Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34241, Gathelues Cowing, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Cowing, Catharine S. 34241
CONTENTS
[Faint, illegible handwriting on the left side of the CONTENTS section]
[Faint, illegible handwriting on the right side of the CONTENTS section]

34 241 Pay INVALID.
File No. 34 241
Esther Boring His Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Zehariah Watkins of Peru in the County of Berkshire Being of Lawful age testify That Gathelues Gowing of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire was in the army in the Revolutionary war from the first of May 1775 to January 1777 in Capt. Joshua Jacobs Company in the 23 Regt. Commanded by Col. John Bailey of which Company I was Lieut. and that D. Gowing lived with me as a cook or waiter till he was chose a Capt. and that he ever did his duty as a good soldier in the Massachusetts Line
Zehariah Watkins
Berkshire ss May 15 th 1818 Then Zehariah Watkins
Zehariah Watkins above named came before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Certificate by him subscribed Before me Cyrus Stowell Justice of the Peace
Commissary of Mops. Northampton May 10. 1818
Zehariah Watkins signer of the above declaration & testimony lives more than thirty miles from me the subscriber & it is said he is upwards of 80 years of age & is an infirm man & unable to travel so far as to appear before me - I therefore enclose his testimony to the War Department for the Department of War that that the same may be considered as part proof of the said Gathelues Gowing's service in the Revolutionary war as he has stated in his Deposition before me. J. Hinsley Judge

Massachusetts Roll
(1,481)
Gathelues Cowing Capt Jacob, private
Mass Line, 1776 - 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of May 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Saml Hinckley Esq Northampton - Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 - Semi-annual account ending
31 mo: 14/31 & 4/30 th $ 281 67
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued
Christiana Humpston
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

No 58
Catherine
Gathelas Cowing
1481 1/2 Chatham street Jan 1818
OM
Sep 1818
Catherine

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and de die in diem to the sixth day of said month A. D. 1820 :
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Gathelus Cowing aged seventy four years, resident in Charlemont in said County, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows :
I enlisted into Col. Badley, Reg t in 1776 in January and served one year & six weeks months and afterwards during the war. I served about three years more. I have received Pension Certificate No. 14181 dated the 30 th June 1818. I applied for my pension on the 18 th day of May 1818.
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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions 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 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 following schedule by me subscribed.
I earn by daily labour in making Baskets & Stools which is my only occupation myself & wife who is 55 years old we all live alone in a poor house of no value belonging to my son. I have no furniture of any value & every article of property I own in the world could not be sold for ten dollars. I have no children who live with me. I pay no taxes, some of my children when sick have been supported by the town.
Gathelus Cowing
Sworn to, and declared, on the
Sixth day of July
1820,
Attest,
Joseph Dwight
Clerk.
I, JOSIAH DWIGHT, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, are truly copied from the record of the 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, is ten dollars, and 00 cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Sixth day of July 1820.
Josiah Dwight

Northampton Mass
Free
May 19
Watsonville
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary for the Department of War
Washington
application of Gathelues Cowling for a Pension taken sealed up and forwarded
By me Samuel Hinckley Judge -
It is requested Mr. Warrent of present is present to my be ordered to me - at Northampton - Massachusetts J. Hinckley

It is requested the Warrant if granted may be enclosed to me - at Northampton - Massachusetts
J. P. Hinckley
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary for the Department of War Washington Massachusetts To the Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary for the Department of War Washington
Adm. the offr. to be sent
Northampton May 19 Yours

I Gathelues Cowing of Gheterfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify and say I enlisted on the first day of May 1775 into the Company commanded by Joshua Jacobs in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Bailey for eight months and I served out the time of my enlistment near Boston in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy - and in January 1776 I enlisted again into the Company commanded by said Jacobs in the same Regiment commanded by Col. Bailey and marched to New York and I continued to serve in said Company & Regt. mostly in the State of New York & New Jersey until my enlistment expired which was for one year and in Jan y 1777 I was discharged at Morristown in New Jersey by said Bailey, and at the request of Gen l Washington with others, continued in service for six weeks longer - I was in the Battle at Harlem Heights so called in the State of New York - I was there wounded by a ball in my foot, but not so severely as to prevent my continuing in service as a private soldier as aforesaid I was in the Massachusetts line - I am now seventy three years of age - I am in reduced circumstances and stand in need of assistance from my Country for support - I have never received a pension from the United States -  May 10. 1810  Gathelues Cowing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss May 10. 1810  Gathelues Cowing personally came before me the subscriber Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c. living in District of Bristol in the said County, and being carefully examined and cautioned to testify the whole truth made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth - and he further testifies & says he is not without great expense prepared to give other or further evidence of his service in the Revolutionary war and it appears from the above declaration I from my knowledge of him as a man of veracity that he served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy as a private soldier for the term of one year and eight months - Taken & sworn to before me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the Day & Year aforesaid. And I further certify he is in absolute need of assistance for support.  James Wm. Wm. Wm. Judge of the Court of Probate of Wills &c. as aforesaid.