Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,587, John White, New York

SERVICE
New York
White, John
NUMBER
S. 32.587
CONTENTS
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New York
John White
of Suffolk Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Eldridge of the Regt. commanded by Col. Husting in the New York line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Nov. 1833 and settle Geo. Miller Suffolk Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 75 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr. 34 15 $90
Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. } G. C. Stiles Clerk,
Recorded by Book E. Vol. 1. Page 128.
Letter 28 April 1837. Pension Agt " 106. Medbury 16. Nov. 1844 " 180 E. B. Washburne 17 Feb '41

State of New York County of Suffolk } ss On this ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before Hugh Blake, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Suffolk, John White an resident of the town of Southampton in said County of Suffolk, who being duly sworn makes the following declaration in addition to the declaration made by him before the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Suffolk on the second day of October last and herewith annexed - of wit, the said John White declares that in the month of July last he visited the State of Connecticut for the purpose of procuring evidence of his service as a Soldier in the war of the Revolution as stated in his said declaration - that he went to Norwich in said State and called upon General Ebenezer Huntington who he supposed was the Colonel commanding the Regiment in which he served as stated in his said declaration - that he there learned that the Officer under whom he served was Colonel Frederick Huntington brother of the said Ebenezer and that the said Frederick was dead, that he then inquired to find the Revolutionary papers and documents belonging to the said Frederick Huntington hoping that he might find his name in his roll - and was led from Peter Richards of New London that the Revolutionary documents of the said Frederick Huntington had been destroyed - and he further declares that after diligent enquiry he is unable to procure the testimony of any living witness who can of his own personal knowledge swear to his service as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war. sworn & subscribed before me this 9 th day of August 1833 Hugh Blake Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Suffolk.
John White
State of New York Suffolk County } ss I Hugh Blake one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Suffolk do certify that John White who has signed the above written declaration is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit -
Hugh Blake Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Suffolk County

State of New York County of Suffolk. We Amos Francis, a clergyman residing in the Point of Haverhampton, Town of Southampton in said County of Suffolk, and John D. Gardiner a clergyman residing in the village of Sag Harbor in said town and county, and Nathaniel Topping residing in said town of Southampton Physician and Abraham H. Gardiner Merchant residing in said town of Southampton. Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John White of the town of Southampton in the County of Suffolk and State of New York who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two 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 before me this 9 th day of August 1833.  Amos Francis John D. Gardiner Nathaniel Topping Abraham H. Gardiner  Hugh Halsey Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Suff. County
Suffolk County ss. I Hugh Halsey one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Suffolk do hereby certify that I am personally and well acquainted with Amos Francis, John D. Gardiner, Nathaniel Topping, and Abraham H. Gardiner who have signed the above written certificate, that they are all credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to full credit. And I do further certify that they are all residents of the town of Southampton in said County of Suffolk and that Amos Francis and John D. Gardiner are clergymen residing in the parishes mentioned in said certificate, that the said Nathaniel Topping is a physician and the said Abraham H. Gardiner is a merchant. Aug 9 th 1833.  Hugh Halsey Judge
Suffolk County ss. Clerk's office. I Joseph A. Huntington Clerk of the County of Suffolk do hereby certify that Hugh Halsey Esq. whose name is subscribed to the surat of the foregoing affidavits and certificate is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County. That I am well acquainted with his hand writing and believe the same to be gen- uine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9 th of Sept 1833.  Joseph A. Huntington C.L.

Suffolk Common Pleas Declaration of John White for Revolutionary Pension
14973.
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State of New York,
County of Suffolk } Be: on this second day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk now sitting John White a resident of the Town of Southampton in the County of said County of Suffolk, and State of New York aged twenty 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he enlisted in the army of the United States, at Stonington in the State of Connecticut Connecticut on the first day of April in the year 1777, for the term of nine months in the company commanded by Captain James Eldridge, the Lieutenants name was Collins and the ensign was named Lord, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Huntington and Lieutenant continued to serve in the said corps until the expiration of the said term of nine months Colonel Trumbull, That he marched from Stonington to New Haven and lay there a short time, while there he volunteered to go with a party under the command of Colonel Mies to Long Island, and, at Sag Harbor on Long Island took thirty six prisoners and carried them to New Haven, That he marched from New Haven to Fairfield Connecticut while lying at Fairfield he was with a force of about six hundred men under the command of General Parsons to Stratford on Long Island, and left the said place the same day from Fairfield he marched to Pekeepsill in

The state of New York, where they lay a few weeks and then marched into the state of New Jersey through Morris- town, Baskingridge and Red Bank down to New Brunswick and Amboy, and from thence returned back to Peekskill from thence marched back through New Jersey and across the Delaware River into the state of Pennsylvania to Germantown where they arrived two days or thereabouts after the battle of Germantown where he continued until the first or second day of January 1778 when he was regularly discharged from the said service, but had no written discharge to his recollection, that at the time of his said enlistment he was resident at Stonington, he having left Southhampton, on Long Island, his native place, when the Island was surrendered to the British.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or to an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any company in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John White
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Joseph P. Huntington Clerk of the court of

Common Pleas in and for the County of Suffolk do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John White for a commission. The words "and continued to serve in the said corps until the expiration of the said term of nine months", being interlined in the foregoing declaration, also the words "as say Harbourn" the words "the party", and the words "and left the Island the same day"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the Ninth — day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two —
Joseph A. Huntington Clk

WR Hugh Halsey Esq d Bridgehampton, Suffolk County New York

Comptrollers Office Aug. 14 th 1833.
I Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify, that there is on file a bond dated the 8 th day of February 1777, executed by James Eldridge as principal & Horickiah Parsons surety. In the condition of which is this description, viz, "That whereas the above bounden James Eldridge is appointed Captain of, and to raise a company in the continental battalion to be commanded by Jedediah Huntington Esq Colonel & will receive out of the Treasury of said State for each noncommissioned officer & private of said company the ten pounds encouragement for their enlistment granted by said State in addition to continental encouragement etc.
"That on the journal of the Council of Safety, under date the 23 rd day of June 1779 there is charged to the United States, viz, "To order on the Treasurer & Capt. James Eldridge, Col. Huntington's regiment for

sixty three interesting bounties £630, 0, 0.
And that in the abstract of the claims of this State against the United States, for services & disbursements in the revolutionary war, under date 28 th May 1778 there is charged for bounty paid to John White Col. Huntington's regiment £6, 0, 0, for the years 1777 & 1778. —
I further certify that I have not been able to find any pay roll or other evidence by which to ascertain the duration of the service of John White.
E. Phelps

Sept 16 44
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L. 10.
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Hon J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington

New Berlin Sept 10 1844
Dear J. S. Edwards
Sir
Yours of the 5 th inst is just recd enclosing a certificate from the Secy of Vermont which I obtained last Nov and as which case I would apply it would therefore stand that the old Gentleman being dead and no further evidence can be given by him than has been sent to your office and if his declaration will warrant you in giving the family of the deceased pension an increase of his pension it would be very acceptable the cases as given by the Secretary of Vermont I do not know whether they are his or not but I am sure and as the Pay Rolls are supposed incomplete it is probably his name is not there on file he was presumed to be a man of truth and veracity and his statement in his declaration I think is entitled to credit I herewith enclose the document sent to me by you which cannot say the cases mentioned will apply to the present applicant John White
Yours Respectfully Charles Medbury
P.S. I should be pleased to hear from the application of Mary and Rachael Arnold as soon as convenient.
Yours C.M.

1814973
John White Suffolk Co - N.Y.
K.C.
Admitted Private 9 months
Geo. Miller Suffolk Co. House N.Y. Office

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 subjained 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 John White Suffolk Co N.Y.
   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.      enlisted 1st April 1777 2nd - 1778 9 private  Captn Col  Eldridge  no other  Captn  Gen  Parsons   N. Haven  Stony  Island  Fields  Connecticut  Beekman  N.Y.  M. Town  Amboy  72 years  
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) _____ 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 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 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, depose 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.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
Inv. 32,587.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
July 19, 1897,
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning John White and Henry Corwith, supposed to have been soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that John White made an application for pension on October 2, 1832, at which time he was seventy-two years of age and residing at Southampton, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Eldridge and Col. Meigs. He enlisted at Stonington, Conn.
A very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of Henry Corwith has not been found upon the Revolutionary pension records. The Bureau is, therefore, unable to furnish any information concerning him.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. S. W. Dickinson,
Commissioner.
Chicago, Ills.

Chicago
To Mr Henry Clay Evans Com of Pension Washington D.C.
Through the Newberry Library I have been directed to you for the the military record of Henry Corwith and John White , who served for a short time in the

Revolutionary war -
Through family history I learn that under the muster roll of Capt David Pierson's Company Bridgehampton. Suffolk Co. L. I. Feb. & May 1776 - The name of Henry  Cornutt ( Carnwithen or Carnwithy old spelling) is given among the privates. Mention of Capt. Pierson is found in Colonial history - State New York - page 288 - and Howells history of Long Island - page 71 - but I

cannot find the names of his men
Also from family history I find that John White of Sagg-Suffolk Co. L.D. was a private in New York Militia - took part in Meigs expedition against the Brethren at Sagg Harbor - was pensioned Mar 15 th 1833 - aged 73 -
Should you be able to direct me to find sufficient printed evidence , to enable

me & from the Society of the S. A. R. kindly enclose in envelope and oblige
Yours sincerely
S. H. Dickinson
June twenty second.

32587 Rev INVALID.
File No. 89,387
John White Dis Rec. Rec
Act: Same In 82
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 450
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 19/97 Mrs. S. W. Dickinson, Chicago. 26.

Mechanics Bank New York 17 th April 1837
Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of John White a Private at $30 per Annum, Under the act of 7 th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 4 th of March 1836.
Very Respectfully Your Atty Servt
W m Fleming Pres d pens ag t .
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office Montpelier Nov. 8. 1843.
I certify that there is on file in this office a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt Gideon Ormsby's Company in Col. Ira Allen's Regiment of Militia for service done this State in the alarm in the month of March 1780;" on which Roll is the name of "John White" with an allowance for two days service as a private.
Also, that there is a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt Thomas Barney's Company in Col. Ira Allen's Regiment of Militia for service done the State of Vermont on alarm to the Northward which commenced the 11 th day of October A.D. 1780:" on which Roll is the name of "Lt. John White," with an allowance as Lieutenant for twenty one days service.
Also, a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt John Smith's Company of Militia in Col. Warner's Regiment in the service of this State commencing the 3 rd and ending the 28 th of February 1779, both days included;" on which Roll is the name of "John White," with an allowance for service during said time as a private.
Also, a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt Thomas Barney's Company in Col. Ira Allen's Regi-

1-18 iment of Militia for service done this state in the alarm on the 21 st day of October 1781; on which Roll is the name of "Lt. Sno. White", with an allowance for eleven days service as Lieutenant.
Also, a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt Timothy Bush's Company under the directions of Maj. Whitcomb Jan. 21. 1780"; on which Roll is the name of "Corps. White", with an allowance for nineteen days and one month's service (one month and nineteen days) as a Corporal.
Also, a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll of Capt Thomas Barney's Company of Militia in Col. Ira Allen's Regiment for service done this State in the month of May 1782, in an alarm to the westward after I was to retake Lieut Blanchard and Nine"; on which Roll is the name of "Lt John White", with an allowance for two days service as Lieutenant.
I further certify that the Pay Rolls in this Office are supposed to be incomplete.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of this Office, this 8 th day of November A.D. 1843.
Fernand F. Merrill Deputy Secretary of State