Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 21898, William White, Penn.
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Service                                        Number

Penn.          White, William         R.21898
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Rejected
M Revy
(3-223)
No. 21 898
_______, Ex'r.
Old War Invalid
William White of Inda.
Pri, Col McCoy, Pa troops

Service: ______
Enlisted: ______
Discharge:_____
Application filed: ______
Alleges: ______
Re-enlisted______
Attorney:_______
P.O.____________
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840
William White  Inda.
Col. McCoy Pa Troops.

This claimant has not stated the time he entered the service or the time he left it as required by law.

Rejected. The applicant's name is n ot to be found on the rolls.

Look at 32058
             40677

16/1800
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The state of Indiana, Switzerland County, ss
  Be it remembered that on the eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me William Cotton on the associate judges of county aforesaid personally appeared William White, residing in Posey Township county aforesaid who after being duly sworn according to law, (in order to obtain the provisions of the 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) doth said did depose, declare and say that he enlisted into the service of the United Colonies, raised to obtain and defend American Liberty and Independence at Seivickly, above Pittsburg, under Captain Eli Myers' company in Colonel McCoy's Reg in the Pennsylvania line, and severed about six years that he was honorably discharged at Trenton, N.J. by Colonel McCoy.  That he has no pension allowed him by the United States and if any should exist he hereby released the same to the United States and finally that he is in reduced circumstances and need the assistance of his country for support & further saith not.
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                                William White

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of June A.D. 1818
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                               William Cotton 
                               Judge of the S.C.C.
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State of Indiana
Switzerland County/ ss

    I William Cotton associate Judge of the Circuit court in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that William White served in the Revolutionary War for nine months and (??) and that he is in indigent circumstances.
     Given under my hand & seal this 8th day of June A.D. 1818.
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                          William Cotton
                           Judge of the S.C.C.

State of Indiana
Switzerland County

    J. John Francis Dufour Clerk of the Switzerland County Court of the county aforesaid hereby certify that Willaim Cotton Esquire before whom the written statement appears to have been subscribed. Sworn to and whose certificate appears above was at the tie of administering said oath and granting said certificate and was & still if one of the associate judges of the Switzerland Circuit court of the said county of Switzerland that due faith and credit and ought to be given to his official acts as such and also that the above is his signature.

In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of the said court at Nevecy, this 9th day of June 1818.

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                               John Francis Dufour  Clk