Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11478, David B Whitmore, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Whitmore, David B. or Wetmore
R. 11478
CONTENTS

38. 505
Rec. 24/52
David B. Whitmore, N. Y.
June 7 th 1832.
Hon. W. Murray, H. R.

State of New York } County of Sullivan }
On this 25 th day of May 1852 personally appeared in open Court, at a Special Term and Circuit Court of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, now sitting in Monticello in said County, David B Whitmore, 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 was born in the town of Norwich in the State of Connecticut in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty three; that he removed with his father, to the Town of Westfield in the State of Massachusetts, in the year 1765. That his age is recorded in the Town records of the said town of Westfield as this deponent has been informed by his father, though he has not seen the said record as this deponent recollects. That deponent was living in said town of Westfield when called into service. That after the Revolutionary war, he resided in the town of Granby (then called Simsbury) in the State of Connecticut, from whence he removed to Westfield in Massachusetts, about the year 1787. That he afterwards resided in New Hampshire  Massachusetts and was at several other places for shorter period of time. That he has resided in said County of Sullivan for the last twenty seven years and is now a resident of the town of Liberty in said County.
That he served as a substitute for, and in

the name of Nathaniel Bronson who enlisted in Capt Shays' company, Putnam's Regiment and Nixons Brigade, on or about the second day of January 1777-
That deponent entered the service as said substitute near the close of April 1777 at Westfield aforesaid. That he served in said Company, Regiment and Brigade. For the term of nearly three years; he was first sent to Ticonderoga, and served at that place and in Northern New York during the campaign of 1777. That he served during the next year in New Jersey under the command of General Washington. And was at the battle of Monmouth where he was wounded in the hand by a musket ball; that he served the succeeding years in Southern New York on and near the line of the Hudson river. That the name of the captain of his company was Shays. The Lieutenant was named Newel and Ensign, Bennett. That he was again wounded in the arm by a musket or rifle ball at Rugebridge in New Jersey while standing guard by an Indian or some person so disguised.
That his term of service expired on the second day of January 1780, when he received his discharge at the Highlands which discharge was given by Col Putnam, and as deponent believes also signed by Capt Shays. That the said discharge has since been destroyed, by the burning of deponent's house, at which time it was burned.
That Simon J. Hooker, Bradley Dime-

and William Bradley live in the neigh- borhood of the deponents and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Revolutionary soldier
Subscribed and taken in open court this 25 th May, 1852.
David B Whitmore
Wm R. Wright
Clerk of Superior Court, presiding at holding the Court.
We Simon S Hornbeck, & William Bradley residing in the said Town of Liberty hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David B Whitmore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty nine years old that he is deputed and believed in the neigh- borhood where he resides and where he has resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion. And that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood where the said David B Whitmore resides
Simon S Hornbeck William Bradley
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion 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 certifies that it appears to them that Simon S Hornbeck & William Bradley who have signed the

proceeding certificate are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to cred- it
Wm B. Wright Justice of Sup Court
State of New York Sullivan County Clerk's Office
I certify at the date of the foregoing certificate & deposition the said Wm B. Wright was a Justice of the Supreme Court in & for the third Judicial District of the State of New York in which District is the County of Sullivan.
That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Wm B. Wright and truly believe that the signatures to the said certificate and deposition are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 20 th day of December 1882.
Ed Wales Clerk

State of New York Sullivan County
Henry B Whitmore of said County being duly sworn says that he is a son of David B Whitmore who served as a substitute for Nathaniel Brown in the Company of Capt Sheys in the Revolutionary War, and who has recently made application for a pension for said services.
That deponent has frequently heard his father and other old Revolutionary Soldiers, who were then living & well acquainted with all the facts, talk of my father's service in said War, that deponent always understood from the said soldiers, that deponent's father served as a substitute for Nathaniel Brown and that said Brown enlisted as a soldier in said War sometime in the year 1777, but that he was soon after taken sick and deponent's father (the said David B Whitmore) took his place as his substitute and served as he states, and that the said Nathaniel Brown died in the fall of 1777 & about one month after he retired said service.
And deponent further says that he has several times seen the discharge obtained by the said David B Whitmore from the officers of his regiment - that deponent remembers that the name of Rufus Putnam was signed to the said discharge, but deponent cannot remember who else signed it - The said discharge was destroyed as deponent always understood many years ago by fire at the burning of the dwelling house of the

said Whitmore
And deponent further says that he has received two wounds in the arm and hand of the said Whitmore (his father) and that they have the appearance of having been caused by a rifle ball & deponent has always understood that they were wounds received by said Whitmore while engaged in service in said war -
Sworn before me January 30 th 1837
Henry B. Weston
M. H. Kussey Justice of the Peace

38.505
David B. Whitmore Rev N.Y.
Let Hon Wm Murray May 19. 1853 " Com May 21 st Dec. 1853. H. R. Low Feb 13 1856.
11H178
Act 7 June 1832

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
11,478
P. O. David B. Whitmore
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Pension Office
May 19. 1858
Sir
The declaration of Daniel B. Whitmore of New York, for a Revolutionary pension, has been filed.
The name of this claimant does not occur on the Massachusetts rolls in this office, but the name of Nathaniel Brown, in whose place he alleges that he served as a substitute, appears for the time of service and in the company and regiment mentioned in his declaration.
It may be that some evidence exists in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts which will establish the service of the claimant. He should produce other evidence than his own allegations to identify him as the person who performed the service.
I am, Sir, Very respectfully
Your obedt servt
J. M. W. Wood
Commr of Pensions.
Hon. Wm Murray Goslar
Messrs.

Set
Hon Wm Murray
Dec 23/52
N.Y.

Home of Rep Washington Dec 28. 1852
Sir,
I hand you herewith, application of David B. Whitmore for a pension under the Act of June 7. 1832. —
Very respectfully (Your obedient
William Lloyd)
J. C. Heath Esq. Comm. of Pensions

House of Reps Washington Dec 14. 1853
D. Sir,
I forwarded to your Department about the 24 th Dec. last, the application of David B Whitmore, Substitute for Nathaniel Brown, for a Pension under the Act of June 7. 1852. —
I have no report on the case; may I call your attention to it?
Very respectfully Yours &c
W. Allman
Hon. L. P. Waldo, Commr. of Pensions Washington