Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,839, Silas Howard, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Howard, Silas
S. 32,839
CONTENTS

5543
Massachusetts
Silas Howard Capt Vinton private
Mass ts line 76 One year
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Jan y 1819 and sent to Nahum Mitchell judge East Bridgewater Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 - 4\frac{10}{30} - 34.66 Semi-ann. all ce ending Sept r 1819 48
$82.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Bridgewater * duplicate cert. p. 16. Nov 1824 Sent to the care of John S. Lillie, Esq r Branch Bank N.E. Boston, Mass ts
Michaelson sent May 4th 1824 to General E. G. P. Smith, Mass ts

Silas Howard Bridgewater

(A)
I Silas Howard of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth Mass ts a Resident citizen of the United States aged sixty three years on oath set forth and declare that I was a soldier in the war of the revolution, and that from my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support - that I served the eight months at Roxbury in 1775, and then in January 1776 I enlisted into the first year service under the orders of the Continental Congress, under Capt. John Vinton in the 10 th Regiment in the Massachusetts Line commanded by Col. P. D. Sergeant, and continued to serve out the year faithfully and was honorably discharged at White Plains. I had no written discharge as I recollect. I was in the skirmishes at Kingsbridge, Harlem, and on the North river, during Genl. Washington's retreat from New York. Ichabod Holbrook was Lieutenant of my company and has given an affidavit of my services which I now exhibit, and have no further testimony of my services in my power to offer. Silas Howard
Sworn to and declared on Oath April 25. 1818. Before me.
Nahum Mitchell Judge

Pilar Howard
GW
5543
March 189

SCHEDULE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
County of Plymouth ss.
On this twentieth day of July 1820, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, having a power also of fine and imprisonment, and keeping a record of their proceedings, personally appeared in open Court, being a court of record for the said County Silas Howard aged sixty five years, resident in Bridgewater in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. for the term of twenty months in the company commanded by Capt. John Vinton, 8 th Regiment of Massachusetts Line - and that he has received a pension certificate dated 22 January 1819 and numbered 5543 in pursuance of his original Declaration made 25 th day of April A.D. 1818 and also takes and subscribes the following oath, viz.
* Original certificate lost and duplicate granted 16 th Nov. 1819 No 5543 -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
I have a small dwelling house & barn, but do not own the land on which they stand, or any other Real Estate - I have one Wagon, about ten chairs, two tables, one desk, & some Irons, brookery, Tin & Wooden ware - I am a common labourer by occupation, but in consequence of ill health am able to perform but very little labour - My family consists of myself & my Wife Polly - aged 63 years quite infirm, & unable to support herself - & my son Jonathan aged twenty years very infirm & unable to support himself - I owe sundry persons about Ninety Dollars Silas Howard.
Sworn to, and declared, on the 20 th day of July 1820. before
Nahum Mitchell 6. Justice of said court.
I, John B. Thomas clerk of said court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fifty nine dollars and 75 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this twentyninth day of December 1820
59.75
John B. Thomas Clerk of the Court for the County of Plymouth -

32839 Rep INVALID.
File No. 89, 889
Silas Howard
His Rev Par
Act: 18 th March 1818.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 194
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

Silas Howard > Bridgewater Ms 26 ap 1818 - private Sergeant y. 76 One yr Admitted
And I, the said Judge, do hereby certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the original thereof, as shown to the said Silas Howard, and as the same appears to the said Court.
CERTIFICATE
I, Clerk of the Court, do hereby certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the original thereof, as shown to the said Silas Howard, and as the same appears to the said Court.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Plymouth ss.
On this 25 th day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared Silas Howard of Bridgewater Mr aged sixty three years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war."
Declaration marked (A)

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Silas Howard — did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress; and that the said Silas Howard is poor and needs the assistance of his country for support —
Nahum Mitchell
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

FREE
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War. Washington.

I Silas How ard of Bridgewater in the County of Plymouth, an estate of my estate late a private in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States in con- formity to the Act of Congress of March 18. 1818. Do hereby certify that sometime in the month of September last, I was Robbed in the streets of Boston of my pocket Book, in which was my original pension certificate granted me by the Secretary of War. dated sometime prior to the month of March last. This certificate was procured through the Hon. Judge Mitchell of Bridgewater aforesaid - and in the pocket Book was also the cash which I had the same day received for my pension for September of the pension Agent in my pocket - I do also declare that I have not been able since to recover the said certificate or the money Silas Howard aforesaid
Boston Suffolk ss. March 12. 1879
Sworn before J. L. Woodman Just peace of the Public

Boston. Novemb. 12 - 1819
Sir
Annexed is my Affidavit regarding the loss of my pension certificate, to which be pleased to refer — I have to request that a new certificate may be granted and sent to John S. Gilley, the Clerk of the pension Department, at the Brattle Bank of the United States, in Boston for my use.
I am Respectfully Your Obedt. Servant — Silas Howard
To
H. H. Hovey. H. Walburn Secretary of War

First cut out & des- troyed & another
Correct one made (dated 16 Sept. 1879.) sent in favor of Silas
Howard & sent to J. S. Lillie Esq.
29. Nov. 1879

United States Branch Bank Boston 22 Nov r 1819
Sir
The enclosed certificate, should have been issued in the Name of Silas Howard , as the direction on the enclosure is proper, & not Silas Henry . I take the liberty to return the certificate, that the mistake may be corrected.
I am very Respectfully
Your Ob t . Serv t
John Stillman Pay r Clerk
Gen l J. B. Colburn Sec y of War Washington

Ichabod Holbrook Randolph

I Ichabod Holbrook of Randolph in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that Silas Howard was a soldier in the war of the revolution; of the Massachusetts line of the army, on the Continental establishment, that the said Silas Howard, enlisted in a company commanded by Capt John Benton, on the 19th of April seventeen hundred and seventyfive, in which company he served till the January following, at which time he again enlisted in the same company, and served for one whole year, said company being under Paul Dingley Sargent Col of the sixteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts line; all of which service I the above named Ichabod Holbrook, was personally knowing to, having been for the eight months sergeant and during the whole of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, a Lieutenant of the same company in which the above named Silas Howard served, said company, and regiment being in the Brigade commanded by Brig Gen William Heath
Ichabod Holbrook
signed in presence of
M c Seth Turner rep Royce Turner
Norfolk ft Randolph April 13. 1818
Then the above named
Ichabod Holbrook personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the facts, set forth in the above certificate by him subscribed, before me.
Seth Turner } Justice of the Peace
The above said Seth Turner is a Magistrate & qualified to administer oaths & the said Holbrook is a credible Witness Nahum Mitchell Judge