Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,256, for Robert Timson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Timson Robert
S 41 256
CONTENTS

Notification sent October 26 th 1820 to James Elliot Brattleboro, Vermont.
2147
Vermont.
Robert Timson, Mass private, Col. H. Jackson's regt. '82. 1 year In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Aug. 1818 and sent to Gilbert Denison Esq. Brattleboro, Vermont.
Arrearages to 4 th Sept. 1818 3 mo. 24/31. 4/30. $ 31. 25
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
Continued Brattleboro

Robert Simson . Application for Pension . Windham Co. Vermont. 11 th "March" - [2 u ? April] 1818.
correct except the Judge's certificate correct
Cut Anna?

State of Vermont
Windham County ss Brattleboro within said county March 11 th Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Be it remembered that on the day of the date of these presents came personally before me Gilbert Denison one of the Assistant Judges of said Windham County Court Robert Tinson of Brat- tleboro in said County and made the following declaration under Oath by me administered to him in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States entitled an Act to provide for certain per- =sons, engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, passed March 1818 — and it appearing to me the said Judge to my satisfaction that the said Robert Tinson served in the Revolutionary war agreeably to the provisions of said act, I hereby certify and transmit to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of war the following testimony in the case and proceedings had thereon under my official signa- ture and the seal of said County Court
Gilbert Denison, Asst. Judge of the County Court
I Robert Tinson of Brattleboro, in the County of Windham and State of Vermont do testify, declare and say that I enlisted and served in the war of the Revolution for more than the term of nine months as a private soldier on the Continental

establishment, — That is to say and declare — That on or about the first of July 1782 I enlisted as a private soldier at Rutland Massachusetts under Capt. — Hunt, Col. H. Jackson's Regiment and served until 14 th July 1783 when I was discharged from the Army of the United States — the rem- nant of my discharge I here produce with Col. Jackson's Signature, the first part of s d discharge being lost (in which my name was entered) and totally out of my power to produce — And I do hereby testify & declare that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support Solomon Denson
Sworn to on the day and date first above mentioned Before me —
Gilbert Denison, Asst. Judge
of the County Court
State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerk's Office, Brattleborough 8 th May A.D. 1818.
I certify that the Honorable Gilbert Denison, Esquire, is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, and that the signatures of the preceding and annexed certificates are in the hand writing of the said Judge.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court, the day and year above written.
Attest
James Elliot, Clerk.

To the Hon: W Secretary of War of the United States.
I the undersigned assistant judge of Windham County Court - State of Vermont - do further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent Robert Tinson - That I am well knowing that said Rob t Tinson is and has for a long time past been in indigent circumstances and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & maintenance.
Gilbert Denison Asst. Judge

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Robert Timson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 41,256
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1, 1782 to July 14 1783 Private Hunt Henry Jackson Mass.                                     
Battles engaged in, none stated. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Rutland, Mass. Date of application for pension, May 8, 1818. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vt. Age at date of application, in 1820: sixty-six years.
Remarks: in 1820 he resided at New Fane, Windham Co., Vt. & referred to his six children but did not state their names.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

N o 31.
Robert Timson.
Application for Pension.
Windham County, Ver t
[ Copy. ]
[Handwritten signature] 2/4/47 Sept 18/48
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STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.....
PRESENT—Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge. Hon. JOHN ROBERTS, } Assistant Judges. Hon. GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs. }
ON this 20 th day of June, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Robert Timson aged 66 years, resident in New Fane in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows One Year in the Massachusetts Line, Capt. Hunt, Col. Jackson—
That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 2147 and the date of his original declaration is May 8. 1818.
AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so 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, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Robert Timson—
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
One yearling calf—
Some poor articles of household furniture.
Robert Timson—
AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of a labourer on land— I have six children—
Robert Timson—
SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the 20 th day of June, A. D. 1820, Before Phinehas White, JUDGE.
I James Elliot Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records of the said Court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Ten dollars, and — cents.
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, in open Court, on this eighth day of June, 1820.
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM. James Elliot

N o 31.
Robert Timson.
Application for Pensions.
Windham County, Ver t
[ Copy. ]
[Handwritten signature] 2/4/47 Sept 18/48
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Robert Tinsay Discharge

had to serve from the date) is hereby Discharged from the Army of the United States
July 14: the 1783
Washington Col d 3 d Mass Reg t

41 256
Levy INVALID.
File No. 41 256 Robert T. Tindon Rev. Mr. T.
Act: 18 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 571
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1892 May 24 Hist to L E Timson Boston Mass.
1893 March 20 Copies of all papers to Col. Ainsworth 28.
1919 May 5. Hist. to L. E. Timson. P.
1919 May 20. Archives Div. Boston Mass. ad- vised of cost of copy of Soldiers Application aw

off Inv
741256
Write nothing above this line.
Mem -
70 P.O. at Paducah Ky. 1901
Robert Timson,
Pensioned
as a Revolutionary Soldier.
Have you his appn for pension? (Supposed as of Mar. line.)
Wm Lloyd
3-18-93
(257)
3-684

Copies for Col. Knowlton by order of Actg Genl D. D. Gilman
O. W. & N. DIV. MAR 18 1893 CHIEF'S DESK.
3-084 Write nothing below this line.
Simon, note Jan 28, '93 for copy see file

L. E. TIMSON, No. 59 Post Office Building, Boston, Mass.
Mr. L. F. Hanson U.S. Pension Examiner Boston Mass.

Respectfully referred to the Commission of Pensions with the request that the information may be furnished if consistent with the rules of the office as it relates to the matter of a family history to be published and not with any intention of prosecuting in any way any claim against the Government. The writer Mr. Stimson is Custodian of the U.S. Post Office Building
Very respectfully
J. H. Harrison
MAY 1 1892
Official Examiner

Respectfully referred to Mr. Filer
Chief of War Div. for his consideration
H. G. Butterfield Chief S. & Q. pwr
May 13/92

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
ARCHIVES DIVISION
BOSTON
May 13, 1919.
ALBERT P. LANGTRY, SECRETARY
HERBERT H. BOYNTON } DEPUTIES PETER F. J. CARNEY }
JOHN H. EDMONDS CHIEF OF THE ARCHIVES DIVISION
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish the Archives Division of this office with a verbatim copy of the application of Robert Timson of Brattleboro, Vermont, for a Revolutionary pension. He enlisted from Rutland, Mass., July 1, 1782, and served in Capt. Hunt's company, Col. Henry Jackson's regiment, until July 14, 1783.
Yours respectfully,
Secretary.
JHE/MJH
Send 3 pages of decla. of Mar. 11, 1818 + 1 " " " June 20, 1820. if there is a reply to Bureau letter of May 20, 1919
see reply attached.

May 20, 1919.
Mr. Albert P. Langivy, Secretary of Archives Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the thirteenth instant, requesting a verbatim copy of the application of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Robert Timson, Survivor File No. 41,256, you are advised, that under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912, photostat copies of the pages comprising said application will be furnished at the rate of fifteen cents per page, with twenty-five cents extra, if certification is desired. The number of pages to be copied is four.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
This letter was written after consulting the Chief Clerk AW Rev War Section

O. W. & N. DIV.
P.S.
I. 41256.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20, 1893.
Sir:-
In response to your personal request of the 18th. instant I have the honor to transmit herewith copies of all the papers on file in this Bureau with the application for pension of Robert Tison, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Col. F. C. Ainsworth,
Chief, Record and Pension Office,
War Department,
City.

Office of Custodian U. S. Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building, Boston, Mass.
April 25, 1892.
Hon. Green B. Raum.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
I desire to inquire as a matter of information in regard to the enlistment of Robert Timson, who was a Revolutionary Soldier.
This information is desired to complete the family record and not for the purpose of prosecuting the Government.
It seems that Mr. Robert Timson drew a pension of $96.00 per annum from the Government, that he died at New-Fane, Vt., February 26, 1839. My impression is that he enlisted either in Vermont or New York State, possibly at Saratoga, N. Y.
Please inform me of his record, particularly when he enlisted in the American Army and what organizations he was connected with and what position he finally held when discharged, also how long he was in the service of the American Army.
Very respectfully,
(Signed)
L. E. Timson.
Since above was written I learn that Mr. Robert Timson was born at Rutland, England and settled down in Northfield, Mass., after Revolutionary War, thence he moved to New-Fane, Vt.

OFFICE OF CUSTODIAN
U. S. POST OFFICE & SUB-TREASURY BLDG.,
BOSTON, MASS.
189
Custodian.
No. of Inclosures,

Office of Custodian U. S. Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building, Boston, Mass.
April 25, 1892.
Hon. Green B. Raum
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
I desire to inquire as a matter of information in regard to the enlistment of Robert Timson, who was a revolutionary soldier.
This information is desired to complete the family record and not for the purpose of prosecuting the Government.
It seems that Mr. Robert Timson drew a pension of $96.00 per annum from the Government, that he died at New-Fane, Vt., February 26, 1859. My impression is that he enlisted either in Vermont or New York State, possibly at Saratoga, N.Y.
Please inform me of his record, particularly when he enlisted in the American Army and what organizations he was connected with and what position he finally held when discharged, also how long he was in the service of the American Army.
Very respectfully,
L. E. Timson

OFFICE OF CUSTODIAN U. S. POST OFFICE & SUB-TREASURY BLDG., BOSTON, MASS.
189
Custodian.
APR 28 1892
No. of Inclosures,

Rep Soc
L. E. TIMSON 36 80 ILLINOIS AVE. SOMERVILLE, MASS.
April 17/19
To the Com. of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Sir:-
I am desirous of having a copy of the record of my great grandfather Robert Timson who was a revolutionary soldier from Mass. in Col. Henry Jackson's regiment. I have reason to believe that it can be found among the files of the old war and navy division. - He was honorably discharged at the end of the war and drew a pension of 96.- pr. An. until his death in 1836. -

Please favor me with a full copy and thereby greatly oblige,
Yours very respectfully
L. E. Timson

Dictated.
Office of Custodian U. S. Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building, Boston, Mass.
January 28, 1893..
To the
Second Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir:-
I am very desirous of completing the family history of my ancestor, Mr. Robert Timson, a Revolutionary Soldier, and I shall be greatly obliged to you if you will send me a copy of his application for a pension which is on file in the O.W. and N. Division marked I #41256.
I desire this information strictly as a matter of history and in no sense to be used for the purpose of prosecuting the Government.
By my receiving a copy of his application papers I can settle the question where he was born, which at the present time I have no record of, besides other valuable information. I am requested to write you by parties who have seen you recently in connection with this matter and at your suggestion.
Very respectfully,
L. E. Timson

OFFICE OF CUSTODIAN
U. S. POST OFFICE & SUB-TREASURY BLDG.,
BOSTON, MASS.
189
Custodian.
No. of Inclosures,