Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,555, for Josiah Tilden, New Hampshire

SERVICE
N. H. Ut.
Tilden, Josiah
NUMBER _____
d 11,555
CONTENTS
carded.

Vermont 18.938
Josiah Tilden
of Windfall Co in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Chase of the Regt commanded by Col. Marsh in the Vermont Troops -
Yr No 18 do Private 25.32
* N.H. of Vt.
Records completed May 24/58
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 25 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Nov 1833 and first to - Wylllys. Lyman, Burlington Vt.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. 63.30 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4th Mch 34. 12.66
$75.96
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clerk Book C - Vol. 3 Page 94

21. 578 Isiah Tilden Windsor 6° Verm t
Ob. E
Wyllis & Lyman Burlington V t

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaiah Tilden
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1777- 14 Private Capt Chase Capt Hedges Capt North 72 years Hartford Vermont Position of Clergyman to living witnesses   Aug 1777 "Something more than" 2 " From Hartford to Charleston to Manchester   July 1780 7 Barnes Barnes Nashua   Oct 1780 "more than" 4 " March Bethel Fruit   Feb 1781- 2 15 " Capt Benjamin Capt Wait  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Jonah Tilden
21578

STATE OF VERMONT, } WINDSOR COUNTY, ss. }
On this 15 day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of the District of Windsor now sitting, Isaac Tilden a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged seventy two 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.
The British came to Ticonderoga  in the year 1777 and this Militia were called out. The applicant belonged to the Militia & Regiment and was called out. He joined a company from New Hampshire Shine under Capt Moses Oliver , He joined said company in the month of June and marched into the vicinity of Ticon deroga and was met with the news of the evacuation of the fort. General Sheparson  with the troops and ordered as back. He returned to Concord , N.H. and after remaining a few days this applicant was ordered home. The time he was out on this service was two weeks. The Militia were again called out in said year 1777 and this applicant went out under Capt Seth Dodge , in the Regiment commanded by Col Joseph Moulton . We marched to Charlestown , New Hampshire the first part of August 1777 and from there to Manchester . in Vermont On our march the news of Burington battle met us. The said Militia remained a few weeks at said Manchester . While said Militia were at Manchester Genl Lincoln came with a body of troops and Col Brown was detached with five hundred men to Lake George landing to destroy stores belonging to Burgoyne . The said Militia and this applicant were out on the said service sometime more than two months. On the year 1780 the Redcoats came to Barnard in Vermont , and this applicant was ordered out and went to the fort in said Barnard - remained one week. This was in the month of July of said year

In October 1780 the Indians came and burnt the town of Plympton in the said State of Vermont, & the Militia were again called out & this applicant went and was out four days & returned home. The next day he was again ordered to Barnard Fort and remained one week & then went to the Fort in Bethel & remained there one week. In February 1781 he enlisted for Nine months in the service of the State of Vermont under Capt John Benjamin and Col. Benjamin Weeks. He marched to Bethel Fort & stayed there something three months and a half. He procured a Substitute whose name he does not remember, and said Substitute served out the full time of nine months. He was born in the year 1760 in Ellington Connecticut. He has no record of his age - when exact into the service he lived in Hartford Vermont and has lived in said Hartford ever since the revolutionary war. Col. Benj. and Capt. were stationed at Corinth, Vermont. He never had any reg- ular discharge - //
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 and year aforesaid. }
J. Marsh, Register
Josiah Tilden
We, Austin Haren a Clergyman residing in Hartford Vermont and Wyllys Syman residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Josiah Tilden who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the } day and year aforesaid, }
J. Marsh, Register
Austin Haren Wyllys Syman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the mat- ter, 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 Austin Haren who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Hartford and that Wyllys Syman who has also signed the same, is a resident in Hartford and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Lyndon A. Marsh, Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Josiah Tilden for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 day of August A. D. 1832
J. Marsh, Register

January 20, 1940
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BA-J/CC Josiah Tilden S.11555
Mrs. A.C. McLain, 461 Shelton Chadron, Nebraska.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Josiah Tilden of Vermont.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.11555, based upon service of Josiah Tilden in the Revolutionary War.
Josiah Tilden was born in 1760, in Ellington, Connecticut, names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, he enlisted in June, 1777, and served as private for two weeks in Captain Moses Chase's company of New Hampshire troops; enlisted in August 1777, served two months as private in Captain Seth Hodges' company, Colonel Joseph Marsh's Vermont regiment. In July 1780, he went in the Vermont militia for one week to Barnard, Vermont, when the Indians invaded that place. In October 1780, he served two weeks and four days in the Vermont militia, at Royalton, Barnard and Bethel, Vermont; enlisted in February, 1781, served three months and a half in Captain John Benjamin's company, Colonel Benjamin Wait's Vermont regiment.
Rest time The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, while residing at Hartford, Vermont. He had resided there since the Revolution No family data are shown.
The above noted is the only Josiah Tilden found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Josiah Tilden, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Josiah Tilden, Certificate No. 18938 Issued November 8, 1833 Rate $25.32 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Vermont Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Oct 18 1831
J. G. Edwards Esq. Adm t Commission of Pensions 7 mos. 18 days. Washington Dis. Col.

Burlington Oct. 25. 1833
Sir.
I now send to you the papers in the case of Josiah Tilden with an additional affidavit of the applicant touching the term of his service. The applicant in this case is a man of the first respectability and I make no doubt but every word he says may be relied on. I hope the papers are now sufficiently explicit to entitle him to his pension. Will you, Sir, give this case an early examination as possible, & should there still be deficiency it can be supplied. I sent on with the papers in the first instance the deposition of Seth Fuller, which was not returned. That deposition made a part of the evidence as to the service. Please direct to me at this place. Yrs. very Respectfully Wigley Lyman

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace within and for the county of Windsor State of Vermont. Josiah Tilden of Hartford in said county and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Service - But according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and on the following Grades. For seven months and eighteen days I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a pension. Josiah Tilden
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of September A.D. 1833 Before Me
Samuel Knapp Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont } I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Windsor County ss } Court. Do hereby certify that Samuel Knapp is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified and that his name above written is genu- ine. — Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court at Woodstock this first day of September A.D. 1833- Benjamin Swan Clerk

I Hercheat Goodrich of Amherst in the County of Windha and State of Vermont, flanty five years of age depose and say that I enlisted in Col. Hovey's Regiment (called the Green Mountain Rangers) in July 1777 and was ordered to Manchester, Vt. Manchester in said State of Vermont I became acquainted with Josiah Tilden of Hartford in said State of Vermont. He was in the service of the State and belonged to Col. Joseph Marsh's Regiment. I was well acquainted with him and I know that said Josiah Tilden was in the service of the State of Vermont during the same year 1777 under said Col. Joseph Marsh between two and three months, I often saw him and am very distinct in my recollection that said Tilden was here as I have before stated during said year a period of time between two & three months - Amherst Aug 15. 1832 Hercheat Goodrich.

State of Vermont } At Norwich in said County Winderm County ss } of Winderm 15 th August A.D. 1832 personally appeared Ezekiel Goodrich and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts by him stated to the within affidavit as deponeth. Witness me
Wyllys Symon Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the within named Ezekiel Goodrich and that he is a man whose statements are entitled to the fullest credit and belief — Wyllys Symon Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont } Woodstock County Clerk's Office Decemr. 12 th 1832 (Winderm County ss) I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Winderm Court, Woodstock County Court. Do hereby certify that Wyllys Symon was at the date of the above certificate one of the Justices of the Peace within your said County — and that the above are his Signatures — In Testimony whereof I hereunto annex the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day and year last above —
Benj. Swan

December 23 d 1896,
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
I write to inquire in regard to Josiah Tilden, who died in Hartford, Vermont, Jan. 31 st 1849. He drew a pension from Government and I wish to know the time of his enlistment, duration and place of his service and other facts if your books contain them.
For this information I shall be grateful
Yours
Clementine J. Alving.

Address
Mrs. William Kling,
70 Oxford Street,
Rochester,
N.Y.

813 3 St. N.W.
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Washington, D.C.
Apr. 7, 1897.
Hon. H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:-
I wish to learn as much as possible concerning the record of Josiah Tilden , who was born in 1760. It is known that he drew a pension for actual service in the Militia in the Revolutionary War.- 7 mos. 18 days. His home was in Hartford, Vermont. Any further data which your Office can supply me will be gratefully appreciated.
Respectfully yours
(Mrs.) A. F. Stevens.

OLD WAR APR 10 1891 FILES OFFICE U.S. PENSION
- & NAVY

Rev. M. M.
11.555 INVALID.
No. 11.555-
Josiah Tilden Pr. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 32
Lex:—Vol. A , Page 875-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan. 8. 1897. Hist. to Mrs. H m Alling Rochester, N.Y.
May 1. 1897 - History to Mrs. A. F. Stevens - 813 - 7 th St. N.W. Washington, D.C.
1924 Mar. 15. Hist. to Mrs. W. Smiley. aw.
1940 - Jan 20. Hist to Mrs. A.C. McLain cc

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March 15, 1924.
John W. Linzee, 848 Beacon St. Boston, Mass.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 11555, it appears that Josiah Tilden Tilden was born in 1760, in Ellington, Connecticut and resided at Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont during the Revolution.
He enlisted in June 1777 and served as a private for two weeks in Captain Moses Chase's Company of New Hampshire Troops. He served from August 1777, for two months, in Captain Seth Hodges' Company, Colonel Joseph Marsh's Vermont Regiment. In July 1780, he went in the Vermont Militia for one week to Barnard Vermont when the Indians invaded that place. In October 1780, he served two weeks and four days in the Vermont Militia, at Royalton, Barnard and Bethel, Vermont. From February 1781, he served three months and a half in Captain John Benjamin's Company, Colonel Benjamin Wait's Regiment of Vermont Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, while living at Hartford, Vermont. There

There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted, is the only Josiah Tilden found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner Commissioner.

Chadron Nebr Jan 8. 1940.
Veterans Administration
I would like information of Josiah Tilden who served in the Revolutionary war. he was called "Capt;" by his grandchildren would like information of his family if any on records. his wife was Susan Clark. they lived in state of Vermont. To age 89
Sincerely
Louise M. McLain. Mrs A. C. McLain
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RETURN IN FIVE DAYS TO Mrs A. C. McLain 461 Shelton Chadron, Nebr.

848 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
Feb. 13th. 1924.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Washington Gardner, Esq. Commissioner
Dear Sir:
Two Josiah Tildens, according to my way of thinking, but the families are mixed in their interpretations of the records, served in the Revolutionary War. One Josiah served in Col. Gills regt. in Aug. 1782., and I think was was Stoughton or Canton, Mass. The other Josiah served in Capt. Amos Rathbun's Co. Col. John Brown's detachment, in 1777, and I think came from the Berkshire's, I think Richmond, Mass.
If your wonderful records can help me to distinguish between these two Josiah Tilden, and finally tell me other important facts about them, particularly where they moved to, and who were their wives, and children, I will be most gratefull for this very kind help.
These old heroes, when on service, met ladies far from home whom they later married, and this makes it especially difficult to trace them accurately.
Yours very respectfully,
John L. Linzee