Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17197, Charles H Whittlesey, Conn.

SERVICE
born
Whittlesey, Charles H.
NUMBER
S. 17197
CONTENTS
carded

Missouri 26. 411
Charles H. Whittsey of Franklin Co. in the State of Missouri who was a Sgt in the Missouri commandea by Captain Gray of the Regt commanded by [blank] in the Cincinnati line for [blank]
9 Mo $ 30.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Decr and Decr 60 By Hon Wm H. Ashley
Arrears to the 4th of Feb. 34 96.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep 15.00
$ 105.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by A. S. Sprague Clerk Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 90

22. 794
Measure as L.C.

State of Missouri
County of Franklin ss. On this 22 d day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Charles H. Allen Judge of the Circuit Court for the County aforesaid now sitting, Charles H. Whittlesey a resident of the Township of Boon in the County of Franklin and State aforesaid aged sixty 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 herein stated — In the Year Seventeen hundred and eighty as this petitioner believes he in the Month of April, being then only eleven or twelve years of age, by the consent of his parents entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in a company of militia commanded by one Capt. Tracy that he joined said Company in or near to New London in the State of Connecticut. This company was stationed in the Colony of New London and marched from Fort Trumbull at the Mouth of the Thames to Connecticut River and this marching and countermarching was the continued business of the company so long as this petitioner remained there in which was a period of nine Months. — This petitioner entered Capt. Tracys Company in the character of a drummer and served as such for four months when one Alexander Bebe another boy was designated as drummer, and this petitioner fell into the ranks, and he quit the service of said Company as he recollects in the fall of the Year of seventeen hundred & eighty, having served as before stated nine months; he does not recollect of having rec d a discharge, other than a verbal one. — On the sixth day of September in the Year Seventeen hundred and eighty and the enemy came to New London and on that day this petitioner and the inhabitants of his neighborhood generally left their homes and went to Fort Griswold. The Town of New London was burnt by the enemy and Fort Gris

would take him. This petitioner when he reached Fort Griswold was again attached to the company of Capt Tracy one Col. Sayard or Sayard had the command of the forces of the Colony and fell in defending the fort as this petitioner understood, he knows that his father John Whittlesey was killed and that this petitioner himself received a wound in the leg, but was not so disabled, but that he (in company with some other boys and old men) could make his escape in a piece of woodland at the back of the fort.
This petitioner never received any discharge as he recollects for any of his services. And this petitioner further states that he has no documentary evidence by which his services can be proven neither does he know any person whose testimony he can procure, that can testify to them and he further states that he was born in New London in the state of Connecticut in the year seventeen hundred and sixty nine or seventeen hundred and seventy, that he has no record of his age, that he has lived since the revolutionary war in the states of Connecticut New York and Missouri and he 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 the agency of any state sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
Mr G. Owens etc Charles H Whittlesey
We
a preacher of the Gospel and
residing in the County of Franklin hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles H. Whittlesey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution and

That we concur in that opinion Alvin P Williams sworn to in open court the                    Elijah M c Lean day of July 1833                                            Samuel Rule Wm G Owens clk
And the said Court does hereby declare its 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 in the states and the said Court further certifies that Alvin P Williams is a preacher of the gospel residing in the county of Franklin and that Elijah M c Lean & Samuel Rule are also residents of said county of Franklin and are credible persons and that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
Wm Allen Q d Judge County of Franklin set.
William G. Owens clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County aforesaid certify that the foregoing contains the origin- al proceedings of the said Court in the matter of applications of Charles E. Whittlesey for a pension and I further certify that C. E. Allen is the Judge of said Court and that his signature aforesaid is his genuine one
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at officed the 22 nd day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
William G. Owens clk

22794 Charles H. Whiteley Franklin Co. Missouri
Return to me
Adm d by Sec. of War
Hon. W. H. Ashley H.R. W. G. Brown Clerk Franklin Co. Missouri

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.
Whittlesey
A Statement, shewing the Service of Charles H. Whittlesey. Franklin Co. (Service)
   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.     Apr d 1780 " 9 " Private Capt. Tracy Col. Lee and Col. Laidlaw Fort Griswold Connecticut 62 years New London Connecticut Revolutionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
1833 7/62 7/237

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) _____, who has 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, 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 [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.
Joseph Rowan Jr

17.197 INVALID.
File No. 17197
Charles H. Whittsey
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 405
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Maine } County of Warren }
Job Foust this day personally appeared before the undersigned justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid and made Oath in due form of law to the following facts (to wit), that he personally knew Charles H. Whittlesey in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty or eighty one while he was in the service of the Revolutionary War under the command of Captain Isaac Tracy in the State of Connecticut Connecticut and what is now the County of New London and stationed at New London harbor. The said Whittlesey served in said company to the best of my recollection between nine and twelve months in said service. The said Foust further declares that the said Charles H. Whittlesey was in the battle at Fort Griswold and received a wound in his right leg below the knee which in said battle, all of which happened during the service above stated.
The said Job Foust further declares that he is now an inhabitant of the County of Warren and State of Maine.
Job Foust
Sworn to and subscribed before me a justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid this twenty ninth day of January in the year of our Lord 1834. Reston Callahan J.P.

State of Mississippi & } County of Warren }
This day personally appeared George Mappin before the undersigned Justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid and Township of Pinckney and made Oath, that Job Fount, whose affidavit is annexed above to this, is a man of respectability and integrity. Given under my hand this seventeenth day of May 1834: George Mappin Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid. Boston Callahan a Justice of the Peace.

State of Missouri } ss County of Warren }
I, Carly Wells Clerk of the County Court of said County do certify that Beston Callihan whose signature is affixed to the within certificate was at the date thereof duly commissioned and qualified and acting as a justice of the peace within and for said County And that the said signature is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed My private Seal no seal of office yet being provi- ded for said Court at office this 1 st day of February A.D. 1834
Carly Wells Clerk
I certify that Carly Wells whose name is subscribed to the above is Clerk of the Court of the County Court of Warren in the State of Missouri.
W. H. Ashley