Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32059, Amariah White, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
White, Amariah
S 32059
CONTENTS

Connecticut 22.588.
Amariah White
of Milford in the State of Conn. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Read of the Regt commanded by Col. Haines in the Mass. time for
6 months.
18.966.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut. at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Feb. 1833 and sent to S. Brins. Esq. - Ashford. Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep - 1833 - 50.
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 10.
$60-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Palmer Clerk, Book Vol. Three Page 47.

Amariah White
18900

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. — At a Court of Probate held at Ashford in State of Connecticut — 3d. Said Windham county, within and in the Windham County — 3d. District of Ashford —
Present Deborah Beekley — Judge —
On this Eighth day of September A.D. 1832 — personally appeared in open court before the said Court of Probate now sitting, Amariah White a resident of the Town of Ashford, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: That he enlisted into the service in the forepart of June A.D. 1780, the precise day he does not recollect, for four months and served during that period, and left the service, at the end of said four months, that he enlisted at this time and served under Capt. Benjamin Read, of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Lieut. Robert Taft and the Ensign he does not recollect, that he was mustered at said Uxbridge and marched through the western part of Massachusetts, and so on, passing through Great Barrington and other small towns, to Elizabet in the State of New-York, from thence he marched with said Read's company to Fishkill and from thence to West Point in said New-York and that he was at said West Point when Genl. Arnold turned traitor to his country. That this regiment was commanded by Col. Rand and all the troops were under the command of Genl. Arnold until he went off in a Barge to the British below the Point.
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.
The following interrogatories were by said Court propounded to said applicant, viz: —
 1. Where and in what year were you born? In Uxbridge, Massachusetts, in Dec. — A.D. 1760 —  2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it? I have not , it is on the Town Record in said Uxbridge —  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live? I lived at said Uxbridge, when called into the service, and lived there since until I moved to Ashford Connecticut, where I now live and reside.  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? I enlisted  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 service. I am not able to state any more, than what I have stated above — in relation to the names of the officers & the circumstances of my service.  6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? I never had any written discharge, and have no documentary evidence in relation to my services —  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 in your services as a soldier of the revolution. 
Rev. Philo Judson and Aaron Flint —
Amariah White

- of Probate for the district of Ashford in Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid, before the Court Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut.
Attest. Benj a C. Simmons Clerk
We Philo Judson a clergyman, residing in the town of Ashford in said Windham County, and Aaron Flink - residing in (the same,) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Amariah White who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be 71 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. Philo Judson Aaron Flink
Sworn, and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid, before the Court Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut.
Attest. Benj a C. Simmons Clerk
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 Philo Judson - who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resi- dent in the said town of Ashford and that Aaron Flink - who signed the same is a resident in the said town of Ashford - and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Benj a C. Simmons of Probate for the district of Ashford in Clerk of the Court Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amariah White - for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 8 th day of September A. D. 1832
Attest. Benj a C. Simmons Clerk
and that he again enlisted and served, for the period of two months, under Capt e Job Knapp of Douglas, Massachusetts, he enlisted at this time, about the first of March 1788. Nathan Heath of Uxbridge was the Lieutenant the Ensign does not remember, that he marched in said Knapp's comp- -any from said Douglas to Rhode-Island and was stationed at Brattle-Hill Fort on that Island - The British Army were at New-Port when his company in which he served, arrived at said Brattle-Hill. But they evacuated that place, while he was there with the company - Brattle-Hill was commanded by our Continental Troops and we were raised and sent there to reinforce and were under the command of their officers but he does not recollect the names of any of the continen- -tal officers, that he served there the said two months and then left the service and returned home to Uxbridge - and I recollect, while I was at West Point, that I suffered much with others by being obliged, to be on guard several days at a time because there were not so many men there, as Arnold returned to Gen l Washington, as it was afterwards said there, that he used return sometimes 1500, when there was there, only say about 400. This was the talk there after they found Arnold was a traitor

1896 22.588
Amariah White Connecticut
Ref
Adm L. Munthe
priv.
MC
288.65
J. Buckley Ashford Connecticut.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
13th June 1833
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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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 Amariah White Winsted Conn
   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.     Enlist 1780 4 priv Col Read Genl Arnold Winsted 71 years   1781 2 " Knapp Massachusetts Winsted Traditional evidence   Connecticut Massachusetts 1 Witness   New York Winsted The credibility of Witness not Certified  
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) _____, 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, 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 [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.

32059 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,059
Almaiah White
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1824
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 489
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Jesse Morse of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventyfour years, testify and say that in the month of June, between the first and the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven, hundred and eighty, Mr. Amariah White then of said Uxbridge enlisted as a soldier into the company, commanded by Captain Benjamin Read of Mendon in said County of Worcester. The company consisted of about one hundred men, raised from Uxbridge Mendon and vicinity. The company was organised at said Uxbridge in the forepart and marched immediately thence through the western part of the State of Massachusetts, to Albany in the State of New York, thence to Fishkill and then to West Point, where Amariah White remained for the term of four months, in Capt. Reads company. The Regiment was commanded, I think by Col. Brand, and all the troops were under the command of Gen. Arnold. White was at West Point, at the time of the execution of Arnold and the execution of Andre. About the last of October following, we marched to Fishkill, where we were dismissed and then returned home.
I was sergeant in the same company, I went home and returned home with him.
In the forepart of March about the first, Amariah White went as a soldier in the company of Job Knapp of Douglas, to the Island of Rhode Island. This was in the year 1781 - and was stationed at Batts Hill on that Island. The British Army were in New Port at the time our company arrived there, but they evacuated the place whilst we were there.

Mr. White remained there upwards of two months in Capt. Knapp's company — I was Sergeant in the same company to which Mr. White belonged and served with Mr. White now lives in Ashford in the State of Connecticut —
Yrs. Sincere
Worcester ss August 6th 1832 Then the above named Jesse Morse personally appeared and after being cautioned examined and sworn made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed before me Jos. May Jr. Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss. I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for the County of Worcester, certify that Joseph Thayer, Esquire, above named, is a Justice of the peace, in and for said County of Worcester — And that his signature, as above, appears to be in his own proper hand writing. —
In testimony whereof, I have unto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, this twenty second day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.

Worcester, fs August 6 th 1833-
I hereby certify that the above named Jesse Morse, who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit as a competent witness, and reported to be a man of truth and veracity in the town where he is known.
Jos. Thayer Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, fs. I, Joseph G. Kendall, clerk of the Judicial Courts for said County of Worcester, do certify, that Joseph Thayer, Esquire, above named, is a Justice of the peace within and for said County of Worcester, and has continued to be such Justice since the sixth day of August, 1832, when he made his first certificate in relation to the foregoing Deposition of Jesse Morse - and that his signature as above, is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, at Worcester, this seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Jos. G. Kendall Clerk