Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,042, William Howard, S.C. (N.C.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
S.6. (n.6)
Howard, William
S.7.042
CONTENTS
carded

North Carolina 16.548
William Howard of Meck. Co. in the State of N.C. who was a Dr. in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wm. Norton in the N.C. Co. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N.C. Carolina at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Aug. 1832 and John H. Wilson. Charlotte - N.C.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833, 233 25 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. - 133 75 $66,695
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 43.
Paid at the Treas. the Act of the 2 d 1838, from 4 th Sept. March 1839. a g t Note, Dec r 1839.
Order to pay 30. Oct 1841. " " " 12. Jan y 1844.
Date of death not on file

Wm Howard
24/24

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County
Superior Court of Law November Term A.D. 1852
On this the 12 th of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared (appeared), before said Court now sitting, William Howard a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged in the sixty-ninth year of his age, who being first duly according to Law cloth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 4 th A.D. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated.
Your declarant states that he was born in the State of Pennsylvania in Dauphin County, in the year of - 64 - His age is recorded in a Family Bible, which he has at his house - Was living in the County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina when called into service, & has lived in the same County & State ever since the Revolutionary War - Your declarant states that he volunteered his services - Never received a discharge from service. Your declarant entered service in the year of 1781 - Sumpter was General of the army, Henry Hampton was the Colonel - Commandant, Moore was Major of the Regiment to which your declarant belonged - Jacob Barnett was Captain - Marched from Mecklenburg County North Carolina on to the Congaree River in South Carolina - engaged in no Battle - Served with no Continental Troops - Has no documentary evidence of his services - Was discharged from the service sometime in the year 1782. Your declarant cannot recollect the precise time that he either entered or left the service, but is conscious of the fact that he served at least eight months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declared that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
WILLIAM HOWARD
We Samuel Givens & Hugh Forbes of the County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that William Howard who had sworn to & subscribed the above declaration, did the service therein set forth, for we were with him during the time Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Hugh Forbes weak
Samuel Givens
We Reuben Boswell & William Wilcox of the County of Mecklenburg & State of

North Carolina do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Howard who has sworn to & subscribed the within Declaration; That we believe him to be in his sixty-seventh ninth year of his age: That he is respected & beloved, in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Reuben B. Bell Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid. WM H. WARD
Wm Wilson.
And the sd Court does hereby declare its opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after the setting 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 that Reuben Boswell & William Wilson who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit, & that Hugh Forbes & Samuel Jones are residents of the same county & state, & are credible persons, and that their affidavits are entitled to belief.
I, Samuel Henderson, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the sd Court in the matter of the application of William Howard for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this the 22 nd of November A.D. 1832.
Sam Henderson Clk.
I, Spensall Thompson, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of sd Court in the matter of the application of William Howard for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office the 27 th of May A.D. 1833.
S. Thompson Clk.
0241924
Agree Howard

William Howard N.C. No. 24124
A. C. B. & Co. - 8 mo. $26.00
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Lor. H. Wilson Esq. Charlotte N.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Apl 29 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 subjunctive 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 William Howard
   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.     1781 vol. 8 Pri. Col. H. Hampton Genl Sumpter 68 years Mecklenburg Co N. C. For a ditto Witnesses  
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 place 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.
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.
[k] 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.

See also Sam Howard W. 23348 whose rec. was this person Nov-1935
March 12, 1934
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BA-J/REL am William Howard-S.7042
Mrs. M.C.Moseley Byron Georgia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of William Howard, who served in the North Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War; also the records of War of 1812 soldiers, Avery R. Hood and Smith Cotton, of Georgia, and James Gary Cotton, son of Smith Cotton.
The records have been searched and no record found of a claim for pension having been made to the United States based upon service in the War of 1812 of an Avery Hood, Smith Cotton or of any James Cotton. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. The record of William Howard is given below as found in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7042, based upon his military service in that war.
William Howard was born in 1764, in "Dinegal County", Pennsylvania. The names of his parents are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he volunteered sometime in 1781, marched to the Congaree River in South Carolina, served in Captain Jacob Barnett's Company, Colonel Henry Hampton's South Carolina Regiment and was discharged sometime in 1782, having served at least eight months. The exact dates of his service are not given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1832, while residing in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revo-

lutionary War soldier, William Howard(s.7042), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
William Howard, Certificate No. 16548, issued August 31, 1833, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North Carolina Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

1934 - Mar 12 - List to Mrs M.C. Moseley ECH 1935 - Nov 18 - to Mrs M.C. Moseley this list jur. her Mar 12, 1934 ECH
Clearman
7042 INVALID.
File No. 7042
William Howard
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 15 , Page 177
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct 28 50
Post Mark vs professional standing of the Physician who have upped in the case of

(Confidential)
Post Office Manitowoc Wis October 23 d 1854
Sir
I am in receipt of your communication of the 10 th inst. making inquiry respecting the professional standing of Drs Cha s Muller & M c E. Zeilley of this county, and in reply, will say, that I have known Dr Zeilley for some four or five years, and believe that he would not intentionally place his name to any false, or exaggerated report, relating to the physical condition of any person whom he might be called upon to examine professionally.
He is a young man, and I think the time above named covers the larger portion of his medical practice, he is not a brilliant man in his profession, but has had very good success, and is generally considered a very safe practitioner, and is reputed to have read with a thorough and skillful physician.
Dr. Muller has been here but a short time, some four or five months, he is also a young man, (a German,) and probably cannot have had great experience, but upon that point I cannot speak more definitely, neither do I know how he is regarded, as a physician, generally, by his own countrymen, with whom

he has had most of his practice here
My impression of him, founded, not upon an acquaintance with, but upon observations of the general bearing of the man, are not such as to insure my fullest confidence in his ability and skill as a medical practitioner.
He claims, however, (and some of his friends for him) to be thoroughly educated in his profession, and to understand its practice.
In my opinion, any professional report which, upon proper investigation, both of the above physicians should make and subscribe , ought to be relied upon.
Unable to answer your inquiries with greater precision.
I subscribe myself
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
L. A. Woods
Postmaster
L. P. Waldo Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Pension Office
Washington Nov 11 th 1843
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:
Insofar the pension on the case of William Howard is pensioned under the Act of 1832. due 14 th March 1843. as per £1. 66 8 3/4
Please order the payment.
respectfully
Your Obedient
Ed. Harkness J. P.

Pension Office
Washington Oct 25 th 41.
J. L. Emory Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
The inclosed paper.
of National Banking Act 32. 12 mo. 26,666 requires your sanction before it can be passed.
Very respectfully
J. M. Ashley.
Wm. H. Wells J. H.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 21 st , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Howard, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the North Carolina Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Parry Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Byron Ga Feb. 13-34
Veterans Administration. Wash. D.C. must be
Dear sir.
War 1812 for Mrs. Finch Please send me 2570
Pension record of William Howard private in N.C. Militia Pension commenced mch 4/831 aged 71 yrs.
Thanking you Mrs. Mc Moseley.