Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,405, William Howell, New Jersey
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(8-1776)
Service
New Jersey
Howell, William
Number
S. 34.405
Contents
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New Jersey Rolls
1,306 [circled]
William Howell
Capt. Kinsey
Private
New Jersey line '78 War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818, and sent to Jns. Nichols, Egr. Sharpstown, New Jersey.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
4 months 33/30 $40.80
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
[initialed] J.P. [faintly written] v c (or check marks?)
Continental
Town unknown Salem Co[squiggle line]

[faint circular stamp]
Date of death
Jan. 27, 1824 on
A. R. & 1835 hist.

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Notification sent November 8, 1820 to James Newell, Pittsgrove, N. Jersey.
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William Howell
1806
[illegible signature]

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James Newall, [Eighth]
Pettigrove
N. Jersey
5 Nov[?]
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District of New-Jersey, 88.
Inferior Court of Common Pleas September Term 1820
On this 19th day of September 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Judges of the court of Common Please, of the County of Salem, in the State of New-Jersey, being a Court of Record, proceeding according to the course of the common law -- having jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping records of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment, William Howell aged 69 year, resident of Pilesgrove in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: --he inlisted [sic] on board of the Frigate Black Prince commanded by Commadore Hopkins and that he was in that frigate attacking the Bahama Island in contact with the [Glasco]  Frigate when returned home and inlisted [sic] in Captain Lloyd's company in the year 1777 under the command of Colonel Martin fourth [July] in the year the year the British lay at Philadelphia and that I was in the battle of Brandywine German Town and Monmouth and was inspected by [Jonas] Smith inspection and [pound?] disable by a wound received at the battle of Monmouth has received a pension from May 4th 1788 and that he has received a pension entitled No 1306

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 within 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 28th 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 following, and by me subscribed.

No goods nor chattles whatever
William x (mark) Howell
That he is by occupation a labourer but from age and bodily infirmity and from having his arm shot through in the battle of Monmouth is an invalid and unable to get a living his family consists of himself aged 69 years
William x(mark) Howell
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19th day of September before John Nichols Presiding Judge of Salem Court

I, James Newell, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Salem, in the State of New-Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunder writen [sic], are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is [blank] dollars and [blank] cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, on this twenty second day of September 1820/
[signed] James Newell Clk
Clerk of the Court for the County of Salem
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State of New Jersey
Salem County [illegible] Be it unencumbered that on the
second day of April one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen before me John Nichols one of the Judges
of the inferior court of Common pleas in said County
personally appeared William Howel of the county
of Salem aforesaid, who being duly sworn did declare
that he served in the war of the revolution for about
five years, that he enlisted with Captain Kinsey of the
Forth Jersey Regiment, and continued with the said
regiment until he was discharged at Elizabethtown
in the [crossed out] State aforesaid, he being considered not capable
of performing further service by reason of wounds
received at the Battle of Monmouth.  The deponent
further saith that he has been on the pension list of
the United States for near thirty years past, and further
this deponent saith not.
Sworn and subscribed  |  his
before me the day and  |  William X Howel
year above written  |  mark
John Nichols  | 
I William Howel of the County of Salem and State
of New Jersey, being now on the pension list of the 
United States of America do hereby agree to relinquish
all my claims to any pension heretofore allowed me
by the laws of the United States which may hereafter
became due, on condition that I receive the pension
of Eight dollars per month agreeably to an act of the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, entitiled an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the revolutionary war witness my hand the 2nd day
of April 1818.
Subscribed in presence of John Nichols 
William  his X mark  Howell
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[all handwritten]

I John Nichols One of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Salem and State of New Jersey do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Howel did serve int he Revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the Common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress - Witness my hand and seal the 2nd day of April 1818.
[signed] John Nichols

I Merriman Smith clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Salem & State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that John Nichols Esquire, whose Name is subscribed to the foregoing depositions of Certificate is one of the Judges of the Court aforesaid, in & for the County aforesaid duly appointed & Commissioned, and his Name enrolled as such in My Office.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the Public Seal of ^my said office at Salem aforesaid the 24th day of April A.D. 1818.
[signed] Merriman Smith

[in lower left corner, written vertically]
Wm Howell - paid
2d April 1818
Jno. Nichols Esq
Sharpstown [Sharptown?] NJ

(write I.P. in red on the envelope.)
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34405
Recy Invalid
File No. 34,405
William Howell
[illegible]
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 231
Arrangement of 1870.
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