Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,141, Johnson Cook, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Cook Johnson
S. 42,141
B.L.Wt. 5572.
issued Dec. 6. 1791.
CONTENTS

Ohio
Johnson Book
of Stephen in the State of Ohio who was a sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Colonel [blank] in the Continental line, for the term of 5 years 36 from January 1777 to December 1782
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the [blank]

Letter to Penn 1 st Dec r 1849 Letter to Poinsett Aug. 8 th 1849
36

copy of the Invalid paper within - sent to the Hable Geo. Kinnard by J. D. Wilson some days since and Johnson
by letter returned -
on 29 th Jan y - 1834 -
letter to Hon. E. Whittlesey, H. R. 31 March 1834
Ohio
Act 3 d March, 1817
Johnson book, V sergeant, Of 1 st Connecticut regi- ment commanded by Col. P. Butler, during the revolu- tionary war
Inscribed on the Ohio roll at $4: per month, to com- mence on the 27 th of Novem- ber, 1816. determined by the act aforesaid.
Certificate of pension issued 24 th March, 1817, and sent to John Harnn, Esq. Agent for paying invalid pensioners at Newville, Ohio
arrears to March, 1817. 3 months, $ 13.16 semi annual $ 24. -- to 4 th Sept. 1.
37.1
1/2 ... one half. 80

no discharge on file
Feb. 28, 1912
Original Discharge of Johnson Cook
Sergeant
1 st Reg t Connecticut Line
N.B. On investigating this Claim for B.P. Land, it appears by the Record that a Warrant to satisfy it was issued to Stephen Thorne, under the number 5572, dated Dec. 6 th 1791.
Noted on Bl. 18 th June 1814.

Invalid Certificate dated 24 March 1816 - again let to him July 20. 1820 sent to him at Rushville, Fairfield, Ohio

State of Ohio Fairfield County
ss
October 10 A. D. 1818
On this 10th day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen, before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Johnson Cook aged 57 years, resident in the County aforesaid, who being by me first 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." - First, that he has in his possession a certificate by which it is alleged that the said Johnson Cook is inscribed on the pension list, Roll of the Ohio Agency at the rate of four dollars per month, bearing date the 24th day of March A. D. 1816, signed by Geo. Graham and countersigned by William Lambert the payments of which pension to be made semi-annually, on the 1st March and 1st Septm. by John Hann Esg agent at Zanesville Ohio and which pension the said Johnson Cook hereby relinquishes, provided the pension is granted him for which he now makes application.

That the said Johnson has enlisted in New- Haven in the State of Connecticut on the fifteenth day of January A.D. 1777 for during the war in the company commanded by Captain Mansfield in the 4 th Connecticut Regiment, commonly called the old fourth commanded by Lieut. Col. Deming afterwards by Col. Meigs, and after several divisions and consolidations it became the first Connecticut Regiment Col. Butler by whom it was commanded until the close of the war. That he continued to serve in said corps in the service of the United States until the 13 th day of June A.D. 1783 when he was discha- rged from the service in West Point State of New York, the serving in the company commanded by Captain Hart in the last mentioned Regiment commanded by the said Col. Butler. That he was in the battle at Brunswick and in many very severe skirmishes, the scenes of which were principally in the States of New York and New Jersey - and that he is in reduced cir- cumstances 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 and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Chathan Seafeld Judge Com. Pleas
I Chathan Seafeld Judge &c. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Johnson back, did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months, on the con- -tinentals establishment - and I do further certify that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; 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
Lancaster October 10th 1810
Chathan Seafeld Judge Com Pleas

State of Ohio Fairfield County ss
I Hugh Foyle clerk of the court of common Pleas for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Nathan Scoville Esq. before whom the within acknowledgement deposition and certificate was made, was at the time of the making thereof one of the judges of the court of common Pleas for the county aforesaid by lawful authority commissioned and sworn as such and that to his judicial acts full faith and credit are due and ought to be given as well throughout the United States as elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office at Lancaster in said county this 10 th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen —
Hugh Foyle Clk

Thomas Cook Sanford County Ohio
$223.15
(6521)
(March 1819)
Sent June 30 1820 to Pennsylvania Rushville Ohio
disbursed of
not entitled

district of Ohio County of Fairfield on this Nineteenth day of of June 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record for the said County Made by the Constitution and Laws of Ohio John Cook aged 59 years Resident in Richland township in said County and state Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows being enlisted the 30th of Jan y 1777 in Capt a Mansfield's Company in the old fourth Connecticut after Consolidations became the first Regiment in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establish t Was discharged the 15th day of June 1783 the date of the Original declaration is the 10th day of October 1818 and the Number of the Certificate is 6,521 and I 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 to do to diminish the it as to bring my Self within the provisions of an act of Congress intitled an act to provide for certain persons 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 John Cook
A schedule of my personal Estate is small Mare 12 years old, a blind horse age unknown, two Cows, one heifer 2 years old, two yearling Steers one Calf Nine sheep and 5 Lambs four breeding swine and their pigs A tight Wagon A set of horse gears for 2 horses one plow two Axes two hoes A pair of stretchers one iron wedge five shovels and tongs A dutch oven, A frying pan, three sugar mittles, two butter boxes, Six old pewter plates, three tin plates five cups and saucers, Six spoons, one platter A Set of old knives and forks four Milk Crocks, one gug holden gallons, four small gugs, A Coffee Mill, two pitchers, lantern, one quart gug, two servers Seven Savils two meat tubs, one wash tub, four close stools, A set of old Chairs, A looking glass 3 bibles 1 hymn book Methodist discipline, one introduction to Christianity One big spinning wheel, one bucket, one M fork, Two small gugs one Coffepot one board, one funnel,

A Lease of twenty five acres of Land Subject to pay A rent of twenty dollars per year in Cash My occupation A Carpenter unable to do any work at it my wife her name is Mary aged 53 My daughter Mary 30 years, Rachel is twenty One Sickly, Thomas Jefferson is almost 19 very healthy, Elisha 16 years Directly Not healthy, Meriah 14 years Old, Justice 11 years old, Not able to do much deal, Rosannah five years old healthy A schedule of My debts
One to Dudley Woodbridge is ————— 75 dollars one to daniel is 50 to Thomas Davis is 30      There is due me from pension certificate ————— $48.00 Wingerer 20 to governor Meigs 20 to Barbey Rockman 9 to M Taylor ————— 4
Sworn to and declared in open court on the 19 th day of June A.D. 1870
I Hugh Boyle clerk of the court of common for the county of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule hereto annexed are copied from the originals on file in said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule Two hundred and twenty three dollars and fifteen cents, and his debts to $231.00 -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said court this 19 th day of June A.D. 1870
Hugh Boyle clerk

To Free the Hon New Salem a
Lewis (at) secretary of War Washington City
Private June 4 th
Exa the note

New Salem Fairfield County State of Ohio 31 st of May 1833 Dear Sir, this is a Confidential Communication, and of course I cannot conceive that referring these Contents, to my sworn Enemy, for reply, to be Honorable for any man High or Low in publick office, Mr Ervin, of Lancaster Ohio, writes thus to me, that the Law of the Last Session, enables me to take the benifit of the act of 1832 without given up my present pension, that I was intitled to both, He wrote to me, to write to Him the facts and for me, to State my former declaration, and time of my Service, in the resolution, this request was Complyed with, in a lengthy Letter, and sent to Mr Ervin, the same He inclosed, and also wrote in my behalf to Mr Edwards, the 6th of April, and as yet gets no answer, I made the following Statement without any documents to go by, that my discharge was in the War office, that I enlisted, in the Unite States, Service the 30th day of Janu- ary 1777 and served during the war during the war was discharge- ed the 19th of June 1783 that I enlisted in the Company of Capt Joseph Mansfield in the Old South Connecticut Regiment and after Consolidations it became the first Connecticut Regiment the Company of Captain Hart, and Colonel Buttler Commanded the Regiment, you have my discharge for proof, it is 18 years since I saw it yet I believe that my memory is correct, by an act of Congress of the 3d of March 1817 I was placed on the invalid pension List at four dollars per month to commence the 27th of November 1816 I relinquished my pension as such the 10th day of October 1818 and was placed on the Revolutionary pension List at 8 per month in 1820 was stricken of the pension list and restored to my in- valid pension at 4 per month, in 1825 was restored to the Revolutionary pension List at 8 per month, this is the Substance of my Statement, that Mr Ervin sent to Mr Edwards it was good Evidence, and will agree with the Records of that office of the War department if Mr Edwards had have done his duty, or had any compassion on one of the Most deserving of those that fought and bled for independence He could have sent me a certificate, that I could have drawn my money long since, I think, that those that served during the war has the turn over

prior Right to be first De st royed, and Especially those that was and is Made so miserable as I am, from the injuries received in that war Mr Cass, it is your indispensable duty to Contro l those of your Subordinate officers in the pension office, and Compe l them to do acts of justice and mercy, look at the doctors Report of the date of the 15 th of december 1822 ask Mr Edwards why He Rejected so well an authenticated Claim Se if He will answer His Worthe y Master, as He did Gen l Beecher, that it did not prove the protension; yet Examin My Schedule of the date of the 16 th June 1824 - the Regulation sheet , sent from that office was fully Complyed with the Evidence Closed and sent to the war office, yet the Receipt was denied, altho Gen l Beecher Received my 4 dollar pension Certificate by the same Mate, Herein Mr Edwards Wronged me out of the sum of 248 dollars in not acknowledging the Evidence Closed in 1824 Mr Barbour was Led to an Examination of that Schedule and issued me a full Restoration Certificate yet Mr Edwards sent to the agent not to pay the arrears due on my just Claim under these Considerations How can I reasonably Expect any additional allowance, Unless the Hon ble Secretary of War in Conformity of the Laws of the Congress Issues His Certificate and also Sends immediately to the agent at Cincinnati a pay Roll of the same, it is the Opinion of sound Lawyers, that it is the duty of the Secretary of war to Cause the payment of arrears to be paid me the g st on the filing States in Every year it is true Mr Edwards put duplicate on it yet have I drawed on any one; a man of Common Sense must Say it is really due me 248 dollars agreeable to the Express Letter of the Certificate I believe that Mr E Has ben altogether to long in the pension office He has ben a scourge to the men of the Revolution. I have not Wronged him I Shall Expect a reply from your self Johnson Cook - Hon ble Lewis Cass Secretary of war

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Book, Johnson GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5572 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 6, 1791 to Stephen Thorn
*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.

Rev. War Section. aw
May 26, 1921.
Mrs. C. C. Follmer, 465 Fountain Street, N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 4" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. F. 42,141, it appears that Johnson Cook enlisted January 30, 1777, served in Captain Joseph Mansfield's Company, Colonel Meigs' Connecticut Regiment. He was transferred to Captain Hart's Company, Colonel Zebulon Butler's Connecticut Regiment, was made Sergeant January 1, 1783, and discharged June 15, 1783. During his services he was engaged in the battles of Brunswick, Stony Point, and one at White Plains in 1781, and also was in many skirmishes, and received seven wounds. He was pensioned for disability resulting therefrom on his application executed November 8, 1814, at which time he was 54 years old and a resident of Adams, Washington County, Ohio. In 1820 he referred to his wife Mary aged 53 years and his family Mary, aged 30, Rachel aged 21, Thomas Jefferson aged 18, Elisha aged 16, Meriah aged 14, and Justice aged 11 years. He

then lived in Richland Township, Fairfield County, Ohio.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
Rosannah aged 5 yrs. is omitted because in 1824 Soldier says "She lives with him but is not a relation."
This ch. is sent because Connecticut records give him as the Soldier from Millingford who is asked for.
WW

COOK, JOHNSON (CONN.) S-42141

6521
Ohio
Johnson Cook
Fairfield Co in the State of Ohio who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Mansfield of the regiment commanded by Colonel Mings in the Connecticut line, for the term of five years from January 1777 to January 1782
scribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th day of October 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of February and sent to the Hon. W. Buchanan House of Representatives
arrears to 4th of March 1819. 38 70 di-anl. all'ce ending
36 38 70 Revolutionary Claims Acts March, 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820.
date issued on the 25 th October 1827, and sent on to the claimant near Ruffville, Fairfield County Ohio
see letters to J. Cook 14 April 1825 - 26 th of January 1826 - July 14 th . 1826 - May 8. 1827 - and Dec. 19. 1827. Hon. B. Ruggles, Senate. U.S. 5 May 1828. see also letter to J. Cook, Oct. 6. 1828. see letter to Hon. W. W. Brown H.R. 22 nd Dec. 1829. do to Johnson Cook, 24 th March 1830. do to same 21 Jan. 1832 do to same 20 June 1833. do to same J. P. Ag cy March 15. 1841 - do to J. Cook, 12 th May 1841 -

West Point Camp 15 April 1783
We the under Signers do certify that Sergeant Johnson Cook of the first Connecticut Regiment in the Service of the United States of America hath been wounded in many instances so as to greatly disable him he has received seven wounds in actual service three of which demands our highest consideration we therefore earnestly recommend that him the said Sergeant Johnson Cook should be pensioned for Life
Leb n Bullock Col
Ebenezer Gray Lieut Col
J. Nye Major
First Connecticut Reg
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To the Hon d
Yres
Rec d July 1863
Smith Thompson Secretary at War Pueblo Washington City
24 th June
Private
communication
Mr. Smith Thompson at War Pueblo

To the Hon ble Smith Thompson Secretary of War
Fury County State of Ohio 20 th June 1823
Sir I am Led to believe that the President must be absent from home as a considerable time has passed since I forwarded to his Excellency A full Compliment of proofs that I have ben Wronged at the war department in the case of my application for an increase of pension and that wrong has exclusively arisen from the want of justice humanity and integrity in the person of J L Edwards the Hon ble Congress has not impowered him to decide cases with his Nad but that august Body has impowered the Secretary of War to increase pensions in all cases where justice shall require the same; this must have been the intention of Congress to set the Revolutioners on Equal ground with those called into service since that war however wounded or disabled while in the line of duty &c.
Sir I have ben an applicant for an increase of pension since decem er 1821 and not being provided with the acts of Congress my papers has ben informat three times they have ben returned in the year 1822 September 23 rd J L Edwards stated to me that I must swear to the time and place that I received the wounds I answered his Letter that sufficient testimony was either in that office or on the files of Congress and that I should be governed by the 5 th section of the acts of Congress in my proceedings. Edwards answered me in a Letter dated the 6 th of Nov r 1822 and stated that unless I complied with the directions of the 24 th of Septem r that no additional allowance would be given me after being at the Expen ce of obtaining A full and clear affidavit from the doctors my papers were received at the pension office the 21 st of decem er 1822 and must have ben investigated by Mr. Calbourn as they

Was Returned to the Commissioner bearing date the 26 th of decmber 1822 and Requiring the official Character of the Commissioner and my former Certificate the Commissioner sent to me and obtained my Certificate and sent them on to that department and they must have been Received the 23 rd of Jan y I Received a Letter from Gen l Joseph Vance with A Letter of J d Edwards inclosed dated the 28 th of decmber 1822 stating that When my papers were Received again at that office the Claim should be determined previous to this on the 9 th of Jan y 1822 I inclosed the Letters of the 24 th Sep r and that of 6 th November 1822 well knowing that unless he the said Edwards was checked for his unlawfull requirements I should still remain unprovided for by Government the President must have have transmitted the two Letters alluded to to Mr. Edwards previous to my papers being again for the last time Received in that office and in consequence thereof hid my papers as soon as they were Received well knowing that on sight that Mr Calhoun or Wood or A full pension Certificate forwarded to me in this awful gross act of injustice Edwards found himself in trouble he kept that Certificate in his possession untill the 14 th of April 1822 how was I to draw the 4 th of March if Sir you can find them papers in that office you will do well to Carefully Examine them without delay as I am determined unless A full pension Certificate arrives before the 4 th of July to be Carried in a horse litter to Lancaster Ohio and there apply for assistance to carry on A suit against that department and employ Gen l P r Becker in the case as he is A member of the next Congress Confident Sir I am that your Excellency is not in any degree in the fault Hon ble Smith Thompson                      from your Obedient Servant Secretary of War                                              Johnson Cook
Sir if you so fit to make any Returns direct to Rockville Fairfield County Ohio

Sir I suppose that the copies of the proceedings are on the files of Congress if so be that Edwards has destroyed the original.
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1821 May 26 Hirt to Mrs. G. G. Fuller Letter in N. Y. 1821 Jonathan Gillette.
42 141
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 42, 141
Johnson Cook Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 95
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev War
10461
✓ INVALID.
File No. 10,461
Johnson Cook Sergt Rev War
Act: _____
Index:—Vol. A , Page 16
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Johnson Cook
3
Hon William Creighton House of B

Johnson book
3
Hon William Creighton
House of B

Washington
Jan y 27
Sir
— With respect to Johnson Cook's pretensions to be placed on the Pension List — I some time since had I know that Cook belonged to my Father's Regiment — during a part of the War — His Discharge signed by Gen. Washington is with Mr Cutting of the War Department & contains a Certificate of his having received the Badge of Honor for his extraordinary Conduct & Courage — I have seen his Wounds & have known him for 15 years & as he advances in years he acquires additional Decrepitude from those Wounds — I am confident that he has never been placed on any
not found in pension claims or b.l. claims when they were first filed

Pension List - He has for some years been speaking of endeavouring to obtain a Pension but has not till recently applied for one, & that application he has been compelled to make by his increasing Infirmary & inability to Labour - He had 2 Sons - who he permitted to enlist in the late War
respectfully y o 2 Serv s
R. Craig
Hon Mr Creighton }

2nd Copy
Rejected on letter to John Beckwith, Esq. Summit, Ohio - April 14. 1823

District of Ohio Perry County That 14 th day of December 1822 we the undersigned practicing Physicians of the County aforesaid having been duly appointed and authorized by Commission from the honorable E. W. Byrd district Judge of the United States and in and for the district of Ohio to examine Jonson Cook an invalid pensioner of the United States and is inscribed on the pension list of the Ohio agency at the rate of four Dollars per month and are applied for an increase of pension agreeable to order Mr Daniel Griggs and Daniel Rumpus of the County of Perry and district aforesaid have this day diligently examined the body of the said Johnson Cook and do find that he hath a scar on the back of his right hand which was a wound that he received as he saith in the revolutionary war the nature of the wound is thus as the suns threads from his fingers to his wrist being shortened so as to bring sprains which has been the case by the best information we can obtain ever since some time in may last and it is our opinion that he is totally disabled to gain his subsistence by manual labor and is fully entitled to a whole pension - We also find that he afflicted with a rupture which he saith he received in his right groin when he was in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war Virgin the rupture has increased to a large extent it has got ruptured in his left groin and by his complaint most extend round his body he wears two belts round his naked head with fine bag trousers attached there not withstanding all this the rupture cannot be supported the nature of it is such that the gut falls closer the through the body and frequently is the case that it cannot be restored without Physick it creates pain swelling of the body and sick stomach his disablement is such which has arisen from the rupture that he resides in that war that it confines him at home we are of opinion that the rupture was received during the his service in the revolutionary war and is still increasing in extent he also saith that he had the back part of his head fractured which pains him very often he wears a handkerchief round his head

and saith that he often hath to admit or he can not hold up his head and that the proof of this would with the above mentioned was forwarded to Genl Government six years past. that he received those wounds in the revolutionary war. In the said Johnson Cook further saith that he was a prisoner of war in time of the revolution and that he was shut up in a cold prison with the short allowance of a half pint of damaged oat meal and two ounces of pork per day through a wound this fasting brought a complaint of a sciatica which has often laid him up from labor and been very painful and distressing to him and saith said up with this complaint cannot come short of six years an opposing that the fasting and hard usage was the cause of the above stated complaint. We do certify that we have this day examined the aforesaid Johnson Cook touching his wounds and do believe the same as he has stated to be the true estimation of the same and we do further certify that he is fully entitled to a full pension from our hands this 14 th day of December 1822
Daniel Kemper
Daniel Griggs
Winton of Ohio Perry county
Before me John Beckwith duly commissioned by the honorable C. W. Byrd district Judge of the United States in and for the district of Ohio specially for that purpose the above named Daniel Griggs and Daniel Kemper two reputable Physicians and Surgeons of said County named in the enclosed Commission this day personally appeared and signed and swore to the above Certificate. I do also and Daniel Kemper are reputable Physicians and Surgeons of said County. Given under my hand this 14 th day of December 1822 John Beckwith Commission by the honorable Judge aforesaid for said purpose

I do certify the foregoing a true copy of the original given under my hand this 14 th day of December 1822
John Beckwith

Hon J C Calhorne Secretary of War free at the City of Washington from John Cook A wounded pensioner Ohio  Schenley Ohio June 21 1829

Sir Hon Secretary at War
you Will find the inclosed My declaration and that of Mr Kings the to debts and demands against Each of us is Such that We know not how to get through Our difficulties unless the Returnal can be Made So as to of be Enabled to get the next fall Semi payment
Hustville Fairfield Country Ohio 21 June 1820 H on Secretary at War Johnson Cook
AB Sir it was the the Opinion of the Court that my pension due Was not within the Requirements of the act but for Pensions sake I had it mentioned Johnson Cook.

No 2

War Department, Pension Office,
September 24, 1892.
Sir,
In answer to your letter of the 31 st ult o I have to inform you that the documents transmitted by you in order to obtain an increase of your pension have been examined, and are herewith returned, there being no satisfactory proof that your present disability arises wholly from the wound you received during the revolution. — You must swear to the time, place and manner of your having been wounded, and on that testimony the Surgeon's statement should be predicated. — It must be borne in mind that no disability incurred other than from a wound received in action can authorize the Secretary of War to increase your pension. (If you wish a new pension certificate, you must make an affidavit agreeably to enclosed form, and send the same to this Department.) This was a misunderstanding of my meaning.
I am, respectfully,
Your obed. Servt.
J. P. Edwards

V. L. ... [Signature]
Mr. Johnson Book,

Mr Johnson book At Tennes town is the late Choi Mary alla Post office

This may certify whom it may concern that Johnson took a Sergeant in the 1 st Connec t Reg t of the line of the Continental Army in the revolutionary War, was captured if I remember in the Service, which occasionally rendered him unable to perform the services which his duty required, I have no doubt the capture aforesaid was acquired by the services and fatigues of his duty as a Soldier, how bad his capture is at present I am unable to say, as I have not seen him to my knowledge since the peace of 1783 - certified by me
Newham Sept 26. 1814
Asa Monson Jr Formerly Surgeons Mate in the 1 st Connec t Reg t continental Army

New Haven Sept r 26, 1814
Sir The annexed certificate is all I can say from recollection, in a lapse of time of nearly thirty two years, the peculiar circumstances of a complaint that nature, it cannot be expected could be retained so as to recite the circumstances in detail, from so short a warning, if I could see the returns of the Regiment made during your period of Service, I could be more minute in my description I am Sir yours Respectfully Danielson jr
W Johnson Cook

Sir After inclosing My letter to your Honor I have upon Mature deliberation thought of an Expedition Which Would be more likely to Succeed That is for your Honor to inclose your testimony and my Discharge and My Request that I have Note to the Secretary of War in one Wrapper Directed to Some Member of Congress that your Excellency is Sincerely With to have them or him be So good as to go forward and urge out A Warrant unless done in this way it is Not likely that I shall Ever get My Rights as I am not able to bear the Experience of Such A journey for to obtain it My Chief Esqr. Decm r 24 1813 Johnn e Cook Govern r

I certify that I have been acquainted with Johnson Cook and his family have attended them in sickness, said Johnson Cook has inform me his suffering while a prisoner in the Revolutionary war was the cause of much pain & distress. such as rheumatism &c Nantucket Nov. 9 th 1814.
Jacob Dine of Nantucket

Sir will you please see fit to authorize me to cut off all the writing below the great Seal of the United States and that of the Signature of the Secretary of War which ought to be the conclusion of a Certificate as there is in the new form such additional required Requirements that the whole cannot be contained in one sheet if these unnecessary writings without signature or Official Character being attached thereto Of which
I have inserted a copy
This certificate is issued in lieu of one dated on the Second of February 1819 supposed to be lost or destroyed which if it should be presented at the agency the agent is requested to return to the department
This appears to make a supposition of my affidavit as tho' it is scrupled and had not ought to have been a defacement of my Certificate James Garson Secretary of War Johnson East

This is from one Who volunteered on all Occasions in the Cause of independence and has been Confined for a long space of time With the disabilities arising from the wounds Received in fighting for Liberty.
Johnson Cook.

This is from one Who volunteered on all Occasions in the Cause of Independence and has been Confined for a long space of time With the disabilities arising from the wounds Received in fighting for Liberty.
Johnson Cook

It has been twelve years, that I have been under the necessity, of having a large flock pillar, Under my hips in my bed, that My body May be declining on account of the encreased disabilities of A Rupture, Recieved in the Cause of Liberty, this May like account for My thinking Hard When Not justly dealt by

The within is the Deposition of Mary Cook taken the Sixteenth twenty sixth of December A.D. 1816 Amos Wilson Jr. of the P.

The State of Ohio Washington County
Before me one of the justices of the peace Within and for the sd County personally came Mary Cook and depose being qualified according to Law deposeth and saith that Johnson Cook of the town of Adams and County of Washington and State of Ohio has been complaining by turn for the space of thirty three years of lameness and pains which originates from the wounds and disenable ments that he saith he received in the Revolutionary War I depose the deponent saith that the sd Johnson came into the town of Woolcot in the State of Connecticut and Resided at a nigh Neibors of her fathers Early in the year Eighty four and Aged to be in a low state of health and Common Report Was he the sd Johnson could not live but a very short time by reason of his disenablements obtaind in that war and the deponent saith that she saw the Wound at that time on his Right Hand and it lookt fresh lay up in a Ridge and was often in a Chafed way State but he sd Johnson moved to Rutland in the State of Vermont and Resided there about the space of nine years and then removed to Woolcot and from there to the State of Ohio and has Resided in the town of Marietta and Adams for the space of 21 year and has alternately followed for employment house spinning and farming he is now unable to do but very little work and cannot gain a subsistence by manual labor and the deponent saith no more
May 1802
The Subscriber personally appeared before me one of the sd Justices of the peace of the County above mentioned and being qualified According to Law Swore to the above James Wilson Justice of the peace

Washington
Apr d 16 - 1816
Sir
- In regard to Johnson Cook who has petitioned for a Pension I have to observe that I examined his wounds last Summer his Disability is great - he is now 55 years old with a large family.
- I am well acquainted with Doct r Regnier & Doctor Regnier Aldreth who have certified they are of high respectability. Doctor Norton I have often heard of as an honest and respectable Surgeon -
Johnson Cook was a Serjeant in Col o Meigs at the storming

of Stoney Point - His Discharge (now in the War Office) is Certified that he had recd. the Badge of Merit for extraordinary Service - it is signed by General Washington -
respectfully yrs O.P.
Edw. G. H.
Hon W m Brighton.

The Within is a Deposition of Nathan Abbot James Johnson Justice of the Peace within in Mason Township and Meigs County by me November 16 th 1816
H. Wilson J. of the P.
State of Ohio
Washington County ss
I Lewis Barker Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify and make known to all to whom it shall or may concern that James Wilson Esquire whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate, was at the time of his signing and sealing & certifying the same for a long time had been an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly elected, commissioned & qualified agree- ably to the laws of said State.
And that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to all his Official acts and things done by him in his Official capacity as well in said County as elsewhere
In Witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed my seal at Marietta this 22 nd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & sixteen
L Barker Clerk

personally appeared before me one of the acting justices of the Peace of the Town of Portland the County of Washington and State of Ohio Nathan Abbot and being qualified according to Law deposeth and saith that he served as a Soldier in the Connecticut Line in the United States Service in the Revolutionary War and was known to Johnson Cook having several wounds otherwise his being disabled while he the said Cook was in his line of duty in actual service of the United States in the Old Fourth Connecticut and First Connecticut Regiment in the Revolutionary War and the deponent saith that he the said Nathan and a number of Soldiers were at driving a battery of Cannon ball on the parade at Robinsons Farms and that Johnson Cook was at going across the parade to oil his gun which was on the gun box and ball was thrown guard and struck the said Johnson in the back part of his head and broke his skull bone and this  when the deponent was in the year Seventy Nine and the deponent saith that he was known to the said Johnson Cook being in the forlorn hope at the taking of Stony Point for that the said Cook was struck by a ball on a piece of Cannon when he jumped over the walls on the Enemy and this was in the year Seventy Nine and that the said Cook was wounded by an Enemy near the White Plains in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one this wound was on the back part of his hand

and the deponent saith that the said John was healthy of his Chapter and in the year Eighty two is residing the huts at the Highland had his Chapter Melapad and Never after did duty and the deponent saith no more
The above Deposition to upon me are as herein contained 16th Nathan Abbot Subscribed and sworn to 18th of June of the Amos Wilson Justice of the Peace

the within is the Disposition of Johnson Cook taking Deeds 26 th 1816 Amos Wilson Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Washington County
Before Me one of the justices of the peace within and for the sd County personally appeared and came Johnson Cook of the town of Adams County of Washington and State of Ohio and being qualified according to Law deposeth and saith that he offered his body and Certificate to the board of Pioneers at Newburg for Examination About the 15 th of April 1783 and that board behaved so improperly towards him in either receiving the Certificate nor Examining his body that he the deponent was sufficiently discouraged from from ever undertaking to get justice done him untill finding that our government had past an act for further Extension of the Claims and Necessity obliged him to have Recourse to this Method to get his support from government for the deponent saith that he is not able to gain his Subsistence by Manual Labor by Reason of his disablements that he unfortunatly Received in an actual Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War While in the line of his duty and the deponent saith no more
Johnson Cook November 26 th 1816 personally appeared before me an of the State Justices of the peace of the County aforesaid Johnson Cook and swore to the above and Subscribed same to it Amos Wilson Justice of the peace

he weary
The deposition of Doctor Samuel P. Hildreth, taken and sealed by me.
John H. Druett Jus. Peace

State of Ohio
Washington County ss: I Levi Barber Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify and make known to all whom it doth or may concern that David H. Buel Esquire who hath signed his name to the annexed Certificate was at the time of his signing and certifying the matters and things in the said Certificate contained and now at this time is one of the acting Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly elected commissioned and qualified agreeably to the laws of said State And that full faith and Credit is and ought to be given to all things by him thus Certified as will in Courts of Justice as elsewhere
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas at Marietta in said County this twenty second day of November Anno Domini 1810
Levi Barber Clerk

The State of Ohio, Washington County S s .
Before me one of the Justices of the peace within and for the County aforesaid, personally came Samuel P. Hildreth, a reputable practicing physician within said County, who made solemn oath that the statement within made, and by him signed, is true, according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Given under my hand and seal at Marietta this 21 st day of November 1810.
Dan l H. Buell J. P.
It is hereby certified that I have been personally acquainted with Johnson Cook, for some years - and I am of the opinion the said Johnson Cook is unable to gain a subsistence by manual labour.
Dan l H. Buell

This may certify that I have this day examined Johnson book, of Adams, in the county of Washington, and state of Ohio, touching his disabilities, & infirmities, the result as he says of wounds received in the service of his country, & do find them as follows. — viz — The extensors tendons of the middle & ring fingers on the right hand have been divided, by a transverse cut, and can at this time be but partially extended, rendering that hand in a certain degree useless — I should say half useless. He is troubled with a scrotal hernia, which seems to be rather omental, than intestinal — for which he wears continually a bandage or truss; & which he says is at times very troublesome & painful, & prevents him from doing much labor on his farm — he has a scar on his thigh, occasioned he says by the thrust of a bayonet, & which appear to have penetrated the vastus externus muscle, & muscle beneath — this he says is very painful at night, especially in cold weather — he has several other scars, particularly one on the back of the head, over the occipital bone which, with the difficulties above stated, do in my opin- -ion disable him from gaining more than half his livelihood by his labor — J. P. Hildreth
Marietta, Ohio. Nov. 27.
1816

respect in the Johnston Cook ref the Committee on Revolutionary etc
The within deposition taken and sealed up by me - George Reing one of the acting justices for and within the County of Fairfield and State of Ohio George Reing J.P. December tenth one thousand eight hundred and sixteen
Fairfield County Ohio to -
I Certify that the above named George
Reing Esq r is a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn as such and that in all his judi- cial acts due faith and credit ought to be given In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12 th day of Decr 1816 Hugh Boyle Clk S.C.
and of used to business arms

Lancaster Fairfield County State of Ohio December the tenth personally came William Cook of said town and county Who is and Must be Considered of good Repute and the strictest Veracity Who Deposeth and Saith he for A Long time Say twenty years has been Acquainted with Johnson Cook of the town of Adams and County of Washington and State of Ohio And has Often heard in the space of this time that To Johnson complain of his wounds and disabilities he Received as he Saith in service of his Country in the Revolution and War and the deponent Saith that he well Remembers that for the space of twenty years that the said Johnson Cook has not cut any Corn stalks for Reasons of his Rupture being in his Right Side and in Extending his Right Arm up he the sd Johnson said gave him pain and uneasy feelings and according to his best belief has been A great hindrance to his obtaining his Subsistence by Manual Labor
State of Ohio Fairfield County
William Cook
Personally came the above subscribed and after being duly sworn according to law Deposeth and Saith that the above statement is just and true further this deponent Saith not sworn and subscribed before me this 10th day of December 1816. George Pringle J.P. for and within the County of Fairfield

to Hon J. J. Meigs Esqr Post Master gen City Washington Private
then of the Compt room also in the

Dear Sir I have inclosed What Certificates I can at Present Obtain I believe they contain Every Necessary Evidence that is Wanted I have been at great Expense to Obtain them And hope and trust that your goodness Will use your Influence in my favor Major Lewis tells Me that your Presents at the Committee of Claims Will be Worth More to Me than ten of the best Certificates that Fosberg could be procured I have stated to the Committee of Claims that they Will on Solid grounds of Reason find the interest as well as principal due Me Sir your goodness will Observe that I Would not have Obtained that ancient Certificate from Col Butler and Others Unless I did intend to Make Adequate use of it to my benefit Secondly I Would Not have sworn to that Statement for all the Cash in the National Chest if My Statement Was not founded on Solid truths Thirdly my Claim Appears to be just on this ground that Others Who Were Much less disabled than I have had their Pensions and it has Enabled them to grow Rich While I have been or Negated to Labor When in great Pain and distress I have for upwards of thirty years been Other in pain from one Or the Other Wounds I have been Laid by in a great Many instances With the wounds Which has been the Cause of My Poverty your goodness Will Recollect When I was at Work at your house at the Stockade that I had a turn of the Chatter you asked Me what I supposed was the Cause of it I told you that the Author of the complaint Was my being Short

Alowineed When A prisoner of War in A Cold prison Which Was in hard Winter Weather the Wind got into My blood your goodness May Observe this to Commit- te Which May be of Some Use Sir you May Recollect that I have told you that I have Many years past Suffered greatly by my Laim Side you May Recollect that A considerable many years past you Offered to assist Me in getting A Pension and I Observed that I had at the Close of the war mad Application to the board of Surjeons Where I was Used With impertin- ance they Neither Exammined the body nor the Certificate this if you can Recollect will be of great Use Dear Sir My Little stock of property is A Waisting Away fast and I cannot Avoid falling into A State of Extreme indegence My fater Existence depends on your goodness from your Humble Servant Adams 4 Novem er 1814
Johnson Cook
Hon N T Meigs Esq r Postmaster Gen l 
NB
Sir I am urged by the inhabitants of this town Some of Marietta to Write to you Concerning Whelock Whither their deputations Reached you I wish you would Write me A line Judge Buel has got into the Wing house he won't answer.

War Department, Pension Office, November 26. 1882.
Sir, Your letter of the 14 th inst. has been received. — In reply I have to acquaint you, that there are no papers on file in this Office that will authorize the increase of your pension. — Should the disability arising exclusively from the wound have increased, you must comply with the instructions forwarded to you at Somerset, on the 24 th of September, last, or no additional allowance can be made to you. —
I am, respectfully, Your obed. Servt. J. B. Edwards

District of Ohio Perry County this 12 day of December 1822 We the undersigned practicing physicians of the County aforesaid having been duly appointed and authorized by Commission from the Honorable C. W. Byrd district judge of the United States and in and for the district of Ohio to Bromline Johnson Cook an invalid pensioner of the United States and is inscribed on the pension list of the Ohio agency at the rate of four dollars per month agreeable to and an applicant for an increase of pension, agreeable to Order of Daniel D. Dugay and Daniel Kemper of the County of Perry and district aforesaid have this day diligently examined the body of the said Johnson Cook and do find that he hath a scar on the back of his right hand which was a wound that he received in the as he saith in the Revolutionary war the nature of the wound is thus as the sinews that lead from his fingers to his wrist being shortened is liable to bring on pain which has been the case by best information we can obtain ever since sometime in May last and it is our opinion that he is entirely disabled to gain his subsistence by manual labor and is fully intitled to a whole pension.
We also find that he is afflicted with a rupture which he saith he received in the his right groin when he was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war we find the rupture has increased to a large extent it has got ruptured in his left groin and by his complaint must extend round his body he wears two belts round his naked body with five bag trusses attached thereto Notwithstanding all this the rupture cannot be supported the nature of it is such that the gut falls closes the through the body and frequently is the case that it cannot be restored without physisick it creates pain swelling of the body and sick Murmur his ailment is such which has arisen from the rupture that he received in that was that it confines him at home and it is our opinion that the rupture was received during his
service in the revolutionary war and is still increasing in extent also he saith that he had the back part of his head fractured which pains him very often he wears a handkerchief round his head, and saith that he often has to titen it as he cannot hold up his head and that the proof of this wound with the above mentioned was forwarded to Genl Government. Six years past that he received those wounds in the Revolutionary war our opinion is that they were received in the Revolutionary war
He the said Johnson Cook further saith that he was a prisoner of war in time of the Revolution and that he was shut up in a cold prison with the short allowance of a half a pint of damaged oat meal and two ounces of pork per day through a winter this fasting brought a complaint of a sciatica which has often laid him up from labor and is very painfull and distressing to him and saith

That he verily believes that the whole time that he has been laid up with this complaint cannot come short of six years Our opinion is that the fasting and hard usage was the cause of the above stated complaint
We do certify that we have this day examined the of said Johnson Cook on oath touching his records and do believe the same as before related to be the true citation of the said Johnson and we do further certify that owing to the records of said the said Johnson Cook is fully entitled to a full Pension Green under our hands this 14 th of Decr 1822. Daniel Thompson Daniel Griggs
The State of Ohio Franklin County Bible me seen  and duly Commissioned by the honorable C. W. Byrd Assistant Judge of the United States in and for the district of Ohio specially for that purpose. The above named Daniel Griggs and Daniel Bunker two Reputable Physicians and Surgeons of said County named in the enclosed commission before me personally appeared and swore to the above this day and signed and swore to the above certificate. I do also certify that the above signed Daniel Griggs and Daniel Bunker are Reputable Physicians and Surgeons of said County Given under my hand this 14 th day of December AD 1822
John Beckwith Commissioned by the honorable Judge aforesaid for said purpose

The State of Ohio. Perry County ss Before me John Beckwith Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said county and duly commissioned by the honorable C. W. Byrd Esq. district Judge of the United States in and for the district of Ohio for the special purpose of taking testimony in the case of Johnson Cook an applicant for an increase of pension as by said commission herein enclosed will more fully appear, on the 14 th day of December A.D. 1822 personally appeared Daniel Griggs and Daniel Raper Reputata Physicians and Surgeons of said county named in the enclosed commission and signed and swore to the foregoing Certificate in the presence of the said Johnson Cook he being then examined by said Physicians And I do further certify that the said Daniel Griggs and Daniel Raper Esqrs are reputable Physicians and Surgeons of said county and that they here with enclose the same and transmit the same to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to the 5 th Section of the act of April 1806 as their opinions. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Salem in said County of Perry this 18 th day of January A.D. 1823 John Beckwith Clerk

Johnson Cook Station foraging for Mules and increase of pension

to the Honorable Congress of the United States of America James Johnson Cook Petitioner praying for Relief being an invalid pensioner at the rate of four dollars per month on the Ohio agency and has been an applicant for an increase of pension three years the small sum allowed has always been far short of his expenses which must arise continually for his support and has been promised before it is received by him and has not the Comforts of Life to subsist on the certificates forwarded now accompanying this petition is sufficient to show what its object of distress your petitioner is he was much more comfortable when a captive in the New City Hall at New York at an allowance of half a pint of damaged horse meat per day and two ounces of pork he was young and could bear any hardships but now he is old has not where withal to make him in any degree comfortable he has to subsist so often on the account he is often getting down which diminishes his blood and has never been able to get a bottle of wine to renew his blood and has not clothing sufficient for the winter season your petitioner prays that it may be considered that he lived without any pension for upwards of thirty years and often in the course of that time been totally laid by from labor by reason of the disabilities received in that war and in consequence thereof has not acquired property for to support him in old age your petitioner is fully persuaded that your honor will not think it an unrea- sonable request that he may have a small small sum allow- ed him for a moderate relief your petitioner is far from being covetous great things he does not want nor desire for he brought nothing into the world and can carry nothing out he is fully sensible that Government has a great many demands to answer and could wish that he could was able live without any maintenance from Government and bestow all his former services gratuitously to his beloved country from your Honors humble servant
Thorn town
Ley County Ohio
December 5 th 1822
James Johnson Cook

Original Claim United States. Ohio district. ss.
J. C. W. Byrd ————— guide of the district Court of the United States of America. for the Ohio ————— district; by authority of an act of Congress, passed the 25th day of April, 1812. entitled "an act to revive and continue in force an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the revolution- ary war and for other purposes" do hereby especially authorize and commission Colonel John Beckwith of the County of Perry and district of Ohio to take all Ev- idence pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the said act for the substantiating the claim of Johnson Cook of Thorn township in the County of Perry and district of Ohio to be placed on the pension list of the United States, by reason of known wounds received in said War, or since as prescribed in fourth section of an act concerning invalid pensioners passed the 25th of April, 1808, while in the actual service of the United and in the line of his duty and when the same shall be completed to return the Evidence affidavits certificates and proceedings had hereupon together with this commission to the Secretary for the the department of War given under my hand and seal at West Union the 12th day of November in the year One thousand Eight hundred twenty two
J. C. W. Byrd. (E)
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the original Guide under my hand this 14th day of Decr 1822 John Beckwith

increase of pension.
United States
Ohio district. ss.
to doctor Daniel Gregg of the County of Perry and doctor Daniel Memper of the said County of Perry in said district.
pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States, passed the 26 th of April, 1812, entitled "an act, to revive and continue in force an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wound received in the Revolutionary war, and for other purposes" you are hereby appointed and authorized to examine Johnson Cook who is inscribed on the pension list of the United States and is claimant for an increase of pension conformably to 5 th section of the act of the 10 th April, 1806, revived; as afore- said; and you are to report, in writing, and on oath or affir- mation, your opinion of the nature of his disability and in what degree it prevents him from obtaining a subsis- tence by manual labor and in your proceedings in the premises you are to be governed regulated and governed by said act, given under my hand and seal at West Union this 12 th day of November
in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty two
C. W. Byrd. C. D. district Judge of the United States in and for the district of Ohio

1006
Respectfully returned to Hon: Joseph Vance, Mo: Rep! Dec! 28. 1822
Johnson East. affidavit for increase of pension

The Hon ble J. C. Calhoun Secretary at War
Sir the documents now transmitted is as far authenticated as the nature of My Case Requires Consistant with the act of Congress Respecting those already placed on the pension list of the united States as stated Dec 5 th Mr Edwards wrote Me a line which came with my papers dated pension office dated 24 th September 1822 and stated to me that I must swear to the time and place that I was wounded this seems very unreasonable as the deposition of Nathan Abott and others of the time and place of my receiving the wounds is either in that Office or on the files of Congress should I comply with my broken Memory and not agree as to the year and month as stated by the testimony already produced Where should I appear god forbid that I should do it at random I hope you will consider Me Worthy of A full pension from your humble Servt 19 th of December 1822. Johnson Cook

Do Return this to me
Yrs J. Vance
Mr Johnson Cook.
Nashville Franklin County
Ohio

Washington Jan y 3 rd 1823.
Mr Johnston Creek
In enclosed you have the letter of Mr Edwards when the information went for to Pennsylvania Ohio. As you know the result - I am with Respect yours
John Quincy Adams

War Department,
Pension Office,
December 28. 1892. —
Sir, The copies of papers relative to the application of Johnson Cook for an increase of pension, forwarded by you to this Office a few days since, are herewith returned. The originals were received on the 21 st inst. and returned for authentication to John Beckwith, Esq. at Somerset, O. on the 26 th — when there shall have been again received a decision will be made upon the claim. — The informal certificates of Michael Cassidy, late a Cornet of the Spy Corps in which Charles Ewing an applicant for pension, is said to have served in 1794 and of Dr. Aguila Soland, are not sufficient to enable the Department to determine whether said Ewing is, or is not, entitled to a pension — they are herewith returned, with the rules and regulations by which this applicant must be governed in obtaining the testimony. —
I am, respectfully, Your obedt. servt.
V. T. Edwards
Hon: J. Vance,
House of Reps.

Dear Sir if these papers should be Returned through improper Returns it is best to follow the directions of Mr Edwards the 5th section Requires that the doctors inclose their Certificate and submit the same to the Secretary of War
but when this is done I recollect that it is the duty of the Commissioner to inclose their proceedings with the other papers and then to write a short note to the Secretary of the proceedings had thereon and direct the hole in one incloses to the Hon J R Calhoun Secretary of War.
NY by all means pay a particular regard to the directions of your Commission as they at that office will require all that the law will suffer them 24 th Jan 1823
Coln John Bewith                      Johnson Cook Danvers

War Department,
Pension Office,
Dec. 26 th 1822.
Sir, The papers of Johnson Cook an applicant for increase of pension, were received under blank cover a few days since, and, not knowing by whom they were forwarded, they are herewith transmitted to you supposing it probable that you may know, in order that the signature and official character of the Commissioner before whom the Physicians made affidavit may be certified to by the Clerk of the Court under his seal of Office, and forwarded with Cook's certificate of pension to the Department. — The 5 th Section of the act of April, 1806, requires, that the report of the Surgeons "shall be transmitted by said Physicians, or Surgeons, to the Secretary for the Department of War".
I am, respectfully, Your obed t Serv t .
J. L. Edwards
John Beckwith, Esq m Somerset, Ohio.

increase of pension
United States
Ohio district, ss.
To doctor Daniel Griggs of the county of Perry and and doctor Daniel Kemper of the said county of Perry, of the county of Perry in said district, pursuant to an act of Congress of the United States, passed the 25th of April, 1842, entitled "An act to revive and continue in force an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary war, and for other purposes," you are hereby appointed and authorized to examine Johnson Cootin who is inscribed on the pension list of the United States and is claimant for an increase of pension, conformably to the 5th section of the act of the 10th April, 1806, revived as aforesaid; and you are to report, in writing, and on oath or affirmation, your opinion of the nature of his disability and in what degree it prevents him from obtaining a subsistence by manual labor; and in your proceedings in the premises you are to be regulated and governed by said act. Given under my hand and seal, at West Union _____ this 12 th day of November _____ in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty three.
C. W. Boyd, C. District Judge of the United States in and for the District of Ohio

Original Claim United States.
Ohio district, ss.
I — C W Boyd — — — — — judge of the district Court of the United States of America.
for the Ohio — — — — — district; by authority of an act of Congress, passed the 25th day of April, 1812. entitled "an act to revive and continue in force an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Re- -volutionary war, and for other purposes." do hereby especially authorise and Commission
Colonel John Beckwith of the County of Perry — and district of Ohio — — — — —
to take all evidence pursuant to the rules and regulations of the said act, for substantiating the claim of Johnson Codd township of Thorn, in the County of Perry and district of Ohio to be placed on the pension list of the United States, by reason of known wounds received in said war; or since, (as prescribed in fourth section of "an act concerning invalid pensioners," passed the 25th of April 1808,) while in the actual service of the United States and in the line of his duty and when the same shall be completed, to return the evidence, affidavits, certificates and proceedings had hereupon, together with this Commission, to the Secretary for the department of War, given under my hand and seal at West Union the 12 th — — — — — day of November — — — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two.
C W Boyd.

in a of m Boston account or etc and actual of New often found in
To the Hon ble James Monroe President of the United States at the City Washington Nashville. A. 10 th Jan y 3 Rec d Feb. 1823 John Quincy Adams

to the Hon. bl James Monroe President of the United States Sir believing that your honor is one of the best of friends to the old Revolutionary Soldiers I herin transmit to your Honor the following statement founded on Solemn truths finding utterly a fault in act intitled an act to provide for persons who were disabled by known Wounds received in the Revolutionary war passed the tenth of April 1806 revived and continued in force from time to time ever since that date and not providing for those who were Equally intitled by Law of Oregon of the Pattermage and support of government by reason of their disablement which they received in that war when engaged with our common Enemy and far worse disabled than to have lost a leg or arm Sir I give your Honor the following statement in truth I served the United States faithfully upwards of five years in the Standing troops I suffered Captivity I received a wound in back part of my hand I received a wound which broke my skull in I was Ruptured likewise in that war and The proof is on the files of Congress that I was Ruptured When storming Stony point for yet no allowance is made for me on that account the Commissioned doctors Report is at the pension office and a transcript of the same on the files of Congress stating me to be totally disabled. I am really so the Rupture has increa- sed round my body I have lain with my hips raised on a large pillar a long time I am obliged to take physick often or not live I am under very poor circumstances I owe for the bread we made use of the last summer and have not sufficient for the present list. I have a petition at Congress praying for relief and increase of pension which stands at four dollars per month and this is all promised before obtained. I pray Sir that your Honor may recommend to the Hon. bl Congress to pass an additional act for the to provide for those that were disabled when in an engagement with our common Enemy in that war I have nothing to depend upon but my support from Government I have thought proper to forward to your Honor the inclosed Notes as it is my judgement that the 5th Dec on does not require those already on the pension list to

Inasmuch to the time and place that they Received those Wounds it may be Considered that that justly that No man that was in that war six years and in the Course of that space of time was in a variety of skirmishes and engagements and so long a space of time Relapsing Since that period Good swears to the year and month that he received those Wounds with any degree of precision altho the places or part of the Country that he was in at the time he was wounded is with in his memory Which is not likely to be Erased in a much longer space of time I write this Communication on my bed Which I am Confined to on account of my Rupture Which falls whenever my boddy is erect I am soon shall have to give an account at the judgement seat of Christ for all I say or do this belief Confines me to keep the truth and the truth is such that Government does actuly Care me my pension back from the 29 th day of November 1816 back to the peace of 1783 Which I have often requested and now if they will give me one fourth part of that Sum for present Relief I am intirely Satisfied from your very humble Servant Hon James Monroe
Johnson Cook
Thorn town Linn County Ohio
This 9 th day of Jan y 1823
W. Gen Joseph Vance has my business to do at Congress

Hon J. C. Calhoun free Secretary of War City of Washington
Mr Stewart 206.6
Rushville 13 th July 3

To the Hon ble Secretary of War
Sir I received your notice that you had struck Mr and Mr King from the pension list do be so kind as to forward me A pension Certificate agreeable to an act of Congress that Such as had Relinquished their former pensions has Made it A duty of the Secretary of War forthwith restore them to their former pensions Which pension Was four dollars per month commenced on the 29th day of November 1816 and Was Relinquished the 13th day of October 1818 Sir I am sorry to have it in my power to state that the late doings of Congress has totally destroyed and intirely lost the publick Confidence and faith of A Sovereign and independant Country Sir I will state the particulars of the Circumstances of Mr King Not Long before the general act of Congress for the Relief of the Soldiers of the Revolutionary War he Was burnt Out he Saved Nothing but their lives he Was justly intitled to the pension he received it and has Vepaired Well with it he bought two acres of Land has built him A Log house With the Money because he has not gone and swabed his pension money out at the Tavern he is cut off I will state my Own Case With my pension money I purchased A lease of twentyfive acres of Land I gave forty dollars for the same the lease Expires 1822 Ten acres of Which Was at the rent 20 dollars per year. I purchased two Cows with the pension money this unexpected cut off Must shortly place me in very difficult Circumstances my former pension Was found altogether too Low considering my disablements that I received in that war Not one day fails of bringing Misery to My body from the wounds received in that war
Hon ble Secretary of War from your Humble Servant Johnson Cook
Shawsvill Fairfield County Ohio
10th day of July 1820

Do Return this to Me
Nov

War Department,
Pension Office,
April 11 th 1823.
Sir,
Your letter of the 18 th of January, enclosing a statement relative to the disability of Johnson Cook and also your letter of the 27 th ult o have been received. — It is much to be regretted that no relief can be afforded to this applicant as his case appears peculiarly hard. — It is stated that the increased disability arises from a rupture and not from the wound which he is said to have received during the Revolutionary War, and Mr. Cook has been informed by the letters from this Office of the 24 th of September and 26 th of December, last, which were transmitted by him to the President U.S. on the 9 th of January and are herewith returned, that no additional allowance could be made to him unless the increased disability arose exclusively from the wound which he received during the Revolution. He can only obtain relief from Congress, there being no law under which it can be extended by the Secretary of War. — Mr. Johnson's certificate of pension is herewith returned. —
I am, respectfully, Your obed t Serv t . J. L. Edwards
John Beckwith, Esq. Somerset, Ohio. —

Before me this day, personally appeared Johnson Cook an invalid pensioner of the United States who is inscribed on the pension list of the Ohio agency and an applicant for an increase of pension and made solemn oath that he while in actual service of the United States in the revolutionary War was taken captive and imprisoned in New York and that he suffered in the Eaststream for want of provisions which gave rise to a complaint of a sciatica which he suffered has alternately been afflicted with ever since he saith that he very -ly believes that at the least account he has been laid by from labor six years since that war the and the said Cook further saith that he was mustered in the Right Brigade Battalion when in actual service in said war and the Muster has increased nearly round his body and that the summer past he has been sorely afflicted and has had to have his hips raised and his body declined often in order to overcome the gut when fallen and that for the space of four months past he has laid at nights with a pillow that weighs four pounds under his hips to prevent the muster falling at nights the said Cook further states that he was wounded across the back of his Right Hand when in actual service of his country the proof whereof he saith as to the time and place was forwarded to Gen Government six years past he saith that his hand and wrist is lame which he saith has arisen from that wound and that he cannot do the lightest labor without suffering pain

therefrom and is some times so lame that cannot cut his vittles or dress himself he further saith that he was wounded in the back part of his head which often pains him to a great degree and has to constantly wear a handker- chief tied tight round his head to prevent an extrusion head ache and if neglected his head will ache to that degree that he cannot hold up his head the proof of this wound he saith is either in the Secretary of war office or on the files of Congress together with the other proof of wounds that he the said Cook received in the War of the Revolution
and further saith not
John Cook Sworn and subscribed before me John with duly commissioned for that purpose by the Honorable Wm Byrd district judge of the United States in and for the district of Ohio, this 14 th day of December 1822 John Beckwith

(1006) Johnson Cook appt. for increase.
Suspended. see letter to John Beckwith, Esq. So- merset, Ohio - Dec. 26. 1822
Rejected see letter to John Beckwith, Romer- set, O: April 14. 1823

Sworn and Subscribed before me John Beckwith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County and duly commissioned by the Honorable C. W. Byrd Esq. District Judge of the United States in and for the district of Ohio Specially for that purpose as by the enclosed Commission well may appear in the 14 th day of December 1822 Given under my hand and seal of said Court at Somerset in said the County of Perry this 18 th day of January 1823 John Beckwith Clerk

the Vignature of J C Calhoun or franking of the date of 8 th of Novem 60 is not the penmanship of that honorable Gentleman on that cover or inclosing sheet; In the present Closing Sheet on the inside Franked as Smith Thompson but is Edwards hand Writing of the date of 14 th of April 1823 december 1814 I Applied for an increase of pension and the house of Representatives voted me ten dollars per month so saith Gen Waecker should there be an increase allowed by the interposition of your Honor see that that the date commenced as far back as any record
Can be found on the files of Congress as I am truly in need I have Nothing left but my Bible hymn book and a little trunk A few thread bare Clothing and am intirely confined I have no hopes to see another Session of Congress Neither have I a desire for it I want just money sufficient from Government to balance my debts and I would freely resign my breath to My dear President

Sir When I wrote not long since to your honor I was not certain that my Certificate and papers were received in that office but since I have received them their remains no doubt the very letters of Mr Edwards is convincing to my mind that his conduct towards them  me in my case from 24 th to the 14 th of it has been filled up with Crimes that cannot be wiped away his witness has caused me to suffer in body and in mind to a great degree the poor man can suffer as well as the great and Rich and ought to recover equal damages I shall not diminish my demands I would not suffer what I have in consequence of Edwardses fraudulent conduct for a thousand dollars please to return my papers to Piqua Fairfield County Ohio
Fair County State of Ohio this 28 th of May 1829 Hon James Monroe President your obedient servant of the U States J. Johnson Cook
upon receipt

General John J. Calhoun Secy Secretary of War. Washington City D.C.
22 nd Dec. 1823.

Samson 2 nd March 1823
The hon ble J c Calhoun
Sir The papers of Johnston took an application for an increased pension was returned to me in December last requiring my Official Character and said Johnston's original certificate to be Certified and sent enclosed to the pension Office - in compliance thereof I enclosed the papers directed to your honor in January last and not having any return from your Office and the anxiety of the said Johnston, I hope will be disappointed an excuse for my troubling you at this time - If the said Johnston is not to be placed on the pension List of increased pensioners be so good as to enclose to me his former Certificate so as to enable him to raise his present allowance together with what may yet be necessary for the old Gentleman to obtain an increased pension which I believe he so much needs
Yours Ob d Serv t
John Beckwith

Johnson book. Mr. [unclear] for increased
Walc
Rec. 28 Jan: 1823.
of 4 trees in orchard in orchard
Support
John
John Ballou Esq.
Shenandoah Va.
Washington City P.O.

Somerset 18 th January 1823
J. B. Galloway Esq r
Sir enclosed you will find the warrant affidavit, Notice of peace and proceedings had in the case of Johnson Cook an applicant for an increase of pension to get the warrant countermanded. I have delayed for the purpose of taking the evidence over again but find it impossible to get the Commissioners Physicians together at present. Said Johnson appears to be more willing at this time than when examined by the Physicians formerly. I hope what is here enclosed will suffice but should anything be wanting on the part of the old Gentleman the Physicians or myself there will bear the old Gentleman from his increase of pension none it and it shall be attended to Yours &c in haste
John Beckwith

Homewood 11 Dec
1 March 1823
John Quincy Adams
Recd 1823
Honble J. Q. Adams, Secretary of War, Washington City.

Sir
Somersett, Ohio, Dec r 10 th 1824
You will herewith receive the application of Johnson Cook, of this County for restoration to the Pension list under the Act, 1 st March 1820. - I am aware that your Department has been written to in a hasty and unbecoming manner by this applicant, age & bodily infirmity, can be his only excuse, from my own personal knowledge of him he is poor and suffering under the misfortune mentioned in his application so as to be unable to leave his home, I have at his request endeavoured to place his papers in form, guided by a form sent him from your department, - as I have not the acts of Congress on the subject there may be error, - I hope however they may prove sufficient and that the extended bounty of his Country may meet his situation, If his application should be granted his papers may be forwarded to Nashville, Fairfield Co. Ohio. I have written to Hon ble P. Beecher, forwarding his present certificate should it be necessary to surrender the same, I am Resp d Y rs
Hon ble J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
Yours P. Collins

State of Ohio Fairfield County this first day of december 1825 before me one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared Johnson Cook a pensioner of the United States He being duly qualified according to Law deposeth and saith that he has lain A nights with his hips on A Large pillow pillow on account of the disability of A Rupture which he received in actual service of the United States in the Revolutionary war for the space of three years and four months and that if in case he slips off the pillow an uneasiness follows and that he has to undergo a contrary Erectat position to get ease that he may rest and the deponent further saith that his claim for A full pension was well authenticated in 1822 and that an act of cruelty and injustice was committed by J L Edwards in rejecting his claim as it appeared that Mr Calhoun was not nowing to it at that time as the franking was Smith Thompson and the deponent further saith he has heard members of Congress say that it was that Little Edwards which cut off so many Revolutionaries unjustly and not Mr Calhoun and the deponent further saith that he heard Peter Odlin state to Charles Hood Judge that He was interna- tely acquainted with J L Edwards and that his Gen Charac- ter was that he Mr Edwards had been guilty of the greatest acts of cruelty to pensioners and the deponent saith no more. Johnson Cook
Sworn and subscribed before me this first day of December 1825
Elkanah Walter J.P.
MS
Gen. Beecher is knowing to Mr. Walters being a Justice of the peace

Cook Johnson 31 Dec 1825. 10 January 1826 recd - Pension for himself,
recd. Jan. 25 . 1826.
To the Hon d The John Quincy Adams President of the United States Washington City Penn va ————— Pittsburgh Pa, 3 Jan y 1826
From Johnson Cook Pittsburgh, Ohio am d 26 Jan. 1826.

To the Hon d John Quincy Adams President of the U States
Sir it is to be Regretted that a Revolutioner totally Confined with disabilities which has arisen from Wounds Received in the War of Independence, should have just Cause of Complaint of being Excluded from the benefits of the Enactments of the Congress for no other Cause than Retaliation for sundry abuses Received from an Officer acting Under the Authority of Gen l Government he has said that the doctors report of the 15 th of december 1822 did not prove the pretention he also denied to Gen l Beecher that he had Received my schedule in 1824 which is impossible to be Correct as my pension Certificate was inclosed in a letter directed to Gen l Beecher and at the same time my schedule was inclosed in a letter directed to the Secretary of War and both inclosed in a blank sheet together directed to Washington City A new Copy was sent to Gen l Beecher and he presented it to Mr Edwards Who Refused to determine my claim untill he had Made and got printed A new Regulation Sheet and sent to Peter Odell Esq r with further Requirements and the Result was that he commenced my pension from the date of May the fourth Last the witness that was Required was that he on the 7 th day of February 1824 Received payment of me the property for a debt due him for ground Rent Mr Edwards states in his information to me that he had Restored me which cannot be Considered Restoring Mr Odell was at the pension office in the Month of August Last and saith that he conversed with Mr Edwards on my case and Mr Edwards said that if I had not insulted him he would have given me my pay back to 1820 as he did to my Neighbor King who was a short time in the Cause of Liberty and has a house and Land and a healthy Man Sir it is impossible for me to take any step for to get justice done as long as Mr Edwards has the management of that office and also has withheld for some years a reasonable Sup t the present pension would not answer the

demands in six years as my case is of a singular nature I humbly intreat the president to recommend my case to the Congress with a view of looking back to the time of my discharge as the contract of the Congress was that those who should be disabled in the cause of liberty should be pensioned to commence at the date of their discharge it is a debt due me I made a greater sacrifice in cause of independence than Genl Lafayette he his wealth and my health; if the president should believe that it would not be beneath his dignity to write me a vote it would be thankfully received by your humble servant John Quincy Adams President of the United States
Servant Johnson Cook once
A Sergeant in the Revolution Nashville Fairfield County Ohio 31 day of Decem er 1825

St. Ruthville th April 1826 Fairfield County Ohio
Mr. Edwards in his Reply saith that there is no power in that department for an Exchequer Commencement in my case yet he could find power in the case of Mr. Pring to give him pay back as he tells Mr. Allen that if he had not been insulted by me he would have done by Mr. Allen as he did by the thing he states. A manifest falsehood

To Major Charles J. Nourse Chief Clerk of the War Office Washington City
Pension Office Dec 20th 1827
Somerset 18 Oct
amend 4

dear Sir please to present the inclosed letter to the Hon d Gentleman and be so kind as to see that it Certificate from under his official Seal and Signature is forwarded to me without delay as my papers has been sent back 3 times by the Ohio agent for deficit Near Nashville Octob 1927 Respectfully yours Johnson Cook Major. Chastleton House Chief Clerk in the War Office.

To J L Edwards Esq at the Pension Office Wardepart- ment Washington City
Ms. B. 1. 6. Vol. 1. 1828
Thornville O Sept 29th

is the greatest Gentlemen, in this, freely offers their service, to obtain my Rights; to destroy you, would not be so gratifying to me, as to have the Hatchet buried, if you should without delay forward instructions to James Reynolds agent to pay me the arrearages due me, and direct him, also to notify William Stover Esq. who is empowered by me, to appear at the agency, with my vouchers, for the payment; this may in some measure, induce me, to quit my claim on the Government for back pay altho they are indebted to me a pension from 1818 back to 1823 A Compliance from you will be much to your interest and Reputation as Peter Odlin, affidavit is such that he inclosed my Certificate in a Letter to Genl Becker and My Schedule in a Letter directed to the War department, that both were inclosed in a blank sheet and sent to the Genl postoffice Genl Becker received his and called you for a decision on the claim and Genl Becker said you denied the Receipt Mr Odlin called on you in August 1825 to know why you did not restore fully as you did Mr Prine of Truckville and that you said if I had not insulted you that you would have done much better by Me, how will an affidavit appear of this kind that a sacrifice of the publick will must be made to gratify your will of revenge Thornville Perry County Ohio this 25 of Septm 1828 Respectfully yours Mr J. L. Edwards Johnson Cook
It is an Memonstrance together with Witness Will be preparing for the next session of the Congress, should you comply, it will stop all proceedings of this kind

Hon Bl James Barbour Offic Secretary of War Pens Washington City
ms? Dec. 19. 1827

to the Hon ble James Barbour Secretary of War Sir Having Received A pension Certificate of the date of the 25 th of October 1824 to commence the 10 th day of October 1818 Except Sir, of My Humble, and Sincere thanks for the Measures taken Whereby A debt of justice may be paid; yet Sir there is a want of instructions forwarded to the Agent James Reynolds for to Make the payment agreeable to the Expressions of the Certificate; I sent my vouchers of the date of the 21 st of November Claiming my pension due Me from the 4 th of March 1820 up to the 4 th of May 1825 and was answered by the Agent that he had no instruction for making the payment payment requested My wishes is that the Secretary of War would give me to understand Whether there is to be any Reduction on the account of what I have received or not, as this Certificate is as binding as possible, as one could be, for the hole space of time and could be Recovered; as it Reads duplicate there Must be an objection as there has not been two issued of the same date; whether I am Right in this I will leave with your Honor to decide, an answer to this is Requested Hon ble James Barbour War Secretary from your Honors Most Obedient Servant Garrison Cook Moorville 3 d of June 1827 Day County Ohio

Thornville O Dec 10 th
Charles J. Vaux. Chief Clerk of the War office Washington City
For
recd 18 Dec 1847
9
15 Dec
the to that the

State of Ohio Perry County Ohio 3 rd day of December 1827
Sir Having Received A pension Certificate designed for the Which Commenced the tenth day of October 1818 Which appears to be A full Restoration Which binds the Secretary of War to direct the agent for paying pensions to make the payments for Every year that I did not draw I sent my vouchers papers of the date of the twenty first of November  November last to the agent Mr James Reynolds for My pension due Me from the fourth day of March 1820 up to the fourth day of May 1823 My papers were Returned With an answer that he Mr Reynolds had no instructions to Make the payment of My Request. Sir please to see that directions are forwarded to the agent without delay and also please to let me know, by letter, from the Secretary of War, that the Measures are taken, whereby I May Receive my just due.
if Real justice has not been intended or Rather been done in my case for want of a fair investigation of My papers that is the schedule Sir do me the justice to Lay the papers before the Secretary of War in person and I am certain he will not hesitate A moment. I Could Make Apology for My directing my Letters to you, yet I forbear on just Motives your Name is very previous to Me, And I can place the Utmost Confidence in your influence with the Hon Secretary of War and of the human feelings that you are possessed of I am Sir with due respect
Ma ch Charles F. Hovee Chief Clerk in the War department
Your Most Obedient Servant Garrison Cook
PS please to direct your letter of answer to this to Thornville Perry County Ohio

Sir Please to deliver the inclosed letter to the Hon ble Secretary of War and wait on him for an answer
Maj r E. J. Vause
Johnny Cook
Thornville Perry County Ohio This 3 rd day of December 1827

to the Hon. the Peter B. Porter secretary at war Washington City private Shoreville March 27 th
Will Pension Office 11 March, 1829.
no answer required

Hornville Perry County Ohio 25 of February 1829
Sir it is with pleasure I have Read your Letter of the date of december 1828 directed to James L Edwards, the substance of which is truly meritorious, had the former Secretary of War been actuated by the same humane principles as your self Mr Edwards would not have been suffered to treat the fathers of the American Empire with such gross acts of cruelty as he has, numbers he has landed in Eternity by cutting them off from the pension list, at the same time retained on those lists deserving, both from worth and Want, Combined together, Sir I deem it an absolute duty to Make you acquainted with his base treatment to Me he stated to Me that that I was stricken from the pension list from the amount of my property the schedule will bear Evidence of the injustice of this act I was restored to my invalid pension, and applied for an increase of pension in 1822 I received a Regulation sheet and A Blank Commission for A Commissioner and two doctors to have Commissioned by the Hon ble Judge Bird to Examine and Report which was done fully complying with the Regulations then required by said sheet sent me they were sent and returned to me by Mr Edwards requiring me to swear to the time and place I received my wounds as satisfactory Evidence had been produced to the Congress as they would not have pensioned me I considered this last requirement an absolute insult poor as I am I can bear it as well as Mr Edwards the Commissioner went representative to the Ohio assembly one of the doctors moved to Connecticut was at the expence of getting others Commissioned and they came to an examination on the 15 th of december 1822 and their report Mr Edwards received the 21 st he dated the Return on the 26 th which was received by the Commissioner Col n Beckwith with a requirement for my pension Certificate and that the Commissioner must get the Clerk of the Court of Perry County to certify of his official character notwithstanding his Commission accompanied the papers that were sent Mr Edwards obtained my Certificate and what was required of the Commissioner these held in that office without deciding on the claim from January 1823 until the 19 th of April at the Commissioner repeatedly wrote to Mr Edwards to have him send me my pension Certificate and stated to him that I had nothing to depend on but my pension to subsist on his heart was harder than a stone he rejected the claim, and he I fear will land his soul in Hell for that very sin which he committed in so doing, I greatly applied to be restored to the Revolution pension list and received a Regulation sheet to be governed by in my proceedings my property was valued at 15 Dols

and my schedule was inclosed in a letter directed to the Secretary of War by Peter Odell Esquire of Summerset Ohio my pension Certificate at four dollars per Month was inclosed in a letter and directed to Genl Beecher at the same time and they were both inclosed in one Blank Sheet and directed to Washington City Genl Beecher called on Mr Edwards for a decision on the Claim and Mr Edwards denied the Receipt of the schedule an other Copy was forwarded to Genl Beecher and he presented it with his own hands yet he would not decide until he Mr Edwards got a new Regulation Sheet printed this Mr Edwards sent Me which was Complied with and Mr Edwards placed me on the pension List to Commence the 4 th of May 1825 Mr Odell called on Mr Edwards in August and inquired Mr Edwards why he did not give me my pay back why says Mr Edwards Cook has insulted me or should have done as well by him as I did by his neighbor thing how dare faced to Mr thing served nine months only never came to action with the British his property is a house and two acres of land valued at 60 dollars worth 300 mine a bible him & book, and an introduction to Christianity and one bottle valued by the court at 15 dollars their not worth that v l pension Certificate was issued By Mr Barbour stating as follows
War department Revolutionary Claim duplicate I Certify that in conformity with the Laws of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 Johnson Cook late a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution is inscribed on the pension List Roll of the Ohio agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to Commence the tenth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen Given at the War Office of the United States this twenty fourth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and twenty Seven payable Every year on the back Siderwritten by Mr Glyn Clark James Barbour Secretary of War
This Certificate was Considered by the best judges of Law to be a full Restoration and due on it 228 dollars I Made out my vouchers and sent them to the agent for payment Mr Edwards wrote to Mr Reynolds not to pay the arrearage it is a shame to the United States to publickly employ such a man as Mr Edwards to deal out portions as he sees fit to men he is not worthy to wipe their shoes the Constitution is wantonly violated he has had the office 12 years if no more there is now Revolutionaries that has yet retained their

Their Mental powers such are the men who Ought to have the Care of the pension office and if not surely your Honor can find One that possesses the same human feelings of your self to be your assistant in lieue of Mr Edward I hope Sir that you May upon Receipt of this Send directions to James Reynolds of Cincinnati agent to pay Me the arrearages from your Humble Servant John
J B Porter
Secretary of War
Please To Send me my discharge Mr Edwards has no right to hold it is my property
I served Six Years four Months and 17 days I countered 32 times in consequence I was captured suffered one winters imprisonment in new york and Mississippi

War Dept Pension you w.
To the Hon John H Eaton Secretary of War Washington City
Pension 1111 Mar 33

To the Hon d John H Eaton Secretary of War Sir Mr Ewing States, to Me, in a letter, that He Has Recently Conversed with you, on the Subjects of My pension, and Saith, that you, do not think, that you have power, to Extend, the payment, of my Certificate, back to the period to which it specifies Sir does not the Laws of the United States bind the present Secretary of War to direct the agents for paying pensions to Make the prompt payments on all Certificates Issued by former Secretaries of War agreeable to the stipulations Set forth in the Certificates So Issued, When Mr Barbour, Issued My Certificate He Must Have had A fair investigation of My sufferings from the services in the Cause of Liberty and also of the Wrongs in my Case, Or He would not Have commenced my pension So Early, Mr Glyn Who Recorded the Same, on the files of My Certificate payable in Every year, He must have understood him- Self also, How had Mr Barbour, the power, under, the act of 1823 to give Mr King of Pukeville his pension back to March the 4 th 1820 his property was priced at 60 dollars and mine at 15 dollars he served nine months I served during the War He Sustained no injury I am Covered with Wounds and I Have not Lain one night without A Large pillow Under my hips that my body May be declining for the space of Six years or more I have My Head bound tight on account of an awful Wound Received in the Cause of independance
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there is not so great a sufferer in the United States no not one who served in that War Mr. Calhoun suffered no inconvenience for giving Mr. King his freedom Back to 1820 and Mr. Giddings saith that if I had not insulted Him He would have done as well by Me as he did by My Neighbor King, How could He, have found power, so to do, I had hope, in getting a Republican Government once more, to have obtained my right and still hope, Mr. Eaton, that you may cause the areas to due on my Certificate to be be paid the voucher I sent you for the payment in November last was inclosed in a letter directed to yourself and stated private in order to prevent being opened by any member of the War department and inclosed in a letter directed to asbury Dikens Esq. Chief Clerk and desired Him to deliver the letter with His own hands to the Secretary of War, it seems that the papers were intercepted, I have full reason to look for an amende notice from the Hon. Secretary of War that directions are sent to the agent at the Cincinnati to pay the areas due on my claim, in so doing you will I run no hazard, but an act of humanity and justice calls loudly for you to perform Sir I am Respectfully Your Honors Most Obedient Servant Johnson Cook Hon. J. H. Eaton Secretary of War Brownville Perry County Ohio 1st of March 1830
JHC
Sir out of pure motives I wish you to point out some way that I can in safety get a letter to you and not be intercepted Out of pure regard to you I really wish to give you a full statement that the Curves and Prejudices may be taken of from the Man of Honor that is in nowise in the fault Mr. Ennis has a letter of mine sworn to which would be of great use could you obtain it

I sent My vouchers to Cincinnati they were returned and the agent stated to me, that instructions were sent them not to pay the claim, and advised me to send to Mr Barbour that He should direct the payment to be made which I did and the letter was intercepted, and a reply from Mr Eddy forwarded by Mr McLean
War Department Pension Office John McLean
estip My So

State of Ohio } Fairfield County, } 24 of August 1829
be it known that before me, John Peels Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Johnson Cook, a revolutioner and made oath in due form of law, that he is the identical Johnson Cook named in an original
Certificate in his possession. Subscribed Johnson Cook. of which I (certify) the following is a true copy:...
John Peels J.P. War Department Revolutionary Claim. duplicate I certify
That, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, Johnson Cook late a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the pension list, roll of the Ohio agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the tenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, given at the war office of the United States, this twenty fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, James Barbour Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned J. L. Edwards that he is entitled to a pension of eight dollars per month on account of services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary war, that he served Sergeant in the company of Captain Hart in the first Connecticut regiment; that he now resides in Thorn Township and has resided there for the space of seven years past; and that previous thereto he resided in Richland Sworn and subscribed this 27 th day of August 1829
before Me ... John Peels J.P. Johnson Cook
State of Ohio } Fairfield County } August 27 1829
Conformably to the Regulations of the War Department, of the 19th of June, 1824, I, John Peels a magistrate in the County above named do hereby Certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence to wit; from personal acquaintance having heretofore administered to him the Oath of identity for three semi payments that Johnson Cook who has this day appeared before me to take the Oath of identity is the identical person named in the pension certificate which he has exhibi- ted before me numbered 6521 and bearing date at the war office the 25 th day of October 1827 that the said certificate was originally issued for him; that he now holds the same in his possession, and claims all the benefits arising therefrom. Given Under my hand at Rushville on the day and year above written
State of Ohio } Fairfield } County } 27 of August } 1829
be it known that before me one of the justices of the peace for said County personally appeared Johnson Cook a revolutioner and made oath that according to the Express Letter of his pension certificate that there is due to him of arrearage two hundred and forty eight dollars from the 4 th of March 1818 up to the 4 th of May 1825
John Peels J.P.

I Hugh Boyle Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for Fairfield County Certify that John Seebeck is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine, in testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, this 31 st day of august in the year 1829
Hugh Boyle Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for Fairfield County
No 1
September 4 th 1829
Received of
two hundred and forty Eight dollars it being for arrears of pension due to me as a revolutionary pensioner from the 4th of March 1820 up to the 4th of May 1825 for which I have signed duplicate receipts
Johnson Cook
dolls. 248

May 27.
W.W. Dorn
Mr. Johnson Cook
New Salem
Fairfield County Ohio

Lancaster 25. May 1833
Dear Sir
The law of the last session, enables you to take the benefit of the act of 1832, without giving up your invalid pension - you are entitled to both.
Very respectfully
Yours &c
pension office may the 12 th 1841
I have just received a letter from Mr W. M. in reply to a letter of mine to president Harrison and a letter to Thomas Eulings Secretary of treasury and one letter to the Secretary of War; Mr Edward in his reply to my complaints intimated that I had no cause to complain that I had been paid in strict conformity with the laws, this is altogether false, as he has said, that if I had not insulted him He would have done much better by me this can be proved, by Mr Odlin who called on him to know why he did not do better by me, Mr Edward said that the agency cannot be removed from Cincinnati to Lancaster, (cannot) how did they remove the agency heretofore but this was done in order that that placing the agency in the extreme corner of the state the pensioners would have to put up with spurious B Bills. Signed Johnson C. Ooth. The publick officers appear to have been deceived by Mr Edwards

War department, Revolutionary Claim, I Certify that, in duplicate Conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 16th of March 1818, Johnson Cook Late a Sergeant in the army of the Revolution, is is inscribed, on the pension list, Roll of the Ohio agency, at the Rate of, Eight dollars per month, To Commence on the tenth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, given at the war Office of the United States, this twenty fifth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and twenty Seven. James Barbour Secretary of war Recorded by H G Glynn Clerk, in Book C Vol 10 page 36 payable in Every year ————— this Copy is to make it appear that their is due 248 dollars

but What to get Ease I have to Praise My bodily wrong the End Upwards Every day
The inclosed is truly a full Restoration Certificate and was ment So by the Barbour

3 mch 6115 March 13. 1841 Pension Office.
Respt pension
Johnson Cook Ohio Ind. Mills.
Thomas Ewing Secretary of Treasury Washington City
to the Hon. Mr. [?]

New Salem Fairfield County Ohio March the 4 th 1864
Dear Sir I heartily Congratulate you on your being promoted to fill so important an office, as you are called to fill, I have often stated to my Sambarin Neibors that you had rendered important Services in your official acts and that you Would Surely be promoted, and thanks be to God, My statement, and Wishes, are joyfully Realised; and also I thank God that he has given Us, a Wise and good President, I have ben Well acquainted with his General Character 46 years, may god blesse him and give him strength to perform His duty better than any president heretofore, EC spress, Sir as the the pensioners in this state Will wait untill the agency is removed from Cincinnati I fondly hope that you Will be the means of having the agency at Lancaster I am Sencible that the agent is appointed by the War department yet you can be the means of this desirable move it is a Sollomn fact that I never have received one dollar in space from the agency at Cincinnati, and the September last pension money is in bills that Will not pass, by my taking Canton Oil as i do every week on account of my rafter I could walk my horse to Lancaster and back in a day I wrote the inclosed Letter in order that the president Could have a fair investigation of the wrongs committed by the War department the president has power over the pensions, and I rest assured that He Will Cause that the arrears due to me be paid me ameadately in such money as would do me I have a request that you Will send me the inorgoril of the fourth of Our good president and direct to New Salem Fairfield County Ohio my place of abode is on the line and of course for convenience I prefer doing my official doings in Fairfield County your most the Hon bl. Thomas Ewin Obedient Servant Johnson Cook
Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
do be so kind as to lay by every consideration and read the inclosed to the good president

New Salem Fairfield County Ohio February the 28th 1864 March 4th
Dear Sir what I herewith communicate to you, is founded upon solemn truths, on the 30th day of January 1777 I enlisted for during the War, of the revolution I served faithfully until the peace of 83 no man in that War could have received a severer wound and live, than what I received, I can in truth say that, I had not the least knowledge of the wound until the 15th day day after it was received, Other wounds I also received in that War, the proof of which may be found in the files of Congress, and my discharge in the pension office, which has been for the space 25 years altho often demanded, as my property dearly Earned, which Mr Edwards has refused to let me have, in the year 1817 by an act of Congress I was placed on the pension list of invalids at the rate of 4 dollars per month to commence the 29th of November 1816 in 1818 good president Monroe found that the revolutioners must be provided for, I relinquished my invalid pension and was placed on the revolutionary pension list at 8 dollars per month in 1820 I was stricken from the revolutionary list and restored to the invalid pension list at four dollars per month In 1822 I applied for an increase of pension and was defeated by my adversary shamefully as it may appear he after he Mr Edwards had received the doctors report sent for my pension Certificate and kept it in his custody until April and then returned to Colonel Beck with stating in his letter that it is to be regretted that no relief can be had at this office as his case is truly hard, for his disability has arisen from a rupture and not from the wound, it is said he received brutal cruel and unjust, in Mr Edwards to act in so unfeeling a manner to a Meritorious Soldier of the revolution er that is a common saying in Lancaster and Sumner was Literally cut to pieces a fighting for Liberty; in 1823 the Congress passed an act that those revolutioners who had been stricken from the pension list in the year 1820 should be restored back in case that that their property was not sufficient for their maintenance, and that their Evidence must be closed in 1824 in order that they could obtain the arrear of pension back to 1818 if not no arrear could be obtained; on the 15th day of June 1824 Judge Hood and Mr Colin of Sumner came to my house in order to take or make out my

Schedule of my property I was asked by Mr Odell What had become of Each item of My property Which was in my schedule that I produced at the Court at Lancaster in 1820 that for Which from the amount of my property I was Stricken from the pension List Mr Odell had been lately a resident at the Washington, and was Well acquainted With Mr Edwards and generall Carreckter, Was asked by judge Hood What Was the generall Charreckter of Mr Edwards at Washin- ton City, Mr Odell answered was, High and Lofty Minded and Was guilty of the greatest acts of Cruelty to the Revolutionary pensio- ners, My schedule Was fully Made Out before judge Hood on the 15th day of June 24 the property Was Mainly gone for sustence one item Was in the former schedule Was money in the hands of the pension agent at Chillicothe This item Was believed not by the Court at Lancaster as not intended by the Congress to be accounted for in the schedule, but as the requirement of the War depart ment Was any money due me my conscience forbid me to Make oath to the schedule without this item Exhibited Mr Odell asked me What I did with the say 50 dollars I paid it to Thomas Davis, for ground rent This schedule Was sworn to and presented to the Court at Summerset and forwarded to the War department in the year 1824 the Evidence fully Closed in May 1825 25 Mr Edwards Wrote to Mr Odell to get the Evidence of Mr Thomas Davis What the 50 dollars Was paid him for it Was done and sent on; This last requirement Was Wiked and unjust in 1827 I sent a letter to James Barbour Secretary of War and He sent a full restoration Certificate to Commence in 1818 payable in Every year at 8 dollars per Month Mr Edwards sent instructions to the paying agent at Cincinnati not to pay the arrear due me agreeable to my Certificate I impowered Kelly- Stover to get my arrear He Wrote to me that Edwards had shamefully Wronged me — I dreamed 13 years Since that we had good President of the United States that in his first official acts Ordered Edwards to Come to my House and pay me in space 8 dollars per Month from 1818 to the 5th day of May 1825 and the intrest of the same I saw in my dream two men Come into my house for that intent the the good President did this to Humble the Monster for his acts of Cruelty to us Johnson Cook Genl William H Harrison I ate a Serpentin the President

I do wish that the President would cause the agency to be removed from Cincinnati to Lancaster the Capturer Mr Garrison a good Whig and an honest Man and a true friend to your self, the agent should be near the center of the State to accomodate the old men of the Revolution. I will state an other case of Extreme Cruelty within my own observation, a Mr Barne, at near Sumner, who was wounded in Battle of the rapids Under Gen l Wayne one leg was broke I think with two balls at the same instant I have seen him walk, I had more pity for him than any person I ever saw walk it will be observed that once in two years the invalids had to have the report how the disability was at that time the report by a blunder of the doctor was not to so great a degree as the Original Mr Edwards directed the agent Coln Craten of Chillicothe stop his payment for two draughts this was considered by the people of Summerset to be an act of Extreme Cruelty.
I have a Son 32 years of age has been totally deaf 25 years yet reads and writes well he found that our Country was in danger of loosing our Liberty unless We could outdo the Sars and get a Change of government, and Sir your Carrecter stood the highest in his estimation for President, he Went to the poll and was rejected on account that He did not Work the roads I threatened the Judges all Sanites that I Would return them to Court Unless they Received his vote his being rejected set so hard on him that He went Crazy Was taken to Summerset and Confined and Chained in the Court house Chamber, when the town was Luminat on account of yourself being Elected the lights and Shouts of the people Was so great He Halkwed and screamed to such a degree and said the day of judgment Was come the Sheriff went in took a slate and penciled that the people Was rejoicing on account of your being Elected President this intirly took him down, all was right said he thank god he is now fast agitt his reason I believe by the fourth of March he will be totally lost

I had forgot to mention that genl Beecher call on Mr Edwards to know why He kept me on the Iowa pension, and Mr oddin call on Mr Edwards on the same account Why says Mr Edwards Cook has insulted Me or I should have done Much better by Him; I suppose that He was worn to office I believe he has violated his cath a spirit of revenge is his ruling passion I said to him that he was fit for a Companion with devils
to his Excellency John H. Harrison President of the United States at Washington City

Pension Office,
March 15th 1871.
Sir,
Your letters to the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Treasury, have been duly considered. In numerous letters from this Office you have been informed that your pension has been paid in strict conformity with the laws. This Department has no power to grant any further allowance to you.
The Agency for paying pensions cannot be removed from Cincinnati to Lancaster.
I have written to the Agent at Cincinnati, informing him that you have complained that your pension has been paid wholly in Bank Notes. I will see that you are paid in Specie or its equivalent.
I am, respectfully, Your obt. Servt. J. L. Edwards
Mr Johnson Cook, Fairfield, Ohio.

the Hon ble
John Bell
Secretary of War at Washington City
Miss Johnson May 1863

New Salem, Ohio
May 1. 1847
7
Johnson Cook,
In relation to his pension - Complaint of the Commt. Pension. & wish the Agency in Ohio removed to Lancaster.
C. 261
Pension Office
Johnson Cook
Ohio Nth. 1818.

New Salem Fairfield County state of ohio May the first 1841 dear Sir, I am, a revolutionary Pensioner, of the United States, and am justly intitled to a Liberal Support from the General Government I have been shamefully wronged by J L Edwards Who has Said that I had insulted him or he should have done Much better by me I wrote to Whig James Barbour Secretary of War, in the year 1827 Mr Barbour ameadetly issued a pension certificate at 8 dollars per month restoring me back to the tenth day of october 18 th hundred and 18 th Mr Barbour was preannoted from that Office to the Court of Saint James as Minister, Mr Edwards took the advantage of this step in order to Nurish his spirit of revenge, Sent to the agent at Cincinatti instructions not to pay My Claim altho my certificate Saith payable in every year, Sir I once more Call on the the Honorable Secretary of War to do justice to one of the Most deserving of revolutionaries my discharge from Washington is in the pension office, testimony is within offaithfull Service for during that war, it is 12 years Since the agency has been taken from a Whig near the Center of the State and given to a tory in the Exestrem part of the State and not a dollar in spec have I been able to get from that agent altho demanded by my attomey, I dare say that your Honor well knows the that state of our banks our currency uncertain, that Such old men of Eighty and upwards cannot shift off a depreciated currency to any advantage do be so good as to Order the funds, and payrole, removed to Lancaster and be intrusted in the care of Mr Garrison Cashier of Lancaster Bank he is a good Whig and will do justice to the revolutionaries, and their an considerable portion of that class in this County, Mr Ewings Can give you full information I have not made application for my March payment on account of the expectation of the agency being removed and Shall not Untill I get answer from the Hon ble Secretary of War, as their is two Johnson Cook by name please to direct a letter to Johnson Cook Esq r as I once was was intitled to that Mark of distinction, With high respect I am Sir your Honors the Hon ble Most Obedient Servant Johnson Cook
John Bell
Secretary of War N o 13 My evidence was closed for restoration at Washing ton City on 15 th of June 1824 agreeable to the Law of 1823 and forwarded to the pension office Mr Edwards sent on and got the Evidence of Thomas Davis on 8 th of May 1825 that I paid him a sum of Money the same I had sworn to in my schedule it will be understood that it closed their evidence in 1824 had all the areas of pension

at Fairfield Columbia many if the person addressed lives in your town have this over John who does not reside near my office I must be so good as to send it to Fairfield Station Co Ohio no doubt its contents is of vast impor- tance to him I conclude it would be much better to send it on than to retain it until forward as our letter — From Geo. Ohio
May 12. 1841
(Dead letter)
John Cook John Cook Fairfield Ohio John Cook Town of Pennsylvania
Wadsworth Return from North Fairfield June 10th 1841 Assistant Postmaster No Fairfield Station Co O
Christopher H. Homan Esq. from J. P. G. 6.0 Michael Homan from Pittsburgh Oct 60

Johnson Cooke relating to his pen- sion - P383. May 27/41. Prison Office
Johnson Cook on bill
To His Excellency
John Tyler President of the United States
Dear Sir May 21
1841

New Salem Fairfield County Ohio May the 23 1841 To His Excellency, John Tyler, President of the United States, Sir I have been informed, that the Constitution, gives the the president, full power over the pensions, that in case of any wrongs and abuses being committed by the functionaries Who are authorised at to take the following case of the pension was, I have full reason to complain to our good president, of the Many wrongs and abuses, I have had from J A Edwards, this his wrongs to me, has, arisen from the course of my letters I wrote to him, respecting, his striking striking my name from the revolutionary pension list in the year 1820, at that time I let loose all his unjust treatment to be ascribed from his not possessing a good and ben evolent heart towards the men who were the sole Cause of independence, in the course of that letter I demanded of him to forward to me my invalid pension Certificate at four dollars per month, which I had relinquished in order to obtain the Eight on the revolutionary pension list, this he complied with in the year 1823 a law was passed to restore those who was indige- rent I made oath to the schedule on the 15th of June 1824 this was the closing evidence, it passed the sanction of the Court and was sent and Mr Edwards in order to nurish a spirit of revenge, was in a habit of wanting more testimony he let the papers lay untill the fifth of May 1825 and then sent me a pension Certificate to commence on the 5th day of May 1825 I drew money two years by a copy in the Southerns, in 1827 hearing of Mr Barbour being Secretary of War I wrote to him a formal complaint Mr Barbour made out a full Certificate to commence on the the tenth day of October 1818 payable in every year Mr Barbour was soon sent to the Court of Saint James, and I sent my application for the arrears of my pension due me agreeable to the Express letter of my Certificate but Mr Edwards had took the advantage of the absence of Mr Barbour and sent instruction to not pay my claim, Others got their arrears sweet is the spirit of revenge to a wited Man, I was discouraged applying for my dues =

Under a deep sense of the Misrule of the two last presidents, yet I am fully persuaded that we have a just and a good president who will Befriend One of the most deserving of the revolutionists. I would Earnestly Recommend that the president would lessen the number of officeholders many of which are supernumerary. Touching and living I would refer to the consideration of the president my letter to president Harrison that letter gives more fully an explanation of the conduct of Mr Edward towards me. With High Consideration I am Sir His Excellencys Most Obedient Servant
Johnson Cook
His Excellency John Tyler President of the United States
P.S. I Well Remember a dream I had I think about 13 years past, that I was setting in the very room that I am now a setting in that two men passed a West window and in a short space of time they passed my North window they appeared dejected with down cast Eyes they stated that the good President had ordered them to come to my House and pay me the arrears of pension due to me and the interest of the same, as a punishment to Him for his wicked deeds, and acts of Excess Cruelty towards me
I had no such Room at the time
I dreamed nor had even thought of building such a room at that time

PAID
To J. L. Edwards, War Department Commissioner of Pensions at Washington City March 11 '47

Amanda Township, Fairfield County Ohio This fourth day March 18 1847 Sir I have this day had a justice of the peace to write a copy of my pension Certificate by one I had drawn two years past he came to a loss he could not aware me to Certify that it was a true Copy I had no remain of the Certificate that is intelligible but the number 6221 which was all Sir I wish you to send send me an other pension Certificate as soon as you can yours Respectfully John son Cook
J L Edwards Commissioner on pensioners
N B Amanda is a post town please to direct your letter with my Certificate to Amanda
as I have moved from Perry County to this place about two Months since where is my residence Johnson Cook
To J L Edwards Esq r Commissioner of pensions

Pension Office, May 9th 1868.
Sir,
Your letter to the President of the United States, dated the 12th ultimo has been referred to this Office and in reply I have to state that there does not appear from our books or files that you have any papers before the Government in support of your claim to a pension, or that any claim, in your name has been presented from Ohio.
If you will state the nature of your claim, the Act under which it was asserted, the time it was presented, and the name of the Agent by whom it was transmitted, perhaps a more satisfactory answer can be given.
I am, Very respectfully, Your Q.M. Servt.
F. S. Evans for Commissioner of Pensions
M c Johnson Cook Lancaster Fairfield Co. Ohio.

To his Excellency the Hon ble James Monroe P M S Sir I have inclosed and directed these papers for the intent that your Honor may have full testimony to Convict J L Edwards of abusing the trust Reposed in him it must be understood that I affronted Mr Edwards by writing to him a letter of Reproof for rash and inconsiderate conduct in cutting off the Revolutionary pensioners when their debts they owed amounted to more than their property that they possessed this must have been the cause that Mr Edwards have sending me that insulting letter of Reprisal dated the 24 th of September 1822 in answer to which I gave him to understand that there were testimonies in that office or on the files of Congress concerning my wounds and that I should be governed in my proceedings by the 5 th of the acts of Congress Mr Edwards sent me a letter in answer that Unless I complied with that of 24 th of Sept r 1822 that no additional allowance can be made; this I considered as an insult in the highest degree When satisfaction had been made to Congress whereby they had passed into a Law the that I should be placed on the pension list I conceived as I ought that I had an equal Right to the Benefits of that act as any man as my papers having been returned from the War Department office in April and in September and in December lastly and for the first time Nov r 26 requiring my pension Certificate this appears as promising an increase of pension certain they at the War office could not have supposed that it would be any additional proof to against my claim and certain it must be that Mr Calhoun had an investigation of the claim and ordered the papers back with no other view than to obtain the old Certificate and give me a new one as full as the laws of Congress would suffer him to do it seems Sir that when these papers all at the Ohio that your Excellency must have dispatched sent the letters of the 24 th of Sept r and of the 6 th of Nov r 1822 to Mr Edwards With it is believed a Reprimand this must have increased the Malice of Mr Edwards for it is certain he did not fulfil his promise to Gen l Joseph Vance re letter dated 28 th of decm 1822 in order to obtain what is wanting Mr

Calhoun must be consulted as my case is an uncommon one he must have a recollection of it the papers must have been received in the pension office the 23 d of Feb y and no doubt concealed by Mr Edwards in order to extend his malice to the utmost he surely was aware of his masters will but never let Mr Calhoun know that the papers were again received in that office had that honorable gentleman have had known he would have ordered my pension certificate forwarded to me so that it would have been in my possession before the time of day Sir if Mr Thompson has agreed with Mr Edwards in deciding my claim against it must be that it has been a slight examination of the gentleman and that he has but too much confidence in the judgement of Mr Edwards and knowing not of his malice towards me Mr Edwards states that the present disability has arisen from a rupture and not from the wound that it is said he received in the war of the Revolution this is a falsehood and I will maintain it to be such; as the doctors state very pointed concerning the wound in my hand and that alone is sufficient to justify the Secretary of War to increase my pension, if Edwards has destroyed the papers the copies are on the files of Congress Sir if your Excellency lets such a monster remain in that important office it will not be for want of crimes committed by him to make him criminal nor for want of a prosecutor in forwarding these letters of his own hand to convict him I am not alone in complaining of Mr Edwards conduct three of the gentlemen of Congress in my hearing stated that Mr Calhoun was not to blame for cutting of so many from the pension list as it was that little Edwards that did it I personally knew of some that suffered thereby in Eaststream and one of these was restored last session Please to return these papers to me and direct to Brookville Fairfield County Ohio from your humble servant to Hon James Monroe P.H.S. Johnson Cook
Save me or I perish

Will your Excellency be pleased to read this to J. L. Edwards before some gentlemen of distinction and it will be easy to discover a gift in him

Well Mr Edward how did you feel affected towards me on the 23 day of Jan y last on the Receipt my of papers in that office went not my spirit in company with them when you scratched them from the Eyes of your Master Well knowing the claim to be just and he was determined on increasing my pension or he would not have sent for my former Certificate you had forgot your promise Made to Jan y Vance that When the papers were again Received in that office the claim should be determined Oh what trying scenes I went through that day well knowing that I had an adversary in that office at the going down of the Sun I knelt down and poured out a prayer to god from my inmost soul for Reclassifying grace and I prayed for you too that god would have mercy on you and god had mercy on poor me and Relieved from this awful perturbation of mind what a pretty mouth you must have made when you Wrote to Col n Beckwith stating that it was to be regretted that no relief could be given me from that office and snagged the letters that the president had sent you in proof along side of the old Certificate as a hint that they were the whole cause of my being defeated in my applica- -tion I truly do not covet your money but as a correction for your wicked and unjust conduct towards me I demand one thousand dollars damages from you without delay hide yourself from an arrest if you can in any part of the United states you cannot defeat the purposes of all the great men in the United states of providing for one who is made miserable by the war that gave birth to the american independance it is well known that I attained to the first three in that war I fought well and am still fighting for my country in bearing them up to a throne of grace and all the world of mankind Gen l G l Beecher will beat Congress next session and he will take you out of that office unless settled before
Johnson Cooke

Sir I Wrote to you of the date of 31 of decm r last I stated to you that Mr Edwards was an Enemy to Me and wou ld not do an act of justice as I had in sent him who would have believed that instid of answ ering my letter you would have Refused it to this Enemy As Preply would it not have ben justefiable in the president to have the Secretary at war to Examine the docters Prefrost of the date of the 15 of decm r 1822 and that he should act independant of Mr Edwards and do an act of justice altho it could not discharge it debt of justice at so late a date it would in some measure be A mitigation it still is in the power of the president to act the spirit of Commisseration I ask nothing in any degree unreasonable had I not ben disabled in the cause of independence I would not Made any demands on my country the Contract of the congress of 76 was such that those disabled should be pensioned from the date of their discharge this Contract has ben awfully violated I Really thought I was A Writing to A friend of the Revolutioners you Must one day Mingle with your mother dust as well as I and Must give A strict Account of your stewardship I Call god to witness that I bear you up to A throne of Grace dayley and also Mr Edwards that god Would have mercy on his Soul

As to Examine the steps that Mr Edwards has taken in my case is sufficient to fill the Mind of a good man with horror to send back papers Well authenticated with more requirements and to reject my claim merely for my complaining to Mr Monroe of his Unbounded requirements and still to pursue his revenge when application was made for me to be restored he denied the receipt of the schedule when he it is certain did receive it it was so evident to Genl Bucher that he wrote back to Mr Odlin to send an Other copy and direct to him and would be the bearer that they could not deny when all was complied with Mr Edwards would not determine the same until he had made out a new regulation sheet with more requirements it has justly been observed that Government held out false cultus in suffering Mr Edwards to remain in that office so long a time the Constitution if not prescribed it is said that such an one is secretary at war when in fact it has been Mr Edwards and all cases have been decided by his Rod A gentleman in Connecticut stated in a letter to me that God will surely undertake my cause for vengeance belongs to him Alone yours Johnson Cook John Quincy Adams Dec 1818

Johnson 600f. Payments to be made semi-annually, on the 4 th March, and 4 th Sept. in each year, by John Hamm, Esq; agent for paying invalid pensioners Zanesville, Ohio.
Correct

WAR DEPARTMENT.
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES,
of the third day of March, 1817 #
Relinquished interest to Mrs. Mary Johnson Johnson Cooper  was a serjeant — in the first Connec- ticut regim d com d by Col o Butler, during the revolutionary war, _____ # _____ is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Ohio _____ Agency, at the rate of four _____ # _____ dollars, _____ # _____ cents per month, to commence on the 27 th day of Novem r one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this twenty fourth day of March, _____ one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.
J. S. Graham Acting Secretary of War. Countersigned William Lambert.

Aug 8/49
Johnson Cook

Pension Office, August 8. 1849
Sir,
In reply to your application for a pension new certificate, in lieu of one lost or destroyed, I have to inform you that before a duplicate can be issued the enclosed regulations must be strictly complied with
Mr Johnson Cook U.S. Commissioner, Lancaster Fairfield Co. Ohio,
(Mist)

FREE
War Department, Pension Office.
J. C. Blackburn
Mr. Johnson Cook, the signature disputed
(U.S. Pensioner, Rushville, Fairfield Co. Ohio.)
No 6
Return this to me

to His Excellency the Hon d James Monroe President U.S. at Washington City
Rec d 27 June 1823
for President
my
Washington City

War Department, Pension Office.
John Cook Esq. Smith Thompson John Beckwith, Esq. Disputed
Somerset, Ohio.
John Cook
W64
Sir the Enclosed Contain Suficient Proofs to authorise you to reemonstrate in as strong terms as the Copy sent you As when you have examined the inclosed Returns then to me as in case of failure
They Will be usefull to me for later operations
Coln John Beckwith
John Cook

July 27/48 Pres. Ant. N.Y.
Johnson Cook. Chic.
Mr. Purvis
P305, July 27/48
Union Office
for duplicate
certificate
FREE To James M c President of the United States Washington City his Orphans
Smith

July the 4th 1848 Sir I have Recently Recied a
Letter from K' Edwards Commissioner of Pensions he states Edward Marmot Lorne Site of the Records of the War department this Certificate that I have lost was issued by James M'Pheron Secretary of War and was Recorded by John Clarke of the War office at Eight dollars per Month to commence on the tenth day of October 1827 No 6221 previous agent James Hall and formerly the name of agent was Armstrong this is all that I can remember to the Attest Johnson Cook Esq r at Lancaster Ohio
To his Excellency James M'Phe President of the United States at Washington City

State of Ohio S. to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Personally appeared before me Charles B. Wood Senior associate Judge of the County of Perry aforesaid, Thomas Davis Esq. who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that some nine or ten years ago he leased to one Benjamin Hale, Twenty four acres of Land situated in Section 27 - Township 17 Range 17, in Fairfield County Ohio, that about eight years ago as near as this deponent can recollect, Johnson Cook of the County of Perry and State of Ohio, a pensioner of the United States for Revolutionary services as this Deponent believes, purchased said Lease of Benjamin Hale, as he believes, that this Deponent believes in February 1821, Johnson Cook tenant as aforesaid from whom this deponent had previously received the greater part of the rent for his term as aforesaid, having sued Johnson Cook for rent, thereof, the said Cook declared that he would not stay on the lease if this deponent would not take it, and complained that he had a hard bargain this Deponent did not want him to quit, but it was then agreed that the Lease should be cancelled and said Cook to quit in April 1 st Day 1821, as Deponent believes, and released to said Cook part of the claim against him what amount deponent does not recollect since which time he said deponent has rented said Land the 1 st year for D rs & Cents 2 nd year for 30 00 half Cash half work and two last years for 30 00 each, And further deponent saith not. &c. Thomas Davis

The State of Ohio Perry County ss. personally appeared before me Charles B. Hood one of the Associate Judges for said County. the within named Thomas Davis who makes Oath that all the statements contained in the within and foregoing Disposition are just and true according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this 26 th day of April A.D. 1825 Charles B. Hood
The State of Ohio ss. I John Beckwith Clerk of the Court of Perry County do hereby certify that Charles B. Hood Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made was at the time one of the Associate Judges within and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Somerset in said County this 4 th day of May A.D. 1825 John Beckwith Clerk

Somerset 5 May
Hon. the Secretary at War.
Restored pen. to com. 4 May 1825
Recd J. P. H. Smith Basingstoke, Hants. Washington Dist. of Columbia Ohio City 11 March 1825
John P. H. Smith

Somerset May 5 th 1825.
Sir
I rec d a letter from your Department dated 17 th Jan y 1825, relative to the application of Johnson book of this County, to be restored to the Revolutionary Pension List. under the act of the 1 st March 1823, and requiring him to exhibit the affidavits of Thomas, J. Cook, and Thomas Davis in support thereof, the former resides in Indiana, and cannot be obtained without much difficulty as I am informed. the latter living in this County I herewith transmit. Some time since a written form was sent to the applicant and he was required to conform to it as far as done, and when sent on, another written in substance and form the same but requiring more testimony under the same act is sent. This has also been complied with as far as testimony here will permit, and the applicant submits his case to the Department with the confident hope that the Bounty of his Country, will now be extended to him.
Very Respectfully
Yours P. Collins
For Johnson, Cook
Wm H Secretary at War

The Deposition of Ennis Munroe Jr taken at the request of Johnson Cook, to be used before the Committee of the Congress of U. States, on Revolu- tionary claims - & sealed up by me New Haven 16 th Sept. 1816
Chas D. Smith Jr. Clerk

This May Certify whom it may concern that I Amos Morrison Jr of New Haven in the State of Connecticut, was a Surgeons Mate in the Connecticut line of the Continental Army, in the Revolutionary War, between Great Britain and America. That between the Years of 1780 & 1783 I was repeatedly called on to visit Johnson Cook, who was a Sergeant in the First Connecticut Regiment in the Continental Army; The said Cook was afflicted with a Rupture in the side which occasionally extended down to the Scrotum, and which on any unusual exertion was attended with inflammation, and excruciating pain, I further certify that the disability above mentioned was contracted in the Service of the United States, and that the s d Johnson Cook was an Enlisted Soldier for during the War between Great Britain & America. And my Opinion (during the time I visited him the Period above recited) (I have not seen him since) was, his Malady was incurable, and that he was procluded from

obtaining a living by Manual Labour, I prescribed such remedies for him as I thought the urgency of his case required, what Medicine I gave him, I cannot recollect, the period of time, has extinguished the routine of practice from my Memory. I recollect urging the necessity of his constantly making use of a Truss, and informing him I thought his life was in danger without he wore one. What situation the I o look is now, or has been in; since the Peace, of 1783 the Deponent saith not
Amos Monson I formerly Surgeons Mate In 1 st Connec t Regiment of the Continental Army
State of Connecticut, New Haven County ss Sept r 16 th 1816
Personally appeared Amos Monson Esq r to me well known to be such as to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed. Before me
Chas Denison Esq r Dean

Marietta, Ohio. 8 th November 1811,
This may certify that We have examined Johnson Cook, former a Sergeant in the United States Service, during the Revolutionary war, and find that his right hand is disabled from the effects of a Sabre cut, which appears to have divided several of the extensor tendons — He is also troubled with a rupture in his right side, which he says was produced at the capture & storming of Stony Point — it is at times very troublesome, which together with his other disabilities, renders him unable to perform hard labor without severe pain —
S. P. Hildreth — Surgeon of the 11 th Regt. 3 d Divis. Ohio Militia
W. B. Regnier —

To the Hon Committee of Claims Gentlemen I will give your Statement founded on facts in as Short Concise and Explicit And as little tiresome to you as the Nature of the Case will admit of In the Early Parts of My Life I entered into the Service of the United States of America as a Soldier my discharge if Laid before you will Evidence of My faithfullness for the Space of Six years and the badge of Merit obtaind by Me Exnred thereto in the Course of this Service I Sufferd Cold with hunger Captivity and on an allowance of two Ounces of pork and half a Pint of Oat Meal a day for the Space of three Months in Winter of 99 this pinching With hunger has Ocationed Me Many A days distress by A Cyatic Seizing Me in the breast and Stomach Which has at Some times deprived Me of speech I had the Misfortune of being Wounded in Severall instances and three of Which I feel My Self innocent before god to Make Sollen Oath that they are as great disablments as I Shall discribe I had A contusion in the back part of My head with A Cannon ball Which fractured My skull I had know knowledge of the Wound for the space of fourteen days but Remained in A state of Convalescence in this space of time this Wound

I suffer great pain by turns Especially in mornings and always in windy weather I received a wound in My Right hand which I lost three of My fingers in this wound I have always suffered greatly by frequent Cramps and often sprained and swelling follows and having no veins to give warmth I have suffered greatly in cold weather thereby as to the Rupter which Doctor Munsons Certificate will bear Evidence of disablement he states that how bad the Rupter is now is more than he can say I will state state the Present Situation of it this Rupter being in my right side I cannot reach my right hand any considerable height without Riping the skin A fresh and am unable to do but very little work in consequence of this great disablement in April 1853 I obtained A sufficient number of Certificates at West Point garrison with these I repaired to Newbury head quarters And presented My self before the board of Surgeons then sitting for the purpose of determining Pensions as I entered the door I raised My Right hand to take of My hat which caused My truss to slip up from the breach and let my Entero Run down through the breach in this distressing Situation I adrest the gentlemen turn over

of the board in the following words which will ever be fresh with Me Gentlemen of the board I hold in my hand A number of Certificates of My disablements And here is my body I wish you to Examine and See if My disablement are Suficient for Me to be pentioned for Life the President of the board answered in the following and unjust Manner What Such A Sprightly youth as you think to get A pention no indeed you need not think of it; this unexpectated unjust treatment Proused within Me the Usual fire that A Soldier is generally posset of I answered him in the following words which has and Will remain in My Memory as Long as I Exist Reply I think it is A pity that the United States Cannot find A better Man to preside over A board Constituted for the purpes of Making Some Small Amends to those Made Mis er able by the War and turnd from them in A Rage they Nither took the Certificates into their hands for Examination Nor Even Looked at the wounds Gentlemen if you find this Statement correct turn over

and the truth of My Claim verified by instruments Laid before you you will find due to Me from the United States Sixty dollars A year Since the fifteenth Of June 1783 and the intrest of the same and Sixty dollars annually as long as I shall live and My Certificates and discharge Returned to Me Adams township 5 th of November 1814 Country of Washington State of Ohio Johnson Cook
State of Ohio
Washington County ss. Marietta November 9 th 1814.
Johnson Cook this day appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement is true before me
Danl H. Buel justice of the peace
[Signature]
Statement

To The Honorable The Committee of Claims This may certify that I Doct r Benjamin Norton of the Town of Dams and County of Washington and State of Ohio have examined the wounds of Johnson Cook who served as a Sergeant in the first Connecticut Regiment in the United States Service and Revolutionary War under Col d Zebulon Butler and find he was wounded as follows to wit he Rec d seven wounds in actual Service at the Storm of Stony Point he Rec d a wound which caused a Rupture in his side which is a great Detriment to Facility exertion also by a hessian horseman he was wounded in the top of his head in his thigh and hand which very much Disabled the hand so that he cannot use it much; also in the other thigh he received a wound with a Bayonet in his Right ear with a musket ball also in his Leg with a musket ball which Broke the main bone of the leg he received a wound in the back part of his head which fractured the occiput or back part of the skull bone which contusion is very injurious to him by causing that part of the head to pain him by turns I think Gentlemen that his situation calls for your attention misfortune which is the lot of us all has placed him in Indigent Circumstances which perhaps would not have been the case had he not been wounded I have also seen his warrant under Col d Butler and his Recommendation from the Surgeon of the Regiment I give it as my Opinion that he ought to receive a pension and therefore Recommend him to your notice
Dams Oct r 28 th 1814 Doct r Ben in Norton

to the Hon ble James Barbour Secretary of War at the City of Washington

Application for a new certificate
United States State of Ohio County of Perry ss.
On this 17 th day of October 1827; before me, the Subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Perry personally appeared Johnson Cook a Revolutionary pensioner who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain Joseph Mansfield in the regiment Commanded by Colonel Meigs and was the Old Fourth Connecticut Regiment and after different arrangements was placed in Captain Haskins Company in the First Connecticut Regiment Commanded by Colonel Butler in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Revolution pension roll of the state of Ohio that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and Seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the first day of January 1823 at or near Thorn town he lost and has never had it since and at that time, was an invalid pensioner; and as it was of no consequence to him he made no account of the loss at that time as he was drawing his pension as an invalid and had a certificate of that fact
(Sworn and subscribed to)
Johnson Cook
before me, the day and year aforesaid.
John Duceccerson — J.P.
State of Ohio this 17 th day of October 1827 County of Perry
Conformably to the Regulations of the War department of the 19 th of June 1824 I John Duceccerson Magistrate in the County above named, do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz from personal acquaintance that Johnson Cook who has been named in the Notification of his being restored to the Revolutionary pension list bearing date May the 19 th 1825 which he has now in his possession and wishes for a new one that the Comptroller given under my hand at Thorn town Perry County. I also do certify, that he has resided five years in this township.
John Duceccerson J.P.

The State of Ohio } I William P. D. Curst Clerk of the Perry County } Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that John Duddleson Esq r . is a Justice of the Peace as within and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at Somerset in said County the 18 th day of October 1827.
W m . P. D. Curst Clerk

To the Hon ble
James Warbourn Secretary of War
Sir having Lost My Original Certificate as A pensioner on the Revolution List of the Ohio agency and have lately Received A registration sheet of forms for pensioner to be governed by as the Notification of My being restored to the List does not State the Rate of allowance I am to have nor is it Numbered nor is it marked the Original, under such Existing circumstances I cannot comply with the Requirements of the treasury department without A New Certificate from the Secretary of War Sir please to send me one by the Mail and direct it to Johnson Cook Near Rushville Fairfield County Ohio October 14 th 1827 from your Honness Hble Servant Johnson Cook. Late A Sergeant of the Revolution

Four Dollars allowed com- mencing 27 Nov. 1816
Petition of Johnson Cook
Dec 22. 1815
Ref d to the Committee on Pensions & Revolutionary Claims. —
postponed, & if no further proof. report against of 19 March 1816
Dec 18. 1815
Ref d to the Committee on Pensions & Revolutionary Claims
Get Brighton to procure a certificate of his mone- ys, being on the Pension roll. & if he is not allowed him a half pension
Brighton P 18. Dec 1815 commencing 27 Nov. 1816
Mr Brighton Allowed
Brighton U. S. N. Pen. Roll

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America —
Petition of Johnson Cook of Adamsville the County of Washington and State of Ohio.
Respectfully sheweth —
That your Petitioner served six years in the Army of United States in the struggle which emancipated our Country from the thralldom of Britain, and was regularly discharged in Seventeen Hun- dred and Eighty Three; during part of the six years as aforesaid your Petitioner served as a Sergeant, in the First Connecticut Regi- ment commanded by Col. Zebulon Butler and at the termination of the war received the Badge of Merit.
Your Petitioner entered the Service a youth in full health and vigour, he endured those sufferings which were common in that day, and it will not

be arrogant in your Petitioner to say that his sufferings were many and peculiar; Hunger, Cold and Fatigue produced Sciatic and Rupture; At the end of the War his Constitution was worn out; his body scarred by Seven Honorable wounds several of them severe; received in his Country's service. Since that period the bodily infirmities of your Petitioner have not ceased very recently to deprive him of the power to labor - Your Petitioner is now of Fifty four years of age; time has not diminished but accumulated his sufferings; pain he must endure, but he confidently hopes that the sting of poverty may not be superadded to his sufferings and to his years -
Your Petitioner in full confidence trusts that although many years have passed since the War your Honorable Body will not less regard this Petition, his claim on his Country is no less just on that account. He would now refrain to prefer his claim but his circumstances imperiously command him to resort to the Justice of his Country
Your Petitioner having full confidence in the wisdom and Justice of Congress Respectfully prays leave to ask

the half pay of a Sergeant from the fifteenth of April Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Three and further half pay during the remainder of his days may be granted to him; or such other relief in the premises as Congress in their Wisdom and Justice may con- -sider proper.
And as in duty bound he will pray. Dated at Adams in the County of Washington and State of Ohio. November 9th 1814 —
Johnson Cook

State of Ohio ss So. On this fifteenth day of June 1824 Perry County ss Personally appeared before me John Leslie Hood Junior Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Perry State aforesaid being a court of Record expressly made a court of Record by the laws of this state and having the power of fine and impris- onment Johnson took resident in said County aged sixty four years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declara- =ation in order to obtain the pension made by the acts of Congress of the eighteenth of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and the first of May 1820 that he the said Johnson took enlisted for the term of the War on the Thirteenth day of January 1777 in the State of Connecticut in the Company of Capt. Mansfield in the Regiment commanded by Col. Douglass who died before the Regiment was formed and marched under the command of Lt. Col. Dewees he during commanded by Col. Meigs at the close of the War they were commanded by Col. Butler in the line of the State of Connecticut on the United States continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until the fifteenth day of June 1783 when he was discharged from said service in West Point in the State of New York that his name has been placed on the pension list and dropped there from on account of his poverty
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st May 1820

I do solemnly swear that I was a 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 manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 18 th 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 by me subscribed.
One Bible
" Hymn book
" Small tin trunk
" Old Woolen purse
" 18 3/4 Cents Money
" - One Bottle
Occupation a Carpenter
Which I am unable to pursue
or follow in consequence of wounds received in Revolutionary war.
Johnson Cook
"Family" The wife of this affiant aged 57 years his daughter Mary aged 34 not healthy Rachel 26 Consumptive, Elisha in his 21 st year Justice age 16 Deaf sickly Rosanna Norton not a relation of this affiant aged 9 years healthy - That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following charges have been made in my property.
   Name of Person to whom sold Time of sale Amount of money or property Received     Thomas Cook 2 horse Cattle mentioned in my first schedule and the gear attached to them 1 plough 17 th Ap l 1823 for Labor for this Affiant's support  

   Name of Person to whom sold Time of Sale Amount of money or Property received     1 small light Waggond 2 year old 17 th April 1823 for Labour for this Affeants Support   heifer seven sheep 2 axes 2 horse pair & stretchers 1 iron wedge "   one fire shovel and tongs frying pan 2 sugar kettles 2 pooters "   barons 2 tin platters 1 platter 1 Jug holder 4 gallons a Coffee mill Lantrow 1 quart Jug "   2 servers of Barrels 2 meat tubs 1 wash tub 4 cloth boxes a set of old chairs a looking glass 1 big spinning wheel 1 milk pail 1 funnel "   1 Sugar Kettle sol d to Bro Williams fall 1820 Shoe making   A lease of 25 acres of land subject to pay a rent of 20$ pr year each 7 th Feby 1821 To satisfy a debt of 33$ due him as per schedule and the back rent due said Davis on said lease   Sold to Thomas Davis  
2 cows used for beef for family 2 yearly steer used for beef for family 1 calf exchanged for 4 sheep strayed and lost 2 sheep & lambs strayed away and died 4 Breadling swine and 3 pigs some fallen and used in family the rest lost in moving. Cattle Oven broke 6 Pewter plates (old) worn out 1 Tin platter worn out 5 Cups and saucers broken 6 Spoon lost and worn out Set of old knives and forks lost and worn out 4 Milk crocks broken 4 small Jars broken 2 Pitchers broken 2 bibles incor- rectly given 1 belongs to daughter other to wife Methodist disziplin (mistake) in first schedule property of daughter 1 Introduction to Christianity presented to son Elisha 1 bucket worn out 2 small jugs broken 1 Coffee pot worn out 1 Woodfan worn out

The above is a correct account of the property exhibited in the first schedule and the disposition which has been made thereof. And this Declarant further states on oath as aforesaid that he is unable to attend personally in court by reason of rupture round his body caused by the wound received at Stony Point while serving in the United States army during the Revolution. Johnson Cook.
State of Ohio } G. J. Chas. C. Hood Senior Associate Judge Perry County } of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Perry holden in the County where the Declarant resides do hereby certify that the within named Johnson Cook is from a disease being a Rupture round the whole body with which I am credibly informed and believe he has been afflicted for the space of 45 years since the Storming of Stony Point which was occasioned by the wound received by said Cook there as I am informed by Mr Cook and Verily believe, unable to attend the Court of which I am a Judge and I do think from present appearances that he will not be able to attend the Court above named at the time mentioned before I have therefore in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1 st March 1823 attended at his place of abode and administered the foregoing oath this 15 th June A.D. 1824 Charles C. Hood

The State of Ohio } I John Beckwith Clerk of Perry County } the Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court of said State for the County aforesaid Certify that Charles H. Hood Esq. before whom the above affidavit of Johnson Beckwith, who was at the time  was at the time and confined to his house, was made, as Judge as aforesaid. I also certify that the said schedule and oath have been admitted to the Record of the Supreme Court aforesaid and that the same are truly copied therefrom And I do further certi- fy that it is the opinion of said Supreme Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule does not exceed Fifteen Dollars - In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seals of the said Courts on this 9 th day of December A.D. 1824. John Beckwith Clk C.C.P. P.S.C. of P.C.

Mr. HUBBARD, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
A BILL
To amend an act, entitled "An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution."
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the second section of the act, entitled "An act supplementary 4 to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and sol- 5 diers of the revolution," approved the seventh day of June, 6 one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, shall not be con- 7 strued to embrace invalid pensioners; and that the pensions of 8 invalid soldiers shall not be deducted from the amount re- 9 ceivable by them under the said act.

Johnson book placed on Ohio Roll act 18 March 1818
certificate issued February 1819

Cl. for increase see letter to John Beckwith, Esq. Somerset, Ohio. December 26 th 1822.
Rejected see letter to John Beckwith, Somerset, Ohio April 14 th 1823.
Ohio
(62)
Johnson Cook, Bergeant.
Late a Revolutionary pensioner under Law of 18 th Feb ry , 1818 and formerly an Invalid under Law of 3 rd March 1817, whose pension as such has been discontinued in consequence of the amount of his property, made under Law of 1 st May, 1820, and dated 19 June 1820.
Re instated as an Invalid pen- sioner on roll of Ohio under Law of 1 st May, 1820 at $11 per mo. Commencing 11 th March, 1820.
Certificate issued 20 th July 1820 Issued to the Pensioner, Rushville, Fairfield Co. Ohio.
Amount 6 mo. ending 4 Sep r 1820. $ 66.

2, 6.95 3 44
6, 5 21 Ohio
Johnson Cook, H
of Trifield Co. in the state of Ohio who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Weiss of the Connecticut line, for the term of five years .
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of October , 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d of February 1819 and sent to Hon. Mr. Beecher House of Reps. U.S.
Arrears to 4th of Septm. 1819. Amt. 26/30  38.70 Subtract after death
$38.70
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Am t to 4 th Nov. 1819. as Revy. Pen n . 38.70
do. from 4 th Sept. 1818. to 9 th Oct. 1819; as an Annu y Pension at 24 $ per mo. } 4.63
Total amount to 4 th Nov. 1819 $43.33

Lebulon Butler Esq.
Colonel of the first Connecticut Regiment in the service of the United States.
To John Cook Greeting.
Reposing special trust and confidence in your Valour conduct and fidelity, I do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be a Serjeant in the first Connecticut Regiment you are therefore carefully and diligently to do that duty by doing and performing all manner of things thereinunto belonging. And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions as from time to time you shall receive from me or other your superior officers, according to the rules and discipline of War, for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my hand this first day of Janu. 1783.
Leb r Butler Col l