Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Peter Howard, Va.
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Va.     Howard, Peter              Dis.
                                               No papers.
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July 13, 1906
WJF
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Howard, Peter
His name appears on a list of applicants
for invalid pension returned by the District Court for
the District of Virginia, submitted to the House of 
Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25,
1794, and printed in the American State Papers, 
class9, page 105.
Rank: Private
Regt: 3d Virginia
Disability: Wounded in several places, while in
the service of the United States, at the defeat of Col. Abraham
Buford.
When and where disabled: May 29, 1780 South Carolina.
Remarks: Peter Howard, mustered in May 1779;
enlisted for the war
Evidence transmitted by the District Court perfect.

Alloweb
Dec 1835 list.
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Rev. War Section. 3-1865
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington
February 11, 1919.
Mrs. D. R. Wood,
Martinsburg, 
West Virginia.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the fifth instant,
you are advised that in order to ascertain whether there is 
a Revoluntionary War pension claim on file for a particular
Peter Howard, in addition to his name, it is essential that
you furnish as much of the following data as possible:
Names of some officers under whom he served.
His place of residence at enlistment.
His place of residence after service. Floyd County. Va
Approximate date of his birth. 1759
Approxmiate date of his death. 1815
Given name and residence of his widow. Sarah Strickland, Howard Floyd Va.
Very respectfully,
Gm Saltzgaben
Commissioner.
See other side
[seal: Pension N Feb 14 1919 U.S. Office]
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Voucher 1784
From copy of original in Richmond
Va. State Library.
I do certify that Peter Howard enlisted
himself in March 1778 to serve one year
in the 5th Virginia Regt. and con
tinued as a soldier in the said 
Regt. until the 9th of September
following at which time he re-en
listed the 24 or 29 of December
1778 for the duration of the war.
He then went on a furlough to 
Virginia where he was ordered 
to join Col Bufords detachment
of Lenis. He has drawn no part of
his pay since he left the State of New Jersey
exception a partial payment made
to him by Col. Buford as I have been 
informed.
Richmond. VA. April 4, 1784
John Roney Lt.
3rd Virg. Regt.
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address ->
Feb'y 5, 1919
Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, [illegible]
Sir: Please furnish me with the military history of Peter Howard who served in Revolutionary War. His records as to pensions will be in [illegible]. Also, please furnish what other information you may have concerning him. This information is [illegible] by one of his descendants. Respectfully, Mrs.D.R Wood
Martinsburg
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Rev. War Section.


February 19, 1919.

Mrs. D. R. Wood,
     Martinsburg,
          Virginia,
Madam:
          In response to your communication received the fourteenth instant, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that one Peter Howard, a Private, was allowed a pension for disability, of $40. per annum, which was paid at the Virginia Agency. His residence is unknown, and there are no particulars of service given, as there are no papers on file, the same having been destroyed in the burning of the War Office.

          The list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Virginia, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the "American State Papers, Class 9, Claims" , page 105, shows that Peter Howard enlisted for the war, was mustered in May, 1779, as a Private in the 3rd Virginia regiment, and that he was wounded in several places, while in the service of the United States, at the defeat of Colonel Abraham Buford on May 29, 1780 in South Carolina.
          He was pensioned from March 4, 1794, under the Act of June 7, 1785.
          The data of his death is not shown.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.