Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43362, Moses Cook, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Cook, Moses
NUMBER
S. 43362
CONTENTS
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43 362
Rev INVALID.
File No. 43 362
Moses Cook
Dr Rev Mo
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Notice sent to M c Dunn Burling. Poughkeepsie. N.Y. 20th July 1820.
New York Roll.
(No. 1864.)
V Moses Cook, 4 - Capt Brown Private Massachusetts line - 1777-13 years. In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31. of July 1818 and sent to W. H. Burling, Esq. Poughkeepsie, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
and also ending
4 months 12/30. $ 35.20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Cont d Grand order
Ames, Dutchess Co.

33 Moses Cook enlisted Nov. 78 - Brewer reg. Brewers b. for 3 years -
Admitted 1 for W. H. Buckley Poughkeepsie N.Y.

Dutchess Co. Moses Cook of the Town of America in the County of (Dutchess and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that this deponent is seventy eight years old enlisted as a soldier in the American Army in the revolutionary war and entered the service in the month of March 1777 served three years Capt. name was Brewer at the Col. Brewer Regiment of the Troops of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the expiration of the above said term this deponent enlisted during the war Capt. name was Suel in Col. Sprougts Regiment of the Massachusetts forces during the war was Honorably discharged in June 1782 at Haver in the county of Orange in the State of New York discharge was signed by Gen Washington and his secretary Mr. Trumbull the discharge this deponent hath since lost. This deponent further saith he is a Residant Citizen of the United States and that he is by his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his country for support
Sworn & subscribed before me Moses his Cook the 23 rd day of April 1818 mark:
Anthony Wheeler one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas for the county of Dutchess
I do hereby certify that I have known the above named Moses Cook for about twenty years that he has always sustained an honest & good character and that of a revolutionary soldier & that it is not in his power to obtain actual testimony of his services on the account of age, poverty, & infirmity & verily believe his deposition to be just & true
April 23 rd 1818
Anthony Wheeler one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas for the County of Dutchess

I Jacob Van Kleeck Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Anthony Wheeler before whom the within Affidavits was taken was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the authority of said State and that the within are his signatures -
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed name and affixed the seal of said Court this ninth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
Jacob Van Kleeck

In the matter of Moses Cook a Pensioner of the United States
Amelia. 1864.
Attorney.
31 July 1818.
Sept 1819

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the Village of Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchess on Monday the twenty sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty -
Present The Hon ble James Smott First Judge
Daniel O'Ver Planck
Abraham O'Van Wyck } Esquires Judges Thomas Sweet }
(District of New York
Dutchess County } ss
On this 26 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court Moses Cook aged eighty years resident in Amenia in said County District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - That he the said Moses Cook enlisted for the term of three years on the 10 th day of April 1776 in the State of Vermont in the Company commanded by Capt Brewer in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brown in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the 2 nd Regiment of the Continental establishment and marched with the Regiment to Albany Schuylerville & Hobbleton and continued with the said Regiment until the Battles fought at Stillwater and the taking of Burgoyne at Saratoga and marched from thence to West point where he enlisted the second time, during the war in the Company commanded by Capt Sewell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout in the line of the State of Massachusetts July 1778 and marched with the said Regiment to Honey point and fought in the Battle at the taking of the same he continued with the said last mentioned Regiment until the close of the War and was discharged at New Windsor State of New York 12 th June 1783
The date of his original declaration is the thirty first of July one thousand eight hundred & eighteen and the number of his Pension Certificate is 1864
And I do solemnly swear that I was as Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift, Sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish

me subserved - I have no property whatever necessary clothing and Bedding excepted have been a Public expense for a number of years previous to receiving pension money -
By occupation a day laborer but the infirmities of old age, render him unable to procure the necessaries of life - Has a Wife who is seventy five years of age and one daughter named Eliza both aged thirty five years confined to her Bed with the Consumption unable to help herself to necessary Food and Raiment Sworn and subscribed this 26 day of June 1820 in open Court - Moses his Cook mark W th Henry Pulkley Depy Clerk
I John Johnston, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the Records of said Court - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty -
John Johnston. Clerk