Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2132, Joseph Cole, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R. J.
Bole, Joseph
R. 2132
CONTENTS

Joseph Cole of Greenfield for a Pension
Dr. 597
A. Nash Agent

State of New York County of Saratoga S s
On this 31 st day of December 1833
Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga and State of New York aforesaid now sitting at Ballston Spa Joseph Coles — a resident of the Town of Greenfield in said County aged about Eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 1832. that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers & Served as herein stated
1. To the question, Where and in what year were you born? He answers, In Stonington, New London County and State of Connecticut January 23 rd 1754.
2. To the question, Have you any record of your age, and if so, Where is it? He answers and says, for the Parish record of Stonington in the County of New London from which a copy was taken into his Father's Family Bible & copied from the same into his Family Bible, Now in his possession in Greenfield aforesaid.
3. To the question, Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? He answers & says In Hopkinton in the State of Rhode Island where he lived until the spring of 1784, when he moved to Saratoga in the County of Saratoga (then Albany) and State of New York, where he lived 7 or 8 years and moved to Greenfield in Saratoga County in said State of New York where he has lived ever since and where he now lives.

So the question, How were you called into service; were you Drafted, did you Volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom?
He answers and says that
In May 1779 when he lived in Hopkinton aforesaid he was enrolled in the Militia Company, commanded by Captain Randal Wells at Hopkinton aforesaid, In Colonel Joseph Noyes Regiment, Oliver Brabcock  Rankin was Lieutenant and Henry Wells Ensign being situated on the Lines and exposed to the Enemy, a call was made on our Regiment to turn out in order to Guard the Shores, one half of the Regiment was called for One month & relieved by the other in the next month & so on alternately from the 1 st of May to the 1 st of October his lot fell on the 2 nd Class. He then entered the service as a Substitute for a Soldier of the 1 st Class, dont recollect his name and served as a private on Guard at Point Judith Point and from there to narrow River Neck to P. I. P. for the 1 st month under the aforesaid Officers & Continued one month more his own Draft & served as 1 st Sergeant in said Company at the place aforesaid, the next month he continued as a Substitute for William Winters of said Company and served his Draft for One month more & continued one month more his own tour and continued fifteen days more as a Substitute for dont recollect his name
that from the said 15 th  September 29 th of May 1779 to the 1 st of October 1779 he served for one month
as a private three months & 15 days as a Sergeant - having been appointed to that office by the company before commencing on the 2 nd month of his service above stated, at Point Judith Point, there was a Company of Militia from Boston State, there

But does recollect the name or names of any of their officers there were no Continental companies or Regiments to he served where he served where he served , he was dismissed at Point Judah Point On the 1st of October 1777 of the above service he has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person now living by whom he can prove the same
In 1778 May 1st a new company was formed to serve For Nine months made up from several com- panies (a quota from each company) out of the Militia Regiment Commanded by Colonel Noyes Samuel Dyer was Captain 1st Lieutenant John Welch was appointed Captain & he this deponent 2nd Lieutenant his name dont matter Ensign, the said Company was raised (instead of
Drafts ) in order to keep a guard on the lines at the time aforesaid according to Orders received from his Superior Officers. he repaired to Boston Neck where the said Company was Formed by Enlistment for Nine months, being the place of rendezvous for the Militia to come in & Enlist from the different Companies as aforesaid, he this deponent Equipt at his own Expence with a Gun &c but at Boston Neck he was furnished from the public Military Stores with a Sword &c and performed duty as Sergeant Lieutenant in Com- -mand on the lines, our Station continuing at Boston Neck where he this deponent Continued & performed his duty of Enlisting Soldiers for the service until August

then went to New-Port with his Company, was there during the great rain Storm and when the American Army under General Sullivan retreated from the Island, his this deponent retreated in command of his company to Siver  Soon Shore & there was detached to go with a detachment of 15 or 20 men to Bristol to procure provisions for the use of the Army that he served on duty as Lieutenant in guarding the lines and Enlisting Soldiers for the said service, though our Company was raised & Enlisted for nine months, he this deponent with his Company served, for  only five months, to wit From the 1 st of May 1778 to the 1 st of October 1778 When the said Regiment was disbanded at Siver-Soon  Providence and returned home, he further states that the officers of said company were stationed at Potters on Point Judith Point, he as 2 nd Lieutenant continued stationed at Potters aforesaid & did duty as such, the privates were mostly at Flors and Similar companies were stationed north of us on the lines, but had no acquaintance or connection with them in the service. He was appointed by the Council of appoint- ment of the State of Rhode Island Second Lieutenant, under the aforesaid Captain Dyer and served as such for five months as above stated but never rec d a Commission, the officers with whom this deponent served were at that time from 30 to 40 years of age & he has  has not heard from them for many years but believe they are all dead he has no documentary evidence of his said service nor does he know or believe that there is any person now living who can testify to the same or any part thereof further it is about 50 years since he moved into the Town of Saratoga near 200 miles from Rhode Island where he then lived, several persons whom whom he knew in Rhode Island & some were near Neighbors, but they are all dead moved into the said County about before he moved and they are all dead

5. To the 5 th Interrogatory, State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops when you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
He answers and says, He received no written Discharge in kind  from the can answer no further than he has already herein answered.
6. To the 6 th question,
To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
He answers & says He has answered herein He received no written Discharge. To the same question to an Officer. He answers that according he received no Commission, but served as a Lieutenant For five months as stated herein.
7 To the 7 th question Did "State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution." He states the names of Elder Timothy Day, Ezekiel Chalfield, Jesse James, Henry Miller, & Benjamin Bentley Samuel Craig
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity and other except the present & declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state  affirmed & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court & Joseph Hale A Goodrich Clerk

We Timothy Day a Clergyman residing in the Town of Greenfield — in the County of Saratoga & State of New-York and Ezekiel Chatfield of said Town & County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Cole Joseph Cole who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about eighty years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the Revolu- tion, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed & sworn to the the day & year aforesaid in open Court Abner D. Smith Clerk
Timothy Day Ezekiel Chatfield
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investiga- gation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories pre- scribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states — and it fur- ther appears to them that the said further declares that it appears to them that Timothy Day who signed and swore to the above certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Greenfield in the County of Saratoga aforesaid and that Ezekiel Chatfield who also signed & swore to the same is a resident of Greenfield aforesaid and is a credible person & that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
J. Cole Greenfield 1855

157_00700 I Alphens Goodrich Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Joseph Gole for a Pension.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this thirty first day of December in the year 1833.
A Goodrich Clerk

State of County of Saratoga S so .
Be it known that before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County
Personally appeared Joseph Cole of Greenfield in said County of Saratoga and State of New York, who being duly affirmed according to Law doth make the follow- ing statement in answer to the requirement made by the War Department on his application for a Pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. & is herein copied, (to wit) "Some proof of applicants service it is believed can be procured "if sought where it is most likely to be found."
He says that in the Fall of 1830, that he with his wife went on a visit to her Friends in Hopkinton in the State of Rhode Isl- =and where the applicant resided during the Revolutionary War. except when he was in actual service as stated in his application declaration presented to the War Department and being the most likely place to find testimony if living, was there two or three weeks & was through the Town in different directions where about 50 years previous thereto lived persons with whom he was well acquainted, but found none remaining except George Thurston who was a Merchant at that place & who had lived there ever since he he then informed me which I believe to be true informed me that the old Inhabitants of that place in the time of the War aforesaid who were living there in the time of the said War. were all dead or moved away & that he did not know of any of the said Inhabitants now living who with whom this applicant was acquainted, and that since that

I hereby certify that Joseph Cole of Greenfield who has sub- scribed and Affirmed to the within, is reputed in the Neigh- borhood where he resides to be a Man of unblemished Charac- ter and that I have been acquainted with him for more than thirty years past during which time I have lived near him and know him well, and believe him to be a person of undoubted Veracity for truth and have myself since I have been acquainted with him understood and it is so be- lieved in the Neighborhood where he lives, he served as a Revolutionary Soldier which I believe is not doubted where he is known and that his statement is entitled to Credit, Witness my hand the 16th day of September 1834
John Morehouse Justice.

State of New York County of Saratoga } ss,
I hereby certify that Joseph Cole of Greenfield in said County, who is now an applicant for a Pension under the Act of June 7, 1832 as I have been informed & verily believe, is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of unblemished character and that I have been acquainted with him for 20 years last past during which time I have lived near him and know him well, and believe him to be a person of undoubted veracity for truth, I have myself since I have become acquainted with him understood and so believed in the neighborhood where he lives he served as a Revolutionary Sol- dier which I believe is not doubted where he is known and that his statement is enti- tled to credit,
Salmon Child
Subscribed and sworn to September 20 th 1834 Before me John Morehouse } Justice
And I the said Justice, hereby certify that the above named Salmon Child is a person of respectable character and has filled the office of first Judge of the County of Saratoga & has been Elected & served as a Member in the Legislative body of this State, that his char- =acter for candor, truth and veracity is class not admit of a doubt where he is known, Sept. 20. 1834 John Morehouse } Justice
I am well acquainted with Salmon Child above mentioned. He is among the most respectable men in this County. Ballston N. Y. Sept. 25. 1834 John W. Taylor

150157_00772 State of New York
County of Saratoga
ss. I Alphens Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga, Do certify. That, Ransom Cook before whom the annexed affidavit purports to be sworn affirmed by Joseph Cole, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand, writing and verify his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. And I the said Clerk do further certify That John Morehouse before whom Salmon Child in the within affidavit purports to have been sworn & who also subscribed to the Certificate of the character of the within named Joseph Cole & also of the char- acter of Salmon Child, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verify believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and Certificate, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office the 26 th day of September 1834
A Goodrich Clerk

Revolutionary Power
Joseph Cole - 1 st
disbanded New York Profer
M c Hasslen
McHale
Oct 22/52

POWER OF ATTORNEY
For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.*
STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Saratoga
} David Maxwell
Be it known that before me
Susan Odell
a Justice of the Peace
personally appeared
aged 62 years, who being duly cautioned and
then sworn in due form of law, states that she is the daughter of Joseph Cole who was a revolutionary soldier in the State of Rhode Island
and that he died on the seventeenth day of May 1837 and that her mother, named Hannah Cole died on the 10th day of March 1839 and that they were
married on the day of on or about in the year 1781 and that they were residents of Greenfield in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York and that they resided there forty four years, and that
she resides in the Town of Ballston County New York and that furthermore she BY THESE
PRESENTS, constitutes, appoints, and fully empowers and authorizes, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington city, D. C., as her true and lawful Attorney for her and in her name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U. S. Government and State officers her rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or Land that may be due her as the daughter of Joseph Cole who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law she may be entitled.
In witness whereof, she has on this twenty second day of September 1852, hereunto signed her name, and affixed her seal.
Witness: David Maxwell Witness: Wm T Odell
Susan Odell
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that Susan Odell has always by the community been known as the daughter of Joseph Cole Dated on this 22nd day of September 1852.
David Maxwell J.P. Justice of the Peace
STATE of New York COUNTY of Saratoga } to wit:
I hereby certify, That David Maxwell Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Saratoga County Court, this 15th day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
James Horton Clerk.
* If a Widow applies, state "the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband." † State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner—and amount of pension.

29 S 97 Joseph Cole 1 st Greenfield N.Y.
J - proof -
Aaron Nash Esq. Ballston Spa N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
18 Ellux ch 1834
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Cole Greenfield
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     on 17/7/44. 1 Private Capt Wells Col. N. J. Vols. 30 years, entered the service in R. I. now lives in N. J.   " 3 15 Sergeant " " "   78 5 Lieut. Capt Dyer. " Traditionary - knows of no one living who can prove his service. Certificates of clergyman and citizen Endicott. Papers are authenticated.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service: (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same), who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
Some proof of apt. service it is believed can be procured if sought where it is most likely to be found.

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Joseph Cole a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
R. 2132
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1777 1 mo. 3 mos 15 da Private 1 st Sergt. Randal Wells Joseph Noyes R. I.   May 1, 1778 5 mos. 2 nd Lieut. Samuel Dyer Noyes.                    
Spencer's expd. Genl. Sullivan's retreat
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hopkinton, R. I.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 31, 1833. Rej.
Residence at date of application, Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, b. Janu. 22, 1754 Stonington, New London Co., Conn. m. about 1781 Hannah _____
Remarks: lol. d. May 17, 1837 + she died Mch. 10, 1839. leaving dau- Susan Odell ab 27 yrs. in 1852.
His claim was rej. on the ground of insufficient proof of 6 mos' service as required by Act of June 7, 1832 under which he appld.
Very respectfully,

Sands Coles affidavit for Joseph Cole date 30 March 1837-

15-157-00782 State of Connecticut County of New London ss North Stonington March 30 th A.D. 1887
Be it known that before me Saxton Miner a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Sands Cole Esq r and under oath testifying and says that his brother Joseph Cole formerly of Hopkinton County of Washington State of Rhode Island (was the eldest son of his father's family) that he now resides in the town of Greenfield County of Saratoga State of New York and the deponent further states that Joseph Cole the said Joseph Cole was in the Army of the Revolution in Sprague's expedition in the State of Rhode Island
And the deponent states also that the said Joseph Cole was in Sullivan's expedition on Newport Rhode Island And the deponent further states that the said Joseph Cole was in the said Revolutionary war he thinks as much as two years or more
And the deponent states also that the said Joseph Cole was a recruiting officer in said Army of the Revolution and enlisted a sufficient number of men to entitle him to an office a Commission
Darius W. Cole John B. Cole } witnesses
Sands Cole
Sworn and Subscribed this 30 th Day of March A.D. 1887
Before me Saxton Miner justice of the Pace

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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P. O. Not
Joseph Cole
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1777 Served from May 6 June 19
To 10 Oct 1863 15 July 1864 4 15
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Joseph Cohen 1842

Joseph Cote of Greenfield Saratoga County aged 80 years
  In May 1877 he resided at Hopkinson R. Island Served under Capt R. Wells Col. S. D. Royas O. Babcock Swt Served 3 mo 15 as Surgeon at Point Judith Point left at P. Judith 1st October   May 1778 Ditto O. Welch 1st Lieut of Capt J. Dyer's in Col. D. Royas Reg as lieutenant as 2nd Lieut 5 mo Boston Neck Sin Town, discharged at Green Town 1st October 1778 

Joseph Gole Greenfield aged 80 years
In May 1777
he lived at Hopkinton Rhode Island
Served under Capt. R. Wells Col. J. Noyes O. Babcock
Served days 3 mo 15 as Sergeant 1 mo as private
Served at Point Judith Point & left at P. I. P. 1 st October
In May 1 1778
Ditto
Capt. Welch 1 st Lt. Col. Capt. S. Dyer 2 nd Lt. Col. Col. Noyes
5 mo 10
Boston Neck. Seven Towns, Port I. P. discharged at Seven Towns 10 th Octo 1778
Joseph Gole

Joseph Cole Green Lila
State of New York } County of Saratoga } p. 11
from
Young

Joseph Cole of Greenfield aged 80 years  May 1777 - 1780. private { under Capt. Randal 3 mos 15. Sergeant } Wells. Colonel Noyes. Militia  1778 1st May - 5 mos Capt. Dyer - Colonel Noyes and served as Lieutenant

Pension applications
J. S. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
D. 6

B Spa Sept 27 1834
Sir
Herewith you will receive the return papers of Joseph Cole of Greenfield for a Pension under the Act of June 7 1832 in consequence of a protracted ill state of health he was not able to make so early a reply as might have been expected; He now makes the best proof in his power to procure which appears by his affirmation, supported by the certificates of three of his most Respectable Neighbors, which are also herewith Enclosed. I have the goodness to examine his case as early as convenient & transmit to me at this P o Office such decision
Very Respectfully
James L. Edwards Esq d Com d . of Pensions
Your Obedient, Serv t , Aaron Nash

NY Sept 29
ret'd
A Pension application
J. S. Edwards Esquire
FREE
Commissaire of Pension
Washington City
D. C.

2.9.59
New York
Joseph Cote 1 st Suspended
See let 6 th Oct 1834 to
A Wash
W. F. Odell
Dec 3/56
No 1
2132
Act. 7 th June 1832

Ballston Spa Nov 29. 1856 Samuel Cole Esq
Dear Sir
Enclosed please find some Memorandums &c in the matter of the application for pension for the heirs of My Grand Father Joseph Cole dec'd late of the Town of Greenfield in this County
There are papers on file in the Office in relation to the matter, but what they are I do not know. Will you do me the favor to look into the case and give me your opinion in relation to it.
There is an affidavit enclosed to which I can get a Clerk's certificate if it will help any —
Buchanan is elected. But New York looks bad. The stump speeches of the Clergy and Kansas Murders Manufactured by Greeley & Co to order were too much for us in this State

Saratoga County giving over 2000 majority for Fremont. And your humble servant got most gloriously beaten this time. But such is the fate of Politics. So if you should happen to hear of any place under the incoming Administration where a used up Democrat can go to escape from an abolition community like Saratoga County just give a fellow a chance.
With my best wishes for yourself and family. I am Most Respectfully Yours
M. T. Odell

JOHN ADAMS THAYER CORPORATION
JOHN ADAMS THAYER, PRESIDENT MARK LEE LUTHER, TREASURER WM. P. VOORHEES, SECRETARY
Telephone, 7678 BRYANT Cable Address, SMARTSET, NEW YORK
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November Sixth 1911.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me any information you may have regarding Joseph Cole, a United States pensioner?
This Joseph Cole who, I believe, drew his pension for revolutionary services (though he may have served in the War of 1812) was the son of Benjamin and Mary Cole, natives of Rhode Island. He lived at one time in or near Little Falls, New York, and died about 1837 in Castile, New York. I hope especially to learn the place of his birth and thus possibly secure more information about his father who was my great- great-grandfather.
Respectfully yours,
Mark Lee Luther,
MLL/CM