Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 18774, Job Cole, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cole, Job
8 18774
Carded
CONTENTS

79 Plymouth
10.166. Massachusetts Job Cole
of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain Hadow of the regt commanded by ~~~~~ in the sp line for 9 May.
State
Inscribed on the Roll of sp at the rate of 30 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of March 1833 and sent John B Thomas Plymouth Mass
Arrears to 4th of sp 1833 $60~ Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 15~
$75~
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H B Blair Clerk. Book 10, Vol. 2 nd Page 10

Job 6679 Application for Pension
Carter - Mass
and that their statement is entitled to credit. who signed the same, is a resident in the and is a credible who has who has signed the preceding certificate, is a permanent resident in the town of the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and that the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the
respond of the petition and proof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the seal of the said Court, and the do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court of the Court of

REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH, ss.
ON this eleventh day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Plymouth within and for said County of Plymouth, Job Cole a resident of Career in said County of Plymouth, and Common- wealth of Massachusetts, aged Twentyseven 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. He hereby relinquish- es 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. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I enlisted as a Soldier in the Company commanded by Capt. Jesse Hadow of Plymouth to serve for the term of nine months. My enlistment was the forepart of the year 1776 - our service was principally Garrison duty. & we Garrison- ed the Fort on the Gurnett, which is a point of land where the light-house now stands in the outer harbour of Plymouth Massachusetts, & there was a light-house there then. I served the full term of my enlistment, the term of nine months & was honorably dis- charged, but had no discharge in writing. Our Lieutenant was James Churchill of Plymouth.

ton, in said County, I am Ensign was Trinity Church year year of Myrmont — I was born January 2, 1855 — in the Town of Myrmont, near the place where I now live, the Town of Gloucester in which I now live having been since set off from the Town of Myrmont & made a separate town — I have no record of my age but only upon what my parents have always informed me. For persons who know me & when I were known & have known, I refer to Benjamin Ellis, Senator of the County of Myrmont & to Capt. Jerome Eddy, of Middleborough, a revolutionary officer to which I need, Judge of the Court of Probate & also to Rev. Myrmont Clerk of Court & Industrial former of Middleborough
J. O. Cole
Sworn to & Subscribed on the day & year aforesaid in the Court of Common Pleas
Attest M. B. Mansfield Clerk

We, Plummer Chase a clergyman, residing in the town of Carver and Zeruah Eddy residing in the Middleborough hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with Job Cole who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Plummer Chase Zeruah Eddy
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
in the Court of Common Pleas
Attest Miss Mary Chase
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Plummer Chase who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Carver and that Zeruah Eddy who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Middleborough and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By order of the Court
Attest Miss Mary Chase
I, Mr. Williams 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 Job Cole for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Twenty day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
W. Williams

1670 Rob Cole
Private 9 Months
N. b. E
$30-
M rs B Thomas L Plymouth Mass

6679  BRIEF in the case of Job Cole of Plymouth Co. in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  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.     Four years of 46 In 17 9 As a private Gen. Capt. Harlow { Garrison duty principally in Plymouth Harbour  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Plymouth Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Geo. O. Easton Examining Clerk.
Jan 33

18774
INVALID.
File No. 18774
Job Cole
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 440
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6679
Job Cole
...officer, should accompany the holder... ...the certificate of a member of... ...In every instance where the certificate of the... ...under the seal of office of the... ...written on the same sheet of paper... ...In every instance where the certificate of the... ...should be presented to the proper officer...

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Job Cole which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy 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? C IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy 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 amount of pension he is entitled? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yy VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy 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? yy

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? yes
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? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
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 _____ 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 months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state 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 shewn 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.
† 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 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

I Lucas Bryant, of Plympton in the County of Plymouth aforesaid, aged eighty years, do testify & say that in the year sixteen Hundred & Twenty Nine I was a soldier in the Army after Revolution, & served nine months in the Company commanded by Capt. Jesse Harlow, & James Churchill, Lieutenant, & Timothy Goodwin, Ensign - we were stationed in Garrison, on the Gurnett, a fortification in the outer outer harbors of Plymouth, Mass. The said nine months was the time of my enlistment & we had no written discharges but were honorably discharged. I further testify & say that Col. Cole of Falmouth in said County was also a soldier in the same Company appeared with me & served in the same place & during the same time that I did & was dis- charged when I was -
Lucas Bryant
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. August 12, 1832 Then the above named Lucas Bryant made solemn oath that the aforesaid deposition deposition by him subscribed was true; & I further certify that said Bryant is a man of truth & a credible witness
Lucasian Eddy
Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Witnesseth I the undersigned Clerk of the Superior Court for said County certify that Lehanah Dole, Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing said bond and that the written signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court on this twentieth day of August A.D. 1832
W. B. Ames

7 James Vaughan of Tauer
Job done