Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44111, Thomas Wright, Continental Mass. N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Wright, Thomas
S 44111
Mass.
N 71
CONTENTS

Massachusetts and sent Febry 4. 1818 to Sam D. Merrill Esq. United States
4,439
4
New Hampshire
Thomas Wright, Capt Allen private Massachusetts line 1777 War In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire, at the rate of 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of June, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of Nov 1818. and sent to delivered to Mr Merrill, Senate N.H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818. 2 mos. 10/30. 18. 66. Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Mar 1819. 48. 00
$:66.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Contested
Goffstown Hillsborough, N.H.

This soldier states that his discharge had been surrendered to be presented to the Sec. of War, which transaction was prior to his application for pension, so it would seem that it may have been presented as evidence in order to obtain his bounty land, tho he does not so state.
The old bounty land books show that warrant No. 5210 for 100 acres of bounty land was issued January 28, 1790 on account of the service of a Thomas Wright, but there is no way to be sure this is the same man, tho he was entitled to land. No discharge found on file & was perhaps burned when War Off. burned. MMF. Oct. 30-1931

Thos Wright
From to 25 June 1860 of Massachusetts Line 1st Reg d discharged in the War Office left in 1860 By David L Merrill

I Thomas Wright a Resident Citizen of the United States of the Town of Goffstown in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do solemnly swear that that I came to the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1774 from Great- Britain and was in the first eight months service in 1775 and in Bunker hill battle so called I enlisted again in the years service commencing in Jan. 1776 in Capt. Wilkinson's Company in the Regt. Command- ed by Col. James Read which years service I faithfully served out. Again in 1777 I en- listed under Capt. Noah Allen in the first Company of first Regiment in the Massachu- setts Line commanded by Col. Vose for the term of During the War which I faithfully served out & was honorably discharged at a place called Snake Hill in New York on or about the 9th of June 1783 which will more fully appear by my discharge lately trans- mitted by the hand of David L Merrill Member of Congress to the Secretary of War, I further declare that I am not on the Pension list of Invalids of my Country and that I am in re- duced circumstances and stand

in need of the assistance of my country for my support I have no further evi- dence now in my power that I can offer in support of my claim for a pension under the late act of Congress I was in three engagements at the taking of Burgain & in the battle of Monmouth
Thomas Wright
Sworn to this 25th day of June A.D. 1810 Before me J. H. Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. On the 25th day of June A.D. 1810 Before me the Subscri- ber, one of the Associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough personally ap- peared Thomas Wright a Resident citizen of Goff- stown an aged man and being duly cautioned made solemn Oath agreeably to Law, (in order to obtain a pension under the late 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") that he enlisted in the year 1777 in the Company commanded by Capt. Noah Allen being the first Company in the first

Regiment in the Massachusetts Line Commanded by Colonel Vose for during the war and continued to serve in said Corps, or in the service of the United States untill about the ninth of June A D 1783 when he was honourably discharged at a place called Snake Hill in the State of New York which discharge was letely transmitted to the Secretary of the Department of War by the hand of the Hon ble David R. Morrill and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for his support - from all which & other testimony to me given I hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Wright did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the Com- mon Enemy for more than nine months on the Continental Establishment & that he is in redu- ced circumstances & needs the Assistance of his Country for his support & I now transmit the proceedings & the testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Y. H. Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
This certifies that the signature of Y. H. Smith on this sheet is in his own handwriting & that he is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court.
Now Eastman Clerk

Thomas Wright
4459 G Street
Con
Is this man's name spelt Right, or is it wrong?
3 The pensioner's name is spelt Wright owing to old age his hand shook & it was difficult for the Clerk to ascertain which to call it I have seen it rectified at the Clerk's Office.
Yrs Affectionately J. Smith J of the Court of 68
Hon. D. L. Morrill Senate U. S.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
HILLSBOROUGH, SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the first district, holden at Hopkinton in said county of Hillsborough, on this eleventh day of July, 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount.
PRESENT
The Hon. { JOSHUA DARLING, } Justices. JEDIDIAH K. SMITH,
Personally appeared, in open court, Thomas Wright aged eighty one years, resident in Goffstown 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, to wit: — that he came to America in the year 1774 with the forces commanded by General Gage and awaited himself of the first opportunity of escaping from the British and joining the American cause which he did at the commencement of the Revolution and was in the Battle at Lexington where he entered for eight months at the close of which term he enlisted for one year under Colonel James Reed 1775 at the end of that term he enlisted for three years under Colonel Joseph Vose in the Massachusetts line and previous to the expiration of that term he enlisted during the war in the same corps and served in the service of the United States until the close of the war when he was discharged
the date of my original declaration was on the twentyfifth day of June Anno Domini, 1818 I have received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered on the back thereof. H. 439
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 the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or 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 following schedule, by me subscribed.
  1 Iron Pot 50 1 Kettle 25 75   2 Water Pot 17 17   3 Table 20 10 30   3 Knives & forks 10 10   3 Spoons 9 9   6 Plate 12 12   1 Bason 12 12   2 Chains 34 34   2 Chests 68 68   257 
Thomas Wright

My occupation is a Tailor I have not sufficient ability to pursue it.
My family, residing with me, consists of a wife whose name is Mary aged 60 years unable to perform any labor by reason of many infirmities such as Rheumatism etc she is confined to her bed the greater part of the time
Thomas Wright
Sworn to and declared in open court, on the Anno Domini, 1820.
12 th day of July
Moses Eastman Clerk
I MOSES EASTMAN, Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 foregoing schedule, is $257
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 12 th day of July, 1820.
Moses Eastman
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough.

44 111
Rev INVALID.
File No. 44.111
Thomas Wright
Dr Rev Dr
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 581
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I John Patten of Goffstown depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Thomas Wright of said Goffstown & have been for a number of years past, and that he is very poor, entirely destitute of any kind property & wholly dependent on the clemency of the people for support, and he sustains a good moral character, as to truth & honesty.
John Patten
Sworn to this 30th day of March A.D. 1810 & I certify that the said John Patten is a creditable witness in any Court of Law. Before me J. H. Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Com. Pleas
This certifies that the signature of J. H. Smith on this paper is in his own hand writing & that he is one of the Judges of the Judges Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court
Moses Eastman Clerk
Sworn to March 30th 1810

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wright, Thomas GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5210 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 28, 1790
to James Patterson
*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.