Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8938, John W Howe, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Howe, John W How, Mary Ann.
W 8938
CONTENTS

23.213
letter to Hon R. M. Johnson 14 May 1834
Kentucky
John W. Howe of Greenup Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com by Captain Campbell of the reg t commanded by Col Henry in the Virginia line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 3 1/2 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of October 1833 and A.M. 9 Nichols Greenup Co Ky
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $ 83.32 Semant. allowance ending March 34 $ 16 66 $ 99.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 13

Kentucky 6189
Let to Page & C. Chinn Aug 10. 1841.
Mary Ann Howe widow of John W. Howe, dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7. 1832 and who died on the 30 th April 1835 of Greenup Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Campbell of the Regt. commanded by Col. Henry — in the Virginia line for 10 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of May 1841 and sent to Christopher Chinn, Esq. Harrodsburg, Ken.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1841. $161.65 Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book 4. Vol. 2 Page 214

Sept 12 1783 Joseph Howe was born May 22 Rebekah Howe was born April 11 th 1784 Eliza Howe was born February 20 th 1787 Sarah Howe was born Jan'y 20 th 1789 Wm Howe was born March 22 1793 Daniel Lyndon Howe was born November 3 1795 John Nelson Howe was born
James Warnock was born June the 12 th 1781
John P. Stone

Edw. Hawkshaw Henry Green was born in the year of our Lord 1834 June the 19 1834 4th of Henry Green

Mary Ann Hearn.
No 7770
Mary Ann Hearn of John W. Kentucky.

State of Kentucky Greenup County Set
On this 16th day of March 1841 Personally appeared before me a Sumner Ratcliff a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Mary Ann Hooe a resident of Greenup County and State aforesaid aged Seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled, An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, That she is the widow of John W Hooe deceased late a pensioner on the Kentucky agency, She further declares that she was married to the said John W Hooe on the Nineteenth day of September Seventeen hundred and Eighty two (1782) in the County of Montgomery in the State of Virginia, That her husband the aforesaid John W Hooe died on the Thirtieth day of April Eighteen hundred and Thirty five (1835) That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but her Marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four Viz at the time above stated She further declares she knows of no record of her marriage or of her children ages unless it can be found in a volume of the history of England now in the possession of the declarants Daughter in law Elizabeth Hooe of said County of Greenup
Mary Ann her Hooe mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid And I certify the said Mary Ann Hooe in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend court Given under my hand the day and date first above written Samuel Ratcliff P.H.C.

The deposition of James Warnock a resident of Greenup County and State of Kentucky to be read as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs Mary Ann Veno for a pension
Deponent being fifty nine years old Deposes and saith that he was well acquainted with John W Veno deceased and knows he was a pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky agency at the time of his death and knows the said John W Veno died on the Thirteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and thirty five And that his widow the said Mary Ann Veno has live single ever since to the present time
James Warnock
State of Kentucky Greenup County Set
Personally appeared before me Samuel Peatless a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid James Warnock and subscribed and swore to the above deposition and I certify the said James Warnock is a man of truth and veracity
Given under my hand this 16th day of March 1841
Samuel Peatless J.P.
The deposition of Mrs Elizabeth Veno a resident of Greenup County Ky taken this 17th day of March 1841 to be used as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs Mary Ann Veno for a pension Deponent being thirty eight years old Deposes and saith that she was well acquainted with John W Veno for about seventy five years She knows the said John W Veno was a pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky agency and that the said John W Veno died in the Spring of the year Seventeen hundred and thirty five and that his widow the aforesaid Mary Ann Veno has remained a widow ever since to the present period She further declares that she has in her possession a Volume of the History of Scotland which contains the family record of the children of the said John W Veno which commences in these words Viz Sept 12 1783 Joseph was born May the 22 Rebecca Veno was born April 11 1785 Eleanor Veno was born and as continues the said record with rest of the names of the children down to John Nelson Veno was born

November 3 1795 which recd the deponent knows to be in the hand writing of the aforesaid John W Hoos the said book and record has been in the deponents possession ever since the year seventeen hundred and thirty four and the deponent has taken the leaf out of said book and made the said leaf which contains said record part of this her deposition And further saith she not
Elizabeth Hoos
State of Kentucky Greene County Set
Personally appeared before me Samuel Ratcliff a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Greene and State aforesaid Elizabeth Hoos and subscribed and swore to the foregoing deposition And I certify the said Elizabeth Hoos is a woman of truth and veracity
Given from under my hand the day and date first above written Samuel Ratcliff J P
Note, Elizabeth Hoos interlined before signed by me Samuel Ratcliff J P
State of Kentucky Greene County Set
I William Corum Clerk of the Court of Greene County certify that Samuel Ratcliff is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal and office and subscribed my name this 17th day of March 1841
William Corum Clerk of the Court of Greene County

State of Kentucky Greenup County set.
On this 3 rd day of June 1833 personally appeared before the county court of the county aforesaid John W. Howe a resident of the county of Greenup & state of Kentucky aged 80 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 the 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the united States in the year 1775 and in the face of that year, the particular date he does not recollect, and served in the first regiment of the Virginia State line, and the first company of said regiment which was a rifle company under the following named officers, to wit, William Campbell was the name of his captain, who afterwards was in the battle of Kings Mountain, Daniel Trigg his first Lieutenant, Alexander Cunningham his 2 nd Lieutenant & George Lambert was the name of his Ensign, Patrick Henry was our Col l & William Christian Lieutenant Colonel, Patrick Henry resigned shortly after this applicant enlisted & Christian took his place from the best recollection of this declarant, He states that he resided in Lincoln when he enlisted, which county is now called Montgomery in the state of Virginia, He was in no regular action but was in a number of skirmishes, He states he was mostly engaged in guarding the coasts (ie) while belonging to the rifle company. We rendezvoused at New London & marched to Williamsburg, we remained there a short time then marched to Hampton

From thence to Williamsburg & again down to Hampton & after being engaged in guarding the coast there awhile we marched to Hog Island James Town & Williamsburg. - From the last men- tioned place we were called to march down to Grimes island, this deponent thinks in July 1776 but on arriving there found that the Colonel Char- les Scott of the 3rd Regiment had got there since accomplished what we were called on to do, the evening before we reached there. We then marched back to Williamsburg, where this applicant re- ceived his discharge, which he has long since lost.
He served under the aforesaid enlistment ten months, he is certain, he thinks ten half, he had enlis- ted for twelve months, but was discharged a few weeks short of the twelve months on account of bad health.
He further states that in the year 1778 he was appointed as a spy, in the spring of that year by Col. William Preston, for the term of two years and served that term out, with the exception of the winter Spring, but can with safety make oath that he served in the capacity of a spy six months in each of the said years.
At the time he was appointed  a spy appointed a spy he belonged to Capt. Cloyd's company and resided in Montgomery county Virginia.
He further states that in the year 1779 he entered the militia service as a volunteer in Montgomery county Virginia, under Capt. James Robinson, & was stationed at Moad's Fort, and rendezvoused at Camp Union since called.

Louisburg, I marched to the mouth of the Kanawha river against the Indians, I arrived at that place on the night of the same day that Col. Lewis defeated the Indians, at the mouth of Kanawha. Having received intelligence while yet 15 or 20 miles that the battle was going on, we made a push I arrived there late at night, I remained at the mouth of Kanawha some time, After the battle the Indians treated, one tribe called Mingoes, refused or failed to come in, I this applicant volunteered with others to go against their town where we killed several stock some prisoners, After having travelled one hundred miles distant from mouth of Kanawha I performed the last mentioned service we returned again to that place, This party was commanded by Col. Crawford who was afterwards surrounded by the Indians, He served four months this tour I was discharged at the mouth of Kanawha, which discharge is also lost, He would remark for the information of the department be that, if the rolls of the Virginia State troops are preserved, his name may be there written John Howe instead of "John W. Howe" as he cannot recollect whether the W. was then inserted in his name or not. He states that he has no documentary evidence, he knows of no person by whom he can make proof of his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, I declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state known to subscribed the day & year aforesaid,
Sworn to and signed in open Court by the said John W. Howe, this 3 rd day of June 1833. Attest, A. W. G. Nichols, Clerk Greenup County Combs
John W. Howe

We Thomson Ward and Geo N Davis two of the residing in Greenup county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John M. Howe who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 80 years of age, 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. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Sworn to and subscribed by the said George N. Davis, and Thomson Ward, in open court, this 3 rd day of June 1833. Attest A. M. G. Nichols. Cls.c.c.
Geo N Davis Thomson Ward
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 George N. Davis and Thomson Ward who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Greenup & State of Kentucky, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
State of Kentucky } Greenup County } Set.
I, Alfred M. G. Nichols, Clerk of the County Court of Greenup County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John M. Howe for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 3 rd day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, and in the 42 nd year of the Commonwealth.
Attest,
A. M. G. Nichols. Clerk

23644
John W. Howe Greenup Co Kentucky.
from 1775 private 10 months.
$33 \frac{33}{100}
 6666  1666   8332 
A.W.G. Nichols Clerk Greenup Co Kentucky

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 10 183 3
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 John W. Howe. Greenup Co. Kentucky.
   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.     Fall 1775 Early. 11 " Priv Col. P. Henry. Lt. Col. W. Christian Capt. Campbell. Lieut. D. Frigg 80 years Fincastle Montgo muy 60 Traditionary.   1778 He served Two years as a volunteer in the service of the State. Impartial Spv. Col. W. Preston Capt. Lloyd Virg a   Winter 1774. " 4 " Priv Col. Lewis Capt. J. Robinson  
10
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 paper 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 [i] 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.
Joseph Rowen Esq.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
5938
Mary Ann Howe Wid. of John W. Howe Pittsboro line
Act:
July 7 th 38
Index:—Vol.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

7770
Mary Ann How of John W. How Kentucky
Admitted
Private pen. no. $33. 23 / 100 Capt. Campbell Col. Penna.
died 30 April 1835
At 7 July 1838.
Christopher Chinn Harrodsburg. Ken.

Greencastle Ky.
Dec 7.
Friend
Ames
To the secretary at War or
Ref 200
H. L. Edwards commissioner of Pensions Washington City District of Columbia

Harrodsburg (Ky) 22 d March 1841
Dear Sir
There with, forward to you the declaration, and testimony of Mrs Mary Amy Hearn widow of John W Hearn dec d for a pension
I should be pleased to hear from the claim as soon as it will suit your convenience
Your Obt Humble Servt Chs Chinny
Col J. L. Edwards Commrs of Pensions Washington City

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Inc.
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Miss Ann Home Ken. Ill.
J. L. Edwards Hours of Pension Washington City

Harrodsburg Ky 4 August 1841
Sir
Mrs Mary Ann Howe widow of John M Howe of Greenup County Ky pension certificate issued two or three months since and have not been reported to the Pension agent at Lexington I would thank you if you would have it reported.
Your Obt Servt Chr Whinn
Col J S Edwards Court of Pensions Washington City