Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32026, William Tuffs, Mass.

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(8-1776)
Service   Number
Mass.  Tuffs, William   S32026
or Tuffes

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24.214

Indiana from Ohio - Pittsburgh
William Tuffs
of Portage Co in the State of Ohio who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Sanford of the Regt commanded by Col.       in the Massachusetts Militia. 1 year 3 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio - Pittsburgh at the rate of 50 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of April 1834 and sent to Hon Jo Sloane. H. R.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834.  $150.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept  25.00
_______
$175.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J. T. Sprague Clerk
Book E  Vol. 8. Page 129.

Duples issued 9 April 1839 and Sent to Allen Hamilton Present
Letter to 3 and  Hon. Hendricks 4th June 1839
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6th April 1888 from 4 Sept      to 4 Sept 1838
Agt   19 July 1839
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Letters     19 June 18th 184
Paid as above from 4th Sept 1840 to 4th March 1841. Act notified July 22nd 1842

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William Tuffs
Application for Pension
[374 struck out]
30.208 -
Adm. 1. Year and 3 Months

Hon. J. Sloan
Ho of Rep

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State of Ohio
Portage County ss.} On this Eleventh day of March AD1834 personally appeared in open court before the court of Common pleas now sitting William Tuffs a resident of Franklin in the county of Portage and State of Ohio aged eighty three years the 11th day of June 1833 Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
That in the year of 1775 in the fore part of April I was drafted and went out under Capt William Wentworth and Lieutenant John Holmes I went from Mistic Boston County Massachusetts to Castle Williams and remained there during the whole term of three months when the company were discharged by the Captain
In the forepart of May 1776 he enlisted for nine months and went from Mistic County & State aforesaid in Capt Cornelius Sanford's company his Lieutenant was Obediah Vaughn and went first to Fort George remained there sometime (the precise time not recolected) and was much of the time employed in carying provisions across Lake George and in the month of December or Jany following he returned to Albany and remained there until his time expired and was discharged again by his Captain
That in the year 1777 early in the Summer he enlisted as a minit man and went out under Capt Samuel Tucker & Lt Peter Smith and marched as before from Mistic, first to Rhode Island he believes the forepart of June and arrived about a week before the Battle of Rhode Island and was in the Battle and after the Battle he went to Tower Hill & remained there three months and watched the Tories to prevent them from furnishing the enemy with provisions and returned home
That he has no dockumentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service That he knows of no clergyman who he canst He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid {William Tuffes X his mark
before me Brice S. Hunter Dep Clk.

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We J C Fairchilds reading in the Township of Franklin and Jesse Farnam residing in the same township hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Tuffs who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty three years old that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Jesse Farnam
J. C. Fairchild
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Brice S Hunter Dep. Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jesse Farnam and J. C. Fairchild who have signed the preceding certificate are residing in the Township of Franklin in the County of Portage aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Geo. Kirkum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Portage in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Tuffs for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirteenth day of March A. D. 1834 - Geo. Kirkum Clerk -

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Hon. Jno Tipton Senate U S

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Application for a Transfer
The State of Indiana Allen County }
On this twelfth day of April 1836 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the said County of Allen personally appeared William Tuffs who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Wentworth in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gill in the service of the United States and that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio from whereof he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Indiana where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future the following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to the State of Indiana to wit: His desire to reside with his son's family who removed from Ohio to Indiana
William Tuffs  X his mark
Sworn and Subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid William Brown Justice of the peace [handwritten "seal"] }
State of Indiana Allen County ss} On this 12th day of April 1836 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the said county of Allen  Henry Williamson
& on his oath saith that the said William Tuffs whose affidavit precedes is the identical person named therein and described in said affidavit
Sworn & subscribed so before me this 12th day of April 1836 William Brown Justice of the peace [handwritten "seal"]}
State of Indiana Allen County ss} I William Brown a Justice of the Peace for said County do Certify the Henry Williamson is a man of truth and veracity. In Witness Thereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 12th day of April 1836  William Brown Justice of the peace [handwritten "seal"]

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State of Indiana Allen County
Allen Hamilton Clerk of the Allen 
Circuit Court do Certify that William 
Brown is a magistrate in & for said
county of Allen that the foregoing signatures
purporting to be his are genuine and
that he is duly commissioned & qualifies
according to Law as a [illegible] of the
peace as aforesaid
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said at Fort Wayne this
16th day of April  1836
[Signature] Allen Hamilton Clerk

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State of Indiana }
Allen County }ss
I Philip G Jones clerk of the Allen Circuit Court in the 8th Indiana Circuit of the state of Indiana do certify that Smallwood Noel before whom the within affidavit was made and at the time and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and to say where illegible as or such illegible faith and credit is and ought to be given -
          In Testimony hereof I have hereunto subscribed to my name and affixed the seal of our Allen Circuit Court at Fort Wayne the 13th March 1839
PG Jones clk.

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J.L. Edwards }
Court of Pensions

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William Tuffs Indiana 7th June 1832 $50. Per annum

What amount was received by Allen Hamilton as Attorney for Tuffs, and to what period was the payment made. 
Pension Office }
9th April 1839}
Wm Tuffs was paid from the 4 Sep 1834 to 4 Sept 1836 through his attorney James M Ray $100 - at Indiana
JH