Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 20407, Amos Howard, N.H.
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Service N.H.
Howard, Amos
Number S 20407
Carded
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No. 11,171
Maine
Amos Howard (4)
of Rumford in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Titcomb of the Regt. commanded by Col. Poor in the N. Hampshire [illegible] for 9 months Private $30.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 30 Dollars ____ Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of April 1833 and sent to P.E. Virgin Rumford Me

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833                           60.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending {illegible} Sep. 1833   15.00 
                                                                              $75.00      

                          {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E  Vol. 1  Page 20
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Admitted
9 mo's
$30.
P.E. Virgin Esq.
Rumford, Maine
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BRIEF in the case of Amos Howard
of Rumford in the State of Maine
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Open Court

2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3.  How old is he?  20 years

4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period:  April 1775
Duration of Service:  8 months
Rank:  Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served:  Capt. Titcomb, Col. Poor


Period:  December 1775
Duration of Service:  1 month
Rank:  Private
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served:  Capt. Titcomb, Col. Poor

5.  In what battles was he engaged?  None

6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Dover, New Hampshire

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, 
    or by the rolls?  Traditionary

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Correct

X CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk
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Amos Howard

13.602
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[upper right corner, page number] (1)

STATE OF MAINE.
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COUNTY OF Oxford SS.
ON this 17th day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting, Amos Howard, a resident of Rumford in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged 80 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
[handwritten] as a private at Dover in the County of Stafford {Strafford} and State of New Hampshire in the Month of June A.D. 1775 enlisted as a volunteer into a Company of Militia of said State Commanded by Captain Benjamin Titcumb [Titcomb?] the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Poor for the term of Eight Months - And Marched to Winterhill in the State of Massachusetts - and was employed in diging [digging] trenches and [illegible - throwing?] Breastwork. and the month was discharged. In the same December enlisted into the same Company & Regiment for the term of one year at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment - and remained in said Company one Month when his family were taken sick - he hired Samuel Howard to take his place, and he was discharged and returned home to said Town of Dover. He has no documentary evidence - and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.

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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Amos Howard
[signed] Stephen Emery, Judge
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[handwritten]

We Daniel Gould a Clergyman residing in Rumford in the County of Oxford and State of Maine and James Small of the same Rumford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Howard who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be 80 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[signed] Daniel Gould
[signed] James Small

Subscribed & sworn in open Court the day & year aforesaid
[signed] Stephen Emery; Judge

[typewritten]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

[handwritten]
In adducing the certificate of Daniel Gould, a Clergyman of Rumford, & James Small of said Rumford, men well known to the Court as men of truth & veracity - in corroboration of his own declaration.
[signed] Stephen Emery Judge

I Joseph G.  Cole Register [struck through]Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Howard for a pension.

IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of September A.D. 1832.
[struck through]CLERK
[signed] Joseph G. Cole Register
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Revolution (written to the left side at an angle)
20 407
INVALID.
(5) (written to the right side at an angle)
File No.  20407
Amos Howard
Pri Rev War
Act:  June 7 "32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 189
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Amos Howard
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(3)
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Amos Howard Rumford M [illegible] which require
further proof of explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason 
      assigned for his not doing so?

IV.  Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  yes

V.  Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he 
     served, in language so definite as to enable the department to what amount of pension 
     he is entitled?  yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of 
       June 7, 1838?  yes

VII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished 
     from another seal?  yes
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XL.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes


XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?


XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes


XIV. ✝If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
  If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
  Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes


XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?


XVI.  +Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
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XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by
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   It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service.  This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
   In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility to the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI.  Made of authenticating papers.
   In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.   
   In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of the office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.