Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3540, Samuel White, N. H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 16.
White, Samuel
S. 3540
CONTENTS
carded

13 07 1/2 Ohio Pittsburgh
Samuel White
of Guernsey in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Poor. of the Regt commanded by Col. Ely. in the crew &amp; line for 11. Mo. & 7. days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio . at the rate of 37 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of May, and sent to Moses Sarchet, Cambridge, O. Ohio.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1833 74. 88. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 18. 72 33. $931.60.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm H Palmer Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. Page 132.
Order to pay - 1. Nov. 1837
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 Sept 1838 - Age Not before 3 July 1839.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio County of Guernsey
On this seventeenth day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Jeremiah H. Collock President Judge, and Sumner L. Brown, William Shinnon & William Thompson, Esquires associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Guernsey, now sitting, Samuel White a resident of Richland township, in the county of Guernsey and state of Ohio, aged, Seventy-two 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.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as hereinafter stated. that is to say - He resides in the town of Washington in the county of _____ in the state of New Hampshire, and some time in the year 1776 the month and day he does not recollect, he volunteered for a short period, but does not recollect the number of days, - that he does not recollect in what company or regiment he served this short tour, nor under what Officers, but he does recollect that during this short tour he was at the Battle of Rhode Island, that the next night after the battle the army evacuated Rhode Island and crossed the river, being at this time in a strange place, and only about sixteen years of age he does not recollect to what place, nor through what places they were marched, - He is certain he served out the full time for which he volunteered, and is satisfied that he served during this tour at least Forty days, But does not recollect where he was when his time expired, nor where he was dismissed - after his time expired he returned to Washington in the said county of _____ and state of New Hampshire. That about the 30 th of September 1779. he again in Washington, aforesaid, volunteered for one year, (he is enabled to recollect the time of his entering the service on this occasion from the circumstance that his term of service expired 3 days before the time fixed when Major Andre was to be hung) that he served this year under Major Poor, in Colonel Gilley's Regiment of New Hampshire volunteers. that they were marched from Washington, through different places, to West-point in the state of New York, at which place they lay until their year engagement

expired, and were at that place discharged 3 days before Major Andre was to be hung - that she served a good many other short terms of which she has not a sufficiently distinct recollection to make a particular statement -
That he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services, nor does he know of any person living by whose testimony he could prove his services, but it may be that there is some such person living - The Court having pronounced to the applicant the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department. In answer to
1 st the first interrogatory, he states that he was born in New Ipswich in New Hampshire, on the 25 day of April 1760 - 2 nd In answer to the second Interrogatory he states that he has no record of his age, but that he was born at the time above stated, according to his father's records, which is not in his possession - 3 rd In answer to the third interrogatory he states that, when called into service, he was living in the town of Washington in the state of New Hampshire (the county he does not recollect, since the revolutionary war he has lived in the state of New York, & Pennsylvania & from Pennsylvania he moved to the state of Ohio, he now lives in Richland T wn W th Ohio, 4 th In answer to the 4 th interrogatory he states that he volunteered. 5 th In answer to the fifth interrogatory he states the names of Major Poor & Colonel Cilley - he recollects of no continental or militia regiments - nor of any general circumstances of services except as herein before stated. 6 th In answer to the sixth interrogatory he states that he thinks he received no discharge, that they were merely dismissed, 7 th and in answer to the seventh interrogatory he states the names of Rev. Joseph Broom, William Thompson.
We 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 any agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel White
We Joseph Broom a clergyman residing in the township of Cambridge in the county of Luzerne aforesaid, and William Thompson residing in Richland township and county aforesaid, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel White, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy-two 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, & subscribe, the day and year aforesaid -
Hugh Broom Wm Thompson
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 abovenamed appli- cant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Hugh Broom, who has signed the above certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the township of Cambridge in said Guernsey county, and that William Thompson, who has also signed the same, is a resident of the township of Richland in said county, and is a credible person, and that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
I Moses Darchet Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for said county of Guernsey, do hereby certify that the forego- ing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel White for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this seven- th day of September A.D. 1832.
Moses Darchet Clerk

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 17 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Samuel White, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Wheeling, V a , Agency, at the rate of Thirty Seven Dollars and forty four Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept r , 1837, to the 4 th Sept r , 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
13074-

13.074. Samuel White  A. Boston
Ad 11. Mos. Pay from 1779-
At Camp role Cilleys Not.
on Role m. Role enlisted 20 July 1779- for 1 year discharged 73 44 5 m 19 - 26 Jan 1780 discharged 11. mo 79 -
Enl 12. July 1779 - enlisted for during her war and did not join after being furloughed 36.66 11 m. 78 37.44
Moses Larched Cambridge Guernsey Count Ohio

BRIEF in the case of  Samuel White  County of Guernsey  in the State of Ohio  (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? 72  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 1776 volunteered. 1 9 Private   Life 1799 " 1 He served several short terms of which he has not sufficient protection - to state how long 1 " Major Poor. Col Gylly  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle of Brandywine  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Washington Co. N. Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

Rev War
3540 INVALID.
File No. 3540-
Samuel White
Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. 14 , Page 402
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel 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? yes
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? yy XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 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? yy 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? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yy XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yy
 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, depose 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.

Pension Agency NORTH WESTERN BANK OF VIRGINIA, Wheeling, Oct 26 1837
Dear Sir,
I enclose Vouchers of Samuel While of Morgan County Ohio. Pensioner at $37 50 / 100 per ann. claiming for 19 months from 1 September - under Act 7. June 1832
I am Yours very resp. Abroas Pen ap J. N. Brown
J. D. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions Washington City D.C.

7347
Yrs
Cambridge Sept 22
To the Secretary of the Treasury
Washington city.
Revolutionary claims under the act of 4 th June 1832
John
Respectfully & affectionately to the War Department. Gen. Dept. Feb. 1832. P.O. - 27. Sep.

Cambridge O. Sep 22 - 1832
Enclose you will find the Declaration of Stann  Stann  White in order to obtain a pension under the act of 9 th June 1832 - He requests that your letters may be directed to him at, Cambridge, Guadalupe county, Ohio
Mons Stann  Stann
Hon: Louis McLane. Secretary of the Treasury.