Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S-32,590, John White, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
White John
NUMBER
S-32.590
CONTENTS

Illinois 22.374.
John White
of Lysamuel in the State of Illinois who was a Private in the Co. - commanded by Captain Adams of the Regt. commanded by Col. Grigsby in the Battle line for one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 110 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of Oct r 1833 and sent to E. B. Matheny. Springfield. Ill s
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833 - 100.-
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 32. 20.
$ 120.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book
8
Vol.
8
Page
64.
W. A. Palmer Clerk,

State of Illinois
County of Sangamon
No. 876
On this fourth day of June 1833. personally ap- peared before the County Commissioners Court for the County of Sangamon. John White, who first being 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 th 1832 -
I was born in the County of Armagh, in Ireland on the 4 th day of June in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and forty two - I came to the United States about the year 1765 and resided in Cumberland County Pennsylvania, where I lived about eighteen years when I removed to what is now called Wash- ington County in the Western part of Pennsylvania. I resided in Washington County, about 3 years when I removed to Kentucky, and resided about eleven miles from Lexington, in Fayette County - In 1796 I removed to Green County, Kentucky where I resided 10 years. In 1805 I removed to Barron Co. Kentucky. where I resided seven years. when I removed to Green County, Ky. where I resided 8 years. In 1821, I removed to Sangamon County Illinois - where I have since re- sided. I know of no existing record of my age -
I enlisted when residing in Cumberland County.

Pennsylvania. in January 1776 as a private  volunteer in a company of the Pennsylvania, battalion Commanded by Capt Robert Adams. Lieut Wm. Bratton 2 d Lieut McFerron. and served one year as a private - Our regiment was called the Sixth regiment of Pennsylvania. The regim- tal officers were Col. Irvin. Lieut Col. Hartly and Major Belap. We render wound at Carlisle in Cumberland County. Pennsylvania - From Carlisle we marched to Philadelphia. New York Albany. Stillwater & Saratoga. From Saratoga we passed by Fort Henry. Fort George. & old Fort George upon the 30 mile lake - by Ticonderoga and Crown Point to Chambalee an old Fort thence to the mouth of the Serre - thence to the three Rivers by water - At this place we were engaged with Burgoyne's army and defeated. From our company we lost eighteen privates and a cor- poral. our whole loss was reported to be 350 - We then retreated back on the same route to Crown Point. After remaining four or five months at Crown Point I was taken sick and sent to Fort George. I remained sick until the expiration of my term of service when I was discharged -
Question 1. When & in what year were you born?
Ans. In Armagh. Ireland in 1742.
Question 2. Have you any record of your age & if so when is it?
Ans. I know of none.

Question 3 d When were you living when called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live - Ans. From Cumberland Co. I removed in 1783 to what is now Washington Co. Pennsylvania from Pennsylvania. I removed to Fayette Co. Kentucky - from Fayette I removed to Green County, from Green Co. to Barron Co. Ky. from Barron to Green Co. Ky. and from Green Co. to Sangamon County, where I now reside -
Question 4 How were you called into service &c?
I enlisted with Capt Adams for one year.
2. 5 State the names of some Regular officers - &c.
Besides those named in the declaration I remember the names of Genl. Thompson - Col. Anthony Wayne -
Question 6. Did you ever receive a discharge &c
I received a discharge but do not recollect from whom I received it, or what has become of it -
I have no documentary evidence of my service, nor do I know of any person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service. Rev. Chas. R. Matheny and Abraham Lanterman have been long acquainted with me and will testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my having served as above detailed. I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the army of any State -
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid. John White

We Charles P. Miley & Abraham Cantrell residing in the County of Sangamon hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John White who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be ninety one years of age that he is a man of veracity. that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn I subscribed to the day and year aforesaid. B. R. Matheny Abraham Lang
Abraham Lanterman
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant - was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Charles P. Matursky and Mr Abraham Leuchman who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the County of Sangamon, & that their statement is entitled to credit -
Deborah H Smith
Reuben Harrison
I, Charles R. Matheux, clerk of the County Commissioners court for the County of Sangamon! do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of the John White for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this fourth day of June. 1833 - C. R. Matheux Clerk
G. R. Matheny Clerk

216. 876. 22.374.
John White Illinois
Adm 1. year
C. R. Matheny Springfield Illinois

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
17. October 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 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John White
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Jan'y. 1776. 1. priv Capt. Adams. Col. Irwin 91. years. Cumberland Co. Pa. Traditionary  
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 days 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 inquiry 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.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

J. L. Mc am Rev. War Section
December 3, 1915.
Mrs. J. W. McEvoy,
Gooding, Idaho.
Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the twenty-third ultimo, you are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of John White , S. F. No. 32,590 that soldier was born June 4, 1742, in Armagh County Ireland, and came to the United States about the year 1765, and resided in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he lived about eighteen years, then moved to Washington County Pennsylvania, living there about three years, then to Kentucky, and resided in Fayette, Green and Barren Counties until 1821, when he moved to Sangamon County, Illinois.
He enlisted in January 1776, while residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, as a Private in Captain Robert Adams' Company, Colonel Irvine's Regiment, and was in the battle of Three Rivers Canada: served one year.
He was allowed pension on an application executed June 4, 1833, while a resident of Sangamon County, Illinois.
There is no data on file as to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and probable date of his death, you should apply to

the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department citing the following data: John White, Certificate No. 22,374 Issued October 23, 1833, at rate of $40. per annum from March 4, 1831, under Act June 7, 1832, at Illinois Agency.
The above noted is the only soldier of that name who served in the Pennsylvania troops and afterwards lived in Sangamon County Illinois, found on the Revolutionary War re- cords of this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
White (2)

32590 Rev INVALID.
1915 Dec. 3. Hist. Soc. Mt. J. H. McEvoy V.L.M.
File No. 32,590
John White
Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 82 a
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 50
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Pension office War Department Washington City. D.C.
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OFFICERS JOSEPH F. SMITH, PRESIDENT W. S. MC CORNICK, VICE PRESIDENT GRANT HAMPTON, SECY & TREAS. GEO. T. ODELL, GEN'L MANAGER G. G. WRIGHT, ASST GEN'L MANAGER
DIRECTORY JOSEPH F. SMITH, W. S. MC CORNICK, GEO. T. ODELL, G. G. WRIGHT, C. S. BURTON, JAMES H. MOYLE, FRANCIS M. LYMAN, THOS. R. CUTLER, WILLIAM SPRY, JAMES L. WRATHALL, HEBER SCOWCROFT, GEO. D. KEYSER, W. W. ARMSTRONG
TWIN FALLS , IDAHO. Gooding, Ida., 11/23/15
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Am writing to learn whether you can give me some information concerning a John White who was a soldier of the Revolution. What I would like to know is where he was born, when married and his wife's name. The following is a copy of his record sent me from the Sangamon County Court House at Springfield, Illinois;
JOHN WHITE.
Was in the Pennsylvania line of troops in Capt. Benjamin Loxley's company; he enlisted in 1776, was pensioned while a resident of Illinois, died here Oct. 1853, aged 92 years.
I just received a letter from the Adjutant General of the War Dept. stating that there were several John Whites from Penn. but none seemed to have served under Capt. Loxley. Could you help me out by telling me what Captain he did serve under or if the records at Springfield are all right? If you could give me the names of any of his descendants or anything that would help me in getting the family history for the D. A. R., I will surely appreciate it.
Thanking you in advance for your kind and prompt attention to this matter, I am
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. J. W. McEvoy, Gooding, Idaho.