Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5300, Thomas Howell, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.
Howell, Thomas
NUMBER
R.5300
CONTENTS [blank]
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Thomas Howell Virginia
Rejected
let 18 Sep '36 I. A. Meredith
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[stamp] REJECTED
5300 
[written sideways] Oin
[illegible, black mark] Thomas Howell
S[er]vice: [blank]
[Enli]sted: [blank], 18[blank]
[Disc]charged: [blank], 18[blank]
A[p]plication filed: [blank], 18[blank]
[W]ages: [blank]
[Re]enlisted: [blank]
[Atto]rney: [blank]
[illegible]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis.  Searched for [blank], 18[blank]
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State of Virginia}
City of Richmond} SS.
On this 20. day of August 1836 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Hustings, now sitting, Thomas Howell, a resident of the said city and State of Virginia, aged Seventy Six 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 7th 1832-
I Thomas Howell entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated as a private in the Virginia Militia - Waldy Clopton was Captain of the company in which I served and Jacob Poindexter was Surgeon - I entered the [illegible] in the month of August or the commencement of the fall of the year 1780 and served until the following October twelve months, as well as I can now recollect, being old and with a less retentive memory - then I obtained a furlough on account of ill health, a short time before Cornwallis surrendered, after which I was never again called into service - not thinking my furlough of any value I lost it after my return home - I resided in the county of New Kent and State of Virginia when I was drafted - I marched with the army through the lower part of Virginia, between New-Kent County and York and Hampton- I remember that the portion of the army to which I was attached was encamped below Williamsburg where I obtained by furlough - I have no documentary evidence of my service, but Thomas Clopton who was a private in the same company with me can testify to my having served as above stated-
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the p[en]sion Roll of the agency of any State-
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Thomas Howell X his mark
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I Thomas Clopton residing in the County of Henrico near the City of Richmond hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Howell, who has sworn to the above ["following" crossed out] declaration - I served with him during the revolution under my brother Captain Waldy Clopton and know him to be a soldier of the revolution - I cannot say how long he served though I am confident he served one term-neither can I say when he entered or left the service. I cannot say how old he is though I believe him to be about seventy six- I further certify that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he lives to be a soldier of the revolution-
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Thos Clopton

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Thomas Clopton who has signed the same is a resident of the County of Henrico and is a credible person, who statement is entitled to credit-
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Answers to questions presented by the War Department}
1. I was born in St. Peter's parish New Kent County Va.
2. I believe there is a record of my age in New-Kent clerk's office-
3. I resided in New Kent when called into service, since that I have resided in this city -
4. I was drafted I believe
5. I have forgotten the names of the regular officers and the Regiment. I recollect we were a little below York Hill (called Pigeon Hill) when news arrived of Colo's Mallory's being killed by a party of English who landed from a twenty gun boat from Hampton and attacked him at the halfway House-
6."Lawyer Billy Dandridge" gave me a furlough by direction of Jacob Poindexter the Surgeon - 

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33.823
Thomas Howell
Virginia
5300
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Virginia-
At a court of Hustings held for the city of Richmond at the courthouse on Monday the 29th day of August 1836, Thomas Howell of the said city produced the foregoing declaration of his services as a revolutionary soldier, and made oath to the truth of the same; he also produced the certificate of Thomas Clopton who in like manner made oath to the truth thereof. And the 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 certify that it appears to them that Thomas Clopton who has signed the certificate aforesaid is a resident of the county of Henrico, and is a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit.
I, Nathaniel P. Howard, clerk of the court of Hustings aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Howell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of the said court, this 30th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
H. P. Howard
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[seal]
RICHMOND
AUG 30
VA

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Sept. 1836
Va
Mr Allison
[stamp] FREE

j. L. Edwards.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington City D. C-
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Richmond August 30th 1836

Sir
Enclosed I send you the declaration of Thomas Howell an applicant for a pension- As to the time he entered the service or left he cannot speak with certainty, but thinks he was in service something more than twelve months- Is consistent that he left just before the surrender of Cornwallis. The witness Thos. Clopton speaks positively of having served with the applicant in the company commanded by his brother Waldegrave Clopton. If you think him entitled to a pension you will confer a favor by pointing out the manner in which he can obtain it-
Yours most Resp-
I. A Meredith