Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12593, Samuel Cobb, Mass. N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. N.H.
bobb, Samuel
S. 12593
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CONTENTS

Vermont 18.739
Samuel Cobb
of Orleans D. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the left commanded by Col. Baldwin in the V. U. H. m. line for yrs.
Mass. N. H.
Records completed Oct 30/55.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to Mrs. H. Kimball Covering
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $58.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34. 11.66
$70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 3 Page 57

State of Vermont } At a Probate Court held at Branton within and for said district on this 9 th day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court Samuel Ball a resident of Cavendish in said district aged 79 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 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That in the fall of the year of 1774 I enlisted as at Taunton in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts a minute man in a company commanded by Capt. Grossman but did no other duty than to meet once a week for military exercise until the night of the 19 th of April 1775 we heard of the battle at Lexington we immediately marched to Roxbury under the command of the same Capt. Grossman where I continued two months when Gen. George Gage of Taunton wrote to Capt. Grossman to have me and return home and set up an armory for the purpose of repairing the guns and making bayonets for those who were going to against the British in the defence of our country accordingly I returned to Taunton and prepared an armory and continued six months at Taunton as an armorer for six months where I was continually engaged in repairing guns and making bayonets for all those who called upon me for that business for the benefit of the Army except at one time I went on an alarm to Weymouth where there was a British vessel laying at that time and we continued until the British left which was about 8 or 10 days
In Sept. 1776 I enlisted at Westmoreland in the State of Hampshire in Capt. Hatten Houghton's Company in Col. Preble's Regiment for three months Marched as far as Kingsbridge in the State of New York then returned to White Plains where I remained during my enlistment during which time we had a skirmish with the Tories killed a number and took between thirty & forty prisoners. I was discharged after my three months service had not terminated which was in the month of December
In the month of 1777 May about the first day of that month I enlisted again for two months in Capt. Wait's Company under Major Ellis Marched to Litchfield where I continued during my two months enlistment and when was

discharged and returned home about the first of July —
I further state that for about one year previous to the commencement of the Revolutionary I was most of the time engaged in making bayonets and repairing guns for all such as were preparing for the defence of our country for most of which I never received any compensation whatever as compensation was not the greatest object at that time
I was born in Samson before written where I lived on the 3 d day of September in the year 1753 where I lived until 1776 when I removed to Westmoreland in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire where I continued until the year 1781 when I removed to Concord my present place of residence —
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state I subscribe and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Samuel Cobb
I Amherst Steward and George L. a Justice of the Peace for the County of Orleans and I George L. West a Representative in the General Assembly of the State of Vermont both residing in Brownington in the County of Orleans certify that we well acquainted with Samuel Cobb who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 79 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion and we further state that we consider said Cobb to be a man whose statements are entitled to full credit & belief —
Amherst Steward
Geo. L. West

State of Vermont } At a probate court held in Orleans District County } at Barton in the District of Orleans aforesaid on this 19 th day of July 1833 personally appeared before said court Samuel Cobb a Resident of Coventry in the County and District of Orleans aforesaid aged seventy nine years the 3 rd day of September 1832. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Supplementary declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7-1832-
That he enlisted in the fall of the year 1774 as a minute man at Farmington Vt where I then Resided into Capt. Cropsman's company - but did not do duty except to meet once a week for drill until the battle of Lexington - That on the night of the 19 th of April, 1775 I marched with our company commanded by the same Capt. Cropsman for the scene of action and arrived at Roxbury the next day I here remained in drill company two months when I was ordered by Capt. Cropsman who received a letter or order from Col. Geo. Godfrey Godfrey to that purpose - to go to Farmington and set up an armory that under this order from Capt. Cropsman I went to Farmington and set up an armory where I remained in this business six months - repairing arms, making bayonets &c and some guns - during this six months I was not attached to any corps of Artillery but acted under the orders of the above named Capt. Cropsman -
I would further state that our company was not whilst I continued in it at Roxbury attached to any Regiment that I can remember and also that whilst I was employed the

I served the six months as an armorer as above stated I was not any part of the time engaged in any civil pursuit but was wholly employed in the service of my country and that after I had served six months as an armorer as above stated I was dismissed by Capt. Chapman but without writing
And I further state that my other terms of service are correctly stated in my first declaration
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Cobb
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I John H. Kimball Register of said court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Cobb for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of July 1888
John H. Kimball Register

23/191 Sam Habb (Vermont.)
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John H. Kimball Conversing at

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 Samuel Cobb. Orleans Dist. Vt.
   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.     2nd. B. fall '74 { Capt. Craman Bristol (Map.) Tradly Northrup who Swore to 11 mos. Service   19 apd '75 { 8 for " A   3rd Sept. '76 3 " " Slaughter A. H. Balding White Plains N.H. N.Y. Westmoreland N.H.   May '77 2 " " Scott. Maj. Ellis  
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
It should be made to appear that the applicant for that part of the pension which claims

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 he 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 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.
[k] 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.
[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.
W. L. G. [Signature]
as in this case was enlisted in a Corp of Artillery

April 9, 1940
Mr. Stanwood E. Flitner 30-30 Northern Boulevard Long Island City, New York
BA-J/MCS Samuel Cobb, S.12593
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Samuel Cobb, a Revolutionary War soldier who was born September 3, 1753, in Taunton, Massachusetts, and later lived in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and Coventry, Vermont.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.12593, based on the military service of Samuel Cobb.
Samuel Cobb was born September 3, 1753, in Taunton, Massachusetts. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Taunton, Samuel Cobb served as minuteman under Captain Crossman from the fall of 1774 until April 19, 1775, when he enlisted as private in Captain Crossman's Massachusetts company and served two months. From sometime in June, 1775, he served six months under Captain Crossman and was engaged in making and repairing arms at Taunton, Massachusetts. In June, 1776, he moved to Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and in September, 1776, enlisted and served three months as private in Captain Houghton's company in Colonel Baldwin's New Hampshire regiment and was in a skirmish with the Tories. About May 1, 1777, he enlisted and served two months as private in Captain Waitstill Scott's company with the New Hampshire troops under Major Ellis.
Samuel Cobb was allowed pension on his application executed January 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Coventry, Orleans District, Vermont, having moved there in 1801.
Samuel Cobb's brother, Simeon, served in the Revolutionary War and was living in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, in 1832. There are no further data relative to the family of Samuel Cobb.

If you desire to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Samuel Cobb, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, this city, giving the following data:
Samuel Cobb, Certificate #18739, issued September 28, 1833, rate $23.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Vermont Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Simeon Cobb's deposition for Saml Cobb

Simon Cobb of St. Johnsbury in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that I was an apprentice to my brother Samuel Cobb now of Coventry in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont at the Gun Smith and Blacksmith business at Taunton in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1775 and was knowing to said Samuel Cobb's going a volunteer immediately after the battle of Lexington which I believe to have been on the 19th of April 1775 and marched as was said to Roxbury or Boston and then remained some weeks and until sent for to return to Taunton to establish an armory for the time being for volunteers and others enlisting - The first of May following I enlisted for eight months and was absent from said Taunton about four months when I returned on a furlough and found said Samuel Cobb engaged as an armourer as aforesaid - When my furlough ended I again joined the army and having served out my term of enlistment returned again to said Cobb's — In June of 1776 said Samuel Cobb removed from Taunton to Westmoreland in the State of New Hampshire and I with him - About three weeks after, I enlisted for five months - I returned home to said Cobb's the last of November or the first of December of the same year and found said Cobb absent - In about three weeks after my return, said Cobb came home, as was said at the time, and as I believe, from a three months enlistment and service in the army which was then stationed in New York - In 1777 I was knowing to said Cobb's marching as a soldier for Ticonderoga, and being absent about two months —

To the best of my knowledge and recollection I believe that said Samuel Cobb must have served in the whole as much as nine months as a volunteer, armsman and soldier in the American Revolution -
Synedon September 19. 1832
Simeon Cobb
State of Vermont } At Synedon September 19. 1832 Caledonia County p }
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me George C. Cahoon Justice of the Peace
I certify that Simeon Cobb the above deponent is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit George C. Cahoon Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont } Caledonia County p } I Benjamin H. Deming Clerk of the County Court for the County of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that George C. Cahoon before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace for said Caledonia County and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said court this 20 th day of September A. D. 1832 -
Benj. H. Deming Clerk.

Samuel Cobb's Declaration
23191

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 said further certifies that it appears to them that Amherst Stewart and George E. West Esquires who have signed the preceding certificate are Residents of the Town of Brownington aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court in the District of Belvidere do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Cobb for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9 th day of January A.D. 1833
John H. Kimball Register

I Benjamin Walker of Brownington in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont do hereby depose and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Cobb now of Coventry in the State of Vermont but formerly of Westmoreland in the State of New Hampshire in the year 1777 and from that time to the present.
That I was well knowing that said Cobb went into the service of the United States as a volunteer in Capt. Watston Scotts company under Maj. Ellis & that said Cobb Marched from Westmoreland the 15 th May 1777 and went to Ticonderoga in the service and was absent about two months when he returned, I was in the same company and absent with him during the whole time I further say that I am eighty three years of age
Benj Walker
State of Vermont
Orleans County ss 2 Brownington 14 Aug. 1832
Personally appeared before me the above named Benjamin Walker and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Geo. C Attest Justin Pease
I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Benj. Walker for about nine years past that he is a respectible and credible man and that his declarations are worthy of confidence
14 Aug. 1832
Geo. C Attest Justin Pease

State of Vermont Orleans County
I Ira H. Allen Clerk of Orleans County Court do hereby certify that Geo. C. West who has affixed his name to the within is a magistrate duly qualified and I believe the same to be his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Hasburgh this 7. day of December 1832.
Ira H. Allen Clerk
Per J. Walker Atty for Genl. Coll.

1905 Apr. 21. Gen. A. H. Cheely info orig. ap. on file and can be seen by him. and  1907, Nov. 14. Hist. to Geo. S. Stewart letter in W. 15:374  1908 Mar 9 Hist to Philip P. Cobb (Letter in S. F. 12:608) U.S.M.  1912 Mch 13 Hist. to Mrs. Elmer R. Bailey F.L.M.  1914 Nov. 9. Hist. to Mrs. C. A. Bar- rows. aw.  1919 Aug. 27. History to John H. Stewart  1931 May 5 Hist. to Mrs. Beatrice Parker Schur M.S.  1940 Apr. 9. Hist. to Mr. Stanwood E. Fletcher V.C.O.  1940. Apr. 25 Mr. Stanwood E. Fletcher info. rel to aunt of Gen. See letter in Rev. Ch. Dimeon Cobb. S 18358. M.C.
Rev. Ch.
12593
INVALID.
File No. 12,593
Samuel Cobb
Rev. Rev. War.
Act: June 1 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Louis Sherry
TELEPHONE STILLWELL 4-1600
NEW YORK PARIS
WHOLESALE DIVISION 30-30 NORTHERN BOULEVARD LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.
March 15, 1940
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am looking up an ancestor who fought in the American Revolution and would ask that you kindly look in the Records of the Pension Bureau and see if you have any record of him.
His name was - SAMUEL COBB
born - Taunton, Mass. September 3, 1755. - OK married at Putney, Vermont in 1774 - to Silence Barney.
He lived many years in Westmoreland, N.H. and moved to Coventry about 1800. Died - Coventry, Vermont, Dec. 19, 1839. I believe that he served with the New Hampshire Militia. He was eligible for a pension and I would imagine applied for and received one.
I am especially anxious to learn if there is any record of his children, particularly of his oldest daughter -
BETSY - who was born in 1775 married 1st. - _____ Keep " 2nd. - Quincy Wellington
Any information that you can give me in regard to Samuel Cobb and his family would be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Stanwood E. Flitner.
S.E.Flitner M

March 22 nd , 1931
To The Secretary of Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the Service records of Isaac Parker 1760 - 1825. (Am. Rev. War) Sam Cobb. 1753 - 1837. Josiah Fletcher 1749 - 1825.
I do not know the charges for looking these up but will send you chq. by return mail, if you will enclose your statement. Thank you -
Yrs. truly - Mrs. Beatrice Parker Schwanda 8 Prospect St., Newport, R.I.

Per Van mk
Boston, Mass. Aug. 18, 1919.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir,
I wish to obtain from the records in the Pension Bureau, if possible, the military history of the following Revolutionary soldiers to whom (or to their widows) pensions were granted:
 (1) Robert Cushman of Hartland, Vt., pension granted to his widow, Lucy Cushman, who was living in 1840; is date of her death given in your record?  (2) Jonathan Currier , of Bow, N.H. (Rockingham County) pensioned 1819.  (3) Samuel Cobb , Orleans Co., Vt., pensioned 1833. 
Thanking you in advance, please address
John H. Stewart % Boylston National Bank Boston, Mass.

one 2¢ stamp recd 1-2 ct. Stamp retd. C.L.W. Barton, Vermont. November 3rd 1914
Rev. Commissioner of Pensions: Dept. of the Interior Washington, D.C.
Will you kindly give me the official record of the military service in the Revolution of Samuel Cobb (1753-1839)
Very respectfully, Mrs. C. A. Barrows. Barton, Vermont.

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly send me a statement of the military history of 812593  Samuel Cobb , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who enlisted in 1775 from Farmton Mass. and again in 1776 from Westmoreland N.H. , as recorded in the Pension Bureau -
Very truly yours,
Mrs Elmer R. Bailey 47 Clark St
Mch. 6, 1912
Burlington, H.

WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON.
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April 14, 1905.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
I write to ask whether the original application of Samuel Cobb, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, who lived first in Westmoreland, N. H., and later in Covington, Vt., is on file in the Pension Office; and if so, whether it could be seen by me should I visit the office.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "N. O. Reedy". The signature is written in dark ink and features a large, stylized flourish on the right side.

April 25, 1940
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Samuel Cobb, S.12593
Simeon Cobb, S.18358
Mr. Stanwood E. Flitner 30-30 Northern Boulevard Long Island City, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of April 23, 1940, in which you desire to have a recheck made of the pension of $23.33 per annum which this office stated in letter written April 9, 1940, was the annual pension paid to Samuel Cobb, S.12593, and you desire information relative to Simeon Cobb, the brother of said Samuel Cobb.
A recheck of the papers on file in pension claim, S.12593, based on the Revolutionary War service of Samuel Cobb shows that this soldier's pension was $23.33 per annum.
The amount of pension received by Revolutionary War soldiers was governed by the length of soldier's service and by the rank in which he served.
You are furnished herewith, the record of Simeon Cobb as shown by papers in his pension claim on file under S.18358.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Inv. File No. 12593, Samuel Cobb, Revolutionary War.
April 21, 1905.
Sir:
In response to your inquiry relative to the original application of the above-noted pensioner, who lived in Westmoreland, N. H., and Coventry, Vt., you are advised that the same is on file and can be seen by you whenever you desire to call at this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Brig. Gen. A. W. Greely, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, War Department.

May 5, 1931
Mrs. Beatrice Parker Schurman 8 Prospect Street Newport, Vermont
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12593, that Samuel Cobb was born September 3, 1753 in Taunton, Massachusetts.
While a resident of that place, he served as minuteman under Captain Crossman from the fall of 1774 until April 19, 1775, when he enlisted as private in Captain Crossman's Massachusetts company and served two months. From sometime in June, 1775 he served six months under Captain Crossman and was engaged in making and repairing arms at Taunton, Massachusetts. In June, 1776 he moved to Westmoreland, New Hampshire and in September, 1776 enlisted, served three months as private in Captain Houghton's company, Colonel Baldwin's New Hampshire regiment and was in skirmishes with the Tories. About May 1, 1777 he enlisted and served two months as private in Captain Waitstill Scott's company with the New Hampshire troops under Major Ellis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Coventry, Orleans District, Vermont, having moved there in 1801.
The papers in this pension claim contain no data relative to wife and children of the soldier.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Isaac Parker and Josiah Fletcher as described.
No charge is made for furnishing this information.
Very truly yours
Death not in agency book E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Samuel Coff 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. S. 12593 -
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall 1774 Apr. 19. 1775 Private Crossman   Apr. 19 1775 - 2 mos Pvt Crossman Mass   June 1775 - 6 " Armourer " at Taunton Mass. "   Sep. 76 3 " Pvt Houghton Baldwin O. B.   May 1. 77 2 " " Waitstill Scott Mason Ellis "  
Battles engaged in, Skirmish with Tories
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Taunton Mass. In 1776 Westwood N.H.
Date of application for pension, Jan 4. 1837. Has ch. al. ✓
Residence at date of application, Coventry Orleans District Vt.
Age at date of application, born Taunton Mass. Sep. 3. 1753.
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was married