Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,387, John White, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
White, John Betsey
NUMBER
W. 4387 B.L.W.F. 8445-160-55
CONTENTS
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10-073.
New Hampshire John White
of Hamp t in the State of N H who was a sergt in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col Hardy in the N H line for 6 mos sergt " " Private
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 50 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of Mar 1833 and sent to Col Hamp Cantbury N H Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $100- Semi-ant. allowance ending 24 Sept " 25- $125-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H Sp 9 Blair Clerk, Book 90, Vol. 1 st Page 128.
W

John White Hopkins

State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack ss. on this twenty fifth day of December A D 1832, personally appeared before me Samuel Green an associate Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature in for said State, John White resident in Hopkinton in said County of Merrimack, aged eighty three 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 viz:
That the last of June 1775, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Army of the United States in the revolutionary War, at Raynham in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts, into the company of Capt. James Keith, for the term of six months, marched immediately after to Cambridge Mass there joined the Regiment under the command of Col. Paul Dudley Sargent & served the six months as orderly Sargent, at the expiration of which he was dismissed, but did not receive any written discharge.
That he enlisted again as a volunteer at said Raynham, in the month of June 1776, for the term of five months, into the company of Capt. James Briggs & marched to New Haven Count. & went from thence to New York by water, there joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Simeon Early, which belonged to Genl. Mellow's Brigade & served the five months for which he enlisted, within the State of New York, & was regularly dismissed but did not receive a written discharge.
That he was drafted at Raynham aforesaid in the year 1777 in the month of September as near as he is able to recollect, for the term of one month & went to Howland's ferry (so called) in Rhode Island State, & was stationed there during said month under the command of Lieut. John Shaw, at the expiration of which he was dismissed but did not receive a written discharge.
And the said Applicant further says, that according to the best of his knowledge & belief, he was born at Raynham before named, in the year 1749, lived there until about 1790 when he moved to Norton Mass & resided there till 1807 & then moved to said Hopkinton, where he has ever since resided, that he has no record of his age & does not know whether his birth was recorded in Raynham or not & that he well recollects that Israel White whose declaration is annexed, was in the same company with him part of the term of service first mentioned, & that Israel Washburn

whose declaration is also annexed, was with him during the second term of service before mentioned & that he knows of no person living who can testify as to his last term of service of one month.
And the Applicant, further deposes that Abram Brown & Joseph Putney have lived in the same neighbourhood with him nearly the whole time since he has resided in said Hopkinton, & are able to testify as to his character, for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
John White
Witness Abram Brown
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first within named Before me Sam Green Asst. J. M.
We Abram Brown & Joseph Putney both of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack, do declare, that we have lived in the same neighbourhood with John White who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration, nearly the whole time he has resided in said Hopkinton - that the character of said John for veracity is good - that we believe him to be eighty three years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & from the frequent conversations we have had with him respecting his services during that war, we have no doubt that the foregoing declaration made by him in relation thereto, is correct & true.
Abram Brown
Joseph Putney
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first within named Before me Sam Green Asst. J. M.
And I the said Sam Green do hereby declare it as my opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states, & I do further declare that Abraham Brown & Joseph Putney who have signed the above declaration, are residents in said Town of Hopkinton & have been known to me

for many years past & that they are persons of undoubted veracity & entitled to full credit & that there is no settled Clergyman in said Hopkinton, of whose evidence the Applicant can avail himself, & that the Applicant by reason of infirmity is unable to attend any of the Courts of record within the County in which he resides &
Sam Green Afsr: Jns: &c
This may certify that I Israel White of Raynham in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts being seventy five years of age was well acquainted with John White of Raynham who now lives in Hopkinton in the State of New Hampshire as it said was with him. at Cambridge in 1775 in the Company under Capt James Keith in Col. Paul Duddy's Sargents Regiment Israel White
Raynham Sep r 5 1832 This may certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Israel White and consider him to be a man of truth who has sworn to the above declaration before me Ellis Hall Justice of Peace

V o 562 New Hampshire, C o
Betsey White widow of John White
NSH who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Sgt & Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
30 February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of June 1853
and sent to
L. D. Stevens Concord N.H.
recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act of 20, 1848, Page 23 Vol. A
1832
S. P. B. D. Clm: Dec: 20/55, L. D. Stevens. Aug: 24/58
no - 16620

State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack ss On this seventh day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me Matthew Harvey Judge of the United States District Court within and for the District of New Hampshire
Betsey White a resident of Hopkinton in said County aged sixty nine years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed February 3d 1853: that she is the widow of John White who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and served as a Sergeant that at the time of his death he was in receipt of Pension from the United States at the rate of fifty dollars per annum under the Act of June 7th 1832: that her husband aforesaid was paid at the
NA Pension Agency: that she was married to the said John White on the sixteenth day of June in the year 1821 in the town of Hopkinton in said State: that her name before her said marriage was Betsey Walker that her husband aforesaid died in the town of Hopkinton on the sixteenth day of January in the year 1834: that her marriage

aforsaid took place since the month of January in the year 1800: that she still remains the widow of the said John White and has never applied for a Pension.
Witness Pres. Church &
Matthew Harvey
Betsy her White mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Matthew Harvey Dist Judge U.S. Dist New Hampshire
I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said Betsy White is unable to appear in court which is the reason for taking this de- claration at her place of residence Matthew Harvey D.P.
I, Albert N. Hatch, Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New- Hampshire do certify that Matthew Harvey is the Judge of said Court and that his sig- nature above written is genuine.

Withen my hand and the Seal of said Court this Seventh day of March a. d. 1853.
Allent R. Hatch. Clerk.

Lower Glacial Certificate Betsey White case

I Joab Patterson depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hamp- shire. That I have thoroughly examined the records of sd. town of Hopkinton and can find no record of the marriage of John White and Betsey Walker and I believe no public record of sd. marriage exists.
Joab Patterson
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this Seventh day of March A.D. 1853
Matt. H. Harvey De. Clerk

I Stephen Gage of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire depose and say: that I am well acquainted with Betsey White of said Hopkinton widow of John White and have been acquainted with her for the last thirty two years: that I was, also, well acquainted with the said John White in his life time: that the name of the said Betsey White before her said marriage was Betsey Walker: that I was present at the marriage of the said John White and Betsey Walker: that the marriage took place at my house in said Hopkinton on or about the sixteenth day of June in the year 1821: that they continued to live together as man and wife all the time after their said marriage till the death of the said John White: that the said John White died in said Hopkinton on the sixteenth day of January in the year 1834: and that the said Betsey White still lives and remains his widow.
Stephen Gage
Sworn to and subscribed on this seventeenth day of March A.D. 1833 before me: and I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness and in my belief is now way interested
Isaac D. Merrill, Justice of the Peace

I Rhoda Simpson of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am well acquainted with Betsey White of said Keokinton widow of John White and have been acquainted with her for the last thirty five years: that I was also well acquainted with the said John White in his life time: that the name of the said Betsey White before her said marriage was Betsey Walker: that I was present at the marriage of the said John White and Betsey Walker: that the marriage took place at the house of Stephen Gage in said Keokinton on or about the sixteenth day of June in the year 1821: that they continued to live together as man and wife all the time after their said marriage till the death of the said John White: that the said John White died in said Keokinton on the sixteenth day of January in the year 1834: and that the said Betsey White still survives and remains his widow
Rhoda Simpson
Sworn to and subscribed on this twentyfourth day of March A.D. 1853 before me: and I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness and in my belief now way interested
Benja a Grover
Justice of the Peace

16620 Act March 3/55 Betsy Read " 26/155
Betsy White, wid of, 3 private John White, dece.
Capt. Mass: Natl. Col. Enl. Dis.
She states that she is pensioner under the Act of 1853
Rev. War
Ad: Hoag Oct: 18/1855, Boston.
[Handwritten signature: J. H. Stone]
Charles L. F. Stone West Brookstown N. H.
St. C. F. Stone Feb 9/1855, " " Aug: 30/55 " " Sept: 15 " July 53 - no 562
Vol. W. 140. - ?

16.620
Fall
Betsy White Saphinton

Application for Bounty Land State of New Hampshire } County of Merrimack } ss.
On this sixteenth day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred & fifty five, personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace within & for the County & State aforesaid Widow Betsey White of Boston  Hopkinton in said County & State aged seventy three years a resident of said Boston  Hopkinton in the state & County aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John White deceased who was a Private  soldier  in the company commanded by Capt  in the Regt.  commanded by Col in the Revolutionary war & that she is the widow of the aforesaid John White & that identical person who has drawn the pension of said John White of since  $5.00 per year as his widow since June second A.D. 1853 & that said John White was alive in the war of the Revolution & that the aforesaid Betsey White is  the the widow of of the said John

White & entitled to her homestead I refer you to the Russian list & she further states that she is a widow now & has never been married but and that she was married I refer you to the evidence on file in your office & she further states that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the one hundred & sixty acres of land for which she is entitled under the 8 th sec. of the act passed February 28 A.D. 1878 granting lands to the widows of Revolutionary war soldiers her Known to me & subscribed Betsy X White mark before me the day & year above written
Chas. J. F. Stone { Justice of the Peace for the County of state aforesaid
Power of Attorney To the secretary of the Interior
Please deliver the certificate or warrant to which I am entitled according to the tenor of the foregoing declaration & application, to Chas. J. F. Stone Esq. of 71st Boscawen New Hampshire her Signed in presence of us Betsy X White mark
George H. Sanborn Joseph K. Sanborn

Ch o 22150
John White Herimach County of Hampshire
Sept 6 Mm Pm 6 Mm
ADM $50-
J. M. Harper  Cautebury
16/9

BRIEF in the case of  John White  County of Merrimack  in the State of New Hampshire  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  3. How old is he? 83 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Vol - In 1775 June - 6 - private Gen. Fellows Col. J. H. Keith, Col. Paul Dudley Sargent   Vol - 1776 June - 5 - orderly serg Col. J. H. Briggs, Col. S. Early   Drafted - 1777 Sept - 1 - private Gen. H. H. K...  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bristol County Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional, 3 living witnesses, certified to be credible, the Justice of the peace certified to be in commission - no clergyman's certificate  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.
Richd. Shepworth Examining Clerk.

Jan'y 22-1902 Mil. King to E. S. White, Holyoke Mass.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4387
Betsey White Wid.
John White Sergt. Rev. War
Act: 1832
Index:—Vol. M , Page 334
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Run Feb 5 th N.H.
Brattle

March 30. 1855
14765
App. of Betsey
White widow of
John White
N.H.
10073
Act. 3 d . Febr. 1853
$50. 00 Per Annum
Commencing Febr. 3 d 1853.
Resey.
S. D. Stevens Concord N.H.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Register.

No. 16620
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Mar 26, 1855.
John White Rev. War
Warrant-8445 1 /60-5.5.
Chas: J. F. Stone West-Brooklyn N. Y.

✓ 8445
1
160 Amp

Concord N. H. Dec. 13. 1855.
Sir.
Therewith forward a power of attorney authorizing me to prosecute the claim of Betsey White widow of John for bounty land under the act of March 3 d 1855. This claim was originally presented by one Stone who as I am informed undertook the agency of procuring Mrs White's bounty land, but has since left for the West. The Selectmen of the town of Hopkinton N. H. have employed me to prosecute Mrs White's claim, she having been supported by said town. I am informed by Mr W. that the claim is suspended, but she cannot give the reason.
I desire, therefore, that you will inform me as to the number of this claim and also as to the cause of its suspension.
I am respectfully
Your Ob t Servt
L D Stevens

White

Brief in the case of Betsey White, widow of John, Merrimack County and State of New Hampshire, act 3 rd , February, 1853.
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner. under Act of 7 th June, 1832.
Marriage proven by parole evidence, Certified to be credible.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
L. D. Stevens Esq., Concord, N.H.
Name and residence of Agent
J. C. Boynton,
Examining Clerk.

That I am a Justice of the peace the numerous affidavits already filed to the above
State of New Hampshire } ss. County of Merrimack } ss.
This certifies that we George F. Sanborn & Hannah E. Sanborn are personally acquainted with Mrs. Betsy White now deceased who made application No. 16,620 under the act of March 3rd A.D. 1855 that she is the widow of John White who went from Boston Mass. & is entitled to Bount Land as she states in said declaration - And that she is now a widow
George F. Sanborn Hannah E. Sanborn
State of Vt. } ss. County of Benning } ss.
On this eight day of Sep. A.D. 1855 personally appeared the above named George F. Sanborn & Hannah E. Sanborn & made oath that the above certificate is just & true - & I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons & have no interest in this claim (has) J. F. Stone Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston. October 5. 1855.
I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John White is borne on pay roll of Capt. James Keith's Comp. from July 8. 1775 24 days.
Also on pay roll of Capt. John Shaw (Comp. Col. Williams's Regt. R. Island Service, in October 1777. 7 days, as private. Allowed in Council June 19. 1778.
I do not find Capt. James Briggs roll for the year 1776
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. M. Wrigley Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Sir. Concord N.H. June 12. 1858
I herewith forward the application of Rest Brooks, Polly Gilson, Anna Johnson, Betsey White, Sally Putney, Judith Dalton and Charlotte Badger all widows now receiving a pension under the 2 d Section of the Act of Feb 3 1853 for the arrear of their pension from March 4 th 1848 to Feb. 3 d 1853 under the Joint Resolution of Congress passed by the House on the fourth day of June instant
Very Respectfully Your Ob t Serv t S. D. Stevens.
Hon George Whiting Committee of Pensions Washington D.C.

Cacemont March 26 1853
Sir
Herewith I forward you the application of Betsey White widow of John White for pension under the Act of Feb 3 d 1853
Very Respectfully Your Ob dt Serv t L D Stevens

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John White which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 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? yes 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? the Judge has IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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? No clergyman certificate - 3 living witnesses
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
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? Yes
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? Yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes
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? Yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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.

Plymouth N. H. Oct. 13 1898
Hon. Jacob Minot My Dear Sir
Again I have sent to the Office of the Sec. of the State of Mass. & received the within certificate of the date of October 5 1888 - In which it appears that the same John White of Norton - served in 1775 under Capt. James Keith 24 days - in 1777 under Capt. John Thain 7 days. But that he finds no roll of Capt. James Brigg's Co. for the year 1776
He also informs me that the same John White's name appears on the rolls 123 different times. Now in all honesty it seems you ought not to reject this claim when it appears that White was a loyal & faithful soldier merely because we cannot at this date find evidence corroborating all the various statements of the soldier himself

I want, your Honor, nothing but what is just & right. Indeed I want this claim re- jected if it is right that it should be. but on the other hand if this is a just claim I in com- mon with every good citizen am but wish it allowed.
Then this last certificate cor- roborates the statements of John White in the years 1778 & 1777 very nearly & is not inconsistent with any part of his state- ments. And after this long delay over this just claim & from the fact that you have at your Office the admitted statements of John White himself (which as I understand the law are not- tes of record & having which you ought to have asked no more proof, and that this Betty White is his  widow & that you cannot doubt, as she draws a pension as his  widow ) & a certificate cor- roborating in part, & never where in- consistent with any of those state- ments. I believe your Honor

will immediately allow this poor woman's claim & relieve all parties from further trouble
The No. of Mr. White's Application is 16620
I am yours Oldest Servt Chas. F. Hove
Send the Warrant to Plymouth N.H. as I am stopping here at present Have the kindness to attend to this matter as soon as may be
Yours C. F. Hove

West Roseau V.A.
Sept. 10 1850.
Hon. Josiah Minot
Dear Sir
There can be no doubt but that Betsey White who applied No. 10,620 for bounty land is the widow of John White of Norton Mass. who served as appears from the Certificate I sent you from the Secretary of the State of Mass. He says to me — "The name of John White of Norton Mass. is found on 123 different Rolls. It will be found in Mass. among different books."
And he wished to know how much of his service was wanted & I told him "enough to get the warrant" thinking that it was unnecessary to go through the whole service when only "pension days" are required. So he sent the cases that he did. There can be no doubt but that she, Betsey White had a husband who was active in Revolutionary War.

neither is there any doubt in my mind but that the John White of Boston Mass. in regard to whose service the Secretary of the State of Mass. sent a certificate is the John White who was the husband of this same Betsey White —
I can get to a certificate of as hundred people to this effect if you desire it but it would seem as though evidence enough had already been piled in this case for in either event service was performed by John White & if there were two men of the same name why you can have no doubts but that Mrs. Betsey White is the widow of one of them! therefore according to the 5 section of the Revised Statutes passed March 3 1855. She is justly entitled to her Warrant — I can see no reason in suspending her claim on the ground that there were two men of the same name who served but rather the reverse.
Yours truly
Chas. J. F. Stone Atty at Law

John White
22150
Mr. J. M. Hawk
HR

State of New Hampshire Secretary's Office Dec. 25. 1832.
The within named Samuel Dunn is a Justice of our Superior Court, and the within named Ellis Hall and Samuel Dearn are Justices of the Peace for the County of Rockingham, and were so at the date of their certificates all duly constituted and sworn, and their signatures as such genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of State.
Ralph Metcalf Secretary.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
1855.
I H ereby C ertify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John White is borne on pay roll of Capt. John Hody's Comp. of Norton Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt. R. Island Service from July 27. to Aug. 13. 1778. 18 days as Corporal. Also on pay roll of Capt. John Allen's Comp. Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt. on an expedition to Rhode Island July 27. 1780. 6 days. Travel included, as Corporal, from Norton.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears ; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone ; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
R. M. W. Fisher Secretary of the Commonwealth.

East Andover N.H.
Aug. 18. 1888
To the Secretary of the State of Mass.
Will you be kind enough to search your records for the ser- vice of John White of Porter Mass. & send me a certificate in relation to the short- ter if you find he served in the Revolu- tionary war over 18 days
Yours truly Chas. F. F. Stone Atty. for the Widow of John White

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord.
March 24, 1853.
I hereby certify, That at the dates of the annexed attestations Matthew Harvey, Isaac D. Merrill and Benjamin Grover were Justices of the Peace for the county of Merrimack
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.
John G. Wadley Secretary of State.

J. L. Wyckoff, President.
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Gentlemen:-
Can you give me any information regarding John White of Mansfield, Mass., who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and who at the close of the war resided in Nelson, N.H. and drew a pension
If you have any records showing the date of his birth and his parents name, I would appreciate the information, as I am attempting to locate my ancestry.
Yours very truly,
E. N. White
E.N.W.

State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord, June 12 1858
I hereby certify That, at the date of the annexed attestations Moses Colby was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Merrimack
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the State, the date above written.
Allen Tenny Dep. Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack ss. On this Eighth day of June A.D. 1858 before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid per- sonally appeared Betsey White and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of John White who was a sol- dier of the Revolution and that she is now receiving a Pension from the United States at the rate of fifty dollars per annum under the 2d Section of the Act of Feb. 2d 1853; that she asks for such arrears of her pension as she may be found entitled to under any and all acts or Resolutions of Congress applicable to her case; that she is a resident of Hopkinton in said State and still remains a widow. Betsey X White mark
Witness John H. Clough Moser Colby
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before me; and I certify that the said affiant is the identical person she represents herself to be
Moser Colby Justice of the Peace

Betsy White
Horizon Hill

I know all men by these Presents That I Betsey White of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack & State of New- Hampshire widow of John White deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution do hereby constitute and appoint L D Stevens of Concord N.H. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to prosecute my claim for Bounty Fund under the Act of March 3 1855 which is now suspended: hereby revoking all former authority or power of attorney by me in this behalf given
Witness my hand & Seal this seventh eighth day of Dec 1855 Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of Moses Colby Seth Tuttle
her Betsey H White Mark
State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack ss. On this Eighth day of December 1855 the above named Betsey White acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to be her act and deed, personally appearing Before me Moses Colby Jus of the Peace

This may certify that I Israel Washburn of Raynham in the County of Bristol State of Massachusetts being seventy seven years and upwards do certify and say that I am well acquainted with John White of Raynham and now lives tis said in Hopkinton State of New Hampshire I was with him at New York in the campaign of 1776 five months in the company of Capt James Briggs in Col Simon Lary's Regiment. Israel Washburn
Raynham Sept 8 1882
This may certify that the above named Israel Washburn who has made and subscribed the above declaration is a man of truth and has sworn to the above statement before me - Ellis Hall Justice of the Peace
John Lisdale Esq of Eastern Mass under oath testifies and says that he had a personal knowledge of the fact that the above named John White enlisted in the Continental service & was stationed at Cambridge that he was well acquainted with the said White, and saw him at his quarters in Cambridge & that he was an orderly sergeant then on duty - The said John Lisdale also, further testifies & says, that the above named John White was stationed at sundry other places during the Revolutionary War, one of which he believes was on Rhode Island - further the deponent saith not -
Sworn to before me Asst. Deans
Justice of the Peace
Eastern Sept. 10 - 1882
N.B. The above named John Lisdale of Eastern, is in my opinion a man of veracity, & his testimony to be relied upon - S. Deans