Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,499, Asa Wright, New York

SERVICE
New York
Wright, Asa
NUMBER
S. 23.499.
CONTENTS
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23499 INVALID.
Brooklyn
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File No. 23499
Asa Wright
Prd Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 471
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4828 New York
Asa Wright
of Genesee in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bostwick of the Regt. commanded by Col. Whiting in the New York line for 8 months & 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 29 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of January 1833 — " — — and sent to H. P. Tracy H. Q. R.
Arrears to 14th of Sep. 1832 $3.98 Semi-ann. allowance ending Apr 33 14.66 $58.64
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Gales Clerk Book D. Vol. 5 Page 148
Letter to J. S. Wright 15 April 1847

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Mr. Lizard Washington
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Dr Sir
April 9 1847
My father Asa Wright is a revolutionary pensioner his papers dated January 29. 1833 for 27. Dollars and 32 Cents, he last drew March 4 th 1845 and has been gone out of the Country since until last March when he came back & went before E. Long Esq r a Justice of the peace of Erie County and made the same oath that he always had. It was witnessed by the Justice & myself executed a power of Attorney to J. J. Govey of Albany to receive his pension for 2 Years after the deceasing of the papers he left for the West in very feeble health and is not likely to live but a short time if he is now alive. I sent the papers to Mr Govey & he sent them back to me saying that new regulations made it necessary to send to Washington. I therefore write you for information. I am in great trouble about the matter. As I had no thought but all was right I procured the Seal of the County Clerk that Long was a Justice all knew that the Old Man was the identical person in the Certificate. I want to know what the new regulations require. write me at Middleport Niagara Co. N.Y. as I am going there for a time.
Yours truly
J. S. Wright

Ada Wright's Declaration
18352
Please, Direct to H. W. Soper Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Gamin
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Shro. 24 d. pro.

Declaration of Asa Wright, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7-1832 State of New York
Genesee County ss. On this fifteenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the county of Genesee, now sitting in Batavia in said county, being a Court of Record and having a seal, Asa Wright, a resident of the town of the town of Pembroke in said county of Genesee in said State, aged seventy two years on the 2 d November 1831, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7-1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, —
That about the first of July 1777, while he resided in New Canaan, in Albany County, N.Y. he was ordered out with the rest of the militia and marched to Fort Edward under Capt. Elijah Bostwick, Lieut. William Hornbick — Ensign Hubbard, and was attached to Col. William B. Whiting's Regiment, — Lieut. Col. Waterman — Major Eady — Adjutant, Jonathan Warner — remained at Fort Edward about a week, and then retired a few miles below Fort Edward and soon after to Saratoga and soon went down to Stillwater and soon after was discharged — That Gen. Schuyler commanded at Fort Edward — Gen. Ben. Brock commanded the Brigade to which he belonged — That after he arrived at Stillwater he obtained leave and went home and staid two or three weeks and then returned and served until Burgoyne had surrendered when the militia were discharged and he went home — That he served in all at this time nine weeks excluding the three weeks he was at home — verbally discharged. — That he was in the battle at Stillwater.
That some time in June 1778 he enlisted in the N.Y. State militia for six months under Capt. Elijah Bostwick and was stationed at a mill in New Canaan, where some continental stores had collected — had no officers except Corporal — this was a party to guard these stores which were a quantity of wheat which was being floured for the army — That he served as a guard at this place during all of the

6 Six months and was then verbally discharged by his Captain
That in the summer of 1779 as he thinks, but is not certain, but it was during the summer that Cherry Valley was burnt, he went to Cherry Valley and was out as a guard to protect the inhabitants from the Indians, and was out one month and returned home three days before Cherry Valley was burnt - he was in Capt Aaron Kellogg's Company - there was a Continental Regiment there commanded by Col. Alden - was verbally discharged - and went home.
He was born in Canaan, Litchfield County, Ct. on the 2 nd November 1759 - has a Record of his age in his possession written by his father - that he lived after the war, in New Canaan, Albany County, N.Y. about 17 years - then in Paris, Oneida Co. N.Y. about 25 years - then in Pembroke, Genesee County, N.Y. and has resided there about seventeen  sixteen years - never received any discharge and has no documentary evidence of his services - and knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services - That Hugh Wallis & Daniel Dana
live in the town of Pembroke in the county of Genesee and State of New York, and in his neighborhood, are well acquainted with him and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief in his services as a soldier of the Revolution. - *
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid in open court
Hugh Wallis Daniel Dana
Timothy Fitch clerk Asa Wright
* He hereby acknowledges that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
We, Hugh Wallace, a Clergyman residing in the town of Pembroke in the County of Genesee and State of New York; and Daniel Dana residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Wright, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration

that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. —
Hugh Wallis
Daniel Dana
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid in open court
Timothy Fitch Clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interro- gatories 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 Hugh Wallis who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Pembroke in the County of Genesee and State of New York and that Daniel Dana who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town and county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Moses Wilson
Robert Carr William Mitchell
I, Timothy Fitch, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Genesee and State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said court in the matter of the applica- tion of Asa Wright for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fifteenth day of October 1832
Timothy Fitch Clerk

Asa Wright 4 New York
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Rev J. L. Tracy

BRIEF in the case of Asa Wright of Pembroke  of Genesee in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 - 2d Nov 1831.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     July In 1777 Nine Weeks 1 24 As a Pri Gen. Capt Bostonick, Col. Wadsworth Genl. Washington, Genl. Schuyler Genl. Tim. Brock   June 1778 6 Months Capt Bostonick   Summer 1779 1 Capt. Kellogg   8. 24  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Albany County New York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary 
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective Papers not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Johnson Examining Clerk.  July 21. 1833