Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 107, William S White, Va. Sea Service Surgeons Mate

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va Sea Service
White, William S.
R. 107
Surgeons Mate
CONTENTS
Va. half pay
See Acc 837 Virginia State Navy Y B File William S. White

Wm. White died halfway Oct 24. 1845
Record Vol 43, page 172

Pension Office
October 24. 1845
Littleton
I certify that I have examined the claim of S. White, son and only heir at law of William S. White, deceased, who was a Surgeon's Mate in the Virginia State Navy; and I find that in 1834, half-pay was allowed in this case under the act of July 5. 1832, entitled "an act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia;" from the 22 d April 1783, and the said Littleton S. White has claim, half-pay from the 31 st of July 1781, when his father left the service. The claim in my opinion should be allowed. I therefore certify that under the above mentioned act half-pay is due said Littleton at the rate of ninety one dollars and twenty five cents per annum from the 31 st July 1781 to the 22 d April 1783; and that the amount is payable to Henry Northup, attorney of Littleton S. White, son and only heir of William S. White, dec d .
E Comm ss ioner of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of War.

J.W.
Rev. War Section.
April 19, 1913.
Mrs. J. L. Kirby. 1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, Tenn.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 3 rd and received the 12 th instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim R. File No. 107, it appears that a claim for half pay, under the Act of July 5, 1832, was allowed on account of the services of William S. White who was a Surgeon's Mate in the Virginia State Navy, Revolutionary War, and served until July 31, 1781.
A son, Littleton S. is referred to. There is no further data.
In order to identify a claim for pension or bounty land which may have been filed on account of the services of William Kirby in the Revolution, some of the following data is essential: names of some officers under whom he served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates of birth and death, given name of widow.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Wm White certificate of the auditor.
"A"
5711

1144 This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia State Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 26th day of April 1785 , in the name of William White as Surg t Mate. Navy for £ 101. 2. 2, which Certificate appears to have been delivered to Col o Cropper and was given for services prior to the 1st January, 1782.
{ No Seal of Office. }
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this
3rd day of June 1834.
J. E. Keathly
AUDITOR.

Wm. S. White -
Paper in relation to arrears due his heirs by Henry Northrop.

There is also a half pay claim on file
for Wm White, Va. a sailing master Va. State Navy - R. 107 \frac{1}{2}

NO [redacted]
[redacted]
[redacted]
Heirs of William L. White lung
Va Navy Revolution
Discharged _____, 18
6057
NJ Pay — Act '32
Received _____, 187
107.
Attorney.

1913, Apr. 19. History to Mrs. J. L. Kirby. L.W.
1913, May 2. To above relative to statement concerning son of soldier. L.W.
1926. Nov. 13 Mrs. J. L. Kirby info d.
no title to pension - Jan
1926. Dec. 29. Mrs. J. L. Kirby
again info. no title, etc paid
1931 Feb. 16 - Mrs. J. L. Kirby adv. no further data etc - VMM NF

"Rokeby"
1908 Grand Ave, Nashville, Tenn. April 22, 1913.
Bureau of Pensions: I thank you for replying so promptly to my letter of inquiry regarding William L. White a pensioner of the Revolutionary War and William Kirby.
I do not know the place of William Kirby's enlistment, but think perhaps it was Southampton Co. Va. He died in Nash Co. N. C. and I see from deeds that I have that his wife's name was Sally. I think from the dates of these deeds he must have died between the years of 1800 and 1810. Though he

bought land in 1885 in Nash Co. N.C. If it will not cause you too much trouble would you please write me what reference William S. White made to his son Littleton S.
Appreciating your courtesy in this matter, I am,
Faithfully
Mrs. J. L. Kirby.

"Rokeby"
1908 Grand Ave., Nashville, Tenn., April 3, 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir: Please inform me if William Kirby, of Virginia (or North Carolina) and William S. White (an assistant sur- geon) are recorded in your office.
They are my maternal and paternal ancestors, and I am desirous of knowing their full Revolutionary history.
I will appreciate your kind attention to this inquiry.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. J. L. Kirby.

Coral Gables Fla. Ave. Giralda 509, Nov. 8, 1926.
Pension Department.
Dear Sirs: as the only surviving heir of Dr. William S. White (or Whyte) who served in the American Revolution and who served as surgeon's mate in the "State Navy" for which he was paid from July 21, 1781 to April 22, 1783. I am the daughter of Lewis Thompson White, son of Dr. William S. White, and the only heir of Dr. William S. White who was is my grand father. I here-by make application for my pension. I am a daughter of the American Revolution, and was Registrar of Cumberland Chapter at Nashville Tenn. for ten years, and resigned after coming to Florida. Trusting to hear from you soon, I am
most cordially Mrs. Mary Elizabeth White Kirby, (Mrs. John Lewis Kirby)

Coral Gables, Fla.
509 Ave. Giraldra, Dec. 21, 1926.
Mr. Winfield Scott. Commissioner Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: Your letter of Nov. 13 th received and please excuse my delay in answering. In a letter which I received in April 19 th , 1913 from Mr. J. L. Davenport Commissioner at that time, wrote me thus: "you are advised that from papers in the claim, R. File 107, it appears that a claim for half pay under the act of July 5, 1832 was allowed on account of the services of William S. White who was Surgeon's mate in the Virginia State Navy Revolutionary War, and served until July 31, 1781. A son Littleton S. is referred to. There is no further data."
I have in my papers some where the notice of this pension allowed to Littleton S. White. He was my father's older brother, and I am the only living heir of Surgeon William S. White. Your will see from this record that the heirs of Revolutionary soldiers were paid a pension. I visited in Washington three years ago when I spent a year there, and I am sorry I did not

attend to this matter then.
Thanking you for an early reply, I am most sincerely Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth White Kirby (Mrs. John Lewis Kirby)

805-Ave. Venetia Coral Gables, Fla. Sept. 19, 1930.
Pension Officer.
Dear Sir: I'm getting my genealogy on my grand-father William B. White , a Surgeon's Mate, (on this record I am a D.A.R.) in the Revolution, and who joined from the Va. Navy. I also asked if Dr. White received a pension, and my answer was that his son Littleton received it, though it was not a pension, but did not state what form of profit it was; and now understand I am not looking for any thing of money value, as I do not want that, but thought if I knew in what form Littleton White received it - that it might help me in getting more of my White genealogy, as I am anxious to find the names of Dr. White's parents, and where they came from. I shall greatly appreciate you giving me this information, Very sincerely
Mrs. J. L. Kirby.

JW Rev. War Section.
May 2, 1913.
Mrs. J. L. Kirby, 1908 Grand Avenue, Nashville, Tenn.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 22 d and received the 28 d ultimo, you are advised that Littleton S. White is referred to in 1845, as the son and only heir of William S. White, deceased. a history of whose claim R. File No. 107, Rev War, was furnished you the 19 d ultimo. There is no further data relative to family.
You are further advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to William Kirby described by you.
Very respectfully,
J. C. Klavonfort Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Nov. 13, 1926.
Mrs. John Lewis Kirby, 509 Giralda Ave. Coral Gables, Fla.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that there is no provision of law that would entitle the descendants of a soldier, or sailor of the Revolution to pension.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. R. 107.
December 29, 1936.
Mrs. J. L. Kirby, 509 Ave. Giralda, Coral Gables, Fla.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that the claim for half pay under the Act of July 5, 1832, on account of the services of William S. White, Surgeon's Mate, Virginia State Navy, War of the Revolution, was allowed October 24, 1845, to his son, Littleton.
see quotes this letter — You were informed April 19, 1913, of the allowance of this claim, which is not a claim for pension.
Even if no such allowance had been made, there is no provision of law that would now entitle the descendants, either direct, or collateral , or other heirs of soldiers and sailors of the Revolution to pension, bounty land or bounty in money, or to half pay on account of their ser- vices.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

February 16, 1931.
Mrs. J. L. Kirby, 805 Venetia Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida.
Rev.&1812 Wars Section. MMHF Car
Dear Madam:
You are advised that this bureau has no further data in regard to William S. White (R.107) than have been furnished you on April 19 and May 2, 1913 , and again on November 13 and December 29, 1926 .
It is suggested that further information in regard to said William S. White might be obtained from the Navy Department (Old Records Division), this city.
Very truly yours,
This name is on Mrs. Casanova's list of navy pensioners
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

character. —
Before I recd. your letter, Mr Ellis had requested me to give such additional information respecting while, as I could furnish.
I am Sir very respectfully
Your obedient servant.
J. S. McCalla and S. V.
Hon R B Tancy

Re. 7 : 26 June 1834
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Auditors office
June 25. 1834
Sir
I have been prevented by various causes from replying to your communications of the 17 th and 21 st inst until to day.
I enclose you a certificate showing that Robert Snead settled his account as a Surgeon in the State line, and received the balance of his pay - but there is no further or additional evidence that I can find after careful search, of his revolutionary services. He received land bounty in Feb. 1831 upon the testimony of sundry affidavits - a copy of which I understand are in the Treasury Dept t .
With respect to the claim of the Reps of W m White, I send you some additional evidence. There is record evidence that White was Surgeon of the Accomack Galley as late as May 1780, and there is nothing that I have been enabled to find which will show either that he resigned or that he did not continue on Board that Vessel until she was laid up in July 1781. This evidence however is altogether of a negative character.

218 1141 character. —
Before I recd. your letter, Mr Ellis had requested me to give such additional information respecting White, as I could furnish.
I am sir very respectfully Your obedient servant.
Isaac Heath
Hon R B Taunton

Pension Office, November 14. 1854.
Sir,
I herewith return the communication of Desparian Ellis Esqr. addressed to you under date of November 8, 1854, and referred by the Department to this office; and I also enclose one from J Moulton Esqr., addressed to me under date of Nov 10, 1854, upon the same subject.
This office has no power to coerce the payment of money by attorneys to their clients, except so far as such result may be effected by the alternative of refusing to recognize them in future as agents in the prosecution of claims before before it.
In the present case I caused a communication to be addressed to Henry Northrop, the person charged with improperly retaining money received by him, as attorney, through the Pension Office, a copy of which I herewith enclose, together with a copy of his answer. It will be perceived from Northrop's statement that as the matter now stands no further action can be taken by me - at least until proofs are submitted, by the parties complaining, making good  sustaining this charge.
Hon. R. M c Clelland Secretary of the Interior.
I am, very respectfully, Your obedt. servant J P Waldo Commissioner

Washington City 13th Novr 1857
Honble Sir
Yours of 11th together with a copy of a letter from Messrs. Ellis & Fetterman relative to a claim in favor of A. Wm & White of which I am charged with receiving the money and appropriating the proceeds to my own use or a large proportion of them. These two gentlemen certainly should be entitled to a return of the money dis- covered. — There were two cases on the eastern shore of Va or probably Maryland to wit Lt. John Cannon and Surgeon Chas. H. White whose accounts for help they had been entitled and paid years previously to wit in John Cannon's case $1405.60 and in Wm & White's case $3491.61. — I am convinced that these two claims had been improperly paid as was at that time very common and that there was a small balance still due them I have not then or to this day the parties from Adam but wrote a letter
Both then of Baltimore and officers in the Navy in the American Service who formerly lived in Prince Ann Maryland too old and was then  then an agent of the British Stating to him the case the accounts believed got due and many propositions and possibly a probable show the interest in or power and instructions and attended him. Suppose it to say the money there were executed and marked me by him and I broke the money due in each case and settled  settled their in good faith and although having done so both 100 times since, this

Sir is all the information I am now able to give as a translation which took place nine or more years ago Yours Respectfully Henry Worth

William S. White
Let. to H. Northrop Nov. 11/54

(copy)
Pension Office, November 11. 1854.
Sir
Enclosed you will find the copy of a letter from  of Ves- pasian Ellis Esq., addressed to the Secretary of the In- terior, dated November 8, 1854, and by him communicated to this office, and also the copy of one written by H. Moreton Esq. and addressed to the Commissioner of Pensions under date of Nov. 10, 1854.
These letters, you will perceive, have reference to amount of half-pay alleged to have been received by you in the case of the heirs of William S. White, which it is said  alleged has not been fully paid over to the parties entitled thereto.
It will depend upon the explanation you are will be enabled to make, and the facts elicited thereby, whether action  action as may be in such, as  as the patron of this office, will be taken in the premises.
Very respectfully, your obt. servant,
(Signed) L P Waldo
Henry Mathrop Esq. Pursuant
Comm of Pensions

Washington City 20th of Novr 1854
Honorable Sir
I wrote you on the 13th Inst. relative to this Strange and unbusiness like affair of Messrs. Hildreth & White, but as you have not then replied I have thought proper to add up your answer on this Strange and unbusiness like affair and will explain this having been 25 years engaged in such business , and (Pardon this part) probably even better acquainted with it than any other man now living . I had discovered in Novr 1844 from the examination of the records, not generalized as is now the case whereby clerks having an annual salary take a note of all and every claim presented and not allowed which in point of fact is a barbaric good , are but rejected for some slight or informality is rejected and though the clerks know they have thus taken notice enough resign and open an agency office. or if removed, open a similar office. Thus in that said to be the first government with slaves with an adequate salary obtain in the manner all information on this subject and resign or discontinue and set up an agency office. While the individual or community at large is deprived of this information without having known him. As before said having been conversant with such business for over 25 years I had discovered in Novr 1844 that of the Virginia Half pay claims paid at the Treasury & War or Pension office of the U.S. under the third Section of the act of Congress of the

5th July 1832. To all Administrators Virginia) that are third to any half the claimants had been improperly or illegally paid by the H. G. Thus deprived of a par- -tition of the half share I believed legally and justly due them. Thus in Decr 1824 I commenced with the parties then said to have been settled with & paid by the H. G. And to March 1826 some 40 or 50 of such claimants or their representatives and as there is but two cases where I did not receive the claim and both were shown to be clearly due . These sums varied from $160 which I believed the lowest up to some $2500. As 3000, last money paid of these over $1000. Of these claims I purchased and paid the costs in hand when the party was settling so to that and surely be third at least that in this way. I paying my money taking of the parties the necessary papers. And regarding the result I will know that there are some officers of the Eastern share of etc to Mr. Georgian Robt Friend. Single estate then of White and settling with him Burnet who I dealt with the three parties ( I believe ) surely found and white and I think Common press and paid the money at the time of executing the papers . When Burnet's papers recited for me third I recds I dealt with in pre- nsen. Part of Baltimore then in the revenue service 
formerly of Prince George County Md. and see the party with whom I contracted in the case of Common and White he was then a clerk or agent of one or both. What I gave in either case I know not. but you state $160 was known in the case of him & White when I gave with surely admit that $80 the half under such circumstances would

have been great interest I myself know not what use Parker gave. The papers were executed by the Joseph Norton the young grand and the papers executed were by estate Parker. And profited by me and I succeeded in each of the above named cases. Cannot be that the papers & never saw know not from Adam. But forsooth a claim that I was profited nine years ago by authority of the Joseph Norton. And I have no doubt that by the Parker. nine years afterwards when he is dead and gave the widow court forward and would receive the acts of her late husband during her life — I think Sir went into this subject fully and at large remarking that I may have erred in some of the Christian names, I remain Sir Yours Respectfully Henry Charles