Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11886, Isaac Wright, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
SC Wright, Isaac R 11886

CONTENTS
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34857
Isaac Wright
act 1832
Jno 

JA Wright
Rockville
Inda
June 17
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State of Indiana
[illegible] county
on this 10th day of September AD 1838 personally appeared in open court before the circuit court of the county [illegible] state of Indiana before the Honorable Isaac Naylor presiding judge in and for said county a Joel Hame a Joseph Shaw associate judges in a for said county now sitting Isaac Wright a resident of the county of Hamilton state of Illinois  an states that from his age ad the fact of there being no court this fall in the county of [illegible] state of Illinois ad his extreme age an  [illegible]  he makes his application in the county of  [illegible]  state of Indiana aged seventy four years the 15th day of June 1838 who being duly sworn according to law on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United Stats under the following named officers on tours as herein statd that some time in the year 1781 he belivs that from the loss of memory from his extreme age he cannot state the year with any degree of certainty he was pressed into service by one captain Johnson in the county of Newburg ad state of South Carolina and served under the command of one col Hammond on the battles of Bush River thus at that time Cornwallis had the custody of the city of Charleston of South Carolina as thus the object of Col Hammond and captain Johnson was to prevent the Tories from going to
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the aid of Cornwalis at Charleston that when pressed into service he was residing in the county of Newberry state of South Carolina and thus immediately captain Johnson made him take command of a waggon to drain in forage for the army that he served in the service under the command of Johnson his captain and col Hammond five months during which time he waggoned an hauled forage from different places in said county on the waters of Bush river to all the points he was requested that he never has received one cent for his services that at the end of the five months Cornwallis was taken on he thinks there was [illegible] though it may have been only for that state and for that portion of the state that then was officers in the army under which he send one by the name of captain Beal and one captain Cawan that he recollects thus at the time of his service that captain Beal and Cowan killed a Tory by the name of Shastn Pakan who was going to Charleston at a place called Whilston Branch that the name by which he was passed into service was as follows that captain Johnson came in person to him at a meeting in the county of Newberry aforesd called Quacker meeting as pressed him as aforesaid together with his brother Thomas Wright as Bigsby Oneal who are long since dead that the Rivs of no person by whom he can prove his services now living thus he attend a discharge signed by col Hammond which he long since has lost thus [illegible] years service he had
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his Hand hurts an thus said discharge may have been burnt in the same for his said all his papers consumed in his house
He herby relinquishs every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present ad declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state
Isaac Wright 
sworn to an subscribed this day yr aforsaid AB Florer clk
Answers to the questions [illegible] [illegible] to said Isaac Wright in open court
1. That he was home in the county of Newberry state of South Carolina in the year 1764
2. that he has a record of his age as kept by his Father in an old English Bible [crossed out which Bible] as follows thus by copied from his Fathers Bible into his own Bible record something like forty years since
3. That he was living in Newberry county South Carolina when called into service that from then he moved to Jefferson county state of Tennessee where he remained thus from there he moved into the state of Indiana ad from there into Vermillion county Illinois near the state line between Indiana and Illinois
4. That he was pressed into service by one captain Johnson as mentioned aforesaid
5. That he cannot state any other officers names or circumstances of his service therein than stated in his above declaration
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6 that he did receive a discharge signed by col Hammond that he has long since lost ad that he supposes it likely was lost in the burning of his dwelling some eight years ago
7. that the names of the person to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood are William Hollingsworth and John Hollingsworth and who can testify as to their belief of his services in the Revolutionary war an as to his character for truth and veracity that he is not now acquainted with any minister of the gospel who can testify as above
We John and William Hollingsworth residing in the county of Vermillion hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Wright who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration ad state that we have known him for upwards of thirty years and one of us William Hollingsworth states that he has known him for fifty years and that he is reputed in his neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we believe him to be seventy four years of age and that we concur in the opinion of his services as stated by him Wm Hollingsworth
John Hollingsworth 
Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforsaid
AB Florer clk
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter a after puthing the interagotories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant Isaac Wright was a revolutionary soldier a served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that John and Willm Hollingsworth who have signed the preceeding certificate are credible persons and this their statements are entitled to credit
I Naylor 
J Shaw
Joel Hume
I Alexander B Florer clerk of the circuit court in a for the county of Vermillion and state of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Isaac Wright for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as seal of office this 10th day of September AD 1838
AB Florer
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Joseph A Wright
Letter
Rockville Ind
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Rockville Indiana
April 27th 1837
Sir
Enclosed I send you the recommendations of both Houses of the Indiana Legislature recommending the purpuity of granting to Isaac Wright a pension 
At this time Mr Wright is so pail and even incapable of knowing what is going on around him and his memory altogether has failed him that it is impossible to obtain any thing from him more satisfactory that what has been sent to the Department premans and which I now send you as I have heretofore attended from him a from than that known as name heard his [illegible] 
That he was homed in Newberry county South Carolina is 73 years of age that he served 12 months under col Samuel Hammond
That his service was under captain Johnson Captain Beals and Cowan that his mess mates were Thomas Wright a brother Shingah Neal and Joseph Cook all men dead That he commenced his service at John Tusks station on Bush River S Carolina that the whale of his service which was at different times amounts to 12 months service
From the particulars you may be able to form some opinion of his
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Service and I hope you will examine the departments and see his letter of some time of April last and any other documents on file respecting his claim
Be so good as to inform me what is the result of this matter
yours Respectfully
Joseph Wright
James L Edwards Esq
Pension Agent
Washington City
DC
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[crossed out
Acts of July 14 1862 and March 3 1873]
11886
PO
Isaac Wright
Service
REJECTED
Enlisted 18
Discharged 18
Application filed 18
Alleges
Re-enlisted 
Attorney
PO
Recognized Contract
Cert of Dis Searched for 18
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Isaac Wright
[crossed out Indiana]
Illinois
Suspended
let 2 June 1837 to
Joseph A Wright
Rockville
let 27 June 1838
Honst S White
do 28 June 1838
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H Isaac Wright
Indiana
Rejected 
see let 27th
Augt 1839 JA Wright let 1 June 1841 Hon AD White
did not serve six months in all militas capacity
11886
Act 7 June 1832
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34078
Isaac Wright
Illinois
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Indianapolis Jany 28th 1837
To the Honbl  James L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions  The undersigned members of the House of Representatives of the state of Indiana ask leave to represent that Isaac Wright of the county of Vermillion Illinois who is an applicant to have his name placed uppon the pension list in your office is a man whose age and appearance indicate strongly that he has served his country in the struggles of the revolution and from his statements and his standing in society as a man of Truth & veracity we feel free to say that we believe that he has rendered the services which he states he has in his accompanying affadavit and we feel free to recommend that his name be placed uppon the pension roll believing as we do that the days of the Revolution are so far gone by that with his limited means he cannot at present obtain all the proof now required by law to establish his claim to such enrollment
Joseph D Wright
Joseph McBriggs
George K Steele
Thos Nichols

Lewis BW Burnett
AG Hanna
John Hoobler
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M Stapp
John Meyers
I Sands
Thomas B Brown
James Bruce
JP Storm
Edwin Minship
Thomas D Walpole
Th J Evans
DR Ockels
Henry Lee
Noah Baane
Edward Gird
Erasmus Powell
William Conner
Jno Jackson
WA Porter
John Zenon
Robert Newell
John W Odell
M N Hood
John H Cook 

Thomas M Currey
LH Maxon
Alfred Posey
Al Pepper
Enoch Mc Carly
John Burk
Joel Sanderson
Wm Mills
JG Marshall
Thos Dowling
Vinson Williams
RJ Hubbard
Mark  Crume
Joel Long 
Dan Mace
George W Profitt
Z Puckett
JL Wines
GN Attle
CC Graham
R Down
Wm Watt
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Nathan Smith
William Berry
Tls Lrs
John McSinneg
Benjamin F Reeve
Wt Baird
D Macy
William Rockhill
Robt Shana
James Luch
Smith Miller
Wm T Rusk
John S Talbatt
Isaac Mahan
JW Cunningham
William Marshall
Robert McIntire
Benjamin M Carty
B Fergasen
W G Armstrong
EF Pabody
PJ Ames
R Henderson
JJ Burton
AW Heorvis
W Hanna
AH Longley
H P Thomson
Samuel Brown
Thos Ogle
Cabb B Smith
John P Drum
James Elder
Lot Bloomfield
JT Elliott (clk)
Geo R Rexdron
Saml J Stuart clk
Wm Paett sert at arms
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June 28
Jm at
JL Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Present

Hon AS White
HR
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Washington 
Wash eveny June 27 1838
Sir
I have recd yours of this date in which opn say that in the can re of Isaac Wright of Vermillion Co Ill it does not appear from the records in your office that he has ever made a declaration under act of June 7 1832 but that there are two papers filed being recommendations from the members of the Indiana Legislature in favor of granting him a pension
Then recommendations as I am informed by my correspondent an of two or three years latr date than the application of the soldier which as he states was sent on at that period (2 or 3 years ago) for my brother satisfac
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tin I will be obliged to you in reference to the date which I now furnish to advise me if after a second examination you shall find such application to be wantng 
With great respect
yr ob servt
Albt S White
JL Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
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Mat
Hon AS White
HR
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Hatman Aughe
Rejected in May 35
Inbdiana Case
Report to Hon W White (of Indiana) H Rep ask
the cause of rejection
Isaac Wright
Indiana (or perhaps Illinois)
[se letter to JA Wright
Rockville
Indiana, June 2 '37]
Report both the above to the Hon Albert S White HR
from Indiana
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June 1 1841
Jmat
Nval
JL Edwards Eq
Comr of Pensions
Present

hon AS White
Senatr US
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Senate Chamber
Washington May 31 1841
Sir
I am importuned by Mr Isaac Wright of one of the Vermillion counties (either in INd or Illinois) to enquire into the condition of his application for a pension some time ago filed a succinet statement of the same with the return of the objections to its allowance is respectfully requested to the end that Mr Wright (now old  & needy) may if possible supply what is deficient
reply 
yr ob sert
Alb S White

JL Edwards Eq
Comr of Pensions
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Indianapolis Jany 28th 1837
To the Honbl James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
The under signed members of the senate of the state of Indiana ask leave to represent that Isaac Wright of the county of Vermillion Illinois who is an applicant to have his name placed uppon the pension list in your office is a man whose age and appearance indicate strongly that he has served his country in the struggles of our Revolutionary war and from his statements and his high standing in society as a man of truth and veracity we feel free to say that we believe that he has rendered the services which he states he has in his accompanying affadavit and we fell free to recommend that his name be placed uppon the pension roll believing as we do that the days of the revolution are so far gone by law to establish his claim to such enrollment In Senate George Boon 
Simon Turman
A M Puett
Thos C Stewart
TC Moore
JS Thompson
William Elliott
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G Stafford
AM Bradburg
Thomas Smith
DM Dobson
Saml Chambers
ES Trask
GA Everts
DE Mitchell
Geo Crawford
JA Lister
John Hamilton
Paris C Dunning
Geo W Ewing
OL Clark
John Beard
David Wallace
John Dumont

D Sigler
Harry Brady
Wm Casey
DH Colerick
Newton Claypool
G Burton Thompson
Jas Collins Es
RW Thompson
Andrew Kennedy
DN Daily
Isaac Hogler