Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7036, Samuel Howard, Penn.
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Service Number
Penn Howard, Samuel S 7036
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contents
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Pennsylvania 26.391
Samuel Howard
of Mearcer Co in the State of PS
who was a P in the company commanded
by Captain {blank} of the Reg commanded
by Gus Potter in the Penn
in for Ahelier
$20.00
Inscribed on the roll of Penn
at the rate of 20 dollars, cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Jan
and seventy
1132 Ha I Banks HR
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.00
70.00
Revolutionary claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by I T Spnugur Clerk,
Book 6 Vol 5 page 24
Date of death not on AB
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Mercer
On this 27th day of June AD 1833. Personally ap
peared in open court, before John  Bredon Esq.  President and Mr
Brown & Mr Amberson associate judges, of the court of Mercer County
now sitting. Samuel Howard, a resident of Pymauning Township
in the county of Mercer + State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy two
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


{Along side} Hon J Banks HR
31.158
Samuel Howard
Pennsylvania
1771
6-$20
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Mercer
On this 27th day of June AD 1833. Personally ap
peared in open court, before John Bredon Esq. President and Mr
Brown & Mr Amberson associate judges, of the court of Mercer County
now sitting. Samuel Howard, a resident of Pymauning Township
in the county of Mercer + State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy two
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. That he entered the service of the United States, under
the following named officers, and served herein stated.
That her first entered the service in Cumberland County and state
of Pennsylvania as a substitute for his father Thomas Howardin the Com
pany Commanded by Capt WM Peebles, Leut Elliott near the first
of November 1777. We met in Shippens being marched through Carlisle,
then Lancaster, and then to Lovenings and from there to Springfield
meeting house, There we joined Gen
Potter Brigade and at the Ches
nut hill we there had to face a scrimish with the enemy, and had to retreat to
the White marsh. We were engaged in scouting round from one place
to another, then returned to Lancaster and then to Carlisle where we
were discharged. Being in actual service, not less that two months.
Genl Potter, Col Lyon, Major Brooks were our militia officers.
Again, about the middle or 15th May 1778 in Cumberland County PA
he entered the service for two months, a volungteer in Capt Saml
Pattons Company Leut Ezekial Semple, to go against the Indians
on our western fronteer, we marched up to Conococheague, from
Shue to Medford, and then to Fort Ligonier and then to Hannas
Town, where the company was parted and sent to different stations, and
this declarant was sent to Wallace Fort, on Conamaugh. We lay there
some time and returned to Cumberland County where we were discharged
being in actual service not less than two months.
Again in July 1780, he was drafted and entered the service in Cum
berland County Pa in Capt McConnels Company Leut Kincade met near Chamberstown from there we marched to the Standingstone
then to Litany Valley, and then to Franks Town. Major McFarlson
commanded the Party (at the end of the two months we) From
Franks Town, we returned to the Standingstone (now Huntington)
where we were discharged at the end of our tour. having been not less
than two months on actual service on this tour. Making in all
no less than six months, for which he claims a pension.
He further states he has no documentary testimony, nor does he
know of any living witnesses that can prove his services. has no funds
to bear his eschines, nor is he able through old age to go a distance
to look for witnesses
He says he was born in Chester County
Pennsylvania in 1761, has no record of his birth, but knows how
old he was when he entered the service first. He was living
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in Cumberland County Penna, when he first entered the serve
He remained about ten years in Cumberland Count after the war
then moved to Washingto County Penna a few years, and about  30
years ago moved to Mercer County where he has lived ever since.
He first entered a substitute for his Father Thos Howard, then 
volunteered and the 3rd time he was drafted. Sys the first time
he was General Wahing, Wayne Green and Sullivan 
Irwin was many others was know and seen by him too.
Neal M McClain, Squire Fell WM Stevenson and many 
others can testify to his character for truth and veracity.
He hereby relinqueshes every claim to a pension or annuity what
ever, except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state, nor ever
was.
Sworn and subscribed in open
court the day and year first
above written
John Kech Pro
County of Mercer SS
His 
Samuel S Howard
mark
On this 27th dayof June 1833 Personally appeared in
open court. George W Fell Esq residing in West Salem Township
Mercer County, and John Christy residing in the same 
place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel How
-ard, who has subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing testa
-nation, that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a 
soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion and
that he is a man of good character
Sworn in open court 27th June 1833
John Keck Peo
Geo W Fell
John Christy
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June 2, 1931
Mrs J Frank Emery
150 Est Pine St
Grove City Pennsylvania
Rev. & 1812 Wars Sections EEL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in
 the Revolutinary War pension claim, S.7036, that Samuel
Howard, the son of Thomas, was born in 1761, in Chester
County, Pennsylvania
While residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 
he enlisted about November 1, 1777, served as a substi-
tute for his father, for two months as a private in Cap-
tain William Peeble's Company, Colonel Lyon's Pennsylvania
Regiment and was in the battle of Chestnut Hill.
He enlisted May 15, 1778, served two months as a private in Captain Samuel Patton's Pennsylvania Company, and 
marched against the Indians on the Western frontier.
He enlisted in July1780, and served two months in Captain McConnel's Company under Major McFarland.
After the Revolution, he continued to reside in Cum-
berland County Pennsylvania, for about ten years; then moved to Washington County Pennsylvania, and about 1803 moved to Mercer County Pennsylvania.
It is not stated that the soldier was ever married
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pen-
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sion, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Samuel Howard (S.7036) you should adress the Comptroller General ,General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington D.C. citing all of the following data:

Samuel Howard, Certificate No. 26391, issued January 10, 1834, commenced March 4 1831, rate $20 per annum, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
E. W. Morgan
Acting  Commissioner
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1911 July 18 Hist to Ida
H.McCarty, V.L.M
1916 Nov. 25 Ida H McCarty
that she has already had one record.
1917 May 17 Hist. to Mr Albert J Swasse.
1917 May 24 Mrs. Albert J Swasse data for audition letter sent to record Div. in answer
Civil War Inquiry.
1931 - June 2 - Hist to MrsJ F Emery
EEL
7036 Invalid
7036
Samuel Howard
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1 sh, Page 177
(Arrqangement of 1870.)
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State of Pennsylvania
Mercer County
I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted
with Samuel Howard of Mercer County Penn who is now applying for a Pension, for fifteen years past,and knows that he is reputed and believed to have been in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and that I concur in that opinion; and that his character for truth and veracity is good, have never heard it doubted or called in question.  
I have heard persons of veracity state that they (before the acts in favor of the soldier was passed) heard Samuel Howard state that he was in the revolutionary service. I have been acquainted with Samuel Howard for upwards of thirty years and never heard his veracity called in question.
Daniel McLean Mimster

Crawford Co pa
May 16 1834

I am well acquainted with the  ?? Saw. what  whose ??? the above certification. He is a person of good standing and respectability.
[Signature]
Jan 6, 1834
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State of pennsylvania
Mercer County
Personally appreared before me the Subscriber or Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Margaret Rohlsten a resident of Mercer County aged 73 years who being duly sworn did defense and say that she has been a long time acquainted with Samuel Howard who is applying for a Pension, lived his neighbor the time of the Revolution War and knows that he was called out with other left home with them whe n they went i the year 1777-1778 and 1779 as a Militia in the service of the United States. She knows that he is respected and believed in his neighborhood to have been a soldier as he has stated. Sworn and Subscribed before me A G Stoner
her mark, Margaret Rohlston
I do certify that the above witness Margaret Rohlsten is a Certifiable Person entitled to be lieve
A G Stoner
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Departmant, 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 it appears to them [last 5 words crossed out] That Daniel McLean, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Crawford County Penna and that Geo. W. Tell and John Christey, Esquires, who have also signed the same are residents in the County of Mercer aforesaid, and creditable persons, and that this statement is entitled to credit.

I John Keek, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Howard for a pension. And I do hereby further certify that A.G. Stoner Esq. before whom the deposition of Margaret Ralston was taken, was at the time of the taking thereof [illegible] [illegible] is one of the Justices of the [illegible] in and for said County duly commissioned and acting as such that full credit and faith is due to all his legal acts: and that in my opinion his signature is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set by hand and seal of office at Mercer this 21st day 1834

John Keek Prothy [underscore under "y"]
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Mrs. J. Frank Emery
Conneautville [crossed out], Pennsylvania
Grove City

April 8 - 1931

Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Subject. Samuel Howard. [name underlined]
              Mercer Co., Pa.
Private Pennsylvania Militia
Pension granted June 10- 1834. Age 73.

Will you please give me data concerning his Revolutionary service, his family, in what part of Mercer County he lived and when he died.

Kindly refer to Revolutionary and 1812 Wars section, and oblige

Very truly 
Mrs J Frank Emery
150 East Pine St.
Grove City Pa

[oval stamp in black ink] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
                                                    SECTION
                                                 APR 11 1931
                                         BUREAU OF PENSIONS

[circular stamp in black ink]     PENSION
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July 11 - 1911.

Will you kindly look through the pension papers of one "Samuel Howard of Mercer Co. Penn." - 1833 and of "Samuel Carpenter of Jackson Co. Va" - both Revolutionary pensioners?

I wish to obtain records of service [last 3 words underlined] and family data. I think I am a descendent of both these men and so am very anxious to prove it - for a D.A.R. paper.

You favor will be most gratefully appreciated

Ida Helen McCarty.
Pennville, Indiana.
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Mrs. Ida Helen McCarty
Pennville, Indiana
Jay County.

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[stamp in faded gray ink]     RECORD
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[indistinct handwritten notation in upper right corner] Rev. B

Clinton Mo. Feb. 16, 1917

Dept. of Interior,
Pension Bureau.
Dear Sir. Will you please tell me if Harvy G. Booth, [name underlined] Co. B. 91st Reg. Ill Vol's. Infantry is still living [previous two words underlined]. And if so where may I write him. I have a letter written by him from "Brownsville Texas June 2, 1862 Derrick Co B 91st Reg Ill. Vols. Inft. 1st Brigade 2 division 13 Army corpse."

The letter is a keepsake from a cousin of his and my Aunt. Any information would be most gladly received -

What Revolutionary service had the following and were they on the pension roll?
Samuel Howard of Penn [the following three words are in a different handwriting] only one S7036

Andrew Booth [ditto mark] [ditto mark] [a 0 in handwriting different from writer's has been written above the first name]

Calvin Wymer of Va [a 0 in handwriting different from writer's has been written above the first name]

Ruben Wymer [ditto mark] [ditto mark] [a 0 in handwriting different from writer's has been written above the first name]

Any information on these lines will be most thankfully received.
Very truly,
Mrs. Albert J. Swap
Clinton Missouri
304 E. Ohio Ave.

[round stamp appears on lower left corner] PENSION
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[on right margin of paper in handwriting other than writer's] Information concerning Harvey L. Booth forwarded by Rec. Div.
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[indistinct handwriting appears written on other side of paper] Rev B

[oval seal appears upside down] RECORD
                                                  FEB 20 1917
                                                    DIVISION

received in [handwritten]
REV. WAR SECTION
May 16, 1917 [underlined]
PENSION BUREAU

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[indistinct handwritten notation in upper right corner] Rev B

Commissioner of Pensions,
Wash. D.C.

I am searching for a Revolutionary ancestor and am told by a genealogist that two of my ancestors were Rev. pensioners: Samuel Howard [name underlined] of Mercer Co - Penn in 1833, and Samuel Carpenter [name underlined] of Jackson Co - Va. Any data you can find on either of these men, also on Hezekiah Douthett [name underlined] of Penn. (Butler, Beaver or Alleghany Co -) will be appreciated and will pay you extra for your trouble in looking up records.

Thanking you in advance for your trouble I remain,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Ida Helen McCarty, Box 125
Pennville, Indiana.
(Hon. Adam Douthett, of Butler Co- Penn. M.C. [initials underlined] is of my line of descent in Douthett line.)

[round stamp]     PENSION
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[part of word missing]ion as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen_ [word(s) missing] in this Bureau. Samuel Howard S.F. 7036

|Dates of             | Length of | Rank.| Officers Under Whom Service    | State.|
|Enlistment          | Service.    |          | Was Rendered.                           |          |
|or Appointment.|                 |          |                                                     |         |
                                                         _________________________________
                            |                |          |  Captain.           |   Colonel.          |          |  
__________________________________________________________________________________
| Nov. 1777          |  2 mos.    |          |  Wm. Peebles   |    Lyon               | Penn. |
| May 15, 1778     |  2 mos.    |          | Samuel Patton |                           |           |
| July 1780            | 2 mos.     |          | McConnel        |Major McFarland|          |
__________________________________________________________________________________
Battles engage in, Chestnut Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. Penn
Date of application for pension, June 27, 1833. His cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Pymatuning Twp. Mercer Co. Penn
Age at date of application, born in Chester Co. Penn. in 1761
Remarks: Soldier was the son of Thomas Howard - no other data as to family -
       
Very respectfully,
[unsigned]

[printed form number] 31793b5m1C-07
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[handwritten initials in upper left corner] V.L.W.

Rev. War Section

May 24, 1917.

Mrs. Albert J. Swap,
Clinton, Missouri.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 20th instant, you are advised that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Samuel Howard, name of person paid and place where pension was sent you should forward this letter to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Washington D.C.

"Samuel Howard, Certificate No. 26,391, Issued January 10, 1834, $20, per annum from March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency."

Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.

November 25, 1916.

Mrs. Ida H. McCarty,
Pennville, Indiana.

Madam:-

In response to your letter received the 11th instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Hezekiah Douthett or Samuel Carpenter of Jackson County, Virginia.

In order to identify the record of any other Samuel Carpenter of Virginia, in addition to his full name some of the following data is essential: the name of some officer under whom he served, place of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate date of his birth and death and given name of his widow.

You were furnished the record of Samuel Howard S. File No. 7,036 Revolutionary War July 18, 1811. It is not the practice of this bureau to furnish the same statement more than once to any person.

Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.