Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8716, Adam Howard, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Howard, Adam
S. 8716
CONTENTS
carded

State of Ohio, Ross County 3 rd S rs .
On this sixteenth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, Personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas of Ross County, State of Ohio, now sitting, Adam Howard, a resident of Buckskin Township, in said County of Ross, aged sixty nine years, 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, 1832: That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. He first entered the service of the United States in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, as a substitute for George Sites, a drafted Militia man in Captain Baxter's Company. At the time of entering the service he resided in Rockingham County, State of Virginia, near Warrenton; (sometimes called Rocktown) and joined his Company, Captain Baxter's, at Colonel Smith's, about three miles from Warrenton. From Colonel Smith's Captain Baxter's Company, of which this declarant was a member, marched to Richmond, Virginia, and was there attached to Colonel Hall's Regiment. From Richmond this declarant was marched, with Colonel Hall's Regiment, through Williamsburg to Little York. From Little York he was marched, through a Cane Swamp, which was passed about three miles on legs, to Carolina, and from Carolina he was marched back to Portsmouth. He was stationed at Portsmouth for short intervals when he was not on the march to and fro - he was frequently marched short distances through the County about Portsmouth, to which place, as to Head Quarters, he was marched back. He cannot recollect precisely the time of his first entering the service. It was a little upwards of six months, perhaps seven or eight months, before the Capture of Cornwallis. He served a term of three months as substitute for George Sites, and was discharged at Little York, back to which place he had been marched from Portsmouth. For this first term he received no written discharge. His Major was Major Guy Hamilton. He was in no battles and knew none of the Regular officers. This declarant is a "Pennsylvania Dutchman", and generally speaks the German language - the Ger-

man language is spoken constantly in his family, and he is but very imperfectly acquainted with the English. Shortly after his discharge from his first term, he was called out as a drafted militia man, to perform a three months term of service in Captain Leonard Henson's Company. This Company again assembled at Colonel Smith's, where this declarant joined it. Then he was again marched through Richmond and Williamsburg towards Little York. His service during this second term consisted principally in marching through the country about Little York. He was on one occasion marched with a party to attack the British picket guards at a farm house. This declarant was in the rear of the party and as soon as the van commenced the firing a retreat was ordered. From Farmville he was marched back towards Little York, near which place he was discharged about three or four weeks before the capture of Cornwallis. He received a written discharge from Captain Henson, but lost it during his residence in Rockingham. This declarant was born in the State of Pennsylvania, but whilst he was quite young his father removed to Rockingham Virginia. From Rockingham Virginia he removed to Hop County, Ohio, about nineteen or twenty years ago. From that to the present time he has resided in said County of Hop. He has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services; but he expects to prove them by his testimony. Adam Burk and Henry Burk, now living in the Miami County as this declarant is informed, served with him, but he does not know that he will be able to procure their testimony.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present (for which he claims as for six months) and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. And

3 the said Adam Howard being interrogated in open Court answered as follows First
Where and in what year were you born? I was born in the State of Pennsylvania, in the year Seventeen hundred and sixty four, as well as I can recollect I am about eighteen months younger than Christopher Depoy, who says he was born on the sixteenth day of August Seventeen hundred and sixty two.
Have you any record of your age, and if so when is it? I have no record of my age. My Father kept a record of his children's ages; but at his death some other of his children cut the record out of the book in which it was kept, and I have never been able to procure it or to make another Correct one.
Where were you living when called into the Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? At the time of entering the Service I lived in Rockingham County, Virginia, where I lived till about nineteen or twenty years ago, when I came to Rip County, Ohio, in which I have resided till the present moment.
How were you called into Service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute for whom? I first entered the Service, and served a three months term, as a substitute for George Setes Pites. I next served a three months term as a drafted Militia man.
State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
I had no particular acquaintance with any of the Regular officers. I have seen General Wayne. He came, with his troops, to Farmstown, shortly after the firing on the British pick guards as herein before stated. I have also seen General Muhlenburgh. My Service both terms consisting in Marching and Countermarching through the Coun-

try about Portsmouth and Little York - Sometimes pursuing Art often pursued. I have already stated my services with as much particularity as I can.
Did you ever receive a written discharge from the Service, and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? For the first time I received no written discharge; for the second, I received one, signed by Mr. Captain Leonard Henson, but lost it a number of years before I left Rockingham Virginia Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Attest. Humphrey Fullerton Clerk Adam his M arks Howard
Christopher Depoy being also sworn in open Court according to Law de- poses and saith that he has been well acquainted with the said Adam Howard from a very early period of his life, & he does know and states that said Adam Howard was a soldier of the Revolution and served in the Revolution- ary War as he has set forth in his foregoing declara- tion. This deponent served at the same time and under the same officers with the said Adam Howard the whole of the two three months' terms served by the said Adam Howard as stated by him in his said Decla- ration. And further saith not. Christopher Depoy Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 18 th day of March 1833 aforesaid.
Attest
Humphrey Fullerton Clerk
We Peter Perry and Nathan Cury, two clergymen resi- ding in Ross County, Ohio, and who frequently preach at the house of the aforesaid Declarant Adam Howard, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Adam Howard who has subscribed the foregoing and sworn to the foregoing

5 Declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. Attest Humphrey Fullerton Clerk Nathan Coney Peter Sperry
In the matter of Adam Howard for a pension the Court hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathan Coney & Peter Sperry who signed the preceding certificate are clergymen residents in Ross County and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
The State of Ohio } Ross County ss } I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Adam Howard for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 8 th day of April A.D. 1833 & of this State the 31 st Humphrey Fullerton Clerk
6 State of Ohio } Ross County ss Be it known that before me Peter Patterson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Christopher Defoy, a resident of said County and made oath in due form of law, that he has been personally acquainted with Adam Howard of said County, (who on the 16 th day of March 1833 appeared in open court then sitting, in and for the ...)

State of Ohio
Ross County ss Be it known that before me Peter Patterson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Christopher Depoy, a resident of said County and made oath in due form of law, That he has been personally acquainted with Adams Howard of said County, (who on the 16 th day of March 1833 appeared in open Court then sitting, in and for the County aforesaid, and made his declaration, for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832,) from a very early period of his life, and has personal knowledge that said Adams Howard was a Soldier of the Revolution, and served in the Revolutionary War, as he has set forth in his said Declaration, this Deponent having served at the same time and under the same Officers with the said Adams Howard the whole of the two terms of three months each, as stated by him in his declaration — and this deponent doth further say, that he is the same Christopher Depoy who made an affidavit to the same effect in open Court in said County, on the 16 th day of March 1833, which is attached to the Declaration of the said Adams Howard — and further this deponent saith not —
Sworn to & subscribed before Christopher Depoy me at Chillicothe in said County This 3 rd day of Feb y 1834 —
Peter Patterson J. Peace
I do hereby certify that Christopher Depoy, the above deponent is a credible person, and one whose testimony is entitled to credit — Attest Peter Patterson J. Peace
The State of Ohio } Ross County Set } I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Peter Patterson Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at that time & now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court this 4 th day of February A.D. 1834 of this State the 32 nd
Humphrey Fullerton Clerk By Angus L. Fullerton Dep. Clerk

No 24557 Adam Howard Ross County Ohio
Return for
Adm 14 Months $20
Peter Patterson Chillicothe Humphrey Fannin Ross County Ohio Ohio Chillicothe,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
7 May ~ 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Adam Howard Ross County Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sub - 1781 — 3 — private Capt Baxter, Goldsmith 69 years Rockingham County Virginia Traditionary evidence, Holgermans Certificate, Witness certified credible   Draft - 1781 — 3 — " Capt Henson, Col Mall one living witness not certified credible - papers not properly Attached  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany 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 of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
G. Depay.

Ohio Post
13 Feb 24, 1824
FREE
Hon: Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
Revolutionary Pension Claim

Chillicothe Ross Co Ohio Feb 4 th 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq r , Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir, I am directed by Mr Adam Howard whose Declaration is herewith inclosed, to request you to forward his certificate, or any further c ertificate you may make on his business, to me — I have the petition of Christopher Dupoy and attached it to the forenoon Declaration, to the same amount of that made by him in Court, where credibility the Clerk had neglected to certify — From my own personal knowledge of Mr Dupoy I do believe his testimony entitled to credit, he is a respectable old Gentleman, and Mr Adam Howard the applicant is also so —
Respectfully yours &c
Peter Patterson

Ohio 26,063
Adams Howard Sep. 6 in the State of Ohio who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain Boyle of the Regt commanded by Col Smith in the Virginia line for
6 Mo Pr $ 20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Feb y 1834 and due to Peter Patterson, Chillicothe, O.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 50.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 34. 10.00 $ 60.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. V. Spagen Clerk, Book C Vol. 8 Page 11
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Rev.. & 1812 Wars Section..
January 4, 1924..
Honorable Samuel M.. Ralston, United States Senate..
My dear Senator::
In response to your letter of the second instant, I have to advise you that from the papers in the pension claim S8716 it appears that Adam Howard was born in Pennsylvania in 1764.. While residing in Rockingham County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1781 and served 3 months as a private in Captain Baxter's Company, Colonel Wall's Virginia Regiment.. He again enlisted in 1781 and served 3 months in Captain Leonard Herron's Virginia Company..
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1833, while residing in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio..
There is no data on file as to his family..
Sincerely,
Acting Commissioner.

Reuben
8716
INVALID.
1924 - Jan. 3 Hist. to John F. Sparks um. 1924 - Jan. 4 - Hist. to Hon. Samuel M. Ralston, US Senate. um. 1924 Mar. 12. Jno F. Sparks info sworn statement as to birth 1764 in Pa. Aw.
File No. 8716
Adam Hayward
Prim Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: —Vol. 102 , Page 177
[Arrangement of 1870.]

GEORGE W. NORRIS, NEBR., CHAIRMAN. CHARLES L. MC NARY, OREG. ELLISON D. SMITH, B. O. ARTHUR CAPPER, KANS. JOSEPH E. RANSDELL, LA. HENRY W. KEYES, N. H. JOHN B. KENDRICK, WYO. FRANK R. GOODING, IDAHO. PAT HARRISON, MISS. EDWIN F. LADD, N. DAK. J. THOMAS HEFLIN, ALA. PETER NORBECK, S. DAK. THADDEUS H. CARAWAY, ARK. J. W. HARRELD, OKLA. SAMUEL M. RALSTON, IND. WILLIAM B. MC KINLEY, ILL. MAGNUS JOHNSON, MINN. MABELLE J. TALBERT, CLERK.
United States Senate,
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY.
January 2, 1924
Hon. Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
Will you kindly look through your Revolutionary War records and advise me what they show concerning the services of one Adam Howard, who served in the Virginia Militia.
The information I have concerning this soldier is very meagre, but I understand that he was placed on the pension rolls in February 1834, his pension commencing March 4, 1831, and that he resided at Greenfield, Ohio.
Yours very truly,
Samuel M. Ralston.

WHOLESALE
RETAIL
JOHN F. SPARKS
WOOL DEALER
(Since 1898)
I BUY ONE FLEECE TO A CAR LOT
SUMMITVILLE, INDIANA
11-15-1923.
MY MOTTO  —  FAIR PLAY  —AND—  FAIR WEIGH
U.S. Pension Office Washington — D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am seeking war record (Revolution) of Adair Howard.
He served in the Virginia militia
In our State Library at Indianapolis We have a book entitled "List of Revolutionary Pensioners in 1835" In this book is this Record
"Adair Howard Ross Co Ohio, service Virginia Revolutionary Soldier in militia Placed on pension roll Feb 27-1834. Commencement of pension Mar 4-1831 age 70- annual allowance $30 00 " Drew pension at Greenfield Ohio. was born in 1752 He died April 6-1848- His wife died in 1845. Please help me all you can in the matter
Yours truly John F. Sparks

WHOLESALE
RETAIL
JOHN F. SPARKS
WOOL DEALER
(Since 1898)
I BUY ONE FLEECE TO A CAR LOT
SUMMITVILLE, INDIANA 3-8-1924
MY MOTTO
FAIR PLAY
—AND—
FAIR WEIGH
Mr Hays Haymaker Washington D.C.
Dear Sir, You write me on Jan 4-1924 in regard to pension of Adair Howard Pension Claim 58716 - You say it appears that Adair Howard was born in Pa. in 1764. Now he was born in 1752. Have you the original application on file? and have you any explanation as to how this error in giving his birth might have occurred? We know it the same Adair Howard that served but cannot account for this error in the department of his birth year. Please give this an investigation and see if you can locate this error and advise soon as possible.
Yours very truly
John F Sparks

WHOLESALE
RETAIL
JOHN F. SPARKS
WOOL DEALER
(Since 1898)
I BUY ONE FLEECE TO A CAR LOT
SUMMITVILLE, INDIANA
12-4-1923.
MY MOTTO — FAIR PLAY —AND— FAIR WEIGH
Com. Pensions
Wash.
D.C.
Dear Sir:
I wrote you some two or three weeks ago regarding a pensioner of the revolution - Adam Howard - who drew his pension at Greenfield Ohio from Ross Co. Ohio. Served in Virginia militia - according to our records he was placed on pension rolls Feb 27-1834. commencement of pension Mar 4 1831. annual allowance $2000 - Will you please verify this from your records there as it is to assist entrance to a free patriotic society. An early response will be very much appreciated.
Yours very truly
John F Sparks
Adam Howard was born 1752 died 1848 His wife died before him.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
aw
March 12, 1924.
John F. Sparks, Summitville, Ind.
Sir:
I have to advise you in regard to the Revolutionary War pensioner, S.8716, Adam Howard, that in his application of March 16, 1833, he stated under oath that he was born in Pennsylvania in 1764.
The Bureau is unable to aid you further in this matter.
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

Rev.. & 1812 wars Section..
January 3, 1924..
Mr. John F. Sparks, Summitville, Ind.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the pension claim S8716 it appears that Adam Howard was born in Pennsylvania in 1764.. While residing in Rockingham County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1781 and served 3 months as a private in Captain Baxter's Company, Colonel Nall's Virginia Regiment. He again enlisted in 1781 and served 3 months in Captain Leonard Herron's Virginia Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1833, while residing in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner..