Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45163, Daniel Wright, Continental N.H.

SERVICE
Continental N.Y.
Wright, Daniel
NUMBER
S 45163
CONTENTS

10.1500 New York
Danice Wright of Westport in the state of N. York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reid of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of May 1820 and sent to Pensioner, Westport, N. York
Arrears to 4th of March 1821. - 279 16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1820. - 48 00 2 y. 10 m. \frac{23}{30} \frac{4}{31} $: 327 16
Death not in G.B.
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
21 May 1820 -
Ephraim

Daniel Wright
Col. Reids
N. Hampshire Reg t
1776 - 1 year -
2 April 1810
Admitted
"Pensioner"
West Park
New York.
Das. New York
To remain suspended, till schedule is rec d . & acted upon.
10 Nov. 1820.

State of New York
County of Essex
On this twentieth day of March 1820 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County personally appeared General Daniel Tongue aged sixty three years and ten months resident in the town of Westport in the said County of Essex who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War - That some time in May in the year 1775 he enlisted for the term of 8 months in the company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Puley 60 th John Stark's Regiment in the New Hampshire line of Troops to serve ag- ainst the Common Enemy - that after serving in said Regiment about two months he was detached and joined Col d Murbanks Regiment of Artillery in which Regiment he continued to serve as an artillery- ist until the term of his enlistment had expired - that he continued in the service without interruption as he enlisted immediately on the expiration of his first term of enlistment into a company commanded by Captain Robert Oliver - Col d James Reeds Regiment of the said New Hampshire Troops on the Continental Establishment for the term of one year ; that soon after his enlistment he was detached to constitute a company called Gen l Lee's Life Guard. Commanded by Captain Lund. At New York Captain Lund was discharged and Captain Great took command of the Guard; that after having Returned from the Southern States where they had been ordered with Gen l Lee he was ordered to Rejoin in the early Part of summer 1776 Capt Oliver's Company Col d Reeds Regim- ent then at Crown Point on Lake Champlain, that in consequence of ill health he Rec d a furlough late in the fall of said year to be absent during sickness
The certificate of date of original declaration, to wit, 20 April 1820.

and that byon his health was Sufficiently Restored to rejoin his Regiment his term of Enlistment Expiring - And he did not obtain a written discharge, and that he has no other Evidence of his said Enlistment and service now within his Power - That he made a previous declaration under the aforesaid Law on the 8th day of April 1818 byon Ruben Whallon Esquire then one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Essex. Since resigned - Which declaration it appears from Information from the war office is lost - and that he is in reduced and necessitous circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support -
Daniel Wright
Sworn to and declared byon me this day and year aforesaid
D. W. M c Neil Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas of the County of Essex.
I David D r M c Neil Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Essex aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Daniel Wright did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the Continental Establish- ment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had byon me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress - I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support - I also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he made a previous declaration on the 8th day of April 1818 byon the honorable Ruben Whallon then one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid now out of Commission - Dated March 13th 1820
D. W. M c Neil Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas of the County of Essex.

State of New York - Essex County ss. I Thomas Stowe Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Essex County in the State of New York do hereby testify that on the eighth day of April 1818 Reuben Whellan Esq was one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & that in the month of April 1818 I did affix the seal of said Court to the declaration of said Daniel Wright mentioned in the within certificate of Reuben Reuben Whellan to have been made and I do further testify that David B. Merrill whose name is affixed to the within certificate is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Essex County in the State of New York & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said David B. Merrill & that the within signature "D B Merrill" is the proper hand writing of the said David B. Merrill In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County this 13th day of March 1820 - X Thomas Stowe Clerk

New Hampshire Gen. John C. Wright Col. Roads Com. 185-197
To prove the furlough "to be absent during sickness" The time he entered the service & why he never joined .... The deposition of 2 witnesses is required, unless to be credible & disinterested (Officers would be preferred) by the Judge or Magistrate who administers the oath. The off. char- ter of J. or Magis to be attested by the clerk under seal of Office.

Daniel Wright
Col. Reids
N. Hampshire Reg t
1776 - 1 year -
2 April 1810
Admitted
"Pensioner"
West Park
N. York.
Dear N. York
To remain suspended, till schedule is rec d . & acted upon.
10 Nov. 1820.

I Ruben Whallon of the town and county of Essex and state of New York do hereby certify that on the 8th day of April 1818 the above named Daniel Wright did make before me the one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said county since resigned a declaration in substance like the preceding in order to obtain the Provisions of the aforesaid mentioned act of Congress of the 18th March 1818. which declaration was by me forwarded to the Office of the Secretary of War without delay - and which is as I am informed from the Pension office lost - In witness whereof I hereto set my hand this 18th day of March 1820. Rubens Whallon

State of New York - 3 Court of Common Pleas County of Essex ss 3
On this first day of May 1821 Personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the said County of Essex Daniel Wright aged Sixty four Years, resident in the town of West Port in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows: (viz) Enlisted as a Private into a Company Commanded by Capt Jeremiah Hiles, in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel John Stark, in about two months was Ordered to join a Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Colonel Burbanks, then a resident of Boston (Massachusetts) & there I served as an Artillerist untill the term of my enlistment expired, being Eight Months I continued in the service by another & immediate enlistment into a Company Commanded by Capt Robert Oliver in Col nel Reed's Regiment of the New Hampshire line for the term of One Year; directly after this enlistment, was detached as one of a Company Commanded by Captain Lunt, which constituted the life guard of Genl Henry Lee with whom we were Ordered to march to New York, at New York Capt Lunt was discharged & Captain Great Succeeded to the command of the Guard & from thence proceeded to the southern States having accomplished the object contemplated were Ordered to return to New York from thence was Ordered to rejoin my former Company & regiment (viz) the Company of Capt Robert Oliver & regiment Commanded by Col o Reed, then at Crown Point on Lake Champlain, where I completed the term of my enlistment
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not

nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed
Daniel Wright
sworn to and declared on the first day of May 1821 before me
I Ashley Pond Clerk of the County of Essex do certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is eighty eight Dollars and fifty one Cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and there affixed the seal of the said Court on this second day of May 1821
Ashley Pond Clerk of the Court for the County of Essex

Schedule of Property owned by Daniel Wright of West Port, Essex County & State of New York (viz)
one Horse, one Cow, Six Sheep, one pair of Iron Andirons one Iron fire Shovel & tongs, one small Crow Bar, one small dish Kettle, one damaged three pail Kettle, six old Knives & forks, four earthen Bowls, Six do of Plates, Six Iron Spoons, Six old Kitchen chairs, two Brass Candle Sticks, one pair Steel Yards, two old low Chests, one old Man's Saddle, one Bridle one Candle Stick tin, one trunk one very old Blacksmith's Bellows, one Birch horn, one Stone Hammer, one Blacksmith tongs, one old Baked Kettle one one & a half pail Kettle one tin Canteen
The Family of the said Daniel Wright consists of himself aged Sixty four years, who is a farmer by occupation & is able to do but little labor, his wife Patience Wright Aged Sixty three years & is a very infirm old lady not able to do but very little labour; both live with their son in law I have done for some years past
Subscribed by me                      Daniel Wright

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N. F. 45-163
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Knight 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775 8 mos. Pvt. Jeremiah Stiles John Stark N. H.   detached to Burbank's Artillery Regt.   Immediately after 1 1/2 yrs. Robert Oliver James Reed   Sent & Green in Genl. Lee's Life Guard  
Battles engaged in, not stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Mar. 13 1820. His cl. was ab.
Residence at date of application, Newport Compt. N. Y.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs.
Remarks: In 1821 his wife Patience was 63 years. She and the soldier then lived with their son in law & his name is not stated.
The only soldier that name N. H. service found on Rev. Records of this Bureau. Respectfully,
Commissioner.

THE J. S. BROWN MERCANTILE CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS
DENVER, COLO.,
Alamosa,
Feb. 10, 1918.
IN REPLYING REFER TO _____
Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary War Standing of Katie Harris Van Fleet, whose mother was Sarah Wright; whose father was Dan Wright; whose father was Dan Wright , in the Revolutionary War from Lebanon, New Hampshire, born 1757.
Also give the rank held in the War.
Yours truly,
M. H. Van Fleet

Westport, Essex Co., N. Y. Feb. 3, 1902
Hon. H. Clay Evans,
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear sir: Will you please furnish me with the military record of Daniel Wright, who was granted a pension of $96.00 per year, May 21, 1821, (to date from April 8, 1818,) for service in the REvolutionary War, in the New Hampshire Line (see printed List of 1835, volume 2, page 145).
I wish the information solely for historical purposes, and not for the purpose of preferring a claim against the United States.
Very truly,
Caroline H. Royce.

45 163
Rev INVALID.
File No. 45 163
Daniel Bright
Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818 &
1 st May 1820
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 581
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mar. 24-1902
Caroline H. Roy can Westport N.Y.
1918 Feb. 21 Hied. To M. H. Van Fleet

Deposition of David Adams

I David Adams of Gilsum in Cheshire County and State of New Hampshire of Lawfull Age to testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Daniel Wright ever since the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy four. and I was knowing that said Wright entered the into the Service of the united States as a Soldier in the revolutionary war in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy five and did his duty as a Soldier till the latter parte of the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy six in a Continental Regt of the New Hampshire Line I further say that I saw said Wright with his regt near the close of the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy six I further say that the said Wright now resides in the State of New York in Essex County and town westport applied to me in said Gilsum for the above testimony and that he is the same person above stated and that he always did his duty as a Soldier faithful when I was with him David Adams Gilsum Sept 22 1820
State of New Hampshire On the 22 d day of September in the year A.D. 1820 Cheshire ss. Before me, the subscriber personally came the said David Adams and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned, made oath that all that is above written, by him subscribed is just and true. Obadiah Pease, Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the said David Adams is a credible witness and I believe that the preceding affidavit may safely be depended upon, as true. Obadiah Pease, Justice of the Peace Cheshire ss Sept 23. 1820
I Salma Hale Clerk the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cheshire certify that Obadiah Pease is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county, that the foregoing is his signature S. Hale

Deposition of Sim l Dewey

State of Vermont
Orange County Clerk's Office
September 12 th A D 1820. —
J H E G th Laughlin Clerk
of Orange County Court hereby certify, that James Hiltbrunner Esqr of Pitsford in s d County, before whom the accompanying Deposition was taken is a Justice of the peace in s d County, and that his name subscribed to the accompanying certificate is in his own hand writing Attest H E G th Laughlin Clerk

Timothy Dewey of Sunbridge in Orange County and State of Vermont New York do hereby certify and say that I have been well acquainted with one Daniel Wright more than fifty years past now of Westport in the County of Essex and State of New York and that in the latter part of April 1775 I enlisted into the same company with him at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts for the term of eight months each and about the expiration of term I was knowning to the S d Daniel Wrights enlisting into a company belonging to Col o James Reads regim t ent for the term of one year of the New Hampshire line I soon after enlisted into Col o Waits company in Col o Bedals Regim t & I went to Duchesne and when on the retreat some time in the month of July 1776 I met with the S d Wright at Crownpoint on the west shore of Lake Champlain in the S t of New York & that the S d Reads & Bedals regiments soon after moved up the Lake to Mt s Independence on the East shore of S d Lake where we continued untill late in the fall and I was knowning to him the S d Wright being sick and obtained a furlough for about one month previous to the expiration of his enlistment and was not able to rejoin his regiment before S d Regiment was discharged and further I can testify the S d Wright sustained the character of a good faithfull soldier
Timothy Dewey
State of Vermont Orange County S d Sunbridge Sept r 12 th 1820 Then I Timothy Dewey Personally appearing and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the the truth
Before me Samuel Hutchinson Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the S d Timothy Dewey is consid red by me and I believe by all his acquaintance to be a man of truth and veracity Attest Samuel Hutchinson Justice of the Peace

Westport / Essex Co. N.Y. / May 6. 1821
Sir;
Agreeable to the requisitions of the Law regulating the grant of Pensions to Revolutionary Soldiers, I forward to you the Schedule of my Property. It is now somewhat more than three years since I first made application. Whatever Returns it may be necessary for me to receive, I would request they may be forwarded to the Post Office in Westport, Essex Co.)
I am Sir your Obedt. Servt.
Daniel Wright.
J. C. Calhoun Esqr. Secty of War