Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35866, Leven Cooper, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Cooper, Levern.
835866
CONTENTS

11.54 7 Died July 24 1841 R. Kentucky
Leven Cooper
of Jefferson Co y in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gibson of the Virginia line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 12 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of June 1819 and sent to Hon ble R. B. Anderson Louisville Kentucky
Arrears to 4th of Mar ch 1819, 98 3/4 to $ 78.19 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Sept 1819 $ 48 $ 126.19
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
1899 June 17 Miss Maria Thaxton history - Prior
Application sent May 7 th 1821. to R. B. Anderson Esq r Louisville, Ky. sent to Hon W. Paxton March 20/54
31 11 20 38
6.19

To the Hon. John C. Calhoun, Secretary of the War Department of the United States.
I Alfred Metcalf, Circuit Judge in and for the fifth Judicial District of Kentucky and sole Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court in said District, do hereby certify, that this day Lewen Cooper came before me and declared under oath, that he was a citizen of the Uni- ted States and a resident of the County of Jaffer- son aforesaid; that he enlisted as a soldier, in the revolutionary army, for three years, unless sooner discharged, in the month of December 1776, and served, as such, until the 27 th of December 1779 in Capt. James Sullivan's company, in the 13 th regiment of the Virginia line on continental establishment commanded by Capt. Col. John Gil- son, when he was regularly discharged, by Lieut. Col. Richard Taylor of the same regiment, but he has lost his discharge or it is worn out or destroyed; that he is sixty five years old, feeble and infirm, and has lost an eye while in the service as aforesaid, and that from his redu- ced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.
John Harrison also made oath before me that he served in the same regiment with the said Lewen Cooper, during all the time above speci- fied in said Cooper's declaration, and that the statements, of said Cooper relative to the term of his service & his situation & circumstances in life, are true.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May 1818
Alfred Metcalf
I Worden Pope clerk of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the State of Kentucky, Do Certify that Alfred Metcalf esquire before whom the foregoing declaration of Leven Leven Cooper appears to have been made, is Circuit Judge in and for the fifth Judicial District of the State of Kentucky, and sole Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the said District, and that to all his certificates and attestation, as such, full faith and credit is are due and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of the said Circuit this twelfth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and in the 26th year of our Commonwealth
Worden Pope
I Alfred Metcalf Circuit Judge in and for the fifth Judicial District of the State of Kentucky, and sole Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the said District, Do Certify that the above Certificate and attestation of Worden Pope who is clerk of said Circuit Court is in due form of law and entitled to full faith & credit. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this twelfth day of May 1818.
Alfred Metcalf

Laura Cooper Declaration
115-47
Sep 1849
Con

Levin Cooper A petitioner of the United States by certificate dated the ninth day of June 1819 at eight Dollars per month came personally unto this court being a court of Record and delivered a Schedule of his estate which the court valued at $91-00- and to which the Said Cooper made oath agreeable to law, therefore it is ordered the Said Schedule and oath be Recorded and certified, To wit, on this 17 th Day of February 1821 per- =son by appeared in open court being a court of Record for the fifth Judicial District of Kentucky by the common law and Statute law of this State Levin Cooper aged Sixty eight years Residing in Jefferson County who being first Sworn accord= =ing to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, he enlisted in Cap= =tain James Sullivans Company in 13 th Virginia - Regiment commanded by Colo. John Gibson on the 17 th day of December 1776 and from Pittsburgh he marched to the fort Catani on and from thence he returned to Pitts= =burgh and from Pittsburgh he marched to Philadelphia and joined the main Army commanded by Genl, Washington and there he was inoculated for the Smallpox and the puer fell in his left eye and by Reason thereof he lost the sight of it and he is blind of it to this day, and from Philadelphia he returned to Pitts= =burgh and there marched on what is called McIntoshes

Campaign which was commanded by Genl. McIntosh against the Indians and then was Stationed at Fort Lawrence on the Toskarora River which fort was commanded by Collo. Gibson and he was there during the time it was besieged by the Indians in the month of Feby 1779 and from thence he marched to Fort Mcin- =tosh on the Ohio River and from thence he marched to Pittsburgh and then he marched on Broadheads Campaign up the Alleghany River against the Indians at the Muncy towns where  they defeated the Indians and burned their Towns &c. and then returned to Pittsburgh where he was discharged on the 27 th day of December 1779 by Lieutenant Colo. Richard Taylor the number of his pension is 11,547 and the date of his original application is the 12 th day of May 1818 and I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to diminish it as to bring my- self within the provisions of an act of Congress intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States passed on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or secu- =rities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and subscribed by me.

one two year old cow three cows 2 heifers, one sow and 13 hogs five sheep one common cupboard and furniture, six split bottom chairs, one breakfast table, one short plough, one falling axe and mattock, one chest, 2 pair of old gears, one pot and oven, shovel and tongs, one widow hoe, four knives and forks - one small book case The declarant is by occupation a farmer his wife is aged seventy one years, she complains much of ill health he has failed very much in one year by a severe spell of sickness in February last (1820) - he has three chil- -dren living with him 2 daughters and one son the eldest a daughter named Nelly aged 41 years very sickly the other daughter aged 39 - named Sally the son is 26 years of age named Samuel these children all lab- -our for themselves Sworn to and declared on the fourteenth Seventeenth day of February 1821 - before the Court Afore Said - Hiram Cooper
The court is of opinion that the total amt in value of the property mentioned in the foregoing schedule is $691-
The said court valued the property mentioned in the forego- -ing schedule at ninety one dollars and ordered the said declaration and schedule to be recorded which is done accordingly and to be certified In Witness whereof I Warden Pope Clerk of the said court have hereunto set my hand & the seal whereof this 21 st day of February 1821 and in the 29 th year of the Commonwealth Warden Pope

June 3, 1937
Leven Cooper S. 35866 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. Louise C. Norton Milan Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Levin or Levi Cooper of Virginia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the service of any Levi Cooper.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 35866, based upon the service of Leven Cooper in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Leven (Levin) Cooper found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of birth of this soldier were not shown, nor were the names of his parents given.
Leven Cooper enlisted December 17, 1776, served as a private in Captain James Sullivan's company in Colonel John Gibson's 13th Virginia regiment; he was in the McIntosh Campaign against the Indians, was in Fort Laurens when besieged by the Indians, and in Brodhead's Campaign against the Indians up the Alleghany River, where they burned the Muncy Towns, and was discharged December 27, 1779. During this service he was inoculated at Philadelphia, fever settled in his eye, which later caused the loss of sight in this eye.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-

cuted May 12, 1818, at which time he was sixty-five years old, and living in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
The soldier, Leven Cooper, referred in 1831 as his family as follows: his wife (name not given) aged seventy-one years, daughter, Nelly, forty-one years old, daughter, Sally, thirty-nine years of age, and son, Samuel, twenty-six years old.
In 1819, William Cooper stated in Jefferson County, Kentucky that he was well acquainted with the soldier, but there was no relationship shown.
The soldier died July 24, 1841.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following data:
Leven Cooper Certificate # 11547 Issued June 8, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month Commenced May 12, 1818 Act of March 18, 1818 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1912 Wars Section
M.E.
July 7, 1928
Mrs. Robert S. Foster 2039 N. Talbott Street Indianapolis, Indiana
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 35866, it appears that Leven Cooper enlisted December 17, 1776, served as a private in Captain James Sullivan's Company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia Regiment, was in the McIntosh Campaign against the Indians, was at the siege of Fort Lawrence and was also in Brodhead's campaign against the Indians on the Alleghany River where they burned the Muncy towns, and was discharged December 27, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 12, 1818 while a resident of Jefferson County, Kentucky, aged sixty-five years.
In 1821 soldier stated that his family then living with him was as follows: his wife (name not stated), aged seventy-one years, and children Welly, Sally and Samuel, aged forty-one, thirty-nine, and twenty-six years respectively.
Soldier died July 24, 1841.
from A.B.

Rev. A
The above noted is the history of the only soldier named Leven Cooper found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Milow, Jean.
May 9, 1937
Veteran's Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen,
I have been informed by the Virginia Historical Society that only Levin (or Levi) Cooper's (Va. soldier) name appears in the list of those whose claims for Revolution- ary War Pensions were rejected.
Any data you can furnish me from his application will be greatly appreciated -
Yours very truly - Mrs. Louise C. Norton

MRS. ROBERT S. FOSTER 2039 N. TALBOTT STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Bureau of Pensions,
Sir, Have you on record the name of Levin Cooper who served in the Revolution and drew a pension? I think he enlisted in Pennsylvania - probably Westmoreland county -
Thanking you for your kind attention I am
Yours
Sincerely yours, Edith J. Foster -

Levin Coyle
In May 1818 of Jefferson Co Ky aged 65 yrs old
Has lost an eye in service
Enlisted Dec 1776 for 3 years in 13 th Va regt Col o John Gibson under Capt James Sullivan
He Coached of Jeffersonville a witness
Marched from Pittsburgh to Catasauqua then ret d to Pittsburgh & to Phil a joined Main Army under Gen l W h & was wounded for small pox & the fever fell in his left eye, by reason of which he lost the sight of same from Phil a ret d to Pittsburgh & marched on what was called the McIntosh Campaign against the Indians on Tuscarora river where a fort was Com d by Col o Gibson & was there during the Siege by Indians in Feby 1779 after which he marched to Fort McIntosh on Ohio river Returning to Pittsburgh he was in Col o Brodhead's Campaign

up Ohio river defeated the against Indians at the Muncy towers burned the town - ducking at Pillsbury Dec 1779 by Lt Col Rich d Taylor
In Feby 1821 his wife - no name - was 71 years old - He had a severe sickness in Feby 1820 - 2 daughters at one time are living with her older daughter Nelly aged 41 yrs + the other 39 yrs named Sally Son 26 yrs named Samuel
June 2 nd $80 per P.M. - Nov 11:15 am New

1928-July 7, kist to Mrs. Robert S. Foster, M.E.E. 1937-June 3- kist to Mrs. Louise C. Norton awg
35866
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 35,866
Leven Cooper
Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 91
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Levin Cooper private Gibson's Virginia Reg. 1776 to 1779. 12 elley 1818 Louisville, Ky.
Hon. R. C. Anderson
John
Dear Mr. Jefferson Yours sincerely in the circumstances

The Judge has omitted to certify that John Harrison the Witness was an officer - He is a very respectable man and is known to have been an officer -
R. C. Harrison
May 17 - 1848
Kentucky Jefferson Circuit Court
I John P. Aldham Circuit Judge in and for the fifth Judicial district of Kentucky and sole judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court do certify that John Cooper this day came before me for the purpose of making an addition to the declaration and evidence above accor- -ding to the instructions of the pension office
and made oath to the truth of all the statements contained in said declaration.

...above occur- ding to the instructions of the pension office and made oath to the truth of all the statements contained in said declaration; And also came before me, John Harris & made oath that the state- ments contained in his affidavit above are true; And also came before me William Cooper and made oath that he is well acquainted with the s d Levin Cooper & that he is in such reduced circumstances as to require the assistance of his country for support. Wherefore I pray as above to certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Levin Cooper did serve in the Revolution- ary war against the common enemy for more than nine months on the Continental Establishment in continued service; and that he is in reduced cir- cumstances and stand in need of assistance from his country for support; & I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the direction of the act of Congress in this case made.
Given under my hand this 12 day of May 1819 -
Geo. P. Oldham
I do further certify that John Harris is a respectable man, & is a repu-

Whose name appears to the above and foregoing certificate was on the 12 th day of May 1819 Circuit Judge of the fifth Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and sole Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court in the said Commonwealth and that to all his certificates and attestations as such, full faith and credit is due, and right to be given - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Circuit this 12 th day of May in the year 1819 and in the 25 th year of the Commonwealth.
Morden Pope H.C.