Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 17,199, for William Pratt, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Pratt, William
R. 17,199
Amelia
B. b res
CONTENTS

Mr. Rebekah Pratt was Born July 20: 1792
Sarah Pratt was born June 30: 1794
John Pratt was Born November 24: 1796
Milley Pratt was Born October 6: 1798
Dacey Pratt was Born May 24: 1800
William Simms Pratt was Born January 29 Day 1802
William Sims Pratt was Born January 29 Day 1802
John Pratt was Born January 29 Day 1802

THE PSALMS OF DAVID
William Pratt LN and Milley Stevens
M E T R E.
his wife was married Jan y 8 th 1791
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FORMER TRANSLATIONS.
More plain, smooth, and agreeable to the Text, than any heretofore.
Allowed by the Authority of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the KIRK of SCOTLAND, and appointed to be sung in Congregations and Families.
EDINBURGH:
Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His Majesty's Printers. MDCCXCVI.

No 13,299
Amelia Pratt widow of William So Ca act 7 May 1838

State of South Carolina York District
On this third day of November Eighteen hundred and forty Six
Personally appeared before me the Subscribing Justice and one of the magistrates of said district Amelia Pratt a resident of said district aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn on her oath, makes the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of William Pratt who was a soldier of the war of the revolution serving the cause of his country & against the enemy as appears from documentary evidence either as noncommissioned officer or private soldier. She further states that she always understood from her husband William Pratt that he her said husband was born and raised in the State of New York near a street called hellgate and that her husband's military services were performed in his native state (New York). She further declares that she was married to the said William Pratt on the sixth day of January Seventeen hundred & ninety one 1791 by Thomas Gillam Esq and that the magistrates and all the marriage party are (herself excepted) are now dead. and that her husband the aforesaid William Pratt died June the second day eighteen hundred and nineteen 1819 And that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above stated Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written before me.
her Amelia + Pratt Mark
S. C. Youngblood Magt
York District South Carolina
Personally appeared before me the Subscribing Justice and one of the magistrates Amelia Pratt who being duly sworn on her oath sayeth that the family record herewith appended is the oldest and all that was ever kept and is in her husband's own hand writing Sworn to & subscribed this 3 rd day of November 1846 before me
her Amelia + Pratt Mark
S. C. Youngblood Magt

I do hereby certify that Amelia Pratt is unable to attend a court in consequence of bodily infirmity
S. B. Youngblood Magistrate
I do hereby certify that Amelia Pratt is a woman of good character and her affirmations entitled to confidence
S. B. Youngblood Magistrate
South Carolina
York District } S. Ja. Krystendal Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the district of York do hereby certify that Samuel B. Youngblood is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office January 27th 1827 —
Ja. Krystendal Clerk

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
17199 Revy
P. O. Amelia Pratte
Service: widow of William
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

V No 13.299.
Amelia Pratt
SC J. R. Williams, March 8. '47 Dr. t same May 26. '48
a. ct 7 July 1838

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Dec 27, 47
Ad Wm Machin American Plate
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J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

In case of Amelia also Milly Pratt I respectfully ask leave of the department to make a few remarks upon each of the objections made against her claim. The first is that the officers commanding Wm Pratt lived in Albany County & Satt. Pratt near the city of New York during the revolution & therefore a certificate of the Comptroller cannot be taken as evidence of service. Now Sir on this I wish instruction being unable to see a reason why domiciliation applying to a soldier or his officers could affect his claim. The second objection is to the family record, This I can guess to be in consequence of the different orthography of the widows name in her declaration from that in her family register. This was altogether done through a desire to present to an important department of the government a true instead of vulgar orthography. I feel no doubt myself of the truth of said record from my acquaintance with Wm Pratt and his hand writing for many years before his death and also from the oath of the widow in which I have entire confidence and also from the assertions of William Moore formerly in indentured apprenticeship to said Pratt. Wm Moore says that he recollects the family register well and if it were presented could swear to it. If it is necessary will the department be so good as to return me the record so that I may be able to furnish this testimony. The last objection is that the declaration was not made before proper authority Would the department be so very good as to say in answer to this whether if a new declaration were made in legal form all would be then satisfactory or what would still be wanting.
Respectfully your obedient humble Servant
Dec. 10 th 1847
James R Williams.

York District } Personally appeared before me the Subscribing South Carolina } Magistrate William Moore who being duly sworn on his oath sayeth. That he was personally acquainted with William Pratt deceased who was the husband of Amelia alias Milly Pratt, now a widow of this district deponent having been an indentured apprentice to the said William Pratt at the trade of a brick Mason for the term of two years & six months and intimate in the family of the widow down to the present time. Deponent further sayeth he has every grounds to believe from tradition that William & Amelia Pratt was a legally married couple he (deponent) having seen persons who were present at the marriage and never heard a doubt expressed of the truth of the said marriage by any person Deponent further sayeth that he always understood from the decla- rations of William Pratt That he was a soldier of the War of the Revolution and was in Battles at Long Island and retreated with General Washington through the state of New Jersey and over the Delaware river into Pennsylvania and was in Battles at Trenton at Princeton at Ger- mantown and with Washington in winter quarters at Valley Forge Deponent further sayeth that according to his best recollection said Pratt was after this time on board a Privateer vessel at sea and there taken prisoner by the enemy & confined a considerable time in irons because he would not enlist in the British Service but at length was released or exchanged Sworn and subscribed to this 26 th day of August 1848
Before me S. C. Youngblood Magistrate
W Moore
York District } I do hereby certify that William Moore is a man So far. { Good Character and his affirmations entitled to Confidence S. C. Youngblood

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent. per annum, viz:
  24 th Nov 1779. William Pratt Priv £ 3 5 9   31 st Oct. 1780 Do Serjt. 10 10 8   1 st Mar 1782. Do Priv — 6 1   31 st Dec. Do Do Do 20 1 9 
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, 9 th Dept. — 1846.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2, 6, 8, & 9 — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
 First—under Capt. Abner Hawley in Col. Robt. H. Ransom's Regt.  Second " " John McFadyen " " Lewis Dubois "  Third " " Isaac Marcellus " " Br d Fisher "  Fourth " " Joseph Harrison " " Marcellus Millett "  Fifth " " " " " "  Sixth " " " " " "  Seventh " " " " " "  Eighth " " " " " "  Ninth " " " " " "  Tenth " " " " " "  Eleventh " " " " " "  Twelfth " " " " " " 
Philip Phelps Dep: Comp t

Hon J. L d Edwards Commissioner of pensions
Washington City

Yock District So. Car January 26 th 1847
Dr Sir
Enclosed you have the family register the certificate of the Comptroller General of the State of New York accompanying the declaration of Amelia Pratt widow of William Pratt decd. who was a Soldier of the War of the revolution
The widow Amelia claims a pension from the United States for the revolutionary services of her husband the aforesaid William Pratt
You will please to answer this at an early day as convenient
Very Respectfully yours &c
James R Williams
J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions