American AcornsPension file W.25398 (Nathaniel Oak, Athens, Vt.; widow Susan), scan 00104: Col. Thomas Nixon's discharge of Nathaniel Oakes, a 6-months levy in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, West Point, 16 Dec 1780. The original discharge: Nathaniel Oakes, a 6 Months Levie in the 6th Massts Regiment, discharged at West Point 16 December 1780 by Tho Nixon, Col., with a provision order for the road home.
Image · dated 16 Dec 1780 · source: U.S. National Archives (public record), supplied by the owner
Transcription
Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).
Nathaniel Oakes a 6 Months Levie in the 6th Massts Regiment is hereby Discharged the Service in Consequence of a General Order.
Given under my hand in Quarters at West Point this 16th [day numeral difficult] day of December A D 1780.
Tho Nixon Col
To all Concerned }
The Issuing Commissaries [hole: missing words] the Road [hole] in the Massachusetts State are to Issue provision Sufficient to [hole] Nathl Oakes from one Post to another (at the usual Rate) till he arrives at [blank/illegible] before receiving a Certificate from the Last Commissary who Served him.
West Point Dec 16th 1780 [date partly damaged]
Tho Nixon [signature partly damaged]
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Keep in mind: Part of pension file W.25398 (Nathaniel Oak of Athens, Vt., died 25 March 1830, married Susan Evans 1787; widow Susan Oaks). The file itself is a Confirmed record of that man. That he is the Nathaniel Oak born 1762, son of Seth Oak of Winchendon and Athens, is Likely: an inquirer's 1923 letter (scan 00116) says so and the Pension Office reply fits his 1780 service; the file never names his parents. Keep this file separate from the Chelsea pensioner's S.18534. The discharge has holes and edge damage; the lower provision order cannot be fully read.