Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35750, James Wright, Va.
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(3 - 1776) 

SERVICE 

Va 

Wright, James 

NUMBER 

S.35-750 

CONTENTS
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the Hon John C. Calhoun 

Mail 

City of Washington
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hand this 18th of April 1818

Benj Johnson Circuit Judge 

the Hon J.C. Calhoun
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continuous services of nine months in the Continental Line, and George Gibson's regiment in which the soldier stated that he served was not a Continental regiment. 

There are no family data shown in this claim. 

Very truly yours 

A. D. HILLER .

Executive Assistant to the Administrator 

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War Department 
Pension Office 
16 Decr. 1824 

Hon R. M. Johnson

Senate U. S. 

I herewith return James Wright's petition to Congress, and have to state that after he had been placed on the Pension List, it was ascertained that Col. George Gibson's regiment, in which he stated to have served, did not belong to the Continental Establishment, and his name was accordingly dropped from the list. It may be proper to remark that his name would not have been placed on the list without first ascertaining whether Gibson's was a continental regiment, or not, had not the numerous applicants for pensions pressed the Secretary of War for early decisions, and before sufficient time had elapsed to obtain copies of the Virginia rolls from the Executive of that state. 

The Department under these circumstances was often obliged to decide on claims merely on the testimony of the applicants. Hence arose a number of errors of the kind. If he served in any other regiment, he must make a declaration of that service, and take the oath prescribed by the Act of the 1st of May 1820, before this Department can decide whether he is entitled to a pension. A blank form for his guidance is herewith enclosed. 

L. L. E.