Pension file W.25398 (Nathaniel Oak, Athens, Vt.; widow Susan), scan 00096: Susan Oaks's declaration of 26 Sept 1838, first page. Susan Oaks of Athens, aged 69, declares she is the widow of Nathaniel Oak, a private in the Massachusetts troops who as she believes lived in Bolton when he entered the service and served nine months in 1780, six of them she believes in Col. Nixon's regiment.

Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows

State of Vermont ss On this 26th day of Sept. 1838 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the district of Westminster in the County of Windham & State aforesaid Susan Oaks a resident of Athens in the County of Windham aforesaid aged sixty nine years 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 7. 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows, that she is the widow of Nathaniel Oak late of Athens in said Windham County deceased who was a private in the Massachusetts troops in the Revolutionary war and who as she believes lived in Bolton Massachusetts when he entered the service; that she believes he served in the year 1780 nine months in the whole three months at one time and six months at another, that she does not know who the officers were under whom he served during the three months service, but believes that he was in Col Nixons Regiment during the six months service. She does not know through what section of country he passed while in the service but supposes he was at West Point