Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18654, Matthew Whitman, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
SERVICE Wa-
Whitman, Matthew or Mathew
NUMBER S. 18654
CONTENTS
carded

Virginia 16.904-
Matthew Whitman
of Lucia in the State of Nal who was a Slave — in the — commanded by Captain — of the High commanded by Col: Ann-igham in the Pa : time for one week, 8 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Trinidad at the rate of Q C. Dollars SS Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Oct 1877. to Weston . Lucy and Lucy Q. Camden .
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1853. 52. 20 Semi-ant. allowances ending 4 Mar 54. 10. 44
562, 64
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Wath: Thos. Clarks
Recorded by Math. Shell Clerk Book 6 Vol. 6 1/2 Page 38
Dead. let to J Goff, Sept 6.
1836.
He died June 28 - 1836. a. B

State of Virginia Randolph County 3 55.
On this 27 th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Randolph County, now sitting Matthew Whitman a resident of the said County of Randolph aged Seventy- two Years, who being first duly sworn according to law did, 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated. In the Spring of 1778 according to his present impression at Collier's Town in the County of Rockbridge in the State of Virginia he was drafted for three months then in the militia under Capt. Gray his first name not recollected Moses Collier was the Lieutenant under Capt. Gray the Ensign's name is not recollected. After he was drafted as aforesaid he was marched with Capt. Gray's Company to the County of Fincastle in Virginia and part of Capt. Gray's Company was stationed on Muddy Creek in said County and the remainder on Pocahontas Creek in the same County. He was with those stationed on Muddy Creek, the object of Capt. Gray's Company being there stationed was to guard the country from the invasion of the Indians. He remained in the service at the Station aforesaid until the three months for which he was drafted

recieved, when he was discharged, and with the officers went to his home in Rockbridge County Virginia where he resided, when he was discharged as before stated he thinks he was obtained no written discharge as he went home with the officers. he was in this service - four months including the time of marching to Waddys creek and returning home. Some time after he returned home from the service under Col Gray he removed to Tygart's Valley now in the County of Randolph Virginia at that time in the County of Monongalia Virginia and in the Year 1781 as he believes he recieved a letter from his Brother George Whitmore then resid- ing in Hampshire County Virginia requesting to go a three months tour as his substitute, he there- upon went on to Hampshire County Virginia and as a substitute for his said Brother joined Capt. James Cunningham's Company of Virginia. William Pul- le was Lieutenant under Capt. Cunningham and Elisha Bogard Ensign and was marched from Hampshire County aforesaid to Falmouth near Richmond Virginia, and with some other Troops remained there some time and then crossed the River and passed on down the River crossing the Potomac River and the Regular Troops near Williamsburg but they did not recollect by whom they were Commanded shortly after joining the regulars he with 19 others volunteered as Pioneers under Lieutenant Bullett to cross the York River over to the Gloucester side and act as a scouting party, and they accordingly crossed the River and continued scouting up and down the River and in the Country to prevent the British gathering forces. he recollects that while

engaged in this Scouting Service the British having discovered our party sent a detachment of light horse to take our party. He had his old old clothes and they tied up in a small bundle, and being closely pursued and being ordered by Lieutenant Butler to retreat he left his bundle and was compelled to leave the remainder of his old old bundle. The scouting party soon after this joined Capt. Pennycuick's Company again with the main Army under General Washington. General Lafayette had also joined the Army at Williamsburg with many other regular officers whose names have been forgotten, as Williamsburg about 12 days before the battle of Yorktown he was discharged in consequence of having received some order serving as a forage guard he received a discharge signed by Major Abraham Murray which discharge has been lost. He has no documentary evidence but supposes that the evidence of Simon Harris of Randolph County Virginia and John Bradshaw of Pocahontas Virginia will substantiate his service, he can not recollect the precise time when he entered the service & when he was discharged but knows that he was discharged for the last time but a very short time before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. To the 1 st Interrogatory answered by the war Department he answers that he was born in Augusta County Virginia in the Year 1762 as he was informed. To the 2 nd Interrogatory he answers that he has no record of his age. To the 3 rd Interrogatory he refers to what he has already already stated respecting when he was when called into the service. Since the Revolution he has resided in Randolph County Virginia and continuing to reside there. To the 4 th Interrogatory he refers to what he has before stated on this subject. To the 5 th Interrogatory he makes the same answer as being able from the great length of time to

give a more full answer. To the 6 th Interrogatory He refers to what he has already stated on this subject. To the 7 th Interrogatory, etc. stating that he is known to Thomas Collett or Clugymann in his present neighborhood and to John
John Stalmaker who can testify to his character and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pension and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid. Matthew Whitman
We Thomas Collett or Clugymann residing in the neighborhood of Matthew John Stalmaker  Whitman who was made the above Declaration and John Stalmaker residing in the same neighborhood hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthew Whitman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be 72 years of age, that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion, and that he is a man of unquestionable character.
Sworn and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid.
Thomas Collett John Stalmaker
Simon Gains a resident of the County of Humphreys, certifying that he was in Capt. James Cunningham's Company in 1781 and knows that Matthew Whitman who has signed the above Declaration was also in said Cunningham's Company and lived as stated in the said Declaration under said

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M. Whitman
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G. D. Camden again Master Luu

Cunningham.
Sworn and Subscribed the day & Year aforesaid.
Simon his X Harris mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after perusing the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolution- ary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Thomas Collins who has signed the foregoing certifi- cate is a clergyman, resident in the neighborhood of the said applicant, and that John Flatmaker who has also signed the same is a resident in the same neighborhood and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and that Simon Harris who has signed his certificate is a credible person.
Archibald Earle Clerk of the County Court of Randolph County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Matthew Whitman for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 26 th day of June 1823.
Glade McCle

No 25856
Matthew Whitman Randolph County Virginia
Return e.
Admit as a private Memo L 8 day 20 88
G. D. Camden, Weston, Lewis County Vig.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
21 August 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 Matthew Whitman Randolph County Virginia
   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.     Draft Ap 9 1778 - 32 0 priv. Cap Gray 72 years County of Rockbridge Virginia Traditionary evidence & two witnesses Certified credible papers correct   Sub - 1781 3. 18 Cap Cunningham Genl Washington Major Mumay   6. 08  
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, Boarmen, &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 (in) 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 organized 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 fix 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.
[1] 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.
[2] The notes from [a] to [s] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] 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.

15 December 10 , 1936
Matthew Whitman S. 18654 BA-J/ATF
Mrs. Dallas Carter Akers 181 Greenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein in regard to Matthew Whitman were obtained from pension claim, S. 18654, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Matthew Whitman was born in "Brooks Gap" in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1759, 1760 or 1762; all these dates are given. The names of his parents were not stated.
While residing in Rockbridge County, Virginia, Matthew Whitman enlisted in Collier's Town, in the spring of 1778 and served about four months as a private in Captain Gray's Virginia company, was stationed on Muddy Creek in Greenbrier County, to guard the country from the invasions of the Indians. He moved to Tygarts Valley, Virginia, and in 1781 ? served as a substitute for his brother, George Matthews, in Captain James Cunningham's Virginia company, the tour was for three months, but having rendered extra service as a forage guard and capturing some deserters, he was discharged a short time before his enlistment had expired, this was a few days before the surrender of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, November 27, 1832, at which time he was living in Randolph County, Virginia, where he had lived

ever since the close of the war.
The soldier, Matthew Whitman, died June 28, 1836, leaving a widow; her name is not given, and there is no reference to children.
The soldier's brother, George Whitman, was living in 1781 in Hampshire County, Virginia.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person paid the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following:
Mathew Whitman (as he was pensioned) Certificate # 16901 Issued October 12, 1833 Rate $20.88 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

MRS. JOHN R. PETTIT BEVERLY, W. VA.
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Would you please send me Revolutionary service of Mathew I Whitman -
Very truly
Mrs. John R. Pettit Beverly.
Read sep. Co., W. Va.

18654 INVALID.
File No. 18654 Whitman Matthew Whitney Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1924-Apr. 17-Hist to Mrs. John R. Pettet, Aug. 1936-Dec 18- " " Dallas Center Ckero Aug.

Virginia State } Pocahontas County } } Iowa
Be it remembered that on this 11 th day May 1833 John Bradshaw of the County and State aforesaid personally appeared before me Isaac Moore one of the Com- monwealths Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath in due form of law; that he is well acquainted with Matthew Whitman who now resides in the County of Randolph & State aforesaid (who was sometimes called Matthias Whitman during the Revolutionary War) that he will remember to have seen him in service as a soldier of the Revolution a short time before the surrender of Lord Cornwallis; that he does not know how long he served or the names of the Officers who commanded him: but will recollect that he was esteemed by all who knew him as a good Soldier Sworn to, and subscribed John Bradshaw before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid the day & year above written and I do more over certify that the said John Bradshaw is a credible person Isaac Moore Jp

State of Virginia Pocahontas County I Henry A. Moffett Clerk of Pocahontas County Court do hereby certify that Isaac Moore, whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of making the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the County of Pocahontas aforesaid duly commis- sioned and qualified as such and that the said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 22 nd day of May 1833
H. A. Moffett

War Department Pension Office 1 st Aug. 1893
Sir
The evidence in support of the claim of Matthew Whitman has been examined. The Act of the 7 th June 1892 under which he claims a pension requires six months actual Military Service as the shortest period for which a pension can be allowed. — The Applicant alleges to have served seven months, In his first tour he includes the time he was returning home after his discharge, and in his second tour he was discharged twelve days before the expiration of the three months for which he engaged to serve. — It will be therefore necessary for him to shew the precise time he was engaged in Military Service in his first tour. —
I am Sir
Very Resp ly Your Obed t Serv t J. L. Edwards
G. B. Camder Esq Weston Lewis County Virginia

Virginia
Randolph County
Matthew Whitman formerly appearing before the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and upon his oath makes the following affidavit to his knowledge of the 27th Nov 1832. That the deponent was then  at that time engaged at the first time of service under the line of service then: according to the best of his present recollection he was not more than one day in  then making the  the march and being away he was engaged in military service during the first part as as he was discharged from the said line 10 days before his time would have expired makes his whole time of service during the Revolutionary war as both line and militia and also says for which service he claims a pension. Matthew Whitman
Subscribed to before me the within - affidavit of the Peace in the said County May 15 th 1833.
Lycurgus Bosworth J.P.
Virginia Randolph County I Archibald Ears Clerk of the County Court of Randolph in the State

of Virginia do hereby certify that Simon Bosworth is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Bruns- wick this 28 th day of September 1833.
Spence Atk.

Sept 5. Arthur Whittier V. S. D. 1690 Rev. Secretary of War on Commonwealth of Massachusetts Washington D. C. 9.6

Powell Randolph County Virginia
August 28 th 1836
Sir
Matthew Whitman late a pensioner of this county hath departed this life leaving a widow said Whitman had drew his pension up to 4 th Sept 1835 from that time up to his death is still due. I therefore request you to send me a form of a power of atty to draw what is due the widow & what proof of Identity will be necessary to be deposited with the pension agent at Richmond to draw the money
Yours Respectfully
David Goff

December 15, 1938
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BA-J/MLB
Mrs. Dallas Carter Akers 181 Greenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Henry Whiteman who served as private in the Pennsylvania militia and was pensioned in 1833, and of Matthew Whitman who served as private in the Virginia militia, also pensioned in 1833.
Their records are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
CW
April 17, 1924.
Mrs. John R. Pettit, Beverly, W. Va.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18654, it appears that Matthew Whitman (pensioned Mathew Whitman) was born in 1759 or 1760 or 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia.
While residing in Rockbridge county, Virginia, he enlisted in the spring of 1778 and served as a private about four months in Captain Gray's Virginia Company, and was guarding the frontier against the Indians.
He moved to Tygarts Valley, Randolph County, Virginia and in 1781 went as a substitute for his brother George, and served in Captain James Cunningham's Virginia Company, the tour was for three months, but on account of his having rendered extra service as a forage guard and taking some

deserters, he was discharged twelve days before his term of enlistment had expired, this being a short time before the surrender of Cornwallis.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 27 th 1832, while a resident of Randolph County, Virginia.
He died June 28, 1836, leaving a widow, no name stated, and there is no further family data on file.
The above soldier is the only Matthew Whitman found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

181 Greenwood Avenue East Orange, N. J.
2424 Nov. 16, 1936.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
For the purpose of completing a Daughters of the American Revolution application paper, we would like to have all possible information concerning the following Revolutionary soldiers:
✓ Matthew Whitman , private Virginia Militia; enrolled Oct. 12, 1833 age 74
✓ Henry Whiteman , private Pennsylvania Militia; enrolled Mar. 5, 1833 age 75. pensioners
The two veterans listed above were ^ in the county of Randolph, now West Virginia.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I beg to remain,
Respectfully,
Margaret H. Akers
(Mrs. Dallas Carter Akers)

Matthew Whitman-Pon Ran City
Watts

Matthew Whitmore draw of 20. 88,
On the 6 th day of March 1834 the Pension gave the following statement of his age and services as Soldier in the United Continental Army. — was born in Brookfield Mass. in the year 1759 — 60. he was drafted in Rockbridge County, but can't recollect in what year the war, and was ordered under Capt. Francis Lee to Great Bridge and Staten Island, N.Y. — there was but one company at that Station, commanded at the time by a Capt. [?] 2nd then marched back to Halifax from Rockbridge was discharged. was in the Expedition nearly four months — his next service was as follows — his brother George Whitmore was drafted at Morefield Virginia, in 1781 under Capt. James Cunningham Col. William Bullett. he was in the Battle of  he was in the Battle of  the he. Matthew took his brother's place & marched to Salinas, where they were  on getting there , they understood that Cornwallis was there encamped  encamped at Yorktown. Lieut. Bullett & nine others of the company, including himself volunteered for three months and marched to Gloucester & New York town they were attached to the British and drove to the main army under command of Washington & Lafayette. The army was marched down near Williamsburg and he was then discharged 12 days before his 3 mos. term was out. for extra services which he had done. on taking a drum deserting, and for which Major Murray discharged him before stated. — he served in all 6 mos. & 12 days. — the statement here given is in substance the same as given by G.D. Camden who wrote his declaration.
In writing this foregoing statement, if there be herein otherwise his name
Matthew Whitmore
• I have been Eng. a Gentleman of Character. Says he has often heard Mr. Whitmore relate his early services, before the passage of the Pension Law. That he is now of 80 years, and he believes him to be fully entitled —