Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 33311, James Howard, Mass.
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Service                                    Number
Mass.                Howard, James.          S 33311

Comments
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12.322
[large handwritten initial "R"]
Massachusetts
James Howard
of Quincy in the state of Massachusetts
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Knox of the Massachusetts 
line for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3rd of April 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of June 1819
and Sent to [illegible] B. Adams [illegible]
Quincy Massachusetts
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 [illegible] 28 30th 31- 88:49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819------  48: ---
[illegible] 136:49

{Revolutionary claim}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Copy
[Illegible] of 
James Hayward

12322
June 1819
CM

Is the pensioner named Hayward or Howard + how is it written in the pension certificate?
The Pensioners name in hi Certificate is James Howard [illegible initials]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. - Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Special Session, July 17, 1820
On this Seventeenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, James Hayward aged Seventy Six years, resident of Quincy, in said County, Labourer who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: as a Private in the Regiment Commanded by Col Knox Massachusetts line from July 1776 to July 1777. His declaration was made on the 3rd of April 1818. His Pension Certificate is dated 25 June 1819 + numbering 12,322

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 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. 
James Hayward
Sworn to and declared, on the Twentieth day of July A.D. 1820 before James Ware Judge C.C.C. [illegible]

I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of 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 __ and __ cents. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this the twenty fourth day of July 1820.
Horatio Townsend Clerk.
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Schedule of property belonging to the [illegible] Private in the army of the Revolution
Real Estate none
Personal Estate none
Occupation - Labourer but unable to work in Consequences of old age + infirmities
[illegible] none
James Hayward
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James Howard
76 - 1 yr
Knox Mas'tts Reg't

Judge must certify to the credibility of the [illegible] swearing to claim [illegible]

Adm
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss.
On this third day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared James Howard aged __ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision 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."
[document corner is folded down blocking some of the script]
United 
State of Massachusetts
I, James Howard now resident at Quincy in [obscured] in the State aforesaid, do on oath, [obscured] War of the Revolution, the full term of time required [obscured] passed in the month of March, A.D. 1818, entitled [obscured] engaged in the land and naval service of the United Stat [obscured] as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of [obscured] having entered the Land service of the said United States, on the [obscured] and served as a Common Soldier, against the common enemy; from the first day of January 1776 to the end of that year, having inlisted at Roxbury and soon after marched to New York. 
That I belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Peirce in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Knox, 
and that I left the service when the year for which I inlisted expired, but did not receive any written discharge, there being none given to any of the Soldiers at that time as I believe; that soon after our Company reached New York, Captain Pierce was taken sick, and was succeeded by Captain Winthrop Sargent, under whom I served as I have above testified, viz Twelve months at one time.
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any many be, or hath been, so allowed.
By reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I stand in need of assistance for support from my Country. James [his mark] Howard

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And I the said Judge do first then certify that it appears to my satisfaction that by reason of said Howard's reduced circumstances he does stand in need of aid from his country for hi support.

And I, the said Judge, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Howard did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment 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.
Thomas B Adams Ch. Jus.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk ss.
On this third day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared James Howard aged __ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision 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."

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United States of America
State of Massachusetts Norfolk Co Quincy April 3rd, 1818.
I, James Howard a citizen of the United States, now resident at Quincy in the County of Norfolk in the State aforesaid, do on oath, __ declare, that I served, in the War of the Revolution, the full term of time required by a Law of the United States, made and passed in the month of March, A.D. 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," as one requisite to entitle me to be placed on the pension list of the said United States, having entered the Land service of the said United States, on the Continental Establishment, and served as a Common Soldier, against the common enemy; from the first day of January 1776 to the end of that year, having inlisted at Roxbury and soon after marched to New York.
That I belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Peirce in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Knox, 
and that I left the service when the year for which I inlisted expired, but did not receive any written discharge, there being none given to any of the Soldiers at that time as I believe; that soon after our Company reached New York, Captain Pierce was taken sick, and was succeeded by Captain Winthrop Sargent, under whom I served as I have above testified, viz Twelve months at one time. 
And I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the said United States, if any may be, or hath been, so allowed. 
By reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance for support from my Country.
James [his X mark] Howard
Be It Remembered, That on this Third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen Pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," made and passed on the 18th of March, A.D. 1818, personally appeareth before me Thomas B Adams Ch. Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit
the abovenamed James Howard
and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence.
Thomas B Adams
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I Samuel Nightengale in the County of Norfolk, (Mass)
of lawful age to testify, do on Oath depose that I am acquainted with James Howard the written [illegible], and knew him as a Soldier in the
Revolutionary Army; that he enlisted on the first day of January 1776
at Roxbury (Mass) in Captain Thomas Pierce's Company, Col Henry Knox's Regiment Massachusetts line, for one year, and I know that he
served one whole year, being myself a soldier in the same Company;
that we were marched to New York, and when the enemy took [illegible] again
of the City, we retired to Harlem Heights, and were together wherever our Company was ordered during that winter and until we were discharged at or near Peakskill in New York the time which we inlisted being out, we
returned home; And further saith not.
Samuel Nightengale

Received & Sworn to the 9th day of September 1818
Before me Thomas B Adams

Joshua Sampson of Braintree in the County of Norfolk (Mass) of lawful age
to testify, do an oath decree and say, that I am acquainted with James Howard
the within [illegible], and knew him as a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army;
that he inlisted at [illegible] (Mass) on the first day of January 1776, in Captain
Thomas Pierce's Company, Col: Henry Knox's Regiment, and served one full
year at one time; we were marched to New York and our Captain being sick was succeeded by Captain Winthrop Sargent; when the enemy took [illegible]
an of the City we retired to Harlem Heights where a draft took place of our 
Regiment and I was separated for some time from the said Howard; but
we met again in the fall of the year, in October I think, and I have no
doubt that he served until the year for which he inlisted was out; and further.
Joshua Sampson

Received & Sworn to the 9th day of September 1818
Before me Thomas B Adams
and I do certify that the above Samuel Nightengale and Joshua Sampson
Witnesses to where testimony full faith and credit aught to be given.
Norfolk [illegible] May 25th 1819.
Thomas B Adams  J. P.

[there appears to be a filing notation with James Howard's name vertically on the left side of the page}
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33311
Revy Invalid
File No. 33,311
James Howard
Rev War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 231
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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J.L. Edwards Esquire
War Department Pension Office
Washington

[in margin}
Make out the note as it is written in the Pension Certificate
JLE
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Boston [illegible]
1820
Sir
Return you the declaration of James Hayward. His name is written Howard in the Pension Certificate. He generally he says signs himself Hayward.
[Illegible]
Yours Respectfully
J Blagge

J. L. Edwards Esquire