Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,264, Timothy Howe, New York
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Service   New York
Howe, Timothy
Number  S.23.264
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Ser., to I Fleming and C.H
Bryan O Ma 1834.
GL.

New York 24.437
Timothy Howe
[illegible] in the State of New York
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain White of the regt:  commanded
by -------  in the N.Y. [illegible]
time for 9 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Dec.
1833 and Soutts 
Hm:  P.C. Fuller - H Ref.

Attests to the 4th of Sept 1833 -                $75.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March '34 -  $15.00
                                                                     _______
                                                                     $90.00
                                                  {Revolutionry Claim,}
                                                  {Act June 7, 1832.    }

Recorded by W.L. Williams   Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 4  Page 111
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County ?   Titus Howe of the Town of 
Hinsdale in the county of Cattaraugus
and State of New York Being duly sworn dep? and saith
that he is a Twin Brother of Timothy Howe of the Town
of Livonia in county of Livingston and state aforesaid
and that the said Titus Howe will recollects that him
self and his said Brother Timothy Howe each enlisted 
into the service of the United States as soldiers of the
Revolution at the same time and place to with in the
month of April 1782 at the place in the county of Dutchess
in the same state called Tower Hill near to or in Tithington 
that they each enlisted for the same Regiment
that the said Timothy Howe was mustered at FishKill
in the said county of Dutchess and went immediately
after the time of his enlistment into the company
commanded by Captain White and became the
Waiter of the said Captain White. While this deponent
entered the company commanded by captain
Spaulding or Paulding and which is the proper name
this deponent is uncertain that this deponent went in 
to the service and was taken as waiter of Lieutenant
John Finch that for the space of six weeks
immediately after entering the service the said deponent
every day saw his said Brother Timothy Hoe
in the said service [that after about six weeks] [crossed out]
the deponent went with the Troops in company
with the said Timothy to
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nine months the passed of his enlistment when he was discharged and returned home where he found his said Brother Timothy who he then understood and believed and now verily believes had but very recently returned upon furlough.  That said deponent further saith that he frequently conversed with the said Timothy reputing their inspection services and the occurrences and adventures therof.  That the knowledge which this deponent is reporting the birth of the said Timothy is derived from an entry in the family bible which is that he was born on the 27th of June 1765.  & that the Regiment to which [crossed out] and the said deponent further saith that the Regiment to which the said Timothy belonged was commanded by Col Weisenfelt

Cattaraugus County
I Jonathan H. Lyon a justice of the peace of the town of Franklinville in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York do certify that the above named Titus Howe this fifteenth day of June 1833 personally came before me and [illegible]  and swore to the foregoing affidavit & I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Titus Howe & that he is of fair character and entitled to full credit  J.H. Lyon Justice of the peace

State of New York
Cattaraugus County
I John W. Staunton, clerk of the said county do certify that Jonathan H Lyons before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and forth-said county and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe to be genuine, witness by and seal of office this 25th day of June A.D. 1833.  John W. Staunton
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Timothy Howe

Admitted 
Private 9 months

Send an answer to 
C.H. Bryan.  Geneves
Lev Co  NY
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State of New York County of Livingston
On this thirty first May 1833 previously approved in open court before the Judges of the court of common pleas of the county of Lexington now sitting Timothy Howe a Resident of the Town of Livonia in the said County of Livingston aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law cloth [illegible] make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the art of [illegible]  June 7th, 1833 that he was born in the town of [  ] in the county of Saratoga and the State of New York in the year 1765 that that the only evidence [] of a written character of the [] of his [illegible] in an entry made in his family Bible by himself or by his procurement which entry was copied from a similar entry in his father's family Bible many years ago and that he does not know whether the record in his fathers family Bible is in existence not having seen it for a great many years.  That this deponent when he entered the service of the United States resided at a place called Tower Hill [] to [] in the Town of Filkington in the county of Duchess and State of New York 
That this deponent enlisted into the service of the United States in April 1782 at Tower Hill [] the term of his enlistment was for nine months which he served out under the following named officers and at the places following [] that immediately after enlisting he re{} to the town of Fishkill in the county of Dutches the place of [] for the company to which he belonged.  that at first he was attached to the company of Infantry commanded by Captain White whose christian name this deponent believes was John that at Fishkill he this deponent
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became the waiter of the said Captain White and the company belonged to Colonel Weisenfelts Regiment.  he remained at Fishkill about six weeks when he and the Regiment were moved up the Hudson River to Corpus from there to Markktown or Marveltown where the Regiment were sent in different detachments to various places.  this deponent went with on of teh detachments under Lieutenant Barr to a place called Pin Pack from there he went to the waiter of Lieutenant Barr to Orangetown where the company went under the command of Captain Bowen from this place the deponent went with said company to Clarkstown where they remained till this [crossed out] those four  [crossed out] weeks before the expiration of his enlistment when Lieutenant Barr left this place to go home and when the said Lieutenant Barr gave this deponent a furlough to go home till the expiration of term of his enlistment that accordingly after having served Eight months this deponent left the said service in virtue of the said furlough and returned to Tower Hill the place of his residence that supporting the furlough was of no consequence it has long since been lost or destroyed  There was no Battle fought by the corps to which this deponent belonged which he remained with it nor did any other occurrence transpire of importance connected with the said corps  The name of the Colonel of the Regiment was Weisenfelt that of the Lieut Col is not recollected neither is that of the [crossed out] the [illegible] name was Welch - The Regiment being dispersed in different detachments during
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much of the time this deponent has not a recollection of the names of his superior officers further then before stated
The said deponent further said that Titus Howe a Twin Brother of this deponent entered the said service at Tower Hill at the same time with this deponent and became the waiter to one Lieutenant Finch and is knowing to the enlistment and service of this deponent - This deponent further saith that the has no documentary evidence to show his enlistment or discharge or service and that not having been in the county where he enlisted or served within a  long period  he is unable  to recollect the name of any person now living other than his Brother Titus Howe who knows of his enlistment or service  That the said Titus Howe resides in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York
The deponent further saith that since the rRevolution he has resided at the following places:  shortly after the Revolution he resided at the Town of North East in Dutches County where he remained till about thirty nine years ago when he removed from that place to the town of Chenango now in the county of Boone in the same state where he remained about two years then he removed to Scipio in the county of Cayuga where he remained about ten years then he removed to Genova in the same county where he remained several years from thence he removed to reading in Steuben County and remained there twelve years thence he removed to the town of Livonia in the county of Livingston State of New York where he has resided ever since
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To the particular interrogations [illegible] by the said court the said deponent answers as follows that he was Born in the year 1765 in the town of [] in the county of Saratoga and State of New York.  That he has no other record of his age than an entry in his family Bible which was copied from the family Bible Of his Father that the entry is now in his family Bible
That at the time of entering into the United States Service he resided at the place called Tower Hill near to or in the Town of Filkington in the county of Dutches and State of New York.  that since the Revolution he has resided in the Town of North East in Dutches county- in the town and county of Chenango now the county of Boone in the town of Scipio and Genova in the County of Cayuga in the town of REading in the county of Steuben in the Town of Livonia in the county of Livingston all in the State of New York that he now resides in the said down of Livonia
That he entered the said service as a volunteer  That the name of his Col was Wesinfelt his Captains name was White and a part of the time he was under Captain Bowen  . the Deponent served as a servant or waiter to Captain White a part of the time and another part as  waiter of Lieutenant Barr that he cannot recollect the names of the other officers except as mentioned in the declaration that the general circumstances of his service are correctly named in his longer declaration That he enlists for the period of nine months and actually served Eight Months when he was permitted upon furlough to return home
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for the remainder of his term that his furlough is destroyed or lost.  That he since received any commission in said Le   That in addition to the homes of officers before mentioned he recollects Adjutant Welch Captain Westfelt & Lieutenant Weisenfelt  That he is acquainted with John C Coe  Martin Gitteau  [illegible] Timothy Baker The Hon Leman Gibbs Harry Pierce
Of the same town where he resides and has been acquainted with them about six or seven years that they can testify to is    for    and to their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - That there is no clergyman residing in his immediate vicinity who can certify to   of the above matter  That the said deponent claims a pension by reason of the    services and he     every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he describes that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and  
The day and year of   Timothy Howe in open Court S.G. Haven Dep. Clerk

and the said Court do herby declare their opinion that the above named applicant [crossed out]

State of New York
Livingston County    
We Leman Gibbs one of the Judges of the county courts of the county of Livingston and Henry Peirce of the Town of Livonia in the county aforesaid herby certify that we are well acquainted with Timothy Howe who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
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that we believe him to be aged Sixty Seven years that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where rendert o have been a soldier of the Revolution that we concur in that opinion  Sworn and inscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court  S.G. Haven Dep. Clk.

Leman Gibbs
Henry Pierce

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting Interrogatories prescribed by the war department.  That the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he States.  And the Court further further certifies that it appears to them that Leman Gibbs and Henry Pierce who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Livonia in the said County and are credible persons  and that their statement is entitled to Credit and that the said Leman Gibbs is a Judge of the Said Court

I Chauncey R. Bond Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas of the Said County o herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Howe for a pension  In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 13th day of July A.D. 1833 [seal attached]
Chauncey R. Bond Clerk
By. S.G. Haven Dep. Clk
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Left Side Transcription - 
[handwriting, top left corner] Revolution
[handwriting] 23264
[print] INVALID. 

File No. (Number) 23,264
Timothy Howe 
(illegible) Rev. War

Act: June 7th 32" (1832)
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 190 

[print] [Arrangement of 1870.]  


Right Side Transcription - 
[handwriting] Aug, 17, 1901
W.W. Barrett San Francis, (illegible)
Apr. (illegible) 1903 - (illegible)
Salem K Howe - (illegible)
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Feb 12, 1834 N York
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
Washington City
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Notify new agent to pay - old agents (unclear) that as payment has been made to his regime
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Geneseo Livingstone Co N York

J.L. Edwards Esq
[illegible]
Mr. Timothy Howe a Pensioner of the Revolution shortly since [illegible] a certificate from your office and has transmitted his power with the [illegible] to N. York for the purpose of obtaining the money - this day
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24437-52
Oakland Office, 864 Broadway, Telephone Main 658
The San Francisco Laundry Association
Office, George St, Telephone Main 5125
[stamp reading] Removed to 131 ELLIS ST.
San Francisco August 9th-01

Hon. Henry Clay Evans,
U.S. Pension Commissioner,
Wash. D.C.

Sir:--
Please furnish me with the Revolutionary War records of Timothy How, a soldier who resided in Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, and died in 1839.

I am,
Respectfully,
WW Barrett
131 Ellis St
San Francisco Cali

[stamp reading] US PENSION OFFICE K AUG 13 1901
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Samuel N. Wildman,
Norwalk, Ohio
Judge

Court of Common Pleas
Huron County, Ohio.

Norwalk, Ohio, April 1st, 1903.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Can you give me any further information relative to the matter referred to in the inclosed letter and endorsement?
I think the Timothy Howe mentioned in the indorsement is not my ancestor.
I am, respectfully yours, 
S Salem T. Hower

[stamp reading] US PENSION OFFICE. C APR 3 1903
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[stamp reading] RECORD & PENSION OFFICE 
WAR DEPARTMENT 
MAR 28 1903
719247

Norwalk Ohio
Mch 1903
Timothy Howe Sr + Jr
Pa Rev War

Salem T Howe requests Rev War records of above named ancestors

[image of a finger pointing right] Address: “Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D.C.”
WW

Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 30, 1903.

Respectfully returned to
Mr. Salem T. Howe,
Norwalk, Ohio.
It is shown by the records that one Timothy Howe served as a private in Captain Abel Holden’s Company, 6th Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Nixon, Revolutionary war. He enlisted February 1, 1777, to serve three years, and was discharged February 1, 1780.
No further information relative to the subject of your inquiry has been found of record.
It is proper to add that the collection of Revolutionary war records in this office is far from complete, and, in view of your statement to the effect that Timothy Howe, Jr., received a pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, it is suggested that additional information relative to the subject of your inquiry may be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C., who is the custodian of the pension records of the Revolutionary war.

[stamp reading] U.S. OLD WAR & NAVY FILES
APR 6 1903
B.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
F.F. Ammund
Chief, Record and Pension Office.
Per
(300a)
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                                                                   [ Stamp: Chief Clerk WAR DEPT MAR 28 1903]
Samuel A. Wildman,                 Court of Common Pleas,          
  Norwalk, Ohio                            Huron County, Ohio,
       Judge.
                                                                                         Norwalk, Ohio, March 26, 1903.

War Department, 
       Washington, D.C.
                                       Is there any record of the service, during the Revolutionary War, of Timothy Howe and of Timothy Howe Jr., his son? 
          Timothy Howe was born in Marlborough, Mass. in 1743. When a young man he moved to Wyoming, Penn. At the massacre of Wyoming July, 1778, he was a 1st. lieutenant under a Capt. Hewitt. Capt. Hewitt and his whole company, with the exception of nine men, were slain. Timothy Howe was one of the nine men who were saved. 
          Timothy Howe, Jr. his son, received a pension during the latter years of his life for his service during the Revolutionary War. He died in April, in 1839.    
          I am his grandson and wish to know if I am eligible for membership in the society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 
                                                                              I am, respectfully yours, 
                                                                                  Salem. T. Howe

                                                                    [Stamp: U.S. Pension Office APR 3 1903]