Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37538, Samuel Whitehouse, Mass
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SERVICE
Mass.

PERSON
Whitehouse, Samuel

NUMBER
S.37538
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7721
Maine
Samuel Whitehouse 2d
of Wells
in the [state of is crossed out] Dist of Maine
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Patterson of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of 3 years

Inscribed on the Roll of District of Maine
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on
the 8th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of March 1819
and sent to Benjamin Green Esqr
South Berwick York County Name

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 10 mo 23/30  6/21= 87.16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819   48
$135 " 16

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

[Text written sideways]
Died Jan31, 1824

Notification sent July 24  1820 to
Daniel Sewall  Kennebunk  Maine
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Samuel Whitehouse
Private
Jan 7 '77, 3 years, line & (?) not stated
Col Pattersons which was 15 regt Massachusetts line
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York ss.
In further evidence of the service of Samuel Whitehouse named
in the affidavit to which this is annexed. George Jacobs
late a Lieutenant in the army of the United States, personally appeared
being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath testifies that
in the month of January A.D. 1777 he enlisted the above named
Saml Whitehouse for the term of three years as a private soldier
that he immediately joined the army + served as a soldier in Col
Pattersons Regiment until the three years the term for which he
had enlisted expired when he was discharged. and Samuel Rines
and Samuel Wheelwright two other disinterested credible witnesses
likewise appear and being first by me duly sworn according to law
they upon their Oaths doing that the above named Samuel
Whitehouse did serve as a soldier in the Continental Army for
the term of three years as he has stated in the affidavit to which
this is annexed that they served in the same Corps with him
and do know that he was accounted a good soldier that he was honorably discharged

examined and sworn belove the subscribed this 15th of February A.D. 1819
Signature of Benjamin Greene
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas a Justice of the peace throughout 
The Comwth of Mass.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, On this eighth day of April
A. D. 1818. before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit
in said Commonwealth, personally appears Samuel Whitehouse seventy two year resident in Wells
in said county of York, 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 in the month of May AD 1775 he
child as a private soldier under Captain Joshua Bragdon of the Regiment
commanded by Col Seaman of the Massachusetts line for eight months and continued to do his duty in said Company and Regiment in Cambridge until the eight months for which he had enlisted & 
immediately afterward enlisted for two months under Capt Moulton of the same
Line & his duty in said Company for said term at Roxbury 
at the expiration of said last mentioned terms was honorably discharged and at the expiration of said last mentioned term was honorable discharged - and that in the month of January A.D. 1777 he again inlisted as a private soldier for three years under Lieut George Jacobs, (who was recovering at Wells 
& immediately  joined the army & was attached to the Regiment
commanded by Col Patterson and continued to do his duty in the (?) places in which said Regiment was stationed until the three years for which he had enlisted expired when he rec
places in which said Regiment was stationed until the three years for
which he had enlisted expired when he recvd and honorable discharge but has long since lost it--

and the said Saml Whitehouse farther testifies & by the certificate
of the Selectmen of Wells prove -

That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has
other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Signature of  Benj Greene

I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern
Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid--and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs
the assistance of his country for his support. --And I do 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 before
mentioned act of Congress.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this tenth day of June Anno Domini, 1818.
By Jean
Signature of Benj" Greene
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Samuel Whitehouse
Wells
7721


c
Sept 181
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STATE OF MAINE.
York ss  At Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun
and holden at York
within and for the County of York
on the first Tuesday of July, being the fourth day of said month in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
before the Honorable Benjamin Greene, chief Justice of said Court.

On this fourth day of July
in the year 1820, personally appeared
in open Court
the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount,
keeping a record of their proceedings, and having ""the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a
Court of Record for said County Samuel Whitehouse 2d  aged
seventy four
years, resident in Wells
aged 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. as a private
in the company commanded by Capt. Mills
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Vose
in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continental Establishment, as is more
particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the eighth
day of April A. D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension,
was granted. And I 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 hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to
pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth
as is herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Signature of  Samuel Whitehouse 2nd

Sworn to and declared on the 4th
day of July A.D. 1820.

Before Benj. Greene, Ch. Justice of the said Court
Att. Daniel Sewall, Clerk
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SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate (necessary clothing and bedding
excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz:

Real estate none
Personal estate none, excepting a very few
articles of household furniture, viz.
2 Tables - 4 chairs
Signature of Samuel Whitehouse 2.

SCHEDULE of the family residing with me
who, by occupation am a labourer
which I am unable to pursue by
reason of many infirmities not having done aught towards my support
for several years, being lame in my back

NAMES.
Abigail my daughter
Mary my daughter
My grandchild

AGES.
45
35
13

Capacity of each to contribute to their support.
Abigail - Feeble able to contribute only in part
towards her support.

Mary - Weak Svery low, having been confined to her bed principally for more than two years
unable to do aught towards her support.

My grandchild - in health, & necessary in my family to assist in taking care of my
Samuel Whitehouse 2.

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss.
I, Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit, within
the county of York
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 three
dollars and twenty five cents. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court, on this thirteenth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Signature pf Daniel Sewall, Clerk of the said Circuit Court for the County of York
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December 15, 1937
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Samuel Whitehouse, S.37638
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Anna M. Halsey
4427 Sprague Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of December 1, 1937, requesting information relative to Revolutionary War Soldiers, Samuel Whitehouse, John Burgess, William Gardener or Gardner and Thomas Armstrong,

Because of the large number of requests for records of Revolutionary
War soldiers, and the lack of clerical force available for
furnishing such information, it is impossible to make a series of investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of that war, for
each inquirer.

The record of Samuel Whitehouse is furnished you herein, as found
in papers on file in pension claim, S. 37538, based upon his service in
the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Samuel
Whitehouse were not shown.

Samuel Whitehouse enlisted in 1775, place not given, and served
eight months as private in Captain Joshua Braydon's company in Colonel
Scammons' Massachusetts regiment. Immediately after this service he
enlisted and served two months as private in the Massachusetts line
under Captain Moulton" (probably meant for Colonel Moulton). He enlisted
in January, 1777, and served three years as private in Captain Wills'
company in Colonel Vose's First Massachusetts Regiment.

Samuel Whitehouse was allowed pension on his application executed
April 8, 1818, at which time he was living in Wells, York County, Maine, Mass.
aged seventy-two years.
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In 1830 samuel Whitehouse was living in Wells, York County, Maine.
referred to as Samuel Whitehouse, Ant. At this time he referred
this mates, Abigail aged forty-five, and was aged thirty-five
and thirteen years, was not given. There are no further
data relative to soldier's family.
Whitehouse died January 21, 1834.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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37538
REvy 
INVALID.
File No. 37.538
Samuel Putchouse
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 475

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Handwritten text on right side of document 1937. Dec. 15. Hist to Mrs.
Anna M. Halsey, M.C.A.
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{Stamp to right]
Received Dec 4 1937
Mail Sub_Div.
December 1, 1937

4427 Sprague St.,
Omaha, Nebraska.

Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: - Have you any record of Joseph Whitehouse
of  Dover, N.H., which would show his Revolutionary War Service?

Have you any records of a similar nature for the following:
Samuel Whitehouse, who served in the Revolutionary War, probably
from York County, Mo., and was mustered out on the roll of Capt. Joshua Bragdon in the 30th Regt of Foot.

JOHN BURGESS who served as a private in Capt. Arthur Smith's
company, 4th Virginia Regt?

WILLIAM GARDENER ( GARDNER ) who served probably from Patrick Co.,or southwest Virginia?

THOMAS ARMSTRONG of Augusta County, Va., who was active in late Indian Wars and lived until the latter part of the Revolution?

Respectfully yours,
Signature of Anna M. Halsey

Mrs. Anna M. Halsey,
WNH.

Please report the Va record in separate sheet