Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35354, for Major Tiff, Connecticut
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SERVICE  NUMBER
Conn.  Tiff, Major   S.35354
CONTENTS
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3163
Connecticut Roll
Major Tiff
Capt Hogland
Private
Connecticut Line
the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 14 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th Sept. 1818
and forwarded to Nathaniel
Smith Esq Woodbury Connect

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $37.60
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 May 18 48.40
Arr. 4 mo. 21/30  85.00

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Southbury, New Haven, CT
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35354
Rvy INVALID
File No. 35354
Major Tiff
Pri Rev War

Act 18 march 18
Index Vol G Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870]
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35354
Rvy INVALID
File No. 35354
Major Tiff
Pri Rev War

Act 18 march 18
Index Vol G Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Major Tiff pvt
14 April
Connect
to Nath C. Smith
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State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ⎬ I Woodbury 14 April 1818
.

On this fourteenth day of April 1818 before [] subscriber and one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the said State and county applicant Major Tiff of Southbury in Newhaven County in said  State of Connecticut aged - years who being by me first duly sworn
to [] [] to testimony on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
provision made by the late act of Congress entitled [] for certain persons engaged in the land and naval  service of the United States in the revolutionary war. That the said Major Tiff was in the fall of the year 1779 enlisted into the service of the United States, in Capt Hogland's (or third troop), in Colonel Elisha Sheldon's
Regiment of Horse of the Connecticut Line to serve during  the war. That he constantly served in said regiment for the [] of his enlistments in the War of the Revolution against Great Brittan
until the end of said War when he was  discharged by [] under the hand of Colonel Sheldon, which was regrettably lost by time and accident and is not now  in my power to []
for - He has since been impressed into the [] []
compelled to serve there seven years. That he now requires in circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his
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country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his
power [illegible]
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Nathaniel Smith
Judge of the Sup Court

I Nathaniel Smith Judge as aforesaid do
certify it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
Major Tiff did serve in revolutionary war as stated in the
preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now
[illegible] the proceedings and testimony taken and had before
me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant
of the aforementioned act of Congress-
[illegible] May 1st 1818
Nathaniel Smith
a Judge of the Sup Court

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Superior
Court within the County of Litchfield in the
State of Cont certify that the Hon
Nathl Smith is a Judge of said Court that the
above signature is his hand writing &
that the seal hereto annexed is the seal of
Court.
Frederick Wolcott, Clerk