Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2410, William Cox, Mass.

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box, William Mary
R. 2410
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10329 William Cox Affiliation & Certificate
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10329 Cox
Return to the order to S. Plant H. Ford
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STATE OF VERMONT,
COUNTY OF Orange
Probate District of Bradford
On this 24 th day of July 1832 personally appeared before the Probate Court of the District of Bradford of William Cox a resident of Perkin in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 83 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 with one Nourse Britton, and served in the regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers; as a Waggoneer, Viz Captain John Goddard, who had the Superior Command of the Waggoneer department, for the term of one month. He was employed during the time in transporting provisions from Concord & Wood from Lexington to the Army at Cambridge in Massachusetts, at the expiration of this service which was about the first of June 1775. He enlisted a second time as a Waggoneer for the term of two years under the same Captain Goddard & was stationed nearly the whole of the time at Cambridge in Massachusetts & was employed in drawing carriages & other materials to build the fortification on Dorchester heights when the British were in Boston. He was constantly employed in turning forth the army. That when the British evacuated Boston he went with Genl Putnam's division of the army through Connecticut carrying baggage for said division & kept one night at Genl Putnam's in Connecticut. That he was employed in said business carried leading several times to the Hudson river once to Poughkeepsie in Vt soon after the Battle. He carried a load of trucking tools from Concord Mass to Various Con. in Connecticut. was several times at Albany with leading. That after Burgoyne was taken, he discharged for the prisoners at Cambridge & left the service soon after the capture of Burgoyne after serving two years six months. That he resided in Cambridge Mass when he enlisted
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or 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 Vermont. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Cox
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states in the regular army.
1. Simon Root Clerk or Register of the court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Cox for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 24 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Simon Root Clerk

no. 7. 746. June 28 th 51 Appeal of Mary Cox du re no of Wm Cox. deceased Supt. Dist. June 7. 1852
Mary Cox du re no of Wm Cox
See 4 July 1836
H. H. Sylvester

State of Vermont
Bradford District, At a Session of the Probate Court held at West Fairlee within & for Said District on the 15 th day of June 1857, Personally Appeared William Cox of Vershire in Said district Administrator on the Estate of Mary Cox late of Vershire in the County of Orange & State aforesaid deceased, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the arrears of Pension which was due to William Cox deceased under the act of June 7 th 1832, and the arrears that was due to Said Mary Cox under the act of July 4 th 1836, or any other act applicable to her case.
That Mary Cox was the Widow of William Cox who was a Seaman or Wagoner in the War of the Revolution, that he entered the Service (he believes) from the town of Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts, & as he believes served through most of the War; that he refers to his (Said William Cox decd) declaration & accompanying documents on file at the Pension Office, under the act of June 7 th 1832; that the Said Mary was Married to the said William Cox decd. on the (25 th ) Twenty fifth day of November November in the year Seventeen hundred Seventy nine, or earlier, (he thinks) that her husband the said William Cox died at Vershire aforsaid on the Twenty seventh (27 th ) day of July in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty eight; that the said

Mary Cox continued his widow until the Seventeenth (17 th ) day of May Eighteen hundred & forty eight, when she died also at Said Vershire; that her name before her marriage to the said William Cox dece d was Mary Sawin; that her native place was Watertown Mass where he believes they were married, & he also believes that said William deceased was born at Cambridge Mass, that he has ever understood that said William dece d was at home on a furlough in consequence of an injury that he received in actual service in the Army by his wagon or cart running over him) when he was married, after which he returned to the Army again; that the declarant (William Cox), Elias Cox, and Polly Dodge are the children and only surviving children of the said Mary Cox, & that they are also the only surviving children of the said William Cox deceased; that he (the declarant) has been duly appointed Administrator on the estate of the said Mary Cox deceased, that the said William was 88 years of age when he died & said Mary was 92 years old when she died; that there was a large callous upon said William's ribs on each side where his wagon ran over him as aforesaid.
W m Cox
Sworn to and subscribed by the above declarant in open Court on the day & year first above written Before me - C. B. Leslie Register

State of Vermont } I Charles B Leslie Register of the Bradford District } Probate Court within & for said district do hereby certify that Satisfactory evidence has this day been produced to said Court, that William Cox late of Vershire in said district died on the Twenty- Seventh (27 th ) day of July Eighteen hundred & thirty eight (1838) that he left a widow by the name of Mary Cox, who continued a widow untill Seventeenth (17 th ) day of May Eighteen hundred & forty eight (1848) when she died Also; that William Cox, Elias Cox & Polly Dodge are the children & only surviving children of the said Mary Cox & also the only surviving children of said William Cox deceased, that William Cox has been duly appointed Administrator on the estate of the said Mary Cox deceased & is duly authorized to act in that capacity, that the leaf hereto annexed was taken from the Bible (which was proved to be the family Bible of said William Cox deceased), in open court
In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name & affix the seal of said court this 10 th day of June A.D. 1857
Charles B Leslie Register
I Royal Hatch Judge of the Probate Court within & for the District of Bradford, do hereby certify, that Satisfactory evidence Charles B. Leslie is Register of said Court duly qualified & Commissioned & the above purporting to be his signature is genuine - In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said this 10 th day of June 1857 at West Fairlee - Royal Hatch, Judge.

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This Bible belongs to
William Cox
William Cox married to Mary Sawin Nov 25 th 1778
William Cox Born the same day Dec. April 25 th 1780 Polly Cox Born January 11 th 1783
William Cox born Aug st 15 th 1784
Daniel Sawin Cox born April 9 th 1786.
William Cox born Dec 11 th 1787 Lucy Palmer Cox born Oct er 21 st 1787
Phebe Cox born born April 5 th 1790 Phebe Cox born Dec 11 th 1790
Susan Sawin Cox born Oct ber 8 th 1796
Elias Cox Born December the 15 1799

No. 529
William Cox — Orange Co. Vermont
ly. repeated
Simeon Short Elk Orange Benson District Orange Co. Vermont

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
11 June 1833
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 subjjoined 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 William Cox
   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.     12me 1775- 1 Wagon Colt Goadard 33 years Traditions   2 6 " Colt Goadard Cambridge Mass - Clergyman - living witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
It cannot easily be admitted that the above service is insusceptible of further proof, and the regulations require the production of the best to be procured.

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 } ss. County of }
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. [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 declaration, 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)                      , who has 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 days 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 of 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

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 traditional 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, attend 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 or 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.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he 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 months , 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 he 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 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 must 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.
[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 witnesses 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. War Section mmh Cam
August 4, 1932
Louise Dodge Whitaker 183 Mystic Street West Medford, Massachusetts
Madam:
In response to your letter received June 15, 1932 you are advised that from the papers in the pension claim R. 2410 of William Cox it appears that he was born in April 1749 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He applied for pension July 24, 1832 while living in Vershire, Vermont and alleged that he enlisted in 1775 in Cambridge -Massachusetts under Captain Goddard and served one month as a wagoner, and again on June 1, 1775 a he enlisted in same Company for the term of two years and served two years and six months as a wagoner, in which service he was injured by his wagon passing over his body causing a large callous on his ribs on each side. He was not in any battles.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish satisfactory proof of the alleged service.

He died July 27, 1838 in Vershire, Orange County, Vermont. On November 25, 1779 (or earlier) he married Mary Sawin of Watertown, Massachusetts who died May 17, 1848 in Vershire, Vermont aged ninety-two years.
The children were William, born and died the same day April 25, 1780; Polly, born January 4, 1783 and in 1802 married Captain Eliphalet S. Dodge who was living in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont in 1835 aged fifty-six years; William, born August 15, 1784; Daniel Sawin, born April 7, 1786; Lucy Palmer, born October 24, 1787; Phebe, born April 5, 1790; Susan Sawin, born October 8, 1796 or 1797 and Elias, born December 15, 1799. William, Elias and Polly were the only children who survived their parents.
A grandson, George Dodge is mentioned in 1835 as living in Thetford, Vermont aged thirty-two years.
Father of soldier, name not stated, died when soldier was six years of age.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any Jeremiah Dodge, Seth Wilson, or Daniel Spofford, or to a John Jepson as described by you.
Very respectfully,
Chief Clerk.

State of Vermont Probate District of Bradford On this 12 th day of January A.D. 1875 personally appeared in the County of Orange & before the Probate Court for said District now open sitting, William Cox of Westshire in the County of Orange State of Vermont aged 85 years, who being first duly sworn as the law directs, doth, on his oath, make the following additional declaration in addition to the one, he made on the 24 th day of July 1832 for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That since he made his first declaration he has been at the trouble and expense of sending to Cambridge in Mass a cherty where he lived at the time he entered the the service for the purpose of obtaining testimony, but that he cannot find any person now living at that or any other place who personally knew of his service. He has ascertained that Capt. Goddard who (he thinks) belonged to Noybury is dead, that Isaac Trask of Charlystown & Joel Hager of Noybury who served with him are also dead & he is unable to ascertain where one Nourse, Britton, & Flagg who served with him as teamsters under Capt. Goddard now reside or whether they are living. The above mentioned five persons served about two years as teamsters. He also states that while in the service, he was entitled to draw rations & to receive the same pay as other entitled soldiers. That he was liable to the same penalties for desertion. That he was always required & did appear with his team, upon the parade at the drilling of the roll in the morning & that his name was called with other soldiers. And he also states that he was not allowed & did not engage in any private pursuit during the 2 years & 7 months he was in the army. In addition to the particulars he has mentioned in his first declaration he states the following, that while stationed at Cambridge he was directed to carry a half barrel of molasses & a half barrel filled with very heavy substance, weighing 10 hundred, from Boston to Danbury in Connecticut; what the half barrel contained he never knew. At least

time while he was carrying a load of powder from Boston to the Headport. Now or in that vicinity, he & other Teamsters, with him stopped at a public House over night, & left their loads of Powder near the House of the landlord, that in the night a heavy thunderstorm arose attended with vivid lightning, that the landlord was so much concerned for fear the lightning would cause an explosion of the powder & destroy his buildings, that the Teamsters were obliged to remove their loads during the storm to a considerably distance from the house. He also asks leave to say, that he was one of the number, who disguised in the disguise of Indians, ventured to enter the ship laden with Tea in Boston Harbor & threw it overboard. Which was the prelude to the revolutionary war. He is aware that this circumstance furnishes no direct proof of his having as a revolutionary soldier, but he hopes the Government will excuse an old soldier for recording in his declaration a fact so vivid in his recollection. He recollects the following fact, that happened while he was stationed at Cambridge. He was drawing timber to build a bridge on to a small Island which lay between Boston & Cambridge, when at the place where the bridge was to be built, a ball fired from a British ship struck one of his oxen a little back of the shoulder & laid a piece of skin, near a foot wide open upon his rump. Genl. Putnam was present at the time & was exceedingly incensed at the occurrence & dispatched a messenger to our men on Cobble Hill to fire upon the enemy. He is confident that he knew at least that year 7 months or more. He will readily state that he knew at least six months, & he thinks 7 or 8 months after the expiration of his term of service called must
William Bick

George Dodge of Thetford in the County of Orange State of Vermont aged 32 years do testify that that Wm Cox named in the foregoing declaration de- position is my Grandfather & that I have always lived within three miles of him, though we have lived in different towns. And I will recollect that when I was quite a child & very often since I have heard my Grandfather give an account of his being a Teamster in the Revolutionary war & have heard him relate many of the particulars mentioned in his declaration particularly the circumstance of the ball hitting his ox - & I have also understood from him that he was engaged in the service a considerable part of the time dur- ing the war - I have also heard Capt Benjamin Stratton tell of Flanders in Orange County, Vermont that he knew that the said Wm Cox, my Grandfather served as a soldier in the Revolution - The said Benjamin died sometime in the year 1831 - George Dodge sworn to this child the day after aforesaid -
Eliphale S. Dodge of Thetford in the County of Orange State of Vermont aged 56 years do testify that I have been well acquainted with William Cox named in the foregoing declaration the last thirty seven years & that I married his daughter 33 years ago & the last thirty two years have resided within three miles of him - And I will recollect that very soon after my first acquaintance with him I heard him relate the story of his being a revolutionary soldier & serving in the capacity of a Waggoneer or Teamster - I have often since heard him repeat the same account to his children & others when I have visited in his family - I will recollect if his relating many of the particulars stated in his declaration respecting his service particularly the ball striking his ox & of being one who threw the

Tea on board - That he served under Capt. Goddard Lev. Station at Cambridge & I am confident that I have heard him relate many facts relating to his services, which he has omitted in his declara- tion - I have always received the impression from that he served a longer period, than he has stated in his declaration -
I also testify, that at his request, I sent a letter to a brother in law of his, who now lives in Cambridge Mass. for the purpose of obtaining testimony of his services; this gentleman wrote me in reply that after diligent enquiry, he could not find any person living at Cambridge, who was acquainted with the declarant during the war & of course none who could testify of his services - This brother in law is only 56 years of age - I also know, that he has made frequent enquiry for the persons who served with him V.R. - Goddard. - Goddard, Hagg Chandler & Varnum & others, whose names I do not recall; but they are either dead or gone to parts unknown -
I further testify that I have heard Capt. Benjamin Stratton late of Fairlee, in said Orange County, who died about three years since, say that he knew the said William Cox when he lived at Cambridge & also knew that he served as a Teamster in the army & I heard one Sam Coburn, who died in said Fairlee about 7 or 8 years ago, give the same account -
Elizabeth S. Dodge
room to Hildesdale Sunday - And the Court upon all the foregoing certify that it appears to them, that George Dodge & Elizabeth S. Dodge, whose names have been subscribed & been sworn to the foregoing affidavits, are credible persons & their statements are entitled to credit -
Simon Short, Register of the said Probate Court do hereby certify, that foregoing are proceedings taken in said Court in the matter of the application of Wm Cox for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court the 12th day of January A 1885 Simon Short Reg.

interrogatories propounded by the Court to the applicant.
Where live What year were you born?
Answer by applicant
In old Cambridge Mass. March 1749.
Have you any record of your age; if so where is it?
Answer, He does not know that he has any, his father died when he was about six years old.
Q. Where were you living when called into the service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now live?
Answer, That he lived in Cambridge Ms. when called into the service. That he has lived in Cambridge about two years. About three years in Dorchester. About three years in Malden Mass. County. Sometimes in Charlestown near Boston. & in Hobson Mass. & thirty years in Virginia now resides.
How were you called into the service; were you a drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Answer, That he entered the service voluntarily. State the names of some of the regulars, who were with the troops when you heard; such Continental & militia regiments, as you recall to the general circumstances of your service?
Answer, That he does not know that he can state more particularly than are contained in the above statement he is also that forgotten.
Did you ever receive a discharge by whom was it given what has become of it?
Answer, Thinks he did from Capt. Goddard, but does not know what has become of it.

To the enquiry, what persons he would refer to in his neighborhood, who would testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier in the revolution he referred to Timothy Spalding a Clergyman & Capt. Eliphalet S. Dodge who lives in Tazewell in the immediate vicinity of the applicant - who gives the following certificate -
We Timothy Spalding a Clergyman & Eliphalet S. Dodge both of Tazewell in the County of Orange hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Cox who has sworn & subscribed the above declaration; that we believe him to be 83 years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war. & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed this day year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two Timothy Spalding Eliphalet S. Dodge
And the Court of our said City, that it appears to them that the Rev. Timothy Spalding who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in said Tazewell & that Eliphalet S. Dodge who has also signed the same is a resident of said Tazewell & is a credible person that their statement is entitled to credit - And also certify, that James Rawell, whose affidavit is hereto annexed appeared in Court & subscribed & was duly sworn to the same on the 26 th day of July A.D. 1832 & that he is a credible person.

Sheet
5 June 1835
O.C.
Bygen skatte.
Rec. Vol. 37. pa 150.

War Dept
PO
June 5 th 1835
hi
Upon the statement made  forward in the petition of War Box it is impossible to recognize that he performed  any  sufficient military service to bring his claim within the act of 1832. He claims to have enlisted as a steam cutter for the term of two years in June 1775. No such enlistment  whatever were  took place at that time  as such  enlistments made for a longer term than a year until on or the close of 1776, nor were any waggoners enlisted as such until 1778. It is very certain that if War Box performed the transportation he states, it must have been  was under civil contract with the Commissariat or Quartermaster and that he has not shown the support of the  term of enlistment Department. The claim is rejected. The papers remain on file.
A certificate in favor of the children of Richard Wallace is 6 months senior being the aggregate years  for the of his terms that under Capt. Norton falling short of 6 mo 0 , and another  one in favor of Solomon Dickerson for 86 months senior will be forwarded (ed)

Begin shortly.
Shepherd 5 June 1836 B.L.
Rec. Vol. 37. p. 400.
Line on Sheet E. Shelford Vt

M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Dear sir
Will you kindly send me the military history of Jeremiah Dodge, born Wenham Mass Jan. 19, 1744, married Mar. 25- 1770 Judith Follansbee Spofford of Rowley Georgetown or Newbury Mass., died 1824 Post Mills Vermont.
Also that of my Seth Wilson, b. about 1717 in Dover Mass or Needham Mass enlisted from Needham in Col. Aaron Davis' regt. Apr. 19 1775 (married Milicent Kingsbury of Needham in 1744-5-) and on muster roll of Capt.

Samuel Killon's Co in Oct 1775.
Also that of
Col. Daniel Spofford of Rowley b. Apr. 1721 d. April 26 1800 Rowley if you have anything other than what is given on p 670 Vol 14 Mass. Sold. Rec. Sall. of Rev.
Also that of
William Cox b. April 8 1750 in Boston or Cambridge, mar. 1779 Mary Davis of Cambridge d. July 27 1838 Pershire St.
Also that of
John Jepson b. Feb 18 1728 Boston mar. May 23 1754 Thankful Cox mar (2nd. am
mother grandmother (unint.)

Gooding Nov. 16 1777 (She d. in Cambridge Aug 3 1823 ae 90) and he died 1797. Had a shop on State St. Boston in 1760 and in 1796 was living on Sheafe St.
If these men did not apply for or receive pensions will you kindly pass this to the department which would have their services unpensioned.
Yours gratefully
Louise Dodge Whitaker
June 10 1922 152 Mystic St - West Medford Mass.

Vermont William Cox negroed at P'keert 5 June 1835 At: to H. H. Sylvester Sept: 28. 1844

1922-Aug. 4. Fish to Louise Dodge Whitaker mmh
2410
P. O.
Mary Cox
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Book of Rejected Claims 1852 gives "Team service" mmh.
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 7.740
Mary Cox decd widow of William.
Verm.
Act of 4 th July 1830
To H. H. Sylvester. Oct. 11 th 1857
2410
Act 4 th July 1836

Sir
Genl R Sept. 28.
571
44
The claim of William Coad has been again examined with the benefit of the certificate from the Washington papers — He claims to have been enlisted as a Teamster in the fall of 75 by Lt. W. Genl Goddard for two years & served 2 yrs & 7 months — The troops of 75 were limited in their service to the end of the year and those of 76 were enlisted for that year — These were the longest enlistments before Jan'y 77 — There was no authority continental or State under which such an enlistment could have been made — But the trans- port service at that period of the war was provided for by detailing soldiers or hiring citizens — The latter was unquest- ionably the case of this claimant J. H. Ely Coaster Esq Charlestown N.H.

William Cox,
July 13 1887
Ex 1/2 Col. 1/2 July 13 1887

I William Cox of Tershire of lawful age depose, and say, that I am a Son of William Cox late of Said Tershire in the County of Orange & State of Vermont deceased, who served in the Revolutionary War, that Said deceased in his lifetime made an application for a Pension under the law of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. that I believe Said deceased was entitled to a Pension under Said law, therefore I ask for a reexamination of Said claim under the agency of Stephen Thomas of West Herklee in Said County.
W m Cox
Sworn to and Subscribed This 14 th day of October January A.D. 1857.
Before me -
Alvan V. Bean
Justice of the Peace

To be used on the case of Wm. Cox of V. where papers are on file under ad Jan 7 1882 -
H. H. Hylton

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
I CERTIFY, That the annexed paper is a true extract from the "Washington Paper," in this office.
[Three large, horizontal, wavy lines representing the cancellation of the original document.]
In Testimony whereof, I J. C. Calhoun SECRETARY OF STATE, of the United States, have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Seal of the Department of State to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington, this eighth day of June A. D. 18 44 and of the Independence of the United States of America the 68th .
J. C. Calhoun

Extract from "Orders, By his Excellency George Washington Esquire, Commander in Chief, of The Forces of the United States of America."
"Head Quarters, Cambridge, August 9 th 1775." "Mr John Goddard is appointed by the Commander in Chief, Waggon Master General to the Army of the Twelve United Colonies, and is to be obeyed as such."

May 1. 1844
W. Cope N. Hutchinson J. H. ... James ...

Washington City May 1. 1844
Sir I have this day rec d a letter from the Hon. D. C. Churchill of N.H. asking among other things that I would request you to permit me to examine the suspended papers of William Cox a Esq. of Vernon Vermont (as Deziah Hutchinson .
These claims were presented under the act of June 7 th 1832, about the year 1833. He does not state whether Hutchinson is of Vermont or N.H. He was an attorney at Halifax Vt. (as it is supposed that an unusual knowledge of many things appertaining to the various kinds of issues during the revolution, may now enable us to obtain the necessary proof
I am Respectfully A. H. Sylvester
Mr Cox says etc -
Hon J. Edwards

William Cox D.T. suspended v under act 1832 By order of C.C. for Stephen Thomas Apl 5/

June 15 1844
Mr William Core
7 June 1842
adoption
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Cannon & Pennock

June 15 1844
Sir
In the year 1833, William Cox of W. applied for a pension for services under Mr Goddard of Mass. Wagon Master Genl. At that time no knowledge was in the possession of the Department that any such services were performed or that any such pension or Mr Goddard held such an Office.
The claim is a good one made at that early day in good faith. Notwithstanding that, for the reasons above given it was suspended. Recently I have found his Statement fully corroborated from the public records. I now send you the proof that Mr Goddard was, as Cox has stated, a W.M Genl I trust that the proof taken in connexion with Mr Cox's case will now be sufficient.
Will you please place it with his papers and send the certificate to me.
I am Respectfully
H. H. Symonds
Col Edwards

James Russell of Verhine in the County of Orange State of Vermont, aged twenty years, do testify & say, that I lived as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army for the term of five years, - in the winter of twenty six I was stationed at Winter Hill, as called, near Boston in State of Massachusetts while so stationed I was acquainted with William Cox now a resident of Verhine in the County of Orange & State of Vermont who was in the service of the United States as a regular teamster, he was constantly em- ployed in drawing wood & other articles for the Army and do know that he was so employed more than six months and how much longer I am not able to say. The s d Cox has lived & resided in my neighborhood for about twenty seven years and I do say that he is a man of truth & veracity. I give his X mark James Russell
Subscribed & sworn to in open July 26. 1886