Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,371, Richard White, Va.
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VA.
White, Richard
S. 6371
carded
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13, 157. Virginia
Richard White of Orange County in the State of Virginia who was a Corporal, Ensign & Lieutenant in the Company commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regiment commanded by Col. Richardson in the Virginia line for 8 months.
4 months Lieutenant. 53.33.
2 months Ensign. 20.00
2 months Corporal. 7.33
[total] 80.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, [$80.66] to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 [March 4, 1831].
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of May 1833 [May 14, 1833] and sent to R.  Chapman, Orange [County], VA.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833 [March 4, 1833]  $161.32
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 [illegible] 1833 $40.33
[total] $201.65
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by William R. Palmer, Clerk, Book E Vol. [illegible] Page 30,
I. R. Page June 9, 1857
1889 April 3. Dr. F. S. Nash - history prior
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Richard White's Declaration
21964
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State of Virginia, [illegible]
On this 24th day of September 1832 [Sept 24, 1832] personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Orange now [illegible] Richard White a resident in the County of Orange and State aforesaid aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath [illegible] the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. "That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. In the year 1777 in the month of August he volunteered in the service for a tour of two months as a Corporal under the command of Capt John Scott, Zachariah Herndon, Lieutenant, and marched from the County of Orange to York and there joined General Nelson's brigade - served his tour and received his discharge at York, having served to the best of his recollection two months [to be] then returned home and was drafted in December of the same year for a tour of two months and acted as an Ensign under Capt Benjamin Johnson, George Waugh, Lieutenant, and marched to the lower end of Fauquier County in this State, and guarded Burgoyne's men to the Albemarle barracks, where he continued until his tour of service expired, and was then discharged. He then returned home and to the best of his recollection was drafted in the fall of 1778 for another tour of two months and served under Capt Benjamin Johnson, as a Lieutenant, marched to Richmond, joined Col. Holt Richardson & Major Quarles regiment. From thence to Cabbin [Cabin] Point and then to Petersburg and was then discharged after his tour of service had expired, having served two months. He was again drafted in the fall of 1781 for a tour of two months and marched to the Siege of York as a Lieutenant, in Capt Belfield Cave's Company. The field officers were Col. Elias Edmonds, & Major Nathaniel Welsh, in General Lawson's brigade, and marched as a guard with the prisoners taken at York to the  Winchester Barracks and then received his discharge late in the fall of 1781. He was born in the upper end of the County of Orange State of Va. on the 27th of April 1756 where he
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has resided ever since. He has a record of his age at home in an old family bible in which it was recorded by his Father. He never received any written discharge nor has he any paper or papers which will prove his service. For he gave up his old commission under which he served in the Revolutionary War to Col. Thomas Barbour, then Col of the County (now no more) and received a new one after the war. William [Wayt] & James Daniel & Jerry White will testify to his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Richard White

"I William Wayt of the County of Orange do hereby certify that Richard White served a tour of two months as a Lieutenant at Cabbin [Cabin] Point in the Revolutionary War, for I was there myself and served with him. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
William Wayt"

I Jeremiah White do hereby certify that Richard White served a tour of two months in the revolutionary war as a Lieutenant guarding the prisoners at Winchester for I was in that service with him and I further certify that previously to that he served at York another tour of two months as a Corporal for I was present and served with him that too myself. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Jeremiah White, Senior"

" I James Daniel do hereby certify that I served two tours of two months with Richard White in the revolutionary war. One at York & one at Cabin Point. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
James Daniel " his mark
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"We William Parrott & Jacob Graves residents of the County of Orange hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard White who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
William Parrott
Jacob Graves"

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion. After the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that William Wayt, Jeremiah White, James Daniel, William Parrott, & Jacob Graves, who  have signed the preceding Certificates, are residents of the County of Orange, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I, Reynolds Chapman, clerk of the County Court of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Richard White for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this tenth day of October 1832 [Oct 10, 1832], in the 57th year of the Commonwealth.
[signature] Reynolds Chapman
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No. 21964  13.151.
Richard White

Adm for 8 months
4 months Lieutenant
2 months Ensign
2 months Corporal
[total months] 8

Reynolds Chapman, Clerk
Orange County Court
Virginia
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War Department, Pension Office.
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A statement, showing the Service of Richard White, Orange County Virginia.
[Column headings: Period when the service was registered | Duration of the claimant's service | Rank of the claimant | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served | Names and rank of the General and Field officers | Battles in which the applicant was engaged | Country through which he marched | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period | Evidence by which the declaration is supported ]

Vol [volunteered] 1777 Aug | 2 months | Corporal | Capt Scott | General Nelson | None | Va [Virginia] | Aged 76. Orange County Va. | Serving with [illegible]

Draft 1777 Dec | 2 months | Ensign | Capt Johnson | [left blank] | None | Va [Virginia] | 

Draft 1778 fall | 2 months | Lieutenant | Capt Johnson | Col Richardson | None | Va [Virginia]

Draft 1781 fall | 2 months | Lieutenant | Capt Caves | Col Edmonds | Siege York | Va [Virginia]

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
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Regulations under the Act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,: all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. [Et cetera] Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. [Et cetera] Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of 
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: [blank]
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. [Et cetera] )
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the da and year aforesaid. A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
If on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscr9be a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: [blank]
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition,, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service' were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these [persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other person, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party, And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. [Et cetera] . A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] . For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months", is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. [Et cetera] without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service, This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

[signature] Dyer Castor, Clerk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
December 10, 1925
Brock T. White
Keezeltown, [Keezletown] Virginia

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 6371 it appears that Richard White was born April 27, 1756 in the upper end of Orange County, Virginia.
While a resident of said place he enlisted in August 1777 and served two months as Corporal in Captain John Scott's Virginia Company.
He enlisted in December 1777 and served two months as Ensign in Captain Benjamin Johnson's Virginia Company.
He enlisted in the fall of 1778 and served two months as Lieutenant in Captain Benjamin Johnson's Company, Colonel Holt Richardson's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in 1781, served two months as Lieutenant in Captain Belfield Cave's Company, Colonel Elias Edmunds; Virginia Regiment, was at the Siege of Yorktown, went as
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guard with the prisoners to the Winchester Barracks and was discharged late in the fall of 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 24, 1832 while a resident of Orange County, Virginia. He died about 1851 in Green County - Virginia.
It is not stated whether he was ever married.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
Date of death not on application - nor is the date of death of the other Richard White in our files on [illegible] A. B. & as Greene County the res. [residence] of the other R. W., is so far from Greene, I thought safe to say about 1851 as date of death - His father & also his heir referred to so I use last line as above.
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Marksville, Page Co. [County], Va
May 1st, '57 [May 1, 1857]
Dear Sir
Will you be pleased to inform me whether there is anything in the way of Pension due the Heirs of Richard White - a resident of Greene Co. Va. died about six years ago. He was an officer of the old war.
Yours Respectfully,
J. R. Graves
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Richard White
In Sept 1832 of Orange Co. Va. aged 76 years. Born in upper end of Orange Co. April 27, 1756 where residing since.
In August 1777 he [Volunteered] for 2 months as [Corporal] under Capt John Scott, joined [General] Nelson at York.
He was drafted Dec 1777 for 2 months as Ensign with Capt [Benjamin] Johnson marched to lower end of Fauquier [County] to guard prisoners from  Burgoyne's Army to the Albemarle [County] barracks.
In fall of 1778 drafted for 2 months with Capt [Benjamin] Johnson as Lt [Lieutenant] marched to Richmond joined Col Holt Richardson then to Cabin Point & Petersburg. Again in fall 1781 served 2 months at Serge of York as Lt [Lieutenant] in Capt Belfield Cave's Co [Company] & Col Elias Edmonds, marched with prisoners taken at York to Winchester Va Barracks
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[stamp]
Pension Office June 8 1861
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W. W. Scott, State Law Librarian, Richmond, Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals.
June 14, 1907
Hon [Honorable] V. Warner - Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir.
Mr. [Kemfer], of the Treasury Dept. Office of the [illegible] has enclosed me your letter to him of the 28th [illegible] initialed C. M. B. in reference to my examination of pension declarations of [Revolutionary] Soldiers.
I am preparing a history of Orange County, Virginia, and have a list of our soldiers who made pension declarations. My wish is to ascertain what was the participation of the Militia of the County in the active service. I have a list of those who made such declarations.
If I may be favored with copies of the declarations of three or four declarants, my [illegible] would be substantially attained without visiting the Department, but I have hesitated to ask
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W. W. Scott, State Law Librarian, Richmond, Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals.

for copies as long as I thought I might be permitted to make personal examination of the files.
If I may have copies of the declarations of as many as four declarants, named below, I shall withdraw my application for permission to examine them.
Very Respectfully
W. W. Scott

Declarations desired
1. Capt John Scott 541 7036
2. Col Stubblefield
3. Capt Geo [George] Waugh
May 14, 33 13151
4. Lt. Richard or William White
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1420 Broad Street, Columbus, GA
7th June 1905 [June 7, 1905]
To the Commissioner of Pensions,, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir
If on the records please give me the length of service in the Revolutionary Army Continental Line of 1st Lieutenant then Captain Richard P. White Born in Hanover Co. Va died in Columbia Co. Ga [Georgia]. According to family tradition he was given two grants of land in the North most territory, now the State of Ohio for this service, but I do not know whether the grants were ever taken up. His Company was Virginia in Convention Guards. Do not know the Regiment. 
Very truly (Mrs) Mary H. Benning
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address
1420 Broad Street
Columbus, Georgia
[stamp] U. S. P. D.
[illegible] War & Navy Files
Jun 10, 1905

[stamp]
Pension Office U. S.
A Jun 9, 1905
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1420 Broad St., Columbus, Georgia
Eugene F. Ware, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir
Please inform me if this name of 1st Lieut. [Lieutenant] (1779) then Captain (1780) Richard P. White of Hanover Co. Virginia afterwards Columbia Co. Georgia appears on the pension or land warrant lists and records and what was the length of his Revolutionary service.
Family tradition states that he was given two grants or perhaps warrants for land in the Northmost Territory, now the State of Ohio somewhere at or near the present city of Cincinnati for his Rev. {Revolutionary war] service - but my impression is that the land was never taken up. Did the State of Ohio issue land warrants for Rev. [Revolution] service as I know that Kentucky did.
Very truly,
Mary H. Benning
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address
(Mrs) Mary H. Benning
1420 Broad St
Columbus, Georgia

[stamp] U. S. P. D.
[illegible] War & Navy files
May 16, 1904

[stamp] Pension Office
U. S.
D May 13, 1904
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Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir
Will you please give me the military record of Samuel Patterson who history says received a grant of 2400 acres of land in Bedford County [Tennessee] and who I believe to be my Great Grand Father. Also that of [Epaphroditus or Epaphriditas] White. He and two brothers fought in the revolutionary war. I think their names perhaps are [Rawley] & Dick White - they afterwards became eminent surgeons in Va. as biography says. I am trying to trace the family back and this information will be very valuable.
Mar 30, 1903
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. Annie Hill
Station B Rural Route 8
Nashville, [Tennessee]

[stamp] Apr 6
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Rev War [written top left margin]

6371.
INVALID.
File No. 6371
Richard White
Lieut - Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 403
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Apl. 21, 1903- Hist. h
Mrs. Annie Hill
Nashville Tenn

May 21, 1904 - His, to
Mrs Mary H. Benning
Columbus Ga

June 26, 1905 letter to
Miss Benning.

1907 June 24 name & note to W. W. Scott

1925 - Dec. 10 Hist. to Brock
T. White - N M H F -
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June 24, 1907.
Mr. W. W. Scott, State Law Librarian, Supreme Court of Appeals, Richmond, VA.

Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 14th instant and received the 15th, you are advised that the Revolutionary War pension records of this Bureau show that pensions were granted on account of the services of the following named soldiers:

John Scott (Survivor's File #38354),  Ensign and Lieutenant, resident of Amelia County, Virginia in 1818.
Beverly Stubblefield, born May 31, 1742, Captain Virginia troops, married November 16, 1796, Mary, daughter of John Shelton (Widow's File #2263.)
George Waugh of Orange county, Virginia, Lieutenant and Captain Virginia troops, died December 29, 1814, married Elizabeth Boston (Widow's File #9873).
Richard White (Survivor's File #6371), born in Orange county, Virginia, April 17, 1756, Corporal, Ensign and Lieutenant, Virginia troops, resident of Orange county, Virginia in 1832.
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[incomplete] Scott.
Owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose, this Bureau is unable to furnish full copies of the papers on file; but any person designated by you will be allowed to examine and copy said papers in the above-cited claims upon presentation of this letter.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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O. W. & N.
ISC
June 26, 1905.
Madam:
In reply to your communication dated June 7, 1905, and received June 9, 1905, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show any claim filed for the Revolutionary services of Capt. Richard P. White, of Hanover county, Virginia, and Columbia county, Georgia.
There is, however, a pension issued to Lieut. Richard White, of Orange county, Virginia, the history of which was furnished you under date of May 21, 1904.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Miss Mary H. Benning, 1420 Broad Street, Columbus, Georgia
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Keezeltown, [Keezletown] Va.
Commissioner Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I will esteem it a great favor, if you will give me an abstract of the declaration filed by Lt. Richard White of Orange County Virginia.
Scotts History of Orange County says he was commissioned an Ensign in 1775 and promoted in 1779.
"Virginia Militia in the Revolution" by J. T. McAllister says, Richard White of Orange County was sworn May 27, 1779. and that Lt. Richard White was a pensioner in 1835 and was 78 years old.
I trust the above data will enable you to find the declaration.
Yours very respectfully,
Brock T. White
[stamp] Pension Office U. S. 
R Nov 4, 1925