Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,091, Timothy Boyles, Del.

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SERVICE
Del.
Boyles, Timothy
SERVICE
S. 42,091

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Ohio 16,730 R
Timothy Boyles
of Harrison Coy: in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazlett of the Delaware line, for the term of the war -
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of June 1818 ~
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of April 1820 and sent to Honbl. B. Ruggles, H. Reps. U. S. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 - 73.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1820 - 48.00
9 Mos. 4/31 $121.03
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Harrison Coy
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Notification sent November 10. 1820 to H. H. [illegible] Ohio

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State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss On the first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Matthew Simpson one of the associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio, personally appeared Timothy Boyles of the age of eighty years, a citizen of Harrison County aforesaid, who being duly sworn makes the following declaration for the purpose of taking the benefit of the act of Congress passed March 18. 1818 Entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war, That he enlisted in the service ofhis country in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, at the town of La Trappe in the State of Delaware, under Captain Samuel Smith, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Haslett of the Delaware line - that he was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Fort Washington, Monmouth, Trenton and Little York at the capture of Lord Cornwallis that he continued in the service until the end of the war, when he received an honourable discharge, which through time and accident has been lost, and not now as this declarant believes in existence - that he is poor and stands in need of his countrys assistance - that he has no other evidence in his power of the aforementioned facts. 
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. 
Matthew Simpson seal [hand circled]
associate Judge

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State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss I Matthew Simpson one of the associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas of Harrison County in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that I am fully satisfied that Timothy Boyles the within named declarant did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy as stated in the within declaration - and I now certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War the evidence and proceedings had before me in this case.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of June A. D. 1818.
Matthew Simpson seal [hand circled]
associate Judge

State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss
I William Tingley, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Harrison County aforesaid do hereby certify that Matthew Simpson, whose name appears to the foregoing declaration and certificate, is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Harrison County Ohio, duly commissioned and qualified - and that the signatures attached to the foregoing declaration and certificate are his own proper hand writing. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Cadiz, this 1st day of June AD. 1818.
William Tingley Clerk
Certificates &c to be sent to Cadiz Harrison Co. Ohio

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State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss On the first day of August A. D. 1820 personally appeared in open court being the Court of Common Pleas for the 5th Judicial Circuit of Ohio and a Court of Record, Timothy Boyles aged between eighty and ninety years, Resident in said County of Harrison, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath Declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That he enlisted at the Town of Latrappe in the State of Delaware in the month of December 1776 or the commencement of 1776 or thereabouts, under Captain Samuel Smith in the Regiment of the Delaware Blues Commanded by Col. John Hazlett of the Delaware line - That he served in said Regiment of Delaware Blues for one year when he was discharged at Bucks County Pennsylvania by said Capt. Smith
That during said Term he was in the Battles of Long Island, White Plains & Germantown and Trenton. - And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, Sale or any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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, during the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th of March 1818; That I am of the age aforesaid and extremely infirm having been sick for a year past and wholly unable to perform any kind of labour, that he is wholly dependent for his subsistence upon his son with whom he lives and  who is poor and upon the Charity of his Neighbours, being often reduced to the necessity of Begging from them. that he has no Trade and that he has no property, or securities, contracts or Debts due him nor any income whatever except the Tattered Garments with which he is now Cloaked; that the date of his Original Declaration is the first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, and his Certificate is numbered 16,730
Timothy his X mark Boyles
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me in open Court.
August 2nd 1820
Wm. Tingley Clerk

State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss I William Tingley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Harrison & State of Ohio aforesaid

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do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath is truly Copied from the Records of the said Court, (there being on Schedule of Property produced) and I do further Certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the said Timothy Boyles is worth nothing.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Cadiz this 2nd day of August A. D. 1820
William Tingley Clerk of the Court for the County of Harrison

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42091
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,091
Timothy Boyles
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. G, Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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I & the Judge is satisfied of the reduced circumstances of the applicant being such as to require the support of his country he will so certify
The Secretary of State will please to furnish such information of the service of the applicant as he may be able to afford.
Honbl. B Ruggles Senate

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State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss On the 19th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, before the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County, personally appeared John Pugh, of said County, who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that he was well acquainted with Timonthy Boyles, an applicant for a pension from the government of the United States, as a revolutionary soldier, while he was in the service of his country in the revolutionary war - that his deponent knows of the said Timothy Boyles having enlisted in Colonels John Hazletts Regiment of the Delaware line, either in the year 1775 or 6 - that he continued in the service in said Regiment for one year at least - that this Deponent believes that during his service in the army he was a faithful soldier, as his reputation for courage and fidelity stood high.
John Pugh [signature]
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me}
James Roberts
Associate Judge -

State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss On the 19th day of November AD. 1819 before the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County, personally appeared Humphrey H Leavitt and Robert Maxwell - citizens of said county, who made oath that John Pugh the above named Deponent is a man of good character, and a credible and disinterested witness 
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me}
H H Leavitt
Robt. Maxwell
James Roberts
Associate Judge

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State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss On the third day of Decr. 1819 before the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county personally appeared Morgan Morris and William Boyles of said county who being duly sworn depose and say, that they are well acquainted with the within [illegible] Timothy Boyles and with is circumstances as to property and that he is [illegible] poor, and stands in need of his countrys assistance, being old and infirm.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me}
Morgan Morris
Wm. Boyls
Associate Judge

State of Ohio}
Harrison County} 
seal [hand circled]
I do hereby certify that I am well satisfied that the within named applicant ^[insert] Timothy Boyles did serve in the Revolutionary war against the Common enemy, for at least one year, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stand in need of his countrys assistance; and I now certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War the proceedings and evidence before me had. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal at Cadiz the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel Boyd
Associate Judge

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State of Ohio}
Harrison County} ss I William Tingley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Harrison do hereby Certify that James Roberts and Samuel Boyd Esquires before whom the foregoing or within Depositions appears to have been taken, and whose names are to the same and the within Certificate ^[insert] are subscribed was at the time of taking and signing the same two of the Associate Judges of said Court of Common Pleas ^[insert] in and for said county duly commissioned & qualified, and to all whose official acts as such full faith & credit is and ought to be given. -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Cadiz this 24th day of December A. D. 1819
William Tingley Clerk
Timothy Boyles [appears vertically in margin]

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53 [underlined]
Ohio
Recd. 28 Aug. 1820
Timothy Boyles
16,730
issued 19. April, 1820
H. H. Leavit, agent
Steubenville, Ohio.

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STEUBE O [ink stamp]
AUG
19
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secy. at War
Washington City

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Steubenville, O. Aug. 18, 1820.
Hon. J. C. Calhoun,
Enclosed is transmitted the declaration of Timothy Boyles, taken for the purpose of obtaining a continuance of his pension, under the act of May 1. 1820.
Any communication in respect to it I should with assigned to me. 
H H Leavitt
Steubenville, O.