Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Jonathan Houghton, Vt. Residence
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Houghton, Jonathan            Dist.
Vt. Residence                        No Paper
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Houghton, Jonathan
Hiruance name appears on a list of applicant for  pension returned by the Court for the District of Vermont submitted to the House of 
Representations by the Secretary of War law February 21, 1795 and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 155

Rank; Private
Regt.  Colonel William's
Disability; Wounded in his right hand by a musket ball, which has deprived him of the use of the of his fingers When and where disabled; August 16, 1777, Bennington Residence; County of Windham
Remarks; Militia
Evidence complete, except that the examining physicians do not state the degree of his disability.
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MRS. J. H. Howard
90 West Rank Street
Albion, New York
Sept. 9th, 1936

Messis
Please write me if one  Joanna Burgh wife of
Jonathan Houghton soldier of the Revolution
rec'd a pension at any time and oblige

Mrs. J. W. Howard

PENSION
Addisabour
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IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
EEL

3-2562
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

September 26, 1930

Mrs. J. E. Howard
29 West Bank Street.
Albion, New York.

Dear Madam:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained
in your letter.

Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.

First name of widow: Joanna........
Full name of soldier: Jonathan Houghton.......
Residence of soldier at enlistment ........
Residence of soldier after service........
Name of state from which he enlisted........
Approximate date of birth: Mch. 8th, 1752.....
Approximate date of death Aug 30th 1831.....

Kindly return attached letter with your reply.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner

PENSION
U. OCT 16, 1930 S.
OFFICE
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Room 827, 53 State Street
Boston, Mass.

June 25, 1914.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly advise me if you have any data in connection with a Jonathan Houghton or his widow Joanna, both of whom resided in Westminster, Vt. ?

He died about 1834 and she in 1841.
He is said to have received wounds in the Battle of Bennington.

Any information will be very gratefully received.

Very truly yours,
R.M. Glennon
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Rev. 1812 Wars Section EEL     

October 20, 1930

Mrs. J. H. Howard
29 West Bank Street
Albion, New York

Dear Madam:
You are advised that there are no papers on file in this burean in a claim for pension based on the service of Jonathan Houghton, Revolutionary War.

In the publication entitled "American State Papers, Claims, Class 9, page 155, on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the on February 21, 1793, it appears that Joe resident of Windham County, served as a private in Colonel Williams' Regiment of Militia, and was wounded at the
battle of Bennington by a musket ball which deprived him of the use of two fingers of the right hand.

Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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M. B. H.
Rev. War Section

July 1, 1912.

Mr. R. M. Glennon.
Room 227, 53 State street.
Boston, Massachusetts.

Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 29" ultimo,
you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Jonathan Houghton described by you, but that in the publication
entitled "American State Papers, Claims, Class
page 135, on a list of applicants for invalid pen
returned by the District Court for the District of
Vermont, submitted by the secretary of War on February 21, 1793, it appears that Jonathan Houghton, a resident of Windham County, served as a private in Colonel Williams  regiment of Militia, and was wounded at the battle Bennington by a musket ball which deprived him of the use of two fingers of the right hand. the claim was not allowed for the reason that the degree of stability was never shown.

Very Respectfully,
G.M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.