Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,312, Jonathan Whitehouse, N. H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N. H.

Whitehouse, Jonathan

NUMBER
S. 43, 312
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12, 728

New Hampshire Li

Jonathan Whitehouse
Strafford County
of [illegible] in the state of N Hamp who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Poor of the N Hampshire line, for the term of 11 months

Inscribed on the Roll of New hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819 and Sent to Wm Badger Esqr Judge Court Common pleas Edmonton, Strafford Co. NH

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819. 10 Mo's 10/30 11/31. 83.69
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819.    48 --
                                                          $131.69

80 -
2.66
1 l 3

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

Continued


Notification sent to A. Peirce Esqr.
Dover, New Hamp. 6th Sepr. 1820.
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Jonathan Whitehouse
Private
Col Enoch Poors Regiment
New Hampshire Line
1776 -- 11 months

21st. April 1818


Admitted on the 
Evidence of L Carr
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State of New hampshire
County of Strafford SS

On this 21st day of April AD. 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas for said County personally appears Jonathan White House aged fifty nine years resident in the Town of Alton County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration 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:  That he the said Jonathan Whitehouse sometime in the Month of May 1775 at Dover in said State enlisted and entered the service of the United States in the Company commanded by Captain Jonathan Wentworth Regiment commanded by Colo Enoch Poor New hampshire line for seven months that before the first enlistment was out he enlisted again for twelve months in the same Company Regt and line that he continued to serve in said service of the United States in the revolutionary war on the continental establishment from May 1775 until December 1776 when his last term for which he enlisted expired and he was regularly dismissed at Mount Independence in the State of New York that he received no written certificate of his discharge That he was
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in no battles - And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid ---
William Badger

I William Badger Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Whitehouse 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 that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed this 6th day of August A. D. 1818
William Badger
[seal affixed to page]
Attest Danl Waldron Clerk of the Court of Com Pleas for the County of Strafford
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State of New hampshire
Strafford SS ------

On this 21st day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas for said County personally appears John Rollins of Alton County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration to be used in support of the preceding declaration of Jonathan Whitehouse.  That he the said John Rollins knew that the said Jonathan Whitehouse served all the year 1776 as he the said Whitehouse has stated in his preceding declaration --
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid -----
William Badger


State of New hampshire
Strafford SS   June 30th 1819

I William Badger Judge &c as aforesaid, do certify that the above named John Rollins is a person of good credibility and disinterested in the foregoing claim of Jonathan Whitehouse.
William Badger
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98.
Jonathan Whitehouse

12.720

CM

Septr. 1819.




Contd.
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Wolfborough within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the second Tuesday of July, 1820.

Jonathan Whitehouse aged 64 years, resident in Alton in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income--his necessary clothing and bedding excepted-- as follows :--
One Cow one hog - and no other property - Jonathan Whitehouse


And the said Jonathan Whitehouse in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed :--viz.

I Jonathan Whitehouse do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 18th 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.
Jonathan Whitehouse

And the said Jonathan Whitehouse doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.

he enlisted in June 1775 into the Company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Wentworth for eighteen months he joined the army at Winterhill he was in Col Poors Regiment in New-Hampshire line from Winterhill he marched to New London from thence to New-York, and so on a circuitous rout to Philadelphia thence to West Point and Ticonderoga thence with Gen Arnold into Canada thence to Mount Independence where his term of eighteen months was expired and he had a regular discharge
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 21. 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 12.728 :--That his occupation is that of a Farmer not able to Labor any at all  That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz. his wife aged 64 years Is able to work a little

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises he duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the
11th day of July -- 1820.  Jonathan Whitehouse
Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.


STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.......STRAFFORD SS.

AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Wolfborough within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 11th day of July, 1820, before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH and
SAMUEL QUARLES, Associate Justices of said Court.
The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said Jonathan Whitehouse having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is Sixteen dollars - cents.  Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.


STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE....STRAFFORD SS.

I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 11th day of July - 1820.
A. Peirce, CLERK.
[seal affixed to page]
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43 312
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 43. 312
Jonathan Whitehouse
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 560

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New hampshire
Strafford SS
Alton April 25 AD 1818

We the subscribers do hereby Certify that Jonathan Whitehouse of Alton is a man of Indigent Circumstances and stands in need of support from his Country
David Gilman{
James M Duffee{
Charles Rogers{   Select men

I hereby certify that the above named persons were chosen to Serve as select men of the Town of Alton for the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and sworn to the faithful discharge of their duty
Eleazar Davis Town Clerk
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Hon William Badger
Gilmanton
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I hereby certify that Jona Whitehouse now residing in the Town of Alton State of N. Hampshire was a Soldier in the late Revolutionary war that he enlisted Jany 1st- 1776 to serve Twelve months in 2d N. Hampshire Regt- which was then Commanded by Col Enoch Poor under Capt- Jon Wentworth in which Compy. I was then Lieut all which appears on Rolls now in my possession he states he served till a few days before his time expired then being out of health received a regular discharge which I make no doubt

James Carr

June 3d - 1819 


Dear Sir
Mr. Whitehouse requested me to send you this Certificate and he wished you would send me word if it is not sufficient witness to support his clame as a pentioner
Yours Respectfully
William Hayes

Hon William Badger
Atten June 4th 1819

Strafford SS June 30th 1819 I hereby certify that the above named James Carr is a person of good credibility and disinterested in the foregoing claim of Jonathan Whitehouse -
William Badger Judge &c -