Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File O.W.I.F. 20377, Howell Harton, N.C. And Tenn. Agencies
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                        NUMBER

Harton, Howell                          O.W.I.F.    20377

N.C. and Tenn. Agencies
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North Carolina
Howell Harton
Private
in the Army of the U. S.
Inscribed on the roll of the 
North Carolina agency at
three dollars per month
Transferred  therefrom to East
Tennessee 5 Apr 1824 from
4 March 1829.  Increased 
to $4.80/100 per mo by the
law 24 Aprl 1816 to take
effect from the passage of 
the act.
Formal Certificate issued
9 Apr 1825 & sent to the
pensioner at Hamilton C. H.
Hamilton County 
Tennessee
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War Department Pension Office
April 8, 1825



S
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE

County of Hamilton SS.
On this Sixteenth day of March 1825; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of
Hamilton personally appeared Howell Harton who, on this oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain ___________________         in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Eaton in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of North Carolina that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the sixteen years ago, at or near Warrenton in the said state of North Carolina he had his original certificate of pension destroyed by leaving his chest unlocked so that his children got hold of & destroyed it.

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
                                                                           his                 
J. H. Jones  [illegible]                               Howell    x   Harton
for Hamilton County                                         mark

NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
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State of Tennessee}
Hamilton County}

Hamilton Court House 16th March 1825

I Asahel Rawlings clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County aforesaid: Do hereby Certify that Jeremiah Jones Esquire whose signature appears officially to the within affidavit is now and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace of and for the county of Hamilton aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn.
In February whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my
private seal (not having an official seal) at Office at Hamilton court
House the clerk first here in above written.
A. Rawlings  clerk/J

State of Tennessee
I John Russell chairman & presiding justice of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of Hamilton do hereby  Certify that Asahel Rawlings whose name appears [illegible affixedtly] to the above certificate as clerk of the court of pleas &  of said County is  [illegible] to be of the above certificate clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of Hamilton aforesaid. Given under my hand this 16 day of March 1825 .
Jno. Russell
Chairman
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To Hon. Wm. E. Brock.                                                                                                         Mar. 1, 1930
U. S. Senate

     From the paper on file in this bureau it appears that 
Howell Harton served under Colonel Thomas Eaton and was trans-
ferred from the Invalid pension roll of North Carolina to the
East Tennessee roll, upon his application executed February 28,
1824. 

     The dates of his enlistment and discharge, length of ser-
vice, war in which service was rendered and the nature of his 
disability are not matters of record: the only reference to his 
service being, that he was "under Colonel Thomas Eaton."

     On March 16, 1825 he applied for a new pension certificate,
stating that the original had been destroyed by his children about
sixteen years previously, near Warrenton, North Carolina. The 
names of his children are not stated, nor is there any other refer-
ence to his family. 

     There are no papers on file for the above claim prior to
1824 for the reason that the pension papers filed prior to 1814
were destroyed when the British burned Washington in that year. 

See first part of this
letter and letter of inquiry 
in case of Benj. Standefer 2. W.822.
                                            Ua.C.S.
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It is proper to add that the list of Invalid pensioners of Hamilton County, Tennessee, reported by the Secretary of War in 1835, shows that Howell Horton was pensioned as a private, at $57.60 per annum, and died May 24, 1832.

Very truly yours,

Earl D. Church
Commissioner.
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East Tennessee
Howell Harton
Private
Army U. States
transfer from
North Carolina 
         to
East Tennessee 
April 5, 1824
      from 
4 March 1824
        at
$4.80 per month

Hon. J. Standifer
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[handwritten]
Copy from old Letter Book
War Department
Pension Office
Dec. 28, 1824
Hon. J. Standefer,
H. of R.
Sir,
I cannot discover from any information 
I can get in the Tresury Department 
that Howell Harton has yet been paid
in Tennessee.  There is therefore no evidence 
of continued disability, such as the law
requires.  No order of course can be given
to the agent in North Carolina to dispense 
with the Surgeon’s Certificate.
I am,  &c J. L. E.
Copied July 5, 1933
MMHF
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Copy from old Letter Book.
War Department
Pension Office
Dec. 21, 1824
Hon. Jas. Standefer, H.R.
Sir,
The papers which you left here a few days ago in the case of Howell Harton, are herewith returned. When I promised to write to the N.C. Agent requesting him, if practicable, to transmit to the Tennessee Agent the amount of arrears supposed to be due Harton, I was not aware of the fact that he was an Invalid, and hence the Agent will require the previous exhibition of the necessary vouchers before he can acertain the amount due: for without the certificate of the examining Surgeons, he cannot determine the degree of the Claimant's disability, and of course will be unable to regulate the monthly allowance. It will be much more convenient for Harton, I presume, to make the application in the regular way, to the Agent in North Carolina, to whom the money was originally sent, for the purpose of paying him.
J. L .E.
Copied July 5, 1933
MMHF
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May 9, 1944

Mr. Manning of Reconciliation and Clearance Division, General Accounting Office, reports that their records show that Howell Harton served in the Revolutionary War under John Cokely of North Carolina Militia, was living in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1824, and died in May 1832.

M. Christine Stokes
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section                          MMHF
  
                                                       May 3, 1924

Mrs. William N. Ticknor
Albany, Georgia 

Madam: 
     I have to advise you that from the papers on file
in this Bureau it appears that Howell Harton served
under Colonel Thomas Eaton and was transferred from the 
Invalid pension roll of North Carolina to the East Ten-
nessee roll, upon his application executed February 28,
1824.
     The dates of his enlistment and discharge, length 
of service, war in which service was rendered and the 
nature of his disability are not matters of record; the 
only reference to his service being, that he was "under 
Colonel Thomas Eaton".
     On March 16, 1825 he applied for a new pension 
certificate, stating that the original had been destroy-
ed by his children about sixteen years previous, near
Warrenton, North Carolina. The names of his children
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are not stated, nor is there any other reference to
his family. 
     There are no papers on file for the above claim
prior to 1824, for the reason that the pension papers
filed prior to 1814 were destroyed when the British
burned Washington in that year.
     It is proper to add that the list of Invalid 
pensioners of Hamilton County, Tenneseee, reported by
the Secretary of War in 1835, shows that Howell Horton
was pensioned as a private, at $57.60 per annum and
died May 24, 1832.

Respectfully, 

Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section .

January 18, 1916.

Mrs. S. H. Jones,
     Albany, Ga.
Madam:
     In response to your letter dated the 13th instant,
you are advised that from the papers on file in this 
Bureau, it appears that Howell Harton served under Col-
onel Thomas Eaton, and was transferred from the Invalid
pension roll of North Carolina to the East Tennessee
roll, upon his application executed February 28, 1824.
     The dates of his enlistment and discharge, length 
of service, war in which service was rendered and the 
nature of his disability are not matters of record; the 
only reference to his service being, that he was "Under
Colonel Thomas Eaton."
     On March 16, 1825, he applied for a new pension 
certificate, stating that the original had been destroyed
by his children about sixteen years previous, near War-
renton, North Carolina. The names of his children are 
not stated, nor is there any other reference to his family.
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There are no papers on file for the above claim prior to 1824, for the reason that the pension papers filed prior to 1814 were destroyed when the British burned Washington in that year.
It is proper to add that the list of Invalid pensioners of Hamilton County, Tennessee, reported by the Secretary of War in 1935, shows that Howell Harton was pensioned as a Private, at $57.60 per annum and died May 24, 1832.

Very respectfully,

G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

Harton -3-
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[handwritten]
Copy from old Letter Book
War Department
Pension Office
Dec. 28, 1824
Hon. J. Standefer,
H. of R.
Sir,
I cannot discover from any information 
I can get in the Tresury Department 
that Howell Harton has yet been paid
in Tennessee.  There is therefore no evidence 
of continued disability, such as the law
requires.  No order of course can be given
to the agent in North Carolina to dispense 
with the Surgeon’s Certificate.
I am, [illegible] J. L. E.
Copied July 5, 1933
MSTF
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NOTRE DAME PECAN COMPANY
GROWERS AND SHIPPERS
FAMOUS "Notre Dame" PAPER SHELL PECANS
ALBANY, GEORGIA

March 31st. 1924

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Would you kindly send me a statement of the Military history of my ancestor Howell Harten, who was a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

He enlisted at Warren Co. N. C. with Col. Thos. Eaton, lost a leg at the Battle of Guilford Court House, N.C. drew a pension until 1827.

Any information or reference will certainly be appreciated.

Very truly yours,

Mrs. Wm. N. Ticknor.

[black circular date stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
S APR 3 1924
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[stamp, circular]  CHIEF CLERK
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
JAN 18 1916

[handwritten]
Albany Ga. Jan. 13-1916
My dear Miss Hordin
In your letter to
me of June 17-1914 replying
to my letter asking for
information concerning
my Hordin ancestors, you
kindly offered to aid me
in gathering information 
from the Pension Bureau
I have done nothing
more on the Hordin line
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[handwritten]
2
but wish to ask your
help for a friend in my
chapter here who desires 
a copy of the Pension
Research for her ancestor
Howell Harton who 
was a pensioner of the
Revolutionary War on
the North Carolina roll
for disability and was 
transferred to the East
Tennessee roll in April
1824.  This Howell 
Harton, I am informed
Lost a limb at the
Battle of Guilford Court.
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[handwritten]
3
House.  If you have
time to look this up
for me and if you
will send to me at 
your earliest convenience
I shall be under
many obligations.
Thanking you and
with best wishes for 
the New Year.  I am
Very Cordially Yours
Mrs. S. J. Jones
530 Broad St.
Albany Ga.
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[form]
[handwritten left corner] dates of service + war unknown
[handwritten] 20377
INVALID.
File No. [handwritten] 20377
Howell Horton
Pri U. S. A. [end]
Act:   [handwritten] Invalid [end]
Index: - Vol. [handwritten] 2 [end] , Page [handwritten] 166 [end]
[Arrangement of 1870]
[handwritten] pensioned under
Acts of Military Establishment. and before. [end]

[2nd page]
[handwritten]
1916 Jan. 19. Hist. to Mrs. S. J. Jones thro
Miss Hardin Chf Clk’s room [illegible initials]
1924-May 3- Hist to Mrs. Wm. N. Tickner. MMSF
1930. Mar. 1, hist to Hon. Wm E. Brock.  See [clm. of Benj.
Standefer, W. 822. [illegible initials]
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Hamilton C. House Tenn
1 March 1825
50

War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
District of Columbia
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Hamilton C. H. Hamilton County, Tennessee
21 March 1825
Sir
In conformity with the requisites of the War department in regard to Pensions I herewith transmit my application for a new certificate containing  the reasons on which the application is found which permit me to request that you forward to this place direct to Mr. Asahel Rawlings resident at this place
Most Respectiful
Your Obt Servt 
& Hble Pensioner
Horrell Harton
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State of Tennessee
Hamilton County

Personally appeared Howel Harton
before me Jeremiah Jones an acting Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Hamilton aforesaid
and made oath in due form of Law, that he is
a United States Pensioner and placed on the
Pension Roll of North Carolina at the Raleigh
Agency - that he has removed from North
Carolina to Tennessee, and wishes to be placed
on the Pension Roll of East Tennessee at
Knoxville - and that he is the same
identical person whose name stands on the
North Carolina Pension list, at Raleigh
and who now lives in Hamilton County in
East Tennessee.
Sworn to before me
this 28 February 1824

JH Jones [?]
for H County

State of Tennessee
I Asabel Rawlings clerk of the court of place and
quarter, [illegible] of Hamilton County do hereby
Certify that Jeremiah Jones Esq. who is named
appeared officially to the above affidavit is
now an acting Justice of the Peace of and
for the County of Hamilton aforesaid duty
confirmed such [illegible]
In testimony whereof I have here -
unto set my hand and affixed my 
private seal (not having my 
official seal) at Affeac
Hamilton Court House this 26th
day of February 1824
A Rwalings clerk
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State of Tennessee
I John Russell Presiding Justice of the court of