Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,246, Moses Grisham, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE S.C.
Grisham or Gresham Moses
NUMBER 8.21.246
Born in Va.
CONTENTS
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12.8
South Carolina
Moses Grisham
of Chester in the State of South Ca 
who was a pri: in the company command
by Captain Dagges of the Regt command
by Col. Henderson in the South Car: 
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Sout Car: 
at the rate of 80 dollars -Cents per annum
 is commence on the fourth day of March, 1834.

Certificate of pension found the 29 day of May '33  and sent I. Rosborough
chester co. ho. S. C.

Arrears to the 4th of March '33- 160
Semi-annual, allowance ending 4 Sept "- 40
$200
{Revolutionary Claim }
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded By Wm Miller CLERK,
BOOK E. Vol. 6. Page 68
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Dead
Letter to J Roseborough 2 Aug 1838
87 July 22 P.H. Grisham history Proof
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State of South Carolina }
Chester District} Js

On this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared before the Court of Com-annon pleas, now sitting for the District of Chester in the State aforesaid, Moses Grisham, a resident of said District of Chester and State aforesaid, aged seventy four years, who being first duty 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 June 7 1832. That be enlisted in the  army of the United States, in the year 1779, to the best of his recollection with Captain William Dogged and served in the 6th Regiment of the Continental line under the following named officers. Wm Dogged was the Captain under whom he served, and Joel Dogged was the 1st Lieutenant in his Company. The Regiment was commanded by Col Henderson. That he left the service at the time that peace was made; That he resided in the State of South Carolina, Chester District when he first entered the service; That he enlisted for the term of three years or during the war and as well as he can recollect the third year of his term of service had not expired when peace was made; That he was at the battle at Stone and was wounded in the left shoulder in that battle, and that Capt. Wm. Dogged was killed in the same battle. That when he first enlisted he searched to the cily of Charleston from Chester District, and after remaining in that city for some
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time he went to Hederal's point where he was stationed for some months, and again returned to Charleston and marched from that city to Parisburg and after remaining there for some months, he marched to stone where he was in the battle.  He afterwards again marched to Charleston. That he received no regular discharge at the time peace was declared in consequence of his being at that time confined with the 
small pox.
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 & subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
Moses Grisham His x mark
Sworn in open court}
R Gautt J Rosborough ccpls}

[And the said Court do hereby declare 
their opinion that the above named applicant 
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.] 

I John Rosborough, clerk of the Court of  Common Pleas for Chester District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Grisham for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this, fourth day of April, 1833
J Rosborough
ccpls
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Intoragatories put to Moses Grisham who has made & sworn
to the foregoing drctatation in or [??] to obtain a [????]

A[??]. to Jul. 1st I was born in the State of Virginia but does not know
the county being so young when I left there [??] I have
been to [???] & from what I can find but I [???] about
twenty four years of age & must have been
in the year 1759

Aus to 2nd I have no record of my age

A[??] to 3rd I was living in Camden District South Carolina now
ChesterDistrict South Carolina have lived in said
place ever since the war and still lives there except
two years or new River State of Virginia

A[??] to 4th I was enlisted in Capt Wm Dogged Company
[????] Dogged Lieut. 6th Regiment Col Henderson

A[??] to 5 Col Henderson Genl Sumter Genl Lincoln
Pulaski when enlisted marched to Charleston
South Carolina from thence to [??????] point from
there to Chalreston thence to [??????] thence
to Stono & was at the Battle of Stono where my
Captain Wm Dogged was killed where I my
self was wounded by a [????] shot

A[??] 6th I never did risieve a discharge being bad with 
small-pox & never joined the army after I got well the 
war being over

A[??] 7th Robert Meek. David Thomas. Henry
Carter Andrew Egger Col. Green D Colvier
Edward Mobley

Moses Grisham
X his mark

Sworn to & subscribed date
above in open court
april 4th 1833
J Rosborough
ccpls
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The State of South Carolina
Chester District

We James L Wright
a clergyman residing in the District of Chester
and Nicholas Colvin Senior resigin in the same
hereby, that we are well acquainted with Moses
Grisham who has subscribed and sworn to the 
foregoing declaration: that we believe him to be
about seventy four years of age: that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution and that
we concur in that opinion.
Jas. L. Wright
Nicholas Colvin Sen

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
in open court April 4th 1833J Rosborough
CCpls

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that
the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states: and the court further
certifies that it appears to them that James L Wright
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman
resident in the District of Chester and that Nicholas
Colvin Senior who has also signed the same is
a resident in the same place: and is a credible
person and that their statemetn is entitled to credit
Richard Gautt
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25037

Moses Gresham
SC
Camden - now Chester Dest.

SC

on the S.C. musterrolls
[?????] as a private
2 year $80.00
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War Department,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has 
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done.  These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Moses Gresham SC

Period when the service was rendered
Continental lines
1779 enlist
for --

Duration of the claimant's service
Years, 3-
Months.
Days.

Bank of the claimant

Name and rank of the Filed officers
under which he served
private Cap Dogged
Col Henderson
in the last year of his term peace
was declered

Age at present,
and place of abode
when he entered the service.
74 - born in V.a
entered in Camden Dest SC
and now lives in [?] Dest
one surviving witness
sais he knows he served
but cannot say how long
Certificate of Clergyman
and Citizens

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
 J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Regulations Under the Act of June 7, 1832

The following regulations have been adopted:
this law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of }
County of }
ss.
On this day of personally appeared, (a) before  A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, 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, passes
June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers: the time he left the service: (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers:) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service: the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through  which he marched.  This form is said to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency n the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the  and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his  case.  The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decisions can be ex expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6 {To a soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{ To an officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of person to whom you are know in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they  concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party.  And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be  done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of this death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevent from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides.  If he should fail to do so he must assign a sufficient reason for not confirming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariable be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had.  Every claimant must state, 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.  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 cannon 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 [????] as four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that 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 shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the services 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, [??] if he 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.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers 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.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the same of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops.  The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to file War Department, with the declaration.
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[Revolution]
21 246
Invalid.

File No. 21,246
Moses Grisham
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, page 160
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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South Carolina
Chester District

On this fourth day of April in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
three, personally appeared before the court of Common
Pleas now sitting for the District of Chester 
William Cockrill, a resident of said District, in
the seventy-sixth year of his age, who being duly
sworn according to law, on his oath sayeth, that
he was well acquainted with Moses Grisham
who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing
declaration, during the Revolutionary war, That 
he know of his own knowledge he was in the
United States service as a private soldier in said
war, saw him in said service in the City of
Charleston, South Carolina, for some time 
but does not now recollect how long, he
believes said Moses Grisham was a volunteer
and enlisted with Capt. Dogged in the sixth
Regiment command by Col. Henderson, that the said
Moses Grisham is reputed and generally believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
in the Revolution; and that he is a man of good 
character and voracity.
William Cockrill
x his mark

Sworn in open Court
J Rosborough
ccpls
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Chester Village July 23d 1838

Sir

Enclosed I send you the papers in
the case Isabella King & of Martha
Grisham for pensions when you have
decided thereon please release the papers to
Peter Wylee the Judge of ordinary

I am so
Yours Respectfully
J Rosborough