Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,482, Nathan Cook, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Cook, Nathan
S. 36,482
CONTENTS

(2,614) Connecticut.
Nathan Cook, private Capt Smith Connecticut line Warren's Philom's regt in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18. of Sept. 1818. and sent to the care of Elisha Sterling, Esq; Salisbury, Conn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1818. $: 37.60. Semi-ann. all'co ending 1 st March, 1819. 48 .. 4 mos: 21 30 $: 85.60.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
.78 War
Salisbury, Litchfield Co "

Nathan Cook's Affidavit
April 14, 1818.
New-Hamp. line.
Sterling

I Nathan Cook of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut do declare & depose under Oath that I enlisted into the Continental Army in the Year 1776 & served as a Soldier in Captain Smith's Company belonging to the Regiment under the Command of Colonel Warner (I think Col. Warner's Christian Name was Seth) in the northern Army, and I continued to serve faithfully as a Soldier in said Smith's Company untill the Surrender & Capture of General Burgoyne's Army in the Fall of the Year 1777. I was then very young & my Father hired a Man to take my Place in the aforesaid Company, when I was by said Colonel Warner honorably discharged, which Discharge is lost or misplaced I cannot at present find it - afterwards I returned Home to my Father in Salisbury aforesaid and resided there a short Time, & there was at that Time a Company of Horse recruit- ing in said Town of Salisbury for the Continental Army when in the present of the Year 1778 I again enlisted into the Army of the Revolution during the War & served faithfully as a Soldier part of the

Time in Captain Smith's Company & Part of the Time in Captain Boogolin's Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon & a Man by the Name of Tennyson was Lieutenant Colonel & Benjamin Saluage was Major of the same Regiment in the Connecticut Line, and I continued to serve my Country faithfully as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in said Sheldon's Regiment & else where until the Close thereof, when I was honorably discharged which Discharge is also lost or mislaid so that it is not in my Power to furnish it, as I did not consider it of any Importance to preserve it - and I further depose & declare that I am now in the Sixtyth year of my age, and am very poor & needy & by reason of my reduced circumstances I am in great need of the Assistance of my Country for Support -
This Nathan X Cook Mark
State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield p. Norfolk April 14 th A.D. 1810.
Personally appeared Nathan Cook Signer & Subscriber of the foregoing Affidavit and made solemn Oath to the Truth of the same before me
Augustus Pettibone Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Litchfield County

State of Connecticut ss. County of Litchfield — I Augustus
Pettibone Esquire Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit was regularly taken & subscribed before me & by the evidence exhibited to me it appears to my satisfaction that said Nathan Cook served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy in the manner & during the term stated in his aforesaid affidavit & that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support — In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand & caused the Seal of said Court, which is a Court of Record, to be affixed this 21 st Day of April A.D. 1818.
Augustus Pettibone Chief Judge
I Frederick Wolcott, clerk of the County Court in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut certify that the Seal hereto annexed is the Seal of said Court, and that the above signature is the handwriting of the Judge of said Court. April 21. 1818.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk —

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Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 91
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Salisbury Ga Aug 29. Free Post.
John C. Calhoun Esq. Secretary of War Washington
Correct

To the Hon ble Jn o C. Calhoun Esq r Sir
Indlosed I return to you the application of Nathan Cook of this Place for the benefit of the late Pension Law - and for further evidence of his claim, instead as you directed, I have sent you the Certificate of Major Saluage, now Col Saluage of Litchfield, as to the Facts of enlistment, Service & Discharge. This I suppose to be more satisfactory to you than any other, as you must be acquainted with Col Saluage, who also informs me he has forwarded to you a true Copy of the original Roll of the Company & Reg t in which said Cook served & that you will find Cook's Name on that Roll in the latter part of it - I have also sent you two affidavits as to the Fact of Cook's Poverty & also added my own Certificate of the Facts as Judge of Probate - These Facts I think will bring him within the Law & the Rules you have adopted regarding

The Allowance of the Certificate —
You will be so good as to enclose his Certificate of Allowance within the dated to him or me at Salisbury in the County of Wilts. in the State of Connecticut
I am very respectfully yours
Obed Sear
Salisbury Augt.
20. 1880.
Elisha Shurkin

This Certifies that Nathan Cook of Salisbury, State of Connecticut, enlisted into the 2 d Reg t - H. Dragoon, commanded by Col. Elihu Thompson, on the Continental Establishm t . on the 12 th of March 1781, & that he served in said Regiment until the close of the Revolutionary War — Copied from my Regimental Books containing the Roll of said Regiment. King's J. Sallinadge Litchfield Conn. late Major 2 d Reg t L. D. Aug t 21 st 1818

I Philander Wheeler of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawful age do hereby say that I live in the neighbour- hood with Nathan Cook of said Salisbury & know him to be a poor man & needy in his circumstances & has a family to support & no other means of support for himself & family but by his daily labour & further Deponent saith not Philander Wheeler
I Horace Canfield of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecti- cut of lawful age do hereby say that I fully agree in the above affidavit given by Philander Wheeler Esq. that the same is true to the best of the Deponent's knowledge not
Horace Canfield

State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield, Salisbury in the Probate District of Sharon - August 20 th 1810
Personally appeared before me Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the District of Sharon, Phileander Wheeler Esq r & Horace Canfield Subscribers to the within & foregoing affidavits & made solemn oath to the truth of that which each has subscribed.
Elisha Sterling Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the District of Sharon -
Elisha Sterling Judge of the Court of Probate in & for the District of Sharon in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut said Court being a Court of Record - do certify that I am well acquainted with Philean- der Wheeler Esq r & Horace Canfield they being near Neighbours to me in the Town of Salisbury afo d who have subscribed the within & foregoing affidavits & that they are Men who sustain a fair character as to Truth and

Morality & are justly entitled to be believed in what they have stated in the ap d . Affidavits by them respectively subscribed - and I do further certify that I am well acquainted with the ap d . Nathan Cook who now resides & has for many years resided in said Town of Salisbury & knows him to be poor & needy & verily believe that he is in want of the assistance of his Country for support, not having any other means of supporting himself & Family but by his daily Labour - In testimony whereof I have at Salisbury in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut this 20 th Day of August AD. 1810 set my Hand & annexed thereto the Seal of said Court of Probate
Elisha Sterling Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the District of Sharon