Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,246, Christian Wallasie, New York
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
New York

Wallasie, Christian or
Waliser
Walace

NUMBER
S.43,246

CONTENTS
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90204
New York
Christian Wallase alias
Waliser  of Madrid
in the State of N.York
who was a private in the regiment commanded
Colonel Van Schaick of the New York
line, for the term of 6 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of June 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Ap 1818
and sent to Alex Richard Esq., 
Lawrence Co, Madrid, New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 67.96
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 6 mos 48
$115.96
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

Let to W. C. Brown,
March 7. 1845.
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the Honorable
Secretary at War
Washington

[written upside down] Chris Wallasie
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Madrid, 2nd July 1818

The Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Sir
Enclosed is the Affid't of Christian Wallasie,
an old revolutionary Soldier, to obtain a pension. This is a case of peculiar merit -  the man being very old and infirm and very poor -
he is now subsisted by his son-in-law, nearly as poor as himself, and the charities of his neighbours; these are facts within my
knowledge, nor have I any doubts of his having served as set forth in his declaration, his simple "unvarnished tale" all carries conviction of the fact-- he is extremely illiterate, and I think
it very possible he may not be correct in all the names; indeed his own name may not be spelt right, he not knowing a letter, could not tell me how to spell it, being German descent and having that dialect, I could not well understand him.  I endeavoured to give the sounds, as nearly as I could collect from his feeble voice, it may be spelt Wallasey or Wallisson -
at any rate I am confident he is no Imposter; having had his history from very respectable sources, and all agree, he was in the revolutionary war, and bears the reputation of
an "honest poor old man"--  I hope there may be no delay in sending his certificate, that the old man may be made happy in knowing he is relieved from future want by the bounty of his Country; I hardly think it likely he will live
the year out-- yet he may, such old men are some times tough.
I am Sir, very Respectfully
your obed. servt.
Alex Richards
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March 5. 1845.

Rec'd
Christopher Wallaer or Wallace

J.D. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

ans. March 7, 1845
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Ogdensburgh N.Y.
Febry 26th 1845.

Sir

I have been applied to by the heirs of Christopher Walacer (Commonly called Walace) to assist them in obtaining the back pay which was in arrear on his pension at the time of his decease.
The pension certificate of the deceased is supposed to have been burned with his dwelling house. Messrs. Ogden & Richards of Waddington in this county were his agents in
obtaining it & it must have been granted about the year 1822. He drew his pension for about two years & it was then stopped for some reason which his children can not explain.  They say the pensions of many
others were stopped at the same time, but that they were lately informed that the pensions to these others were afterwards renewed or continued.
Walacer died in the year 1829 aged 93 years. If
the pension certificate was then in force, I suppose the children are entitled to the arrears. But if it was not in force there would of course be no use in their incurring expense in the matter-- & I therefore write you in the first instance.
Will you please examine & inform me whether
the pension Certf of Walacer was in force up to the time of his death?
Very Res. Yours,
Wm C. Brown

J.L. Edwards Esq
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Cristian Wallaser,
alias Waliser
Private
Madrid, St Lawrence
County, New York
1777, for one year -

Col Van Schaick's reg't
N.Y. line
20. June, 1818.
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Correct by rolls


Alexander Richards,
Judge,
Madrid St. Lawrence Co.
New York
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State of New York
St Lawrence County } ss:
On this twentieth day of June 1818 before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of St. Lawrence, in the State of New York, personally
appeared Christian Wallasie, aged Seventy four years, resident in the Town of Madrid in the said county, who being by me first sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the revolutionary war": That he the said Christian Wallasie enlisted in Stone Arabia in the Town of Palatine, then County of Tryon, now Montgomery, in the State
New York; in the Company commanded by Captain Andrew Frink of the first New York Regiment commanded by Colonel van Schaick (Lieutenant Colonel Van Dyke), that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States untill the close of the war, when he was discharged from service
at Snake Hill, three miles back of NewBurgh in
the County of Orange in the State of New York, that he was in the Battle of Monmouth, and at YorkTown at the taking of CornWallis, and in several other small skirmishes - not properly
to be called Battles - and that he is in reduced
circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.  He further declares
that he inlisted in the early part of the year 1777, and that his discharge was taken from him, with his final settlement note he received for the balance of pay due him, immediately after he received them - he says he thinks his paymaster's name was Gary Van Rensselaer.

[signed] Christian Wallasie (X) his mark

Sworn to and declared before
me, the day and year aforesaid

Alex. Richards


I Alexander Richards one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of St. Lawrence in the State of New York, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Christian Wallasie did serve in the
Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration,
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against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I further certify within my own knowledge Christian
Wallasie is in very reduced and indigent circumstances.
Witness my hand, and the seal of the said
Court, this 20th day of June 1818-
Alex Richards
Myrtle B Hitchcock Clk
St. Lawrence County
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43246
INVALID
Rev'y
File No. 43,246
Christian Wallasie alias Waliser
Priv. Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 536
[Arrangement of 1870]