Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21551, William Wall, R.I.

SERVICE
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Wall, William
S 21551
CONTENTS

21.433 Rhode Island
William Wall R.I. of Washington in the State of R.I. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Clark of the R.H. commanded by Col. Heyer in the R.I. line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of No. Rhode Island at the rate of 10 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Sept 1833 and sent to S. S. Sherman Wickford R.I.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $207.10 Semi-annual allowance ending March 34 40.00
$247.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by L. K. Atkinson Clerk Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 155
Payment suspended order to S. Sherman 11 Oct 1835 do. July 22 d 1835 to Hon. D. J. Pearce

I hereby certify that William Wall Son of Henry Wall by Hannah Wall his wife was born in North Kingston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on the 28 th day of April 1749.
From Clerk's Office North Kingston August 9. 1833.
As appears of Record.
Gen. Reynolds F. Clarke

Application of Wm Wall-
25/35
Please return this, when disposed of, or the certificate to Sylvester G. Shearman Wickford Rhode Island

6 Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the seventh of June 1832. State of Rhode Island, County of Washington, & Town of North Kingston. Washington ss -
On this thirteenth Day of May, 1839 at said North Kingston, personally appeared before the Court of Justice, of the said Town of North Kingston, William Wall, a resident of said North Kingston aged Eighty 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officer, & served as herein stated. In the Month of December, 1778, a British Fleet took possession, of the Port of Newport, on the Island of Rhode Island, the Militia of Rhode Island, was then called out, and stationed at various places, for the purpose of guarding the shores, against the Landings and depredations of the Enemy. The Company of Militia, to which he then belonged, in said North Kingston, was called out and kept under arms one Month. Thomas Clarke was Captain of the Company, & Genl. Mawbray Lieut. Col. Charles Dyer was Colonel of the Regiment, to which the

Company belonged or was attached. From the time the Enemy took possession of Newbern, in December 1862, until their evacuation of the same, which was in November 1864, one half of the Company of Rifles, to which he belonged, was kept under arms and stationed on the shores of Grady Creek & Boston Creek, on the west side of Wanchamsett Bay, the whole time, and whenever the one half, had served out a Month, and some times only Fifteen Days, they were discharged and the other half called out and marched to the shores of the station or encamp for a Month or for Fifteen Days, during the whole of the above mentioned periods, he served as a private soldier, in said Company, whenever his turn of duty came, and also many times served as a substitute, for Charles Hunt, Nathaniel Tibbets & one Francis Reynolds, when it was their turn. The last year of his service Thomas Blake was raised to the rank of Major, in the Regiment, to which the Company belonged, and Peter Wright was chosen captain of the Company. Samuel Dyer rent & Sylvester Deane Ensign. Owing to old age and the loss of memory, he cannot state precisely the precise amount of his services, but is confident that he served as a private soldier, not less than the periods hereafter mentioned. In 1862 one Month, in 1863 for himself and as a substitute for the others above mentioned ten Months, in 1864 ten Months, and in 1865 nine Months, making in the whole thirty Months. He was born in North Kingston, on the 28th Day of April 1742, & his birth is recorded in the Four O'Clock Church, in said North Kingston & he has always resided in that Town.

He never had an utter discharge, nor never had any documentary evidence of his services - Benjamin Smith Esqr of North Kingstown live near him, during the war of the Revolution, has always been acquainted with him, and is knowing to his having served as aloe stated. John Smith & Beleg can who belonged to the same Company, are now living & will testify to some of his services - He is not acquainted with any Clergymen, in his vicinity, who can testify to the belief and report in his neighborhood of his having been a Revolutionary Soldier, but refers the Court to Benjamin Smith Esqr & Daniel & Updike both of said North Kingstown, who have been acquainted with him many years, have always lived near him, and can testify as to the report & belief in his neighborhood, of his having been a Revolutionary Soldier, & to the Goodness of his character, for truth & veracity. He never served under any Continental Officers - He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares, that his name, is not on the pension roll, of the Agency of any State.
In witness & subscribe the day & year above said Wm Wall
We Benjamin Smith & Daniel & Updike both of North Kingstown, in the County of Washington, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Wall who has subscribed & swore, to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be eighty four years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been, a Soldier of the Revolution.

and that we concur in that Opinion - Given to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Benjamin Smith Daniel Eldridge Updike
In the said Court of Broth, do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories present in the war- department, that the Applicant, William Wall, within named, was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. In the said Court, further certifies that it appears to them, that Benjamin Smith & Daniel Eldridge Updike, who have signed the preceding certificate, are both residents of the Town of North Kingston, and are credible persons, & that their statement, is entitled to credit. And the said Court, also further certifies, that John Hunt, Beleg Bond and Benjamin Smith, who signed the annexed Affidavits or Depositions, relative to the services of the said William Wall, are credible persons, and their statements entitled to belief & credit.
Jonathan Reynolds Clerk of the Court of Broth of said North Kingston, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of William Wall, for a Pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 19th day of May. 1833, at said North Kingston.
Jon. Reynolds Atty.

No 25-135 Wm Wall Washington Co Rhode Island Drip net
Plat 2 years
Sylvester Shearman Wickford Wickford Washington Co R.I.

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. These 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.
Island
A Statement, shewing the Service of Wm Wall Washington 60 Rhode
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field-officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Dec 1776 1 Private Capt Clarke 84 years Traditional evidence certified Credible by the Court   Sub in part 77 10 Col Dyer Witnesses certified Credible by the Court   Nov 78 10 Capt Wright   79 9  
The length of service as substituted indefinite
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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, musicians 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 } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 to 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

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 Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { 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 traditional 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 enquiry 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 perform, 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.
[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 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] 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.
John N. Ashton

Reversion 21557
INVALID.
File No. 21,557
William Hall
Br. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 434
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I have amended

Mr Wall has amended his Declaration, in a manner, which I hope will amend  remove the objections, it is now more precise, and minute, than may which have been granted, He is very old and a poor Banquer, and I trust his Application disposed of, as soon as possible, consistent with the Rules of the Department -
J L Edwards Esqr -
Yours &c - S. G. Shearman

Washington Is d In North Kingston - July 25 th 1833 -
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned Cypster G. Shearman, a Justice of the Peace for said Town of North Kingston, William Wood of said North Kingston, an Applicant for a Pension, who being duly sworn deposes & 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 in the following grades - In 1776 one Month as a Private, on his own Account, in the Company of Artillery of which Thomas Clarke was Captain, six 1789 Months for himself, and one Month as a substitute for Charles Hunt, two Months as a substitute for Francis Reynolds and one Month as a substitute for Nathaniel Tifts. Stationed on the Coast of the Bay, in Greenwich Neck, to guard the Coast against the landings of the Enemy, at the time all the Clark's House, which was used as a guard House, & the Tillinghast House, except one Month, in the fall of the year, when he was called over to Bristol, in the time of the expedition of General Spencer, & detained there a Month. In 1778 Thomas Clarke being still Captain of the Company, he served in said Company, as a private for himself six Months, & two Months as a substitute, for Francis Reynolds & two

Months, as a substitute for Nathaniel Smith, he was stationed during this year, with his command as stated in his description, at the Great Falls, in Cumberland Neck, exact where Mowat, when he was stationed later in Rhode Neck, in North Kingston, near the North Ferry on Mowat - In 1779 Peter Wright was chosen Captain of the Company and served under him that year nine Months, five Months for himself, two Months as a substitute for Francis Reynolds, & two Months as a substitute for Nathaniel Smith, he was at the taking of the British Fort George, which was on a hill or Cumberland Neck, and was taken by the Patriots in the year 1777 - after much fighting, His whole term of service was three Months as a private the whole time, the last year of his service, to wit 1779, he was stationed at the Great Falls, in Cumberland Neck, in North Kingston, and was manning where there was any alarm - The day was full of the Enemy's horses all the time they had possession of Newport, and their landing & departure were frequent - He was under arms the thirty Months above stated, under the command of the Officers of the Company of Patriots, to which he belonged & could not alter to his private concern concern, any part of the time - being constantly encamped on the Great Falls for this same reason or business.
Wm Hall
Washington Isd - July 25th 1893 - I North Kingston Generally appeared before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace, for said the North Kingston, William Wall of said North Kingston,

an Applicant for a Pension & salary, to the annexed Affidavit, who being first duly examined, sworn, made oath to the truth of the annexed Affidavit, which was by me, reduced to writing in his presence, and by him subscribed in my presence, and I further certify, that the said William Wall, is well known to me, and that his character for truth & rectitude, is good.
Sylvester G. Shearman Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Washington County ss.
I, Thomas P. Wells, Clerk of the Supreme Ju- dicial Court within and for the County of Washington and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that, Sylvester G. Shearman Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit was taken, and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace of the town of North Kingstown, County aforesaid, duly elected and qualified; and that the above signature is in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 31 st day of July 1833.
Thos. P. Wells Clerk

I Benjamin Smith of North Kingston, in the County of Washington, on oath I do hereby certify that am sixty eight years of age near, during the Revolutionary war, I live near William Wall of said North Kingston, now an Applicant, for a Pension, and was well acquainted with him, I was in the twelfth year of my Age, when the British took possession of Newport, and the said William Wall, then was a private, in the Company of Artillery, in said North Kingston, of which Thomas Clarke was Captain, and Peter Wright afterwards Captain. During the time the Enemy had possession of Newport, which was nearly three years, he was absent from home, on duty in said Company, a great part of the time, to my knowledge, but I cannot say positively how much. He always said whenever his time came, which was one half of the time, & when his time was out, then took the places of others & served as a substitute for them. I have no doubt, but that he served thirty months during the war, I have always known him & his character for truth & veracity is good -
Benjamin Smith
Sworn to and Submitted in open court May 13 th 1833 -
Wm. Reynolds R.H.

I John Spink of State Kingston in the County of on oath do testify & say that Washington, am now Seventy five Years of age, during the war of the Revolution, I was acquainted with William Wells of said State Kingston, now an Applicant for a Pension. He belonged to the same Company of Militia, as a Private, in which I belonged of which Thomas Clarke was Captain, afterwards Peter Wright was chosen Captain of said Company, and Thomas Clarke was raised to the Office of Major of said Regiment, to which the Company belonged. From the time the Enemy took possession of Newport in December 1778, until their departure in November 1779, I know that he served as a private soldier in said Company, every time when his turn came, which was some times every other Week, and some times every other Afternoon Days, making one half of the whole time, between those two periods, stationed on the shore of Narragansett Bay. In addition to the service which he gave for himself, I know him, to serve as a substitute for others, many times, particularly substituted for Nathaniel Tibbetts, Francis Reynolds, & Charles Hunt, he was on duty nearly all the time whilst the Enemy held possession of Newport. I often served with him, but cannot state the precise time of his service, as is more particular than I have - I do know that he is good. J. Spink
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court May 13 th 1833.
Wm. Reynolds Atty,

I Deley Carr of North Kingston, in the County of Washington, on oath, do testify & say that am Seventy eight years of age, during the Revolutionary War, I knew William Wall of said North Kingston, now an Applicant for a Pension - I belonged most of the time, during the Revolutionary War, to a Company of Militia, in North Kingston, of which Thomas Jenks was Captain as a Private Soldier & the said William Wall was a Private in the same Company. When the Enemy were at Newport, I saw with the said William Wall, standing guard on the shore of Narragansett Bay, many times, when he served for himself, also when he served as a Substitute for others, as he was in the habit of taking the place of others, when his own turn was not. Part of the above mentioned time, I served in the State of Vermont, so that I am unable to state the precise time, that he served. But I know that he served most of the time, whilst the British held possession of Newport - John Wright was Captain of the Company, the last year. His character to date has always been good -
Deley Carr
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court May 13 th 1833
Hon. Reynolds Potter