state that in my third & last tour of service, I was attached to the Regt commanded by Col Nickols, under Genl Stark & that during said three months I served in the capacity of a Seargent [Sergeant] under Capt Bradford of Amherst N H. Nathan Cole
State of New Hampshire Grafton SS
12th April 1833
The above affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me
Geo. M Phelps Jus Peace

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State of New Hampshire Grafton SS
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county do certify that George M Phelps Esqr is a Justice of the peace with & for said county duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe the within to be his genuine signature.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court hereunto affixed this 12th day of April 1833.
Geo Woodward Clerk

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I John Bradford of Hancock in the County of Hillsborough & State of New Hampshire depose and say, that Nathan Cole, now a resident of New Chester, marched with me from Amherst in said State to Cambridge Massachusetts in the year I think of 1775, when he served as a soldier for the term I think of six weeks. I further say that the said Cole served at Winter Hill in said State of Massachusetts as a soldier in Capt Taylor[']s Company in which Company I served as Ensign.
I further say that the said Cole marched with me in the year 1777 as a soldier to bennington and was in the Company that I commanded during said campaign. John Bradford
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough County SS July 3d 1832
sworn & subscribed the day and year last aforesaid Before me
Thacher Bradford Justice of the Peace

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State of New Hampshire Grafton SS
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Grafton do certify that Thacher Bradford Esqr is a Justice of the peace within & for this county of Hillsboro in said State duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe the within to be his genuine signature . Witness my hand & the seal of said Court this 6 day of September 1832
Geo Woodward Clerk

[sideways] John Bradford's Affidavit

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough SS April 4th 1833
I hereby certify that John Bradford who has signed and sworn to the written affidavit is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity and whose statements under oath are entitled to full credit
Thacher Bradford Justice of the Peace

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[page torn] Knight a Clergyman, residing in the town of New Chester in the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that I have resided in said New Chester nearly two years & that I am acquainted with Nathan Cole of said town who I am informed is now applying for a pension under the act of Congress of June 1832. that I should think his age about seventy seven & that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that I concur in the opinion and that I know of no other person of that name in the town or County above mentioned. New Chester 3 Sept 1832 Isaac Knight
Grafton SS 3 Sept 1832 sworn & subscribed to before me Geo M Phelps Jus Peace

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No 8118
Nathan Cole of New Hampshire
6.14.16 OC
March 19 1833
Private 8 Mos & 12 days
P. 301
$26.66 + 1.33 = 27.99
G M Phelps New Chester N H

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Brief in the case of Nathan Cole of New Chester C[ount]y of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3. How old is he? 77
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen.
In 1775 | 14 Weeks | Pri
Jun 1775 | 4 Months | Pri | Capt Taylor
Summer 1777 | 3 Months | Pri | Capt Bradford
5. In what battles was he engage? [blank]
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hillsboro County New Hampshire
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective Papers not attached as required
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J [?]kins Examining Clerk.
[illegible] 23, 1833

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Rev War 12539 Invalid. 
[F]ile No. 12,539
Nathan Cole
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th [18]32
[I]ndex: -- Vol. A, Page 77
{Arrangement of 1870.}

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No 8118
Nathan Cole of N. Hampshire
I believe the corrections are made G M Phelps
Geo M Phelps New Chester N H

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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathan Cole which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank]
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. *Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank]
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 5th Not
Explanatory Notes.
* Quere V. 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 [blank] year [blank] months and [blank] day, I served as a [blank]. I served as a [blank]. For [blanks] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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 months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oath 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.
#QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached to the certificate.