Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,181, William Graham, Penn. Enlisted In 1773 Indian Service Under Wayne
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Service: Penn
*Graham, William
Number: R. 4,181
Enlisted in 1773
Indian Service under Wayne
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Kentucky
33,589
Wm. Graham
Suspended

Letter to Wm DeCourcy
July 21: 1836. 
do 27 Sept 1836.

4181
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4181
William Graham
Service: Penn. Ky
Indian Spy &c
REJECTED
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Coldspring Ky 
8th June 1836 

Sir
Enclosed I send you Wm Graham's declaration in order to be placed on the pension list. Mr Graham is one of the few remaining Revolutionary soldiers who has escaped intemperence, has raised a large family of Respectable sons and daughters, and as long as he could attend to business, did not wish to become a pensioner but for a long time past, has been unable to walk without a crutch, and with great dificulty [sic] with. He lives within five miles Cincinnati hence if you please place him on the roll of the Ohio agency at Cincinnati; it will save him riding about 86 miles and ten dollars expense, the fact is it will be almost impossible for him to ride to Lexington. I would have communicated this thro' my Hon Rep Col R. M. Johnson but I suppose he has left the city before this. 
With sentiments of highest regard I remain Yours 
[Signed] Wm DeCourcy
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Coldspring Ky
16th Sept 1836 

Sir
Received your letter relative to Wm Graham's application for a pension, but owing to a press of business have neglected to forward his amendment till now. By which you will perceive the old man can not recollect the exact dates but by certain events he can fix part of his service; But the truth is he served as a business from the Year 1773 till the close of the indian war under Wayne. And never married till about the year 1800, since which he has raised a respectable family and altho between 80 and 90 he has children not grown. He is one of the few who has retained his honesty and sobriety in in the army well nigh 30 years. 
He lives within about five miles of Cincinnati, and it is 80 to Lexington. The old man cannot walk a step without a crutch, Hence if it be possible place him on the Cincinnati Agency 
Will you be so good as to let me know if there was a law passed last session of Congress granting pensions to indian fighters till 1795. It is said here such a law has passed.
Most Respectfully Yours 
[Signed] Wm. DeCourcy
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State of Kentucky}
Campbell County} ss. 
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County of Campbell William Graham, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and 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. He served for one year as a private under Capt James Paul comencing in the Spring of 1773. He then served as a private and indian spy betwen the year 1775 and the close of the Revolutionary war, as a volunteer under Capt Reed two years; and under Capt Enos Thomas three months certainly and believes it a longer time as to the particular dates or years he cannot now remember but knows that the two years under Capt Reed and three month under Capt Thomas was between the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five and the close of the Revolutionary war and he further states that he is the identi[cal] William Graham who made a declaration in Campbell County Court on the 23rd of May last but not retaining a copy of said declaration is not positive as to the day 
(X his mark) Wm. Graham
Sworn & subscribed before me this 15th September 1836 
[Signed] Geo. Morris J.P.
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State of Kentucky Campbell County ss. 
I Jno N. Talioferro Clerk of the Court of Campbell County Certify that George Morris is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing Signature is perporting to be his is genuine. In Testamony Where of I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal said office this 15th day of Sept to the year 1836 
[Signed] Jno N Talioferro Clerk of the Court of Campbell County
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33589
Wm. Graham
Dec't for
Pension
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 State of Kentucky}
County of Campbell} ss.
On this 23d day of May 1836 personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record) before the Court of Campbell County now sitting William Graham a resident of the above named County and State, born in Ireland in the year 1754; lived in Pensylvania [sic] untill the Close of the Revolutionary war after his arrival in America about the year 1772 since which untill resently he lived in Jefferson County Ohio State; He is eighty two years of age on the 4th day of the present month of May, that he is acquainted with Alexander Barr John [?] and Huton [?] Graham, He is not personally acquainted with any Clergyman in this state being by reason of old age and lameness unable to walk without a crutch, hence much confined in his acquaintances - his age is recorded in a bible now in Jefferson County Ohio. He lived about two miles and a half from Beasontown in the State of Pennsylvania when he volunteered in the service, Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 
That he entered the service as a volunteer in the Pennsylvania militia in the spring of the year 1773 under Capt James Paul in Beasontown Penna. and Rendezvoued at the Cherry orchard. Believes his Collonel's name was Barrence. He served under said Capt Paul two tours in all making one year, Then he served again a a volunteer under Capt Reed two years and upwards, his services were almost wholy as an indian spy watching and serching for indians in the County about Big Beaver and Cob's and Green's stations while in the service he shot an Indian and in turn was shot at and chased by the indians. He served also sometime under Capt Enos Thomas but cannot state precisely the time But from the time he first entered in the Spring of 1773 untill the close of the war he was in actual Service four years and upward as a Militia and Indian Spy. After the Revolutionary war closed he enlisted
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in Waynes army and Came to Cincinnati and continued with the army as soldier or artificer untill the Indian treaty after which he married and lived in Jefferson County State of Ohio about 30 miles from Pittsburg where he lived untill he moved to this County. He further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he is known to no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service 
(X his mark) Wm. Graham
Sworn to in open Court [Signed] Jno N Talioferro, Clk

We Alexander Barr John and Hutton Graham residing in Campbell County State of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Graham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 82 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighberhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that Opinion 
[Signed] John Graham
[Signed] Alexander Barr
[Signed] Huton Graham
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Sworn to in Open Court
[Signed] Jno N Talioferro, Clk

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 revolution soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Alexander Barr, John Graham and Huton Graham who has signed the preceding certificate are residents of this County and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
In Testimony whereof  I John N. Talioferro, Clerk of the said Court hath hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 23d day of May 1836. 
[SEAL]
[Signed] Jno. N. Talioferro, Clk