Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43299, Archelaus White, Continental Mass. N.H.
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(3--1766)

White, Archelaus (Colored)

SERVICE
Continental Mass. N.H.

NUMBER
S. 43299

CONTENTS
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16.313

New-Hampshire

Archelaus White

of Brentwood in the state of N. Hampshe. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Massachts. [Massachusetts] line, for the term of 1 year_

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 13 of April 1818_

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Jany [January] 1820 and sent to Honbl. [Honorable] Josiah Butler H. Reps. U.S. [House of Representatives United States]

Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1819_ 16 - 22/30 = | 133.86
Semi-anl. all'ce [Semi-annual allowance] ending 4 Mar [March]: 1820 | 48.00
 | $: 181.86

Died July 29, 1826

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

Continued Rockingham Coy. [County]

Notification sent to Peter Chadwick
Exeter, N.H. July 21 1820 -
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I Archelaus White of Brent wood in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire Testify and say that I was a Servant of James White Esquire of Plaistow in said County in the year 1775 at the commencement of the Revolutionary War.  That before the Battle of Bunker hill having the permission of my said master I inlisted [enlisted] as a Soldier on the Continental establishment under Captain Jeremiah Gilman then of said Plaistow for eight months that about a week after said Battle of Bunkers hill I [marched??] in said Gilmans Company to Cambridge and continued a Soldier doing duty under him during said term of eight months  Then immediately after the expiration of said term I again inlisted under said Gilman for one year & served said term under him in Colo. [Colonel] John Nixon's Regiment in the Massachusetts Line of the Revolutionary Army.  That said Regiment was in Cambridge till the year 1776 In that year I was in said Regiment marched to Providence from thence to New [London??] and on to New York where we were stationed on Governor's Island until the American Army retreated to the State of New Jersey.  That I remained in said Company and in said Regiment until my year of Service expired when we were discharged without any written Discharge_  That I afterwards served int he Army with the Militia under Capt. Page who then lived in Atkinson in said County and was present at the capture of Genl. [General] Burgoyne.  And I do further testify & say that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support.

April 13th 1818

Archelaus White X His Mark

Attest John J Parker

[Sammy Marble??] now on the pension [illegible] had the same [illegible] that Archelaus now [illegible]
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Rockingham SS Probate Court at Exeter in said County April 13th 1818 Archelaus White being duly examined and cautioned made solemn oath before me that the within declaration by him signed contained the truth and the whole truth and it now appearing that the said Archelaus White did Serve in the United States Army on the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War more than nine months I have hereunto set my name and caused the Seal of Office to be affixed.

Daniel Gookin Judge of Probate

John J Parker Regr [Register] Probate

Archelaus White Priv [Private]:
Col. [Colonel] Nixon's Regt. [Regiment]
Massts. [Massachusetts] Line
1776-1 year
13 April 1818 -

Admitted

[crossed out word]

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss
}

Probate Court at Exeter in said County Novr [November] 17th AD 1819 In addition to my former Certificate I do now hereby certify that the within mentioned Archelaus White is to my personal knowledge poor and in reduced circumstances and need assistance from his Country for support

In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my Hand and cause the Seal of the Probate Court for said County to be affixed

Daniel Gookin Judge of Probate

John J Parker Regr
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Archalus [Archelaus] White

16.313

$19.17
March 1820

66 yrs old

Farmer able to work

Wife 40_ child 2 yrs 10 mos

[Returned??] to Mr. E

Con

Continued
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

ROCKINGHAM.....SS.

ON this Eleventh day July , 1820 personally appeared in open court, N.Chester , before John Harvey & Hale Burgin , Esqrs. [Esquires] Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Rockingham, being a Court of Record for the said County of Rockingham, having the power of fine and imprisonment, Archelaus White aged Sixty Six years, resident in Exeter , 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

That he enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Gilman in the Regiment commanded by Col [Colonel] Nixon in the month of June [5] for the term of Eight months and on the expiration of said term I enlisted again under the said Captain Jeremiah Gilman in the said Col Nixon Regiment in the Massachusetts line for the term of twelve months & continued in said company & Regiment until my term of service had expired & was honourably [honorably] discharged at Bethlehem in the State of New Jersey and that he has received a pension_  The certificated is numbered 16313_ The date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 13th day of April 1818

And I do solemnly  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 provision of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States int he 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.  My occupation is that of a farmer & am of sufficient ability to pursue it the greatest part of the time

in family residing with me my wife aged about forty & one child aged two years & two months

Their capacity to contribute to their support my wife can contribute in some manner to her support my child is unable to support itself

Archelaus White X his mark

Sworn to a declared a hasting on the Eleventh day of March 1820 before us
John Harvey
Hale Burgin
} Justices of Said Court

I, Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing 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 nineteen dollars and seventeen cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 11th day of July , 1820.

P Chadwick { Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham.
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SCHEDULE

CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Archelaus White (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the Eleventh day of July 1820, and annexed to his oath, viz.

One Pig | valued at $10.00
6 Chairs | 1.50
1 Case of Drawers | 3.50
1 Kettle | "75
1 Pot | "67
1 Bakery Kettle | "75
[illegible] | "50
1 Bake pan | "25
Plates Knives & forks | "75
Fire shovel & tongs | "30

19.19

Archelaus White x his mark
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No difficulty as regards his service as he [crossed out: it] has satisfactorily proved it
BLB

See letter to R C Vose Esq
4th March 1826

Examined as to property by AGG
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43299

INVALID.

Revy [Revolutionary]

File No. 43,299

Archelaus White
Pri [Private] Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

Index:--Vol. 5, Page 560

[Arrangement of 1870.]


1930 - Oct. [October] 16
1 dist. to adj. [illegible] Carbon copy of [letter??] filed under C.H. Bridges in [Miss??]. File EEL
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We hereby certify that Archelaus White a soldier in the revolutionary army is very poor & infirm & stands in need of relief from his country

John Rogers
Nehemiah Folsom
} Selectmen of Exeter


State of New Hampshire
Rockingham SS
}

February 24, 1819. Then the above named John Rogers & Nehemiah Folsom both reputable Citizens & entitlled to full credit, personally appearing made Oath to [illegible] to the above certificate by them subscribed

before me Oliver Peabody Justice of the Peace [illegible] throughout said state

We the subscribed Citizens of the town of Exeter in the State of New Hampshire certify that we have good reason to be [illegible] do verily believe, that Archelaus White who served as a Soldier in the army of the revolution, & who has applied for a pension is the same person who is called Hercules in the deposition of Colo Jeremiah Gilman

Oliver Peabody
Nath. Gilman
Joseph S. Gilman
John Rogers
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss.

I Peter Chadwick Esquire Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county in said State hereby certify that Oliver Peabody is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County & of the Quorum through out said State. and that his signature to the within oath or affirmation is in his own hand writing

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 31st day of March Anno Domini 1819

P,, Chadwick
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Archelaus White

Hon. Josiah Butler

Deerfield

From Judge Peabody Exeter
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Exeter Nov [November] 11, 1819

Hon. Josiah Butler

Dear Sir

Inclosed are papers that I think will assist Archelaus White claim to a pension_ Archelaus is a Black Man and as he has stated in his application was at the Commencement of the revolutionary War a servant of James White Esq of Plaistow a near neighbour [neighbor] of Colo [Colonel] Gilman who then served in the same town & who has deposed as to his services.  He, you will observe, has called him Hercules, & perhaps he was inlisted [enlisted] under that name but as Gilman is quite [illegible] it is not as [illegible] he should make the mistake  He is beyond all doubt the person intitled [entitled] to a pension - if the Secretary at War will be at the trouble of examining  Samuel Marble's application who has his certificate, he will find that Archelaus has precisely the same claim_ He was served the same length of time in the same Regiment under Capt [Captain] Gilman that Marble served under Capt McFarland_  I feel an [illegible] in this application more especially as Archelaus formerly lived in my family, & is now old, infirm & extremely poor

I am very respectfully
Your very obt servt [obedient servant]

Oliver Peabody
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford SS

I, Andrew Peirce Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Strafford, Certify that Jacob Gilman Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, acting under the authority of said State_  

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 17th day of Sept [September]

Annot Domini 1819
A. Peirce, Clerk

The Deposition of Jeremiah Gilman Now residing at Tamworth in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, depose & say that your Deponent was a Captain in the Revolutionary army in 1775, that in 1776 Hercules White, a black man Enlisted in my Company & served in sd [said] Company one year faithfully [crossed out: and further saith [illegible]] in Col John Nichson [Nixon] Regiment in the Massachusetts line_

And further saith not Jacob Gilman

Strafford ss  Sept [7th??] 1818 Then the above named (Col) Jeremiah Gilman [illegible] appearing made solemn Oath to the [illegible] of the above declaration by him subscribed and that I am personally acquainted with the said Col Jeremiah Gilman & that I believe him to be disinterested in making sd [said] Declaration & that he is a person of truth & credibility as it [illegible] sd Declaration

Jacob Gilman Jus Peace
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Deposition paid $1,,0-