Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11758, Caleb White, Conn. Privateer

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
White, Caleb
S. 11758
Privateer
carded
CONTENTS
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N o 11,887 Pennsylvania
Caleb White
of Bedford Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Lee of the Reg t commanded by Col. Meigs in the Cont t Troops* time for 2 years
Comm d  ★ Privater.
Records completed. May 20/05. G.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of July 1833 and sent to David Cook Towanda Pa
  Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  160.00    Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sept. 1833  40.00     200.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 5 Page 64

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County p. 3
On this 18 th day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable Edmond Herrick, President, & his associates, judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid now sitting, Caleb White a resident of Granville Township in the county and State aforesaid, aged Seventy 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 7 th 1832.
He entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In the Spring of 1778 the State of Connecticut raised troops by indictment for one year to protect the seaports & shores of that State against the British. The claimant enlisted under Lieutenant William Morris of the Connecticut troops for term of one year, he enlisted in the Spring of 1778. the day and month on which he enlisted he does not recollect he enlisted at Woodstock in Connecticut, at which place he then resided the company to which the applicant was attached and two or three other companies or more, raised at the same time, met at Col. Samuel M c Clanahan's in Woodstock, from thence the Regiment marched under Col. M c Clanahan to White Plains, where they made a halt, while at White Plains, it was reported that the British were going up the North River, Col. M c Clanahan in then marched his regiment towards West Point. his troops at first were unwilling to go out of the State of Connecticut, as by the terms of their enlistment they could not be compelled to do so, but they adhered to the solicitations of their officers & we went to West Point. It turned out that the British did not go up the North River at that time, Col. M c Clanahan then marched his Regiment to New-London where we remained the until the expiration of our term of enlistment, when Col. M c Clanahan's Regiment was dismissed - there were no written discharges given - He does not recollect the name of the Major - Capt. Converse commanded the company to which the claimant

belonged, until Capt. Converse was taken sick - the company was afterwards commanded by Capt. Tisdal - Samuel Gravesner & William Morris were the names of the Lieutenants and - Childs, was the name of the Ensign of the company - The applicant was sixteen years of age when he enlisted - After his year enlistment was out he returned to Woodstock & found his father had moved to the State of Vermont, he then visited some of his relations at Middletown & Chatham on the Connecticut River - while at the latter place in the latter part of the summer of 1779 1779 he volunteered in the Connecticut troops for six months - was stationed at New London and served the six months under the following officers, Col. Levi Wells - Capt. Lee Lacy, Lieut. Elisha McDowell - He has no recollection of any written discharges being given to any of the Connecticut troops that he was with -
After the expiration of the six months for which service the claimant had volunteered, he returned to Chatham and shortly after, in the spring of 1780 he took the place as a substitute of a man by the name of Johnson, his given name not recalled, who had been drafted at Middletown, Ct. as a militia man to serve two months, under Capt. Miller at Horse-neck. He accordingly served the two months at Horse-neck sometimes called Greenwich, at the time of the last service at Horse-neck there was but one company there at the expiration of the time of service we were marched to New Haven and dismissed -
Claimant went again to Chatham, remained there about a week, when another draft of three months was called for - James Right of Motherfield, having been drafted for three months sent for me to go as a substitute for him - Claimant served the three months for Right at the Horse-neck - this service was in the summer of 1780 - He recollects the following circumstances that took place during this latter term of service - The British was then in possession of the city of New York, sent a large foraging party to cut hay at East Chester, he thinks there were three or four hundred in the party & while they were there, he was sent with a party under Lieut. Elisha McDowell with a flag and nine British prisoners to be exchanged - the prisoners were delivered

to the Commanding officer at East Chester & the necessary papers received, and Lieut. McDevitt & his party returned to the Horse neck - a few days afterwards he was on duty and heard that nine American prisoners had come up to the Horse neck from New York - At Col. Lewis Wells was the commanding officer at this time at Horse neck - there were three months & six months men under him - He was discharged at the expiration of the three months & returned to Chatham - Johnson & Right paid him in continental money, which he received, with the expectation that the continental bills would be paid, they proved nearly an entire loss to him - He also received continental money, at the rate of forty shillings per month for his year's enlistment, and the six months that he volunteered -
In the summer of 1781. He contracted to work six months for one Thomas Rogers at Chatham. Before his time was out said Rogers was drafted for to fight against Genl. Arnold who was then committing depredations at Fort Griswold & New London, Rogers agreed with me to go in his place instead on my six months engagement with him, and I was also to have the pay, as was then made in continental money for the military service - I accordingly took Rogers' place, was attached to Col. Meigs's Regiment, who marched to Guilford Ct. with the expectation that Genl. Arnold would land there - we got to Guilford before Arnold, and awaited his landing - Arnold, after anchoring & putting out his boats, and sending them part way to shore, he hailed the boats as was supposed, the boats went back to the shipping, he weighed anchor & went on towards N. York - after one month's service Col. Meigs's troops were discharged -
In the month of February, 1783 He enlisted for a six month cruise on board of the Brig Marshall (a continental privateer) Capt. Noah Scovill - Master, Prize Master - Sailed from New London - Cruised off the West Indies, on the fourth day of April 1783. fell in with the Brig Hope from Liverpool, bound for New York, took her as a prize & brought her into New London - Doubts were entertained whether the Brig Hope could be condemned as a prize

in consequence of its having been captured after peace had been declared - As the matter was undetermined neither there would be distribution of the prize, the Claimant left the went to see his father in the State of Vermont, and left a request with his uncle at Chatham to inform him if the Brig Hope should be condemned - Since that time he has not heard any thing more about it - The time of the enlistment had expired two or three weeks before they got into New London with the Brig Hope -
Your claimant being young when he entered the service of his Country, and not having any written discharg- es or other records of dates and the great lapse of time renders it impossible for him to ascertain the precise day or month, in all cases, on which his terms of service commenced or ended, but he recollects clearly the number and duration of the times that he served, to wit, he was in the service six times, and served two as a private years, in the land service, and several weeks over an enlistment of six weeks on the sea -
He has no documentary evidence, and he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can tes- tify to his service -
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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of Connecticut -
Sworn to, and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid }
Caleb White
J. Bull, Prot.
Mr. David P. of the township of Granville, and Jonathan Scott of Gray township in the County of Bradford, Pa. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Caleb White who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
David P. of
Sworn to, and subscribed the day & year aforesaid - Jonathan Scott
J. Bull, Prot.

11.054
Virginia Penn'a

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the most deferment, 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 David Ross and Jonathan Scott who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit -
By the court,
J. P. Bull, Proth.
I, James P. Bull prothonotary of the court of common Pleas of the County of Bradford, do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Gable White for a pension -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of September.
A. D. 1832 -
J. P. Bull Proth.

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Caleb White, who, (in order to explain the reason why he did not procure the affidavit of a clergyman to accompany his application for a pension) being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that there is no clergyman residing in his immediate vicinity, nor does he know of any clergyman whose affidavit he can procure who can make the oath required by the regulation of the War Department - That David Rop and Jonathan Scott, whose affidavits accompany deponent's application, are men of fair standing and respectability, and known to, and received by the judges of the court of common pleas of this county, as credible witnesses, as appears from their certificate.
Known to me & subscribed before me this 30th day of April 1833.
Caleb White
Suman Putnam Justice Peace

Bradford County p.
I, James P. Bull, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do certify that Leuman Patnam, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been made is and was, at the date thereof, recog-
nized in the said Court as a duly qualified Justice of the Peace; & that I am acquainted with his signature & believe the within to be genuine. Witness my hand and official seal this 22 d day of May An- no Domini 1833
J. P. Bull
Caleb H. Hite
11.054
Penal
Edw. D. ...

11054
Caleb White
Pennsylvania
13th March 1863
Off - 16 Ret'd
P 296
11054
Admitted
2 years $80.-
D. Cash Esq
Towanda.
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BRIEF in the case of  Caleb White  County of Bedford  in the State of Pennsylvania  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  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. As a Gen.     Spring State Troops In 1778 1 private Genl Morris Col M c Glannin   1779 volunteered. 6 " Capt Converse Col Wells   1780, substitute 2 " Capt Lee   " 3 " Capt Miller   1781 1 " Col M c Guire "   2 "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Woodstock Connecticut  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached agreeably to the regulations 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Rev. M. M.
11,758 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 11,758
Caleb White
Priv. R.R. pass.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 404
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Torrance Pa. May 22 d 1833
Sir
I herewith return the papers of Caleb White, Benjamin Lewis and Asa Hickok, with their explanatory affidavits and amendments, which I trust will supply the deficiencies you pointed out -
In relation to that part of the regulation of the department which requires the certificate of a clergyman "if one lives in the immediate vicinity of the applicant" permit me to observe that there are but few local clergymen in this part of Pa. & many neighborhoods and townships, without any - the most of the clergy in this county are of the Methodist denomination who travel upon circuits and who change their circuit every year, & consequently, by merely passing through the country, would be very unlikely, in their brief acquaintance, to be able to certify that any particular fact is generally believed - a neighborhood - For most of clergymen, Messrs. White & Lewis have been under the necessity of furnishing the traditional evidence by highly respectable laymen - Mr. Hickok, from another part of the county, has procured the certificate of a clergyman -
I am Resp y .
Your ob. Serv t .
J. L. Edmonds Esq. Washington City.
David Cask