Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,469, John Wright, Continental Md.
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Service
Continental
MD

Name
Wright, John

Number
S.45469
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13800
New York

John Wright
of Pittstown in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Harrison of the Virginia line for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 24 day of August 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] of July 1819 and sent to Josiah Masters Esq, Schaghticoke New York.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $51.09
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48.00
Total $99.09

Continued

{Revolutionary claim act 18th March 1818}

Died July 30, 1826
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Notification sent the 19th June 1820 to Munson Smith, Esqr.

Schaghticoke 
New York
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State of New York
Rensselaer County

On the twenty-fourth day of August 1819 before me Josiah Masters first Judge of Rensselaer Common Pleas, personally came John Wright aged sixty-two years & seven months resident of the Town of Pittstown in the said county of Rensselaer and state of New York who being by me duly 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 to provide for certain person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. That he the said John Wright enlisted in the city of Annapolis in the state of Maryland in the company of Artillery commanded by Capt. Jerome soon after which enlistment the said Capt. Jerome absconded & the company was commanded by Lieut. or Capt. Gates soon after which he was marched to in Fort called Woolford or Balford Fort in Annapolis. The time of enlistment in Capt. Brown's company he does not recollect. It was a little after Gen Howe took Philadelphia which last enlistment was for three years. The first enlistment was for one year all in the artillery & he was gunman in the same for more than two years part of which he was attached to no particular regiment, a part of the time was attached to Col. Harrison's company was detached & marched to Fort Handin in the state of New York under Col. Van Scoick and Gen Knox was the general who commanded all the artillery that he faithfully served out both enlistments to wit the first for one year & then the second for three years & was honorably discharged at Newburgh in the state of New York; the time he does remember but it is in the year before Cornwallis surrendered after such discharge he continued with the Army as volunteer until the army arrived at Baltimore. That he was in the battle of Monmouth and is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and has no other evidence in his power of his said services.

John Wright
His X Mark
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Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Josiah Masters

I Josiah Masters First Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my full satisfaction that the aforesaid John Wright did serve in the revolutionary war four times as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy & I am personally acquainted with him & he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of support from his country and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War.

Josiah Masters

State of New York
Rensselaer County

I certify that Josiah Masters Esquire whose signature is affixed to the above certificate was on the twenty-fourth day of August last past first Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Rensselaer.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & name & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county this first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Joseph D Selden
Clerk
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John Wright

13800
Continued

[illegible] Smith Esqr
Schaghticoke
NY

1 Sept 1819
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State of New York
Rensselaer County

On this first day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court (being a court of record in and for the said county according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this State, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law; with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount; keeping a record of its proceedings' and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) John Wright aged sixty-four years resident in the town of Schaghticoke in the said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - that he served more than four years during the revolutionary war - first served three months in the Flying Army under Captain Watkins after that he served under Capt. Gerold in the state of Artillery of Maryland for one year - was returned into Capt. Gates Company after that he enlisted into Capt. William Browns  of artillery for three years, was in the battle at Monmouth marched from there to Fishkill Albany at Fort Schuyler was in Capt. Van Schoacks first New York regiment - that his original declarations to obtain a pension and under the act of the 18th of March 1818 was dated 24th day of August 1818 - his pension certificate is No 13800.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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" passed on the 18th of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts of debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Sworn to and declared on the first day of June 1820.

John Wright 
His X Mark

Archi. Bull
Deputy Clerk
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A schedule of all the real and personal estate (necessary bedding & clothing exempted) of John Wright a pensioner of the United States viz; no real estate, personal estate as follows:

3 Knives & 3 forks - $0.50
3 Chairs - $0.50
1 Iron Pot & 1 Iron Kettle - $2.00
1 Table - $0.75
1 Tea Kettle with 2 cups and saucers $0.44
3 Spoons & 6 Plates - $0.44
Total $4.69

I am by occupation a laborer am unable to do any kind of business sufficient to maintain my family - I have a wife only to support residing with me.

John Wright
His X Mark

Dated June 1st, 1820

State of New York
Rensselaer County

John Wright being sworn says that the value of the property contained in the above schedule is truly stated therein according to the best of his belief and judgement.

John Wright
His X Mark

Sworn in open court the first day of June 1820.

Archil Bull - Dep Clerk
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Children of 
John Wright who
was a pensioner
under the act 1818
from Rensselaer Co, NY

J D Woodward
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State of New York County of Rensselaer 

On this 21st day of November 1853 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Elizabeth Payne a resident of the town of Lansingburgh in said county aged Sixty-three years and made oath according to law that she is directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears or increase of pension supposed to be due to her as the daughter of John Wright deceased who was a pensioner of the US under act of 1818 - applied from Rensselaer, County, NY

and she hereby appoints J Douglas Woodward, Counsellor at Law of Plattsburg, NY her attorney to prosecute said claim and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto on file in any of the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere and to receive from the office authorized to issue the same a certificate fo any arrears or increase of pension to which deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in and about obtaining such arrears or increase of pension as deponent might or could do were she personally present at the doing thereof; and she hereby revokes all former powers if any inconsistent with the above and authorized her said attorney to appoint attorneys one or more under him for any or all the purposed aforesaid hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said attorney or those appointed under him shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said deponent has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Elizabeth Payne 

In the presence of 
M L Filley
Josiah E West

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe the deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned and the identical person therein alleged and described and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution.

M L Filley - Justice Peace

State of New York County of Rensselaer 

I the subscriber Clerk of the Couty, certify that Marcus L Filley before whom the above affidavit and Power was sworn and acknowledged on the twenty-first day of November 1853 was at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified and that i verily believe his signature above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper relates and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at the City of Troy in the County this twenty-third day of November 1853.

H A Clum  Clerk
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For the Pension Office
FREE

The Secretary or Department of War
Washington

Albany NY Mail Stamp - Sep 2
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Further evidence
of service wanting
3 May 1819

Admitted
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John Wright PR
Rensselaer County
New York

Various Services
part in Col Harrison's 
Regt Artillery - part
in Col. Van Schaicks 
Regt NY for the
period of four years

24 August 1818

Josiah Masters
Judge
Albany, New York
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45469
INVALID
Revy

File No 45469
John Wright
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818

Index Vol. 3 Page 581
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Papers of
John Wright
Rensselaer Co N. York
Act 1818

Otsego - my power 
of atty is with those
papers.

J D Woodward 

John Wright of
Rensselaer Co
he served in Virginia
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State of New York City
of Albany

I John H. Wendell late a Captain in Col. G. Van Schaick Regiment of the State of New York in the service of the United States in the last Revolutionary War, do hereby certify that I have known the bearer hereof John Wright, since the fall of the year 1779 when he served
as a [illegible] in the Company of Artillery, then commanded by Captain William Brown
of Col. Harrison's Regiment of Artillery, said Company was then stationed at Fort Stanwin (then called Fort Schuyler) at which place at Col. Van Schaick's Regiment was then stationed under the command of the then Lieut Col Van Dyke, that said Wright continued and served with the company of Captain [illegible]. I think better than a year when said Company was relieved by another artillery Company that during the term, Wright served in Garrison, he had the character of a good soldier & behaved as such, that I have known Wright since the war when he resided in the City of Albany & was then an industrious laboring Man, since which time he is removed to Pittstown where he resides at present, that he has for some time & believes him still to be in Indigent circumstances, & that he is justly entitled to such annuity or provisions as Congress by law have allowed, to the [illegible] of the deserving poor, Officer, & Soldier of this memorable Glorious Revolutionary War. Given under my hand at the City of Albany this 10th day of June 1819
J H Wendell

Sworn to this tenth day of June AD 1819 before me - [illegible]

State of New York
Albany County ⎬ SS

Be it remembered that on this tenth day of June A.D. 1819 came before me General John H. Wendel to me well known, as being entitled to the highest confidence & belief and made
Solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.

Estes Flower Judge
Albany Comm Pleas Court
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[illegible] M Smith - Postmaster

FREE

Hon'ble J C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Dear Sir
I am informed that John Wright a Pensioner has written to you for a new certificate & that he stated in his letter to you that he had lost his old certificate. Witness to that the facts are these he lives a neighbor to me he lost [illegible] applied to me to furnish his family with provisions for his support and left his certificate with me & promised that on the fourth day of March when his money became due he would give me a power of Attorney to draw his money and I should receive my pay out of the avails - I did furnish him with all his meat bread firewood and such other articles as he worked the amt of upwards of $50 he was in my store on the night of the 3d of March and then informed me to call the next morning and execute a power of Attorney to draw his money
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It appears there was a plot laid to wrong me
out of what he owed me that on the morning
of the 4th of March inst a grocer near me
took Wright at 3 O Clock in the morning
and carried him to Lansingburgh in order
to get him to execute to him a power of attorney they applied to and attorney has informed he could not draw one that would insure without his certificate Wright informed the atty he had lost it the atty then wrote a letter as he this day informed me for Wright the Secretary of War for a new one-- The Certificate is not lost nor did Wright ever ask me for it but after the letter was written Wright informed the attorney that I had the certificate but he dare not ask me for it that he owed me but was advised to cheat me out of it-- he has
since that executed a power of Attorney to me
and the certificate is at his disposal when [illegible] for

Yours with Esteem
Munson Smith

8th March 1820