Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 22, Isaac Ackright, Md.
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Md. Ackright, Isaac R. 22
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The Deposition of John Akright
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The Deposition of John Ackright
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The state of Ohio Wayne County SS
The Deposition of John Akeright being taken before me Francis H Foltz an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared the aforesaid John Akeright who being Duly sworn according to Land and being of Lawful age Deposeth and saith that one Isaac Akeright father of the afsd John Akeright states papers was burnt in his the said John Akeright's house on the 15th Day of March 1824 at Perry township in said Wayne County burnt and Destroyed by fire and that he verily believes from the statements of his father that his father Isaac Akeright obtained A Discharge from the officers of the United States Army under the Command of Captain Harris and further saith not sworn to and subscribed before on this 26th of March 1824
Francis H Foltz
Justice of the Peace
John [INTELLIGIBLE] Akeright
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Be it remembered, that heretofore to wit, at a Court of Common pleas held at the Court-house in the town of Wooster within and for the County of Wayne in the State of Ohio, on friday the 26th day of March anno Domini 1824, by and before the Honorable Alexander Harper President Judge and David McConaghay, John Merriman and William Goodfellow Esquires, Associate Judges of said Court--
Isaac Ackright of said County of Wayne Came into open Court and filed his application for a pension under the Acts of Congress in the words and figures following to wit, 
District of Ohio, Ss.
On the 26th day of March 1824 personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of record and known to the laws as the Court of Common pleas of the County of Wayne within the fourth judicial Circuit of this State) Isaac Ackright aged Eighty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the provission made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818. and the 1" May 1820. that he the said Isaac enlisted in the first place for the term of eight-months in the Spring or Summer of the same year in which York Island was taken, in Baltimore in the State of Maryland in the Company Commanded by Captain Jesse Bursey in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Hall (termed the flying Camp) in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental establishment that he continued to, serve  in Said Corps until some time in the Winter or Spring following the precise time he cannot State but he well recollects that it was a period of about ten months when he was discharged from said service at Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, soon after enlisting he went with his company to Annapolis & sometime about harvest time Crossed over the North river on to York Island, After remaining there about a
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a month went to Fort Constitution, this fort being left by the American Army to the British, this Applicant went with his company to the highlands of York, he afterwards during this enlistment was in the battle of & fought against the British with his company at the White plains where the Americans were beaten by the British--does not recollect who commanded the American forces, --In that battle this applicant received a wound upon his left hip which has at all times affected him, but has more particularly disabled him during the last twelve, or thirteen years--The foregoing enlistment was for eight months but this applicant actually continued in the Service for a period of ten months when he received his discharge in Philadelphia as aforesaid--In about three or four months after receiving the above discharge this Applicant again at Capetown Maryland enlisted in the Company Commanded by Capt. Harris for the term of three years or during the war in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental Establishment & pursuant to this enlistment he went with his company as far as Brunswick for the purpose of joining his Regiment which lay at Amboy. When arriving at Brunswick he was so much afflicted by the wound received at the battle of the White Plains as to be unable to march any further and was there by  the order of his captain left in the public hospital and was never able afterwards to join the Regiment & cannot now recollect the number of his Regiment, nor does he know the names of any Officers who Commanded the Regiment, not having ever himself joined the same now can he recollect the first name of his Captain. After remaining about two weeks he was permitted to return home upon furnishing a Substitute which he did furnish, to wit, One Peter Swanton who was accepted by Capt. Harris & who was afterwards killed in the field of
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battle as this applicant was informed by said Capt. Harris--This information of the death of the said Peter Swanton was recd. by this applicant about fourteen months after his said second enlistment and at the same time he received from Capt. Harris his discharge (being at the same time from the cause aforesaid unable to carry arms) Both of the discharges before mentioned with everything belonging to this applicant (one shirt, one pair of trowsers, one flannel warmer and a pair of shoes excepted) were burnt in the cabin of his son in the west part of Wayne County Ohio on the fifteenth day of this month, and in consequence of said discharges being burnt as well as from the frailty of his memory he is unable to be more accurate than above set forth respecting dates and other particulars.
This Applicant has no family of his own but resides with his children who are all in poor circumstances and unable to support him without greatly embarrassing them in their means of sustaining their Several families--This applicant is from the cause before mentioned as well as from the extreme decripitude of Old age entirely unable to do any work & has no means of support but the Charity of his indgent friends, or the generous bounty of his Country--
And in pursuence of the act of the 1" May 1820. the said Isaac Ackright doth solemnly Swear that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March One thousand eight-hundred and eighteen, and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provissions 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 day of March One thousand eight hundred & eighteen, and that he has not nor has any person for me any property or securities Contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what
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is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - This declarant further makes oath that he is by occupation a Malter and brewer but has for twelve years past been unable from his infirm state of bodily health to procure any labor or business whatever.

Isaac Ackright
His X Mark

Sworn to & subscribed in open court March 26th 1824 - before me

Wm Larwill - Clerk

A schedule of the property of Isaac Ackright an applicant for a pension.
A claim on John Ackright for the sum of twenty-four dollars subject to an account against me in his favor for nearly the same amount - also a claim against one Elias Norris for the sum of About $7.00
One shirt of the value of $0.80
One pair of trousers of the value of $0.50
One flannel shirt or warmer of the value of $1.00
One pr shoes value $1.25
One hat value $0.37
Total $10.92

Here owed to Samuel Carr $5.00
witness my hand this 26th March 1824
(Signed) Isaac Ackright
His X Mark

Attest: H Curtis

Whereupon on examination of the evidence adduced it is the opinion of the Court that the property of the said Isaac Ackright as returned in said schedule is of the value of ten dollars and ninety-two cents and no more.

The state of Ohio
Wayne County

I William Larwill clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that the aforegoing is correctly copied from the records of said court.

In testimony whereof I hereto sign my name and affix the seal of said county of Wooster this first day of April anno domini 1824.

Wm Larwill - Clerk

SEAL
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1890
June 2 Isaac Ackright - history P[INTELLIGIBLE]
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INVALID
No 22

REJECTED
Isaac Ackright

Alleges - check mark
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19229
Application for Pension
Isaac Ackright
22 Ohio

Hon. E. Whittlesey
H.R.

Rec'd 20 Apr 1824

Rejected - See letter to Hon. E. Whittlesey, 21 Apr 1824
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War Dept, Pension Office
April 21, 1824

Hon. E. Whittlesey
H.R.

Sir

I herewith x x x x 
The claim of Isaac Ackright to a pension has been examined. is first service being in the Flying Camp even if he had enlisted for a longer term than eight months, would not entitle him to a pension as that description of service is not provided for by the act of the 18th of March 1818 under which he claims. It appears from the claimant's statement that after his last enlistment he was discharged before he joined his regiment, being unable to join it in consequence of a wound received while serving in the Flying Camp. He could not therefore have served 9 mos. as required by the law of the 18th of March 1818 and as he is not entitled to a pension on acct of the service of his substitute, his claim is inadmissible. The papers in the case will remain in our files agreeably to our regulations. It is, however, possible that he may be entitled to a pension on account of the wound which it is (over)
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stated he received while serving in the Flying Camp and I therefore enclose the regulations to be observed by him in making his application, should he think proper to apply. A notification of transfer is herewith enclosed.

J.L.E.
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Muskegon Mich, April 8th 1890

Gentleman Sir

My grandfather was a soldier in the war of the revolution his given name was Isaac I wish to know how he spelled his name when he joined the service whether Akright or Arkright, Akeright, Eckright. He joined as a substitute for a man by the name of Swanson or Swanton. There was one in the war of 1812 by the name of Isaac Akeright but the one I wish to fin was in the revolutionary war.

If you find a name corresponding with any of these mentioned I wish to know when he enlisted and all particulars also his age.

Yours respectfully

Isaac Eakright
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Isaac Eckright

Revy April 8 1890
12847 Isaac Eckright or 1812
R 22 Arkright or Akright


US Pension Office Stamp - Apr 12 1890