Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41,285, Noah Vilos, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Vilas, Noah. Villas, or
S 41,285
CONTENTS

MS 5 41325 Vilos Noah
Discharge
Printed by Grafton

By Major General Knox commanding the Garrison of West Point and its dependencies.
Nathaniel Seward in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, being enlisted for three years, is here honorably discharged the service of the United States.
Given at West Point
this 28 th day of October 1783.
By the General's Command
Jno Lillie Aide de Camp.
H. Knox General
Registered in the books of the Regiment.
Charles Selden Adjutant

11.246 R Vermont
Noah Villas
of Concord in the state of Verm t who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks . . . of the Mass ts line, for the term of
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 th of Novem r . 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of May 1819 and sent to Samuel Gates Esq r Guildhall Essex Co. Verm t
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 3 mo 26/30 / 31 = 31 96 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 1 st  Seps: 1819 48 "
$119.96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

41 285
Rev INVALID.
File No. 41,285 Noah Pallas Pr Rev Mr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Vermont Esben County ss -
On this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of Judges of the County courts within and for the County of Esben aforesaid - Personally appeared Noah Villas aged fifty six years resident in the Town of Concord in the County of Esben aforesaid and State of Vermont, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oaths make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by the late acts 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 Noah Villas enlisted in the Town of Grafton in the State of Massachusetts in the Month of February A.D. 1780 for the term of three years and joined the Army at West Point in the Month of May or June succeeding and was in the company commanded by Capt. Lincoln in the fourth Regiment commanded by Col. Brooks of the Massachusetts Line and continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until he was honorably discharged at West Point on the 28th day of October A.D. 1783 That he was not in any general Battle, that he has ever since been a resident of the United States and that he is in absolutely reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his possession of his said services except his discharge which is herewith exhibited Noah Villas

The within declaration of Noah Vilas was sworn to and declared before me this day and year within written
Sam l Gates } Asst. Judge of Open } County Courts

We the subscribers Select Men of the Town of Concord in the County of Essex and State of Vermont testify and say that we are personally acquainted with Noah Vilas of Concord afore- said and Believe that he is absolutely in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support Cornelius Judson Select man Andrew Spaulding } of Concord
State of Vermont Essex County ss } Concord
December 22 nd A.D. 1818
Personally appeared the above named Cornelius Judson and Andrew Spaulding select men of said Concord and made oath that the above affidavit by them subscribed is just and true before me
Josiah Woodbury Justice Peace

Application of Noah Noah Villas Essex county, Vt. 1780 to 1783, in Col. Brooks's reg't Mass'ts line to 5 th Novem. 1818.
Adm d . (on discharge)
not on Roll
Samuel Gates, judge Guildhall, Essex county, Vt.

I Samuel Gates Judge of the county courts within and for the county of Essex and State of Vermont as aforesaid. Do certify that it appears to my satis- faction that the said Noah Vilas did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the full term of nine months and more at one period of enlistment and also that the said Noah Vilas is absolutely in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and also that the court above which I preside is a court of Records. And I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress - Given Under my hand at Lun- -burg in said county of Essex this first day of Decr. Anno Domini 1818 -
Sam l Gates } Asst. Judge of Essex } county courts

State of Vermont } S William Gates clerk of the Essex County ss }
County Court within and for the county of Essex aforesaid do hereby testify that Sam l Gates Esq r before whom the annexed declaration was taken and by whom the within certificate was made was on the respective days of the date thereof a Judge of the County Court within and for the county of Essex aforesaid acting under the authority of the State of Vermont and that due faith and credit are given to his attestation and that his name thereunto subscribed is his own proper signature For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County this first day of December A.D. 1818 -
William Gates clerk