American AcornsJoseph Oak of Merrimac, Mass., to the Commissioner of Pensions, 25 November 1895, asking for proof that his grandfather Nathaniel Oak was a Revolutionary soldier (page 1, on an H. C. Oak, photographer, letterhead)
Image · dated 25 Nov 1895 · source: U.S. National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, S.18534 (Nathaniel Oak, Chelsea, Vt., later Exeter, Me.), image 4161439_00138; image supplied by the owner on 29 Sep 2026 from a library-discovery download of federal records; the exact record URL was not supplied
Transcription
Word-for-word transcription (spellings kept; uncertain letters in brackets).
H. C. OAK,
PHOTOGRAPHER
MAIN STREET.
CRAYONS, PORTRAITS,
COPYING, ENLARGING, ETC.
SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO CARRIAGE WORK.
MERRIMAC, MASS., Nov 25 1895
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I am Seeking proof that I am a descendant of a revolutionary Soldier and as we have no records and as my Grandfather was a pensioner thought proof could be obtained through the Pension Bureau
My Grandfathers name was Nathaniel Oak and I think went from the State of Vermont The last pension he drew as march 4 1840 an older Brother of mine
How it is shown: Complete image as supplied; no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Part of pension file S.18534 (Chelsea, Vt.; later Maine). The file is a Confirmed record of the Chelsea pensioner; his identification with Nathaniel Oak born 1751 (parents John and Susanna) is the existing reviewed account and stays qualified. Do not merge this file with the Athens pension W.25398. A descendant's recollection filed in the pension jacket. His recalled age of 133 (1895) conflicts with the pension declaration's age 81 in 1832, and his recollection of a captaincy is expressly uncertain; neither point is resolved. Joseph Oak is not tagged to a tree person.