Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10843, Ephraim How, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
How, Ephraim
S 10843
CONTENTS
Carded

New Hampshire Ephraim Stow of Hollis in the State of N H who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the vessel commanded by El Reed in the N H line for 10 May & Decap
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 34 Dollars 13 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Mar- 1833 and sent to Dana of Boston (Bates)
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $68.26 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 17.06 $85.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H B Blair Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 1 st Page 90

Ephraim How
21.546
N.H.
on Roll Col Nichols Regt. served 2 Mos 9 days
Private 10 Mos 8 days
Adma
N. Hampshire $34.13;
Sam Dana Esq Groton Mass

BRIEF in the case of of Woodis
Ephraim How in the State of  New Hampshire (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily  3. How old is he? 78 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Spring In 17 75 " 8 " Private Gen. Spaulding Col. Read   76 " 2 8 Private " Emerson " Wingate   10 8  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Woodis New Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses & documentary evidence on the rolls  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Witnesses not stated as credible &c &c & the papers not properly attached & the evidence not before a court  X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Adl. Addison Examining Clerk.
a Witness Sets forth a term which the applicant has omitted to state in his declaration

Declaration no. 1.
XV.
Ephraim How
5 papers. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. app't sworn.
21540
please direct to Samuel Dana Esq. Groton No. 11 and place the applicant on the Boston agency.
1802. J. H.

State of New Hampshire.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Hillsborough. ss.
On this Seventh day of August A.D. 1832.
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Amherst within and for the County of Hillsborough in the Commonwealth  State aforesaid
Ephraim Hovey of Halle , in said County aged 78 years
Who being 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 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
 1. That in the Spring A.D. 1775 he enlisted in Capt. Levi Spauldings Company in Col. James Reeds Regt. for the term of eight months to serve at Cambridge and Charleston Mass. He was stationed at Winter Hill and continued with his Company until he completed eight months service and was discharged —  2. In the year A.D. 1776 he enlisted to go to Ticonderoga for four months, in the Company of Capt. Daniel Emerson  Ebenezer  Parker Lt. Wm Merrill 2 d Lt. and Ebenezer ensign in Col. Weingates Regt. Coon 2 d Col. and Baker Majr. he proceeded with his Company to Ticonderoga and with them served out his term of five months and was discharged —  He does not remember that any discharge was ever given to him. —

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, Sworn to and
In presence of James Dana of Groton Nath l Jewett of Hollis Ephraim Hovey mark v.
Before me Edmund Parker Judge of Probate - Eli Smith David Hovey
a Clergyman residing in the town of Hollis in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ephraim Hovey who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be eighty eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Before me Benj m Pool Justin Dine Jesse Worcester
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 Eli Smith who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in said Hollis in that State of New Hampshire who has signed the same resides in said Hollis - and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Charles H. Atherton Edmund Parker Judge of Probate - Clerk of the Court of Probate also from said County of Hillsborough do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Ephraim Hovey for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirteenth day of Septm r in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Charles H. Atherton Reg d
And I further certify that Benjamin Pool and Daniel Abbott are each of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough, and that the name of Benjamin Pool to the proceedings Certificate, and the name of Daniel Abbott to the Caption on the Deposition of James Wood, are their proper signatures.
C. H. Atherton Reg d
Septm 29 th 1832

State of New Hampshire - Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hillsborough Wiltshire , to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Rindge on the Seventeenth On the application of Ephraim Howe Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
within and for the County of Hillsborough day of August A. D. 1832.
1. Where, and in what year were you born? Answer,
In Middleton. Mass. May 18. 1832 1754
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it? Answer,
I have no such record, but my name is recorded on the town-book of Middleton.
3. Did you receive any discharge from service? Ans. I never rec d any written discharge from service -
4. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer,
In Holles N.H. In A.D. 1811. I moved to Marblehead, where I lived 3 yrs. Then to Salem, where I lived 2 years. I then moved back to Holles, where I have since lived.
5. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer,
In my campaign to Cambridge I volunteered At Ticonderoga I was a substitute for Joseph Fletcher, after for Thomas Fletcher both of Dunstable Pepperell Mass.
6. 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? Answer,
Capt. Archibald Tarr. I have seen Gen Lee and Gen. Washington on Winter Hill. Capt. Daniel Emerson.
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? Answer,
Nathaniel Jewett. Jesse Worcester. Benjamin in M. Stark Esq. Benjamin Pool. Esq. Dr. Noah Hardy -
In presence of Nath l Jewett Nathaniel Jewett Nathaniel Jewett neg r
Ephraim Howe mark x.

December 1, 1931
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. B. A. Reed 228 Essex Street Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of November 17, 1931, relative to Ephraim How, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 10843, based upon his military service in that war.
Ephraim How was born May 18, 1754, in Middletown, Massachusetts.
While living in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in the spring of 1775, served eight months as a private in Captain Levi Spaulding's company, Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment. He enlisted in 1776, served five months as a private in Captain Daniel Emerson's company, Colonel Wingate's New Hampshire regiment.
After the war he lived in Hollis, New Hampshire, until 1811, when he moved to Marblehead where he remained three years, then moved to Salem where he lived two years (name of state not designated in last two places), and then moved back to Hollis, New Hampshire.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 17, 1832, while a resident of Hollis, New Hampshire.
There is no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person to whom paid, and possibly

date of soldier's death, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Ephraim How, Certificate No. 10011, issued March 15, 1833, rate $34.13 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New Hampshire Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1931-Dec. 1-Street to Mrs. B.A. Reed - m.d. 1932 Jan. 6 Mrs. B.A. Reed also as to old date of wedding death etc.
Readman
10843 INVALID.
File No. 10,843
Ephraim Horn Ephraim Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 178
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavit of No. 2 Dinehas Hardy in the case of Ephr. Hox.

e and say that me as by my own depar- say that I and I will d at Clinton speaking as there is knew that month has family mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. July 25 1832
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace, within and for all the Counties in said Commonwealth
Phinehas Hardy who subscribed the annexed Deposition and who is a disinterested and credible witness
and made solemn Oath that the same is just and true in all its particulars according to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Saml. Dana
Washington 8 March 1833. I hereby certify that Hon S. Dana whose name is hereunto subscribed is a justice of the peace for the county of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts. E. Everett. —

I Phinehas Hardy of Holles do depose and say that I served in the war of the revolution as by my declaration on file in the office of the war department will appear.
And I further say that I well know Ephraim Dlow of Holles, and I well knew  remember that in A.D. 1775. he served at Bunker hill in the company of Capt. Levi Spalding in Col. James Reads regiment. I was there 6 months; I often saw him and well knew that he served out his term of eight months.
In presence of James Dana of Groton.
Phinehas Hardy his X mark

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Ephraim How which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 2 IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? NO Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? NO XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? NO XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
‡QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ 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 accompany the papers.

December 11, 1931
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Veterans Administrator Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the date of death, and where, and to whom the last pension was paid to of:
Ephraim How, Certificate No. 10011, issued March 15, 1833, rate $34.13 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831.
Act of June 7, 1832, New Hampshire Agency.
I received this information from the Pension Dept. and they gave me their reference of this man as BA-J/m L B.
also
Would like to know where and when & if he had a pension to whom last payment was made of, of Gloucester, Mass.
Jonathan Andrews Jr. whose record is as follows:
Andrews Jonathan Jr. Private Capt Daniel Giddings co., Col. Joseph Foster's regt. enlisted Jan 31, 1776 service 8 mos. 24 days at Gloucester, Mass. This record is found in Mass. Soldiers & Sailors in War of Revolution in Vol. 1.
Yours truly Mrs. B.A.
N. P. Reed
Mrs B.A. Reed 228 Essex st Salem, Mass.

Salem, Mass., Nov. 17, 1931
Director of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Would you please look up only one the Revolutionary war record of Ephraim How or Howe of Hollis, N. H. for the date of his death and where he died, and name of his wife's maiden name if mentioned. Also certificate no. He had several records:
"He served in the Rev. war in Capt. Reuben Dow's co. of minute men who marched from Hollis, N. H. April 19, 1775"
Ephraim Howe's appears on pay roll of Capt. Levi Spaulding.
Also Cambridge, Bunker Hill and, in the company of Capt. Goss at Bennington, July 1777
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am,
Very truly yours
Mrs. B. A. Reed 228 Essex st Salem, Mass.
Nellie P. Reed (Mrs. B. a.)

January 6, 1932
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. B. A. Reed 228 Essex Street Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of December 11, 1931, requesting information in regard to Jonathan Andrews and Ephraim How, soldiers of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the service of the Jonathan Andrews described by you.
With reference to Ephraim How, the date of death of this soldier is not on record in this office. In order to obtain the date of last payment of his pension, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you address The Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
Ephraim How, Certificate 10011, issued March 15, 1833, rate $34.13 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831. Act of June 7, 1832, New Hampshire Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator