Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,270, Andrew Crook, N.H.

SERVICE
N.H.
Brook, Andrew
NUMBER
S. 15,270
CONTENTS
carded.

15832 New Hampshire
Andrew Crook of Waltham in the State of New Hamp. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Ladd of the Regt commanded by Col Read in the N Hamp line for 15 months
Died Dec. 10 - 1840
From A.B.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Aug 1833 and sent George Woodward Haverhill R.R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $1111.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 25.70 $1136.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H.H. Adison Clerk Book 2 Vol. 5th Page 76

Andrew Crook N Hampshire
Thurs 1 year & 3 Months
5 N. 06
Apr. 15 1833
L 338
12569
Gen. Woodward
Hawthill
11 H

BRIEF in the case of  Moore & Brock  vs  Grafton  in the State of N H  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72  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.     Aug 1st In 1777 drafted about 3 Private Capt Sloan Col Brown   Spring 1778 enlisted 1 " Capt Ladd Col Dodge  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? —  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional three living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The length of service is not exactly specified the witnesses are not certified 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Fayter
Examining Clerk.

Andrew Crook.
12.569.
Return to be made to Geo. Woodward Esq Haverhill N. Hamp

James Ladd of Piermont in the county of Grafton State of New Hampshire aged eighty years do testify say that I have been more than fifty years acquaintance with Deacon Andrew Cook of said Piermont & know that he served as a private in Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's company which was raised for the defence of the frontier & which was attached to Col o Timothy Buel's Regiment that he served in said company one year. I being a Lieutenant in said company during said year. Said Cook has lived in this town ever since the said Regiment was discharged in 1779
Grafton Aug 20. 1832
Sworn to before
James Ladd
W o Ladd's ward for peace
I certify that the above named James Ladd is a credible witness, being well acquainted with him. W o Ladd's ward for peace
HOSSES (Dow)

Joseph Foord of Lebanon  Concord in the county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire aged seventy one years do testify & say Deacon Andrew Crook of Concord in said county enlisted into Capt. Ezekiel Lucas company in Col: Timothy Baldwin's regiment in the spring of the year 1778 & served therein one year. That this regiment was raised for the defense of the frontiers & that I also belonged to the same company. Joseph Foord
Grafton Aug. 20. 1832
Sworn to before Wolcott  Wolcott for peace
I certify that the above named Joseph Foord is a credible witness being well acquainted with him
Wolcott for peace
HOSES (Dorr)

State of New Hampshire
Grafton p.
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Grafton do certify that George Woodward is a justice of the peace within & for said county duly qualified to take affidavits & that the signatures which purport to be his, on each of two pages on this sheet are genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court this 20. day of August 1832 Geo. Woodward Clerk

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Grafton
On this 18 th day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court for said County, now sitting, Andrew Cook a resident of Piermont in the County of Grafton and State of N. H. aged 72 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— viz, About the first of August in the year 1777 he was drafted or enlisted into a Company commanded by a Capt. Brown of Lyne N.H. & immediately joined the company we were ordered to Charlestown N.H. on our way to Fort Stark at Beaufort. Soon after the battle of Bennington from Charlestown the company proceeded to Bennington Vermont, where we were stationed for a few weeks & we were joined by a Regiment or detachment from Mass. From Bennington we all took a more northerly direction & passed through Pawlet, Castleton & Haddamston to the neighborhood of Bolton & Middlesex & Fort Ticonderoga That while stationed there a Col: Brown captained a number of prisoners & the detachment with them was ordered to conduct & guard the prisoners to Charlestown & from there returned home the day last of October.
That in the spring of the year 1778 he enlisted in Capt. O'Keefe's Company & Col: Timothy Buel's Regiment for one year, some Regiment being raised for the defense of the frontiers & that he served a year in said company during the time he made various excursions with scouting parties traversing various parts of the State of Vermont, some of the excursions to the Lake where he performed many acts of great ability & assistance in building a block house for Military stores.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Andrew Cook
We, Robert Blake residing in Piermont and Nathan Bean residing in Piermont hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Andrew Cook, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Robert Blake Nathan Bean
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 Robert Blake who has signed the preceding certificate, is a gentleman, resident in the town of Piermont and that Nathan Bean, who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Piermont and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Edward Webber Judge of Probate of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Andrew Cook - for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighteenth day of Sept - AD 1832 - Moses Dorr

inm 1812
October 19, 1923
Mrs. C. V. Crooks Needles, Box 6 Calif.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 15270 it appears that Andrew Crook enlisted August 1, 1777 as a Private in Captain Sloan's Company, marched from Lyme, New Hampshire and served until the very last of October 1777.
In the spring of 1778 he enlisted and served as a private for one year in Captain Ezekiel Ladd's Company, Colonel Timothy Bedel's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1833 while a resident of Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire aged seventy-two years. He died December 10, 1840. There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
✓ From A.B.

P 15270
INVALID.
File No. 152 270
Andrew Crook
Pris Rev War.
Act: James Vth 32
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 83
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1916 Jan. 21 - Test to Mr. Charles H. Laverth M.B.H. 1923 - Oct. 19 - Test to Mrs. C. V. Crook. Letter in ch. p. 34154 of David Baird. mss. 1907 Feb. 15 - Photos to A. W. De Goole. au.

I Ichabod Palmer of Oford in the County of Grafton, and State of New Hampshire, aged seventy six years do testify and say that I have been acquainted with Simon Andrew Crook of Piermont more than fifty years and know that he served as a private in Captain Stearns company of Lyne N. H. three months or more. He with myself joined said Company about the first of August in the year 1777 and marched from Lyne to Charlestown N.H. from thence to Manchester in the State of Vermont where we were stationed five or six weeks, and from thence to Mount Independence & Fort Ticonderoga - While we were at Ticonderoga a number of prisoners were captured & we were sent with others to guard the prisoners to Charlestown aforesaid & from thence returned home -
Ichabod Palmer
Grafton ss. September 14. 1832 -
Sworn to before
Ebenezer N. Strong. Jus Peace
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss - Court of Probate held at Haverhill in said County on the third Tuesday of September A.D. 1832 -
I Moses Dow Register of said Court do hereby certify that Ebenezer N. Strong is a justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature to the above certificate, is in his own hand writing -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the day and year above written -
Moses Dow

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. At a Court of Probate held at Haverhill in said County, on the third Tuesday of September A.D. 1832.
Ordered by the Court that the within affidavit of Ichabod Palmer & the annexed affidavits of James Ladd & Joseph Wood be attached to the declaration of Andrew Cook for a pension as evidence in the case -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the day and year above written - Moses Dow Reg d Probate
an amendment to the within and foregoing affidavits By Ichabod Palmer, that he the said Andrew Cook served at least Three Months. April 25 th 1833
Ichabod Palmer State of New Hampshire ss - April 25. 1833 Then the above named Ichabod Palmer Subscribed and swore to the truth of the foregoing statements before me - And I further certify that I have been acquainted with the said Ichabod Palmer for forty Years and have always found him a man of strict truth and veracity.
Ebenezer N. Strong, Jus t Peace
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Ebenezer N. Strong is a justice of the peace within said county duly qualified to take affidavits, that I believe the above to be his genuine signature. Witness my hand & the seal of said Court hereunto affixed this 25 th day of April A.D. 1833 G Woodward Clerk

Haverhill 25. April 1833
Mr. Edleards.
In the inclosed case of Andrew Crook, the deponent, Ichabod Palmer, has made a supplementary affidavit which proves that in the term of service to which he refers, the said Crook served at least three months, which you will find on the back of the other.
You will also find that the officiating Magistrates have certified as to the credibility of all the witnesses.
Should the papers be found in order for a certificate, I hope to receive one, in a few days.
Your obed t Serv t ,
W. Woolworth

12569
Andrew Brook
George Woodward Gannhill N H

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Andrew Cook 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? 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 amount of pension he is entitled? No claim 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
Cook not Cook

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? Confirmed by two citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
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? No
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? No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? No
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?
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, deposeeth 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.
One of the witnesses is a Clergyman

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.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
The Pay Gen. Report was returned on Feb. 2, 1916 in reply to this request and
The Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Mr. Rev. Sec.
999 Cleveland Ave Portland Oregon January 27, 1916
Sir; Received to day your communication in regard to Andrew and Samuel Crook, Revolutionary War persons. You did not return the record I sent from the Adjutant General's Office, I would like it as I did not keep a copy.
Very respectfully Charles H Leavitt
RECEIVED FEB 2 1916 Army and Navy Division

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Andrew Brooks , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 15270.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1777 Oct. 1777 Pvt. Sloan. N.H.   Spring 1778 1 yr. Ezekiel Good Jeremiah Bedel        
Battles engaged in, (none stated)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Sept. 18 1832. His claim was allowed. ✓
Residence at date of application, Vermont. Bradford Co. N.H. ✓
Age at date of application, 72 years. ✓
Remarks: There is no family data on file
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Feb 9 1927
Chief Rev War Section Division.
I have this day received from
A. H. De Groot
cash No.
50
for $1.50, requesting
photostat copy
post-office addresses) as per
letter herewith.
1927 Feb 15
photo mailed DW Wolf
Finance Div Wolf
All
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division.
W.L.L.
C 10
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Feb. 9. 1927.
Andrew Crook S 15270
Comr. of Pensions
Please furnish photostat copies of papers from the following Rev. War pension claims (not expd)
  Andrew Crook, S. 15270 1 page   Thos. " S. 12638 5 "   Chas " S 17902 4 "   10 " 
rec'd payment $ 1.50 100 W.E. Wilson
W.W. De Goosh Cp U.S. Shipping Board City
FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK FEB 9 1927 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 12692 Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
Feb. 10, 1927 192
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostat copies of 1 page from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 15270, Andrew Crook
No. of copies one Shall form be kept standing? no days
For further information see A. E. Wilson  5033  541 Room No. Phone No.
Approved:
Chief Clerk of Bureau.
Handwritten signature: A. E. Wilson
Chief of Branch or Division
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate
Multigraph single or double space? Facsimile signature?
Mimeograph one side or both sides? Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling
Stapling Once? Twice? Side? End?
Electric typewriter Fill in addresses? Dated?
Addressograph from lists
  Envelopes, size Cards, size   Proof list Pay rolls   Labels (submit sample) Corrections   Fill in letters Tabulation sheets 
Photostat x Size actual Official use? Repay? yes  $0.15 Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $
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999 Cleveland Ave.,
Portland, Oregon, Jan. 11, 1916.
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
If there is anything on record in your office pertaining to Andrew Crook and Samuel Crook, or their families, I would appreciate having it sent me.
Thanking you, I am
Respectfully yours,
Charles H. Leavitt