Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17213, William Wright, Continental Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Va
Wright, William
S. 17213
Born in England
carded
CONTENTS
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William Wray Missouri
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on rolls
Retired
Adm - 2 years. $80-
James Hampton The Court. Court Crawford City Little Piney Post Office Miss.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
13 May 1833
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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Wright  County of Crawford State of Mass
   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.     Enlisted 1776 1 2 Transfer in Clarke's Camp Genl Clarke Col Crockett Capt Harney 24 years State of Virg a Traditional Evidence the clk's seal not affixed   " 1780 3 about  
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) _____, 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 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 the 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 [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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Revolving account Milky Wright ledger of Mr Wright
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RECEIVED FROM GAO FINAL PAYMENT VOICE
St Louis, Mo. 29th, 1835 Bx 7 e 311

my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for from the fourth day of March 1834 to the seventh day of July 1834 WITNESS my hand and seal, this seventeenth day of April 1834 Sealed and delivered in the presence of
pensions in St. Louis, State of Missouri, my Pension 1834 her Millie Wright mark
Wm Coppedge 5 Feb 1837 by James H. ...
State of Missouri, } ss. Crawford County, } Be it Known, That on the seventeenth day of March 1835 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Millie Wright a named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.
Wm Coppedge J. P.
State of Missouri, } ss. Crawford County, } Be it Known, That on the seventeenth day of April 1835 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared James Harrison the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made oath, that the same was not given him by reason of any sale, transfer, or mortgage of the Pension, or arrears of Pension, therein authorised to be received by him. Sworn and subscribed, the day and year last above mentioned, before me. Wm Coppedge J. P.
James Harrison

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of January 1831 and issued to Mrs. Mary [?] Clerk Col. Br.
{ Revolutionary Co. Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded, by J. A. Sprague Clerk Book 8 Vol. 8 Page 90

Office Bank United States
ST. LOUIS,
June 1 st
1835
RECEIVED of J O' Fallon Agent for paying Pensions, Twenty nine dollars 83 cents, being for four months and 13 days pension due to Milly Wright widow of Mr. Wright from the 4 th day of March 1834 to the 17 th day of July 1834 for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
Milly Wright by her atty. James Hauser
$29.83

State of Missouri } On this twenty Seventh day of august Crawford County } in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable William E. Hawkins & George H. Coppedge Judges of the County Court of the County of Crawford now sitting William Wright a resident of Pulaski County in the State aforesaid, late of Crawford County but owing to a late division of Crawford County now lives in Pulaski, and the reason of his application in Crawford County Court is because all the men of a long acquaintance in this County live near Crawford Court house, and he this Deponent States upon his oath that he was Seventy four years old the Seventeenth day of last September, And after being 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 the 7 th 1832. That he was born on Bishop Gate Street in England in the City of London on Bishop Gate Street in England and at the age of about fifteen years this Deponent emigrated to America on board the ship Belflam in company with the British Troops Commanded by Genl. Gage and remained with them Troops until after the battle at at Bunkers Hill. Some short time after that battle this Deponent deserted from the British army and in the Spring Season of the year one thousand Seven hundred and seventy Six this Deponent enlisted in the waggoning Service for two years in Clark's Campaign then lived in Martinsburg in Barclay County in the State of Virginia for which time this deponent was employed in hauling Continental merchandise from Barclay County in Virginia to Pittsburg under the control of James McAlister Commissary General, and wagon Master Col. and at the end of the two years these officers told this deponent that his time as of Service was up, and he returned to his home but received no written discharge, and in the fall of the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty this deponent enlisted in the Service of the united States under the command of General Clark. Col. Joseph Crockett Captain John Carney & Lieut. Thomas Wales

Then hired in Barclay County in Virginia, and marched from there through Winchester on our way to Albermar Barracks and remained there near four months guarding Prisoners and then was Marched to Pittsburg where we joined General Clark and went down the River to the falls of Ohio and there remained the balance of his time. I was, three years on that enlistment and Service. Making in the whole five years Service and this deponent States and Says he received a written Discharge for the last three years Service Signed by Col. Joseph Crockett Bridgement Brigade near Division not Recollected, and States and Says his discharge is lost or so mislaid so that he is unable to produce it here in Court, and he knows of no person who can testify to his actual Service in the Revolution. and he hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatever for a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, and this deponent further States that he was all the time of the term of Duty aforesaid constantly employed in the United States Service and that he was not employed in any other pursuit during the time aforesaid
WILLIAM WRIGHT
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
JAMES HARRISON CLERK and the said Court hereby Declares their Opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he States
I, James Harrison Clerk of the County Court of Crawford County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matters of the application of William Wright for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 27 th day of August A.D. 1833
JAMES HARRISON CLERK

March 2, 1938.
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Mr. C. S. Stoddard Fourth & Wall Streets Chico, California
BA-J/MMHF/ady William Wright S.17213 aw
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter relative to William Wright, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.17213, based upon the military service of William Wright in that war.
William Wright was born September 17, 1758, on Bishop Gate Street, London, England. The names of his parents are not shown.
William Wright came to America with the British troops under General Gage and remained with them until after the battle of Bunker Hill, when he deserted from the British Army.
While living in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, William Wright enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served two years as teamster under wagonmaster Cox and Commissary General James McAlister in General Clark's Campaign. He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served three years in Captain John Garney's Company, Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia Regiment under General Clark.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1833, at which time he resided in Pulaski County (formerly a part of Crawford County) Missouri.
There are no data whatever regarding the family of this soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death

of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following:
"William Wright, Certificate No. 28943, issued January 31, 1834, rate $80.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Missouri Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

October 20, 1937.
A. Y. Greager Merchants & Planters National Bank Building Sherman, Texas.
RA-3/ILL William Tolson R. 10634 William Wright S. 17213
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Tolson, pension claim, R. 10634, also, the record of William Wright who enlisted in Stafford County, Virginia, in that war, and lived later in Missouri.
The record of William Tolson, R. 10634 is furnished herewith, also, the record of William Wright, pension claim, S. 17213, which is the record of the only soldier with that name of Virginia who moved to Missouri, found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

October 20, 1937.
A. Y. Greager Merchants & Planters National Bank Building Sherman, Texas.
BA-J/ILL William Tolson R. 10634 William Wright S. 17213
Dear Sir:
The data given herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, based upon service of William Tolson-and William Wright in the Revolutionary War.
WILLIAM TOLSON-R. 10634 (Copied EEL history, ILL)
William Tolson was born January 9, 1760, in Stafford County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While living in Stafford County, Virginia, he enlisted in the fall of 1776 and served three months in Captain George Mountjoy's company, Colonel James Garrard's Virginia regiment; he enlisted in the spring of 1778, and served about eight weeks in Captain George Burriss' company, Colonel Phillips' Virginia regiment; in the summer of 1781, he was engaged for five or six weeks in making a military road from Prince William to the Rappahannock River.
William Tolson lived in Madison County, Kentucky, from 1810 until 1822, when he moved to Richmond Township, Howard County, Missouri.
He applied for pension February 28, 1840, while residing in said Richmond Township, Missouri, but his claim was not allowed as he did not render six months military service as required by the pension laws; the employment in road making was not accepted as military service.
He referred to his sons but did not give their names.
On December 27, 1852, John Tolson and Enoch Crews, residents of

Howard County, Missouri, stated that the soldier was dead and that they were his legal heirs and administrators, but did not state their relationship to William Tolson, nor give the date of his death.
There are no further data regarding the soldier's family. -----
WILLIAM WRIGHT-S. 17213. (Copy of MMHF history)
William Wright was born September 17, 1758, on Bishop Gate Street, London, England.
He came to America with the British troops under General Gage and remained with them until after the battle of Bunker Hill, when he deserted from the British Army.
While living in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served two years as teamster under wagonmaster Cox and Commissary General James McAlister in General Clark's Campaign. He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served three years in Captain John Carney's company, Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia regiment under General Clark.
It is not shown that William Wright ever lived in Stafford County, Virginia.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1833, at which time he resided in Pulaski County (formerly a part of Crawford County) Missouri.
There are no data whatever regarding the family of this soldier.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following: William Wright, Certificate #25943, issued January 31, 1834, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Mrs. Agnes Wright was not in this list.

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March 6, 1925
Mrs. J. B. Harvey (?) or Haney (?) Hanford, Washington .
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 17213mit appears that William Wright was born September 17, 1758 on Bishop Gate Street, London, England.
He came to America with the British troops under General Gage and remained with them until after the battle of Bunker Hill, when he deserted from the British Army.
While living in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served two years as teamster under wagonmaster Cox and Commissary General James McAlister in General Clark's Campaign.
He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served three years in Captain John Carney's Company, Colonel Joseph Crockett's Virginia Regiment under General Clark.
He was allowed pension on his application execut-

ed August 27, 1833 while a resident of Pulaski County(which was formerly a part of Crawford County), Missouri.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier named Wil- iam Wright of Virginia who went to Missouri, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Date of death Not on AB
Acting Commissioner.

STODDARD BROS.
Automotive Electricians
AUTHORIZED CARBURETER - BATTERY - ELECTRICAL SERVICE
FOURTH AND WALL STREETS
CHICO, CALIFORNIA
Feb. 11, 1938
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly furnish me with the military record and any information in your files concerning William Wright , Revolutionary War veteran, Pension No. 25943. This pensioner died July 17, 1834 in the State of Missouri.
This information is sought in connection with an application for membership in the D. A. R.
Yours very truly,
C. S. Stoddard

A. Y. CREAGER, ATTORNEY
A. Y. CREAGER CO. FARM LOANS
MERCHANTS &amp; PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
SHERMAN, TEXAS
October 8, 1937
Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
2 copies of same letter 1 in each case
William Tolson Genealogy
Gentlemen:
It is our information that William Tolson was born in Stafford County, Virginia and served in the Revolutionary War, his Pension No. being R-10634.
It is also our information that he married Miss Sarah Wright, daughter of William Wright, who was also a Revolutionary veteran. We believe he served at or about the same time that William Tolson did.
It is our information that William Tolson first entered in the services in 1776.
We desire to establish that William Wright, a Revolutionary veteran, was the father of Sarah Wright Tolson and would like very much to have the pension number of William Wright, who enlisted from Stafford County, Virginia about 1776.
Can you furnish us information which will establish:
 1. That William Wright was the father of Sarah Wright Tolson.  2. That William Wright, father of Sarah Wright Tolson, was a Revolutionary veteran from Stafford County, Virginia about 1776. 
It is our information that Mr. William Wright removed from Virginia to Howard County, Missouri and there is a memorial erected on the court house yard at Fayette, county seat of Howard County, Missouri by the D. A. R. of that district, which memorial is to the veterans of the Revolutionary war and that the name of William Wright appears thereon. Our information is that he died in Howard County, Missouri.
What will the cost be for each or all of the above information? Thanking you for a prompt reply, we are,
Yours truly,
A. Y. CREAGER CO.
BY
C:VW

I am trying to find a W m Wright who served in the Rev. from Va. I think his wife's name was Miss Townsend The title does not give her name but one of their children was (Callie) nickname for Elizabeth Wright who married W m Toleon who served under Mack. & Miss Wright states in title her father served in W m Wright served in Rev. too also title states Callie Wright & W m Toleon

were married in Flat Top Co. Va. so Sallie's father & mother must have lived there.
The Wm Salomon lived in Stafford Co. & they might have stayed -
Thanking you for your kindness in helping Mr. S out - Cordially -
Wm. J. B. Knowles 72 ft
what is it?
Hamford Wash.
If he called for Pension it might have been from Ky or Mo. as his children came out to Ky & Mo. to see me.

Lucetia M. Miller
OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS,
Agency at Browning Ill 4/30 1900
Hon Comr Pensions
Washington D.C.
I enclose letter from War Dept. also my letter to said department. If the record of my father can be found I would be very glad to get it. I do not know what regiment or Co. he served in. I know he said he joined the Continental army after deserting from the British If I ever knew what his regiment was I have forgotten. The nearest to any thing bearing on the case was that he was granted a pension in 1832. or 33 while living in Pulaski Co Mo
Yours truly
Lucetia Miller

Browning Ill,
April 23/04
Hon Sec'y of War,
My father was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. I am anxious to establish the fact and his service to enable me to be enrolled as a daughter of the Revolution and write you the facts as far as known to me. His name was
William Wright. He with several Comrades deserted from the British after the battle of Bunker Hill and served in the American army till the close of the war. He settled in Kentucky, and some time about 1825-30 moved to Pulaski

County Mo. About 1832 he received a pension. I know he had to go to St Louis to draw his pension. He never made but one draw. I think, He died in 1834.
I give these facts so that you may trace his record and find what organization he belonged to. The fact that he was pensioned in Pulaski Co Mo. may help to place him
I will be very thankful if you can help me. I am 87 years of age.
Yours truly
Lucretia Miller Browning Ill.

RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
APR 25
600456
1900
WAR DEPARTMENT
I address this to the Sec'y of War If this is wrong please refer to proper department

Certificate 24600
17213 INVALID.
File No. 17213
Wm Wright Va Service Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 418
[Arrangement of 1870.]
May 5-1900 - Mrs. Lucretia Mills Browning Ill.
1925 - Mch 6 - Visit to Mrs. B. Harvey in Harvey (?) MMSTF
1937 - Oct. 20 - Visit to A. V. Cragan - (MMSTF/DR)
1938 Mar. 2 - Visit to C. B. Stoddard M.M.A.D.

25962 RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
APR 25
600456
WAR DEPARTMENT
Browning Ill April 23, 1900
William Wright
Co. _____ Reg't Rev War
Lucretia Miller
Desires the record of her father above named man.
WRAPPER.
(515)
Record and Pension Office, WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April 25, 1900.
Respectfully returned to
Lucretia Miller, Browning, Illinois.
The records show that many persons named William Wright served in military organizations during the war of the Revolution, but, from the meager data furnished by you this office is unable to identify any one of them with the subject of your inquiry.
If you can ascertain and will state the designation of the organization in which service was rendered by the soldier whose record is desired, or, if not known the State from which he entered the service, such information in relation to him as the records may afford will be cheerfully furnished you.
In view of the statement that the soldier drew a pension, it is possible that information in relation to him may be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., who is the custodian of the pension records of all wars, and whose office is separate and distinct from the Record and Pension Office of the War Department.
By authority of the Secretary of War:
J. P. Amisworth
Chief of Office.
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(300a-a)

State of Missouri } Crawford County Court February Crawford County } term 1835
Now on Motion of Milly Wright here in open Court. Come William Miller and and after he the said William was duly sworn by the clerk here according to Law upon his oath saith that William Wright who was a Revolutionary pensioner Deceased or died on the seventeenth day of July Last past. and this deponent further saith that the aforesaid Milly Wright was the wife and now the widow of the said William Wright (Deceased). and he further saith he knows of no other William Wright being a Revolutionary pensioner. in Missouri.
I James Harrison Clerk of the county Court within and for the County of Crawford in the State of Missouri Do hereby certify that the above Testimony was given in open Court on the twenty fifth day of February 1835 upon which the Court here appeared to be clear and stated they had no doubts on their mind but the said Milly Wright is the Lawful widow of William Wright who was a Revolutionary pensioner whose pension certificate bore date from the 31 st day of January 1834 and Number 25.943
In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at office this twenty fifth day of February A.D. 1835
James Harrison Clerk
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO

Payments to be made at St. Louis. No by Geo. W. S. D. Bk. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of e No.
FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C. Vol. 8.
Page 91 by John F. Sprague Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Wright of the State of Missouri who was a Private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Eighty 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 31 st day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.
J. W. P. Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wright, William GRADE Private LINE Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER 10905 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED September 2, 1789 to — not shown —
*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.