Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,350, James Cotrell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pa.
Cottrell, James
R 2,350
CONTENTS

Piketon March 31 st
Sir:-
Has a pension ever been, obtained for James a Revolutionary soldier Cottrell of  the  unit-  so obtained,
please ans.
Yours Respectfull
J. H. Green
address J. H. Green, Piketon Pike Co Ohio,

Yas Cotton July 2. 1841
Sho
Final

House of Representatives
1st July 1841
Sir
Enclosed I hand the declaration of James Cotteral who is an applicant for a pension. I also enclose a private from a gentleman whose statement is entitled to full faith and credit. I will thank to examine this case at as early a day as possible.
Very Respectfully
J. L. Edwards Esq. Your Obedt Servt W. Russell

RECEIVED
25500
P. O. _____
James Cotrell
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

James Cottrell Ohio
Rejected
See let 2 nd July 1840 Hon: W. Russell
did not perform six months actual service by order of competent authority. J. J. Green April 11 1853
2350
Act 7 June 1832

(88)
James Botrell
Ohio Jan 1832
Col.
FREE
Compliments of P. P. P.
Washington City
D. R.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832- State of Ohio: Pike County ss
On this ninth day of June personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting James Coltrill a resident of the County of Pike aforesaid and State of Ohio aged ninety two years the 14 th day of October 1840 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 & served as herein stated he was first called out as a militia man in the summer of 1776 in a militia company commanded by Captain John Sales; he was called out in Amherst County Virginia to guard deserters from Amherst Court House to Williamsburgh, was in the service of the United States something over three weeks the Captain was the only comm- issioned officer under whom he served That tour was honorably discharged but had no written discharge - He was again called out in a militia company commanded by Captain John Dawson the names of the Lieutenants not now remembered He was mustered into a Regiment commanded by Colonel Hugh Taylor was called out about the first of September 1777 and was discharged the last of October same year - He was called

out in Amherst County Virginia - The Company was Stationed at the Court House
He was again called into the service of the United States in a Militia company commanded by Captain Richard Ballenger. Lieutenant Thomas Jones & John Mathews Ensign was called into the United States Service in the County of Amherst State of Virginia about the first of January 1781 was marched from Amherst County to Wood's Fort on James River about forty five miles below Richmond left home the first of January & was discharged the latter part of April following, was Stationed at the Fort under the command of the above named Officers - In the year 1782 In the spring this applicant volunteered in Amherst County Va to meet the British Army and marched in a company commanded by Capt John Salus was in the service about a week was then discharged in Amherst County Va. He was not in any engagements while in the service he has no Documentary testimony or evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
James M. Gatrell sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court. Harrison Humphreys Clerk

We Benjamin Daniels & Isaac Foster residing in Pike County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Colrel who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be ninety two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that in that opinion. Benjamin Daniels Isaac Foster the day & year aforesaid Attest. William Thompson Clerk
Declaration of Benjamin Daniels & Isaac Foster
And the 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 states that the Court further certify that it appears to them that Benjamin Daniels & Isaac Foster who have signed the preceding certificate also have signed the same and are residents in the same county & are creditable credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit

The State of Ohio Pike County ss. J. Hallam. Transcribed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Cottrell for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Piketon this 18 th day of June A.D. 1841 - Hallam Transcribed Clerk
35. 211 James Cottrell Ohio
Hon. W. Runkel 21
left them 2 months

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Cottelle, Phillip GRADE Private LINE Samb's Artillery (New York)
WARRANT NUMBER 6987 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 13, 179-? (torn) to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.