Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19258, Isaac Cobb, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cobb, Isaac
S. 19258
CONTENTS
carded

33.038
Name of Isaac Cobb
of M'watkin in the State of who was a M'watkin the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Mass., Line for New Bedford
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 24 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1841  1841
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Aug t 52 and  Pueblo Don A. Hamilton Arrears to the 4th of U.S.G. Semi-annual allowance ending
Inscribed on Roll of 7. June 1832 Granted by Special Revolutionary Claim, 4th June 1832 21. July 1852
Recorded By W. McKee Clerk, Vol. 1 Page 10

35,082.
Isaac Cobb M.D.
act 7. June 32
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Hn. Th o Davee W.R.

State of Maine County of Piscataquis } 88
On this second day of July personally appeared before the Clerk of the Court of Piscataquis Grace Cobb a resident of Abbot in the County of Piscataquis and State of Maine aged Seventy eight 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 —
I hereby certify that I was draughted as a Soldier for the United States Service in the month of March AD 1778 twice and my Father hired Substitutes — That in the month of August AD 1778 I entered the service of the United States at the age of Sixteen years as a Volunteer under Capt. Sturtevant Lieut. Cobb — Ensign Weston and in Col. Jacobs Regiment (Lieut. Col. How. Maj. Clap war his Subalterns) and served on Battle Hill in Rhode Island a per- -tifying three (3) months and soon more there was with us one Continental Regiment of Blues commanded by Col. Green — I left the service in the month of November AD 1778 — Then the following June (1779) I was draughted and entered and the service of the United States and served three months in Mass. County of Plymouth in Capt. Shaws Comp. Lieut. Shittliff & Ensign Cole and Col. Cotton's Regiment
At the time I entered the service I resided in Plympton afterwards called Carver — County of Plymouth and State of Mass — after I left the service I went to sea (during the war) and our vessel was captured by the British our vessel being sunk and we were made prisoners of war
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I further Certify that I have no documentary evidence and that I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State.
I was born in Plympton County of Plymouth & State of Mass - A D 1762
I have a record of my age in my Bible and there is one in Carver Mass.
When I was called into the service I lived in Plympton now Carver Mass - Since that time and since the Revolutionary War I have lived in Plympton - now Carver and Norway County of Oxford and State of Maine, and now in Abbot County of Piscataquis State of Maine. I was called into the service by draught and declaration.
The names of Officers whom I recollect were those mentioned above - in my declaration.
There was a Continental Regiment of Black commanded by Col - Greene - The French Army were fortifying on Rhode Island and a French Fleet - lay in New Port.
I never received my discharge there was none given to any of Isaac Cobb
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Mr. Atherton Clark a Clergyman residing in the Town of Longville and Joseph Morton residing in the Town of Abbot hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr. Isaac Cobb who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age.

That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Atherton Clark Joseph S. Munroe Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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 Atherton Clark who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Piscataquis, and that Joseph S. Munroe who has also signed the same is a resident in Abbot in said County and is a credible person and is a justice of the Peace in commission and that this Statement is entitled to credit
J. A. Patten Clerk of the Courts of Piscataquis County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Courts in the matter of the ap- plication of Isaac Cobb for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this Second day of July A D 1840
J. A. Patten

I Isaac Cobb a resident of Abbot in the county of Piscataquis and State of Maine Aged Seventy Eight years do hereby testify & swear that in the month of June AD 1779 I was draugh- ted as a soldier for the United States Service under or by Capt Jonathan Shaw that I belonged to Capt Shaw's Comp & Col - Collins Reg when draughted instead of serving under said officers as stated in my former Declaration (This mistake must be attributed to my age & infirmity) I now distinctly recollect that directly after I was draughted I was call out by Lieut Moulton (then a resident of Plymouth) and served under him three months in Plymouth County in the Town of Plymouth and on Plym- =mouth Garrison when the Light House stead there was also a Fort & Barracks at that place there was stationed at these places two Comps of Militia beside the Comp that I was in one commanded by Capt William Weston and the other by Capt James Churchill. William Winslow was Capt Westons Ordeley Sergeant there was in all about one hundred & twenty five - soldiers stationed at that place - previous to my service there was a Comp stationed at the same place commanded by Capt Jesse Howland - When I was draughted I resided in Plympton now Carver Eight Miles from Plymouth and Seventeen Miles from

I Isaac Cobb a resident of Abbot in the county of Piscataquis and State of Maine aged seventy eight years do hereby testify & swear that in the month of June AD 1779 I was draugh- ted as a soldier for the United States Service under or by Capt Jonathan Shear that I belonged to Capt Shears Comp & Col - Cullens Reg when draughted instead of serving under said officers as stated in my former declaration (This mistake must be attributed to my age & infirmity) I now distinctly recollect that directly after I was draughted I was call out by Lieut Moulton (then a resident of Plymouth) and served under him three months in Plymouth County in the town of Plymouth and on Plym- =mouth Garrison when the Light House stood there was also a Fort & Barracks at that place there was stationed at these places two Comps of Militia beside the Comp that I was in one commanded by Capt William Weston and the other by Capt James Churchill. William Winslow was Capt Westons orderly Sergeant there was in all about one hundred & twenty five - soldiers stationed at that place - previous to my service there was a Comp stationed at the same place commanded by Capt Jesse Howland - When I was draughted I resided in Plympton now Carver eight miles from Plymouth and seventeen miles from

Plymouth Gurney my plans of Service The British landed at said place fired a number of Cannon Balls into the Light House and plundered some and were driven off by a reinforcement of our men Isaac Cobb.
Piscataquis ss Abbot August the 2nd AD 18210 personally appeared the above named Isaac Cobb and made oath that the above declar- -ation by him subscribed is true before me Joseph S Merrill Justice of the Peace

8 19258
INVALID.
File No. 19258
Peace Park
Pr. Rev. Mr.
Special } Act: { July 21st 1872
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 16
[Arrangement of 1870.]

13272
O.
Isaac Cobb
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____
18
Discharged: _____
18
Application filed: _____
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Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
O. _____
Consolidated with U. S. Rev. File 19,258

PENSION OFFICE,
June 27, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted by the Secretary of War, for carrying into effect the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled "An Act supplementary to 'An Act for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution.'"
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, draughted, 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 Storekeepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.
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) the _____ of the 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 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.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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 _____
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 receive detailed instructions respecting the nature and form of the testimony they must produce to secure their being placed on the Pension Roll, ( vide note j. ) As the presumption will, in such case, be against the applicants, in consequence of the omission of their names in the muster-rolls, they will be required to furnish, as near as may be, the same evidence as has heretofore been required by the regulations and practice adopted for carrying into effect the act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and the acts supplementary thereto; with such relaxations as have been from time to time sanctioned by the Department, on account of the rapid decrease of the survivors of the Revolutionary Army, and the consequent difficulty of procuring direct positive testimony in every case.
Whenever an officer or non-commissioned officer is now in the receipt of a pension, he should make application, if entitled to the benefits of this act, by letter merely, setting forth his rank, and the regiment, corps, or vessel, in which he served, and his present place of residence. His pension certificate must accompany his letter.
In those cases where the applicants have once been on the Pension Roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and have been dropped therefrom on account of property, or from any other reason, or where application has been made under the act of May 15th, 1828, and the evidence of service is in the Departments, or having made application and proof of service, and having been rejected, instead of the above declaration, they will make a statement, setting forth, under oath, their having been previously on the pension roll, and their having been struck from the same, showing their rank, the regiment, corps, or vessel, in which they served, their present place of residence, and their place of residence when the first application was made, or of their application under the act of 15th May, 1828.
In a case where a claimant may make personal application at this Department, and can produce satisfactory proof of service, and of his identity also, at the seat of Government, he may make his declaration before a justice of the peace.
The case of the State Troops, Volunteers, and Militia, is different. There are in the Department no rolls of the State Troops, except those of Virginia; and no rolls of the Militia, except those of New Hampshire.
Applicants who served in the State Troops of Virginia, and applicants who served in the Militia of New Hampshire,* will be required to produce the same proof as is prescribed for those who served upon the Continental Establishment. But, with respect to the other State Troops and Militia, there is no record to advert to, and no presumption to be rebutted. The nature of the case, therefore, demands a different rule of proceeding.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except as is above provided, will make and subscribe the following declaration:
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) in open Court, before the Court of _____ now sitting, A. B., a resident (b) of _____ in the County of _____ and
*Since June, 1832, the New Hampshire militia rolls have been returned to the Executive Department of that State, and are not now in the Pension Office.

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 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:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the day (if possible) and the month and year (d) when the claimant entered the service, and the time when he left the same; (and, if under more than one engagement, he must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of his officers;) the town, the county or State, in which he resided when he entered the service; whether he was draughted, was a volunteer or substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the continental regiments or companies with which he served; and the names of some of the Regular Officers whom he knew, together with such further particulars (e) as may be useful in the investigation of his claim; and also, if the facts be so, that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.]
He hereby relinquishes (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will be annexed the following certificate:
We, A. B., a clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D., residing in (the same,) 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the court.]
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion (g) 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 signed the same, is a resident in the _____ and that and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ clerk (h) 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 (i) of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
The form of the proceedings and of the certificates will be so varied as to meet the case, when the declaration is made out of court, before a judge, as heretofore provided for.
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 interrogatories (m) 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 draughted, 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 service?  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 (k) in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have existed upon the subject. To require from the applicants positive proof of service from a temporary survivor, would, after the lapse of so many years, be to deprive many of them of

the benefit of the law. And as no presumption is raised against the militia by the existence of rolls in the Department, there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them. On the other hand, to receive the declaration of the parties, as a sufficient ground for placing them upon the Pension Roll, without corroborating circumstances, would be to open the Treasury to great frauds. A just medium seems to present the best rule for carrying into effect the objects of Congress.
If the two persons, whose certificates are required, cannot be produced in court, without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant, then the statement of the facts and opinions above mentioned will be made, under oath, before some judge or justice of the peace, and the certificate of the court to the situation and credibility of the persons making the statement will be given.
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.
3. Persons serving in the Marine forces.
4. Indian Spies.
Each of these two latter classes of cases will produce proof, as nearly as may be, conformably to the preceding regulations, and authenticated in a similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.
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 magistrates 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militiamen, Volunteers, and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only, or in militia cases in which muster rolls exist.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

No 38.372
Isaac Cobb,
Maine
Act 21 July 1832,
(place on roll Act 7 June 1832)
Pri. R. S. Leve 8 mo
Adm d p 24/ per annu. Comg 11 March 1841,
Mem Kh. Hamilton
U S Senate

Washington July 24, 1852
Dear Sir,
Herewith enclosed I hand you the papers of Isaac Cobb, on which a pension has been granted.
Please send me his certificate - You will obtain a copy of the law at the State Department.
Very Respectfully,
H. Hamilton

V
Mr Nathaniel Cobb
Danville Main
JB

Plymouth March 1848
Mr Nath Cobb
Sir
On examining my Father's Book in which he kept a record of the soldiers enlisted in this County, in 1779 I find the name of Isaac Cobb, who enlisted for two Months on an expectation to Rhode Island. & also in 1780 I find he enlisted for three Months, to go to Claverick, but was altered & went to Tiverton under Command Capt Benj Bridger, this may serve to bring to the remembrance of your Father. The facts of his going & the Officers he served under which will serve him better than a Certificate from me as I have given one or two lately & they don't incline to grant a pension on the testimony of this work as they say it is not Official, altho' he was the superintendent of Soldiers raised in this County
Yours So Love Nath Gorham
For the certificates I have granted I have charged 5 dollars
& Justice fees — as — 1.50
& Clerk of the Court — — — 50
7.00

Respy. referred to the Comm. of Pensions in order that their Comm may be placed on the roll accordingly D.W. of Int. } G.W. Aug. 4, 1852 }

Private. N o 136
An Act for the relief of Isaac Cobb.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is directed, to place the name of Isaac Cobb, of Abbott, in the State of Maine, on the pension list of the United States, at the rate of twenty-four dollars per annum, commencing on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-one, and to con- tinue during his natural life.
Approved. July 25. th 1852.
Department of State
Washington. Aug d 2. 1852.
A true copy, carefully collated with the original Roll
W. Hunter, Acting Secretary.

February 25, 1851
From Comm ee of Pensions
Proof not sufficient to warrant Dept in allowing pens n — No additional information on files, &c.

Pension Office February 25. 1857
Sir.
In reference to the petition of Isaac Cobb for pension in right of service in the Revolutionary War, I have the honor to state, that his claim could not be allowed by this Department, in consequence of his failing to produce such proof of service as will be exhibited by the enclosed printed sheet. Our files afford no additional information in the case.
The petition and accompanying papers are herewith returned.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully, Your obedt servt.
J E Heald Comr. of Pensions
Hon: G. W. Jones Chairman of the Committee on Pensions U. S. Senate

Memo,
A Bill for the relief of Isaac Cobb
ref d to Mr. Foot as sub Com
Grenfell-

Mem
The enclosed Report embraces the facts as set forth by the proof. Since the reference of the case the Comp d of Pensions has written to the ch r a letter (herewith) dated April 8, 1852.
J. P. Sheldon
clk com pen (5)

NR 167
Isaac Cobb.

I Isaac Cobb aged seventy-eight years hereby certify that the reason of my not making application for a pension previously the one made out and executed this day is because I thought it necessary for me to obtain living witnesses to testify to my service until recently which I witnesses I could not obtain of Isaac Cobb
Presented SS on this second day of July AD 1840 personally appeared before me the above named Isaac Cobb & made solemn oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true J. S. Monroe Justice of the Peace

To the Honorable Senate and house of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled - The Petition of Isaac Cobb of Abbot in the State of Maine respectfully represents that he is a native of Plympton, now called Curner in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts and resided there until after the Revolutionary War - That he served in that war eight or nine months at least, but for want of such proof, as would satisfy the Commissioner of Pensions, he has hitherto failed of receiving the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832 for the relief of Revolution- ary soldiers. Your petitioner states that he served in Capt Sturtevant's Company three months in 1780 as appears by the rolls, although he supposed when he made his application, that the service was performed in 1778 - He also served in 1779 under different Commanders nearly six months, and was called out by Lt. Morton - Said Morton was a stranger to me and the Commissioner of Pensions in a letter to Mr Dane dated Dec. 21 st 1840 intimates that there was no such man in the service, There was a Lt. Morton of Roxbury, who was employed in the recruit- ing service at different times through the whole of the Revolutionary war, and was on service at Rhode Island in 1778 and at different times before that time.

Although the name of your petitioner is not found on the rolls, for the last service performed by him, yet his assertion is sustained by a private record of a Mr Goodwin who kept a memorandum of the soldiers enlisted in the County of Plymouth, which memorandum is in the hands of his son Nathl. Goodwin now living in Plymouth. Your petitioner solemnly avers that this service mentioned in Goodwin's memorandum as enlisted for two months was continued to nearly six months, making in all nine months service at least, yet he has never received any compensation for said service. Not on account of any fault of his own, but for want of proof wherewith to satisfy the Commission of Pensions, the rolls being imperfect and his comrades, who at the time were all strangers to him being dead, or in parts unknown to your petitioner. He is now far advanced in years has lost his memory and his mental faculties are somewhat impaired. He is dependent on his children for support & prays to have justice done him so that he can leave the world free from debt for his support. He most solemnly affirms before God, in whose presence he soon expects to appear that he is entitled to a pension under the act of 1832. He therefore prays that he may be placed on the Pension Roll for such sum per annum as your Honorable body may think just and right.
Isaac Cobb

Pension Office.
December 21. 1840.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that the amended statement of Isaac Cobb, has been examined and filed with the other papers. The allegation of having served at the Gurnet in 1779 under Lieutenant Morton, while Captain Weston's Company was in service at that place, is not sustained by the rolls. Weston was in service there in 1776, and Captain Brian Morton of the Coast Guards, was at Cape Elizabeth in that year. There does not appear to have been any Lieutenant Morton in command of any company on the Coast at any period of the War.
I have the honor to be, Very respectfully Your Obed. Servt.
Hon: Thomas Davenport. House of Representatives.
J. L. Edwards

ISAAC COBB.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 167.]
JANUARY 30, 1852.
Mr. TOWNSEND, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Isaac Cobb, of Abbott, in the State of Maine, respectfully report:
That after careful examination, they find the facts correctly stated in a report made in the case to this House by Mr. Waldo, May 9th, 1850, which report is adopted by your committee, with the recommendation that the accompanying bill do pass.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—May 9, 1850.
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Isaac Cobb, of Abbott, in the State of Maine, respectfully report:
The petitioner claims to have been a native of the county of Plymouth, in the State of Massachusetts, and a resident therein until after the revolutionary war; that he was a soldier in said war, and served several tours—in all, not less than eight or nine months—and he asks for the benefits of the act of Congress approved June 7, 1832, on account of said service.
To sustain this claim, the petitioner has furnished the committee with a certified copy of an original record kept by a Mr. Goodwin, of the county of Plymouth aforesaid, wherein were registered the names of those persons in said county who joined the army of the Revolution, from which it appears that Isaac Cobb enlisted for two months to go on an expedition to Rhode Island in the year 1799; and that Isaac Cobb also enlisted for three months, and served under Captain Benjamin Rider, at Tiverton, Rhode Island, in the year 1780. He has also produced a certificate from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, showing that “the name of Isaac Cobb is borne upon a pay-roll of Captain Jesse Sturtevant’s company, in Colonel John Jacob’s regiment, for service at Rhode Island, as a private, from July 21 to November 1, 1780, a period of three months and twelve days.” The committee are satisfied, from the evidence before them, that the petitioner is the same identical Isaac Cobb named in those certificates and that he did serve in the Army of the Revolution in the war.

therefore, of opinion that the petitioner is entitled to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 7, 1832, and should be placed upon the pension rolls of the United States, at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th day of March, 1841, and to continue during his natural life; and, to accomplish this object, they recommend the passage of the accompanying bill. All which is respectfully submitted.

Office House of Reps U.S. August 6 1852
Sir
Your letter of the 5 th instant has been received.
The papers in the case of Isaac Cobb of Maine were sent to the Commis- sioner of Pensions on the 24 th of July last.
I herewith return your letter of yesterday in accordance with your wishes as expressed to Mr Buck of this office.
I am very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t
P. Barry Heays
Ch Clk Offia H o Reps U.S.
F F C Triplett Esq Acting Comm r . of Pensions

Pension Office, April 8 th 1852.
Sir:
I herewith return the papers in the case of Isaac Cobb, and have the honor to state that the reasons why this office could not admit the claim, are correctly stated in my letter addressed to you on the 25 th of February 1851, among the papers returned, and to which I would respectfully refer you. I know, however, no good reason why the bill for Cobb's relief, which has passed the House of Representatives, should not receive the sanction of the Senate.
I have the honor to be Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servant.
J. E. Hall Commissioner of Pensions
Hon. George W. Jones, Chairman Committee Revolutionary Pensions, United States Senate.

April 8, 1852
From Commt of Pensions
Refers to his letter of Feb. 25, 1851 — knows of no good reason why bill should not pass.

Washington City DC
Dec' 22 1840
Col. J. S. Monroe Dear Sir
Your letter of the 30 th ult. containing the additional statement of Mr Cobb was duly received, and presented to the War Department - Last Evening the reply, which I herewith transmit received through the mail which does not I regret to say seem to sustain Mr Cobb. It may serve however to strengthen his memory as to some facts connected with his service at that time
In much haste
I Am Sir Mi' Resp't Yr friend & Servant Thos Savee

Sir
I Enclose certain papers sent me from Mr Isaac Cobb. in my District. claiming a Pension. Will you please examine them and inform me of the result.
Mr Resp d y r Ob t Serv t Thos s D r Aree
H on R ef W l July 8. 1840

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
May 21. 1846.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Isaac Cobb, is borne upon a Pay Roll of Capt Jesse Sturtevant's Company, in Col John Purbins Regt. for service at Rhode Island, as a private from July 31 to November 1. 1780. 3 Months & 1 day. No roll of said Captain for the year 1778 - and not upon roll of any Capt Shaw. No roll of Capt Shaw, in Col Cotten's regt. The above, is all the evidence of service of any one of the name shown by the Military records in this Office.

Pension Office, March 24, 1846.
Sir,
Agreeably to your request, I have to inform you that W m Isaac Cobb, of Maine, sets forth in his declaration under the act of June 7, 1832, the following terms of service, for which proof is wanted from the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts:
In August 1778 he was under Capt. Sturtevant, Lieut. Cobb, Ensign Weston, in Col. Jacobs's regt. The Lt. Colonel was How, and the Major was named Clapp. He served in R. Island 3 months. In 1779 he was Capt. Shaw's company, Lieut. Shurtleff, Ensign Cole; the regiment was commanded by Col. Cotten. He resided in Plympton, afterwards called Caver, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
I am respectfully, Your Ob t . Servt. J L. Edwards
Hon. A. K. Peirce, Second Comptroller.

2036.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John E. Cabot
Secretary of the Commonwealth.