Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43200, for Jacob Tilton, New Hampshire
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N.H.   Tilton, Jacob         S. 43200
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                          3387
New Hampshire Roll

Jacob Tilton
Capt Clough
          Private
New Hampshire line 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 8th of April 1818

 Certificate of Pension issued  the 6th of October 1818 and sent to William Badger ?  Judge Stafford Cm N.H.

Arrears to the 4th of September 1818 4t 27/30      
                                                                       39:20
Semi-annul. all’ce ending 4t March 1819  48:-
                                                                     $87:20
       (Revolutionary claim)

       (Act 18th March, 1818)         
                           
               Sandbornton, Strafford
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43200
INVALID
Revy
File No. 43200
Jacob Tilton
“illegible”
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Col. 3, Page 571
Arrangement of 1870
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ? On this 8th day of April 1818
before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas for said county personally appears Jacob Tilton aged sixty nine years resident in the Town of Sandbornton County and state aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to custom on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Cale  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: That he the said Jacob Tilton sometime the last month of April AD 1775 enlisted at Sandbornton in said state for seven months in the services of the United States in the revolutionary war into the company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Clough Regiment commanded by Cole Enoch ? General Sullivan Brigade New Hampshire line sometime in December following the first enlistment he enlisted again into the same company Regt and line for twelve months and on the first day of January 1777 he was discharged at Trenton in the State
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of Newjersey he then received whats  signed by Cole Door which he has since lost and returned home to the State of New Hampshire That he continued to serve in said service of the United States in said revolutionary war on the continental establishment from the last of the month of April 1775 until the first of January 1777 That he was at the battle in Trenton in taking ? and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support
  Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid            William Badger
I William Badger Judge ? as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Tilton did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his country for support and I transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War ? to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and have caused the seal of said court ? to ?
? Daw Waldron Clerk of the Court of Com. Pleas
for said County of Strafford
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State of New Hampshire 
County of Strafford
On this 8th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas for said county personally appears Nathan Taylor and William Hayes both of Sanbornton County and State aforesaid who bring by me first duly sworn according to law ?on ? make the following declarations to be used in support of the preceding declaration of Jacob Tilton of said Town that he the said Nathan Taylor is knowing to the aforesaid Jacob Tiltons serving in the company regt and line as stated in his preceding declaration the first seven months and in the years enlistment until sometime in the month of October following And that he the said William Hayes is knowing to the aforesaid Jacob Tilton serving in the aforesaid company the first enlistment of seven months and that he enlisted for the year 1776 into the same company about the same time for one year and soon after left it ? about until the middle of July following when he joined the company again and continued until the enlistment expired and know that said Tilton continued there all the time he did
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid 
William Badger
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Jacob Tilton
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Jacob Tilton
8 April











Am?
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This May Certify to Whom it may concern Jacob Tilton of Sandbornton in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire Lives ? Us and we are well Aquainted with his circumstances and give at as our opinion that by Reason of his  Reduced Circumstances he needs help from his country for seport this Cirtifycation is made Out at his Request and for the purpose of his making applycation  for the provision Lately Made By congress for the Relefe of indigent officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary army
July 7th, 1818
                         Chs S. Sanborn     Selectmen
                         Noah Eastman      of Sandbornton
                         Stephen Gale

This may certify that the above named Chs S. Sanborn, Noah Eastman, Stephen Gale were legally shown & duly sworn into the office of Selectmen for the Town of Sanborton in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire for the year 1818

                           ? Joshua Lane Town Clerk
                             State of New Hampshire:
Strafford July 16th 1818 Personally appearing above named Chs S. Sanborn Noah Eastman and Stephen Gale made solem oath to the truth of the above instrument by them subscribed Before me Nathan Taylor Justice of the Peace