Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5273, Benjamin Howard, Va.
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( 3 - 1776)
                        

                          SERVICE                                                                                                                                              NUMBER

Va.                                                                                      Howard, Benjamin                                                       R 5273                                               


CONTENTS
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(Crossed out - Acts of July 14 1862 and March ?, 1870)

(Black Ink Stamp)
REJECECTED

                                                     5273


P. O. 

Benjn Howard


Service:


Enlisted:                              , 18

Discharged:                       , 18


Application filed:                                 , 18


Alleges:


Re - enlisted:



Attorney:

P. O.


                 Recognized                  Contract

                  Cert of Dis.                   Searched fo             ,18       ,
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V Benjamin Howard

Kentucky



Rejected

see letter 24th 

Nov 1837   E. Smith



5273

Service after revolu -

ionary war applicant

only 60 years of age
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3427

V Benj Howard

Kentucky







(Harlan)
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Kentucky

Harlin County Circuit Court


On the 12 of July 18327
before the Honl Joseph Eve Judge of
the 15 Judicial District, in open
Court, Benjamin Howard, aged
between sixty and sixty one, a resident
citizen of Harlin County Ky upon  his
oath according to law made and subscribed 
for purpose of obtaining
the benefit of the Act of Congress of
7 June 1832 for the benefit of the 
Officers and Soldiers in the Revolutionary 
War Spies & That or the 
day of, the year forgotten in
Russell County state of Virginia
he enlisted as a private for nine months under
Capt Hawkins,  Andrew Colvin was
Lt or Ensign, which he does not remember, 
in the Reg commanded
by Col Andrew Lewis, his Maj ~
forgotten, the Reg was raised by the
state of Virginia to guard the 
frontiers of sd state against the
Indians.  After his enlistment he 
was detached under Colvin ap? to 
Cumberland Gap, where he was
stationed at a black house to guard
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the movers ajst. the Indians & frontiers.
While there three men were killed on Cannon
Creek, he under Colvin pursued them
to Hickory Gap on Emerys River,
but did not overtake them. They
buried the dead under the command
of Colvin. Near the close
of his term and Colvin marched back
to Russell County and & his term
of service and having expired he
recd a written discharge which he
has long since lost - he got his discharge
from Colonel Lewis and - in Russell County
aforesaid - Previous to this he served
by the command of the Officers of
Russell County as a private soldier in forts
in Russell County in actual service
in two forts upwards of a year. The
forts were Blackmore's and Panetton's [?]
fort in Russell. He was in service when
Blackmore's Fort was taken: In this
service in standing guard he enlisted
for no particular period, but the service
he performed was commanded by the head
officer of the County as he understood
by the authority of the State of
Virginia - he was to receive from
the State so much per month,
a part only he received - he served
under divers officers in the
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forts and on scouting parties, Hawkins
 was commander mostly until he 
enlisted as and - For this service he 
never received any written discharges. ----
He has stated his age. 
He states his name is not on the 
pension roll of any state, or the 
United States; that he never recd 
any thing whatever for his services
 under the Act of Congress and, nor
 from any state,  he hereby 
relinquishes every claim whatever 
to a pension except the present. 
His name he supposes can be 
found on the roll of said Regiment, but 
he refers to the evidence of Colvin 
and. In the same Company &
Regt he had three other Brothers,
Thomas, James & John - James
& Thomas lives in Floyd County 
Ky, who draw pensions for said 
service as he is informed, who 
enlisted at the same time & for 
the same term of time.


The reason why he has not
applied sooner for a Pension is that 
he has always been informed the Act 
of Congress and did not apply to his 
case.
                  Benj. Howard, 
                  (His X mark)
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Genl George Briitain and John G Crump

Clerk of the Harlan Circuit court,

the first aged 65 -- the other thirty aged ? ?

old upo oath in Open Court do hereby certify

that they have no doubt the said

Berry Howard afd who is a res 

ident citizen of Harlan County

is of the age, he states.  That from

their knowlleege of his general

good character they believe

the facts in his petiton afd are

true.  Given under are hands

this 12 of July 1837.

                         Geo Brittain

                          John C Crump


Wherefore it is ? by the Court.

that genl Geo Brittan and John G Crump

are reputable persons and the utmost

credence given to their statemens when

upon oath.  and that it is be certififed

as the opinion of this Court, that the

declaration of the said Benjamin

Howard is true in part of fact.

               Now I John G Crump


Clerk of the Harlan Circuit

Court doe hereby the foregoing

is the original as produced
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and sworn to in Open Court, as

? ? as afsd   Given

under my hand as clerk afsd 

to which I have attached

the official seal of office

this 12 of July 1837.

                    John G Crump  Clerk

                     of Harlan Circuit Court


State of Kentucky 

Rockcastle County

This day Andrew Colvin a citizen

of the County aforesaid aged seventy, the 12 

of last March. He remembers 

there was a young man under 

his Command by the name

 of Benj Howard, and from 

the correct narrative given 

by him at Cumberland Gap he thinks he must 

have been with him. How - 

ard is mistaken in this in 

saying that Lewis was a Colc, 

he was only Captain, Commandant
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and had the command of all 

the troops in that section. 

It is a mistake that he was 

under Hawkins, but was under 

Captain Lewis. Hawkins was a Lieutenant under 

Lewis, but afterwards made Captain.

                             Andw Colvill


I James C Jones a Justice of 

the Peace do certify that 

the foregoing statement of 

Andrew Colvin was verified

before me upon oath


Given under my 

hand this 30 Oct

1837.
               Jas C Jones JP


Kentucky

Rockcastle County ?

I James Terrill Clerk of the

Rockcastle County do certify

that Jas C. Jones who signed the four -

going affidavit is and was at that

time and acting Justice of the peace

for the County afsd duly commis - 

sioned and sworn


In Testimony of which I 

hereunto set my hand & 

affix the seal of the County

this 1st day of November 1837

                     James Terrell  clk