Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14906, Isaac Wright, Continental (New York)

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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (New York)

Wright, Isaac

NUMBER
S. 14906

carded

CONTENTS

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24.074
New York
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Isaac Wright
Tompkins Co. in the State of New York
who was a Fifer in the Comp commanded
by Captain Sec of the Regt commanded
Col. Hazen in the Continental
for 2 years-
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inscribed on the Roll of New York
the rate of 88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Oct. 1833-and sent to Woodcock & Sons
Ithaca
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Arrears to the 4th of Apr '33            $220
Som-anl. allowance ending 4 M. 34    44
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                                                           $264
Died Nov 21
1842

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by
G.C.Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 40

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See letter to Hon. R.H. Gillett
Sept 30. 1845-

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State of New York
Tompkins County ss: On this fourth day of June 1827 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the said County being the Circuit Court for the sixth Judicial Circuit of the State of New York with power to try all actions real personal and with other power, Isaac Wright who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows: That he enlisted December 15th in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Noah Lee in Colonel Hazen's Regiment as a musician for the term of three years and that he continued to serve in said Regiment for the full term of two years and ten months and was discharged in October 1779 by certificate and pass at White Plains in the State of New York. That he was in the battle at Brandywine and at an engagement on Staten Island commanded by General Sullivan, and that my family consists of four persons viz: myself who am of the age of sixty eight years, my wife who is of the age of sixty four years, one daughter of the age of twenty three years and one son of the age of seventeen years. 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 other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being 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 during the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18th day of March 1818. and
that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
[signed]Isaac Wright

Sworn in open Court June 4th 1827
before me Miles Finch Dep. Clk

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A just and true inventory of all the estate both real and personal of the applicant above named. Real estate none

Personal Estate
One set of tea spoons           $4.50
Necessary wearing apparel for myself wife & son    $33.00
Household furniture       14.00
Kitt of Shoemaker's tools and old tin Stovs   8.00
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   $59.50

That I owe the following debts
To the heirs of Asa Dauglass who reside in New Canaan Columbia County State of New York on the settlement of accounts     $400.00

I have no debts due me of any kind 
[signed]Isaac Wright

Sworn before me in open
court this 4th day of June 1827
Miles Finch Dep. Clk.
1827.

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Isaac Wright
Tompkins Co
New York

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State of New York 
Tompkins County ⎬ Ss:  I Miles Finke, Deputy Clerk of the said County and Deputy Clerk of
of the Circuit Court, holden in the said County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Isaac Wright did serve in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy for the Term of nine months under one engagement in the Continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing affirmation and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copyed from the Records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
fifty nine - dollars and fifty - Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the said
County this 4th day of June 1827.
Miles Frinke Dep Clk
of Tomp County

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No 25312
Isaac Wright Tompkins County
New York

Admitted
Fifer 2 years

Woodcock & Ferris Ithaca Tompkins
County N. York

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
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A Statement, shewing the service of Isaac Wright Tompkins, County
New York
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Period when the
service was
rendered.
Enlisted Decr 1776
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Duration of the
claimant's service.
2 years, 10 months - days
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Rank of the claimant.
fifer
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Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Genl Sullivan
Cap Lee, Col Hazen
Major Taylor
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Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered
the service.
74 years
Columbia County
New York
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Proof by which the declaration is supported.
No evidence
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Battle of Brandywine

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of ___ } ss.

On this __ day of __ personally appeared (a) before __ A. B. a resident (b) of __ in the county of __ and State, Territory or District __ aged __ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) __,
with __ and served in the __ (e) regiment of the __ line, under the following named officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of __.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    -- A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I __ of the Court of __ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of __ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this __ day of __ & c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the __ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with __ , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the __ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, __ Clerk of the Court of __ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of __ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this __ day of __ & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his 

The affidavit of Noah Lee was put to J. Woodcock. 1st origin with the other papers of the applicant.

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Solder. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from 
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; - For __ year __ months __, and __ days, I served as a __. For __ months and __ days, I served as a __; and  for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he
has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

with any and all papers which may pertain to it.

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In the matter of
Isaac Wright
pension application

25312

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State of New York
Tompkins County ss. On this 28th day of May
eighteen hundred thirty three personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas held in & for the County of Tompkins State of New York Isaac Wright a resident of the town of Danby in the County of Tompkins & State of New York aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States as a fifer on the 5th day of December in the year 1776 for three years under Captain Noah Lee in the Congress regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen, that he cannot now state the number of the regiment or the line. that he resided in Canaan Columbia County N.Y. at the time of his enlistment- that he cannot recollect the name of the Brigade general-- that he believes one [Pry?] was as first Adjutant of the regiment & that he was succeeded by one Hitchcock  that the Majors name was Taylor & the Liutenant Colonel Autel-- that one Bailey was first or second lieutenant in the company - that by reason of his loss of memory he cannot at present name the rest of his officers - that he joined his company at Salisbury Connecticut marched from there & joined his regiment at or near White Plains - that they marched from there some time in May of 1777 into New Jersey & were stationed some time at Princeton but how long he cannot State nor can he state precisely to what places the army marched in New Jersey during that season-- that he was in the battle of Brandywine which took place in the last of summer or first of fall 1777 - that soon after the battle he was taken sick & removed to Trenton in New Jersey among the rest of the sick - that soon after the battle

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of Brandywine he is informed and believe that his regiment was engaged in the battle of Germantown but that he himself was not present in consequence of his sickness, that he remained sick at Trenton during the fall & winter & rejoined his regiment in June 1778 soon after the battle of Monmouth-- that they continued after this the most of the time in New Jersey but he is now unable to state particularly as to the movements of the army- that he recollects being in a skirmish on Staten Island he thinks in the fall of 1778 under General Sullivan

That at the time of his enlistment he was induced to believe by his Captain that if he would consent to become a three years man he would be permitted to leave in two years - that in compliance with this promise he was permitted to leave after being in the service as
above stated for two years ten months & in October 1779 at White Plains received a pass - 
that he did not receive any regular discharge
 - that the affidavit of Noah Lee his captain is now on file at the War department in Washington to which he prays to refer

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
[signed]Isaac Wright

Sworn to & Subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
Saml Love Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary soldier & served as he states

I Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Common

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Pleas aforesaid 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 & seal
of Office this 28th day of May
1833
Saml Love Clk

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MEE/KMIA

January 20, 1930.

Mrs. Gordon Wright
326 Berkeley Drive
Syracuse
New York.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 14906, it appears that Isaac Wright, while residing
in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, enlisted December 15, 1776, served as fifer in Captain Noah Lee's Company, Colonel Hazen's "Congress Regiment," was in the battle of Brandywine and in an engagement on Staten Island in 1778 and was discharged in October
1779.

He applied for pension June 4, 1827, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age. The application was executed in Tompkins County, New York. His claim was allowed.

In 1833 he was resident of Danby, Tompkins County, New York. At the time making application he referred to his wife, aged sixty-four sers, to his daughter, aged twenty-three years and his son, aged seventeen years; no names are given.

He died November 21, 1842.

There are no further data concerning his family.

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Abner Wright as described by you,
or to any Gardner Wright.

Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished to each inquirer.

The list sent with your letter is herewith returned.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

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May 2, 1927.

Mrs. James Kintner,
Meshoppen, Penn.

Madam;

I have to advise you, that you were furnished on December 4, 1922, with the history of the Revolutionary War pensioner, S. 14906, Isaac Wright, who died November 21, 1842, as quoted in your letter of March 30, 1927, in
which you also stated that it was not the proof you required for membership in the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution.

If you desire the record of some other soldier of the Revolution, named Isaac Wright, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data in order that a proper search of the records be made in your behalf; approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service, given name of widow, if he left one.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.

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3 -- 525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,  ____, 192

In reply to your request of _____, for the history of Isaac Wright, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the sol. claim for pension.
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DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Dec 15, 1776
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LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
2 yrs 10 M. 
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RANK.
Fifer
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OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Noah Lee

COLONEL.
Hazen
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STATE.
NY

Battles engaged in, Brandywine, skirmish on Staten Island

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Canaan, Columbia Co., NY

Date of application for pension, June 4 1827 ad

Residence at date of application, Danby, Tompkins Co., NY

Age at date of application, 68. yrs, d. Nov 21, 1842 place not stated

Remarks: In 1827 his wife was 64, a daughter 23, and a son 17 yrs of age their names are not stated. No fur. fam. data

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

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RevWar
14906
INVALID.
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No. 14.906
Isaac Weight
Fifer Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. 1 Page 417
(Arrangement of 1870.]

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1922 Dec 4 hist. to Mrs James Kintner - Ew.
1927 May 2 Mrs. James Kintner mfd already
furnished & if she desires record of any
other, please to describe him Au
1930 June 20, hist to Mrs. Gordon Wright, M.E.E.

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Mishoppen, Pa
October 1st 1922
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Can you give me information regarding Isaac
Wright a Revolutionary Soldier He was a pensioner Where did he die? and do you have other information which could help me in making application for D.A.R.

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papers
my truly
Mrs James Kintner
Meshoppen
Pa

[Stamped]
DISPURSING CLERK
OCT 3 1922
U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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Meshoppen Pa
Apr 27, 1927
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C

I wrote serial weeks
ago making enquiry
regarding my Revolutionary
ancestor Isaac
Wright and have rectd
no reply. I shall greatly
appreciate some
kind of an answer

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as I have been delayed
over a gear now by
Various departments
in putting this through
Very truly
Mrs James Kinture
(Carrie H. Kinture)

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Meshoppen Pa
March 30, 1927
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Can you give me the
record of Isaac Wright
Revolutionary soldier born
in Netherfield Conn May
20 1760 - died Nov. 21. 1842
Married. 1784 to Sarah
Douglas, enlisted Dec. 15
1776 at Canaan Columbia
Co N.Y. Applied for pension
June 4. 1827 - Claim was

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allowed - Residence at
time of application
Danby Tompkins Co. N.Y.
Age at time of application 68.
I got these facts thru
older members of the
no use to send the same
family who are now
gone. [Marginal note: "not so, She wrote here
& got them Dec 4, 1922"]
but his doesn't 
seem to be proof to the
D.A.R. for some reason.
[Marginal note: "no use to send the same
out again as she says it"]
Very truly,
Mrs. James Kinture
Meshoppen
Pa

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3 - 049.
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Ex. ans     Div. Rev War Section
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Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3, 1922.

The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.

1st name of widow Sarah
Name of soldier, Isaac Wright.
was born Witherfield, Conn.
Address of the soldier before and
after service

State where enlisted ______
Date of birth May 20th 1760
Date of death Nov. 21st 1842
If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers.
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Return attached letter with reply.
Washington - Gardens
               Commissioner.

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326 Berkeley Drive, Syracuse N.Y.
Nov. 9. 1929.
To the
Commissioner of Pensions-
Please give me all the information
possible of one Abner Wright a
private in the Continental Army,
mentioned in the Vermont Rolls, p 641 as
having enlisted Aug 16. 1776 as a menber
of Major Elkanah Day's command.
I do not know the date of his birth,
nor the names of his parents, nor children.
From family sources I learn that
he married Elizabeth _____, and that one of
his children was an Abner W. born
1781. Jan. 29. at Walpole, Cheshire Co. N.H.

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2.
I am enclosing on a separate Sheet
the facts I have learned about him
from books- which I would be glad
to have returned.
[Marginal note: "only two hists to each person"]

I would also be very glad of
information regarding one Gardner Wright
(possibly a brother) mentioned in Vermont
Rolls p.388 as serving in the Rev. War
in Capt. James Blakeslee's Comp. Fletcher's
Regiment. Vermont Militia.
Also p. 559 a pay roll dated Arlington
Nov. 22. 1781 which shows that he was
in service 148 days - from July & ending
Nov. 25, and that he was discharged

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Nov. 25, 1781
I would like to get
any of his relationships
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In the New York Pensions-
Separate Book
I see several Wrights.
Abraham 76. Tioga Co. N.Y. Militia p435
Isaac W. 75. Tompkins Co. " " p438
Jacob W. Rensselaer Co." 404 placed Oct 1 1832 p404
Jacob W. Duchess Co. Byles' Hotel p16

Can you tell me anything of
these men?
Sincerely gratefully yours
Mrs. Gordon Wright
326 Berkeley Drive
Syracuse N.Y.

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From Mrs. Gordon Wright
326 Berkeley Drive
Syracuse N.Y.

[stamped]
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
NOV 1 1929
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

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This may certify to whom it may
Conseren that [?] Isaac Wright
was an Inlisted solder in my company
and was recruted by me at Salisbury
Connecticut on the fifteenth of December
Seventeen hundred and seventy six and
served in Hazans Regiment three years
as a faithful drummer or Phifer in the
afforesaid regiment Certified by me
N. Lee Capt in said 
Regiment
as will appere from the land
office from which I tuck my
Land warrant
Sworn and subscribed at Castleton in the
County of Rutland, the 11th day of March
A.D. 1826 Before me J. H. Merrill Justice Peace

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State of Vermont
Rutland County Ss }
I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the
County Court for said County do
certify that Selal H. Merrill is a
Justice of the peace for said County
and that the within is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the Seal of Court
at Rutland this 11th day of March
AD. 1826
E. Pierpoint


In the matter of
Isaac Wright
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Afft of
Noah Lee

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This is as much as
I have been able to
learn so far
-
Mrs. James Kuntner
Nov. 6th 1922

[stamped]
RECORD DIVISION
NOV 8 1922

[stamped]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
NOV 8 1922