Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45702, Amos Cogswell, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
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Continental Mass.
Logswell, Amos
S. 45 7/12
{ B.L.W. 343-200 - Capt. Issued Dec. 31, 1799 to Amos Logswell No papers.
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New Hampshire
Amos Keegan
Loves in the state of N. Hampshire who was a D r Major in the regiment commanded by Colonel S r of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 8 years
inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of Feb 1819 and sent to Hon. Mr. Nathan House of Representatives U.S.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 at $ 95.99 Semi-ann. all'ce ending March 1819/20.
$ 215.99
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued 4th Sept 1819
sent to Hon. Wentworth Dec 15. 1826
Set to same January 5. 1848.
Nathan sent to the Hon. H. Upham 24 Jan 1827 House of Reps

State of New Hampshire } On this 11 th day of April 1818, before me Strafford ss. } the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas for the first District in said State, personally appears Amos Cogswell aged sixty five years, resident in Dover in the said county of district, who being by me duly sworn, according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he the said Amos Cogswell entered the said service as second Lieutenant some time in May 1775 in the company commanded by Capt. Thomas Cogswell and Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Gerrish, of the Massa- chusetts line & that he continued to serve in said Company and Reg- iment till December 1775 That on the first day of January 1776 he Received a commission from Congress signed by John Hancock Pres- ident thereof, appointing him second Lieutenant of a company commanded by the said Capt. Thomas Cogswell in the twenty sixth Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Col. Peabody Baldwin, that he served as second Lieut in the Company and Regiment last aforesaid till January 1 st 1777 when he received a commission from Congress signed by John Hancock President thereof, appointing him a Capt. in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. James Wesson. That on the 15 th day of September 1782 he received a renewal of his said commission, as Capt. signed by John Hanson President of Congress, whereby he was appointed a

Captain in the 8 th Massachusetts Regiment, in the army of the United States, to take rank from the first day of January 1777 that on the 10 th day of October 1783 he received a brevet commission as Major in the Army of the United States signed by Elias Bowdoin President of Congress, and that he continued to serve, as commissioned Officer as aforesaid, in the service of the United States from May 1775 until December 1783, when he was discharged at West Point, in the State of New York. That he was in the battles of the white plains, and Trenton, in 1776, Princeton January 1777, and two battles with Burgoyne nigh Still Water in September and October of the same year, and Monmouth June 1778 - beside several skirmishes in the course of the War. And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
I, Daniel M. Durell, Chief Justice of the Courts of common Pleas for the first district in the State of New Hampshire, as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Amos Pugswell did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of said Court for the County of Stafford, in said district, to be affixed to the same, this 10th day of April A.D. 1818.
D. M. Druall
Attest Dan Walbrown Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas for said County of Stafford

52 Amos Cogswell
not entitled
Hon. N. Upham B.A.

To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of July, 1820.
Amos Cogswell aged sixty eight , resident in Dover in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income—his necessary clothing and bedding excepted—as follows:—
about 200 acres of land in the town of Boscawen N. Hampshire under some improvements on which my son lives & has use the benefit & income of said place before the 18 th day of March 1818, on said place is one yoke of oxen about 25 Sheep & lambs - Old boat & harrow 2 Chains, first cost to me was $666.80 or there about, now worth more two Shares in Piscataqua Bridge, three back lots in Dover first cost about $60 - about 10 acres of land in Dover first cost from $50 to 60. House & barn thereon so Building about 40 years old house wants new silling & shingling &
One horse, two cows, five pigs, horse boat, old Chaise been in use near 20 years - small plow & harrow, 5 Shares in Dover Banks money all out & now paying interest - 1 meal chest, & several other old things worth say $2 - broken looking Glass, 1 Stand, 1 old trunk, 6 old leather bottomed Chairs all worth 30/- 2 Chests Maple drawers old 6 Chairs old - maple table 4 old Chairs, one old pine Chest - 1 pine Chest of drawers 9/ 1 pine table worth 4/6 1 Clock, 1 Looking Glass, 6 Chairs, 1 Card table, one round table 3 old waiters - a parcel of Old brookery ware in the Cupboard 2 Maple tables, 6 Chairs. Shovel & tongs, fire dogs, a parcel of brookery ware in the Chest & Cupboard all old worth say $10. - 1 Desk maple, 1 old Chair - 1 long pine table, 1 maple table 6 Chairs, 3 set Irons, fire dogs, 10 old pewter platters 5 platters 3 old jugs, 3 old boxes, Gin Chest: 4 old Decanters, set & kettle Grid Iron, frying pan, toaster, warmer, tin kitchen, candle box 6 milk pans, copper pot, tea pot, pine table, Maple table 4 old spinning wheels, 10 rods, a parcel of brookery Ware, plates & platters all old - several other articles of old time ware - 4 old Chairs. Bean hand Irons, shovel & tongs, 2 old saddles & bridles, 6 old table spoons silver, 6 old tea spoons & sugar tongs 2 rags floor cloths made by my daughter which they claim $4 - one other old carpet $4 - 1 Cedar Chest, 3 Bands, 1 old cupboard 3 old jugs 2 p. Hill yards 9/ 1 Beetle Wedge 4/6 1 mug 4/6 12 knives & forks, 1 tea stand -
a small right of Dover my wife draws from her son

one horse, two cows, five pigs, horse cart, old Chaise been in use near 20 years - small plow & harrow, 5 shares in Dover Banks money all out & now paying interest - 1 meal chest, & several other old things worth say $2 - broken looking Glass, 1 Stand, 1 old trunk, 6 old leather bottomed Chairs all worth 30/- 2 Chests Maple drawers old 6 Chairs old - maple table 4 old Chairs, one old pine Chest - 1 pine Chest of drawers 9/ 1 pine table worth 4/6 1 Book, 1 Look. Glass, 6 Chairs, 1 Card table, one round table 3 old waiters - a parcel of Old brookery ware in the Cupboard 2 Maple tables, 6 Chairs. Shovel & tongs, fire dogs, a parcel of brookery ware in the Chest & Cupboard all old worth say $12 - 1 Desk maple, 1 old Chair - 1 long pine table, 1 maple table 6 Chairs, 3 set Irons, for fire dogs, 10 old pewter platters 5 platters 3 old jugs, 3 old boxes, Gin Chest: 4 old Decanters, set & kettle Grid Iron, frying pan, toaster, dinner, tin kitchen, candle box 6 milk pans, Coffee pot, tea pot, pine table, Maple table 4 old spinning wheels, 10 rods, a parcel of brookery Ware, plates & platters all old - several other articles of old time ware - 4 old Chairs. Bean hand Irons, shovel & tongs, 2 old saddles & bridles, 6 old table Spoons silver, 6 old tea spoons & sugar tongs 2 rags floor cloths made by my daughters which they claim $4 - one other old Carpet $4 - 1 Cider Mill? 3 Bands, 1 old Cupboard 3 old piggins 2 p. Hill yards 9/ 1 Beetle & Wedge 4/6 my Gun 4/6 12 Knives & forks, 1 tea stand -
a small right of Dover my wife draws from her son by her first husband amount $10. per year -
Also my old trusty Sword or hanger that I wore of long years all through the War in the service of my Country - which I leave the value to the Honorable Secretary -
And I am indebted to sundry persons in a sum not less than - $400 -
Amos Cogswell

And the said Amos Cogswell following oath by him duly taken and subscribed:—viz.,
in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the
I Amos Cogswell do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Amos Cogswell
And the said Amos Cogswell doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.
He entered the service of the United States 10th May 1775 as a Second Lieutenant in the Regiment commanded by Col s Samuel Gorham Massachusetts line and continued in the service in different Regts s commanded by Col s Baldwin, Wesson & Jackson in the several stations of Second Lieutenant, Captain & Brevet Major until the close of the War when the Army was disbanded.

That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is 11 Ap l 1810 and the number of his pension certificate is 6975 :—That his occupation is that of a Farmer but am unable to perform any labour That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.
My wife Lydia aged 60 unable to perform any labour my daughter Abigail aged 25 years able to support herself with some assistance— my son Francis aged 30 years with his wife & children have been wholly supported out of my property, and have no means of subsistence but what is derived from the property contained in my Schedule —
Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fifth } Amos Cogswell day of July , — 1820.
Attest, A. Peirce , CLERK.
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 5 th day of July 1820 before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH and } Associate Justices of said Court. SAMUEL QUARLES,
The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Amos Cogswell having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is two thousand six hundred dollars exclusive of the aforesaid life estate which is valued at $100 per annum and in all subject to the life of his wife Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce , CLERK.
STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.
I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 5 th day of July 1820.
A. Peirce , CLERK.

ry to N.Y. Minn.
45 702
June 15. 1897-Histo Mr. Henry B. Henzel Life Building, St. Paul,
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 45 702
Amos Cogswell Pri Rev Year
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 94
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Washington, Decr 21, 1847
Dear Sir:
Amos Casswell entered the Revolutionary War, on 10th of May, 1775 as 2 nd Lieutenant in Col Fenwick's Regiment, of Mass Line. In 1777 was appointed a Captain in the 9 th Mass Regiment under Col Jas Wapson, & continued in the service until the last day of Decr 1783. He left with a commission of Brevet Major.
Thus he was in the whole war. He died in Dover N. H. Jany 28, 1826. He drew a pension about two years. There is a record is an arrears of pension due him, as

Your books will show.
His wife died not until two years after he did. She never received a dollar of Pension money.
I have the honor to be Yr Owt Servt J Southworth
Hon J. Edwards

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
For Amos Cogswell Esquire
Greeting We, Reposing special trust
confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to
Captain in the 2 nd Vinton Massachusetts Regiment, in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the first day
of January 1779 . You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of
Captain by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And
we strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as
Captain. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress
for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of
the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance
of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Com-
mittee of Congress forementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest Ben Lander
Secretary of the Board of War
Witness his Excellency Samuel Huntington Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 29 th day of December 1779, and in the fourth Independence Year of our
Sam: Huntington President

50/19
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
(Excising)
To Amos Cookworth Esquire
We Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Captain in the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment in the Army of the United States, to take rank as such from the first day of January 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Captain by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as aforesaid. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress beforementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Witness His Excellency John Hanson Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the Sixteenth day of September - A.D. 1776 and in the Eleventh Year of our Independence.
John Hanson
By Order of Congress Charles Thomson
Secretary at War

I William Swombly of Dover in the County of Stratford and State of New Hampshire Do hereby certify & say that I have known Amos Coags - will beg for a number of years and that he lived as an officer in the Revolution war for a number of years to my knowledge in the war with Great Britain and to the best of my knowledge & belief and the information I have that he resided in his house and he is intitled to the benefit of the act of Congress passed in March 1818 granting pensions to all those that served nine months and upward and now is in his sixty seventh of his age by information I find infirm in body and not able to labour for his support & family
Wm Swombly of Stratford in said County of Stratford
Stratford
personally appeared before me Wm Swombly above named and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is just and true to the best of my knowledge Feb 4 th 1819.
Moses L Keel Just of Peace & Quor. for the County of Stratford New Hampshire

I certify that
Washington, Feb. 10. 1819
I certify that the within named Tombs is a man to whose statement full credit may be given.
W. H. Upshur, M.C.

This certify that Col o Amos Cogswell of Dover in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire has for several years to my knowledge laboured under a severe Scrotal Hernia of the left side which has disabled him from all hard labour; he has also latterly had the right lower extremity so impaired by a most severe paroxysm of acute Rheumatism as to render him scarcely able to walk & totally unable to perform any labour; this last has greatly reduced his constitution, has existed about two months & is likely to continue. This also certifies that Mrs Lydia Cogswell wife of the above named Col o Amos Cogswell has laboured under a Hernia which with its consequences herefor several years so far impaired her constitution as to render her unable to perform hard labour.
Dover July 8 th 1820.
Jabez Dorr } Physician.
Strafford ss Dover July 8 th 1820 Then the above named Jabez Dorr personally appearing made oath to the truth of above, Certificate by him Subscribed before me Hiram Rollins J. of Peace
State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.
I Andrew Pease Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County; Certify that Hiram Rollins whose signature is affixed to the above Certificate, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County acting under the authority of said State - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 8 th day of July A D 1820
A. Pease, Clerk

Honorable J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
To the care of } Mrs. N. Lephorn }
Washington

To the Honorable Secretary at War
Sir, From a sense of duty to my self & family i am induced to give you this statement which is the cause of my application for a pension - about the tenth of may 1775 I entered the service of my country as a 2 d Lieut. in the Regt. commanded by Col d Gornish in Defense of our rights of Liberties, and was in one small action with the enemy at Small's point with their floating Batteries - In 1776 I continued in service as 2 d Lieut. in Col d Baldwin's Regt. at NYork, in small action with the enemy when they landed at Long's Neck so called, also at White Plains - also at Trenton, waded across the river and took two prisoners under the bridge, in doing of which I got abed cold & have had the rheumatism ever since, more or less - In 1777 June 5 th I was appointed a Captain in the 9 th Regt. commanded by Col d Jones before was up the Mohock river to take Ensign Butler with fourteen Canadian rangers & three Indian prisoners - was at the raising of the siege of Fort Schuyler, under the command of the english Col d St. Leger - Marched from Albany to Bulltown with 100 men & took about 80 refugees under the command of a Capt. Campbell who were going to Canada - was at the taking of Genl. Burgoyne, in the Battle of the 19 th of Sept r . lost 10 men of my own Comp y killed and wounded - also in the Battle of the 7 th Oct r . - also marched into Burgoyne's encampment with 100 men set 4 sentries of the English all rushed through them & took away all their stores, piled up all their arms & saved my report to the Brigade Major that night, not moving by day light on our march for Albany - then on to White Marsh where joined Genl. Washington - was in the Battle of Monmouth - was in a small action near Kings Bridge when the French troops joined Genl. Washington there - and continued in service until the last day of Oct r 1783 when I left service with a Brevet Commission of Major - when I returned from service I settled my self at Pown, went into trade pledged my public securities as collateral security for my own note for about $1000 - the man failed lost my securities & had to pay my own note by a hardship with cost due

I married an amiable young widow whose husband was a Captain of marines in the ship ringer with Capt. John Paul Jones commander, when he took the British ship of war Drake and then lost his life, according to several acts of Congress, she was intitled to about $800 for the prisoners & guns so taken, but she never could obtain any thing, she is now in years very infirme of the same complaints of my own - she thinks she ought to draw a stipend from Government for one or the other of her husbands - I have always been a true friend to my country both in the field and in the cabinet, have served about ten years as a member in our General Court, three years in the Honorable Senate - and have had the Honour of being one of the electors for our present President, of vice president - I have but one son, of he is an unfortunate one to me, I gave him a college education, of the study of law, in hopes to make him a member of Congress, nature has given him sense enough, but he will not make good improvement of it, he has no facility for to get a living as many others - he lives on my land - his fortune is dependant on me for a living himself wife & child - Should have given him a deed of said land some years past, but was a feard he would spend it - my infirmities are such as I am not able to do any hard labour for my support, and to hire much taken entirely all the profits - therefore am going behind hand very fast, am now considerable in debt my buildings are much out of repair, and much more so my self which can never be repaired in this life - To You Honored Sir, I have addressed my self as a dutiful child ought to do to their honored parent, in which light I consider you and have laid all my infirmities & complaints before you all such I have done with truth & sincerity - Now Sir, I consider the act of Congress to have placed all this business in your own hands, for you to do justice for eight long years painful service through wet, cold, naked, hunger, many life, & almost starvation to gain the Independence of this great & rich Country - not to my knowledge did I miss a regular hour of duty the whole eight years service - I hope, the Honorable Secretary will take my case into his wise & friendly consideration & pity the sorrow of a poor war worn old soldier with all his infirmities and old age, together with the inability of his family to obtain their living & grant him the bounty which Congress has given him so to day, and he in duty bound will ever pray for the welfare of the United States the short time he has now remains here, and his best wishes will always attend the Honorable Secretary -
I am Sir, with respect your honoured most Obedient
Dover Feby 10th 1820 -
Amos Cook

HENRY BURLEIGH WENZELL
COUNSELLOR AT LAW
NEW YORK LIFE BLDG.
In reply to yours of
St. Paul, Minnesota, May 29, 1897. 189
Commissioner of Pensions, Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
On July 8, 1820, Amos Cogswell of Dover, N. H. made his petition to the secretary of war asking for a pension for services rendered in the War of the Revolution. If you have the original on file in the pension office I desire a certified copy, and upon being informed of the amount of the fee for the same, I will send you bank draft at once.
Respectfully,
(Dictated)
Henry B. Wenzell

File 9 45702
(11000101)
OLD WAR & NAVY JUN 25 1967 LETTER
GLENDON JUN 24 1967

HENRY BURLEIGH WENZELL COUNSELLOR AT LAW NEW YORK LIFE BLDG.
In reply to yours of
St. Paul, Minnesota, June 19, 1897. 189
Commissioner of Pensions, Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Your letter of June 15, answering my inquiry for information concerning Amos Cogswell, is at hand, and I note your statement that the bureau declines to comply with my request for a certified copy of the papers on file in your office.
I presume you did not overlook the statement in my letter that I would gladly pay the fee for a copy of Col. Cogswell's petition of July 3, 1820.
In case the bureau must decline to furnish a certified copy upon payment of the customary fees, I desire to know whether the papers on file in this claim can be inspected by me when I am next in Washington, and if I may be allowed to make a copy of this petition in case the bureau still declines to furnish me one.
Yours respectfully,
(Dictated)
Henry B. Wenzell