Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,513, Timothy Backus, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.

Backus, Timothy

NUMBER
S.38.513
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8437
Vermont

Timothy Backus 
of Castleton, in the state of Vermont,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Nelson, of the Massachusetts 
line, for the term of three years. 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont,
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on
the 10thof April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of March 1819 and sent to Amos Thompson, judge, Rutland, Vermont

Arrears to 4th of March, 1819 $86.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48.00
$134.63
(Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

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State of Vermont I Amos Thompson as [illegible] Judge of Rutland county court do certify that is [illegible][illegible] made to [illegible] testimony oath [illegible] this the aforesaid Timothy Backus is in [illegible] circumstances 7 [illegible] is much of the assistance of his country for [illegible].
Amos Thompson
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State of Vermont
Rutland County, ss.
On this 12th day of December 1820 personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland in open court, said court being of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, 7c.) Timothy Backus aged 69 years, resident in Hubbardston in said county of Rutland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary was, as follows: 3 years in Capt. [illegible] Co. Col. [illegible][illegible] from July 10, 1777. & [illegible] from January 1780 in the g. & 2 [illegible][illegible} under Col. Jackson & Co [illegible} that he made his original declaration on the 10 day of April [illegible] has received a Pension Certificate, No. 8427 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818;-and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any properties or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. I [illegible] Spectacle case & spectacles, 1 Razor 1 jacknife 1 tobacco box JI am by occupation as [illegible] [illegible] owing to ill health and the infirmities [illegible] to old age [illegible] unable to labour, have no family nor home
Timo. Backus

Sworn to and declared on the 18th day of December 1820 before said court. 
R. Pierpoint Clerk
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State of Vermont
Rutland County
I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland do certify that the foregoing account and the schedule are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount [illegible][illegible] of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is one dollar 7 fifty cents. In testimony whereof [illegible] [illegible] let my hand and affixed the seal of Said Court of Rutland this 11th day of January 1821
R Pierpoint
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38513
Rev INVALID.

file No. 38,513
Timothy Barkus
Pri. Rev. War

Act 18 March 18
Index-Vol 2, Page 22

(Arrangement of 1870)
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[on company letterhead]Lanward Publishing Co. (Incorporated) Established 1886 General Offices 323, 324, 325, 326 Manhattan Building Chicago, ILL., U.S.A.
Theron R. Woodward President and Treasurer
Richard Schulz Secretary

New York Office
St. Paul Building,
220 Broadway 
Mortimer S. Woodward
Eastern Representative

Chicago, December 18, 1903.

Pension Office, Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: - 
My records say that Timothy Backus b. June 11, 1751 was a soldier in Revolution seven years from Massachusetts, Connecticut or New York States.
Can you give me what your records say of him. That is, if he was a pensioner. I would like name of his wife or descendants and his residence and place of death.

Yours truly,
T.R. Woodward

[stamped] U.S. Pension Office
F DEC 21 1903