Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7475, for John Mowers, New York

SERVICE
New York
Howers, John
NUMBER
R. 7475
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In the matter of Mrs. John Mowers. Pension
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John Mowers
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York Madison County
ss: on this tenth day of October 1834. Personally appeared in open court, before the court of common pleas now sitting, John Mowers a resident of years Lenox in the County of Madison & State of New York, aged eighty five years eight months and eighteen days. 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 th 1832 — That he entered the service of the United States, (under the following named officers and served as herein stated: That he was drafted into the service - entered and served under the command of General Montgomery. Colonel Peter Debrooks, Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius  Edmendorf Maj: David Tanness. Captain John Clumby, Lieutenant Cornelius  Edmendorf ) in the Spring or Summer of the year of the commencement of the revolutionary war , he believes in the Spring of 1769. (owing to his want of an undeviating memory he cannot be positive as to the precise year, but that he was drafted at the commencement of the war, he is positive he cannot be positive for how long a time he was drafted but that he enlisted (before his time of service had expired for which he was drafted) as a Militia Man under the above named officers. Owing to his want of memory he can recollect no transaction of importance, until he & army under the command of the above officers had an engagement with the English at the Highlands , near the City of New York the English were on their vessels, on the north River; and that at time or about this time he with the Army & officers started to take General Burgoin, and when they had passed Albany on their way they were informed that Genl. Burgoin was taken, that they might return to Redhook in the County Quechee where he resided at the commencement, & during the war - He remembers the circumstance of General Montgomery's going to Quebee with soldiers enlisted during the war, and some men hired, and that Genl. Montgomery & most of his army were shot or taken by the English - Owing to his loss of memory he is unable at present to give a more extensive account of the transactions of the war, that came to his immediate view or knowledge, than he has given - That he received several written discharges but that he has lost them all, that his vacations from

Service were of no long continuance, To remember the periods when he was discharged & when he again enlisted, he cannot remember is utterly impossible owing to the length of time since, and loss of memory That he frequently, while enlisted took with him his team waggons to carry provision & baggage for the army - That his Colonel died at Albany about two years before the close of the Revolutionary war He does not recollect the name of the Colonel that supplied his place - That he (your Petitioner) at one time hired a substitute for a short time, (cannot say how long) and paid him twenty dollars, and found him his equipment - That your Petitioner was in the service seven years in all, during which time he became acquainted with General Schuyler - Genl. George Washington General Montgomery, Colonel Crane, Col Peter Debrooke, Maj t Van Ness Maj t Fiske That he knows of no one living that can swear to the services in this Petition set set forth - he believes, his acquaintance that I knew of said services are all dead - He hereby relinquishes all claims to any pension or annuity, except the present - and declares that his name is not nor ever has been on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A. Sloan. Ck
Johns Hesser

1 st I was Born in the town of Redhook in the County of Dutchess & State of New York on the 24 th January 1849
2 nd I have no other Record of My age, than a copy from My Fathers family Record
3 rd I was living in the town of Redhook in the County of Dutchess when I entered the service and remained there during the Revolutionary War. and until about 3 years since when I moved into the town of Penux in the County of Madison - where I now Reside
4 th I was drafted into service
5 th The names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the army &c. where I served; are: Genl. Montgomery, Colonel De-Brook, Maj: David Van Ness Captain John Clumb - I knew General Washington, General Schuyler, Maj: Fish Colonel Crany - and know as to the taking of or giving up of General Burgain, and as to the firing at the British vessels on the North River.
6 th I have received written discharges, (which lasted for only short periods - but have lost them.
7 th Peter D. Cooper Evert Mowers Jacob Foland John Cooper Jeremiah Cooper
are acquainted with me, in the neighborhood in which I now reside, who can testify as to what they may know as to My character for veracity, and their belief as to My services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
There is no clergyman, in the vicinity in which I live that is acquainted with me, who can testify as to My character for truth and veracity, and who can state as to any belief as to My services, that I am acquainted with
Sworn and subscribed to in Open Court before me.
A. Sloan Clk

We Evert Mowers John Cooper Jeremiah Cooper residing in the town of Lenox Madison County and in the immediate vicinity of this petition- er hereby certify, that we are well acquain- -ted with John Mowers who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neigh- -bourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and that there is no clergy- -man in the vicinity of John Mowers (this petitioner) that is acquainted with him. Evert Mowers Subscribed and sworn to John  Cooper John Cooper The day & year aforesaid. A. Sloan Clk. Jer h Cooper
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 named applicant was a Revolution- -ary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that there is no Clergyman that resides in the immediate vicinity of the applicant (John Mowers) to testify in this Matter, as advised; and that it appears to them that Evert Mowers John Cooper & Jeremiah Cooper who have signed the preceding certificate that they are Residents in the vicinity of this applicant

and that they are Creditable persons/persons- and that their statement is entitled to Credits.
I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Mowens for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office. This tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
A. Sloan Clk.
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John Mowens
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In the matter of Mr. John Mowens. Pension

7,475 P. O. John Howers Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____, Recognized. _____ Contract.

32264 New York
John Mowens Suspended
Left Dec r 1834 to J. A. Seeber Esq
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John Mower
Revolutionary Pension
Act 7 June, 1832
P. of Atty. - ask to see papers
An dition
J. L. Bowen Atty Present

Know all Men by these Presents,
That I Elizabeth Foland Heir of John Mower, decd a Soldier of the Revolution have constituted and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute and appoint, S. J. BOWEN, of the City of Washington, my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution, for me and in my name, place, and stead, to ask, and receive of and from the United States any Bounty Land, Pensions, Money or Moneys that now is or are due to me on account of services rendered, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the service of the United States, or on any other account whatsoever, and in my name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such Bounty Land, Pensions, Patents, and Money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatever nature I may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, and, generally, to do any and every other act or acts, that I myself might or could do, were I personally present at the doing thereof: hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue hereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 15 th day of July 1853.
Elizabeth Foland
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of } Two Witnesses.
Timothy Jenkins Harilla Jenkins

of County of 18 personally appeared
} Ss.
On this
day of
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney, to be her own act and deed for the purposes therein contained, and I certify that I believe the said to be an Heir of John Hemen, a Rev. Soldier
J. P.
of County of
} Ss.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That
Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgment was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court, this day of one thousand eight hundred and
Clerk.

Washington City D.C. July 18, 1853
Sir,
Enclosed you will find Power of Atty from Elizabeth Holland, Heir of John Howes, whose claim for Pension under Act 77 June 1832 was suspended
I wish to examine papers on file in this case
Yours Truly S. H. Brown A. M. Gage
Hon L P Waldo Comr of Pensions

Pension Papers?
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Dec. 23. 34 N.Y.
Original
Hon. Secretary of War Washington
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John Stevens

Wampsville Oct. 18 th 1832.
Sir
Enclosed you find the Pension Papers in the matter of Mr. John Mowery a person who served (as appears) in the Revolutionary War - You will please pass upon the matter as soon as may be and give information to me of the result & the usual Evidence to obtain the amount allowed as his pension at the bank branch Madison County Bank in the Village of Cazenovia, or some other one near Wampsville - Have the goodness to give information to me if any defect. in the papers. Specifically - Yes I believe the papers are complete - If these papers fall not into the hands of the proper person have the goodness to favor Mr. Mowery by having them for d to the proper one and oblige Yours &c Please inform on the rec d of this the fact & probability &c.
Secretary of War
John A. Severy

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mowhock, Peter GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6149 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 18, 1790 To Theodosius Fowler
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.