Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15174, Titus Howe, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Howe, Titus
S 15174
CONTENTS
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Letter to Pension Agent New York 17 July 1833. and to Isaac Carpenter same date
14634
New York
Titus Howe
Chautauqua in the State of N. York who was a private in the 60 th — commanded by Captain Spalding — of the Reg t — commanded by Col. Wisnifelt — in the . . . N. York for 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 — Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of June 1833, and sent to J. N. Staunton 60 th of Chautauqua Co. N. York
Due to the 4 th of March 1833. $ 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep 1833 . . 15
$ 75
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4 — Page 61

24.610.
Titus Howe. Cattaraugus Co. New York.
J. W. Staunton Clerk Cattaraugus Co. New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined 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 Titus Howe. Catharageus Co. New York.
   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.     Apr. 1782 " 9 " Pvt Col. Wisenbelt Col. Spaulding 67 years Dutchess Co. N. York Witness Timothy Howe  
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) _____, who has 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen.

Chas Carpenter
Apr. 29
N.Y. Seven
N.Y.
Titus Howe
24810

State of New York } On the 5 day of October 1832 Personally Cattaraugus County ss. } appeared in open court before the court of common pleas in and for said County of Cattaraugus Titus. Have a resident of Hinsdale in said County & State aged 67 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers & served as herein stated
That when residing at a place called Townhill in or near the town of Selkirk County of Dutchess and State of New York in first part of April 1782 he enlisted into the Militia, State troops and mustered at Fishkill and placed in Capt. Spaulding's company belonging to Col. Wienfultz regiment, and acted as waiter to Lieut John Finch. That he remained at Fishkill six weeks when he was marched on the west side of Hudson river and from thence to Marbleton with the regiment when the regiment was divided into small detachments or scouting parties in various places to guard the frontier settlements from Indian & tory depredations. That his first station was at Chewkland under the command of Capt. Henry Spaulding and remained there as near as he recollects till September and from thence to a picket fort at a place called Shoraccon and remained there till the period of his enlistment of Nine months expired when he returned home to Townhill that he received no written discharge. That he was born in the town of Stillwater and county of Saratoga & State of New York on the 17. June 1765 at about the age of 9 or 10 removed with his father to Wyoming on the Sus- quehannah when being driven by the Indians away removed finally to Townhill. Dutchess county N.Y. where he resided when he enlisted, has a record of his age in his ledger, knows of no other; that after the war he resided some years in the town of North East county of Dutchess aforesaid from which place removed to the town of Scipio Cayuga County N.Y. in the year 1800. and from Cayuga county removed into Tompkins County N.Y. & from there to his present where now lives the said Titus came home from

place of residence Hinsdale Cattaraugus County, that he is acquainted with Jonathan Davis & Peter Frank who will testify to his Character as to truth and veracity & their belief of his revolutionary services . He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State and that he is acquainted with Timothy Howe whom affidavit as annexed sworn and subscribed the  Titus Howe day and year aforesaid Israel Day a Judge
We Jonathan Davis and Peter Frank residing in the town of Hinsdale County & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Titus Howe who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 67 years of age and that his Character for truth and veracity is good and that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion Subscribed & sworn the 3 } Jonathan Davis day and year aforesaid } Peter Frank Israel Day a Judge
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certify that it appears to them that Jonathan Davis and Peter Frank who have signed the preceding certificate are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit Howard Leavitt } Judges of the Dan Allen } with the names Israel Day } court of common Pleas

John M. Staunton, clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Titus Hows for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. John M. Staunton Clk
more months the said Titus come home from

State of New York
Livingston County ss
Timothy Howe of the town of Livonia in the County of Livingston and State of New York being duly sworn deporeth and saith that Titus Howe of the town of Hunsdale in the County of Catskill and State of New York is a Twin Brother of the said deponent and that the said Timothy Howe well recollects that himself and his said Brother Titus Howe each enlisted into the United States Service as soldiers of the Revolution at the same time & place to wit in the month of April 1782 at a place in the County of Dutches in the State of New York called Town Hill near to or in the town of Fishkill in the said Co- unty of Dutches in the State of New York that they each enlisted for the same period to wit for the period of nine Months and each in the same Regiment that the said Timothy Howe and the said Titus Howe were mustered at Fishkill in the said County of Dutches immediately after their enlistment that they were both in one Regiment the said Titus was as this deponent understandeth in Captain Spauldings company and waited to the said Captain Spaulding  Lieutenant John Finch & the said deponent was waited to Captain White that he knows that the said Titus remained at Fishkill in said Regiment about six weeks when and during said time the said depon- ent every day saw the said Titus that after about six weeks the Regiment being commanded by Colonel Weissenfelt with the said Deponent & the said Titus were moved to Esopus on the west side of the Hudson River from thence they went to Markeltown when the Regiment were dispersed in to different detachments and the said Titus Howe was sent in a different direction from this deponent. the said Deponent further saith that at the expiration of the said nine Months this deponent arrived at his home at Town Hill and a short time after the expiration of the said Nine Months the said Titus came home from

the said Service and this deponent further saith that he verily believes that the said Titus Howe did enlist and serve out the term of nine months the period of his enlistment and that it was so understood & believed at that time and the said deponent further saith that accor- ding to the family Record kept in the family Bible he believes that the said Titus Howe was born on the 27 th day of June 1765 and further this deponent saith not Sworn & Subscribed the 28 th day of September 1832 before me Elias Clarke Justice, Timothy Howe of the Peace of Livingston County
State of New York Livingston County, ss I Chauncy P. Bond Clerk of said County do certify that Elias Clarke Esq before whom the proceeding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace of said County legally authorized to act as such And further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is his own proper hand writing and designation Witness my hand and seal of office this 28 th day of September A.D. 1832 H. B. Bond Clerk by S. G. Heaven Sph ch

Rev & 1812 Wars Section.
June 16, 1925.
Frederick H. Wells American Meter Company, 105 West 40th Street, New York, New York
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S-15174, it appears that Titus Howe was born at Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York June 17, 1765.
While residing at Townhill, in or near Felkington, Dutchess County, New York, he enlisted in April 1782 and served nine months as a private in Captain Henry Pawling's Company, Colonel Weisenfels' New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 5, 1832 while residing in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus County, New York.
It is not stated whether he was married.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
See Archives of the state of New York. Revolutionary - Page 371 - amt mch 22.27

15174 INVALID.
File No. 15174
Titms Home
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 185
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Nov. 9, 1904, his Jennie E. Howe Friendship N.Y.
1925 June 16 Mar to Ludwig H. Wells. mady
1927 Mar. 22 Mar to Mrs. C.W. Wallis aug.

Olean, N.Y., January 3, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;
As a member of the Historic Research Committee, Olean Chapter D.A.R., I would be very glad to receive a copy of the Pension Record with all the dates etc., of
TITUS HOWE
a Soldier of the Revolution, who is said to be buried in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., and whose grave we hope to locate and mark.
Our Regent, when in Washington last April, visited your Bureau and was told that but two records would be given to enquirers, hence this request.
Trusting that this information will be available, I am, with thanks,
Patriotically yours,
Mrs C. K. Kassie 101 E. Hinley St
Stamp inc

AMERICAN METER COMPANY
INCORPORATED
Manufacturers of Gas Meters
105 West 40 th Street
NEW YORK
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY
April 28, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
For the purpose of completing some family records and for proof of eligibility of one of his descendants to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, I would like very much to obtain a synopsis of any information which your records may show regarding Titus Howe , who is said to have served in the New York Levies during the Revolution and was pensioned by the Government for his service.
The soldier is said to have been born in Stillwater, N.Y. about 1765 and died in Central or Western New York about 1839. His wife was Rhoda _____, who died in 1832 and one of their sons was Brazilla Howe.
I am especially desirous of obtaining a synopsis of the original application giving record of service of the soldier as well as names and dates that will help to confirm the line of descent.
Thanking you in advance for the information desired,
Yours very truly,
Frederick H. Wells
105 West 40 th St. New York City
FHW/W

AMERICAN METER COMPANY INCORPORATED
Manufacturers of Gas Meters
105 West 40 th Street
NEW YORK
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY
June 12, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed you will find copy of letter which I sent you on April 28th and to which I have not as yet received any reply.
I would very much appreciate any information that you can give me as to whether or not a pension was granted the Revolutionary soldier, Titus Howe, with any other information that the original application may show and which would be of help for the purpose desired.
The only additional information that I have been able to obtain since writing you is that his wife's maiden name was Rhoda Ferris.
Trusting to hear from you as promptly as possible,
Yours very truly,
Frederick H. Wells
FHW/W

COPY
April 28, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
For the purpose of completing some family records and for proof of eligibility of one of his descendants to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, I would like very much to obtain a synopsis of any information which your records may show regarding Titus Howe , who is said to have served in the New York Levies during the Revolution and was pensioned by the Government for his service.
The soldier is said to have been born in Stillwater, N.Y. about 1765 and died in Central or Western New York about 1839. His wife was Rhoda _____, who died in 1832 and one of their sons was Brazilla Howe.
I am especially desirous of obtaining a synopsis of the original application giving record of service of the soldier as well as names and dates that will help to confirm the line of descent.
Thanking you in advance for the information desired,
Yours very truly,
Frederick N. Wells
FHW/W

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Howe, William GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4393 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 3, 1792 To Nathan White
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.