Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,470, John Wright, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Wright, John
S. 45,470
CONTENTS

14 823
New York
John Wright 2 a
of Albany in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Cuyler of the New York line, for the term of six years
scribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 th of October 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th of September and sent to James Sackett Esq r Agent Pensylvania New York
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819 $ 83. 9
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 $ 48.
10 mo 8/31 4/30 $ 131. 9
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
1st for Pension Nov 11 1820 to H. Sackett Esq. Albany N.Y.

John Wright 4543 ✓ Pension documents
on Roll
Adm c
rec d Aug. 9. 1819.
James Sackett Agent Rapelacitee Albany Count.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. } TO WIT: COUNTY OF Albany
IN conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR," the following DECLARATION, in writing, is made under Oath, by John Wright of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable Apollo Moore Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Albany in the said State, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said John Wright doth reside, that is to say:
DECLARATION.
I John Wright aged sixty nine of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this 24th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen-Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common Enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution, for the term of six years and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Towns County and State aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Capt Theodorus Fowler Company, Col Philip Schuyler Regiment and New York Line-That I entered the said service the day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and left it the day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of being discharged - that I received a document concerning the same service and discharge, which I have lost or at least cannot recollect what has become of it - and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me than the annexed Witness or affidavit of Jacob J. Hollenbeck - And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension, under any of the Laws of the United States, except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made.
IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.
Sworn before me, this 24th day of October 1818.
Spencer Wood John Wright first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Albany County

United States of America.
By the Honorable Apostolus Moore Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of the Court of Common Pleas in Albany County in the said State.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America.
SIR,
I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that John Wright of the Town of Westerlo — in the County of Albany — and State of New-York, personally appeared before me, at the Town of Westerlo — in the said State, on the 24th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing De- claration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true—Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration—Accordingly, he produced as testimony, the deposition of Jacob J. Hollenbeck
(and which accompanies this Certificate)—And I having duly considered the said Declaration, and the said testi- mony produced in support thereof, DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said John Wright — did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common Enemy, for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION ; and I am likewise satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are, in like manner, true—I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the said Court, at Rensselaerville the 24th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Apostolus Moore first Judge of the Court of Common in and for the County of Albany

Clerks Office City & County of Albany
I Horatio Marchant Deputy Clerk of the City & County of Albany do certify that Apollon Moore was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Albany at the time of signing the foregoing and annexed Affidavits and authorized to take the same and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and very believe the signature to the said Affidavits to be his proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County & hereunto my name this 29th day of October 1818
Horatio Marchant Sept att
State of New York Albany County 3 rd Nov 1818
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Mr. Wright the private in the preceding Declaration & Certificate named. That the said Wright is in indigent circumstances, and needs the assistance of his Country for Support —
Apollon Moore

Albany County ss
Jacob P. Hollenbeck after being duly sworn Deposits and saith that he is a resident of the County of Green and that he was an intitled Soldier for during the war and actually was in the revolutionary army about six - years that he served under Capt. Jacob Wright in the Second York Regiment Commanded by Philip Cortland New York line - and that he this deponent was well acquainted with John Wright, a private Soldier in Capt. Theodorus Fowler's company and that he belonged to the same Regiment - that he this deponent was with said Wright the Soldier, at the taking of Burgoyne in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven - was with him at Ticonderoga Point went with him the said John Wright under General Sullivan to Champlain where he was knowing to the said John Wright, with others having taken John Hough taking a Song who fell from among the Indians on their retreat and feigned himself dead on the Ground - went with him to Catharine Town from there to a place at that time called

Albany County ss.
Solomon Smith a Resident of the Town of Coeymans in the County of Delaware after being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he was an enlisted Soldier under Capt James Graye in Col Peter Gansevoort Regiment - the Third New York - That in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy nine was Joined with several other Regiments at Canajohary on the Mohawk River - among which was the Second York Regiment commanded by Philip Cortland - Further this deponent saith that from a conversation with John Wright who states also to have been an enlisted soldier and to have subscribed to the foregoing affidavit annexed and to have been enlisted under Capt Theodorus Fowler in said 2 nd York Regiment, that he this deponent is fully satisfied that the same John Wright did actually belong to the army of the revolution and that he Marched from the Mohawk River to the outlet of Otsego Lake where the army encamped for about one month - from thence Marched to Tiaga-point, from thence to New Haven on the Chemung River -

from thence to Catharine's Town at the inlet of Seneca Lake from thence to Apple Town, from thence to the outlet of Seneca Lake Old Castle from thence to Canandaigua, from thence to the Canadawaga Lake, from thence to Beards Town on the west side of Genesee River at which place Lieut Boyd and a Sergeant were found Massacred and mangled in a most shocking manner, this was about the first of Sept. in 79 - from thence to Old Nyominy or Wilksbury on the Susquehanna River, from thence to East Town on the Delaware River from thence to Sipes Cant. House in New Jersey from thence to Morristown for winter quarters in the year 80 - - Further this deponent saith that altho he does not recollect the Countenance of the said John Wright and does not know that he was ever personally acquain- ted with him the said Wright yet from his description of the places before mentioned and of what took place during the Campaign the particu- lars so minutely described by him the said Wright at all the places before mentioned

being so far satisfactory that this deponent is fully convinced that the said Wright was present at the taking of John Houghtaling a tory at new Paltz on the Shannoy River and that he actually commenced the March and went the whole route as before described from the Mohawk to Morris Town - And further this deponent saith not
Solomon his X Smith mark
The above affidavit taken and subscribed before me this eighteenth Day of March in the year one Thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Clerks office City of Albany County of Albany I do hereby certify that James Sackett was at the time of administering the above Affidavit a Commissioner duly au- thorized to administer the same - That I am acquainted with his Hand-Writing and verily be- lieve the signature above to be his proper Hand-Writing - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Albany County Pleas - July 31 st 1819 - George Murnant Clerk

State of New York Albany county ss:
James Vredenburgh of the city of Albany being duly sworn deponeth & saith That he was personally acquainted with John Wright the person who hath subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration while in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That this deponent became acquainted with the said John While he belonged to Col. Philip Van Cortlands Regiment under what Captain this deponent does not now recollect altho this deponent belonged to the same Regiment That the said John Wright was with Genl Sullivan on his Western expedition against the Indians. That the said John Wright served as a private soldier at least five years in the 8 th Regiment to the best knowledge of this deponent, And further saith not. — Subscribed & sworn to this his 31 st day of July 1819 before James Vredenburgh me mark
James Sachet
Commissioner
Clk of Court do certify that at the time at the time of administering the above Affidavit James Sachet was a Commissioner duly authorized to administer the same that I am acquainted with his Hand Writing and verily believe the above signature to be his proper Hand-Writing In Testimony

Whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the Albany Common Pleas on this 31 st Day of July 1819 -
George Newmarch Clerk —

John Wright 2 nd
11. 823
Eliza W.
H. Wendell Jr. Albany N.Y.
Nov. 11 th 1820
STATE OF NEW-YORK

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Supreme Court City of Albany
(Duplicate)
On this Tenth day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said State according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) John Wright 2 nd late a private aged sixty four years, resident in the town of Waterloo in said County who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows; in the Company Commanded by Captain Fowler in Col Van Beylandts Regiment on the Continental Establishment in the New York Line, for the term in the manner specified in his original declaration on file in the Pension Office at Washington - dated the 24 th day of October 1818 - that his Certificate is Numbered 14.823 - and was issued on the 6 th of September 1819 - And that he has received his Pension at the rate of Eight dollars per Month, up to the 4 th of March last
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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th 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. That I am by Occupation a Carpenter - but by reason of the failure of my Sight - Which is such, that I am unable at all times to distinguish persons, except by their Voice - That the following is a Schedule of my Real Personal Estate viz - Real Estate None - Personal Estate None other than my Wearing apparel -
Sworn to and declared in open Court this 10 th day of August 1820
John Wright 2 nd
Fr: Bloodgood Clk
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Supreme Court
Clerks Office
Francis Bloodgood
Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature
do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is _____ dollars and _____ cents. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 31 day of August 1820 -
Fr: Bloodgood Clerk.

N.
I.S.C.,Exr.
Inv.No.45,470, Rev. War.
August 18, 1905.
John Wright
Sir:-
In reply to your communication dated July 28, 1905, and received July 29, 1905, relative to the above-cited claim, you are advised that the place of enlistment is not shown; in 1820 the soldier stated he was a carpenter by trade, which he was unable to follow on account of failure of his sight, and could distinguish persons only by their voices; no reference to his family. It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish full copies of papers on file, the clerical force being inadequate for such purposes.
Date and place of death not shown; for date of last payment of pension (and possibly name of beneficiary) apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data; "Certificate 14,823, issued September 6, 1819, under Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency."
Very respectfully,
Mr. Charles E. Potts,
Commissioner.
81 & 83 Franklin St.,
New York, N. Y.

45 470 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 45 470
John Wright Priv Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 581
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July 15, 1905 Hist. to Chas. E. Potts, NYCity. Aug. 18, 1905 letter to above.

J. 45. 470 2nd John Wright
Oct 24, 1818 Westerlo, Albany Co. NY. 69 b. July 31 —
June '77
P. Capt Theodosius Fowler
Col Philip Van Cortland
NY line Cont
Ms June 1783 Gyps
P. May 6, 1824

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" 15,893

J. B. LOCKE & POTTS.
81 & 83 Franklin St.
New York, July 28, 1905
Bureau of Pensions,
Dept. of Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Under date of 15th inst. (I.S.C.Inv. 45470 Rev. War) you give service of John Wright enlisted June 1777 under Capt. T. Fowler and Col. Philip Van Cortland N. Y. Line. Kindly furnish such additional information as your records may show, particularly place of enlistment, date and place of death, and to whom final pension was paid, together with any other names of people or places associated with him.
Thanking you for past courtesy, I am,
place of enl not shown -

J. B. LOCKE & POTTS.
81 & 83 Franklin St.,
R
New York, June 29, 1905
O.M. & M.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
For the purpose of securing information to complete family record, I would ask you to supply the military history and any other information shown by records on file of John Wright of Albany and Troy, New York, who died Sept. 13th or 30th, 1823. He was a Revolutionary Pensioner but I do not know in what Organization he served.
If possible to give names of relatives or others connected with him the information is very much desired. The above John Wright was my great-grandfather.
Yours truly,
14823

N.b.
Wright, John
Dew, Nancy
(Former widow)
✓
See her case as widow of John Dew, N.b., W. 2722