Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 640, George Cook, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Cook, George Sarah
W 640
B.L.Wt. 24776-160-55-
CONTENTS

26. 165 Pennsylvania
George Cook of Union Co. in the State of Pa who was a S in the Cr company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded by Col Holly in the Penr line for
Yrs & $ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of March and Sept 6 131 Hon A Stewart, RR
Arrears to the 14th of March '34. 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st Sept " 40.00
$ 280.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Magee Clerk, Book 6 — Vol. 15 Page 19 —

✓ 1790 Virginia Whelling Sarah Cook widow of George Cook who served in the Revolutionary Pen n war, as a Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. 30 February 1853 Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of Sept r 53 and sent to
Joshua Russell Sistersville Tyler Co. Va
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act May 20, 1848, Page 122 Vol. A
Albany 3/9/53
1832
CDV.
Rev 3 mar 55-170400

170400
Act Mar 3/55 June 16/55
Sarah Cook, widow of George Cook pri.
Capt Col
Va: Cont. line, Revolutionary Pension
No 24
Rev. War.
AD: 160 acc May 5/56, see Vol "A" p 37/128. Va July 53-1598
MS
Joshua Russell; Sistersville, Va.
Vol. 62-20.

State of Pennsylvania Greene County
On this 19 th day of March 1833. personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas in the said county. George Cook, a Resident of Greene County Penna aged Eighty three 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 the 7 th 1833
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.
That the first of May A D 1775 he volunteered in the Flying Camp. in Captain George May's Company of Flying Camp. for the term of six months. and attached to Col. 2 d Holly's alias Hollows Regt and was marched from Reading in Penna to Easttown. and from thence towards Brandywine Hill. but was too late to be engaged in the battle at that place. That they were then ordered back towards New York. was stationed there for some time and then marched to Amboy in New Jersey. where his term of six months expired and he was discharged. some time in November 1775. That immediately after the Continent leaving the army in November 1775 he enlisted in Capt Brown's Company of Pennsylvania Key Stone Troops. for the term of three years. but he cannot recollect his Col name. That he was continued at Amboy a

and on the Jersey shores for the purpose of forcing them against the British & Tories. and sometime in August 1776 he was marched to Long Island and was engaged in the battle at that place on the 27 th day of August 1776. and was then march- =ed back towards Philadelphia. and was stationed for sometime at Fort Washington and continued there until they were driven out by the English. That he was then marched to Amboy opposite New York in the state of New Jersey and continued there until the British army marched toward Philadelphia he was then marched toward Philadelphia also. and was stationed for some time near that place. After this he was in the battle of Kings bridge. and perfor- med his entire term of three years. and was discharged. having served in all three years and six months. but his memory is so dim, impaired by reason of old age and a complaint in his head that he cannot possibly give a satisfactory account of his services as he could some years ago. or as he would wish. but that he speaks with certainty of what circumstances he has set forth in his declaration. and is positive of the length of time. being six months at the first town. and three years the last. That he has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any persons at present living

Whom he can prove them.
He here by acknowledges his having been an annuity shareholder except the present he oversees that his name is not on the pension Role of the agency of any state.
1 st He was born in Berks County Delaware in the year 1768
2 d He has a record of his age in his Bible
3 d That he resided in Berks County Penns at the time he entered the service. That he continued to reside there for some time after the war, and then removed to the Western County and has resided in Greene County ever since.
4 th The first settlement in the Western Penns also entered -the.
5 th The names of his officers & the General circumstances are stated in his declaration.
6 th He received a written discharge for the time he served as an enlisted soldier but has lost it.
7 th The Revd. John Forayce and William Little two of his neighbors will testify as to his reputation,
Sworn and subscribed in open Court March 19 th 1833
George Voss
Enos Hook. Probate
The John Forayce a clergyman of Greene County Penns Evans and William Little of the same place as here by certify that we are well acquainted with George Voss who has known & in some measure the above mentioned. That we believe him to be a man of seven years of age That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court March 19 th 1833
John Forayce William Little
Enos Hook Probate

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogatories presented by the said department, that George Cook who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration was a revolutionary soldier as far as he states. And the court do further certify that it appears to them that John Fordege who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in Greene County Penna. And that William Little who has also signed the same is a resident of the county and state aforesaid and a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Resolution of George Cook Respecting Pension
25307
Greene County Pa Pennsylvania
I Elias Hook Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of George Cook for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court. This 19th day of March A D 1833
Elias Hook Prothonotary

State of Virginia } ss County of Tyler }
On the 29 th day of March 1853 personally appeared before me John Wherry a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Mrs Sarah Cook aged about seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by acts of Congress granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That her maiden name was Sarah Sherman. That she was married to George Cook in the year 1808 at Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania by a Justice of the peace named Blane. That she has no certificate of her marriage; having had one, but lost or mislaid it. That from the time of her marriage until the death of her husband, she lived with him as his wife, That he died on 17 th July 1837 That he was a Revolutionary pensioner on the List (she believes) of the pension agency at Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania; and received One hundred and twenty Dollars per Annum. And further declares that she is still his widow
Sworn to and subscribed } Before me } John Wherry J.P.
Sarah her Cook mark
At the same time personally appeared Robert Covatt senr of Tyler County and State of Virginia, who is known to me as a credible witness, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say, That he is about seventy six years old, that he became acquainted with George Cook and Sarah his wife (the above named) about twenty eight years ago, That he has heard of said Cook receiving a pension from the United States, up to the time of his death; (which happened he believes in the year 1837) That he knew them to live together as man and wife. That she was recognized by him and acknowledged by herself to be his wife, and was reputed by all their acquaintances to be his wife; and this affiant believes she was his wife, and that she now remains his widow, and has not married since his death
Sworn to and subscribed } Before me } John Wherry J.P.
Robert his Covatt mark

At the same time personally appeared Joshua Bruge of Marshall County and State of Virginia, and made oath in due form of law. That he was well acquainted with George Cook and Sarah his wife from sometime in the year 1808 until the death of said George Cook, which he thinks happened in the summer of 1837. That ever since he knew them, they lived together as man and wife. That he believes they were man and wife, and were reputed as such by all their acquaintances. That about 27 years since he saw a marriage certificate in the possession of Mrs Cook, which he read, and which he believes was a regular certificate drawn in the usual form. That he has frequently heard Mrs Cook say that she lost or mislaid her marriage certificate. That she is still his widow and has not married since the death of said Cook
Joshua Bruge
Sworn to and subscribed
before me John Marray J.P.
At the same time personally appeared Samuel B Cook of the County of Tyler and State of Virginia, who is known to me as a credible witness, who being duly sworn according to law, on his oath doth say. That he is the fourth child of George and Sarah Cook above named, that he is now about thirty six years old and that from his earliest recollection, his mother mother Sarah lived with his father George, as his wife, until the time of his death; which happened on the 17 th of July 1837. And that his said mother is still his widow
Sworn to and subscribed
Samuel his B Cook mark
the 29 th day of March 1853
before me John Marray J.P.
At the same time personally appeared George Wade Senr. of Tyler County and State aforesaid, who is known to me as a credible witness, and who being duly sworn doth on his oath say; that he was well acquainted with George Cook, who

who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. That he knew the said Cook for about thirty years past until the time of his death which happened he believes in the year 1837. That ever since affiant knew him. Sarah Cook lived with him and was recognized by him as his wife, and was reputed by all their acquaintances to be his wife, and this affiant believes she was his wife. That affiant does not know when they were married but when he first knew them they had five children living, one of whom is Samuel B. Cook who he believes is about thirty six or seven years old. That Sarah Cook is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed
George his Made son, mark
Before me John Wherry J.P.
State of Virginia Tyler County. ss
I David Hickman Clerk of Tyler County Court in the state of Virginia aforesaid do certify that John Wherry before whom the foregoing declaration and deposition were made, was at the time of taking & subscribing to the same, a justice of the Peace in & for the said County of Tyler, duly elected commissioned & qualified; And I further certify that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at Middlebourne this 31 st day of March One thousand eight hundred and fifty three
D. Hickman Clerk of Tyler County Court

State of Virginia { County of Tyler { 55
On this eighth day of June
A D One Thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Sarah Cook aged 75 years a resident of Tyler County, in the state of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of George Cook deceased who was a soldier in the revolutionary war (but she does not know what company or regiment her husband served in) but believes he served a regular term and was honourably discharged. She further states that she was married to the said George Cook on or about the 15 th day of August 1809. in Pittsburg Pennsylvania by a magistrate named Blank, that she has no certificate of her marriage, having had one, but lost it that Robert Covatt one of the principal witnesses to prove her marriage (on her application for a pension) died on the 28 th November 1853. but that proof of her marriage is filed in the pension office and a pension of eighty Dollars per annum (under that proof) was granted to her, (the certificate bearing date the seventh day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty three) and recorded in pension office page 122. Vol A, that her name before her marriage, was Sarah Akerman that her husband died on the 17 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, and that she is now a widow; and she further declares that she has made no application for bounty lands under the act approved September 28 th 1850 nor any other act

She makes this declaration for the purpose of attaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 d 1855
Sarah X Cook mark
We William S Williamson and Sylvester Mauler residents of Tyler County in the state of Virginia upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Cook in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
Wm S Williamson Sylvester Mauler
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
John Wherry Jr
State of Virginia } ss County of Tyler } ss I David Hickman Clerk of the County Court of Tyler in the State of Virginia aforesaid do certify that John Wherry before whom the foregoing declaration of Sarah Cook and affidavit of William S Williamson & Sylvester Mauler appears to have been made was at the time of taking and subscribing to the same a justice of the Peace in & for the County of Tyler & State of Virginia aforesaid duly elected, commissioned & sworn; and I further certify that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Middlebourne this 12 th day of June A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty five
D. Hickman Clerk of Tyler County Court

Penn.
No 25307
George Cook Green County Pennsylvania
Alth 2 years $80
Hon A Stewart
A. P. Glenville Union Town Penn a Ho of Rep

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
12 June 183 3
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of George Cook Green County Pennsylvania
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1. May 1775 - 6 - private Col Mott 83 years Bucks County Pennsylvania Traditionary evidence certified Credit with Chazyman's certificate paper comit -   Enlisted Nov. 1775 3 - - " Col Bowers Battle at Long Island Kings-Bridge  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
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, drafted, 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 Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
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) before 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 named 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. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an 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 produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) , who has 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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk 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 of office, this day of &c.
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 ( m ) interrogatories 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 drafted, 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 services.  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, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
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.
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 magistrate 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

24.776
5 P. O. Box

Lycoming county Huntingdon county Pennsylvania
Personally appeared in a list of the poor in Lycoming county. George Cook who being duly sworn according to law deposes and states that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot state with precision the periods of his service. But according to the best of his recollection not up. that the periods mentioned below are in the following order. For six months I served in the Flying camp under Capt May in Col Wolleys regt. For three yrs I served as a regular soldier in Capt Brown's company of Regular troops. But his memory will not enable him to give the name of his Col. however the circumstances of this service are stated in his declaration as correct as his memory will serve. then
Sworn and subscribed before the 16 of September 1833
George Cook mark
William Berg

I Moses Cook, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas County Certify that William Burg is a Magistrate in within States, and that I believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office and subscribed my name this 18 th day of September A.D. 1833.
Moses Cook Clerk
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with George Cook the above named applicant he is a German & speaks English very imperfectly is very old and infirm but has always sustained the character of a man of the strictest truth, and unuttered honesty - he is altogether incapable of misrepresentation. I know the man & have heard his narrative of service & I have no more doubt of his service than if I had served with him myself in the same company. Such is my confidence in his truth & integrity.
Andr. Stewart
21 March 1834
P.S. his service prior to the year 1780, since which the rolls are imperfect.

State of Virginia County of Tyler } ss
On this 13 th day of June 1853 personally appeared before Josiah Boyers, John McKay, John Wherry, Thomas Steel & Zaddock O'White Gentlemen justices composing the County Court of Tyler now in Session, Mrs Sarah Cook, who being duly sworn according to law, declared on oath that she is about Seventy five years of age and that she makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by acts of Congress granting pensions to widows of ..... persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That her maiden name was Sarah Atkeman. That she was married to George Cook in the year one thousand eight hundred and Eight, at Brownsville in the State of Pennsylvania by a Justice of the Peace named Blair. That she has no Certificate of her marriage, having had one, but has lost or mislaid it. That she is unable now to procure one, or any record evidence of her marriage — That from the time of her marriage to the death of her husband she lived with him as his wife — That he died on the 17 th July 1837. That he was a Revolutionary Pensioner, on the list (she thinks) of the Pension agency at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and believes her said husband received One Hundred and Twenty dollars per annum — And she further declares that she was a widow at the passage of the Act of the 3 rd February 1853 and is still the widow of the said George Cook, & unmarried sworn to & subscribed in open court
her Sarah + Cook mark
And the Court, do hereby declare that they are of opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the

above named applicant is of the age stated by her, and that she is the widow of George Cook dec d , who is said to have been a revolutionary Pensioner; which is ordered to be certified to the Commissioners of Pensions.
State of Virginia Tyler County. ss
I David Hickman Clerk of the County Court of Tyler, in the said State of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing declaration purporting to be made by Mrs Sarah Cook, was made and subscribed by her the said Sarah Cook in open Court, the 13 th day of June 1853, and that the Court's certificate added thereto, is truly copied from the record in my Office. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix my seal of office at Middlebourne this 24 th day of June in the year One thousand eight hundred & fifty three.
D. Hickman Clerk of Tyler County Court

Rev. War Section.
Geo Cook R W 640 En
October 7, 1922.
Winifred Kettering, Apollo, Pennsylvania.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated September 7, 1922, you are advised that for the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Pension Section, Interior Department Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E. Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data:- George Cook, certificate No. 26165, issued March 24, 1834, rate $80, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very respectfully yours,
Commissioner.

Rev 50
Apollo Pa. Sept 7. 1922.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear sir:- I have been trying to find out when my great grandfather Geo Cook died - he was in the Revolutionary War. When mother was about ten years old he left Kittanning Pa and went South, mother said he went to Kittanning for his pension, I find he drew his pension there eight times. I thought perhaps you could tell me when and where he died, from your

record of when his pension ceased. or where I could find some thing else.
Thank you for the trouble, for I know you received lots of letter asking for record. & it must be quite a lot of trouble some times.
Respectfully yours
Winifred Kettering.
Apollo. Pa.

Oct 12 '98
SM Schae
Chicago, Ills
1922 Oct. 7 - to Winifred Kettering who to obtain date of death etc. Ev.
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
File No.
640
Sarah Cook
Widow
George Cook
Paris Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3. 1853.
Index:—Vol.
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Page
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

N o 916 Sarah Cook widow of George Mya
Letto Joshua Russell June 6 1853 July 12 1853
Act Febry 3. 1853

Isaac
Hon Robert M c Clelland
Secretary of the Interior
Pension Office
Washington City D.C.

Sisterville Pa April 4 th
Hon Ro
Secretary
Widows pension [Signature]
Copy of letter to the Comm of Pensions
Apr 10 th 1853 cc
Dept of Int Apr 7 1853

Sistersville Va 4 th April 1853
Inclosed I send Mrs Sarah Cook's application for a widows pension. and any communication you may be pleased to make, relation to this matter. can be addressed to her or to myself to this office
Hoping the poor widow may be successful as her claim is considered a just one
I am very respectfully
Your obedt. Servt.
Joshua Russell
Secretary of the Interior Washington City

Pension Office
Sept. 3. 1853
Sir,
The proof in this case is that the within named pensioners died in the 1837 - The Certificate of the Auditor states that he died in 1847 - Please re-examine your books - Very respectfully Your Obedt Servt
J. Cole Acting Commr.
F. Burt Esq. 3 d Auditor, Present }
(See other side,)
George Cook, act 1832 $80. p. an. - Died 17 th July 1837, Paid for his death.
F. Burt Auditor.

Apr 18 th 46
App d . of Sarah Cook widow of George Tyler Co
W. Pa 26165
Act 3 d Feb. 1853
Rev d
Joshua Russell Sistersville Tyler Co. Va Adm d $ 80 per Annum Commencing 3 d Feb. 1853
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business
S.C. if date agree Parcel Mar 17 July 57

Sistersville Va. 13 th June 1855
Sir
Please to direct any communication relative to the claim of Mrs Sarah Cook for Bounty land (herewith sent) to this office; and much oblige me
Very respectfully
Joshua Russell
Hon L. P. Waldo Commissioner Pension Office
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Am. 100 753, Va:
Boyle

In answer to Your letter of the 28 th inst. I have the honor to state, that the papers in the case of Samuel Stamford, have been found that he alleged he served, two months in the fall of 1780, under Capt: Jonathan Potts, Col. Davidson 11 th North

Brief in the case of Sarah Cook, widow of George Cook Tyler County and State of Virginia act 3 d February 1853
Claim, ("original," & " for increase ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7. 1832
Marriage proved by parol evidence, duly certified to be credible
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Joshua Russell Esq. Sistersville, Tyler Co.
Name and residence of Agent Va "
R. H. Dobbins
Examining Clerk.

BAYLE, MILLER & SCHALL, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW, 501-502 ROANOKE BUILDING, W. C. COR. LA SALLE AND MADISON STREETS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7 1898
The Commissioners of Pension,
Gentlemen;
Will you kindly inform me what your records show of one George Cook , who resided in Armstrong Do. Pa when he obtained his Pension for services performed in the Revolutionary War, or the War of 1812,
Thanking you for any information that you may give me & am,
Yours truly S. M. Schall
502 Roanoke Bldg Chicago, Ill

Sistersville Virginia 27 th June 1853
Sir
Your favor of 6 th Inst relating to the application of Mrs Sarah Cook (Widow of George Cook) for a pension. Has been duly received. and I herewith enclose her Declaration taken before a Court of Record. as required by the rules of your Office. Hoping that the copy of Record sent with the proofs - already transmitted. will be sufficient to Authorize the granting to her a pension certificate
Very respectfully Your Obedient Servant Joshua Russell
Hon Loren D Waldo Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Whiting August 31. 1833
Hon L. P. Waldo
Sir
Enclosed please find the Evidence required in the case of Mrs Sarah Cooke, which I transmit at the request of Mr Russell.
If any thing else is necessary, please apprise me.
Very Respectfully Shenaid Clement.

Hon L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Sistersville No. 27 th July 1853
Sir
In answer to your favour of 12 th Inst. In the case of Mrs Sarah Cook widow of George Cook (a Revolutionary pensioner), who applies for a pension & asking some further explanatory credence &c. I herewith send the deposition of Benjamin Campbell Esq. an old and respectable gentleman of Waynesburg in the state of Pennsylvania (the former residence of Mrs Cook and her late husband)
You say that Mrs Cook has stated in her application that her husband drew a pension of 120 Dollars per annum (Mr Campbell says he only drew $80.00) This however is explained by Mr Campbell who says (he Cook) received at the same time a pension from the state of Pennsylvania which I suppose added to the sum drawn from the U.S would probably make the amount put down in her declaration. Of the discrepancy found in her application, in one of which she says she was married at Pittsburgh and in the other at Brownsville, she states she never meant to say that she was married at Pittsburgh and it must have been a clerical error in the person who drew out her declaration. and to this she is willing to swear if considered of any importance now
Very respectfully Joshua Russell
Hon L P Waldo
Commission of Pensions Washington City

Joshua Russell Esq Sistersville Virginia

I was acquainted with George Cook & Sarah his wife since the year 1830. I have always understood that Sarah Cook now the widow of George Cook, was his wife and they always lived together until his death (which was in July 1837) as man & wife. The first Agent I had to attend to his Pension was a man by the name of Saml Sutton of Union Town Pa. In the year 1834 his Certificate was handed over to me and the first pension I drew was in the fall of 1834 I drew his Pension in Philadelphia up to the 1 st of March 1837, then from the 1 st day of March up to some time in July 1837 the day of his death. I drew the Ballance for Sarah Cook his Widow. From what I understood from George Cook & Sarah Cook now the widow of George Cook, and from their neighbors in this County I believe believe Sarah Cook was the wife of George Cook. The amount of Pension he drew was Eighty Dollars per Annum.
Benj Campbell
Greene County } Commonwealth of Penn } Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Greene County Benj Campbell and upon his Oath says that the above statement is true and correct as he verily believes and further saith not
H on J. E. WILSON, S.P.

State of Pennsylvania Greene County S.S.
I John Lindsey, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do certify that W TH E. WEBB Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made, is an acting justice of the peace, in and for said County, duly Commissioned & qualified, and that the signature, purporting to his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Waynesburg this 22 d day of July A D 1853
John Lindsey Prothly

Maynesburg July 22 nd 1883
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you my Deposition as requested. I think I have given you all the facts necessary. If any thing else is necessary let me know and I will attend to it with pleasure. George Cook also draws a State Pension, which the Meadows can also draw by sending on her Application and necessary proof to our Legislature when they meet in January next.
Yours Respectfully
Benjamin Hall

Pension office, July 6. 1853.
Sir,
Please certify the date to which George Cook, a revolutionary pensioner, was last paid, or (if the information be in on file in your office) the exact date of his death. He was pensioned, as a private, under the act of June 7. 1832 at $80 per annum - pension payable at the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Agency.
Very respectfully Your Obt Servt.
Died 17 th July 1837. Paid to his death. - On Philadelphia Roll, not on Pittsburgh.
L. Walcutt To Burt Commissioner Auditor. Of Pensions
Francis Burt Esqr Third Auditor, Treasury Department.
(1837 I give it up.)

8. Sisterville Va June 10. 1853, Joshua Russell
Rel. to the application of Mrs Sarah Cook for pension
Respectfully referred to the Commission of Pensions Dept. War. D.C. Cushing Clk (P.W. 1853) P.W. 1853 Pension Office Ch. [unclear] Secretary of the Interior Hon Robert M c Ellenbach
Yours truly
Prichard 13 Jun 1853

Hon R. McClelland Secretary of the Interior Sir
Sistersville Pa. 10 th June 1853
Sometime in the month of March last Mrs Sarah Cook, widow of George Cook (who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States) sent to the pension office her papers in order to obtain a widows pension for
since that time nothing has been heard heard by her relative to the receipt of her application. & she is poor old and infirm needs assistance, and would feel grateful if you could pass upon her claim
Send her Certificate (if obtained) to this office - addressed to Mrs Sarah Cook or to myself
Very respectfully Joshua Russell