Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,403, John Howe, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Howe, John 2nd
NUMBER
S. 34.403
CONTENTS
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16233 10232 NR
From New York
John Howe. (2 o )
of Lansing — in the state of New York who was a Major in the regiment commanded by Colonel Layton of the N Jersey line, for the term of three years 1860
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of April 1818  C  1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of Dec r 1896 and sent to Gen. John Brown for H. R. G.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 — 130.66 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Jan. 1820 48. —
16 mo 18 3/4 Dous. 148.86
{ Revolutionary claims, 2 Act 18th March, 1818.
Continued
Letter to J. S. Harker 4. Oct about Certificate issued 1869 and sent to the S. J. Sturminster New Jersey
Death of death not only
16 8 28.-
Went to New York November 13. 1820. To B. & Co. New York. W. Fraser

23 April 1862
John Horner Dancing - deep and
W. L. G. is both proud and self- offensive - and I hope can keep out of his way. There is a man of his name at the head of the Police in the East End by the Docks. He is a man of a very different sort to my friend's father.
of their May 1 st to the said Officers. To be their own before hand written. Noting the deal of said County seems to offend. They are not of September 18 th . They are not of September 18 th . They are not of September 18 th . They are not of September 18 th . They are not of September 18 th . They are not of September 18 th . They are not of September 18 th .
See Bloomfield Captions R. D. and for Dargan's Cart

State of New York Tompkins County p.
On the 25 th day of April One thousand
and Eight hundred and Eighteen before me the Sub- -scriben one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Tompkins and State aforesaid. personally appeared John Hamaged Sixty three years, a Resident of the Town of Lansing in the County and State aforesaid. Who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress. Entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That the said John Ham- Enlisted as an Orderly Sergeant at Amwell Township. Hunterdon County and State of New Jersey in the Month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Reading of the Third Jersey Regiment. Com- manded by Col. Elias Dayton. That in the sum- mer of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six he was promoted to the Office of Sergeant Major. that he continued to serve in the said Corps untill the Ninth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty. when he was discharged from service at Meriden Huts near

Morris Tacon in the State of New Jersey) That he was in the Battle of Brandy Wine in the State of Pennsylvania against the Common Enemy on the Eleventh day of September in the year Seven- =teen hundred and Seventy Seven. That he was in the Battle of Germantown in the State of Pennsyl- =vania against the Common Enemy in the Month of October Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven. That he was in the Battle of Monmouth against the Common Enemy on the Twenty Eighth and Twenty ninth days of June in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight. in the State of New Jersey. and that he went with Genl. Sulli- =van on the Western expedition against the Indians with whom they had many Skirmishes in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine.
And that he relinquishes all claims to all and every pension heretofore granted him by the laws of the United States -
And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support: and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said Services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
John Ellis: one of the Judges of Tompkins Co., Penn

I John Ellis Judge of the County of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Howe did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy and I now transmit the pro- ceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforemen- tioned act of Congress. This 25 th April 1818
John Ellis, one of the Judges of Tompkins Co., N.Y.
I do further certify that from the annexed affidavit of John Conklin, who is known to me to be a credi- ble man, I am satisfied that the said John Howe, is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. This second day of September 1818
John Ellis, One of the Judges of Tompkins Co., N.Y.
affidavit

State of New York Tompkins County
I, Asahel Green Clerk of said County do Certify that the within named John Ellis Esquire, before whom the within Affidavits appear to have been taken, was on the 25 th day of April last, and also on the 2 d day of Sept r 1818, a legal Acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County. And also that Lewis Sooker Esquire before
whom the Affidavit of John Conklin was taken, was on the 29 th August last, a legal Acting Justice of the peace in and said County. And that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writings of both the said Judge and Justice of the peace, and believe the signing of of their names to the said Affidavits to be their own proper hand writing. Witness the Seal of said County hereunto affixed. this 2 d day of September 1818.
25 April 1818
John Hovey Hovey - Serjeant
March 1776 enlisted in Col Pike's Battery 5th Regt N.Y. Arty died P.M. 1790 in Capt. Hovey's Coy the 2d Regt which is now of his name not find the name of Capt. Hovey in the 3d Regt then the Company other are not agreeable requires exp-
Asahel Green Clerk Capt. Hovey John Hovey D. Hovey Hovey

John Howe's P. office
16. 233
March 10 20
Com transferred from N.Y. to N. J.
John F. B.
John F. Blackwell Kensington, N. J.
18 March 1920

SCHEDULE.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, } ss. Hunterdon county,
ON this third day of August eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared, in open court of common pleas, being a court of record in and for for the said county, John Howe 2 d aged sixty six years, resident in Amwell township 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: That he enlisted with Capt Thomas Reading of the 3 d Jersey Regiment Col Elias Dayton , at Flemington in March 1746 for the term of one year and re- enlisted at Mount Independence February 17, 1777 for the term of three years in the same Regiment under Capt Freemah Ballard served faithfully and was discharged at Monmouth January 9, 1780 discharge lost; was in the following battles, viz, Short Hills Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth besides in some small skirmishes. was also with General Sullivan on the Indian campaign 1779.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift sale, or in any manner, dis- posed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my- self 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 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Schedule of John Howe 2 d property both real and personal
Real property - none } No of Certificate Personal do - none } 16233 -
John Howe
sworn to, and declared, on the fourth day of August 1820 before
Elmer Stevenson
I JOHN T. BLACKWELL, Clerk of Hunterdon Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the proper- ty exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is none dollars and cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fourth day of August eighteen hundred and twenty
Blackwell
Clerk of the Court for the county of Hunterdon.
[Signature]

July 9, 1958
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Mrs. Eddine L. Ritter 2213 Mason Street Flint, Michigan
JOHN HOWE, 2nd S. 34403 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The data which follow in regard to John Howe, 2nd, were obtained from pension claim, S. 34403, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and names of the parents of John Howe, 2nd, are not shown.
John Howe, 2nd(as he signed), entered the service for one year, in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in March, 1776, served as orderly sergeant in Captain Thomas Reading's company, Colonel Elias Dayton's 3rd New Jersey Regiment; during the summer of 1776, was promoted to sergeant major, served until February 17, 1777, when he reenlisted at Mount Independence, served as sergeant in Captain Jeremiah Ballard's company, Colonel Elias Dayton's 3rd New Jersey Regiment, was in the battles of Short Hills, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, went on General Sullivan's Western Expedition against the Indians in 1779, was in many skirmishes with them and was discharged January 9, 1780.
John Howe, 2nd, was allowed pension on his application executed April 25, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-three years and a resident of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York. His name was borne on the pension roll as he signed. In November, 1830, his name was transferred to the pension roll of New Jersey, as he was then living in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and still of that county in 1838.
It is not shown whether John Howe, 2nd, ever married.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of John Howe,

And, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
John Howe, And Certificate #16233 Issued December 6, 1819 Rate $8 per month Commenced April 25, 1818 Act 18" March, 1818 New York Agency, transferred to New Jersey Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

34403 Rev INVALID.
Feb. 12, 1906 - History to H. E. Deate, Flemington N.J. - M.P. 938 July 9 - Hist. to Mrs. Edna Pitt 939 Apr 26 - Hist. to Mrs. J. B. Smulger
File No. 34403
John Howe Serg Maj Rev War
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Howe, John NJ 5 34403

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
that, in conformity with the Law of the United
March, 1818.
John Rowe 2 o
late a private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pen- sion Agency.
Roll of the of
New York.
57
mence on the twenty fifth day of April eight hundred and eighteen .
dollars per month, to com-
one thousand

John Rankin Apprentice
10. 6 3/4
10 3/4
Tom on Roll In May for my Rev.
2.06 128 150
1820 66 1784

State of New York
Franklin County ss; John Conklin of Lansing in the said County being sworn said that John Hobbs is now in need of indig- ent circumstances & is in need of the assistance of his country & for his support —
Sworn before me this 29 th day of August 1848
John Conklin
Lewis Gacken Justice of the Peace in & for said County

Jos Bloomfield Letter.
Free, Stormfield, New York
Nov 13 1859
David Woodcock Esq.
Ithaca, Tompkins County,
New York

N. Jersey. Burlington Nov. 13: 1819.
Sir,
On my return yesterday from a visit to the Eastern part of this State; I recd. your letter, of 20 th Oct. relative to the claim of John Howe to a pension. Some time past I recd. a letter signed John Howe, Serj. & Mj. Q. Rect. desiring me to certify that Thos Reading was a Capt n in the 3 d N. Jersey Regt. and that I would do, what was proper to obtain a pension for him.
I knew, that Thos Reading, was a Capt n in the 3 d N. Jersey Regt. - that in 1777. Samuel Reading was a Capt n in the 2 d Regt. - in 1788 - Jeremiah Bullard was Capt n in the 3 d Regt. - I hope to satisfy, the Secretary of War, that Serj. Howe ought to receive a pension as a Revolutionary Revolutionary Soldier. If I cannot, I will transmit the Affidavit of Howe of 25 April 1818. to you, to obtain
In haste, but with respectfulness,
Sir,
Yrs me. ob. b
D. Woodcock
Joseph Bloomfield

Application of John Howe 2 d for renewal of Pension Certificate -
copy Isaac G. Fowler, Fleming N.Y.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Hunterdon
ss.
On this Thirteenth day of October 1838, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hunterdon personally appeared John Howe 2 d who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Reading in the regiment commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the _____ day of _____ 188
at or near is so worn and defaced it is now surrendered to be cancelled and he duplicate issued in lieu thereof. —
J. Howe 2 nd
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Adams O. Dais Justice of the Peace
NOTES.—The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an Agent or Attorney for a Pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.

Huntingdon County ss An this twenty second day of October A.D. 1838 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Huntingdon personally appeared Joseph Besson who on his oath declared that he is well acquainted with John Howe 2nd and knows him to be the same person described in the within - Affidavit
Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid } J. Besson Adams C. Davis Justice of the peace
Huntingdon County ss I Adams C. Davis a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Huntingdon do hereby certify that Joseph Besson the above named deponent is a person of veracity Adams C. Davis Justice of the peace
State of New Jersey Huntingdon County ss
I Isaac G. Farlen clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Huntingdon do hereby certify that Adams C. Davis Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken & sworn, & who signs the certificate above then was and now is one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned & sworn, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such, & that his signature is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Flemington this 27th day of October, A.D. 1838 Isaac G. Farlen clk

4 Oct 1838. Isaac G. Barker G. G.
Record (47) page 311

War Dept Pension Office 4 th Oct 1888.
Sir
The enclosed printed instructions should be complied with on the part of John Howe D r , in order to obtain a renewal of his pension Certificate.
I am H e
Isaac G. Harbo Esq Flemington New Jersey.

Dec 18/4
Wilmington
J. L. Edwards Esq
Union agent
Washington City
D.C.

D r Sir
Flemington N. S. Sep 28 th 1838
At the request of John Howe Esq. I enclose the remains of his pension certificate, with a request to have it renewed, it has been so much torn & defaced, and part of it lost, that the agent for pay- ing pensions requested him to have it sent on to your office for renewal,
Your attention to the above will confer a favor, on a meritorious old soldier
Respectfully Yours to Isaac G. Farker
J. L. Edwards Esq
W. Address Isaac G. Farker, Flemington N. S.

John Howe, 2 nd

War Department, Pension Office,
13 Nov r 1820.
SIR,
AGREEABLY to your request, you have this day
been transferred from the Roll of N. York to that of New Jersey , to take effect from and after the 1 st March 1820 .
I am, Sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. S. Edwards

War Department, Pension Office,
13 Nov. 1920.
SIR,
AGREEABLY to your request, you have this day been transferred from the Roll of N. York to that of New Jersey , to take effect from and after the 1 st March 1920 .
I am, Sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. S. Edwards

John Howe, Esq. Appl n for transfer.
From N. York to Milbury. Transf d 12 Nov 1820
than 20
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of New Jersey County of Hunterdon } ss.
On this thirteenth day of October 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hunterdon — personally appeared John Howe, Jr. — who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Frederick Bellard in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Dayton in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New York — — — — from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New Jersey — where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. ( N o of certificate 16233, payable in New York )
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
George Read
John Howe
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

John Howe, Esq. Appl n for transfer.
From N. York to N. Jersey. Transp d 13 Nov 1820
Than 20

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss:
I John T. Blackwell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Hunterdon do certify that George Rea Esq. before whom the annexed Affidavit was taken then was and yet is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court at Flemington the fourteenth day of October A.D. eighteen hundred and twenty
John T. Blackwell Clerk

John H. ... P. ... of ...

This may certify that John Howe enlisted the 17 th of Jan y 1777 in the third New Jersey Reg t , on the Continental establishment, commanded by Colo. Elias Dayton for the term of three years, & that he faithfully served his country, principally as a Serjeant until the 9 th of Jan y Seventeen hundred & eighty, when he was regularly discharged, all which appears also from Muster rolls now in my possession.
I do further certify that he the said John Howe did enlist in the year's service in Capt. Thos. Reading's company in the third New Jersey Reg t in March 1776 & continued therein until he reenlisted as above in Jan y 1777 for the three years Continental service. Given under my hand at Elizabeth town this 8 th day of October Eighteen hundred & nineteen.
Jer m B. Smith formerly Captain in 3 d New Jersey Regiment
This may certify, that I well recollect the abovenamed John Howe to have served first in the year's service, & afterwards for three years in the Continental line of the Army, in quality of Serjeant, and of Serjeant Major, and that the length & faithfulness of his services during the earliest & most trying part of our revolutionary war justly entitle him to be placed on the pension list.
Eliz th town Oct. 8 th 1819 }
Elias Dayton - formerly Captain & Paymaster 3 d New Jersey Reg t

Flemington Rd Oct. 14 th
Free Dec. 17 Oct. 20 Vanderbilt School 25 New York Col. B. Colborne July of New Washington Refer to Stanley

Stemington 14 th Oct r 1820
Yrs
I again transmit the aff t of John H. H. with his application for a transfer
I sometime ago transmitted the aff t of Phoebe H. to the Department - his certificate had been lost, and I fear the facts were not as fully set forth in the aff t as they ought to be, as I have rec d no answer - if that should be the case if the paper is sent back I will have it rectified - The poor old man is so entirely a cripple that he can do nothing towards his own support. -
Your Hum ble Serv t
J. P. Blackwell
Hon J. C. Calhoun.

Flint, Michigan. April 20 th 1938
Dept of Interior Bureau of Pensions
Commission: — Please advise regard- ing the Rev. War record of John Howe from New York State , Conn. or Mass. Any John Howe of these states would be of great value to me.
Also John Howe of Utica N.Y. or Chicago Ill in the Civil War .
These records are most important and if your dept does not contain such please advise the proper dept. to be contacted.
Thanking you,
I remain,
Very truly Yours,
Mrs. Edna L. Ritter
2213 Mason St. Flint, Mich.

HUNTERDON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
H. E. DEATS, LIBRARIAN, FLEMINGTON, N. J.
Feb. 5th, 1906.
The Pension Office,
Gentlemen:-
I want to learn the date of death of John Howe, Sergeant Major of the New Jersey Continental Line who enlisted Feb. 29th, 1776, and is reported to me as a pensioner, having certificate No. 34403. He was still living in 1820, but died some time near 1850 and is buried here in Flemington.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I remain,
Very truly,
H E Deats

405 S. Albany St., Ithaca, N.Y. April 12, 1930.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
In reply to your letter of March 27th, in which you offer to again search the Revolutionary War records for pension claim of John Howe, have found that the place of residence given for this soldier when he applied for pension in 1818 was the Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, N.Y. It also states that his wife's name was Mary Ann Blanchard.
Also on the list of Revolutionary soldiers of Tompkins County, New York, compiled by Harriett Dewey Ireland, founder of Cayuga Chapter D.A.R., Ithaca, N.Y., the following is given- John Howe Served in the Revolutionary War; died in New Jersey at the age of 88 years and is buried there. He was teacher of the first daily school in Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y.
It is stated that John Howe who applied for a pension from the town of Lansing, was one of General Sullivan's Indian fighters on his expedition into central New York to exterminate the Indians, and it was at this time he became interested in the beautiful site on Cayuga Lake in the town of Lansing, where he afterwards settled.
This is probably the same John Howe who was balloted Lot No. 38 in the Military Township of Sempronius, but like so many of the soldiers, never settled on the land that was allotted to them.
The information you sent concerning the soldier, Michael Frank was very helpful in completing the papers for our new member, Mrs. Maude Greene, for which I thank you so much.
Very truly yours,
Nellie Townsend Smelzer (Mrs.J.B.) Nellie Townsend Smelzer, Ex-Registrar, Cayuga Chapter, D.A.R., Ithaca, N.Y.

M. R.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Inv. File 34403
Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 12, 1906
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of John Howe , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. 1776 11 mos. (Ordly Sgt) Sgt. Maj. Thomas Reading Elias Dayton N. J.   Feb. 17, 1777 2 yrs, 11 mos. Sergt. Jeremiah Ballard Elias Dayton N. J.                                            
Brigade Hills
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth.
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Apr. 25, 1818.
Residence at date of application, Lansing, Tompkins Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 63 yrs.
Remarks: His claim was allowed.
No record of date of death is not of record in this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
H. E. Dats,
Hunterdon Co. Historical Society,
15567b2m11-01
Flemington, N. J.
Commissioner.

July 9, 1938
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Mrs. Eddine L. Ritter 2213 Mason Street Flint, Michigan
JOHN HOWE, 2nd S. 34403 BA-J/MSHF:MLS
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of any John Howe from Connecticut, Massachusetts or New York, and the Civil War record of John Howe of Ithaca, New York, or Chicago, Illinois.
The record of John How or Howe, W. 16284, of Dutchess and Clinton Counties, New York, was furnished you April 20, 1938.
It has been noted that in your former letter, you stated that John Howe in whom you are interested purchased land in Lansing, New York.
A further search of the records has been made and the record found of a John Howe who served from New Jersey and lived later in Lansing, New York. His record is furnished you herewith.
In order to identify the record of any particular Civil War soldier with the name John Howe, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service, name of military organization in which he served and name of widow.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

John Howe - Moore -
March 27, 1939.
Sent her 1 hist.
Mrs. J. B. Smelser 405 South Albany Street Ithaca, New York.
BA-J/ILL Michael Frank W. 24347
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Michael Frank, born in 1753 and died in 1830, and that of John Howe, who was born in 1755; you cite a Michael Frank who served from New York and received land in Virgil Military Township, also, a John Howe, who served in the 2nd New York regiment and lived in Sempronius Military Township.
A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no claim for pension found based upon service of a John Howe in which it is shown that he was born in 1755, or that he resided in Sempronius, New York. If you will furnish the residence of the particular soldier with that name at the time he might have received pension, also, the given name of his wife or widow, another effort will be made to aid you in your research.
The record of Michael Frank is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Possibly- John How - 2 nd NY - W. 16284 -

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Howe, John GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7221 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 16, 1792 To Nathaniel Platt, assignee
*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.