Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45396, George Howell, New York
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(3-1776)
Service New York
Howell, George
Number S.45396
Contents
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8178
New York
George Howell of Brookhaven in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick of the New York line, for the term of seven years
Transcribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on the 5th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of Mat 1819 and sent to Tho[mas] S. Strong
Drown Meadow, NY
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Notification sent the 17th June 1820, to Chas H. Havens Esq Clerk: of Suffolk Co
Smith Town
N.Y.
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George Howell
Southhampton
(S17S)
continue
Sept 1817
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State of New York
Suffolk County
On this thirty first day of May 1820 personally appeared in open 
court in the court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk
being a court of record so constituted by an act of
the Legislature of the state of New York. George Howell
aged Seventy three, resident in the town of Southhampton
in said county who being duly sworn, according to
Law, doth on his oath declare as following. viz-
I George Howell do swear + declare that I served
in the Revolutionary war in a company commanded
by John Davis in the regiment commanded by Col 
Harvey B Livingston in the Brigade commanded by
General James Clinton in the New York line of the
United States Army of the Revolution as stated in
my original declaration dated the 5th day of May
1818 and numbered 8175 and I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident citizen of the United States
on the 18' day of March 1818 + that I have not since
that time by gift, sale or in any manner dispo-
sed of my property or any part thereof, with intent
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 + Naval service of the United States during the
revolutionary war passed the 18' day of March
1818, 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 + by me subscribed and I do further swear
that I am by occupation a cooper, but owing to a rupture of the [illegible], am unable to work at my business That I have no family and am
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totally unable to support myself without the aid of my Country -
Sworn to & declared this 31 day of May 1820 in open Court before the Judges thereof
Per Chas H Havens clk [clerk]
A schedule of the whole estate & income of George Howell named in the annexed affidavit his necessary clothing and Bedding excepted-  Real estate - None  
Personal Estate 1 Chest. 1 [illegible]. 1 plane 1 drawing knife. 1 hollow shave---  George Howell
I Charles H Havens Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Suffolk Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the words of the said Court - And I do further certify that it is opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two Dollars [illegible] & one half cents --  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court this 3d day of June 1820 -- Chas H Havens clk [clerk]
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George Howell
George [faint] Howell, Private
Admitted [written diagonally lower left to upper right] from [faint] 76, to 83 -
Correct
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State of New York 
Suffolk County ss.
I George Howell of the Town of Brookhaven in the County of Suffolk Aged about Seventy years -being duly sworn doth depose and say that said George Howell inlisted [enlisted] in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six in the Town of South Hampton in the State of New York in the company commanded by Capt. John Davis of the 4th New York Regiment in the New York line in the regular army of the United States; that he continued to serve in that corps or in the service of the United States until some time in April in the year One thousand Seven hundred and eighty-when he was regularly discharged discharged [word is repeated] from the service in the [illegible cross-out] County of Orange in the State of New York; that he was engaged in the Battles- of the taking of Burgoine [Burgoyne] -of Monmouth-and at the capture of Cornwallis   that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support. that at the time he left the Service he obtained a regular discharge & that after the war he sold it to Silas Halsy Esq of Onandague [Onandaga] County for the sum Fifty Dollars and that he has now no other evidence of his said service in his power-and this deponent further states that he had never had any pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States except the pension which he may be intitled to under the late Act of Congress intitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service in the Revolutionary War- George Howell
Sworn the 5th day of May 1818 before me Thos S. Strong Judge
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State of New York Suffolk County  ss.
 I Thomas S Strong First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk which is a Court of record in the State of New York do hereby certify that on the fifth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen formally appeared before me the said Judge George Howell ---- a person to me known and sworn to the [illegible] of the facts stated in the preceding affidavit and I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said George Howell ----- served in the revolutionary war for the space of about seven years ----- that he is now in need of support from his Country and that he is intitled to the provision made by the late Act of Congress intitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war   Thos-S-Strong Judge

Suffolk County ss.
 I Charles A Havens Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk do certify that Thomas S Strong who had signed the preceding Certificate is first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county and that the name signed to the said Certificate is in the proper hand writing of the said Thomas S Strong  
In testimony whereof have signed this certificate and affixed thereto the seal of the said court the eighteenth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen  
Charles H Havens
[illegible paper seal attached]
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Brookhaven LI 18th May 1818
Sir  I inclose [enclose] you the proceedings before me to entitle George Howell to a pension under the late Act of Congress- Please to communicate the result of this application to me at the Drown meadow PO in this State.  Yours very respectfully  Thos -L-Strong
Hon. John C Calhoun Secretary at War Washington City District of Columbia
[Following appears to be below a fold in the message] State of New York Suffolk County [vertical line] ss. I Thomas S. Strong first judge of the court of common pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that George Howel named in the preceding affidavit has no Effects either Real or personal and depends principally upon his friends for support that it appears to me that he is in indigent circumstances and Stands in need of his bounty for Support    Thos-S. Strong
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[Blocked in the upper left of this typewritten letter]  This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.  Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States. [Following the above blocked text:] O.W.&N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY

Inv.45,396. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,  BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON , D.C., SEPTEMBER 29, 1897.  Sir:  Replying to your request for information concerning George and William Howell, supposed to have been soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that George Howell made an application for pension on May 5, 1818, at which t ime he was seventy years of age and residing at Southampton [underlined], N.Y., and his pension was allowed for seven years' actual service as a private in the New York t[smudged]roops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Davis and Col. Livingston. Place of enlistment not stated.  A very careful search has b een made and from the data given the name of William Howell has not been foun[illegible] upon the Revolutionary war pension records of file in this Bureau.  Very respectfully, [no signature] Commissioner.
Mr. Howell Densmore, 621 Fourth St., Washington, D.C.
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2 [Handwritten, faint in upper right corner]
H [Large handwritten H in upper right, somewhat blurred]
Washington, D.C. Sept 16: [6 unclear]  '97  Hon. Comm'r. of Pensions
Will you kindly send me the service of George Howell and William Howell who served in the war of the Revolution [underlined] from New York State
Very respectfully Howell Densmore  621 Fourth St. N.W.
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453gb Revy INVALID File No. 453gb George Howell Priv Rev War 
Act: 18 March 1818 Index: -[dash] Vol. 3, Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.] [Brackets in orginal]
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Sept. 29/9[illegible possibly 1]  Howell Densmore, Washington,DC