Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2136, Benjamin Cole, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
R. L.
Cole, Benjamin Martha
R. 2136
CONTENTS

Let: to Tilley Gilbert 16157 Jany 17: 1830.
14234
New York
Benjamin Cole
of Jefferson Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Gardner of the Regt. commanded by Col. Varnum in the R. I. ma line for 12 1/2 mo.
End
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Mar 1833 and sent to Richard D. Sturtevant C.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $83.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.83
$104.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 49

In the matter of 10157
Henry Cook
Claimant of the benefits of the Pension in Act of 1832
Declaration & Certification
to record the evidence set out in the annexed report of the Commissioner of Pensions on the claim of the said Henry Cook
Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of November 1832 Henry Cook

In the matter of 10157
Benj. Cook
Claimant of the benefits of the Pension Act of 1832
Declaration Certificate
to record the business of each other as it will be found in both instances that in the event of the death of either of the parties a sum equal to the amount of the pension is to be paid to the other
That the said Benj. Cook do hereby certify that the information given by him in support of his claim to the benefits of the Pension Act of 1832 is true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Given under my hand this 10th day of March 1832

Declaration of Benjamin Cole in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of New York } Jefferson County } On the 21 st day of August
in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared before me, Benjamin Wright Esq. a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Jefferson County, which Court is a Court of Record. Benjamin Cole, a resident of the town of Adams in said County & State, aged 85 years last November, 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 of June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1775: as a private soldier and served in the "North Kingston Regiment" of the Rhode Island Line under the following named officers: field officers Brigadier Genl. Greene. Col. Varnam {given name not recollected, he was afterwards elected Genl. & went west to the Ohio Country to fight the Indians} Lt. Col. Crary {of Exeter R.I.} Brigade Major, Box (or Bonds) Adjutant, Augustus Murnford - Company officers Capt. James Gardner - Lieut. Thos. Bissel. Ensign Samuel Bissel. Orderly Sergeant. Samuel Eldridge. That he left the service the first of January 1776 having served 8 months (the term of his enlistment) he enlisted about the 1 st of May in the year 1775 again - That when he entered

the services he rendered at North Kingston, R.I. Marched from thence to Boston, Mass. & the Regt. Pitched a few days at "Lancaster Plains" & then at "Winter Hill" from thence to "Prospect Hill Fort" at Boston.
The said Benj. Cole further declares that he served in the Militia of the Revolution the following several terms, to wit: 3 months & afterwards 3 half months at different times.
He was called out the following winter after he left the regular services as above set forth and served the United States 3 months in the Militia under Col. * Racens { who had charge of the 6 months men afterwards } Capt. Wm. Taylor. Lieut. James Congdon. Ensign Sylvester Sweet. First Orderly Sergt. Bowne 2nd Sergt. Horatio Congdon - 4th Sergt. Joseph Northrop - The company belonged to the division of the militia under Genl. Spencer - The Applicant says they used to call him "Granny Spencer" - he cannot tell the month in which he enlisted, nor in which he was discharged, but recollects the period was 3 months & that it was in the winter of 1776 & 7 - He was stationed at Boston neck so called at that time which was on the sea coast in Rhode Island in North - Kingston - the residence of the applicant during the whole war.
The place where the co. was stationed on duty was about 5 miles south from the place of residence of the applicant in the same town.
* perhaps Horatio's hands

The co. to which he belonged during this 3 months was stationed as aforesaid at the South Ferry (near what was called Boston neck ) for a guard to guard the shores from the British who had possession of New Port & of the Island of Conan-icutt.
That the following summer he was out set as a Captain's Guard one half month under Capt Wm Taylor - the man under whom he served three months as above - no Lieut or Ensign - with them they took the British Ship of Tender during this 1/2 month - The tender was a small boat which waited on the British Ship - Somerset. They were stationed at the North Ferry very near the place where they were stationed the 3 months as above.
That the next summer (1778) he was out 1/2 month to keep guard under Capt. Spencer Taylor - a Scotchman - stationed at New port town - was himself a Sergeant at that time. There were a great many Tories at that time in R. I. & there was a great commerce between them & the enemy who were at New York & it was necessary to keep guard until Lafayette went away. That he was the bearer of a letter from the hand of Genl. Lafayette to Col. Tillinghast the Col. under whom the appli- cant was during this service. The British sent a flag of truce to New port from N. Y. during this 2nd 1/2 month service & this applicant went on board the boat that brought it &

& tarried over night
That after Lafayette left that place Genl. Sullivan attempted to take the possession of R.I. which was in the hands of the British. & it was at this time of Sullivan's expedition in the summer of 1778 in August. soon after the 2nd 1/2 months service last above set forth that this applicant served his 3rd & last 1/2 months in the Revolutionary war. That he was in no Battle - but was now did he belong to Sullivan's Army directly, but was now engaged on board of a Boat to wait on Sullivan's Army & to carry them backward & forwards & in case they were unsuccessful as was the fact, to bring them away - & that he helped transport one load of wounded from the Island to a place in Bristol to have their wounds dressed - That when he was first called out his Capt. was James Eldridge. & the reason he was not in the action is that he was requested with some others by Capt. Clark to man his Boat for the aforesaid purpose
That he has no written discharge or document any evidence - & knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure of who can testify to his services. He relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. & declares that his name is not on the list of subscribers the day of the pension roll of the agency of any other his year of service Benjamin X Cole Mark Benjamin Wright Judge
We Joshua Freeman a clergyman residing in the town of Adams aforesaid and Jonathan Felt of the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with

Benjamin Cole who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 81 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 subscribed the day & year } Jonas Dett aforesaid I, Wright Judge of the Court do hereby declare his 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 & served as he states: & that he has been blind for several years, and is unable from bodily infirmity from appearing in open court, that he resides 12 miles distant from the court house & it appears that he cannot be safely carried that distance. And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that Jonathan Freeman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Adams aforesaid and that Jonathan Dett who has also signed the same is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Benjamin Wright one of the Judges of the  Common Pleas Court State of Vermont } Jefferson County } ss.
I, Relig Dunchard, clerk of Jefferson County do hereby certify; that the Hon. Benjamin Wright Esq. is a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County, which Court is a court of record, and that the signature

above subscribed is his genuine signature. Witness my hand and the seal of said County October 22. 1832 J. V. Smith Clerk of Sept. 16.
[Faint, mirrored text from the reverse side of the page, likely bleed-through from the original document.]

5253
Martha Cole
N. Y.
Act 4th: July, 1836.
2,36

State of New York
A court held at the courthouse in the town of Salem in & for the county of Washington before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county on the last Tuesday of August 1840.
On this twenty seventh day of August 1840. personally appeared Martha Cole. Before the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas held in & for the county of Washington, a resident of the town of Hebron in the said county of Washington & State of New York aged eighty years & upwards who being first duly sworn according to law. doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836 & the act passed July 7 1838. explanatory thereof that she is the widow of Benjamin Cole who was a soldier & pensioner, in the war of the revolution as will more fully appear by the pension certificate of the said Benjamin Cole hereto annexed.
She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Cole on the 28 th day of November 1783 at North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island by Elder Hill a Baptist clergyman. then living at that place & who has been dead for a great number of years, from whom she received a certificate of her said marriage which has been lost from time & accident as she verily believes having searched fully the place where the said certificate was kept amongst her said husbands papers without finding the same from which circumstance she is induced to believe that the same is lost. that there is none of the persons now living to this deponents knowledge or belief except Sally Reynolds the sister of this deponent who witnessed the said marriage as above stated that her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Cole died on the 26 th day of October last 1839, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the reference of the proof hereto annexed. and that her maiden name previous to her marriage with the said Benjamin Cole was Martha Whitman.
Subscribed & sworn this 27 th August 1840.
Before me in open court
Edward Dodd Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court this 27 th day of August 1840
Edward Dodd Clerk
Martha Cole

ex 16151 Benjamin Jefferson Co N.Y.
admitted. 12 mo. 15 d. Private.
R. Buehard C.C. D. H. Burnham Stafford Adams Co - N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 Benjamin Cole Jefferson Cook
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     enlisted 1775 private Captain Genl Greene Boston 81 years Traditional evidence   left service Captain Col Van Chappaqu North   enlisted 1776 8 Lieut Col Van Chappaqu North   discharged 3 Captain Genl Greene Lancaster Kingston   died Captain Genl Greene Plainfield Rhode Island   winter 1777 1 25 Captain Col Rains Boston   1778 12 15 Captain Col Rains Hill   summer 1778 Captain Col Rains Prospect Hill   Lieut Col Rains Hill   Lieut Col Rains Portage   Captain Genl Greene Boston   Captain Genl Greene Boston   Captain Genl Greene Rehoboth   Lieut Genl Greene North Ferris  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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

ans: on 8 th Jan y 1884
saying that the clerk who ex d the claim matters to with the under J.D.M. Borkham, & there was sent to C. J. Court.
Free
J. L. Edward Esq. Com r of Pensions Nashborough Esq Nashington Esq

Refn Sept 22 32
Adams Decr. 17 th 1833
Dear Sir
I forwarded to your department the papers of Benjamin Cole , an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 about the 1 st of Septm 1832 - not having heard any thing from the application, I begin to suspect that the papers never reached you. Please inform me whether you have received Mr. Cole's papers.
Your obedt servant
Dyn W. Burnham
S. L. Edwards Esq-
P 373.
N o 14333
Courts etc.
14.234 certificates
War Department
Washington City
D. K. Carrier 1st Major 23 rd Dec 1833
Ag. d: e: m.

1
5253 Martha Cole
N.Y.
Rejected - See let. to Hon. D. Russell, February 2, 1841.
Act 4: July, 1836 -

6253 Jan 22 1841
my July 7. 1838
Edmund Zup Pension 296. Rupell H2

Home of Miss D. G. Gant 22 nd / 1841.
J. L. Edwards Esq r
Sir I send you herewith the papers in the case of Martha G. Gant widow for a pension, your early attention to them is requested.
Yours Respectfully D. G. Gant

2136
P. O. _____
Martha Cole
Service: _____
widow of Benjamin
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

State of New York
Washington County
Philip Curtis of the town of Salem in the said County of Washington being a Councillor at Law personally came before me the undersigned Justice of the peace of said County a person to me well known & who is entitled to full credit for truth & veracity who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose & say, soon after the Affidavit made by Sally Reynolds mentioned mentioned in the affidavit of William Hall Esq. the same as this deponent believes was delivered to this deponent for the purpose of annexation to the declaration of Martha Cole hereto annexed, that on the night of the 23 rd day of September last the office of this deponent situated in Salem aforesaid was burnt to ashes and the Affidavit of the said Sally Reynolds above mentioned as this deponent believes was at the same time burnt therein or otherwise destroyed for this deponent having made diligent search for the said Affidavit & has been unable to find the same amongst his papers & from these circumstances he this deponent believes the same was either burnt or destroyed in the conflagration of his said office, and this deponent further says that the said Sally Reynolds deposed in the said Affidavit so made by her before the said William Hall Esq. that the said Martha Cole (then Martha Whitman) was married to Benjamin Cole on the 18 th day of November 1783. At North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island by Elder Hill a Baptist Clergyman then living at that place but who is long since deceased that she the said Sally Reynolds witnessed the said Marriage Ceremony & was & was present at the same & that she was the only witness to such Marriage then living who witnessed the same, which said Affidavit went in full confirmation of the time & place of the said Marriage of the said Martha Cole as mentioned & related in her said declaration annexed to this Affidavit & that the said Sally Reynolds died as this deponent is informed & truly believes some time in the Month of September last.
Subscribed sworn & certified this 12 th day of January 1841.
P. Curtis
Before me -
J. A. M. Foulkds Justice

State of New York Washington County Sp I Edward Dodd clerk of the said county hereby certify James AM Farland Esquire is a Justice of the peace as within and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the said county this 14 th day of January 1841.
Edward Dodd Clerk

State of New York Washington County ss
Personally came before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the said county of Washington William Hall Esq a person to me well known & entitled to full credit for truth & veracity who being fully duly sworn according to Law declares that on the 29 th day of August 1840 Sally Reynolds then of the town of Granville in said county of Washington personally came before this deponent and made oath in due form to the marriage of Martha Whitman (now the widow Cole) to Benjamin Cole Late of Hebron now deceased & that the above named Sally Reynolds according to the best of this deponent's knowledge and belief died on the 18 th day September 1840
Sworn and subscribed before me } William Hall this 20 th day of November 1840
John Norton Justice Peace

State of New York } Washington County } ss Edward Dodd Clerk of the said county hereby certify that John Norton Esquire is a Justice of the peace as within and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said county This 14 th day of January 1841
Edward Dodd Clerk
William Hall Clerk

Paymaster's Call 41-66
Payments to be made
no 522
at New York
no 5253
by Prod. N. Y. Br. Bank
Agent for paying Pension-
ers, in the Agency of New York
Mar 18 Nov 1783
Aug 26 Oct 1839
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 4
Page 49 by W. L. Williams
Clerk.
H. D. Russell N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Benjamin Cole of the State of New York who was a Private in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty One dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United
States, this 15 day of
May one thousand
eight hundred and thirty- Three
Lee
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions.