Rep. No. 315. 25th Congress, 2d Session. Margaret White - Representative of Colonel Anthony Walton White
Washington: House of Representatives, 1838. 12p. disbound. Margaret White the widow of Colonel Anthony Walton White (1750-1803) who was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and had previously served as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington. The bill states as follows: "The information obtained from Virginia and other sources, in the option of the committee, clearly established the fact that Colonel White had settlements both with Virgina and the United States-with the former on the 30th day of January 1787, and the latter on the 12th of March 1788, and the 6th of march, 1789; in all of which settlements balances were found, not against him, but due him, and these balances were paid in final settlement certificates". However, despite the certificates the committee finds that Colonel White was never paid. Historical records show that Colonel White returned to Charleston, SC where he became security for the debts of his officers and men of his regiment which was obliged to pay of his own property which eventually personal financial ruin. The bill states that Colonel White raised $150,000 on private loan and he never received payments by the state, nor the United States Government. This bill confirms the debt and passes in the House. His widow is reimbursed. Internally clean. Item #2331
Price: $150.00