Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,453, Thomas Wright, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Wright, Thomas
5.6.453
carded
CONTENTS

Virginia 12. 463.
Thomas Wright
of Goochland in the State of Va.
who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Welch of the Regt. commanded by Col. Stubblefield the Va. line for 2 years
Lead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6 th April 1838 from 4. March to 13 July 1835 Agt Notified 3 rd Dec r 1844
Inscribed on the Roll of Va.
at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May and sent to W m Miller (clk) Goochland C.H. Va.
Arrears to the 4th of March '33- 16 0 Semest. allowance ending 4 Sept r -. 4 0
$ 20 0
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by William Miller - Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 30

Fe Rly adm'd for 2 years as agriculturist $80-
M m Miller Esq. etc
Goochland Co
VA

BRIEF in the case of Thomas Wright  County of Goochland in the State of Va  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73 years  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. Gen.     About In 1777 2 - Private Capt Welch Col Hubblefield  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Orange Co Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? His own declaration  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts Examining Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 29 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Thomas Wright, dec d the adm or of, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of eighty ————— Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June / 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 13 th July 1835.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

9637 Thomas Wright Declaration

State of Virginia
At a Court held for Goochland County, 20 th August 1832.
State of Virginia } ss. Goochland County }
On this 20 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the County Court of Goochland in the state of Virginia, being a court of record. Thomas Wright, a resident of said County and State aforesaid, aged seventy three years, the 10 th day of October last, 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 March 7 th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States about the year 1777 with Nathaniel Welch, a recruiting Officer and served in the fourth Regiment of the Continental line under the following named Officers. Colonel George Stubblefield, Major Forster (he thinks but is not certain) Captain Nathaniel Welch Lieutenant Richard Gaines (he thinks) the name of his Ensign he does not recollect, and served the term of two years. That he resided in the County of Orange in the state of Virginia, when he entered the service, that he was in no battles, and that he marched to the North and was at the White Plains — he hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Thomas his + Wright mark
(And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I William Miller Clerk of the Court of Goochland County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Thomas Wright for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 29 th day of August 1832.
Wm Miller, C.C.

Thomas Wright

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas W. Gooch and Co Va which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? No
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

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6453
INVALID.
File No. 6453
Thomas Wright
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 6 , Page 147
[Arrangement of 1870.]