Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18651, Daniel White, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
White, Daniel
S. 18651
CONTENTS
carded

6845
Massachusetts
Daniel White
of Townsend in the State of Mass who was a Rifle in the company commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col Boston in the Mass line for 14 May 21 Days
Ma & Fla
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 53 Dollars 89 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Mar 1833 and sent same Dana of Boston Present
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1833 $107.78 Penzant. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 26.94
$134.72
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J H Blair Clerk Book 8 Vol. 2 Page 92
see letter 17 April 1833 to Col Boston Dana E
75 Moolena

Payments to be made at Boston Mass by the Paymaster B Bank Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Mass.
Cancelled
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk, in Book D - Vol. 2 nd
Page 92.
Daniel White $73 11 89

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Daniel White of the State of Massachusetts who was a Fifer in the Army of the Revolution.
is entitled to receive Seventy Three dollars and Eighty cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Eight day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards

Bristol to Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Zebediah White of Boston in the County and State aforesaid Esq. of lawful age do testify and declare under solemn Oaths; that I have been well acquainted with Daniel White of Townsend in the County of Middlesex in this State for over twenty years - And believe him to be a Person of truth & veracity - that he was called out as a Minute man & joined the 8 months Service in April 1775 and served his  very full time out - being 8 months - his Capt was Ephraim Wade - Colonel - Colonel of Plymouth - was his Colonel - I was there & served a part of the time in the Company with him I do further testify that instead the Service again in Janry. 1776 under Capt Wood of Middleborough in Col. Barrys Regiment & Officers both lived in Plymouth County Mass - - so that when served at Roxbury and Dorchester & served about three Months - was there at the evacuation of Boston March 17 th 1776 the I further believe he served under My Father Joshua White then Capt at Newport R.I. two Months com- -mencing Aug - 1776 - - in Alarm in Dec 76 he went to Bristol & Henslands Ferry & Sandwich & to my knowledge served in that Month & the year following at several campaigns besides the above specified times - about one Month - And that the the Daniel White was a Heir during the whole term of the above services
Zebediah White
Bristol to July 14 th 1832 - then personally appeared Zebediah White the above subscribing Deponent as person of truth & veracity after being duly confirmed made solemn oath to the above deposition by him sub- scribed Before me Samuel Perry Justice of the Peace

Affidavit of Lebruthen White in the case of Daniel White
See and No- Pam

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov 27 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Daniel White is borne on capt. Amos Wade's muster roll of Minute Men in the town of Middleborough, who marched on the alarm 19 th of April 1775, as a fifer for the space of 3. days —
Again, Daniel White is borne on "A muster roll of the company under the command of capt. Amos Wade, in col. Thomas Galt's regiment, to the 1 st of August 1775" as a Fifer for the space of 3. months and 5. days from the 4 th of May 1775 —
Again, Daniel White, is borne on "capt. Joshua White's pay roll in col. Ebenezer Dyer's regiment in the service of the United States on the alarm at Dartmouth, in the State of Massachusetts" as a Fifer for the space of 9. days. from the 6 th of May 1775.
Again, Daniel White is borne on a "Pay roll of capt. Joshua White's company in col. Ebenezer Dyer's regiment, on a march to Hoe

lands ferry in the State of Rhode Island on the 8. th day of December 1776" as a Tipr for the space of 12. days—
Again, Daniel White is borne on "a Pay roll of Capt. Joshua White's company in Col. John Cushing's regiment of foot— Newport November 1776" as a Tipr for the space of 60. days, from the 20. th of September 1776—
I further certify that there is no other roll of Capt. Amos Wade's company in service in the year A.D. 1775. after the 1. st of August 1775—
Edward D. Bangs. Secy
Daniel White

Affidavit of John Shaw in the case of Dannie White

I John Shaw of the Town of Norton in the County of Bristol & Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of lawful age do hereby testify & declare under Salem oath; that I have been well acquainted with Daniel White of the Town of Swansea in the County of Middlesex in this State for upward of sixty years, I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity, that he was called out as a minute man in April 1775 and joined in the eight months service in the month of May of the same year, & served his full time being eight months in the same year, in a company commanded by Amos Wade & in Col. Gattens Regiment — And I do further testify that he the said White entered the service again in the month of Jan. 1776, under Capt. Wood of Middleboro, & in the Regiment of Col. Gattens of the Town of Bridgewater — Said White then served at Roxbury & Dorchester about three months & was there at the evacuation of Boston in March 17 1776, he also served two months under Capt. Joshua White at Newport R.I. commencing in August 1776, & on the 8 th day of Dec r of the same year, he the said White then commenced a three months campaign & served the whole time under the aforesaid Joshua White at Bristol R.I. And that he the said White served one other campaign of two months at Providence R.I. in a company commanded by Amos Washburn of said Middleboro, and that Gen. Sullivan had the command at that time & place, and that he the said White did serve at Fairhaven at the time when the British attempted to land at that place & burnt houses, repelled at Dartmouth & other places one month or more, and that he served as a fifer in all the above campaigns and that they were all in the army of the American Revolution.
Dated at Norton this 14 th day of July 1832 John Shaw

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol }
Before me one of the Justices of the Peace herein for said County of Bristol, personally appeared John Thane Subscriber to the within affidavit & made solemn oath that the same is true in all its parts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & quality this 14 th day of July in the year of our Lord 1832
Gerome Leonard Justice of the Peace

Declaration of Daniel White
Please direct to "Law" Dana Esq. Groton, Ms."
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex
ss.
On this seventeenth
day of August A.D. 1832
Concord
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate  Common Pleas now sitting at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth
aforesaid
Daniel White , of Townsend in sd County aged seventy one years
Who being 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 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
1 That in the Spring A.D. 1775 he enlisted for eight months in the Company of Capt. Wood in a Regt. commanded by Col. Cotton of Plymouth and repaired to Roxbury where his Company was stationed and he continued as a Piper in that service until he completed his term of eight months and was discharged. 2 In January A.D. 1776 he engaged again as a Piper for three months at Roxbury and Dorchester and enlisted in the Company of Capt. Wood of Middlesex in the County of Bristol, Plymouth in the Regiment of Col. Carey of Plymouth he joined his Company at Dorchester and was there in camp, and saw the British go out of the harbor when they evacuated Boston in March. A.D. 1776 and he continued with his Company until he served his term of three months and was discharged, and 3 In August of the same year he again engaged as a Piper for two months to go to Rhode Island and enlisted in the Company of Capt. Joshua White in Col. Cushing's Regt. he repaired to Rhode Island and was with his Company at Bristol in Rhode Island, and afterwards at Howland's Ferry where he served out his time of two months and was discharged.
In December A.D. 1776 there was an Alarm, and troops were called for to go to Howland's Ferry in the State of Rhode Island, he accordingly marched in the Company of Joshua White in Col. Sprouts Regiment to Howland's Ferry where he served, as he believed for the space of one month as a Piper when the Company were discharged and he returned home.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever except, the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Middlesex ss. We David Palmer a Clergyman residing in the town of Townsend of the same Townsend in the county of Middlesex and Solomon Jewett jun. of the same Townsend hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel White who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventyone years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Samuel Dana jus Peace David Palmer Solomon Jewett jun. Daniel White
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 certify that it appears to them, that the Rev. David Palmer who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Townsend and Solomon Jewett jun. is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Isaac Fisher Register Probate in and for the county of Middlesex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Daniel White for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
And I further certify that Cranwell Leonard and Samuel Perry Esqrs are Justices of the Peace for the County of Bristol; and that their respective signatures to the captions on the depositions of John Shaw and Lebutha White appear to be their proper signatures.
And I further certify that Samuel Dana Esq. whose signature here as annexed to the above Certificate is a Justice of the Peace for all the Counties in said Commonwealth, and that the same is his proper signature.
Isaac Fisher

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Concord ——— within and for the County of Middlesex on the seventeenth day of August ——— A. D. 1832 On the application of Daniel White ——— claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit :
1. Where, and in what year were you born ?
Answer, I was born at Middleborough Ms on the 15 th Sept 1760.
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it ?
Answer, I have a family record in a Bible which was my father's
3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live ? Answer,
I was living in Middleborough Ms where I continued to live until 1804 when I removed to Taunton and in Mass a where I 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 ? Answer,
my services were all voluntary and on my own motion —
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 ?
Answer, I remember Col o Brewer who had a Reg t of Genl. Gage There was also Lieut o Thomas of Plymouth, & Dr. Fletcher On Dorchester hill I remember Col o Groot
6. 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 ?
Answer, The Rev d Daniel Palmer, Samuel Brooks and Paul Green Esq rs Mr. Abner Adams, Mr. Eben Ball Mr. Jan s Bailey and Mr. Manning —
7. Did you ever receive any discharge from service ? Ans r  I never had one
Sworn to before J. P. May Whole

✓ Hannah White Washington Ill May 6. 1859.
✓ Clarissa Bounty land as heir of Daniel White - a soldier in the Revolution
Pension No 18.854
✓ Respectfully referred to the Comm: of Pensions Dept of Int: D: Moses Kelly May 27. 1859 } Ch: Clk
Rec'd 27 May 59 Mr. Rhet

Respectfully referred to the Secretary of the Interior.
Washington Township Dearborn County Indiana
May 6 th 1859.
To The Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War
Sir,
Understanding that a grant of Land has been allowed to Revolutionary Soldiers or their Widows or Children, I Present Myself to your Honor as an Applicant for Land so allowed in My Father's Right who Died Sept 4 th 1834 & who Received a pension until death from the U.S. Government. I am in Possession of his Pension Certificate & will transmit it to you if you wish - Hoping that your will kindly overlook any informalityies in this Application & take an interest in an old Widow 76 years old unfit to provide for herself & that you will let me know if My claim is legal
I am,
Sir,
Your Most Obedt. Hannah White
P.S. My Father's Name was Daniel White Fifer Corp Wacee's Company Colonel Bottoms Regiment. Hannah White

Van White 20702
H Mon 21 day Sifer Adm'd
$ 53.89.
Sam Dana Noron Mass

BRIEF in the case of  Daniel White  of  Townsend  in the State of  Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 Years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Spring In 1775 " ✓ 8 " Serf Gen. Made Col Cotton   Jan'y 76 " ✓ 3 " " " Mark " Gary   Aug 76 " ✓ 2 21 " " White " Cushing   Dec 76 " ✓ 1 " " " Do " Spear   142 mos 21 days  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Middleborough Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary proof living witnesses and traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? one of the witnesses not stated as credible 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Addison Examining Clerk.
See Mr Bangs Certificate attached

M c (Dane White Name returned to the Pension Office at $53.89 p Year

18651 INVALID.
File No: 18657
Daniel White
Fifer Rev. mrs
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel White which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

 XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes  XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No - one out of two Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes  XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes  XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes  XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes 
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Patent Office, September, 21 st 1859.
Madam.
Your letter addressed the S t . Louis Co. ss. has been referred to this Office for reply. We will be pleased to inform me when your father died. Where he resided when he drew his pension and what your age is.
Yours very Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Hannah White.