Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45162, Solomon Wright, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
Wright, Solomon
NUMBER
S 45162
CONTENTS
[Blank lined area for contents entry]
[Blank lined area for contents entry]

10.641. New-York.
Re Solomon Wright of Wolcott in the State of N. York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer, of the Mass ts line, for the term of 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 1 st of April 1810.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of May 1822 and sent to Edw d M c Love Esq. Wolcott, N. York
Arrears to 4th of March 1822. 375. 16 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sept. 1822. 40. 00
3 y rs 10 mo s  \frac{23.4}{30.31}
$: 423.16
24. 156
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
21 May 1820
Seneca Co.
St. L. Murphy Johnson & Sticknell Letter to Com d Paym t Genl. (C. H.) 23. 48 April 23. 1830 To Genl. M c Jackson June 1/30

Solomon Wright's.
Off ! Copy .
Col. Brewer's Maps! the Reg! 1776 - 9 mo.
8 April 1810
in 1777 - 9 mo. in Baldwin Regt. →

Northern District of New York.
Seneca County ss. — Solomon Wright on this eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Twenty one, personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the County of Seneca, in the District aforesaid, and a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings and having a Common Seal) Farmer, aged Sixty seven years, resident in the town of Wolcott, in the County of Seneca and District aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That in the year 1776. he served in Colonel Samuel Brewers Regiment, in the Company Commanded by Capt. n Hamilton in the Massachusetts line — That in the year 1777. he served in Col. o Baldwin's Regt. t in the Company Commanded by Capt. n Moyer which was also in the Massachusetts line — That he made a declaration on or about the Eighth day of April Eighteen hundred and Eighteen.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to diminish the same or to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18 th 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 and by me subscribed.
Schedule
   $ cts     1. Cow — — — 13 00   4. Sheep — — — 6 —   5. Goats — — — 5 —   1. Table — — — 1 50   5. old chains — — — 1 —   1. Pot — — — 1 25   6. old knives & forks — — — — 75   2. d o Spoons — — — — 12 1/2   1. d o Tea Settle — — — 1 25   1. d o dish Settle (broken) — — — — 50   1. d o Spider — — — — 75   6. d o China tea cups & saucers — — — 1 —   1. d o Pewter tea pot — — — 1. —   1. Bowl. (Earthen) — — — — 75   2. d o — — — — 25   4. old plates — — — — 75   1. d o Stone pot. — — — — 37 1/2   2. d o pails — — — — 50   1. d o looking glass. — — — 5. —   2. d o Trunks — — — — 75   1. d o Slice & tongs — — — 1. —   1. d o Trammel — — — 1. —   1. Bible — — — 1 —   1. Axe — — — 1 —   1. Hoe — — — — 50   1. old shoe sickle — — — — 12 1/2  
I am owing to Jarvis Mudge $14.00 Geo. B. Throop — 25. — Obadiah Adams — 10. — Jonathan Melvin 9. — Frederick Wright 67. —  125. 00

I have a Wife aged Sixty five years, and is now entirely unable to walk, or do any work on account of severe sickness. — My Wife's name is Catharine. — I and my wife live with one of my Sons and who is illly able to support us. — I am unable to do any labor whatever — nor have I done any for Twelve years past, on account of having broken my leg, and been severely afflicted with the numb palsey. I have no means of support for me and wife whatsoever. —
Solomon Wright.
Sworn to and declared, on this 8 th day of May 1821. in Open Court.
John Maynard. Clerk
I John Maynard Clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the county of Seneca, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath — and 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 Forty six dollars & cts. thirty two cents
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 21 st day of May 1821. —
John Maynard Clk. H. By Elial Jencker Dep. Clk. of Seneca County —

Paid
APR 10
Mr J. L. Edwards Com d of Pensylvania Washington D.C.
W. G. G.

Mr. S. J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Sir
Has there ever been a pension obtained for Catharine Wright the widow of Solomon Wright late of the town of Wood- =cott Wayne Co. N.Y. or an effort made to do so by William Potten and how far did he succeed & what more is to be done, Catharine Wright is my mother and this man Potten has gone west and from whom we can learn nothing
Berk Byron Cayuga County N.Y. April 17. 1850
Yours very Respectfully Conrad Bergdorf

Jackson Michp. May 2, 1848
Hon. James S. Edwards,
Dear Sir,
permit us to inquire of you as Commissioner of pensions in the War Department at Washington, what are the necessary & appropriate steps to be taken to place before your Department the requisite facts to entitle certain persons here to receive from the U.S. Government a certain amount of money due to them as heirs of their Mother who, now deceased, lived some sixteen years & then died, the widow of their father, a Revolutionary soldier & pensioner,
The facts are as follows, Solomon Wright was a soldier in the Revolution, was a resident of Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts before & during the war & long time after. Afterwards he drew a pension of $96.00 per year from the U.S. Government for his Revolutionary services. On or before the year 1780 he was married to Catherine Boys, by Rev. Ephraim Swift in Williamstown, Berkshire Co. Mass, with whom he lived over thirty five years in that place. Said Solomon Wright died in Wayne County, N.Y. August 26, A.D. 1823. His said wife Catherine lived as his widow till April 1839, never having married again & then died in Butlers Wayne County N.Y. at the age of eighty four years. Said Catherine never petitioned the U.S. Government, or sought for a pension on account of her said husband at any time or in any manner, & her children by said Solomon Wright, being six in number, now desire the money due to their Mother by virtue

of the said husband's Revolutionary services. Not having access to the several acts of Congress touching pensions, We ask as a favor that the Commission of Pensions would send us such forms or suggest such other modes of procedure as will enable the applicants to make a successful presentation of their case.
Yours &c.
Johnson & Stockwell
Address = Johnson & Stockwell Jackson, Michigan

45 162
Rev INVALID.
File No. 45 162
Solomon Wright
Pair, Rev, War
Act: 18 th March 1818 & 1 st May 1820
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 581
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Seneca County ss.
Adonijah Church of the town of Wolcott, County of Seneca and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that the original Declaration of Solomon Wright for a pension of said town of Wolcott, was made out on the 8 th day of May 1818. by John Sayre then a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Seneca, and certified and sworn to before the said John Sayre - that the said John Sayre forwarded to the War Department the original Declaration above mentioned - that the Declaration was returned to Jesse Clark Esq. at Waterloo in said County for want of proof of the service of Solomon Wright, in the month of March 1820. And this Deponent further says, that Solomon Wright came to this Deponent with his declaration so sent back as before mentioned in the month of May 1820. requesting this Deponent's assistance to obtain his pension - That on the 17 th June 1820. Uriah McLean of the town of Cato, Cayuga County an old soldier, who then drew a pension came before this Deponent, this deponent then being one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Seneca County, and made an affidavit before this Deponent, to the effect, that he the said Uriah McLean knew Solomon Wright personally, that the said

Solomon Wright served in the Massachusetts line with him for more than nine months in continuance in the Continental establishment in the Regiment commanded by Col o Samuel Brewer in the year 1777 p
And this Deponent further saith that on the 23 d day of June in the year last before mentioned, came before this Deponent, this deponent then still being a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Seneca County, Alpheus Harmon of the town of Wolcott, County of Seneca, who also made an affidavit of the service of Solomon Wright to this effect, that he the said Alpheus Harmon personally knew the said Solomon Wright, & served with him more than nine months in succession in the year 1777 p in the Continental establishment in Massachusetts line in Col o Samuel Brewer's Regiment. — And this Deponent further saith that the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Seneca County was attached to the affidavit of the said Alpheus McLean and Alpheus Harmon as the law required. — And this Deponent further saith, that in the latter part of the month of June or fore part of July 1820. this Deponent enclosed the original declaration of Solomon Wright made as aforesaid with the above mentioned Affidavits, directed to the Honorable

John C. Calhoun Secretary at War, requesting him to return them if necessary to this Deponent at the Post Office in Wadsworth. — That this Deponent not hearing any thing from the papers, in the latter part of the fall of 1820, wrote again to the Secretary at War, requesting information concerning said papers. — That in the month of January this Deponent received a Letter from the War Office dated 16 th Jan y 1821. signed by J. L. Edwards stating among other things, that the documents of Solomon Wright were returned to Esquire Clark Esq. Waterloo on 8 th July 1820. for further evidence of service, since which time they had not been received at the War Office. — And this Deponent further saith that since the Receipt of the last mentioned letter from the War Office, this Deponent has had frequent conversations with Esquire Clark Esq. of Waterloo respecting the documents of Solomon Wright, and that the said Esquire Clark has always told this Deponent that the papers of Solomon Wright were sent to him but once to his knowledge, and that was in the month of March 1820. as stated in the preceding part of this affidavit. That this deponent after having seen Mr. Clark & finding that the papers had not been received by him, on the 13 th Feb y 1821. wrote again to the Secretary at War desiring him to inform this Deponent in what manner &

and what means if any Mr. Wright should make use of to find out what had become of his papers, or otherwise to obtain his pension - That since that time, this Deponent,
has heard nothing from the War Department.
And this deponent further saith that Jesse Clark Esq. is Postmaster at Waterloo & has searched the Office twice to this Deponent's knowledge since the Receipt of the letter of 16 th Jan y 1821. and that said papers nor any of them could not there be found. That this deponent thinks there must either have been some mistake as to sending the documents to Jesse Clark Esq. as stated in the letter from J. J. Edwards, or that they have been mislaid in the Office of the War Department, And further that this Deponent knows of no other means to satisfy the Secretary at War with respect to Mr. Solomon Wright's papers, than by this his Affidavit. And further this Deponent saith not...
Aaron J. Church
Sworn & subscribed this 18 th day of July 1821.
Before me. Edw. M c Leod
Commissioner to take Affidavits & in Seneca County.

Seneca County N.Y.
Solomon Wright of the town of Wolcott, County of Seneca and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is wholly unacquainted with the Christian name of Col. Baldvin in his declaration and schedule hereto annexed, mentioned that this deponent does not recollect of ever hearing his Christian name mentioned.
And this deponent further saith, that the said Col. Baldvin mentioned in his declaration hereto annexed, was an Artificer Commanding a Regiment of Artificers in the Massachusetts line in the year 1777. — That this deponent thinks & believes that the said Col. Baldvin resided at or near Boston to the best of this deponent's knowledge.
And this deponent further saith, that he knows of nor has any no means of ascertaining the Christian name of the said Col. Baldvin, nor of distinguishing him, other than by this his own affidavit.
Solomon Wright
Sworn & subscribed this 16 th day of July 1821.
Before me.
Dan. M c Leod Commissioner to take affidavits in Seneca County New York

Solomon Wright. aff. 6 Concerning Col: Baldwin: Christian Name.

Seneca County Alpheus Harmon of the town of Wolcott, County of Seneca and State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is wholly unacquainted with the Christian name of Col o Baldwin in his declarations, schedule and affidavit hereto annexed mentioned, that this deponent does not recollect of ever hearing his Christian name mentioned. And this Deponent further saith that the said Col o Baldwin commanded a Regiment of artificers in the year 1777. in the Massachusetts line, in the Northern department, and that this Deponent was attached to said Regiment. That this Deponent to the best of his knowledge believes the said Col o Baldwin resided at or near the town of Boston.
And this Deponent further saith that he knows of nor has no means of ascertaining the Christian name of the said Col o Baldwin, nor of distinguishing him, other than by this his own
affidavit
Alpheus Harmon
Sworn & subscribed this 16 th day of July 1821.
Before me.
Edw. M c OE a Commissioner
to take Affidavits &c. in Seneca County
New York.

Alpheus Harmon Aff. concerning Col. Baldwin Christian name. —

State of New York Seneca County Clerks Office } P 1
I certify that Edward M c Gre. Esquire whose hand writing I am acquainted with and whose signature appears to the annexed Affidavits as I verily believe in his own proper hand writing, was at the times of the dates thereof, a commissioner in and for the County of Seneca, duly commissioned sworn and authorized by law to take the said annexed affidavits, acting under the authority of this State. ~ ~ ~
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of com- mon Pleas in & for Seneca County at Waterloo this Twenty first day of July 1821. —
Eliab Scudder Dep. Clk.

State of New York
Seneca County ss.
Uriah M c Lean of the town of Cato, in the County of Cayuga and
State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he this deponent is well acquainted with Solomon Wright of the town of Wolcott, in the County of Seneca and State of New York, that he this deponent was well acquainted and personally knew the said Solomon Wright in the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary war - that he knew him to serve more than nine months in succession in the Continental establishment in the year 1776. in the Massachusetts line in the Reg t commanded by Col: Samuel Brewer in company commanded by Capt. Hamilton. - And this deponent further saith, that he this deponent knew the said Solomon Wright in the year 1777. to serve more than nine months in succession in the Continental establishment in the Massachusetts line in the company commanded by Capt. Thayer in the Reg t commanded by Col: d Baldwin of Artillery. And further this deponent saith not.
Sworn this 3 rd day of Jan y .
1822. Before me
Edw d M c Le d Comr.
To take Affidavits &c. in Seneca County.
Uriah M c Lean

Seneca County ss. I certify that the within named Uriah McLean is a credible witness, and a man of truth and veracity to the best of my knowledge and belief. Edw. Morse

State of New York.
Seneca County ss. I, Seth Higley of the town of Mentz in the County of Cayuga and State of New York being duly sworn Deposition and saith, that he this deponent is personally acquainted with Solomon Wright of the town of Wolcott in the County of Seneca, and State of New York, that he this Deponent was well acquainted and personally knew the said Solomon Wright in the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War, - that he knew the said Solomon Wright to serve more than nine months in succession in the Massachusetts line in the Continental establishments in the year 1776, in the Regiment commanded by Col: Samuel Brewer in a company commanded by Capt: Hamilton
And this Deponent further saith, that he this deponent personally knew the said Solomon Wright to serve more than nine months in succession in the year 1777. in the Continental establishment in the Regt. commanded by Col: Baldwin of Artificers in company commanded by Capt: Mayer in the Massachusetts line, And further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed this 9 th day of January 1822. Before me
Edw. Nelson Com. To
Seneca County ss. I certify that the above named Seth Higley is a credible Witness and a man of truth and veracity to the best of my knowledge and belief. — Edw. Nelson

State of New York, Seneca County Clerks office Gb: —
I certify that Edward M. Coe Esquire was on the days of the dates of the within affidavits, a commissioner in & for the County of Seneca duly commissioned sworn & authorized by law to take affidavits &c — and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Edward M. Coe and verily believe that the signatures to the within certificates of the within affidavits, to be in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County at Waterloo, this 12 th day of January 1822.
Eliel Sander Dep. Clk.

H o of Reps
Washington Ap. 30. 1858
Hon J L Edwards
Comm ee of Pensions
My Sir
Solomon Wright was a pensioner of New York, under the Law of 1818.
In order to establish the claim of the widow it becomes necessary to obtain from the pension office a copy of his alleged services.
Will you have the goodness to furnish me with such copy?
Very Respectfully Yours &c
W T Jackson