Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5279, John Walker Howard, Md.
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Maryland
Howard, John Walker
R 5279
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5279
John Walker Howard
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Suspended
See Letter to
Honorable B. Hardin
9 February 1835
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John Walker Howard
Kentucky
G. G. Brewer
Not on Rolls
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Land Office, Annapolis
February 3rd, 1835

Sir,
The declaration of John Walker Howard has been examined, his name does not appear upon any of the Master or pay rolls of the revolution in this office, the declaration is here with returned.

I am respectfully,
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G.G. Brewer

J.L. Edwards Esquire
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32707

John Walker Howard
Pension claims
Kentucky
suspended

Honorable B Hardin
H.R.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of Kentucky
Washington County

On this day to wit the 12th November 1834 personally appeared before the Judge of the Circuit Court, Washington County, Kentucky in open court John Walker Howard, a resident of said county and state, aged 25 years on the 19th day of February last notes being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress (?) June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the war 1777 as well as he now recollects in the latter part of the year at Frederick Town, Frederick County in Maryland. He was attached to the 7th or 17th Regiment which of the two he does not distinctly recollect but thinks it was the 7th and attached part of the time to the First and part of the time to the Second Brigade in the Maryland line.
General Smallwood commanded the Second Brigade and General Gist on September the first.
The first Captain he served was by the name of Price of Frederick County Maryland not long after he entered the service. The said Price was promoted and he can not now swear to the names of his (?)
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He was born in Montgomery County, Maryland and resided there in Frederick till his enlistment and afterwards in Montgomery until 1805 when he removed to his present place of residence.
The first battle he recollects to have been in was the battle of Stony Point in storming the same General Wayne was the principal officer in that affair.
He was in the battle at Monmouth where Washington commanded in person. This affidavit why (?) Lafayette in that action and for upward of a year.  He was also in the battle of Germantown. He states that he served near full year in war having enlisted for that time to wit be gunnery in 1777 continuing through 1778 and 1779 and a part of 1780 when he was discharged in the state of Virginia but can not remember the name of the place it was a little town not far from Charlotte Court house. He has lost his discharge as he never thought it would be of any use to him and did not take care of it. He knows of no person by whom he can make proof of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension on an (?) except the present and declares that his name is not on the roll of any agency in any state. Sworn to and duly noted this day and year aforesaid. John Walker Howard
Sworn to in open court the day and year of all 6 February and this court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary War Soldier and served as he states. A(?)
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State of Kentucky
Washington Circuit
February
I Charles C Kelly, Clerk of the Washington Circuit Court do certify that the foregoing two pages contain all the original proceedings in the smaller touching the claim of John Walker Howard to a pension.
In Testimony  where of I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Springfield this 10th day of January 1830 and in the 43(C?) of the Commonwealth.
Charles C Kelly