Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1268, Daniel White, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
White, Daniel
S. 1268.
CONTENTS
Carded

19573 Kentucky
Daniel David White
of Jefferson in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Valley of the regt commanded by Col Skinner in the Va line for 1 year & 20 days
Enscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 42 Dollars 44 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Sept 1832, and Warden Pepe Louisville
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 106.10 Semiant. allowance ending 11 Mar 21.22 $127.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, book E Vol. 7 Page 33
Her letter Feb. 1835 to R. W. Glapton dr 21 March '35 and some date to Pa Oct 1889 April 3 - Dr S. Nash - history Prior

State of Kentucky } County of Jefferson } 55.
On this 6 th day of June 1833 Daniel White personally appeared before me Samuel D. Vance an acting justice of the peace in for the County of Jefferson & State of Kentucky, the said White being a resident in said County & State aged eighty years old on the 16 th day of March last past. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he enlisted in the State of Virginia in the County of King George as a minute man for the term of twelve months in the fall of the year in which Norfolk of Virginia was burned by the British - under Capt John Taliferro Our Lieutenant was named Wm Grant & our Ensign was named Stephen Hansford. That we rendezvoused at a place called Dangerfield's old Field and dis- continued twenty days & were then dismissed to take ourselves in readiness for further orders. In the early part of the following Spring we received orders to rendezvous at

Fredericksburg Virginia where we drawed hunt- -ing shirts &ams & and marched from that place to Williamsburg Vir. under Capt Francis Conaway my former Capt. being promoted. where we remained some six or seven weeks and done a great deal of hard work. making breast works under the orders of Col. Skinker under the personal superintendence of Major Andrew Bohannon or Buckhamon, we then received orders, about dark, by express from Genl. George Weedon to march to Hampton a small town on the Chesapeake which place the British were then cannonading at which place we remained until our time expired and were then & then discharged in writing signed by Major Buckhamon (as he now believes) - and was in actual service in that year not less than nine months.
This applicant states that he lived in the northern neck of Virginia and from the peculiar situation of that part of the Country the British shipping came up frequently and com- mitted depredations by burning the ware houses & tobacco &c and that he frequently served as a Militia man; at one time he was with troops encamped at a place called Boyas Hole seven or eight weeks and at an other place called Hutton Heights we were encamped six or seven weeks; we were encamped there or four weeks at a place called Saret River Ferry on the Potomac.

Now our captain was by the name of Benj- Johnson. We were called into service by the order of Genl George Waden through Col. John Drennen and Maj. Andrew Buchanan and would continue in service until the British shipping would disappear from our waters. This service was required of us during the whole time of the war - we were in actual service nearly two thirds of our time.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state that he has no documentary evidence that he knows of no pension when testifying he can prove who can testify to his service, Sworn to and subscribed the day of Year aforesaid Daniel H. White
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for Jefferson County Kentucky duly Commission- ed and sworn in such Daniel White who being duly sworn deposes 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 fol- lowing grades; For not less than nine months I served as a Minute Man as a private sol- dier. For two months I served as a Militia man as a private soldier at a place

called Payan Hole. For two months I served as a militia man at Hunter Knights as a private soldier. For one month I served as a militia man at a place called Smith River Ferry as a private soldier; and for such service I claim a pension.
Given under my hand and seal This Sixth day of June 1833.
Samuel D. Vance
Question 1 st Where and in what year were you born? Answer I was born in King George County in the State of Virginia in the year 1731.
Question 2 nd Have you any record of your age? Answer I have none in writing.
Question 3 rd Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? Answer King George County Virginia and forty three years ago I removed to Jefferson County Kentucky where I have lived ever since and do now live.
Question 4 th How were you called into service? Answer I entered vol- untarily.
Question 5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the

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the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general Circumstances of your service? Answer I have given as full a statement in my declaration as my recollection enables me.
Question 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Answer I rec d a written discharge which was signed by Maj t .
Buchanan, which has been lost. Question 7 th 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: Rev: Sam d E. Blackburn, John Brygman, Lee White, Nathan Maudry Hon. John Speed Wm. Pope, Woodin Pope, Sam d Churchill, Henry Churchill & many others.
We Samuel E. Blackburn a clergyman residing in the county of Jefferson and state of Kentucky and Nathan Maudry residing in same county and state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel White who has subscribed and sworn

Sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty 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.
Sam l E Blackburn
Nathan Marden
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Sam l D Vance S.P.B.
And I Samuel D Vance one of the Judges of the County Court of Jefferson County duly commissioned and acting as such do hereby declare my 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 that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court. And the said Justice further considers that it appears to him that Samuel E Blackburn who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Jefferson and that Nathan Marden who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Jefferson and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. Sworn under my hand the day & year aforesaid.
Sam l D Vance S.P.B.

I Warden Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky do certify that Samuel D. Vance whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate now is and was at the time of signing the same, acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and one of the Judges of said Court and that to all his official acts as such full faith & credit are due and ought to be given —
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of the Court aforesaid, of which I am the Keeper, this first day of July Eighteen hundred and thirty three and in 42 o Year of the Commonwealth —
Warden Pope

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 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. Those 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 Daniel 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.     Enlisted 80   1776   1777 9 Pa. Capt Talcott   1 19 Col Skinner   1 12   21   12 22  
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 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.

26. 712
Daniel White Kentucky.
for 1776 private 22 days.
$42. \frac{44}{100}
 42 44  42 44  21 22  106.10 
Warden Pope Clk of Jefferson Co. Louisville State Pen Ky.

Modult
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 1268
Daniel White, Pvt. Va. Line.
Act. June 7, 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 402
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Instruction dated 24 Sept. 1833 from the Pension Department, were received at this Agency to pay Daniel White at the rate of $42. \frac{44}{100} per annum. The name of Daniel White , is not on our Books. W m Hawkins Pension Clerk Off. P. A. S. Lexington
Middletown Jefferson Co Ky Feby 3 rd 1835
Dr Sir I take the liberty of calling your attention to the above statement, to that the name of Daniel White is not to be found on the books of the Pension Agent at Lexington Ky He applied for a pension in the year 1833 and a Certificate bearing date 23 rd September 1833 was forwarded to him, granting him the above sum of $42. \frac{44}{100} per annum. Said Certificate is recorded in the pension office in Book E Vol. 7. page 33 by Dan t Boyd. Your early attention to the above will greatly oblige Yours &c Robert W. Glaspell