Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8619, Nathan Griffin, Md.
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SERVICE
Md

NAME
Griffin, Nathan

NUMBER 
S.8619

carded
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2546

Maryland
Nathan Griffin
of Dorchester in the State of Maryland
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gale of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Maryland Line for 3 years from 1777__

Inscribed on the roll of Maryland at the rate of 80__ Dollars__ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Nov 1832 and sent to H.S. Handy, Present

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 120__
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March 33 40.__

$160.__

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk
Book D Vol 7 Page 32__
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Sent
E. Griswold Apr 4, 1855

1896 Apr 22 Mr Collins History Pri
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Nathan Griffin

No 1765

Pensioner
Cambridge P.O
Maryland
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State of Maryland
Dorchester Co ss.

On this Fourteenth Day of August in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of Dorchester County Orphan's court, Nathan Griffin a resident of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland, aged seventy five 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 passed June 7th 1832. That he was enlisted in the army of the United States, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, with John Chambers and served in the second regiment of the Maryland line under the following named officers. General Smallwood, Capt Gale was the captain prior to my joining the company which was then under the command of Captain John Eccleston and Lieutenant William Woolford; was discharged at Hicks Creek laying on Pede in or near South Carolina, in the year seventeen hundred and eighty as well as he can recollect. Served only one term of enlistment which was for three years; at the time he entered was a citizen of Dorchester County within the state of Maryland and resided therein, was engaged at the battle of Monmouth  and Camden or Gates defeat, marched through Carolina, was recruited at Hillsborough in North Carolina, and there joined a regiment and marched back to Ridgeley's Mill on deep river with General Morgans riflemen, and Col Washingtons troop of horse and there took between two and three hundred tories with a pine log painted like unto a cannon; he hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of any agency in any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Nathan Griffin
His X Mark
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We John C Henry, James Thompson and Arthrur Bell Judges of Dorchester County Orphan's Court do hereby certify that the within named Nathan Griffin sworn to and subscribed the written declaration in our presence by making his armk and we do further certify that he is a respectable man, and we do hereby declare our opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated.

Given under our hands at the town of Cambridge in Dorchester County on the fourteen day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

John C Henry
James Thompson
Arthur Bell

Maryland Dorchester Count ss

I William W Eccleston Register of Wills for Dorchester County within the state aforesaid hereby certify that John C Henry, James Thompson and Aurthur Bell before whom the above declaration appeared to have been sworn and subscribed to, was at the time of taking and signing the same, and still are Judges of Dorchester County Orphan's Court duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to all their acts as such, as well in courts of Justice as thereunto - and I do further certify that the a foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Nathan Griffin for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office affixed this [blank] day of August in the year of our Lord 1832.

W.W. Eccleston - Register of Wills D.C.
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Know all men by these present that Col [illegible] defendant of Dorchester County and Caleb Griffin of Talbot County in the State of Maryland heirs by law of Nathan Griffin deceased who was a soldier in the Maryland Continental line of the war of the Revolution have made constituted and appointed Elias Griswold of Cambridge in said county and state [illegible] time and lawful [illegible] and in my name to in writing who can make proper inquiry and to ask, demand and reclaim of and from the United States government or any of its offices, departments or [illegible] any and all information in [illegible] to the services of said Nathan Griffin and [illegible] of any sum of money [illegible] unless or unclaimed pension and bounty land is or has been or payable to the heirs of said Nathan Griffin, of and for said government by acts or resolutions of any law by proper application to the officers of any department of said [illegible] or examination of their records those existing and generally [illegible] lawful acts within the premises as fully [illegible] or cold also if permanently
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present notifying and confirming [illegible]
whatsover our said [illegible] should
lawfully do or cause when done in
the premises.  In [illegible] whereof I have
hereunto set our hands and seals on the 21st
day of March 1855
[illegible]The alterations including} Lovena A Lecompte [word Seal encircled]
Caleb Griffin name done before ex } Caleb Griffin [word Seal encircled]
excution Charles Corkran JP

State of Maryland } Be it remembered and
Dorchester County } it is hereby certified
that on this 21st day of March 1855 personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County & State Lovena Ann
Lecompte and Caleb Griffin they being [remainder of sentence illegible]
[illegible] who are named & described and professing
to be the parties to the foregoing Power of Attorney
and acknowledged said Power of Attorney to
be their act & deed.   In testimony whereof 
I have hereunto subscribed my name on
this day & year aforesaid.  Charles Corkran
J.P. of D. County Md

State of Maryland Dorchester County -
I  hereby certify that Charles Corkran
before whom the above acknowledgement
was taken & whose genuine signature
is thereto subscribed was at the
time of taking and signing the [illegible]
one of the State of Marylands
Justices of the Peace in and for Dorchester County
[illegible] duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my
name and affix the seal of the Circuit Court for Dorches
ter County this 21st day of March 1855. F. J. Henry Clk
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State of Maryland } In the Orphans
Dorchester County } Court

We hereby certify that
from competent and
proper evidence addressed
before us this 21st day
of March 1855 it appears
that Lovena Ann Lecompte a resident
of said County and State is a daughter
and heir at law of Nathan Griffin
who was a soldier in the Maryland 
Continental line in the War of the
Revolution and we are further satisfied
of her own personal knowledge [illegible] such
is the case and from competent and
proper evidence addressed before us on said
21st day of March 1855 it appears that
Caleb Griffin is a son and heir at law of
Nathan Griffin, that he now lives in Talbot
County but formerly in Dorchester County
and [illegible] the Executor of his father Nathan
Griffin and we are satisfied of his own
personal knowledge of the [illegible] such is the case.
Jas. Dixon }
Zadock H Rosse }
Justices of Orphans Court
of Dorchester Cy

Done in open Court and sealed with
the Seal of the Orphans Court for
Dorchester County this 21st day of March 1855.
Test Tho H Hicks Regr D.C.
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Nathan Griffin

In Augt 1832 of Dorchester County Md aged 75 years & stated that
he enlisted for 3 years in Dockets Co. 1777 under Capt John Eccleston (formerly
comd by Capt Gates) Lt. Wm. Wooten in the 2d Maryland & joined the Comd of
Genl Smallwood & was discharged at Hicks Creeks on the Pede river
on or near South Carolina in 1780.  Was in the battles of Monmouth N.J.
(June 23 1778 an excessively hot day) and at Camden when Genl. Gates was 
defeated (Augt 16. 1780.  At Hillsboro N.C. he enlisted again for 3 yrs
joined a regt. marched to Ridgeleys Mills on Deep river with Genl. Morgan
rifle men & Col. Washington's troops of horses & captured between 2 & 3 [illegible]
Torries with a pine log painted like a cannon.
The Certificate of the Land Office at Annapolis Md States he enlisted for
3 years Jany 1778 & was in service Jany 1, 1782
A letter in 1855 on file reports his death as June [blank] 1837
In March 1855 a power of attorney singed Lovena A Lecompte of Dorchester Co
& Caleb Griffin living in Talbot Co Md were children & heirs at law.
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from 1777 private
3 yrs $80.

Maj. Handy
Present
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Land Office, Annapolis, November 10th 1832,

I certify that it appears by a Muster Roll remaining in
this office, that Nathan Griffin, a private of the 2nd Mary
land Regiment, enlisted for the term of three years, on the
1st day of January 1778, and was present on the 1st day of
November 1780.
George G. Brewer Regtr. Land
Off. W. S. Md.

Land Office, Annapolis, Novr. 10th 1832,

I certify that it appears by a pay Roll remaining in this offi
ce, that Nathan Griffin, a private, received of John
Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland line, $3.30cts arrears of
pay from the 1st August 1780, to the 1st of January 1782.
George G. Brewer
Regtr. Ld. Off. W. S. Md.
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Land Office, Annapolis, November 10th 1832,

Sir,

Your letter of the 6th Inst. with the declarations of
Nathan Griffin and William Merrick for proof of service
was received, as also your letter of the 7th Inst.  I herewith
send you enclosed certificates from the Muster and pay rolls
which is all the evidence that can be furnished from the
rolls in this office of their revolutionary services.

In reference to yours of the 7th Inst. in which you state
that you had addressed a letter to me on the 22nd ultimo enc
losing the papers of Thomas [begin underline]Runnels,[end underline] and that no answer
had been received, I have to inform you in reply, that your
letter of the 22nd ultimo, was received at this office on the
24th and answered on the 25th.  The papers were also returned
enclosed.  If they have not been received at the Department
they [words lined through] must have miscarried between here and the City
of Washington, as I am confident they were put in the post
office at this place.  I herewith send you another certi
ficate as also a duplicate of my letter to you of the 25th ultimo.

The declarations of Nathan Giffirn and William Merrick
are herewith returned.

I am very respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Svrt.
George G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esqr.
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Cambridge March 23rd 1855

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comr. Pensions

Dear Sir

Enclosed I hand 
you Power of Attorney properly au
thenticated for back pay or unclaimed
pension due Nathan Griffin or his
heirs.  Nathan Griffin drew a
pension for only a short time say
two or three years before his death.

He died in June 1837.  Under the
Act of May 15th 1828 & its Supplement
of June 7 1832 he was entitled to re
claim his past pay from 3rd March
1826 during his natural life, which
by the terms of the Acts & Revisions of
the Department inure to the benefit
of his children.  Will you have
the kindness to inform me has
far to [illegible] the record & his
heirs to be entitled, and furnish
me with the proper forms for
authenticating the claim to his
children.  Also if the Bounty Land
to which he was entitled was recd.
by.

Very [illegible]
Elias Griswold
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[Note written vertically in left margin]Revy War

8619
INVALID.

No. 8169
Nathan Griffin
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. [illegible], Page 151

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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Wm Collins Md
Nathan Griffin July 26 1890
[Circular mail stamp]
PENSION
A
U FEB S
27
1890 
OFFICE

[Rectangular mail stamp]
MAR 1 1890 
[illegible]
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[Maryland Seal]

HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
ANNAPOLIS, Feb 26th, 1890

Comr. of Pensions

Will you inform
me who were the officers of
2nd Md. Regiment of the Revo
lotion & Co officers, what battles did
they figure in, and in what
especially conspicuous.
What position did Nathan
Griffin fill how long
was he in the army?  Did
his co. ever do anything
especially commendable
that was not shared in
by rest of regiment.

Yours Very Truly
Wm. Collins