Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45204, Howard Allen, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE 
Conn.  
Allen Howard   
NUMBER  S45204
CONTENTS
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7058 
New York

Howard Allen
of Coxsackee [Coxsackie] in the state of New York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Huntington of the Connecticut
line, for the term of 1 year 1778

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 3d of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of March 1819
and sent to Hon W Kirtland H of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 8mo 28/30 6/31  $72.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48
$120,49
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Notification sent June 13 1821 to Robert Clark Esq. 
 [illegible] N. York
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State of New York
Greene County SS. ⎬
On this third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and Eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the
County of Greene, personally appears. Howard Allen fifty six years resident in the town of Coxsackie 
in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the 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. That he the said Howard Allen enlisted in the town and County of Windham in the State of Connecticut last of May or first of June 1778 for the term of one year in the the company commanded by Captain Shumway in the Regiment commanded by [blank] in the Connecticut line of the army of the United
State of the Continental Establishment - that he joined the army commanded by General Washington
on the Delaware about the the fifteenth day of June 1778 - that he continued to serve in the said
corps, or in the service of the United States until some time in the spring of 1779 when he was
discharged from service at Danbury in the State of Connecticut that he was in the Battle of
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Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, that his discharge through time and accident has been
lost or mislaid, that he is reduced circumstances, and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. - that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said services
Howard Allen [signature]

Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid
Peter C. Adams

I Peter C. Adams-Judge &c as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction the said Howard Allen, to me personally known did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declarations, against the common enemy, and that the said Howard Allen absolutely stands in need of the assistance
of his country for support - And I now [illegible] 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 - 
Coxsackie June 3. 1818-
Peter Clark
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I, Howard C. Allen doth on his oath make & further declaration as follows, that under the
Enlistment as stated in the preceding deposition under Capt Shumway he continued
to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until he was regularly
discharged and that he actually served nine months
Howard Allen [signature]

Sworn and declared before me this 11th day of February 1819
William V.B. Heermance
Commissioner under act
of 24 March 1818
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Howard Allen
Affidavit and Schedule Certified by Clk of Greene County

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7058
Sept 1819

sent to Robert Clark Roseville June 13. 1821
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State of New York
Greene County
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On this thirtieth day of June eight hundred and twenty one personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Green in the State of New York at an open Court then held at the Court house in the said County the same being Court of Record which proceeds according to the course of the Common law with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of account keeping a Record of their proceedings. Howard Allen aged fifty eight years resident in the Town of New Baltimore in the County and State aforesaid and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, that he enlisted in the year 1778 for one year in Captain Shumway's Company in Col. Huntington's Regiment of Infantry in the Connecticut line at the Town of Windham in the said State of Connecticut that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States for and during the said term of one year when he was honorably discharged from service at Danbury or Reading in said State.

And further that under the 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
his name is inscribed on the pension list Roll of the New York agency bearing date at the War office of
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the United States the fifth day of March 1819 and the number of his certificate is 7058. 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 with in 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 hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. my necessary Bedding and clothing excepted

Real Estate Hone
Personal Estate none
And I do further solemnly swear that I was formerly a Sea captain in the Mariner's service and that I am now not a house holder nor have I any family living with me, and that I am without means to support myself being by reason of infirmities of body and the privation of my health unable to pursue my former occupation or perform any manual labor and that I now and for several years past have been wholly dependent for support on my
only son William H Allen a lieutenant in the
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Naval Service of the United States.-
Howard Allen [signature]

Sworn to and declared the 30th day of January 1821 in open Court before me in
William van Bergen Clk

I William van Bergan Clerk of the Court of Common law of the County of Greene do hereby 
certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court which is a Court of Record as is therein set forth and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the said Howard Allen is not possessed of any property Real or personal as exhibited in in the aforesaid Schedule

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said
Court on this thirtieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty one
Wm van Bergen
Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for the County of Greene
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O. W. and N. Division,  3 -- 525.
LSG
Sur File 45.204
Rev. War
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Howard Allen a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his 
is application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Windham Ct. May or June 1778

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 year

RANK,

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Shumway
COLONEL.
Jedediah Huntington

STATE.
Conn.

Battles engaged in, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, June 13, 1818 allowed
Residence at date of application, Coxsackie Greene Co. N.Y
Age at date of application, 56
Remarks: in 1821 soldier was a resident of New Balto. Greene Co, NY 
had no  family living with him and was wholly dependent upon his 
only son William A. Allen who was a Lieut. in the U S Navy

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Kibbe
Point Comm

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45204
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Revy INVALID.
File No. 45204
Howard Allen
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: -- Vol. 3 Page 9
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Nov. 14 /98. Jas. A.

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Nov. 14/98 Jas A Warehouse
Dec 1998 as above
1906 May 10. History to Miss Harriet A. Butler
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Howard Allen
3 June 1818 - private Ely's regt Connecticut 78 One year

Ely's is not a continental regiment
Rejected

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Application of Howard Allen
Hon. L. Kirtland H. R.
Mr Boyd
I know this applicant has been a man of high Stander & Now Wholly
dependent on his Friends and is really an object of the Law in he could 
not [illegible] but the Regiment to which he was attached under Capt
Shumway but you can with little extra trouble Examine the Connect.
line of Regiments of that date
Truly yours
L. Kirtland
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Adm
Hon. L. Kirtland H.R.
date certif 5 March
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Sunday 21st Feby
Mr. Kirtland will thank Mr. Gilbert for the information who was the
Colonel of the Regiment to which Capt Shumway was attached in 1778 1779

Capt Shumway late of Mansfield in connect was attached to Coll
Jedidiah Huntington's Regiment
Col. J. Huntington was promoted to a Brigadier General, afterward &
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not know who the commanded
the regt after Huntington
S. Gilbert

I find that after Colonel Huntington
was promoted Col Isaac Sherman
commanded the same Regt.
S.G.
Mr. L [illegible]
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State of New York
Greene County ss
I do hereby certify that the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene is a Court of Record 
of the State of New York and that the said Peter C. Adams before whom the foregoing proceedings
and Testimony was taken was at the time of taking thereof and still is a lawfull Judge of
the said Court acting under the authority of the said State, that the said Peter Adams is to me personally known and that I am acquainted with his handwriting above subscribed and know
the same to be genuine-
In Witness whereof I William Van Bergan Clerk of said Court have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the Seal of the same Court the 8th day of June 1818
Wm  van Bergen
Clerk as aforesaid
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the enclosed aft was returned that Ely Regt
was not on the continental Establishment
- I think the service under Capt Shumway
could not have been examined as Capt. Allen is
very confident he is entitled under
require as he knows but [illegible] some trouble to find  
Capt Allen has made an additional affidavit before Herman
and the first affidavit of service in this Regiment
I have returned
A.W.
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Warehouse Point Corn Nov. 7, 1898
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Dear Sir
Howard Allen, Connecticut Pensioner of the
Revolutionary War, was residing in New York
State in 1848. Will you give me his
record as found in your office. Especially
1 His residence (town) in New York State
2. His birth place
3 the date of his death.
4. The town or City in which he died.
5. His age at death
Please reply and greatly oblige.
Yours truly
James Allen Kibbe
Warehouse Point Corn

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US PENSION OFFICE
NOV 8 1898
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Warehouse Point Conn. Nov 21, 1898
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

Can you add two items to my information concerning Howard Allen
Revolutionary Pensioner residing in Coxackie N.Y. in 1818 (Connecticut Pensioner),

1. When did he die; (or if not of record- When was his last Pension money paid

2. Where did he die? (or if not of record) To what post office was his last money sent

Yours truly
James Allen Kibbe
Warehouse Point Conn.
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ROUND OAK.
YONKERS, N. Y.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,
My grandfather Howard Allen of Hudson
N. Y. was in the revolutionary
war and entitled to a pension
I am desirous of knowing something
more about him as to
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if there is any fee for this please let me Know

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US PENSION OFFICE
L MAY 8 1906
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his record in the Revolution and I [illegible] you, if you will kindly
me whatever information your office has in regard to his services
This would greatly oblige
Yours truly
(Miss) Harriet Allen Butler
263 Palisade are
Yonkers NY
May 5, 1906
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