Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,575, Timothy West, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
West, Timothy
S 16,575
Carded
CONTENTS

Let to 14. Gr. Key 6 May 1857 " " do 11 Dec 1857
1214.
New Hampshire
Timothy West
of Sullivan in the State of N H who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Keith of the Regt commanded by Major Wood in the N H line for 6 Mos. } Mass. " " " Private } from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 21 Dollars 66 Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of October 1832 and Issued to A Summer Schooltown N H
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 62.69 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 Mar 33 20.83 $83.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Blair Clerk, Book D, Vol. 1 st Page 193.

5900 Timothy West
No. 6
6 Mrs. Ord. Lent 3 do 15 days Private
$21.66.
Adm JLC
F. A. Sumner Charlestown H. B.
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5900
BRIEF in the case of Timothy West of Charlestown Salton by in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 82 —  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 Dec 1777 June to Dec. — 6 — — As an orderly sergeant Gen. Joseph Keith capt. Major Howard —   1778 Augt. — — 3 — 15 private Gen. Hammond  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rochester Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradition & one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
As to form & authentication  all correct
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. C. Easton Examining Clerk.

Dinah Bower of Charlestown in the county of Sullivan State of New Hampshire eighty five years of age deposes and say, that in the fourth part of the season of 1770, (she thinks) at any rate it was the fourth part of the revolution any war with great Britain, she recollects of seeing a soldier at Benjamin West who then lived in this town, & she was introduced to him by Benjamin West as his brother Timothy West. She will Timothy tarried at his brother's a day or two, & at his  at my house away with a company of men to the west- ward she thinks the said Timothy said he was going to Fiendavaga, & that he came here with a company for that purpose who had marched from the old colony in Massachusetts she recollects the said Timothy returned to this place late in fall or fourth part of winter & said he was going home, the same Timothy West some years after moved with his family to this town where he was since & now resides The above is as near the statement of facts as I can recollect from the length of time & my age -
Dinah Bower
State of New Hampshire } succes. ss } Aug 8 1832
Personally appeared Dinah Bower and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true. By me Frederick A. Sumner J.P.
I certify that Dinah Bower who signed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit is a is a woman of truth & veracity & that she is entitled to credit as a witness.
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate

This may certify that Fred A. Sum- ner the within named is a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Sullivan - and that the official signature is in his own proper handwriting Augt 8 th 1832
Attest Harry Burrough Minister Gospel

5900.
Summit May 19th
one

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } County of Sullivan. } ss.
On this Eighth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Timothy West a resident of Charlestown in the County of Sullivan and State of N. H. aged 82 years, 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That on the 20 th of April 1775 he then living at Rochester in Massachusetts was called to the place that the British had left Boston & gone into the country. Your deponent at that time and a year previously had belonged to a corp, called the minute company, commanded by the following named officers Capt. Earl Clapp, Lieutenants Isaac Pope and Ensign Samuel Eldridge, & your applicant Sergeant. The company was immediately collected & marched to find the enemy. When we had marched about forty miles information met us that the enemy had returned to Boston where we returned home In the month of May following we were again alarmed with the information that the British were about to attack Plymouth and Duxbury. The same company again rallied & marched to the defense of those places, had not gone but about fifteen miles, before information met them, that the enemy had disappeared & we returned home. Your deponent thinks he spent about two weeks in these services & bore his own expenses - he joins he thinks 1776. He enlisted at Rochester again into a company officered as follows Joseph Keith Captain, Isaac Tupper first Lieut, Eldridge Winslow 2 d Lieut, Isaac Keith Ensign & your deponent Orderly Sergeant, for six months
He with the company marched to Bridgewater & were there mustered from there he went with said company to Braintree in Massachusetts fifteen miles, were there received by Maj. Howland, thence to Little Cambridge, Lexington, Concord, Revere N.H. & Charlestown N.H. where we stopped three days, then Then crossed the Connecticut to Springfield in Vermont, then through the woods to Rutland & Skaneateles, then by water to Pownalborough, where he with the company were stationed until their time had expired, they were dismissed & he returned home he thinks, in December 1776 returned through Charlestown N.H.
In 1778 he was drafted for three months (he thinks,) & was drawn in Nathaniel Hammond company to go to Rhode Island which duty he performed to the satisfaction of his Captain - Immediately after the British evacuated New Bedford, Capt. Hammond again called out his company, for half a month he thinks, & he served that time

April 1778 he was drafted for three months (he thinks), & was in service in Nathaniel Bauman's company & went to Rhode Island where he he performed to the satisfaction of his Captain - immediately after the British evacuated New Bedford, Capt Bauman again called out his company, for half a month he thinks, & he served that time.
He has no documentary evidence of his services neither does he know of any person now living who served with him. For his six months service he has the affidavit of Pinch Bower, which is herewith inclosed. He gives the following answers to the questions proposed by the court. He was known at Dartmouth in Massachusetts, has no particular record of his age except the family record. He was living in Rochester when he was called into service in 1782 he moved from Rochester to this place (Charlestown) and resided here ever since - He enlisted & was drafted at about stated but was never a substitute. He never received any written discharge. - He is & has long been acquainted with the Rev. Zadok Ainsworth Crosby & William Briggs Esq. who can testify as to his character for veracity & and to their belief as to his revolutionary services. -
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 to and subscribed, the day & year last of our Lord Tim. West
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate We, Jazaniah Crosby residing in Charlestown and William Briggs residing in East Rochester hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Deacon Tim. West , who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 82 years of age; 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. and that he is timed free a man of truth & veracity. Sworn and subscribed the J. Crosby. Wm. Briggs
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Jazaniah Crosby who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Congregational resident in the town of Charlestown and that William Briggs Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Rochester and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Aaron Nottleton Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Timothy West for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 10 th day of August A.D. 1832
Aaron Nottleton for Register of Probate

Timothy West, Charlestown W. Va. Pension
Col Billings Esq. Woodstock Vermont
Miss

St Johnsbury, July 23. 1830.
Dr. Sir,
You will recollect that I handed you a minute, pertaining to the Pension of Timothy West - I was unable to tell you any thing very definite about it. Timothy West of St Johnsbury, who claims the Pension, has lately received a letter from his Uncle, of Charlestown N.H., with reference to the matter. Below I will give you a copy of the letter, from which you will see, that the Pension has been granted to Timothy West the Grandfather of this young man. You will be able from this letter, Mr. E. H. West, to ascertain all that you wish to know, about the matter. I suppose that the matter need not be attended with very much expense - But you know best. They never have received anything on the Certificate, & have not received the land. Please let me hear from you, as you proceed in your investigation -
In much haste,
Yrs. A. S. Doot.
S. M. Slade.
(over)

Copy "Charlestown July 14. 1830"
"Dear Timothy"
"Your letter of the 3 inst. was duly recd. - In answer to which I have to say your Grand Father made application for his Pension in 1832 The papers were made out for that purpose by F. A. Sumner and so plain was his case that his Certificate for the Pension was forwarded on from Washington in less than six weeks from the time of application - Sumner died about the same time and the Certificate was never taken from his office. Your Grand Father died 24 th Feby. 1833 had he lived eight days longer he would have been entitled to two years pay - He served but a short campaign was the orderly Sergeant and his pension was forty odd dollars a year I have been very busy in hoping to hear soon as I should answer your letter soon - all well"
"Your affectionate Uncle" (Signed) "E. H. M c P."

Woodstock Vt. February 1. 1851
Sir.
I enclose the letter of S. W. Shade Esq of St. Johnsbury Vt. in relation to a pension, which was due Timothy West of Charlestown N H. Also a copy of a letter written by E. H. West to his Nephew, which explains all about the matter.
The money has never been drawn as I am informed, and I have been to said Charlestown and enquired of the persons who were employed in settling the Estate of Esquire Sumner, and no one can give any information, what has become of the certificate, although they have an indistinct recollection there was such a paper among said Sumner's papers.
Will you have the goodness to inform me if there was ever a certificate for pension issued to said Timothy West, and for what amount per annum, and if so, was the amount drawn up to the time of his death, and if not, what course must be taken to obtain the money. Said E. H. West is the son of said Timothy. Col H. H. Sylvester now at Washington is well acquainted with all the parties.
I am Respectfully your Obedt Servt. Oel Billings
Col James E. Heath Comm d of Pensions Washington City. D. L.

Concord Vermont July 7 th 1857 -
Hon. J. E. Heath
In it appears that on the 29 th of Oct. 1832 Timothy West was allowed a pension of $41,66 per annum that West died soon, viz Feb. 24 th 1833 & never drew any pension That the person who acted as his agent in giving the claim allowed was F. A. Sumner who died before delivering West his certificate which certificate has never since been found
This enquiry is made to know what course to take to obtain what is due, Enoch H. West is the Adm r . of Timothy West
We don't know whether a new certificate is necessary,
will you please inform us soon & if necessary you will please send a certificate for E. H. West Adm r . of Timothy West unless you want proof of the appointment, which if you do you will say & send form, And oblige your humble servant
Hon J. E. Heath
H. G. Fry
P.S. I have a hard case, have been applied to by the widow of Samuel Misen who is 90 years old, her husband has been dead 30 years, she says he was 2 or 3 years in the Revolutionary service Fonda Ward, had to eat Horse flesh &c, did before the pension act passed, she has been poor and an obscure person has had no means of making an effort for a pension, her husband at his death was a Baptist Minister, has many friends living who have heard him tell of being in the service, what he suffered &c that he enlisted from the Town of Woodbury in the State of Connecticut, we know of no other evidence, The friends of said Misen who knew him in his lifetime have no doubt that he served as he said. Now what can be done in this case? Can anything? Perhaps there is some evidence in your office which might aid her case, she is a poor old lady, & the United States letter be literal with her in the case of evidence, than to be sure exact, as this Revolutionary evidence is scarce will you inform me,
H. G. Fry

Concord, N.H. Agency, Act 7 June 1832,
Timothy West, Set Apr 1/41:44 for annual
To what time last paid? — This name is not on the Concord Roll, but on Portsmouth. — By our Books, he has not been paid at all.
(Signature)
Miss. Offic Cole
To the Auditor's Office

Timothy West. Charlestown
Rev. Antunay Servin
Look too soon. July 1850.
Esq. Slade gave me this Paper.
O Belling

Mrs. Lord
Timothy West of Charleston N.H. died 12 or 15 years since and made a will and willed to Mr. Timothy West of St. Johnsbury his right to his pension. The papers that is the will was not executed but proofs can be made of his intention. He had made application about two years before his death but had never obtained anything. Thinks that there was a decision in his favor before his death.

16575 INVALID.
File No. 16575-
Timothy West
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 408
[Arrangement of 1870.]