Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,865, Thomas Howard, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Howard Thomas
S. 32,865
B. L. Mt. 583-100
CONTENTS

5557.
Massachusetts
Thomas Howard Capt Mayhew Corporal.
Massachusetts line 76 War
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Jan 1819 and sent to Judge Mitchell East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 - 4 mos 30 38.40 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 March 1819 48.
$86.40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Plymouth
Continued
Reference in Rev War 30-1820 to John B. Thomas Plymouth Mass

Thomas Howard.
Private.
Massachusetts Line.
Warrant issued to 13 th Devisees by the only Heir at Law of the late Thomas Jackson, deceased, who was Assignee of Thomas Howard, under date 28 th April 1812, and add d to the Hon ble Ch ce Turner jun r . M. C. the 24 th April 1812.
(Signature)

Thomas Howard Plymouth.

I Thomas Bowdoin of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a Citizen of the United States and resident therein set forth & declare on oath that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution for more than nine months on the Continental establishment that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my Country for support and am therefore desirous to obtain a pension from the United States agreeably to the late law of Congress of the 18 th March last & do relinquish all claim to any pensions granted me 'if any' by any law of Congress - that I entered the service in 1775 served eight months in Capt Mayhews Company & in Colonels Cottons Regiment - I then enlisted for one year in Captain Drapers Company & Colonel Wheelocks Regiment at the expiration of that time I enlisted again and continued in service during the war - I was in the Massachusetts line in Captain Aaron Haynes Company - Colonel M'Glewethy Regiment & General Grovers Brigade - I was honorably discharged at New Windsor State of New York in 1783. I gave my discharge to the person, who purchased my 100 acres of land granted me by Government -
Thomas Bowdoin
70 years old
Sworn to Ap d 11. 1818

Thomas Moore
5557
Jan Y o 19
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[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page, including a large signature and the date 1818.]

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.,
On this 18th day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Thomas Howard aged seventy three years, resident in Plymouth 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, viz. for the term of seven & half years in the Massachusetts line Col. Cotton Wheelock, & Brigglesworth's Regt. and that he has received a pension certificate dated 21st Jan'y 1819 and numbered 5557 in pursuance of his original Declaration made April 11 1818.
and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 23th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 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.
I have neither real nor personal property of any kind I am a hatter by trade but owing to old age & a lame arm that was badly broken three years ago I am unable to do much labour I have a wife named Ruth Howard aged 71 years very weak & infirm have four children all married in so poor circumstances that my self & wife received assistance from the Town of Plymouth for several years before I obtained my certificate of pension
Thomas Howard.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 18th day of July A.D. 1820 before
Nahum Mitchell Clerk of Court.
I, M c B Thomas clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is no dollars and no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty fourth day of July 1820
M c B Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth

32865 Pay INVALID.
File No. 32,865-
Thomas Howard
Keep Rev War
Act: 15 th March 1815 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 231
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Thomas Howard, soldier - in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States four years, eleven months & twenty five days and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
Eighth Day of June 1783
George Washington
By His Excellency's
Command,
John Trumbull
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. Hopper Adjutant.
1-1-1 1-1-1 1-1-1
Classified by the National Archives

Thomas Howard
Plymouth
11 ap l 1818 - corporal private
Wiltshire reg. Mass
76 War. Admitted

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
On this 11 th  ss. day of April A. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Thomas Howard of Plymouth aged seventy years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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,"
/See his said Declaration enclosed/

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Faward did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months, on 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, & that he needs the assistance of his country for support —
Nahum Mitchell H.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
1818.
ss.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above cer- tificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

Thomas Jackson Esq r bequeathed from Thomas Howard 1789

know all men that I Thos Howard of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of the Massachusetts later who was a Soldier in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the late Continental army during the Last War and being regularly Discharged from the same as Will Appear by my Discharge under the Hand of his Excellency General Washington hereunto Annexed Doth Appear Do by these Presents constitute ordain and make Thos Jackson of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth in the Commonwealth Aforesaid For ever to be my true and Lawfull Attorney and Legal Representative and Agent for me and in my Name to Subscribe in the Ohio Company for Purchasing said B C and in my name for the said Jacksons use To Demand the Quantity of Land promised me by the Congress of the united States of America and for me and in my Name to Sign and Execute A Discharge thereof to the said Congress or united States and generally to transact and do any business relative thereto as fully as if the said Thos Howard would do if personally present with full Power of Substitution
Witness my hand and Seal at Plymouth December ye Thirtyth Day Anno Domini 1789
Signed Seal and Delivered in presence of Thos Jackson Thomas Howard
Plymouth Decemb: 31 st Anno Domini 1789 Then Thomas Howard personally appeared acknowledging This instrument to be his free act & Deed before John Spooner Just: Peace
March 26 th 1812. I hereby certify, that the Name of Grahame Spooner was written by himself to the two certificates on this paper, being well acquainted with his writing, and at the date of these certificates, he was a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Plymouth.
Chas: Turner Jun r

know all men by these Presents that I Thomas Howard of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth later in Consideration of thirty Shillings to me in hand Paid before the Ensealing hereof by Thos Jackson of Plymouth in the foresaid County under the Receipt Whereof I do hereby acknowledge for divers good Causes and Consideration me hereunto moving do for my Self and my heirs remise release sell and forever quit Claim unto the said Thos Jackson his heirs and Assigns all my right title and interest in or to any Boundary Lands which were promised to me as a Soldier in the late Continental Army by virtue of the Resolves of Congress passed
Which hath been or may be Alotted Assigned or granted to me by the Congress of the united States of America by or in Consequence of their Direction for said Boundary
Together with all the Estate Right Title interest use property Claims And Demand whatsoever of me the said Thomas Howard at any time heretofore had or hereafter might have of in and to the Aforesaid Premises with the Appurtenances or to any part thereof to have and to hold the Aforesaid granted and Bargained Premises with the Appurtenances to him the said Thomas Jackson his heirs and Assigns forever. With the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders thereof or any part or parcel thereof forever. So that neither I the said Thomas Howard nor my heirs nor any other person or persons Claiming from or under me or them or in the Name Right or stead of me or them shall or will by any way or means have Claim Challenge or Demand any Estate Right Title or interest of in And to the Aforesaid Premises with the Appurtenances or any part or parcel thereof forever in Witness Whereof I the said Thomas Howard have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this thirtyfirst Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Nine Signed Sealed in Presence of
Nespester Cotton Lydia Jackson
Thomas Howard
Plymouth December 31 st Anno: Domini 1789
Then Thomas Howard personally appeared & acknowledged this instrument to be his free act & Deed Before me J. H. Spooner Just. Peace