Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,383, Samuel White, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
White, Samuel
NUMBER _____
D. 6,383
carded.
CONTENTS

74320
1339
New York
Samuel White
Whitson Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Richards of the Regt: commanded by Col. Groton in the Mass: militia line for 10 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of May 1833 and sent to A. J. Sloan
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $ 66.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. - 16.66 $ 83.32
Death not on Agency Book
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 37

Samuel White
10339
✓

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 7 th June 1832
State of New York } County of Madison }
On this ninth day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison in open court James B. Phipps a prosecuting Judge James White a resident of the Town & County of Madison & State of New York, aged sixty nine 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832. That he enlisted as a private in the army of the United States, for six months, to fill vacancies which existed in the line, in the year 1780. the and mustered at Springfield in the County of Hampshire in the State of Mass where he sits. on the 16 th of August of same year, and from thence took up his march, under a Captain Burbanks a Continental recruiting Officer, & marched from thence to Litchfield in the State of Connecticut & through Danbury, & from thence to Poughkeepsie in this State, from thence crossed the Hudson & marched to Stony Point, from thence down the River through Haverstraw, & from thence to a place called Timonick Plains so called at the time, where were encamped the American Army, General Greene was there at the time we formed the Army. General Lafayette was also there, & General Washington was there soon after to the best of his memory. The recruits of which he was one was mustered into the third Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col. John Graton, the name of the Major he does not recollect, and the name of the Lieutenant Col. was William Hull, & he was arranged into a company called the Lieutenant Colonel's company, commanded by a Lieutenant Holdridge does not recollect his given name, there was no Captain to the company, & he belonged to Gen. Nickelson's Brigade of which Robert Oliver was Brigade Major, he will know Col. Groat belonged to the same Brigade.

also knew Col Rufus Putnam, there, the army during the time he served had many marches, principally in the Jerseys, watching the motion of the enemy & covering the country he remembers encamping at Orange town, was there at the execution of Maj. Andre, & the army encamped for a time at Hackensack, & a number of other places, the names not now remembered, the last place of encampment, before the army went into winter quarters, was at a place called Totaway in New Jersey, the army from thence in the month of November marched direct to West Point, where we went into winter quarters. That sometime in the month of December he was detached from his Regiment & attached to a Company of light infantry so called, commanded by Captain Joseph Pritchard a citizen of the Town of — Boston as was understood at the time, & Lieutenants Carter & 2 nd Lieutenant Thompson; does not recollect the given names of either & this Company crossed the Hudson at West Point, & took up our march for the — lines near New York & made our first stand near White Plains, & were kept constantly on the alert in securing the country & protecting the inhabitants from the depredations of refugees, called Tories or cowboys, the company was — accompanied by a small detachment of Col Sheldon's light dragoons. That on the 20 th of Jan'y 1781, the company joined with Lieutenant Halls detachment of infantry & commenced an expedition against the Refugees & British, stationed at Morristown & Throggs point, or neck so called, & at that place did surprise the enemy & attacked them in their camp in their log houses & quarters, & burnt them stores & their quarters & captured a considerable number of prisoners which was brought off. In our retreat from thence we were pursued & hard pressed by the enemy, by horse & foot, & about the commencement of our retreat Lieutenant Thompson was killed on Col. Delancey's bridge, a superior force had arrived of the enemy, & we retreated under an almost constant fire, to Westchester Church, if his name

memory serves him, & there was reinforced, by Col Gannells Regiment, which forced the enemy to retreat & we pursued. our march to Bedford was blasted. And that he was detained in the service to the exigencies of this expedition a month longer than the time of his enlistment, & that he returned & joined his regiment at West point, & found himself attached to Col. Rufus Putnam's Regiment, of whom he received his discharge, bearing date on or about the 20 th March 1781 to the best of his knowledge & belief, with an order on the commissaries at Danbury & Litchfield & Springfield to draw rations on his return home, and that he was at the time of his enlistment a resident of the Town of Belchertown  Belchertown County of Hampshire in Massachusett.
And that sometime between forty & fifty years ago there was a rumor that Congress was about granting the salaries to the revolutionary soldiers, as a matter of fact that he with many others, gave their discharges to a person as agent for them, & that he afterwards left the country, & never returned the discharge, & that he enlisted as a private And that he again enlisted as a private, resident of the same place as above, on the 16 th day of August 1781, for three months under Captain John Cutler of the Town of Brookfield County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Brown of Holden & 2 nd Lieutenant Beels of the Town of Hartwick, both in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts (the given names of the two last officers not remembered) as militia or State troops, & that he undivided in the Town of Brookfield aforesaid, & from thence marched to Springfield County of Hampshire in said State thence to Litchfield in Connecticut & from thence to West point in this State, where we joined our Regiment commanded by Luke Frazar, & was there stationed during the time of the enlistment, & received a regular discharge, signed by the Colonel of the Regiment that this discharge, was also disposed of, at the time and in like manner as the one above mentioned

And that to the best of his memory the garrison at — West point was commanded by Genl M c Dougall, the greater part of the Troops, regiments had been marched to Virginia to capture Genl Wallace, —
And that he has no documentary evidence; that he was born in the Town of Petersham in the County of Worcester in the State of Massachusetts, on the 22 nd day of June 1763. as he has been informed & believes, & that there is no publick record of his birth or age that he knows of, & that he resided a part of the time during the Revolutionary war in the — Town of Pelham in Hampshire County Massachusetts & a part of the time in Ralston, same County & State & that he continued his residence in the former  latter place, after the revolutionary War untill 1797 and then removed into this State to his present residence where he has contin- ued. And that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on the pension roll of the Army of any State And that he does not know of any one now living who served with him, the six months campaign above referred to commencing in the year 1780 except James White who resides if living in the Town of Pomfret Chautauqua County New York, whose affidavit has been applied for, but not yet received, And that he is well acquainted with Israel Rice. John Brown. Dea. Elijah Putnam Abner Barnham, Moses Maynard. Erastus Cleveland Rutherford Barker Esqr, all residents of the said town of Madison, to whom reference can be had
Sworn & Subscribed
to this 8 th day of October 1832. in
Open Court
A. S. Hoan Clk.
Edward D. Bates

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 Israel Rife and John Brown, who have signed the Annexed Certificate, are residents in the town of Madison in the County of Madison, and are Credible persons, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit -
I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison, do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the Original proceedings 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 ninth day of October 1832 -
A. S. Sloan Clk

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 Israel Rife and John Brown, who have signed the Annexed Certificate, are residents in the town of Madison in the County of Madison, and are Credible persons, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit -
I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings 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 ninth day of October 1832
A. S. Sloan Clk

State of New York Madison County ss {
John White of the Town & County of Madison & State of New York, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes deposes & says, that he enlisted, on the 16 th of August 1781 in the same company as set forth in the declaration of Samuel White, comman- ded by Captain John Cutler, of the Town of Brookfield County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, & was personally knowing to the services rendered, by the said Samuel White, having with him performed the same marches & services, in the same company & Regiment, and for the time as he states in his declaration, that this deponent is of the age of 71 years, & that he believes the said Samuel White is the age he states. And beareth this deponent, & Samuel White, were residents of the Town of Belchertown in the County of Hampshire in Massachusetts, of further saith not - And this deponent, also personally knew of the enlistment of the said Samuel White, on the 16 th of August 1780. Both being residents of the same place as he states in his declaration and, this deponent carried him to Springfield where he mustered as he states, & that he was gone six months, reported to be in the Army that he knew of his return after the six months service to this deponent's house, and that he had often seen his discharge, & has no doubt, but that he served the said campaign as he states Subscribed & sworn to this 6 th day of September 1832 before me Thomas Milner Justice of the peace
John White

State of New York } ss Madison County }
Israel Rice and John Brown both of the Town & County of Madison and State of New York, aged the said Israel Rice 71 years and the said John Brown 67 years both having been first duly sworn according to law, doth on their oaths depose & say, that they are well acquainted with Captain Samuel White, of the aforesaid town of Madison, and have been for more than thirty five years last past. And that they have at different times years ago as well as more recently conversed with the said Samuel White on the subject of the services rendered by him during the Revolutionary war, and have oftentimes heard him relate many of the incidents, in the different campaigns in which he served, as set forth in his declaration, which has been read in their presence, And that the said Samuel White is reputed in the neighborhood, and town in which he lives, a man of respectability, a good and useful member of society, a man of integrity and moral worth, and of truth and veracity. And that all he sets forth in his said declaration is entitled to full credit and belief, and that they do fully believe the same to be true, and that he has always in his said neighborhood & town been reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that they never heard such reputation doubted, and that they have no doubt but that he is the age he states
Subscribed and sworn to } Israel Rice this 8 th day of October 1832 before } John Brown me Thomas Killen Jr. Justice of the peace

State of New York } Madison County }
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Israel Rice and John Brown, who have subscribed and sworn to the within affidavit, and that they are both of them men of respectability in every respect, and men reputed in the neighborhood where they live, of undoubted truth and veracity and as such I consider them, and that all they state in their said affidavit, is in my opinion entitled to full credit and belief and I do fully believe the same to be true Madison 8 th Octr. 1832 Thomas Millen Jr. Jus. Peace
State of New York } Madison County Clerk's Office }
I Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that Thomas Millen Jr. before whom the two preceding Affidavits purport to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the above Certificate, was, at the dates of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits and Certificate, to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832 - A. S. Sloan Clk
James White 10339

10339.
Samuel White
Madison Co
New York
admitted 10 mo per.
$33.33
Mr. Will Burn
A. S. Sloan Clerk.
Madison Co
New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew 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, shewing the Service of Samuel White. Madison Co New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. 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.   Years. Months. Days.     16 Aug t 1780 " 7 " Private Capt Bur Capt Capt Jas Richard Lt. Carter Gen. Washington Gen. Sullivan Col. Gray Col. W. Hull Monmouth Red Bank Saratoga N. York N. Jersey 69 years Hampshire Co Mass. One Witness   16 Aug t 1781 " 3 " " Capt Snodgrass Butler Lt. Brown Col. Drury Gen. M c Dougall None Con t & N. York  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. 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 } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[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.]
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 _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day 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 _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
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 subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
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

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? { 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 persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional 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 or 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. 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 that 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 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen Ex Ch

February 7, 1933
Samuel White, S. 6383 Vassel White, W. 22597
BA-J. Mues.
Prof. H. A. White 111 Andrews Hall Lincoln Nebraska
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers named John, Samuel, Vachel or Vassall and William White.
The Vassel White, S. 22597, whose history was sent you on November 28, 1932, is the only soldier of that name, or of any similar given name, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. This soldier signed as Vassel White and the name, Vachel White, does not appear in the papers of said pension claim. When he enlisted he listed in Western (not Weston), Worcester County, Massachusetts. He first applied for pension in 1817 while living in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, but the claim was not allowed until 1826 as stated in the letter sent you November 28, 1932. In addition to those already given, the only other names appearing in said claim with the same surname as this soldier or his wife are as follows: Eliada? Kingsley, Martin, Lester, Joseph and Enos Kingsley, their relationship not given.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to John and William White who enlisted in the Revolution from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, or to a Samuel White who died in Litchfield, New York, in 1814.
The Samuel White whose history is furnished below is identical with the one recorded in the 1840 Census of Pensioners as living in Hamilton, Madison County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 6383, based upon the military service of Samuel White.

He was born June 22, 1763, in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in August, 1780, as private in a company commanded by Lieutenant Holdridge in Colonel John Greaton's Massachusetts Regiment; sometime in December, 1780, he was detached from his regiment and attached to a company of light infantry commanded by Captain Joseph Prichard of Boston, was in the battle of Morrissania and was discharged about March 20, 1781, from Colonel Rufus Putnam's Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted August 16, 1781, and served three months as private in Captain John Cutler's Company in Colonel Luke Drury's Massachusetts Regiment.
He also lived in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, during the Revolution and lived there until 1797 when he moved to Madison, Madison County, Indiana.  NY.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was living in Madison, Indiana.  New York
In 1832 Samuel White stated that he knew no one who served with him during his service which commenced in 1780 except James White who, if then living, was a resident of Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York. In 1832 one John White of Madison, New York, aged seventy-one years, stated that he lived in the same house with Samuel White at the time of his enlistment. It was not stated that said James and John White were related to Samuel White and there are no further data relative to family.
Death of Samuel White not in Census Book Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev War
6383
INVALID.
File No. 6383
Samuel White
Pr Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. a , Page 413
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1933 Feb. 3. hist. to Prof. H. A. White. See letter in clm. based White W. 259 ms
1933 Mar. 9. Prof. H. Adelbert White advised Indiana inadvertently written for New York. See letter of inquiry in Wm. White S. 44035. ms

March 9, 1933
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Samuel White, S.6383 BA-J/MCS
Prof. H. Adelbert White 111 Andrews Hall Lincoln Nebraska
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of February 21, 1933.
You are herewith furnished the records of the Revolutionary War soldiers, Henry White, W. 18411, and William White, S. 44035.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to an Adelbert White.
In the letter which was sent you February 3, 1933, giving the history of Samuel White, S. 6383, the word Indiana was inadvertently written for New York in two places. Two paragraphs of that letter should be as follows:
He also lived in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, during the Revolution and lived there until 1797 when he moved to Madison, Madison County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was living in Madison, New York.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator