Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,491, Peter Wilder, Mass.

SERVICE
Wilder, Peter
NUMBER
S. 23.491
Mass
CONTENTS
Twelve horizontal dotted lines for writing.
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New York. 24.811
Peter Wilder.
of York co. in the State of Upper Canada who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Lord. of the Reg t commanded by Col. Putnam, in the Mass. Mil. line for 6 months.
New Certif. issued for $80 instead of $20. 11 Apr 2 34 see lot. H. G. Hard.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York. at the rate of 20 Dollars 4 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of March. 1834, and sent to Bate Brook. Newiston, N.S.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar ch 34 $ 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept r 34 10.00
$ 70.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by El. Brown , Clerk.
Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 129

State of New York
County of Niagara Co. On this 26th day of August 1833. personally appeared before the Hon. Addison Gaildus Circuit Judge and Nathan Dayton, and Joel M c William Esquires, Judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery held at the Court House in Lockport in and for said County. Peter Wilder a resident of Whitechurch, County of York and Province of Upper Canada aged over seventy 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 enlisted at the Town of Templeton, Worcester County State of Massachusetts for the term of six months the said enlistment was made according to the best of his recollec- tion in the month of April 1779 with a company then called the Colone's Company, commanded by a Lieutenant whose name the deponent cannot recollect in Colonel Rufus Putnam, Reg- iment Massachusetts Line and served therein under said offi- cer, for the said term of six months and received a written discharge, which he has not seen for about thirty years and doe, not know where it is. He enlisted again in the army of the United States, he thinks in January 1780 for the term of three years he so enlisted at Templeton aforesaid and served in the Second Massachusetts Regiment under the following mentioned officers viz, Ensign Daniel Webber, Lieut. Joshua Danforth, Captain Simeon Lord, Major Gibbs — Colonel Ebenezer Swift — after enlistment he was sent to West Point, to join the Regiment which he did in the Spring of 1780 thence the Regiment moved down the Hudson to Tappan Hill from that crossed at Kings Ferry and went into Jersey — thence to a place near or opposite Dobbs Ferry and was there

at the time Major Andre was taken and executed - thence to Ramapo New Jersey, thence back to West Point where he wintered and had the small pox - in the spring of 1781 the Regiment, passed down the River to Kings Bridge, near which Col. Sprout, with a company had a skirmish with the enemy - from thence to various places about the Hudson River till fall when he returned and wintered again at West Point - In the spring of 1782 - he went again down the River to the Jersey, in which he remained through the summer - and was finally ordered to Phila- delphia to suppress a mutiny of the troops, which burst out in that city - thence back to West Point where he was discharged by Genl. Knox a few days before the expiration of his term of enlistment - he was in no general engagement dur- ing his term of service - his discharge like the other is out of his knowledge. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 - he has resided in Canada for the last twenty two years
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year first above written
J. McCallum Judge of Niagara County Courts
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant Peter Wilder was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
Henry Callan Clerk of the county of Niagara and of the said court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Peter Wilder for a Pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 26 th day of August in the Year Eighteen Hundred and thirty three
A. Cunnyngham Clerk

Province of Upper Canada
Home District ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of his Majesty's justices of the Peace for said District the above named Peter Wilder who being duly sworn deponeth and saith in addition to what this deponent has above stated that by reason of old age, infirmity and loss of memory he cannot swear positively to both periods of precise length of his service - but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned and in the following grades: for six months he served as a private in Colonel Paton's Regiment and for two years and eleven months, I served as a private in Colonel Spratt's Regiment, and for such service I claim a pension -
Sworn to and subscribed this Eighth day of January 1834
Peter Wilder
Before me
James Fitzgibbon
J. P. Home District

Application of 27. 590 Peter Wildorf Canada for A Revolutionary Pension
A Private
from Bates, Cooke Leicester N.Y.
on rolls of Col. Pulman batt

We The Reverend George Barclay a clergyman residing in Pickering in the Home District and Province of Upper Canada and William B. Robinson Esquire residing at Whitchurch in the said District hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Wilder within named and who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration That we believe him to be seventy years of age and over - That he is reputed and believed in the neighbour- hood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the (American) Revolution and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn and subscribed this Eighth day of 1834 George Barclay Min: Before me James FitzGibbon J. P. Home District. W. B. Robinson Esq
Upper Canada Home District I James FitzGibbon Esquire one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in said district do hereby certify that I am acquainted with The Reverend George Barclay who signed the above certificate. That he is a clergyman residing as in said certificate stated and that William B. Robinson who also signed the said certificate resides as stated in said certificate and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Eighth day of January — 1834
James FitzGibbon J. P. Home District Upper Canada

John Wilson
Province of Upper Canada Home district
I William Hepburn Deputy clerk of the peace and of the said Home District do hereby certify that the within named James Fitzgibbon Esquire _____ is a justice of the peace in the said district and the signature annexed is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Eighth of January _____ 1834.
William Hepburn Dep: Clerk Peace H. D.

2). 590
Peter Wilder
Admitted Private 6 months p. 14
a full gentleman Confidential
Peter Cook Esq. Lewis town New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
Nov. 13. 1833
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 subjoi ined 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Peter Wheeler White Church  St. P. Canada
   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.      Apr 1779  1780 Jan 3  6 Private Col Putnam   " " Sproul  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
on roles est Putnam for 6mo + not on roles of Col Sproul

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) _____, who has 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 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 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 fix 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 traditional 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.

June 6, 1908.
Hon. Minor Wallace,
Room # 316, House Office Building,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Wallace:
In reply to your letter dated and received the 4 th instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in claim Sur. File No. 23,491, it appears that Peter Wilder enlisted at Templeton, Massachusetts in April 1779 and served as Private in the "Colonel's Company" in Colonel Rufus Putnam's regiment of Massachusetts troops for six months. He next enlisted in January 1780 and served in Captain Simson Lord's company, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's 2nd regiment Massachusetts troops two years and eleven months; he was present at the capture and execution of Major Andre and engaged in the suppression of mutinous troops which beset Congress in Philadelphia, and was discharged at West Point New York.
He was allowed pension on an application executed August 26, 1833, at which time he was over seventy years of age and a resident of Whitechurch, County of York, Upper Canada. No data as to family.
For the date of soldier's death and name of the person to whom the last payment of his pension was made, apply to the Auditor for the Interior, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Peter Wilder Ctf. No. 24,811, issued April 11, 1834 at the New York Agency", under the Act of June 7, 1832. "

Sur. File No. 23,491.
Owing to the lack of clerical force available for such purposes, this Bureau is unable to furnish full copies of papers on file, but any one designated by you will be allowed to examine and copy the application of the above named soldier.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

L. P. Edwards Esq. Washington D.C.
Hon. G. H. Land

Washington March 27 th 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir I enclose you two certificates sent me by Bates Cook Esq. Niagara County N.Y. In the case of White he alleges that he is allowed only $40 per annum while his original discharge shows his service to have been 3 years. In the case of Wilbre he complains that only $20 per annum is allowed, while he proved by his oath 84 mos. & 6 months. He alleges that the same proof of service was furnished that was furnished for the 6 months - by his own oath - In the case of there be a defect in the proof, he wishes the Dept. to hold that he may corroborate if possible - His daily attention to this he observes, would very much oblige him & his Client
Yours with great respect &c General William H. Harrison

Payments to be made at New York. by Pres t of the Mechanics Bk. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New York.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 4 Page 129 by El l Brown. Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Peter Wilder, of Upper Canada who was a Private during the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Seventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

F.W. Record Division.
April 11, 1908.
Mr. Walter S. Dickey, # 200 -317 New York Life Building, Kansas City, Missouri.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 2" and received the 4" instant, you are advised that the papers in the Revolutionary War claim Inv. File 23,491, fail to show the date and place of birth of Peter Wilder, or the names of his parents, and this Bureau has no knowledge as to where such information can be obtained.
You are further advised that it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish full copies of papers in Revolutionary War pension cases, the clerical force being inadequate for such purposes.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

AUG 23 1910
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.
Can you give me information of Peter Wilder a Rev. pensioner who died in Gerziana, Canada about 1853. 93 years old.
He probably entered service at Winchester, New Hampshire, or Templeton Mass. After the war he moved to Vermont, then to White church, now Newmarket York co. Canada where he may have applied for his pension.
I can give no more definite information, and trust this may be a guide.
I desire knowledge of his family, and who received his last payment, and how shall I obtain that from the Treasury Dept. Yours very truly.
Mr. Char. T. Beardeley.
872 North Main.
Waterbury,
Conn.
Aug 19 th 1910.

W.S. DICKEY CLAY MFG. CO.
RAILROAD CULVERT PIPE, SEWER PIPE, FARM DRAIN TILE, BRICK, FIRE CLAY FLUE LININGS, VITRIFIED WALL COPING, VITRIFIED CONDUITS, PARTITION TILE, ETC.
GENERAL OFFICES, 200-217 NEW YORK LIFE BUILDING
KANSAS CITY, MO.
4/2/08.
ALL QUOTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS UNAVOIDABLE OR BEYOND OUR CONTROL. QUOTATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
ANSWERING YOURS OF
IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO
Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:--
With further reference to my letter of April 10, 1901, asking for information concerning Peter Wilder, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and your reply of April 20, 1901.
Can you give me a copy of Mr. Wilder's application for a pension? If impossible to do this, can you give me the date and place of his birth, and if his application contains the information, the name of his father and mother. I am trying to trace back my ancestry and am lacking above information.
If you are unable to give this information, can you tell me any way that I can obtain it? Any information you can give will be highly appreciated.
References to your file - O.M. & M. Div - J.R. W. 23491 Sur. Rev. War.
Yours very truly,
Walter S. Dickey

W.S. DICKEY CLAY MFG. CO.
SEWER PIPE. DRAIN TILE. FIRE BRICK. WALL COPING. FLUE LININGS. CHIMNEY TOPS. PAVING BRICK. BUILDING BRICK.
MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR  VITRIFIED SALT GLAZED
SEWER PIPE.
KANSAS CITY, MO. U.S.A.
April 10, 1901.
Pension Department, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
I would like to know, if not troubling you too much, how I can get record of Peter Wilder, who was in the Revolutionary War. Understand he served the last five years of the War, and afterwards moved to Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, where he died in 1850 at the age of ninety odd years, having drawn a pension from the U.S. Government up to the time of his death.
Very truly yours,
Wm S Dickey
9/L/WSD.

23491
Peter Wilder
Aug 26- 1833- 70
Whiterock upper Canada.
Apr 79 Templeton Mass
Capt -
Col Rufus Putnam
Per 6 m
July 80 Capt Simon Lord
Col Ebenezer Sproat
Per 3 yrs
No Bat

W.D.B.
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A. Mac. D. 24/8/10
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____ d. in Gergiana, Canada 1855
Claimant Rev. Winchester M.H.; Templeton, Mass. Ht.
Soldier Peter Wilder
Service N.H. or Mass.
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
Inv. 7. 23491 (Mass.) No other Inv.
Wid. 7. 26,079 (N.H.) No other Wid.
" Ref.

New York 24. 811
Peter Wilder
of New York in the State of Upper Canada who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lord of the Reg't commanded by Col Putnam in the Mass Militia line for 24 months
Enscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 80 Dollars cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of April 1834 and sent to Hon G. Hard
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $240.00 Pemi-ant. allowance ending Sep r 4 '34 40.00 $280.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam H. Page Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 129

7: see letter to Penn. Agt. 5. 1834 - do. to same out. 34 -

Resolutions
23491 INVALID.
File No. 23,491
Peter Wilder
Rev Rev IV
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 459
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 20-1901 W. S. Dickey - Kas. City, Mo.
Apr. 11, '08. To above that date & place of birth, and names of soldier's parents not shown in case - See copy. F.W.
1908 June 6. Hist. to Hon. Minor Wallace HoRc.
1910. Aug 30. Hist to Mrs. Chas. J. Beardsley M.B.A.
1927. Aug. 18 - Mrs. W. P. Lock - leuk. ad. 2 Peter Wilder - asked to decide which she wished See correspondence correspondence in Peter Wilder VV. 26079

In reply to your request of Aug 19 th , received Aug 22 1910 for a statement of the military history of Peter Wilder a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S F 23491
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr 1779 6 mos. Post ✓ Paul Putnam Mass.   Jan 1780 2 yr. 11 mos Simeon Lord Ebenezer Sprout                                            
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Templeton Worcester Co Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug 26 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, White Church, York Co. Upper Canada.
Age at date of application, 70
Remarks: There is no family data
For date of last payment and to whom paid apply to the Auditor for the Interior Dept. U.S. Treasury Dept. Citing the following data. Peter Wilder; Ct. 24,811 issued Apr. 11, 1834 under Act June 7, 1832 at the New York Agency.
Very respectfully

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON
June 4, 1908.
Hon. Vespasian Warner, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
12349( On August 26th, 1833, Peter Wilder made application for a pension as a soldier of the Revolutionary War, which was allowed. It appears that he was a private, enlisted in April 1779 and served six months under Rufus Putman; that he re-enlisted in January 1780 for three years under Captain Simeon Lord and Colonel Ebenezer Sproat. His enlistment in both cases was at Templeton, Mass., and his residence at the date of his application White Rock, Upper Canada.
You will do me a great favor, if his original application is on file, to let me have a copy of it for genealogical purposes. If there is any fee kindly let me know and I will promptly send it to you.
With high regards, I remain -
Very truly yours,
Minor Wallace
Direct to - Room 316 House Office Building, Washington, D. C.