Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6380, Solomon Whipple, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Whipple, Solomon
NUMBER
S. 6380
CONTENTS
carded.

15262
Massachusetts
Solomon Whipple
of Hampden in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Colonel Leonard in the Mass line for 9 Mts.
me
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of June 1833 and sent Paul J Dickinson Amherst Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $ 60- Sem-ant. allowance ending 21 Sep " 15-
$ 75-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk Book _____ Vol. 2 Page 92.
81
Hampden

Solomon Whipple
17422

DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF Worcester Hampshire ss.
ON this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before Samuel Hinkley Judge of Probate now sitting Solomon Whipple a resident of Pelham in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty 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 act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I, the said Solomon Whipple, immediately after the battle at Lexington, in the month of April 1775 was called out in the militia, or a minute man, in the company commanded by Capt Arthur Daggitt, in the 10th Regiment commanded by Col. Learned; I belonged then to Sutton in the County of Worcester in said State, & there turned out. We set out to go to Lexington, but before we got there, we were ordered directly to Roxbury South of Boston, where I remained about one month, then I enlisted, under the same officers in the same company, for eight months; and remained in the same company, doing duty faithfully, during the whole of said time, when I was regularly discharged, though not in writing, with the other soldiers in said company. Our Regiment lay & was stationed in Roxbury Street, & over there most of the time of our enlistment. We were engaged in making preparations for defense, went out and made pickets, & placed them for breast works - made intrenchments - and used, in our turn, to go around Dorchester Neck nights, on guard. We were discharged in spring following - When I served nine months, - for my whole left eight months of said time, I have the testimony of Amariah Brigham, present at it. I know of no one living, who can testify as to my service that first month above mentioned. It is known to all my neighbors, that I was a soldier of the Revolution. There is no Chaplain in the town in which I reside. I well remember the Rev Amariah Brigham, a Congregationalist, acquainted with each other. I was born at Grafton in said County of Hampshire - lived there until ten or twelve years of age - then I went to Sutton aforesaid, where I remained till 1818; then I moved to said Pelham, where I have ever since resided. I was born March 17, 1752 - whether my birth was recorded at Grafton I do not know.
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.
Before me Samuel Hinkley Judge of Probate for said County Solomon Whipple

We Robert Brown a clergyman residing in the Belchertown and Luther Lincoln residing in Belchertown hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Whipple who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Robert Brown Luther Lincoln Before me Samuel Brinkley Judge of Probate
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Robert Brown who signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Belchertown and that Luther Lincoln who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Belchertown and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Brinkley Judge of Probate
I Saml F. Lyman Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Solomon Whipple for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Saml F. Lyman Register

17422
Solomon Whipple Massachusetts
Private 9 months Adria
900
Samuel Dickinson Amherst Mass

BRIEF in the case of Solomon Whipple County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1839.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 80 (years)  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 — 1 — As a minute man. Capt. Daggett & Leonard Same   Entered — 8 — private  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wrentham Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
M. L. G. Examining Clerk.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Solomon Whipple which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? ys II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ys III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? ys V. * Has he mentioned 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? ys VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ys VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ys VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ys IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ys X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ys

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 2 Citizens  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? ys  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? living witnesses  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? ys Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? ys  XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? ys  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? ys  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? c 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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. 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 _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; 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 they served two years in the militia, &c. 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

May 12, 1905 - Hirtz to Mrs. Florence A. Chapman Chesaning, Mich
Recomp
6380 INVALID.
File No. 6380
Solomon Whipple Butt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1837
Index: Vol. a , Page 403
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6389
3-068.
Bureau of Pensions.
Solomon Whipple
Oct. 9, 1832 - 80
Pelham Mass
Apr. 75 - Sutton Sutton Mass.
Capt Arthur Daggett
Col Leonard
Post - 9 m
Born Mch. 17, 1752
Grafton Mass
No Bab
Moved from Grafton to Sutton when 10 or 12 yrs old & thence to Pelham in 1815

Chesaning State Bank
CHESANING, MICH.
B. G. CORYELL, PRESIDENT. O. D. CHAPMAN, V PRES.
F. A. GREENFELDER, CASHIER. F. A. CHAPMAN, Asst. CASHIER.
MAY 3- 1905
U. S. Com. of Pensions, Wash. D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly tell me whether Solomon Whipple a Revolutionary Soldier of Mass. received a pension?
He died in Pelham Mass. but do not know his birthplace. Stamps enclosed for reply.
Yours truly,
Mrs Florence A. Chapman Chesaning Michigan

I Amariah Brigham of Milbury in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of seventy seven years do testify and say, that in the year 1775 I enlisted in a company of Militia for the term of eight months, the company was commanded by Capt. Isaac Bolster, the company belonged to Col. Learned's Regiment and I was knowing to Solomon Whipple enlisting for the same term in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Arthur Dagget which also was in and belonged to Col. Learned's Regiment said Whipple at that time belonged to Sutton in the county aforesaid but is now living as I am informed & believe, at Pelham in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, the Regt. I was in was stationed at Roxbury near Boston during the whole of our term of service, I and said Whipple were very frequently on duty together and I was with him at the time when the term of our service was ended, when we received a verbal discharge Amariah Brigham
Worcester ss. Septem r 25. 1832 Personally appeared Amariah Brigham and made solemn oath that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition by him subscribed are true. —
Before me Aaron Pierce Jus t of peace
I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the above deponent and consider him a man of truth and veracity Aaron Pierce Jus t of peace 86380

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss. I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Judicial courts within and for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Aaron Peirce, Esquire, before whom the within Deposition of Amariah Brigham was signed and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Worcester - and that his signature to the certificate of the oath of said Deponent appears to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.