Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,973, Charles Betts, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.

Betts, Charles

NUMBER
S.39.973
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War office,      1783

THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the bearer as a discharge, until the ratification of the definitive treaty of peace; previous to which tme, and until proclamation thereof shall be made, he is to be considered as being on furlough.

B. LINCOLN

Charles Betts
S. 7.39973
Penn.
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THESE are to CERTIFY that the bearer hereof Charles Betts  Soldier in the 1st Pennsya regiment, having faithfully served the United States from April 1777 to the present date and being inlisted (sic) for the war, is hereby discharged from the American army. 

Given at the war office the of November 1783

By order of the Secretary at war

Registered in the books of the regiment, Richd Fullerton adjutant.
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2042
Pennsylvania.

Charles Betts, private, 
Pennsylvania line, 
Capt. Mauser   Six years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 18th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of Aug. 1818 and sent to the care of Robert Porter Esqr. Reading, Pennsylvania.

Arrearages to Sept. 4th, 1818      $  36.53
4 months, 17/30                           $  36.53

{Revolutionary claims, }
{Act 18th March 1818, }
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Robert Porter, Esquire
Judge,
Reading, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.


Charles Betts
Pennsylvania line,
Revolutionary Claim.

dated April 18, 1818
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Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, Buck County  ss:

On the eighteenth day of April AD 1818 before the Honorable Robert Porter Esquire President of the third judicial district of Pennsylvania, personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas Charles Betts of Windsor Township County of Buck who being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that he did enlist in the service of the United States in the County of Buck aforesaid with Captain Mauser first Regiment Pennsylvania in the month of April AD one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven.  That he continued in the service of the United States until the third day of November 1783 when he was honorably discharged as appears by the Certificate hereto annexed.  That he has not received any pension under the Laws of the United States and that by reason of his reduced Circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his Country.
 Charles Betts

Sworn in Open Court  before
Sam'l D. Franks
(illegible)          }
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Commonwealth of Penn'a
Buck County ss:

Before the Judge of Court of Common Pleas of Buck County aforesaid came Peter Heckman of (illegible) Township County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law doth depose & say that he hath known Charles Betts in the foregoing affidavit named for a long time past and known him to be in reduced Circumstances in life, and to stand in need of assistance from his Country for support.

Peter Heckman

Sworn in Open Court
April 18th, 1818
Sam. D. Franks  (illegible)
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Commonwealth of Penn'a
Buck County  ss:

We Robert Porter President of the third Judicial district of Pennsylvania, & James Diemer a judge of Buck County afs'd. (aforesaid) do certify these from the evidence produced by original discharge signed Richard Fullerton adjutant it appear to our satisfaction that Charles Betts, before (illegible) served in the Revolutionary war against the Common enemy or appear by the foregoing affidavit.  Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court at Reading the eighteenth day of April AD 1818.

R. Porter
President of the third judicial district of Pennsylvania
Jas. Diemer
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39.97.3

Revy  INVALID

File No.  39.973
Charles Betts
Pri Rev War

Act:  18th March 18

Index: - Vol.  3, Page GG

[Arrangement of 1870.]