Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41658, John Howard, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Howard, John
NUMBER
S. 41658
Contents
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15.372
Ohio Pittsburgh
John Howard of Peru in the State of New York who was a private in the commanded by Captain  Miles of the Reg commanded by Colonel Bradley in the Connecticut line, for the term of 9 months from __ 17 to __17

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio-Pittsburgh at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 22 day of April 1818

Certificate of pension issued 6 day of Oct 1819

the Roll on ___ day of 182__ and notification sent to __ at __ Pension commencing on the __ of __ 182
Amount due on 4th of 
$
{Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18,1818, May 1, 18201

To Ohio Pittsburgh from Albany N. Y. from 4th March 1837 - 8th Dec 1837 - notification sent to Schuyler Putnam Elyria Lorrain County Ohio
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John Howard
Rev. Pensioner
Copy oath & [illegible]
15.372
Claim 1820
$94
not entitled

Has a house & short service

John Palmer
6th Nov Plattsburgh
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At a court of Common Pleas Holden at the Court-House in Plattsburgh for the County of Clinton, and State of New-York, on the fourth day of October 1820 Present: Elisha Arnold, Caleb Nichols, Nathan Carver and Allen R. Moore Judges of said Court.

County of Clinton ss:  On this fourth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court, it being a court of record proceeding according to the course of the common law, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings in and for the county of Clinton, John Howard aged sixty three years resident in the Town of Peru in the said county of Clinton, who being duly sworn according to law; doth on his oath declares that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted at Sharon in Connecticut in Captain Miles company Col. Bradley Connecticut Regiment for nine months or a year he does not recollect and was taken prisoner at York Island about seven months afterwards and continued a prisoner at New York and on board one of the prison ships about three and a half months when  he was patrolled and permitted to return home.

that his original declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 was made the twenty second day of April 1818 that he has received a pension certificate numbered 15372 and dated the sixth day of October 1819 And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary was," passed on the 18th 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 and by me subscribed.

Real Estate
One and a half acre of land on lots number 12 and 13 in Elkana Watsons [illegible] with a long home there [illegible] $40
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Personal estate excepting my necessary bedding and clothing
1 small cow & calf and a three year old colt $43
1 plow one hog 1 chain & 6 bowls 6.25
5 chains 1 ot 1 kettle & one frying pan 3.50
set cups and saucers & knives & forks [illegible] [illegible] and 4 plates 1.25
$[illegible]

Family occupation a farmer but [illegible] [illegible] and otherwise infirm. I am unable to labor much. my family consists of my wife Rachel aged fifty four and my son John aged eighteen and able to take care of himself and my wife is unhealthy
John Howard
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Sworn to and declared on the fourth day of October 1820 before the above named judges in open court 
Charles Platt
I Charles Platt, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas held in and for the county of Clinton; do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therto annexed are truly copied from the record 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 ninety four dollars and I further certify that the last term of this court closed on the 11th of May last and before the promulgation in this county of the Act of Congress of the 1sst of May 1820 and that there has not been court in said county before the present term at which the aforesaid oath and schedule could be received.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, on this fourth day of October 1820
Charles Platt
Clerk of the court for the county of Clinton
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John Howard
Pension Claim
22 April 1818

Adm.

Hon. J Palmer Plattsburgh
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State of New York Clinton County SS.
On this twenty second day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the county and State aforesaid: Personall appears John Howard aged fifty nine years, sworn, according to law, doth, on this oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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:' That the said John Howard enlisted in Sharon Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Mills of the Regiment of Col. Bradley Connecticut [illegible] that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the expiration of his enlistment which was for nine on this. That he was in the battle of Fort Washington on York Island and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.  That at the before [illegible] [illegible] battle on York Island on the sixteenth day of November 1776 he was taken prisoner together with Elihue Smith ensign in said county & was kept a prisoner until the last of February or first of March 1777 when he was paroled & permitted to return home .  He returned home sick from on board the prisoner ship & continued sick for several years as he supposed were the effects of poison [illegible] on board the prison ship affirmed & declared before [illegible] the day & year aforesaid.
Caleb Nichols Judge of Clinton Common Pleas

County of Clinton Js. Elias Doty of Plattsburgh in said county being duly sworn says that he has been personally acquainted with the within named John Howard and with his circumstances for many years and have no doubt but that he, the said John is and was on the 22nd day of April last in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Elias Doty
Sworn the 4th day of Sept [illegible] before me 
Caleb Nichols Judge

I Caleb Nichols a judge of the court of common pleas of the county of Clinton and State aforesaid, DO CERTIFY, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Howard did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemyh; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress and I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John is and was on the 22nd day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Caleb Nichols Judge

Dated 4 Sep. 1819 The above interlineation of 1818 in words was made by me.
Caleb Nichols Judge
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State of New York Clinton County SS.
On this twenty second day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the county and State aforesaid: Personall appears John Howard aged fifty nine years, sworn, according to law, doth, on this oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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:' That the said John Howard enlisted in Sharon Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Mills of the Regiment of Col. Bradley Connecticut [illegible] that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the expiration of his enlistment which was for nine on this. That he was in the battle of Fort Washington on York Island and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. That at the before [illegible] [illegible] battle on York Island on the sixteenth day of November 1776 he was taken prisoner together with Elihue Smith ensign in said county & was kept a prisoner until the last of February or first of March 1777 when he was paroled & permitted to return home . He returned home sick from on board the prisoner ship & continued sick for several years as he supposed were the effects of poison [illegible] on board the prison ship affirmed & declared before [illegible] the day & year aforesaid.
Caleb Nichols Judge of Clinton Common Pleas

County of Clinton Js. Elias Doty of Plattsburgh in said county being duly sworn says that he has been personally acquainted with the within named John Howard and with his circumstances for many years and have no doubt but that he, the said John is and was on the 22nd day of April last in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Elias Doty
Sworn the 4th day of Sept [illegible] before me
Caleb Nichols Judge

I Caleb Nichols a judge of the court of common pleas of the county of Clinton and State aforesaid, DO CERTIFY, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Howard did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemyh; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress and I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John is and was on the 22nd day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Caleb Nichols Judge

Dated 4 Sep. 1819 The above interlineation of 1818 in words was made by me.
Caleb Nichols Judge
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I certify that the within named Caleb Nichols is a judge of the court of common pleas of the county of Clinton of state of New York & that his [illegible] subscribed to the within certificates & affidavits is in his own handwriting.  In [illegible] where of I [illegible] set my hand & affix the county seal this 19th of September 1819
Charles Platt County clerk
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State of Vermont
Franklin County
On this 2nd day of September [illegible] 1819 before me J. KSmedly one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Elihue Smith Esq. of [illegible] county and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law disposes and says that he in the month of May AD 1776 was appointed an ensign to join the forces of the United States, that he served as ensign in Col. Bradlys Regt. of the Connecticut line, that he joined the army commissions by Genl. Washington in New Jersey in the [illegible] of 1776 and served until Fort Washington was taken a prisoner and remained a prisoner for about two years, before he was exchanged; that was personally acquainted with John Howard, the applicant who is now present.  Howard was in listed for nine months and served in Capt. Miles company to which this deponent was attached and served under this deponant until Fort Washington was taken we were both taken prisoner and remained for about two years in prison together and when the deponent was exchanged, he left  Howard in prison.
Elihue Smith

Sworn and subscribed before me ts [illegible] day of September 1819 and I certify the deponent is a credible witness.

J. K, Smedley Justice Peace

State of Vermont Franklin County Js.
Franklin county clerks office Sept 2, 1819 I Horace Janes clerk of the county of Franklin do hereby certify that Joshua K. Smedley Esq. [illegible] os a Justice of the Peace in and for Franklin County duly qualified to act as such & that the foregoing certificate is signed by him in his own proper handwriting.  In testimony where of I have hereunto signed my name & affixed the public seal of said county.
Horace Janes Clerk
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Free
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Mr. Evans Nov 29
 Seal Nov 20
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Application for transfer
State of Ohio Lorain County ⎬ On this 17th day of
November 1837 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Lorain personally appeared John Howard who on his solemn affirmation
declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Mills in the regiment commanded by
Colonel William Bradley in the service of the
United States that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Ohio Lorain County township of Columbia where he
intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Ohio are that he came here to reside with his children who have purchased land, in said State
John Howard
Affirmed and subscribed before me
November 17, 1837
Schuyler Putnam Justice of the peace
The State of Ohio Lorain County ⎬On this 17th day November 1837 before me the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County of Lorain personally came Elias Bidwell who on his oath declares that he well knows the person who has taken the above affirmation to be the same John Howard described therein and no other than the identical person to whom the pension was originally granted and the same
John Howard described in an original certificate
for a pension now in his possession Number
15.372 and dated the 6th day of October one thousand eight hundred & nineteen
Elias Bidwell

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of November 1837 Schuyler Putnam Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Lorain County I Schuyler Putnam a Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby
certify that Elias Bidwell who took and subscribed
the above affidavit is a person of veracity and thus
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his oath is entitled to full credit
Given under my hand and seal this
17th day of November 1837 Schuyler Putnam Just Peace

The State of Ohio ) 
Lorain County ss
Clerks office

Elyria Nov. 20th AD 1837
J.E. H. Leonard Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas for said County
do certify that Schuyler Putnam is an acting
Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and
qualified and that the foregoing signature
purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I
hereto set my hand and
affix the seal of said Court
in the day and year aforesaid
E. H. Leonard Clerk

J. L Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir you will please direct
the return of this to me at Elyria Lorain County
November 20, 1837.
Schuyler Putuam
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AWS
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
December 12 or 22, 1933.
Mrs. H. E. Flock,
313 9th St.,
Lorain, Ohio.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 41658, it appears that John Howard enlisted in Sharon, Connecticut in the forepart of 1776 and served as private in Captain Benjain
Mills' Company, Colonel Bradley's Connecticut Regiment, was in the battle of Fort Washington, where he was taken prisoner November 16, 1776 and held until March 1777, when he was paroled.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818, while a resident of Peru, Clinton County, New York, aged fifty nine years.
In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, Rachel, aged
fifty four years, son, John, aged eighteen years and grand
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son, Abel Irish, aged seven years.
In 1832 soldier was living in Columbia Township,
Lorain County, Ohio, with his children, names not stated.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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A. W. Hoffman
[illegible] N. Y. MEL
V. [illegible] 

41658
INVALID
Revy
File No. 41.658
John Howard
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 1818
Indes: Vol 5 Page 232

[Arrangement of 1870]

Feb. 15/95 Mil. Hist
806 Delaware Ave. Buf
1908 Nov. 9 Hist. to Mrs. Rather M. Clark
1911 Feby. 4 Hist to Abbie Flock Keith
1937 Sept 11 Mrs. Virginia F. Watson info. [illegible]  sold. not father of  [illegible]  Howard. MCS
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Feb. 13, 1822
Howard care of Hon. R. [illegible]  H. R

No. 2 Schedule

Notification sent Nov. 6th 1820 John Palmer
Plattsburgh New York

15.74
New York
John howard
of Peru in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradley of the regiment line, for the term of 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 22nd of Aprl. 1818

Certificate of pension issued the 6 of Oct. 1819 and sent to Honble. J. Palmer Plattsburgh New York

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 $131.40
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820 $48.-
$179.40

{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Discontinued
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4324 N. Y.
Lydia Howard
wid. of John 
Act 1836
Let. to Goodall & Woods 2 July 1839 Clerk of Salem- Aug 14, 1839 an Goodall & Woods- to Josiah Stevens Jr. Esq. Nov 5, 1839
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New York
John Howard, private, served 9 months in 1776
1st schedule dated 4 Oct. 1820
Real Estate 11/2 acre lot of land with a long house  $40.00
Personal estate $54.00
Totel $94.00
Restore

Schedule under act March 1823-dated 13 May 1823
A few articles of household & kitchen furniture $8.00
Accounts for decrease of property by the sale of a 3 year old calf, under execution, for $10 by countable-constables certificate exhibited. Sale made in December 1821
By sale of the 1 1/2 acre lot, to John Howard Jr. for $30 in December 1822 to be paid in provisions for this and of his family, and which has been received and consumed.  The lot had never been conveyed to claimant by deed. he has not, therefore, conveyed it so to John Howard and the conveyance never having been acknowledged as required by law, to himself, he cannot obtain an authenticated copy of the deed.
By sale, on 1st Jany. 1823, of 1 cow and calf to John Howard, Jr. for corn & rye for his family, at the price of $17- the grain has been received & consumed.

Claiment aged 66, by occupation a farmer, but little able to pursue it.  Wife aged 56. 1 grand child aged 10
Cert to pen Agt. 30 Nov 1837
Rec'd. June 24, 1823
4.99
1.06
5.96
24
H. K. Averill Plattsburgh N. Y.

4 Mar. 1820
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Free
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissr. of pensions
War Dept.
City of Washington

Albany Dec 1 NY

Dec 7
NY [illegible] 
Mr. Evans
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MECHANICS & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
December 4, 1837
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 30th ult
I have to state, that
John Howard
a Pensioner under the Act of 18th March
1818 at eight Dollars per month
was last paid to the
4th day of March 1837
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obt servt
Tho. W. Olcott
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.
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John Howard
March 1820

Hon. R. H. Walworth
H. R.
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We the undersigned inhabitants of the town of Peru in the county of Clinton and State of New York certify that we are well acquainted with John Howard of the said Town; and that we are satisfied that he is a man destitute of property and justly entitled on that account to be continued on the pension list that he is an honest man and a proper subject of the bounty of the government and in need of the assistance of his country for the support of himself and family.  dated Peru Oct. 31, 1821

John Allen and sons
Joseph Allen
John Allen Junr.
Elisha Allen
Bethnel Allen
Wilson Allen
Benjamin Allen
Sandberg, [illegible]
Bostwick Buck
[illegible] Little
David Spencer
Ebenezer Arnold
T. Lawrence
Henry Signeri
Jesse Hackstaff
Brownell Willie
Andrew White
John Ferris
Nathan Taylor
Ralph P. Allen
Isaac Sanborn
Dyer Arnold
Richard Colkin
Henry Baker
Benjamin Sarday
Selah Canfield
Benjamin Deuel
Israel JJackson 
Daniel Jackson
Hiram Allen
Rufus Green
Seth Colkins
Edward Griffin
John S. Thew
Edward Griffin
P. Crandall
Jacob White
[illegible] [illegible]
Isaac Wilber
David H. Weller
Asa Elmore
Seleicia Elmore
Jon. Shepard
Tho. Morse
[illegible] Nichols
Daniel Nichols
Benja. Sherman
Jona. [illegible]
Peter Taylor
Thaddeus Mason
Benjamin [illegible]
Stephen Starks
Redman Green
John Signon Junr.
James Howard
James Umber
Robert Battey
Sidney Ketchmer
Stephen Starks
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George Heyworth
John Hackstaff
William Conger
James Wilson
Samuel Lincoln
John Banker
Nathan Rice
Paulinus West
Jacob W. Haskin
Francis Smart
William Banker
Richard White
George White
Abiel T White
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[illegible] Hackstaff
Edward E. Cochran  
W. Zebulon White
Elijah Towns
Elem Crouch
Wm. Ferris
Chl. M. Watson
Benjamin Signer
Charles Shirley
William Howard
Edward White
Abner Weston
Shandish Howard
Thomas [illegible] 
Randall Hobart
Jonathan Smith
Benjamin Smith
Jesse Stafford
Samuel Smith
William Griffin
[illegible]  green
David A Everett
Daniel Thew
Peter Stern
John Bemis
Thomas Stearns 
Edward Clark
Joel Clark
Solomon Clark
Thomas Weaver
Samuel Weaver
Wm. Lewis
Wm. Bedel
Robert Wilbur
Rowland Stafford
Ashley O. Alford
Wm. O Hobart
J. Saterman Ells
Luther Everest
Josiah O Levey 
Gordon Putnam
Joseph Benson
Justin Hobart
Matthias Signer
Elisha Arnold
[illegible]  [illegible] 
[illegible]  [illegible] 
Jonathan [illegible] 
Elisha [illegible] 
Samuel West
Asa Day
Daniel Ferris
John Taylor
[illegible]  [illegible] 
[illegible]  Elderkin
Thos. Mighell
David [illegible] 
Eli Perry
L. Fricker
Elijah F. Barber
Benja. Bragg
Silas Cochran
A Deuel
Samuel Cochran
C. Stoddard
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I certify that I am acquainted with ninety three of the persons who have signed the within certificate who are respectable & credible inhabitants of the town of Peru [illegible]
whom are the first judge of the county the Postmaster supervisor, coroner & most of the present and former magistrates & town officers of the said Town and that I am also personally acquainted with John Howard and his circumstances & concur in the statement in said certificate. Jan 17 1822

R. H. Walworth M. C.

John Howard March 1820

Hon. R. H. Walworth
H.R
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John Howard
Mar '20
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State of New York ss:
County of Clinton
On this thirteenth day of May one thousand
eight hundred & twenty three personally appeared in open Court to wit in the Court of Common Pleas holden at Plattsburgh in the County of Clinton being a court of record for
the said County John Howard resident in the town of Peru in said County of Clinton aged sixty six years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of the
18th of March 1818 the first of May 1820 and 1st of March 1823, that he the said John Howard enlisted for the term of nine months
or a year which he does not now recollect in Captain Mills Company in Col Bradleys Connecticut Regiment in the town of
Sharon State of Connecticut in the fore part of the year 1776 according to the best of his recollection and was taken
prisoner at York Island about seven months afterwards & continued a prisoner at New York and on board of one of the prison ships about three & a half months when he
was parolled & suffered to return to his home. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent there
by 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
in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th 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 and by me subscribed.
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Real Estate none
A Schedule of all the personal property necessary bedding and clothing excepted owned or possessed by John Howard of Peru
viz
Four old Kitchen chairs 3 / $1.50
one pine table 8 / 1.00
One old pine chest 10 / 1.25
Two pails 2/ .50
one iron dish Kettle 12/ 1.50
one frying pan 4/ .50
one set of cups & saucers 4/ .50
one do knives & forks 6/ .75
one tea pot & to plates 4/ .50
(total) 8.00

I am by occupation a farmer but am lame & otherwise unable to labor much my family consists of my wife Rachel aged fifty six years, and Abel Irish my grandson aged
about ten years who reside with me. that since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property.
An account of my property exhibited in the first Schedule and not now owned by me. Viz one old plough broken & destroyed: One pot broken: one hog eat up: six fowls eat up chair destroyed.

Names of persons to whom sold
John Howard Junior

Time of Sale
about the last of December 1822.

Amt of money or property recd in return
one acre & a half of land together with an
old log house thereon for thirty dollars to be
paid in provisions for the use & consumption
of my family which has been received and
consummed - the said land has never been
conveyed by Deed to John Howard Junior
in consequence of a defect in my title the
conveyance to me never having been ack
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paid in provisions for the use & consumption
of my family which has been received and
consumed - the said land has never been
conveyed by Deed to John Howard Junior
in consequence of a defect in my title the
conveyance to me never having been acknowledged and recorded as required by law
so that I cannot obtain an authenticated
copy thereof as required by the regulation
of the Secretary at War.

John Howard Junior
About the 1st of January 1823
one cow & calf sold for corn & rye for the
support of my family for the price of Seventeen dollars which grain has been recd
and consumed by my family

Zelah Canfield
one three year old colt sold on an execution against me in favor of James Pilling &
Sidney Ketchum for goods delivered to me out
of their store in Peru, and sold by Nathan Rice
Constable for ten dollars and bid off by Zelah Canfield at Public sale.

John Howard Jr.
October 1822
a part of an old chain sold for fifty cents
to be paid in labor which has been done
John Howard

Sworn to in open court before me this 13th day of May 1823
J. Walworth Clerk

Nathan Rice a constable of the town of Peru in Clinton County do certify that on or about the middle of December 1821 by virtue of an Execution in favor of [illegible] Pilling
& Ketchun against John Howard I sold at public auction one three or four year old colt which was struck off to one Zelah Canfield for the sum of ten dollars he being the highest bidder at such sale May 13th 1823
(signed)
Nathan Rice
Constable
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State of New York Clinton County ss
I John Walworth Clerk of the Court of Common
 Pleas of the County of Clinton do certify that
it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Howard did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy on the continental establish as was taken prisoner as then stated. I also certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed
are truly copied from the 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 Eight dollars, and further that the foregoing certificate of Nathan Rice is truly copied from the original which was duly signed with his own proper hand-
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand the affixed the seal of the said
Court this thirteenth day of May 1823
John Walworth
Clerk

John Howard
Mar '20
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REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. DIV.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the
data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Windham, Conn
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Date of death (as near as possible):
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?

Remarks: A John Howard was a
revolutionary pensioner the answers to
the above questions must be on file in
your dept as well as his military record and
it is the latter it to be furnished with-

Your name and address
A W Hoffman 
806 Dilaman ave
Buffalo NY

6-870

Seal
Pension Office
H
Jan 23 1895
US
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3 - 464.
O. W. & N. Div.
F. S. Ex'r.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C.,
Jan. 15, 1895.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. A. W. Hoffman.
806 Delaware Ave.
Buffalo, N. Y.
For purposes of identification
please fill out the enclosed
slip as fully as possible and
return it to this Bureau.

Wm Lochren Commissioner.
[illegible]
88964

Seal
Pension Office H
Jan 23 1895
US
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NATHAN PERRY CHAPTER
LORAIN, OHIO
213 -9th St.
Lorain, Ohio
Nov. 9, 1923
Dear Sir:-
Could you give me
any information, of services
rendered during the Revolutionary war
by either of the following &
men
John Howard living in
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Columbia Ohio in 1840
age 83 years, or
Thomas Williams living in
Columbia Ohio in 1840 age 78
years
Thanking you in advance
for any information I am
Very truly yours
Mrs. H.E. Flock
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Rev
NY 1878
915372
S41658

Putnam, Conn. Oct. 28, 1908.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
Will you kindly send me a record of
the pension of John Howard from Woodstock,
Conn. in the Rev. War, found on page 643
Conn. Men in the Revolution, and oblige,
Very truly,
Mrs. Arthur M. Clark
128 South Main St.

Seals
Record Division
Nov 1 1908

Pension Office A
Oct 30 1908
US
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OWN
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NY

806 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
Dec. 22nd 1894

Commissioner of Pension
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir
Will you kindly furnish me with the military history of John Howard of Vermont pensioner 1818/

Respectfully
AW Hoffman
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25 King Street
Putnam, Conn.
January 28, 1911
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly, if it is possible, give me the Revolutionary war & pension record of my ancestor, John Howard.  He is mention-

Conn ser. NY res. Act 1818 S41658
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-ed in "Connecticut men in the Revolution" p643
Can you also give me the war record of a Daniel Clark (were data), my ancestor, who enlisted probably from Brokklyn, Canterbury, or Killingly, Conn.?
I shall be very grateful for the data desired.
Respectfully yours,
Abbie Howard Keith
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Address:
Miss Abbie H. Keith
25 King Street
Putnam Conn.
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Seal
RECEIVED AUG 23 1932
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM. [ILLEGIBLE]
15

Room 1438,
10 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois
August 21, 1937

Administrator,
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Can't iden EP
8/24/37

Dear Sir:
A certain John Howard was Sergeant under Captain Obadiah Johnson in General Putnam's 3d Regiment, from Windham Co., Connecticut
, 1775; and again in Captain Benjamin Mills' Company,  Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776 and taken prisoner
at Ft. Washington.
He also was a fifer ( or was that another
John Howard? ) in Captain Robert Martin's Company, Colonel Moseley's
Regiment in 1778. In list of Connecticut Pensioners' Act of 1818, residing in New York.
If this John Howard ( or one of these John Howards, if these records refer to different men ) is the same John Howard of Ashford, Connecticut who was son of Jonathan and Grace Howard ( or Hayward ), husband of Anne Carpenter, father of Amasa Howard
who was born in 1750 and married Jemima Johnson, then will you be so good as to send me his pension record, for I want to go
into the D. A. R. on the strength of his Revolutionary War service
.
Would you also please tell me whether our John Howard's son, Amasa Howard, born in Woodstock, Connecticut in 1750, died
1834 in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, was in the Revolution

Thanking you for any information you can furnish me, I am 
Yours very truly,
[illegible] Virginia F. Watson
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau. John Howard S. File 41658
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
fore part of 1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
Nov. 1776
Taken prisoner at Fort Washington and kept as such until Feby or Mch 1777 when he was paroled.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Benjamin Mills
COLONEL.
Bradley

STATE.
Conn.

Battles engaged in, Fort Washington
Residence of soldier at enlistment, at Sharon Conn.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 22 1818 This [illegible] was [illegible
Residence at date of application, Peru, Clinton Co N.Y.
Age at date of application, 59 yrs.

Received Feby 3, 1911
Remarks:
In 1820 soldiers wife Rachel was 54 years old, Son John 18 years,
and Grandson Abel Irish 7 yearas. 
In 1837 Soldier was living in  Lorain Co. in Ohio
He had moved to Ohio to be with his children
name not stated.  No mention of residence at Woodstock town.
Very respectfully,
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September 11, 1937
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John Howard, S.41658
BA-J/MOS
OWN

Miss Virginia F. Watson
Room 1438
10 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to
Revolutionary War soldiers, John Howard, of Ashford, Connecticut, and
his son, Amasa, who was born in 1750,
The only John Howard who served from Connecticut that is found
in the Revolutionary War records of this office is John Howard, S.41658.
This soldier enlisted at Sharon, Connecticut, served under Captain Benjamin Mills and Colonel Bradley and was taken prisoner at the battle of
Fort Washington. When he applied for pension in 1818 he was living in Peru, Clinton County, New York, and was fifty-nine years of age. He
had a wife, Rachel, in 1820. As he was not the father of Amasa Howard who was born in 1750, it is assumed that you do not desire a full
abstract of this claim,
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information relative to Amasa Howard,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator