Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45375, Moses Howe, Mass.

SERVICE
Howe, Moses
NUMBER
Mass.
S. 45375
CONTENTS

New-York.
17. Dec 28.
Moses Howe,
of Tompkins Co. in the state of New-York, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel L. Baldwin of the Massach ts line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of June, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d of Oct. 1820. and sent to John Ellis, agent, Ithaca, New-York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820. $: 217.06. Semi-anl. all ce ending 4. March, 48 " 27 mo. 4/30. 1821. $ 265.06.
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. } and 1 st May, } 1820. }
See letter to R. D. 16 Dec 1824

State of New York } John Howe on being by Dutchess County } me duly sworn deposes & saith that he is said to be the son of Moses Howe of the Town of Grotton Tomp Co a revolutionary Soldier & that he the said deponent is thirty nine years of age that he recd a Guarantee Deed of the said Moses Howe of Twenty five acres of Land in the year 1819 that he had paid the said Moses Howe for said Land & recd the Deed in good Faith that the said Moses Howe owns twenty five acres of Land that he lives in an old Log house is Infirm and unable to Labour
John Howe
Sworn & subscribed this 5 th day of June 1836 before me
Samford Allen Esq. Judge of Court

State of New York } ss Before me Samuel Dorchester County } Britanden one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County came Perry Howe Personally known to me & on being duly sworn Depo- seth & saith that he has Laboured for Moses Howe from the year 1815 until April 1821 as a hired man that he then moved built a small house on the Land of the said Moses Howe a revolutionary Soldier and have Labo- red him until this time that the said Moses is indebted to him seven hundred and fifty dollars and that he the Deponent is still under the necessity of helping the said Moses that the said Moses is unable to support himself & wife & further this Deponent saith that the said Moses is unable to pay him and retain any means of support that the said Moses Howe is his reputed Father that he owns seven- ty five acres of Land with about thirty five acres Improved and the said Moses Howe is now in his seventy third year of his age.
Sworn and subscribed the 5 th day of Jan y . 1826 before me Samuel Britanden Judge of Comp. Com. Pleas
Perry Howe

I am acquainted with Samuel Brittain whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the within affidavits and before whom they appear to have been taken and can certify to his official character as therein set forth - I believe the signature to the same to be in his proper hand writing
Washington April 6. 1866
Charles Humphrey N.C.
Major Dove (March 1861)

17,390.
Moses Howe, Declaration Tompkins Co. N.Y. Original declaration, 1 st June, 1818.
Col: Loammi Bald- win's regt. Mass'ts line, 1 st Jan'y 1776, to 1 st January, 1777.
Service proved by two credible witnesses.
reduced circum s . Certif.
Admitted.
John Ellis, agent, Ithaca New-York. The Judge has certified that this claimant made a previous declaration on 1 st June 1818. 12. Sept. 1820.
17,390.
Moses Howe, Tompkins Co. N.Y.

State of New York Sampkins County } ss
On this twenty seventh day, of August 1820 - Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Personally appeared Moses Howe, aged sixty six years last July Resident in the Town of Groton in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain per- sons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war, That he the said Moses Howe, enlisted for the term of one year, on or about the first of January in the year 1776 - in the Town of Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts, in the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Mially, of the Regiment Command- -and by Colonel Loami Baldwin, of Infantry, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continent- -al establishment, That he continued to serve in said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until the first or second day of January in the year 1777 - when he was discharged from service, near Morristown in the State of New Jersey, That he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill, in light Infantry previous service in Col. Prescotts, Regt in the Massachusetts line, and Saratoga, in light Infantry subsequent service in Col. Rufus Putnam's, Regt. And that he is in redu- -ced circumstances, and stands in need of the as- -sistance of his country for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service except the affidavits of Daniel Kimball and Adonai Bladget, which are herewith transmitted sworn and declared before me Moses Howe the day a year aforesaid.
John Ellis

John Ellis, Judge etc., as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Moses Hance, did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of one year at one time, in the continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support, and I also certify that a previous declaration was dated the first day of June 1818. John Ellis August 27 th 1820
State of New York Tompkins County. Clerks Office.
I, George P. Frost, Deputy Clerk of said county do certify that "John Ellis Esq." before the foregoing affidavit and annexed were made, was on the day of the date thereof a legal acting Judge of the court of common Pleas and for said county duly authorized to take the same, and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe the signature "John Ellis" subscribed to the said affidavit to be his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county this 4 th day of September 1820. Geo. P. Frost, Dep. Clk.

Admatha Blodget of Groton in the County of Tompkins State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he hath been acquainted with Moses Howe for the last eight or ten years and that Previous to the passing of the Pension Law of March 18 th , 1818, he the said Moses Howe related to me that he served in Capt. Maghelli's Company Col. Baldwins Regt., in the Massachusetts line in the Continental Establishment of the revolu- tionary army from the first day of January 1776 untill the first day of January 1777 and also related to me a great number of incidents which took place from time to time during said years 1776 all which have induced me to believe beyond a doubt that he the said Moses Howe did actually serve as a Soldier as above stated, I being a Soldier the whole of said year 1776 in the same Brigade and further that I am no ways interested either directly or indirectly in the event of said Moses Howe, application for a Pension
Admatha Blodget
Subscribed and sworn This 27 th day of August 1820 — Before me
John Ellis, one of the Judges of Tompkins County Court, Pleas
I certify that the above named Admatha Blodget is a person well known to me, and is a credible witness, August 27 th 1820
John Ellis, Judge

I Daniel Kimball of Hancock in the county of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire aged sixty four do solemnly swear that I am well acquainted with Moses How formerly of Ipswich Ms. now of Groton in the State of New York and know that he enlist- ed some time the last of Dec. A D 1775 or the beginning Jan. 1776 for the term of one year on the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War & served in Capt. Thomas M'Call's Com- pany in Col. Leami Baldwins Regt. in the Massachusetts Line & served with fullly until the last day of December A D 1776 when he was discharged near Morristown in New Jersey why I know this is, that I was a soldier at the same time & served in the same company with him
Daniel Kimball
Hillsborough ss. July 5th A D 1820 Then Daniel Kimball who is a creditable Witness in courts of Law made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him this day made & subscribed. Before me J. H. Smith } Associate Justice of the Court of Sessions for said County of Hillsborough

The State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss Clerks Office July 5. 1820 I Moses Eastman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that the Hon J. K. Smith whose name is subscribed to the within certificate is one of the special Justices of said Court and that the same is his proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed the same with my own hand —
Moses Eastman Clerk

1 Mrs D. J. Berlee Moheny N.Y.
45 375
1934. May 10. Mr. Harry H. ... requested to state for what purpose he desired certain copies ... Rev
INVALID.
File No. 45-375-
Moses Hoove
Private Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818 & 1 st May 1820
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 233
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New-York.
Moses Howe, placed on the rev. roll Oct. 1820.
Suspended - see letters to Pensioner & Agent 27 July 1822 - to J. Ellis 8 Jan. 1823 - & July 8. 1823
See also caveat without Hon. R. Day written to 15 Dec. 1825, request- ing his opinion, which he declined giving.
Hon. R. Day written 10 May 1825. See also letters to Hon. D. Woodcock Aug. 9. 1825; to Hon. C. Ham- phrey 21 Jan. 1826 and 10 th April 1826. suspension removed. See letters to Agent & Hon. D. Woodcock H. R. Dec. 5. 1828.
Mar: 1821 -

Elisha Mix being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that he has lived in the vicinity neighborhood of Moses How of the town of Graton County of Hampshire and State of New York for six or seven years past and that he the said Deposition does not believe that the said How ever devised any land to his sons or any other person for the purpose of buying a pension for services in the Revolutionary war and if any person has stated to the contrary it is a very grave mistake - and further the said Deposition doth believe that the situation in safe as such that he cannot only ought to draw his pension but that he is a proper subject of the pension law and further this Deposition saith as at
Elisha Mix
Sworn and subscribed before me this 21 st day of May 1823 Yance Bennett Commissioner

State of New York on the 30th day of April Tompkins County, 1825 before me Jonathan Bennett came Barn Augustus Crewy and after being duly sworn Saith that he lives about 3 1/2 miles from those where a few years many years and that he has never known the said House guilty of fraud in any case and that the House the said House lives in is not in his opinion worth Twenty five dollars and further this deponent Saith not Augustus Crewy
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 30 th day of April 1825 Jonathan Bennett Commissioner

Samuel Love being Duly sworn Oath depose and say that he the Deponent hath live in the neighborhood of Moses Slave of the Son of Grooton County of Tompkins and State of New York for ten or twelve years past and that he Deponent Does not believe that Moses Slave ever made over to either of his sons any land for the purpose of obtaining his pension for services in the revolutionary war and if any Person has stated different from this it must be a mistake. His situation in regards him a proper person for a pensioner in My opinion As to his being a man of property it is false and it is the opinion of the Deponent that should the Moses Slave and his wife be taken sick that they would be chargeable to their friends or to the country unless the Moses Slave should draw a pension Given and subscribed before me the 10 th of March 1823
Samuel Love
Solomon Love Justice of the Peace

To the Secretary of war
Sir
I feel it my duty to make some state- ments to you respecting Adnatha Bladget and Moses Howe two revolutionary sold- iers at the time Mr Bladget applied for a pension I was a member of the Court of Common Pleas of this county and took the affidavit of the said Bladget at his house and considered it strictly correct I have lived in the same town with Mr Bladget ever since that time and am intimately acquainted with him and have found nothing contradictory to his affidavit and consider him in want of assistance from his friends or country and that he is justly entitled to the assistance of his country agreeable to an act of Congress providing for the relief of Revolutionary sold- iers

As it respects Mr Howe I consider him unable to labour I have been his Physician for several years and consider him in low and unable to procure the circumstances, necessaries of life he lives in an old log house and is unable to build a better I consider him entitled to the benefits of the act of Congress passed for the relief of Revolutionary Soldiers
Winton Tompkins Dec July 24th 1846
Augustus Crary
I testify that I am personally acquainted with Augustus Crary who signed the above certificate and that full credit is due to same
D Woodcock
Stearns August 2 1825

State of New York Tompkins County Clerk's Office
I, Miles Finch, Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do hereby certify that Jesse Stone before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who has duly attested the same was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to act in that capacity. I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand- writing of the said Justice and with him as the signaturer of Jesse Stone to the said annexed affidavits on his own hand and seal. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this seventeenth day of September, Eighteen hundred and Twenty two at Haver, in said County. Miles Finch, Dep. Clerk.
J. Stone

State of New York } Tompkins County }
Barzela Little of the Town of Groton in said County, being duly sworn according to Law, deponeth and saith, that he is personally and intimately acquainted with Moses Hauer named in the annexed affidavit, and that he has never known, heard, or understood from any person or persons whatever, that he the said Moses Hauer had fraudulently sold or conveyed any property to his sons or any other person or persons to bring himself within the provisions of the Laws granting pensions, and that this deponent is confident that if the said Moses Hauer had sold or conveyed any property for the purpose of getting a pension, he should have known or heard of the same, and this deponent saith that he has read the affidavit made this day by the said Moses Hauer, and he verily believes the same to be true, and this deponent has been well acquainted with the said Moses Hauer, for several years, and always considered him to be a man of truth and veracity.
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 d day of September 1822 before me Jesse Stuart. J. P.
Barzela Little
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Barzela Little, and know him to be a Credible Witness. Jesse Stuart. J. P.

State of New York } Tompkins County } H
Perry Howe, son of Moses Howe named in the annexed affidavit, aged twenty eight years, being duly sworn according to Law, deposeth and saith that he has lived with and took care of his said father before and since he obtained his pension certificate, and that he does not know that his said father has ever sold or conveyed any property to any of his sons or any other person or persons whatever, for the purpose of obtaining a pension and that this deponent is confident that if his said father had sold or conveyed any property for the purpose of getting a pension he must have known it, and he this deponent knows that his said father some nine or ten years ago sold twenty five acres of land to his son John and that he knows that the said John paid for the same without any fraud or collusion whatever and this deponent further saith that his said father has not been able to labor much for several years -
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 rd day of September 1822 -
Perry Howe
Before me Jesse Stow p. pro

State of New York Rombout County
Moses Howe of the Town of Grotton in said County being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he has not directly or indirectly disposed of or conveyed or sold any real or personal property to any of his sons, or any other persons fraudulently for the purpose of bringing himself within the provisions of the acts of Congress granting pensions for Revolutionary services. that in this deponent's said knowledge nine or ten years ago he sold twenty five acres of land to his son John, and his said son paid him for the same without any fraud or collusion whatever and long before any pension law was thought of.
Moses Howe
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 day of September 1822
before me Jesse Stuart

City of Wash Caveat
1924
John C. Southorn of Mar City of Washington
Recd 25-Sub

Groton 11 th June 1822, Litchfield County To the hon. the John C. Calhoun Secretary of war — Sir The undersigned Inhabitants and Freeholders in said Town of Groton by certain circumstances have been convinced that since 1820 Adonathan Blodgett and Moses Howe have applied for pensions and obtained some money from the United States we thought proper to inform you of their circumstances as it concerns their property. Mr Blodgett has been considered one of the best farmers in town owning about 150 acres of land under good improvement with every thing comfortable and convenient and under pretence that he owed his sons for labor has given them deeds of his farm we are convinced for no other purpose than to obtain a pension as he still lives in the full enjoyment of all his property as far as we can discover he and all family in very good circumstances as the best of our farmers — The like we think may with equal propriety be said with regard to Mr Howe he owning 100 acres of land under good improve- ment with every thing comfortable and convenient has pretended that he owed his sons has given them deeds of his farm but we can discover no alteration as it regards their situations in life or living his property perhaps worth at least two thousand dollars and we think that both Mr Blodgett and Mr Howe are rather ashamed of the plan as it has been condu- cted with the greatest mercy and as far as we are acquaint- ed with the pension law we are convinced that it never intended either of them should as pensioners and as Freeholders that have to pay our proportion of taxes we feel ourselves aggrieved in supporting men that are more able than most of their neighbors

We conclude that if it had not been for the pension law that neither of the two above mentioned men would have disposed of their property in the manner they have and are convinced in our minds that they actually dispose their property in the same manner that they would have done had they not decided to give it away. There was as far as we heard of their giving any sum of money to any other person of any consequence. Thus Hon. Sir we give you as fair a description as we can as neighbors that are personally acquainted and are daily conversant with not doubting but you will take it in consideration and we trust will strike their names off the pension list.
Justus P. Winmoye Seth C. Gooch George Gould David Gould Eben Curtis
[Faint mirrored text from the reverse side of the page]

Hon. D. Woodcock
11 B
recd. 4 Dec. 1828

Croton Nov. 8 th 1828
To the Hon. Peter B. Porter
Secretary at War
We the undersigned understanding that Payment of the Pensions to Adonatha Blodgett and Moses Howe has been suspended since the 4 th of March 1822 in consequence of a letter addressed to the War Department dated the 17 th of June 1822 signed by us concerning the circumstances of the said Blodgett and Howe but having since been convinced that the statements made in that letter were partially incorrect, we do now cheerfully subscribe a retraction and request that that letter be disannulled so that the said Blodgett and Howe may stand upon the same ground as though that letter had not been written
Respectfully Yours
Obedient Servants
George Gould Justus P. Pinnock David Gould Leah C. Gould

Dryden N.Y. Decem 24
File
Hon. John E. Calhoun, Esquire Secretary of War
Washington City
Rev. Edward Massie R.D. Jan 6

Dryden Tompkins County New York December 19th 1822
Sir -
With the request of Mr Moses Howe, I have enclosed his affidavit, Mr Little, and his sons. To send them to the department of war, to prove that Mr Howe has not conveyed or sold his property to get a pension if the aforesaid affidavits are not satisfactory. you will please write me what will be necessary to be done.
I am requested by Mr Howe to ask a copy of the information you have received stating that Mr Howe has fraudulently conveyed his property so as to bring him within the laws granting pensions as the charge is a serious one, and thus would subject him on prosecution to confinement in the states prison he therefore wishes to know the authors in order to give him a chance to prove his assertions in a court of justice
after the receipt of this, and the examination of the affidavit therein. Please to write me result as soon as convenient.
I am very respectfully your Obt. and humble servt
John Ellis
Hon. John C. Calhoun, Esq.

File
Hon. John C. Calhoun, Esquire Secretary of War
Washington City
Byrdens C.V. 24 July 1823

Dryden Tompkins City New York
June 18th 1828
Sir -
Enclosed are the affidavits of Mr. Brary, Samuel Love Esq. Solomon Love Esq. Capt. Elisha Miller and Mr. Adm. Mathew. Pledget's letter enclosed at his request, respecting the suspension of the payment of Mr. Moses Haw's pension - all of the above named gentlemen are men of good character in society. Mr. Haw. wishes me to request you to send a certified copy of the communication sent to your office respecting his property, as he feels himself much injured and is determined to seek redress, he thinks that he has an undoubted right to have a copy of all such communications ought to be considered public documents, he feels willing that all he has done should be made public, and all the affidavits respecting his situation in life, should be considered public documents and open to the inspection of any persons. - I know that the communication to your office respecting Mr. Haw's property is absolutely false in many respects as it states that he owns 100 acres land under good improvement with every thing comfortable and convenient. Mr. Moses Haw. does now and has ever since I knew him, lived in a very poor old log house, not fit for any human being to live in, you have the affidavit of Mr. Haw that he has never conveyed his property for the purpose of drawing a pension, which I verily believe to be true, as Mr. Haw's moral character as a Christian and a man of truth stands in society unblemished, As to Mr. Haw's being ashamed of what he has done, he wishes me to say that he is not at all ashamed, he thinks that the authors of the libel against him have reason to be ashamed, you will also have the opinion of Jonathan Dement Esq. at the bottom of the affidavit of Solomon Love I think that there ought to be some credit attached to his statement, as he has been a magistrate in the town with Mr. Haw for almost 20 years, and now holds office as for several years held the first office in the town. (Supervisor) I can say that the application of Mr. Haw. to me to draw his declaration to obtain a pension, was as public as any means that ever applied to me. - As Mr. Haw is virtually accused of perjury by the authors the communication to your office, he is willing to give them an opportunity to prove it in a Court of Justice -
Please to write me the result of Mr. Haw's business in
I am Sir, very respectfully your obedient servant and kindest friend. John Ellis
Gen. John C. Calhoun, Esq.

State of New York ss:
Tompkins County ss. I, Miles Finch, Deputy Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that I have made diligent search and can find no deeds or bills of conveyance on records in this office, for the sale of any lands, executed by Elmer Howe. I further certify that all conveyances of lands, in said County, of Tompkins, are acquired by lease to be mortgaged in the said County, and in this office, when recorded. Further that John Ellis, whose name appears to the annexed certificate, by him made, is, and has been, since the year 1818, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the said County; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and truly believe the signature to the said certificate to be in his own hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County the third day of December (in the year 1823).
Miles Finch Dep. Clerk of said County

We the Subscribers do hereby certify that Moses Howe of Groton in the County of Tompkins has not been taxed in said Town since the year Eighteen hundred and Eighteen as appears by the several tax lists since that time.
Jonathan Bennett } Supervisor of said Town
Groton November 10 th 1823
Verzela Little } Assessor of said Town

Solomon Love being Duly sworn Doth Depose and say that he has lived A Sighthour to Mrs. Hove of Boston for twenty years past and that the Deponent Doth believe that the said Mrs. Hove is A proper Person to Draw A Pension And that the said Hove came in the the Meaning of the Act Allowing pensions to Soldiers for services in the Revolutionary War Solomon Love Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18 th day of March 1823 Yona Bennett Commissioner
being well acquainted with the said Moses Haw and also with the above Department Salomon Save Ely. I sincerely believe the above affidavit to be correct and that the said Moses Haw. has come within the meaning of the pension act. Yours Bennett.
was on the day of the date of u-
County, commissioned and sworn, and duly au- thorized to certify that the true and correct copy of the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original therein, and that the hand-writing of the said Jonathan Benner is the proper hand-writing of the said
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Twenty Eighth day of May 182 9
Wiles Francis Dep. AM.

Solomon Love being Duly sworn Doth Depose and say that he has lived A Sigh hour to Mrs. Hove of Ithaca for twenty years past and that he Deposes Doth believe that the said Mrs. Hove is a proper Person to Draw A Pension And that the said Hove came within the Meaning of the Act Allowing pensions to Soldiers for services in the Revolutionary War Solomon Love
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18 th day of March 1823 Jonathan Bennett Commissioner
being well acquainted with the said Moses Hove and also with the above Deposition Solomon Love humbly believe the above
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF TOMPKINS, CLERK'S OFFICE,
} ss.
I Miles Finch Deputy — Clerk of the County of Tompkins, and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do hereby certify, that Jonathan Bennett — whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the on the annexed papers
was on the day of the date of the said certificate as a Commissioner — and endorsed thereon, in and for the said County, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised by law to take the proof and acknowl- edgment of Deeds and Discharges of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Jonathan Bennett and verily believe that the signature of " Jonathan Bennett " — subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand-writing of the said Commissioner —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Twenty eighth day of May 1823
Miles Finch Dep. Clerk

Dryden Jan 6
Miss
Mrs. Anne
evidence in the cause of
Dec 2. 19 Jan: 1841
Ms. A. 1. 6. 22
Secretary of War
Washington City
Hon. John C. Calhoun Esquire
Mr. Edwards

Dryden Tompkins County New York
January 8 th 1824
Sir
Mr. L. Edwards letter of the 8 th July 1823. has been duly received. Stating that the affidavit concerning Moses Howe of Groton were not sufficient to restore him to his pension, and that it was necessary for him to show from public record that he has neither owned, nor conveyed away any real estate since the 18 th 1818.
Enclosed are the certificate of the Supervisor and one the Assessors of the town of Groton, showing that said Moses Howe, has not been taxed since the year 1818. The said Supervisor informed me that he examined all the tax lists from the present year to 1818 inclusive.
And the certificate of the Subordinate as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
And also the certificate of the Deputy County Clerk showing that there was no conveyance from Mr. Howe on record. I was present when said search was made, and the said Clerk informed me that he was not able at that time to certify whether Mr. Howe had any Deed of Land on record or not, as there was no index of the names of the Grantees, and that the only way to ascertain that fact would be to examine every Deed recorded in the office, which would be a Herculean task.
Please to inform me as soon as convenient, after the examination of these certificates, of the result.
I am very respectfully Your Obedient Servt.
John Aldis
Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq.

B
Mr. Bloodgett
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

Hon d Sir
If on the receipt of this, you are not sufficiently convinced of the falsehood of that letter by which the payment of our Pensions was suspended — we have only to request your honor to send us said letter letter or such official documents as will go to prove in a Court of Law that Justus P. Pennoyer & Eber Ewings did sign said letter — and such other communication as you in wisdom and clemency may deem proper & just
your Obedient servants
Dated Groton March 10 th , 1824
Adm a Blodget Moses Howe
The Hon. John C. Calhoun Secretary of War

To the Hon John C Calhoun Secretary of war
Sir. The letter addressed to you bearing date June 17 th 1822 respecting Moses Hance and Hannah Blodgett two revolutionary soldiers that have applied to the United States for pensions was not correct It being signed in haste we feel it our duty to acknowledge in this letter that we did not know their situation in life the above named persons state to us that they each of them are owing sums of money to the East which was wholly unknown to either of us and considering their standing in church and society we are in duty bound to believe them we do not any cherish a disposition to injure intentionally any revolutionary soldier on the receipt of this letter to please to strike our names from the former P. S. The number of horses and valuation was considerably augmented and in on any other particulars
Groton March 5 1824
David Gault Leah C Gault George Gault

Free
Logden Camp 18
rec? Jan. 25-1825-
Adm. Martha Brown & Moses
Logden Jan. 17
John C. Calhoun Esq.
Secretary of War
Washington City

Dryden Steubenville county Va York
Sir -
Enclosed you will receive the letter of Messrs David Gould, George Gould & Seth C. Gooding, also the request of Messrs Bloodgett & Howe on the back of it which said letter has remained a long time with me, Messrs Bloodgett & Howe, was desirous to have it sent you immediately, and request an answer from you on the same, but I hope my neglect will not work an injury to them, will you therefore please to inform me as soon as convenient whether or not the said letter will be sufficient to restore them to their pensions -
I forwarded some official papers to you in Moses Howe's case, more than a year since, which I did suppose at that time contained all the necessary proofs required to restore him to his pension, but I have not received any answer to that communication - I do most sincerely believe that if said Howe is deprived of his pension that several within my knowledge who are drawing pensions ought to be stopped -
Messrs Oliver Hatch & Roger Crain, earnestly request a copy of the letter wrote against them & stop their pensions, they consider it to be a hardship to be denied a copy of said letter, if the contents are true it can not hurt any one they think, and if it contains falsehood they want to know the author, Hatch & Crain are in a moral point of view, very respectable men, sustaining good characters
I am, very respectfully
your obedient &
Humble servant
John Ellis
Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq.

ITHACA Aug 12. (N.Y.)
Fred Henshaw
Hon. James Beckman Long of War Washington City

State of New York
Sompkins County ss: Samuel Brittenum of the Town of Groton in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted with Moses Howe & Admather Blodget two Revolutionary soldiers: that he has resided in the same town with them for the last fifteen years: they are both aged men: Howe is 72 Years of age and Blodget 69 years of age and both infirm and unable to procure a living by their labours And this deponent further saith that from his personal acquaintance with their Circumstances he considers their property wholly insufficient for their support and that each actually require the aid and assistance of their friends unless again restored to their pensions And this deponent further saith that from his acquaintance with the moral characters of the said Howe & Blodget he has the fullest confidence that the declarations by them respectively made and which are now on file in the office of Secretary of War are true.
Sworn & subscribed this 2nd day of August 1825 before me
D Woodcock Comr To inform certain duties of a Judge of the Sup. Court.
I hereby certify that Samuel Brittenum who has signed the above affidavit is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sompkins and that his affidavit is entitled to perfect confidence. August 2nd 1825
D Woodcock Comr

Ithaca August 2nd. 1825.
Sir,
I enclose you the Affidavit of Samuel Brittan Esquire and the Certificate of Augustus Brary Esquire relation to the applications of Moses Mar. 1821. Howe & May 1821. Admathu Blodgett to be restored to their pensions: these two old soldiers were stricken from the list upon the request of David Gould Seth G. Goodwin. George Gould, and others evidently from a mistaken idea those Gentlemen had of the circumstances of Howe & Blodgett as evidence of the same I refer the Secretary to their subsequent letter now on file in his office of date 8th March 1824. from the letter of S. S. Edwards Esquire of the 10th of May last to the Hon. R. Day. I indulge the hope that the Affidavit of S. Brittan and the Certificate of A. Brary Esquire will remove all doubts as to the propriety of restoring these two old men to their pensions: from my acquaintance and information respecting them I speak with confidence as to their merits.
Respectfully Your Obt. Servt
Hon. S. Barber.
D Woodcock
Will Mr Edwards do me the favor of saying whether these men are restored — D V

O. M. & N.
McLean, N.Y.
Aug. 7. 1903.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir,
My great-grandfather , Moses Howe, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War . He enlisted in the State of Mass. He drew a pension when he lived in Groton, Tompkins Co. N.Y., that is, what is now Groton, Tompkins Co. The county and town boundaries, I suppose, have been changed so possibly that may not be the correct address. His pension was taken from him for a time on complaint of jealous neighbors but was

restored afterward. Can you furnish me with an abstract of his service?
Yours Sincerely.
Mrs. T. J. Per Lee.
M c Lean
Tompkins Co
N. Y.

McLean, N. Y., February 23, 1934.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
A Revolutionary soldier, Moses Howe of Groton, Tompkins County, N. Y., made application for a pension August 27, 1820. A protest was filed against granting the pension. The claim was allowed.
I would like to know if it is possible to secure copies of the original petition, together with the protest thereto. Also, what the amount of fee would be.
The following notation may indicate the file under which these records are kept:
O. W. and N. Division.
C. H. J.
I-45375.
Rev. War.
Very truly yours,
signature? --Harry H. Howe.

May 10, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mr. Harry H. Howe McLean, New York
MOSES HOWE Con S. 45375 BA-J/MGHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request photostatic copies of the application for pension, S. 45375, of Moses Howe, Revolutionary War soldier, also, copies of papers filed in protest against granting the pension.
Please state for what purpose you desire copies of the papers filed in protest against granting the pension and the matter will be given further consideration.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator