Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38464, Richard Whitman, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Whitman Richard
D. 38464
CONTENTS

Date of death not on A.P.
Kentucky 26883
Richard Whitman of Hart Co in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Cag D of the Ky L commanded by Col Hamilton in the Virginia line for 9 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 2 1/3 Dollars 33 1/3 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of June 1834 and Lieut Genl N. W. Johnson Secy of War
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $69.99 Semi-annual allowance ending 4/15/34 11.67 $81.66
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. W. Johnson Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 7 Page 51

State of Kentucky Heart County Set,
On this 13 th day of May 1834 Richard Whitman of said county personally appeared in the Circuit court of said county, while the said court was in session before the Judge thereof and being first duly sworn according to law, made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of congress passed on the 7 th day of June 1832 granting pensions to the surviving officers and soldiers of the American Revolution. First said Whitman stated that, according to the information received from his parents he was born on the 22 nd day of December 1755, in the county of Culpepper and state of Virginia, and that he was according to that account (which he believes to be correct) seventy eight years of age on the 22 nd day of December 1833, and served as a soldier in the army of the United States in the American Revolution against Great Britain, at the times and under the officers, hereafter named. He states that he entered the service, on his first tour in the county of Culpepper in the state of Virginia, as a volunteer in the militia for three months, in a company commanded by Captain Rucker, in the Regiment commanded by Col. James Barber, in this tour, the company was not marched from the county but, was stationed in the county and exercised by the officers, expecting constantly to be marched to some other point, to defend the country from the British but did not receive any orders to march, from the place of rendezvous, which place was at Ephraim Rucker's residence, they were discharged at the expiration of the three months and paid off, when they returned home. This tour was as near as he remembers in the year 1775, and he thinks according to his best recollection it was in the month of March when he first entered as a volunteer in said company. The second tour, he served as a volunteer soldier in the militia also, in a company commanded by Capt. Hans or Henry Heitz of Culpepper in the year 1777, the rendezvous to which said company belonged was commanded by Col. Barber who commanded the Regiment to which he belonged the first tour. When he entered the first tour and the second he lived in Culpepper county, he entered for three months the second tour also and was marched from Culpepper county to the county of Fauquier, where they received into their charge a number of British prisoners, said to have been taken by the Americans in the Battle of Saratoga, with these prisoners they marched to the Allentown Barracks, and contin-

ued to serve this tour of three months as a soldier at said Barracks guarding said prisoners, until his time expired when he was discharged and returned home - he entered on this tour very late in the fall of the year only a few weeks before Christmas.
The next tour he served was in the militia of the state of Virginia from the county of Rockingham in said state, on this tour he served as an orderly sergeant and was drafted as such in a company commanded by Captain Cooger in a Regiment commanded by Col. Guy Hambleton, one of the Majors of the Regiment he thinks was of the name of Becker; this tour he entered on either about the last of August or first of September in the year 1781 and was drafted for three months - from Rockingham county where he lived when he was drafted he with the other troops marched through the counties of Hanover Orange & Culpeper & other counties down to Little York at the siege there, where he remained until sometime after the surrender of Cornwallis; from Little York, he marched to Winchester, guarding & marching prisoners at which place he was discharged, sometime after Christmas and altho' in this tour he was drafted for three months, he served over four months - at any rate it was not less than four months, and he claims for four months service - he was detained over his time on account of the prisoners, which they were requested to guard & to convey to Winchester, where they were left by him. He was discharged from the service on each of these tours, by the Captains in whose company he served, but not considering the discharges as of any service he has long since lost or destroyed them, and has no documentary evidence of his services. His messmates on this last tour were, John Brumley William Fishwater, John Shaw & James Brewster - In the second tour he remembers Jacob Lemons, Michael Sautter, James Barrel were messmates with him. He remembers the names of some of the men in the company with which he served on the first tour, David Christopher Barlow was then commonly called Stufflely Barlow, several men of the names of Carpenter and Withers served in said company also - He knows of no living witness by whom, he can prove his said services except Christopher Barlow, by him he has proven part only of his services as of his own knowledge & a general reputation as to the rest, he is assured he will prevail with this declaration - He has a record of his age according to what he has stated above, contained in his family bible now in his possession - He entered the service as he has stated not as a substitute but on two tours as a volunteer and once as a drafted orderly

sergeant - he did not become acquainted with any of the continental officers, in his said service, except when at York he was not stationed with the continental troops the names of many of the officers he heard, & frequently saw some of the General officers, General Washington he saw frequently - Lafayette - and others - After the American Revolution he remained in Virginia some years, and from thence removed to East Tennessee, and lived there about two years, from there he removed to Kentucky and settled in what was then Green county, about 30 years since - from there he removed to Hart county, then Hardin, & has continued to reside in Hart since then - He is known to Littleberry Carter William Lemoo John Brooks Edyell, & Buckner Esqr, his neighbours, who can testify as to his character as a man for truth, and the reputation of his service as a soldier of the revolution, and he is likewise known to Wm Brown & Joseph Peppers and Amos Goodman clergymen of his neighbourhood & acquaintance some of whom he will endeavor to procure to testify to his character & the tradition of his service as a soldier of the revolution. He
hereby relinquishes every claim to any annuity or pension from the government of the United States except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any state, in the Union sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written -
His Richard X Whitman mark
We Amos Goodman a Clergyman, & Phillip Devane neighbours and acquaintances, (and citizens of Hart county, Kentucky) of Richard Whitman who has subscribed the above declaration for a pension, do state that we are now & have been for many years past well acquainted with said Whitman, and that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, and we also certify that it is the tradition in the neighbourhood where he lives & has been for a good many years past, that he served his country in the American revolution, and that we can in believing he did so serve as he has stated, we have never heard or doubted - said
Phillip Devane stated also that he had often

heard Thomas Whitman in his life time speak of his brother, said Richards, having served in the army of the Revolution - he said Thomas is now dead, he had also heard his father speak of said Whitmans having been in the revolution & serving his country in the army - but whether his father knew this or not he does not know - sworn & subscribed this 13 th day of May 1834 in open court in said Hart circuit court.
Amos Goodwin
Philip Deyo
Little Berry Barker a resident citizen of said county, came into the said Hart circuit court & stated on oath, being first duly according to law, that he had been acquainted with said Rich and Whitman who had subscribed & sworn to his declaration, as above for a pension for many years and that from his acquaintance with him, he would state that he is a man of truth & his statements entitled to credit - sworn & subscribed the 13 th day of May 1834.
L. B. Barker
On the 14 th day of May 1834 Ransom Amos - of said county of Hart came into the said circuit court, and being duly sworn according to law stated on oath, that he had been acquainted with Richard Whitman of said county, for many years, who has signed & sworn to the above declaration for a pension, & that he believed him to be seventy eight years of age, and that he has been in the neighborhood reputed to have been, engaged as a soldier in the American revolution, and he never has heard it doubted but that he was so engaged & served as such in the army of the United States and, that he concurs in believing that he did so serve, and from his knowledge of said Whitman he has no doubt but he did serve as he has stated in his said declaration - sworn & subscribed the date above in open court.
Ransom Amos
Richard Whitman Pension Application

30.991 Richard Whitman
Pension
Declaration.

On this 13 th day of May 1834 Amos Goodman, clergyman Phillip Devour & Little Berry (barker) appeared in open court in the Heart Circuit court and subscribed, and made oaths to their respective affidavits above, and on the 19 th day of May 1834, Ransom Amos, also appeared in said court and subscribed & made oaths to his affidavits above, and the court after the examination required by the War Depar- tment and upon the affidavits of said Goodman Devour, barker & Amos, and likewise, the affidavit of Christopher Barlow of Washington County Ken- tucky produced to the court, declare it as the opin- ion of the court that said Richard Whitman was a soldier in the American Revolution, and served as he has stated in his declaration — And the said court also certify that Amos Goodman is a clergyman who has subscribed his affidavit above, and that Little Berry barker, & Ransom Amos are credible witnesses as to said Devour the court is not informed — All which is ordered to be certified to the War Department —
In testimony whereof, I George J Wood Clerk of the said Heart Circuit court, do certify that the foregoing is the whole original matter of the application of said Richard Whitman for a pension — As witness my hand & the seal of my said office this 15 th day of May 1834,
G J Wood
Clerk of the Heart Circuit Court

30.991 Richd. Whitman Kentucky.
f 1777 Pa 9 th #23. 23 100
In this case bill to the for the application the Panion of a private John Johnson
Thos. R. McJohn N.R.

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 Rich d Whitman
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     * 177 6 3 P. Col Babson Col Perkins 78 Pa Traditions & witness   1777 3 P. Col M c Intire   4 Serg t Col Gage Col Hamilton should prove that he was appointed & served as an orderly sergeant,  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
it this term not allowed, did not perform service against the enemy.

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 days 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 the 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 inquiry 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 _____; 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 , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tons, 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 [i] 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.

September 24, 1936
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Mrs. F. W. Floyd 1301 South Owasso Tulsa, Oklahoma
RICHARD WHITMAN S. 38464 BA-J/MLB am
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 38464, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Richard Whitman.
Richard Whitman was born December 22, 1755, in Culpeper County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, Richard Whitman volunteered in March, 1776, served as private in Captain Rucker's company, Colonel James Barber's Virginia regiment, and was discharged after having served a tour of three months. He volunteered late in the fall of 1777, served as private in Captain Harry or Henry Hill's company, Colonel James Barber's Virginia regiment, marched from Culpeper County to Fauquier County, Virginia, where a number of British prisoners were received who were taken in the battle of Saratoga, assisted in guarding them to Albemarle Barracks in Virginia and was discharged after having served a tour of three months. While residing in Rockingham County, Virginia, he enlisted in August or September, 1781, served as orderly sergeant in Captain Coger's company, Colonel Guy Hambleton's Virginia regiment, marched to Yorktown, was in the siege at that place and present at the surrender of Cornwallis, assisted in guarding the prisoners taken there, to Winchester Barracks and was discharged after serving on this tour about four months.
Richard Whitman was allowed pension on his application executed May 13, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Hart County, Kentucky.
No reference was made to wife or children of Richard Whitman.
In 1834, reference was made to soldier's brother, Thomas Whitman, who was then dead.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier, Richard Whitman, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Richard Whitman Certificate No. 26803 Issued June 6, 1834 Rate, $23.33 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Richard Whitman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. file 3846 H
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     March 76 3 years 1st Reuben James Barker Va.   Feb 77 3 years Henry Hill " "   Aug 84 4 years 1st Ebenezer Genl. Hamilton  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co. Va. 2nd
Date of application for pension, May 13, 1834
Residence at date of application, Hart Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, March 1755 in Culpeper Co. Va.
Remarks: _____

Att.
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. Mac D. 4/10/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant settled in Kentucky.
Soldier Richard W. Sitman
Service _____
Additional Service Rev.
No _____ claim, State records _____, 191_____
No claim, combination records _____, 191_____
REMARKS:
Inv. 7, 38, 464 (Va.) No other Inv. of any service " Wid. or Rej. in " "

Recd.
Denver, Colo., Sep. 29, 1910.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please write me what your records con- tain concerning Richard Shitman who fought in the American Revo- lution and afterward settled somewhere in Ky. I think he was a Virginian.
Respectfully
Mrs. James B. Pearce, Thynne Hotel 1441 1/2 California.
OCT 3 - 1910

38464
Rev INVALID.
1910 Oct. 6. Hist. to Mrs. Jas. B. Pearce 1936 Oct. 24 Hist. to Mrs. A. M. Dated
File No. 38464
Richard Whitman Dr. Rev. Wm
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 559
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev R M Johnston
House of Representatives

Grenshurgw May 15 th May 1834
Dear Sir
Allow to trouble still, a little farther on the pension claiming - when this case is disposed of please enclose the result to me, & greatly oblige your friend
W. J. Melins
Be what think ye of our new ships, of the Nova Scotia Stock -

Christopher Soriano
Affidavit
To obtain
Pension for
Richard Whitman

State of Kentucky Washington county, Set.
I James Graver a justice of the peace in and for the county of Washington, do certify, that Christopher Barlow, who has given, the foregoing, affidavit, signed & was by me duly sworn to the same according to law and I also certify that he is a man of respectability and truth, and that his statements on oath or otherwise are entitled to credit. given under my hand this 6 th day of May 1834
James Graver
W.H.H.
State of Kentucky Washington county, Set.
I William B Booker Clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that James Graver whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace for said county duly commissioned & qualified according to law, and that his signature thereto is genuine, and his certificate is in due form of law - In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of my said office this 6 th day of May 1834
W B Booker
Clerk of Washington County

September 24, 1936
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BA-J/MHF:MLB
Mrs. F. W. Floyd 1301 South Owasso Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Richard Whitman, a pensioner of Hart County, Kentucky; the records of Matthew and Matthias Whitman, of Virginia; William Peach who served in the New Jersey troops; James Veasy and Robert Enos, the War of 1812 records of George Enos, of Maryland or Delaware, Lieutenant Alexander Napier, Pennsylvania militia; Brevet Major Alexander Moore who resigned in 1819; Joseph, Joshua or Josiah Veasy, Delaware militia, and of George Rogers Clark Floyd, of Kentucky, 1811-1812; also, the Civil War records of George Peach, of Kentucky, and John P. Floyd, of Iowa and later of Missouri, a pensioner.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Matthias Whitman of Virginia, William Peach of New Jersey, or of James Veasy and Robert Enos, nor for service in the War of 1812 of George Enos, of Maryland or Delaware, or Brevet Major Alexander Moore, above-named, or Lieutenant Alexander Napier, or Joseph, Joshua or Josiah Veasy.
In order to identify the Revolutionary War record of Matthew Whitman, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data relative to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. The records of Richard Whitman, Revolutionary War, and George R. C. Floyd, of Kentucky, 1811-1812, are furnished you herewith.
Your letter has been referred to the proper division for reply in regard to the Civil War soldiers.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

State of Kentucky - ss Springfield Washington county  the May 6, 1834.
On this the 6 day of May 1834, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for Washington County Kentucky, Christopher Barlow, who being by me duly sworn according to law, stated on his oath, that he was 77 years of age on the 1 st day of January 1834 - That he was born and raised in Culpepper County State of Virginia That, when he lived there he was well acquainted with Richard Whitman, who now resides in Hart county Kentucky and is as he has understood, about to apply to the Government of the United States for a pension as a soldier of the Revolution. He states, that, during the American revolution, he was drafted to serve a term in the militia, he is not positive as to the time but he thinks it was in the year 1778. he was drafted and served, in a company commanded by Captain Barker in Culpepper county, that, the said Whitman, he remem- bers served in said company as a soldier, and was discharged at the same time, with himself, but, whether he Whitman served as a volunteer or was drafted he does not remember. he well remembers that he was drafted by Col. James Barker the company to which he belonged, rendezvoused, at there may have been others of this he cannot speak certainly, and after they had continued together some months waiting for marching orders, they were paid off and discharged by the Colonel

Colonel & other officers - Colonel Ephraim Root resided at the place of their rendezvous, and he cannot say certainly but he apprehends that he was the colonel commandant of the forces, then drafted in that & the adjoining counties - Nor can he remember with any confident degree of accuracy, the length of time he & said Whitman, was in the company together, and stationed at, the said place of rendezvous, before they were discharged, but he thinks it must have been at least as much as three months - This affiant after- wards enlisted & served two years in the continental service, and two other tours in the militia, the last of which, was served at the siege of York - being so much in the army about that time himself, he does not know from his own knowledge, what said Whitman was engaged about during the balance of the Revolution - He has frequently understood he was in the Regular service, and that he was also in the militia at the siege of York at the taking of Genl. Burgoyne - But this he does not know of his own personal knowledge - he should however have confidence in the statements of said Richard Whitman, should so state -
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Christopher Barlow
James Grace 1816