Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 44061, Alexander Wilson, Continental (Pa.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Pa.)
Wilson, Alexander
S 44061
CONTENTS
enl. at Allentown Pa.
In 1820 aged 60 yrs & res. Phila. Pa.
In 1822 res. New York.

Notification sent to Wm Galayer June 15. 1870 Phila. Delph.
10.203 From Pennsylvania. to New York.
Alexander Wilson, 1 st
Phil. a co. ty in the state of Penns. a - who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Flowers , of the Penns. a line, for the term of three years.
Enscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27. of March, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of May, 19, and sent to David Caldwell, a clk. dist. Court U.S. Philad.
  Arrears to 4th of  March, 1819.  90.32    Semi-ann. all ce ending  4. Sept. 19.  48. "    11 mo. 9  } 1819.  $138.32    31.  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Alexander Wilson 2
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Sept 1819

District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia County Is.
On the tenth day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the court of Common pleas for the said County (the said Court being a Court of record having a probonatory seal and exercising common law jurisdiction) Alexander Wilson aged sixty six years, residing in the Philadelphia Almshouse, who being first duly sworn in open court according to law on his oath declares that he served in the revolutionary War as follows Viz. In the Regiment of Artificers and Artillery Col Benjamin Plowman and Company commanded by Capt Alexander Dow.
Date of original declaration 27 th March 1818 Number of pension Certificate (10,203)
and I the said Alexander Wilson do further 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 the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or 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.
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the tenth day of June 1820. before
Signed Alexander Wilson Marks
Notary Public

SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY OF Alexander Wilson
I have no property of any description whatever have no occupation and am unable to labor being decrepit and feeble; I have three daughters who are not able to assist me, and I am in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my Country — Signed Alexander his Wilson marks
Philadelphia County
1, Joseph O. Storkum Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia Clerk of
do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do fur- ther certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is no dols. and — cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day June 1820
Clerk of the Court for the
of
J. B. Storkum Protho.

Alex r Wilson private, Philad a County, Pa- Col o . Flower's regt. art ry . Artificers, Penn a . line, three years.
27 th March, 1818.
not on roll
Further evidence of service required. R d . Peters, judge.
Adm c
David Caldwell, C lk dist. Court, U. S. Phila a . Gent leman certificate of Judge is on file

William Shepherd of the City of Philadelphia being duly sworn deposes and declares that he has known Alexander Wilson, at present an Applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of April 18. 1818, since the year 1779, at which time he was a soldier in the service of the United States in Colonel Benj m Flower's Regiment of Artillery Artificers and continued therein until the expiration of the term of his enlistment in the year 1781. That the said Wilson is now and has for some years past, been in reduced circumstances and obliged to depend upon public charity for subsistence.
Sworn and Subscribed This 31 st day of July 1818.
Richard Peters
Wm Shepherd
I see in some Endorsements on the returned Papers respecting Appli- -cants for Pensions; that those who claim as having been in Col. Benj m Flower's Regiment of Artillery Artificers, are said not to have been on a continental Establish- -ment. This is a great mistake. They were as much so as any Regiment in the Service. I had a peculiar knowledge of the Affairs of this Regiment, & was principally instrumental in its Establishment. The Officers, "to a true rank", at first only in their own Regiment - but their Commissions were issued as were all others to Officers in the Line; & they commanded Officers of inferior grade on duty with them. Both Officers & Soldiers, by a Resolution of Congress in 1778, were credited to the States as Part of the 8 th Battalion; & were always considered as much in the Establishment as any other Officers or Soldiers. The Artificers in the Quarters Master, Barrack Master or other Staff Departments, were on a different footing. Col. Flower was Commissary General of military Stores, & had Officers in that Department, merely on the Staff. But the Officers in his Regiment & the Soldiers, were military combatants, when required; - for the Establishment to all intents & purposes.
Richard Peters 31 July 1818

District of Pennsylvania No 3
On this Twenty seventh day of March A.D. 1818. before me Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared Alexander Wilson, who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposes and declares that he served, during the war of the Revolution, against the com- mon enemy, in the Continental Army. That he enlisted at Allentown in Pennsylvania, on the first day of January 1778, for Three Years, in Captain Pancoast's Company belonging to Colonel Benjamin Flower's Regiment of Artillery Artificers, then in the service of the United States. That he continued to serve therein Three Years and four months and until he received an honorable discharge in the month of April in the Year 1781. And this Deponent further declares that he is now and always has been a resident Citizen of the United States. That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support - and that he does not at present receive and never has received or been allowed any Pension by the Laws of the United States. Alexander his H Wilson Sworn and subscribed on the day and Year aforesaid, before me
Richard Peters

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File No. 44. 061
Alexander Olson
Rev Pas
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 569
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Certificate
Alexander Wilson belonged to Col. Howe's Regiment of Artillery and Artificers and served in Capt. Vancoast's Company as stated in his Petition. The Regiment was liable to be called into active service in the field as occa- sion might require tho' ordinarily stationary as Mechanicks for Army purposes. I did not personally know Wilson, but I have no hesitation in saying that his services are correctly stated in his declaration, and that he is justly entitled to the Pension claimed under the late Act of Congress.
Samuel Hodgson Whom it may concern
Phila. 13 th April. 1819

Alexander Wilson's application for a trans- fer from Pennsylvania to New York —
Transferred 9 July 1822

State and City } New York - } 88,
On this Twenty sixth day of June 1822 before me the Subscriber a Public Notary for the State of New York
Personally Appeared, Alexander Wilson
who on his oath, declares that he is the same Person who formerly belonged to the Company Commanded by Captain Dow, in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Flower in the Service of the United States; that his Name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Pennsylvania, from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of New York, where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension to be there payable in future.
Sworn and Subscribed to } Alexander his Wilson before me the day and Year } X Mark
[Signature]
Public Notary

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Nilson, Alexander GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5307 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 4, 1790 to Th. Shenkland
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.