Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17452, Daniel Granger, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass
CONTENTS
Granger, Daniel
NUMBER
S. 17452
Carded
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Maine
No 30824
Daniel Granger
of Saco in the State of Maine
who was a private in the Compy command
by Captain Adam, other of the      commanded by     in the
line for Mass. Militia

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Sept
1836 and sent to Penr [pensioner]
Saco Maine
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1836 100:00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept- 10:00
$110:00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 25. 1836
Recorded by
Jno D Wilson Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 19
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1st Statement
Daniel Granger
 
No 1904
Hon Jno. Fairfield
HR [House of Representatives]
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State of Maine
County of York ss.
On this seventh day of August personally appeared in open court
before the Court of Probate for said County of York Daniel Granger a resident of Saco in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
I Daniel Granger of Saco, County of York & State of Maine declare that I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated Sometime in December I think of the year 1775 I enlisted in the company I think of Capt. Cluff . Tho' about this my recollection is
not positive in Col. Enoch Poor's Regiment - as a substitute for my brother Jacob Granger, who had engaged early in that year-
& served about two & a half months till the March following, at Winters hill near Boston. I do not now remember any occurrence
during that period connected with my service particularly worthy of notice.
In the year 1777 about the first of September I volunteered in the company of Capt Adams in the Regiment commanded by Col
Brickett. Immediately after my enlistment we marched to Battin kilns when we were for some time stationed, & thence to Stillwater. I was at Stillwater at the time Gen Burgoyne Surrendered the British troops under his command to Gen Gates in the 17th of October. I was not however in any of the engagements of that time. Our company was in the other
side of north river, but in case hearing of the firing of the two armies. I marched with our Regiment as a guard to the British
troops to Cambridge, & was then discharged at the expiration of the four months for which I had enlisted about the first of July 1778, I enlisted for four months under Capt. Maloon in Col. Wadsworth's Regiment. We were stationed at Providence & in that vicinity for some time, & then went on to Rhode
Island & down near Newport where we remained until the British fleet rendered it no longer safe for us. On our retreat I was in
the last of the skirmishes with the British near Butts hill the night after this encounter our troops pitched their tents as tho' they were about to make a stand, but as soon as it became dark silently decamped & passed over to the main land. We then marched
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to a place called Narraganset where we were stationed at the time of the expiration of the four months for which I enlisted. I was discharged in November & returned home. I served during this campaign in the capacity of a Drummer. 
In the year 1780 about the first of June as near as I can remember I enlisted for six months under Capt. Sargeant on Sargent & marched
to a place called Cloverick [Claverack] in the State of New York where for some time with several others not billetted [billeted] upon the inhabitants. We were then ordered to West Point, then I was stationed in fort Arnold until
the last of November in the first of December, when the six months for which I enlisted having expired. I was discharged I was at West Point at the time of the discovery of Arnold's treason, & of his escape. One of my messmates on Abial Wilson was in the detached party in Guard to whom Maj. Andre was surrendered by those who
had made him prisoner. I saw him when he first landed at West Point & again the next morning.
I do not remember to what Regiment we were attached [illegible] can't now recollect that the Regiment was ever paraded, Everything seemed in confusion at the Point no full companies or Regiments detachments
were constantly made & sent away so that sometimes there were not a dozen men of my company remaining, & no commissioned officers. The guns of the fort were dismounted under the pretense of their sending up aid.
I was born in Massachusetts in the town of Andover March 2 1762 & lived there at the time of entering the service of the United States as above described. At about the age of 23 I came to Saco where I have ever since resided. I have no other record of my age than
that which I copied on a loose piece of paper from the family Bible. I never had any written discharge, & now have no documentary
evidence of my service, nor any other evidence than is contain in the accompanying deposition so far as I can ascertain all those who were on my mess are now dead & I do not know of my other individuals than those whose depositions accompany this who can testify as to my being in the war of the Revolution
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any State 
D. Granger
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before me Wm. A Hayes Judge
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We Samuel Johnson a Clergyman residing in Saco and Joseph Leland
of said Saco hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Granger named in the above declaration, that we believe
him to be seventy years of age that he is reputed & believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
& that we concur in that opinion.
Samuel Johnson
Joseph Leland
 
York ss. August 1822. Then personally appeared Samuel Johnson a clergyman
& Joseph Leland above named & made oath to the truth of the certificate above
by them signed
Before me Daniel P. Granger Justice of the Peace
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that
Samuel Johnson, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Saco Maine and that Joseph Leland Esquire, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Saco
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Wm. A. Hayes Judge
I Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Granger for a pension. d 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventh
day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

York ss.
State of Maine
I William Cutter Allen Register of
the Court of Probate for said County
certify that Daniel G is a justice of the Peace as above stated, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and seal official this seventh day
of August A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register
of Probate
[Paper seal attached -illegible]
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In addition & explanation of my declaration as made & authenticated before the Judge of Probate for the County of York I would now say - It may seem strange that I then an inhabitant of Massachusetts should have been
in a New Hampshire Regiment. Col. Enoch Poor was born & brought up in Andover, the next door neighbor of my father, he moved when a young man to Exeter N.H. he was frequently at his fathers in Andover my brother Jacob Knew him, was pleased with his gentlemanly appearance.
Then he was raising his regiment enlisted in it. It is now my belief that the name of the Captain with whom my brother enlisted was Cluff. The Regiment was stationed at Winter hill. 
In December my brother, who had enlisted early in the year 1775 became sick, not being had for the winter, & I went down and took his
place as a substitute. The officers examined me & were willing to receive me in his room, & he returned home. I was there over two months. & I believe and my duty well altho not quite fourteen years of age. I mounted guard
several time once I was detached in a Captain guard as it was called, and marched to Cabble hill early in the morning, & relieved a similar guard. at ten o'clock the next night I was placed sentry the furthermost down
& near the shore; other sentries were placed within hailing distance, but further up towards the guard house. About 11 o'clock one of the sentinel was heard to hail several times; he then fired & ran from his post to the
guard house; the drums beat the alarm. the guard turned out-- I kept my
post-- soon the guard rounds came-- I hailed them, & demanded the counter
sign which they gave. I now recollect the word, Baltimore. The Grandrounds
inquired whether I had seen any thing to alarm me &c & informed me that the
sentry who had occasioned the alarm, had quitted his post and was a
coward. I was under guard, and said that I was a brave little fellow &
had done my duty well. The next morning the officers sent to the guard house to inquire me out, & took me to the officer's room, where my name & age were asked. & many things said to me which made me feel rather
proud, It proved that the sentry who had fired & run from his past had been
frightened by the cracking of the ice as it fall with the tide from the shore which his terrified imagination had mistaken for some thing of a
less hameless & more warlike nature, at least such was afterwards said to
have been the fact, I can not now say what day I took my brothers place, nor what day I left, but I believe that I went into the Regiment about the 20th of December 1775 & that about the 5th of March 1776 my brother
returned & took his place again & I went home. My brother was about three years older than myself. Col. Poor Lt. Col. Dane & Major Cilley
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more the first officers of the Regiment, Major Cilley had a wild son as his waiter who one day getting offended called it playing upon the names of the first officers a poor damned, silly regiment. This anecdote. I had from Col. Dane on a personal acquaintance with him several years after at Rochester N.H. with young Cilley I was well acquainted in the army. my second term of service was in the year 1777. About the first of September of that year, as I now remember, being then in my 16th year I enlisted in the capacity of Drummer in Capt. John Adam's Company Col. Brickets Regiment Adams was of Andover where I lived: Five other young men volunteered at the same time from the same militia company none of whom are now living. We went to Battin kiles, as stated in my declaration, and after the of surrender of Gen Burgoyne acted as guard from Stillwater to Cambridge to the British & Hessian troops. I think I was discharged about the last of December same year after a service of four months - I will recollect that in our march from Stillwater to Cambridge, the troops could not always get quarters, & that we were sometimes obliged to sleep in the open field in the ground & one night in particular I remember we were covered quite deep
with the snow that fell while we slept. My third service was in 1778 in Rhode Island, in the capacity of drummer in Maloon's company. Wardsworth's Regiment at the time of Sullivan's defeat. In proof of this service I transmitted with my declaration two depositions one of the deponent was with me in the same service. I was then in my 
seventeenth year. [4]
My fourth & last term of service was in 1780 I was then eighteen years of age. According to the best of my recollection I enlisted as drummer on the first of June for six months under Capt. Sergeant of Haverhill
with several other young men from Andover viz. Abiel Wilson, Fletcher Ingalls
Peter Carlton, Timothy Barker, & S. Frye, and if I do not misremember we belonged to Shorndick's regiment. We were ordered on in small parties & to rendezvous at a place in North river, the name of which I cannot
now recollect; but we marched there, & were ordered down to a place called Cloverick [Claverack], & were billited [billeted] out at a Dutchman's farm house the recruits were daily coming in & were, the most of the billotted [billeted] out in the same to the way for there were no barracks there. One of our messmates
Ingalls understood dutch & could speak it. When we first went to the farm house with the billet the old lady pretended that she did not
understand English, & would not give us any thing to eat.-- scolded much in her own language, but did not suspect that she was understood Ingalls told us what the old lady was saying which afforded us no little
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At length the old gentleman came in-- he could talk English fast enough & ordered something for us to eat, and told us that we should live as well as he did, but that we must not kill his fowls or steal his cow corn [illegible]. We agreed to & did protect his property from being stolen or injured by the other soldiers. I can not now remember how long we stayed at this place but after a time we were ordered to march & did march to West Point, and were stationed at fort Arnold, as it was called. Every thing there seemed out of order-- companies divided, some in one place, & some in another-- detachments
sent out some in foraging parties, some to cut wood as was said-- and some scouting
parties-- at times very few of our company remained at the point -Cannon dismounted, it was said to repair the carriages-- all preparatory no doubt to the surrender of the Point. I recollect to have heard my captain say that "all was not right, there was the greatest disorder in the Camp, Major Andre was taken, & Arnold escaped to the British vessel Vulture, & then was unfolded the mystery. One of my messmates, Wilson was on the scouting party in guard to which Andre was first delivered-- the commanders name I believe was Jameson, Gen. Washington arrived at the point. I believe on the day that Arnold made his escape, &
this was the first & only time that I ever saw Washington. It was said that he saw the confusion & weakness of the Point, made arrangements such as he could instantly & departed. I saw Andre when he was brought in to the Point, & again the next morning. Troops began to came in the night after Arnold escaped-- an attack was expected, & we were under arms all night.-- towards morning an alarm was given that the enemy were
coming, but it proved false. I did not go down to see Andre executed being then sick, but several of my comrades were present. I cannot now determine on what day I was discharged, but I believe it was the last of November in the first of December. I know it was very cold, &
we suffered considerably in our way home, being obliged to sleep in Barns upon hay or straw. I travel in cold & stormy weather.
I do not know that any of my comrades are now living except it be Ingalls who moved into the State of Vermont, but what town I know
not. My Brother whose deposition accompanied my declaration is the
only individual living within my knowledge by whom I can prove these several services excepting that on Rhode Island. He testifies to my being out but knows nothing of the length of time which I served
D. Granger
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State of Maine
York ss.
February 27th 1836. Then personally appeared
Daniel Granger the subscriber to the within
declaration & made oath to the truth of the
sacre, according to his best knowledge recollection & belief
Before me Sam P. S. Thacher Jus. Peace

[Written vertical left side] D. Granger's additional statement

State of Maine
County of York ss

I Jeremiah Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the County of York do hereby certify, that Samuel P. S. Thacher is a Justice of the peace in aforesaid County of York and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name & affix my official seal this eighth day of March A.D. 1836
Jere Bradbury Clerk &c
 
[Paper seal] Illegible - image of scales of justice in middle
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24th CONGRESS,
1st Session.
[Rep. No. 742. ]
DANIEL GRANGER.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 687.]
JUNE 7, 1836.
HO. OF REPS.
Mr. JANES, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following

REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred a resolution
instructing said committee to inquire into the propriety of
placing the name of Daniel Granger on the pension all report:
It is set forth in said Granger's statement, under oath, that he served in
the war of the revolution, part of the time as a private soldier, and part as a
drummer, about two months and a half, in the year 1775; about four
months in 1777; about four months in 1778; and about six months in the
year 1780, all in the Massachusetts militia.
The said Granger proves, by a certificate from the Secretary of State for
the State of Massachusetts, one month and nine days' service in the year
1777, and four months in 1778, by two credible witnesses, which is all
that the commissioner of pensions considers sufficiently proved, according to
the rules of the Department of War, and being a few days short of the
minimum provision of the act of June 7, 1832, his application was rejected
there. He further proves, by his brother, Joseph Granger, that he went into
the service in 1775, a short time as a substitute for an older brother; and
that, in 1780, he left home as a soldier, but does not know the length of
time he served. The committee think there is satisfactory proof that the
said Daniel Granger served at least six months, and report a bill as for that
length of time.
Blair & Rives, printers.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
I John Prince Jr. Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas
being a Court of Record in said County
do hereby certify that 
W. Wood a
Justice of the Peace within
and for said County & that
I believe his signature within
is genuine.
Witness my hand &
the seal of
said Court at
Salem this 13th
day
of August 1832
John Prince Clk
[Attached illegible paper seal]
5C GA
12/2cm
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I Farnum Haw, of Newbury, in the County of Seer, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty nine
years and upwards, on oath do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Daniel Granger, [illegible] lives in the [illegible] of Saco, and State of Maine and do know that the said David Granger was a drummer and served 
as such in the company commanded by Captain Maloon, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wadsworth, the Court at the regiment, Massachusetts Militia, and that he served thereto through the whole of the campaign, in Rhode Island in the year 1778. I am unable us to say how long he served, or how long I did myself serve in said company, I was a private and served therein--I can only say that he served until regularly discharged. 
Newburyport July 26th 1832   Farnum Haw
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport July 26th 1832. Then Farnum Haw above named personally came and made oath to the truth of 
the declaration by him signed in my presence, I also Certify that the above written declaration by him subscribed in my presence, I do also Certify that the said Farnum Haw is personally well known to me, and believed by me to be a credible witness.
W Woarts Justice of the Peace

 
I Joseph Granger, of Newburyport, in the County of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, aged sixty six years, and upwards, in oath do testify and declare, that Daniel Granger, [illegible] lives in Saco, in the State of Maine, and when formerly lived with myself in Andover in said Commonwealth in our fathers
family, is my brother. I do know, that the said Daniel Granger, early in the year 1775 was then very young patriot and served as a Substitute for my brother Jacob Granger, and served at Winter hill, in the latter part of that year. And I believe in 1776, in Colonel Pours regiment
and that he enlisted and served under Captain Adams, at Still water, the capture of Burgoyne's Army, and guarding the troops at Cambridge, also that he enlisted and served in Colonel Wadsworths Regiment under Captain Maloon -- with Captain Adams in the year 1777 and Captain Maloon in 1776. and that he was at [illegible] under Captain Largent, in 1780 - I cannot now state how long he served in each campaign - I was not in the said service, or either of them myself but I have a perfect knowledge of his enlistments in said service, and leaving home for the purpose, and have as much knowledge of his having served in said companies, as I can have not having been personally present.

Newburyport July 26 1832
Joseph Granger

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport July 26th 1832: Then Joseph Granger also named, who is personally well known to me, personally came, and made oath to the truth of the said written declaration by him subscribed, and I do Certify that said Joseph Granger is of respectable standing, and a credible witness.
W Woarts Justice of the Peace
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Letters from
Hon J.L. Edwards
[Text upside down] Case of D. Granger Esq.
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War Department
Pension Office
April 28. 1836
Sir
Agreeably to your request in yours of Hinst
I have the honor to enclose herewith the papers in the
case of Daniel Granger of Maine and to request that you
will acknowledge the receipt thereof-  As the committee
will probably call for the reasons why his claim has not 
been adjusted at this office, I have deemed it proper to accompany the papers with a copy of my letter to you of the
23 instant
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Yr Mo. Obt St
J.L. Edwards
Hon John Fairfield
House of Representatives
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Maine
Daniel Granger
Suspended
Act 7 of June '32
See let to Hon
John Fairfield
H. R. March
18 1836 to 23 April 1836 to 
to same -
"   "   May 5, 1836
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17452
INVALID.
No. 17452
Daniel Granger
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7" 32
Index: -- Vol. 1 Page 443
Arrangement of 1870.}
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H.R. 687.
Daniel Granger
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Act 28 June 1836
Maine Revo: roll
$20 per annum, comg
4 March 1831
Cert: to Pensioner
Saco
York Co
 
Com: on Pensions
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[Black round stamp] BOSTON MS APR 12
Hon John Fairfield
Member of Congress
City of Washington
[Text upside down] Letter of Secy. of Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, April 11. 1836
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of Daniel Granger as a
drummer is borne on a payroll of Bounty
granted to Capt. John Adams Company,
in Col. Saml Johnson's Regt. where
he is allowed from Sept 29th to Nov 6th
1777
one month & nine days-- 1m =09.
Daniel Grange claims for
Tours in Capt. Cluft's company, in Col.
Poors regt in 1775, under Capt. Maloon, in
Col. Wardsworth's Regt in 1778, and under
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Capt. Sergeant in 1780 - but the rolls for
the companies under these captains for the
above mentioned year are not in this depart
 
John P. Bigelow
Sec'y of the Com' lth [Secretary of the Commonwealth]
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Priv 185
24th CONGRESS,
1st SESSION.
[Text enclosed in brackets is crossed out:
 H. R 687.
June 7, 1836
Nov 1885
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. JANES, From the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill: 
An Act A BILL]
Granting a pension to Daniel Granger.
[Each of the following lines is numbered 1 - 8 on the left side and the numbers are struck out]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place
the name of Daniel Granger, of Saco, in the county of York,
and State of Maine, on the roll of revolutionary pensioners, and
to pay him twenty dollars per annum during his natural life,
commencing on the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and
thirty - one.
Approved 28th June 1836
A true copy compared with
the Roll in this office
Anthony Dickens
Chief Clerk


Dept. of State}
June 31st 1836}
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War Department
Pension Office
April 23. 1836
Sir
I have the honor to inform you the
at the Claim of Daniel Granger has been again examined with the benefit of the certificate enclosed in yours of Meinst.
The first term of service as a substitute of his
brother in 1775 is not duly supported considering the age at which he alleges he rendered that service. The sd [said] term which he upon two occasions details as commencing 1 September 1777 & ending January 1778, is proved by the records to have commenced 29 Sept & Ended November 1777 making month & 9 days. The third term is established by the two witnesses and may be computed
for 4 months. But the fourth term in 1780 of 6 months under Capt Sargeant at Claverick in New York is unsupported by testimony and does not accord with the militia terms of Massachusetts at that period. The levies of that State at that time called out to serve in the Continental army were not subject to more than 6 months service - Discredited
as his memory is by the record in relation
to the 2d term and having no information of
such a service as 6 months by the militia of
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Massachusetts in 1780 the Department old not
be justified in allowing 6 months for that tour
without proof. That such testimony may be
procured if sought where it is most likely to
found is inferred from the number of applicants for militia service in that state & the
regulations require the best attainable evidence
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Yr. Mo. Obt St. [Your most obedient servant]
J L Edwards

Hon John Fairfield
House of Representatives
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Letter - D. Granger to Sec War
Hon Lew Cass
Secretary of War
Washington city
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Saco March 10th 1836
Hon Lew Cass
Secretary of War
Sir
Since I received the enclosed papers
from the War Department & Mr. Edwards'
Letter requiring living evidence of a fact
I have made long & diligent search, but at this late period I cannot find any one now living
who can testify to the fact, other than the
two I have produced, all those who knew me
and were out in the service with me from
the same Neighborhood, not one is living
Can it be reasonably expected that a transaction sixty years back can now be proved, any better, than I have been able to do by the two, well authenticated Affidavits as I supposed, I will remember the names of those from the same Neighborhood who were out with me, know me, but none of them ^ are ^ now living, I did not enlist into
Poor's Regiment but took the place of my Brother who was sick, the officers examined me & were willing to receive me, young as I was, circumstances as I am
I hope my case will be consigned & allowed, as I still declare that I performed the services, of which I think entitle me to numeration.
Very respectfully
Sir your obt servt
D. Granger
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Revolutionary Claim
Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

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Aug 20
Danl Granger 
Sp. Act 
Auwo Aug 20 1836

[Black stamp] FREE
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Saco August 15th 1836
Sir
I am informed by Mr Fairfield
our Representative to Congress, & also by
Mr. Shepley our Senator, that a Law passed
in their last Session in my favour [favor]
granting me some relief for my Revolutionary services: I wish to enquire, Where. When. & How I am to receive it - at Portland would be the most convenient for me; The 4th of September next the first semiannual pay day since the grant passed would be acceptable, & in such way as your Honor may prescribe.

Very respectfully
Sir
your obt Serv
D. Granger
Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Hon J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions

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Maine
Hon. J. Fairfield 
HR
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Ho. Rep. Apl 26, 1836
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir,
I will thank you to forward me through the mail the papers in the case of Danl Granger an applicant for a pension - or if this is contrary to the rules of your Depart.t then copies thereof, as I have brought the mater before Congress by 
resolution
With high respect I am Sir
Very respectfully
Your obt. svt.
John Fairfield
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Danl Granger '32 70 years old born '62 Andover Mass
Dec 75. Capt. Cluff Col E. Poor ^% too young - no providence - substitute ^ sub for Jacob Granger Winter Hill Mo 2 1/2
Sept. 77 Adams Brickett Still water - 1 mo. 9. Bigelow 4. Drummer
July 78. Maloon. Wadsworth. R. Island 2. witnesses 4 "
June 80 x Sargeant Thorndyke Claverick N.Y.  6 "  
Militia Service not. 6 mo. memory defection as to 2. term &c -
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Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Com. of Pensions
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Ho. Rep. March 15th
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Sir, I enclose the application of Danl Granger Esq, for a pension under the law of 1832-
Granger resides in the town from which
I come - was formerly Collector of the
Port of Laco and is a gentleman of
respectability and credibility, and I hope
the evidence now presented will be found
sufficient to sustain the application
an early decision will much oblige
Very respectfully
Your most obt. Servt.
John Fairfield
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Jm at
Hon. J Fairfield
HR
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Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Com. of Pensions
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Ho. Rep. Apl 16, 1836
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir, I have the honor herewith to enclose
the certificate of J. P. Bigelow Esq Sec of State for Massachusetts by which it appears that with the exception of one period of service
the Records are not to be found- I presume now that the evidence heretofore furnished in this case will be regarded as the next best and
satisfactory -An early decision is respectfully
requested-
I have the honor to be very respectfully  
Your most obt. Servt. 
John Fairfield
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Abstract of statement & evidence in the case
of D. Granger
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Service [double underlined]
Headings: Regiment. Company. Time
-Col. Poor's. Capt. Bluff - From Dec '75 to March '76 say 2 1/2 mos.

-Col. Brickett. " Adams. " Sept. '77 -- 4 mos.

-" Wardsworth - " Maloon - " 1 July '78- 4 "

-"        " Sargent - " 1 June '80 --- 6 "

The attention of the Committee is particularly
requested to the additional statement of Mr. Granger in which many interesting particulars connected with his service are stated, which serve to confirm his general statements -
 
Revd Saml Johnson
Jos Leland Esq.- This farmer a Clergyman & the
latter a respectable merchant in Saco State
that Mr. Granger is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the revolution (Mr. Fairfield) reside
in the same town & add my statement in
confirmation of the facts stated by [illegible] Johnson & Leland
Farnum Haw of Newburyport says he knows of
Mr. Granger's serving in the year 1778 in Capt.
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Maloon's Company, Col. Wadsworth's Regt -
Jos. Granger-- Confirms the statement of D Granger in regard to his service in the several companies & regiments made in his original application - but he does not recollect the length of time he served
By the certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts it appears that the records in his department confirm Mr. Granger in his statement as to the fact of his having served under Capt. John Adams in Col. Johnson's Regt
and the Rolls in the other cases named are not in the Depart't [department].
The applicant states that he can find no one living who served with him other than the
Mr. Haw whose deposition is annexed
under these circumstances it is hoped
the evidence will be found sufficient and
that a pension will be allowed to Mr.
Granger to whom in his present circumstance
would be very acceptable.
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G261
Aug 21. 1836
Pension office
Danl Granger
[remaining text read with180 degrees turn of paper]
[black stamp] FREE
[black round stamp] SACO AUG [illegible] 6 [illegible]
Revolutionary Claim -
Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
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[black stamp] FREE
[black round stamp] SACO AUG [illegible] 6 [illegible]
Revolutionary Claim -
Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City
[remaining text read with180 degrees turn of paper] 
G261
Aug 21. 1836
Pension office
Danl Granger
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I Daniel Granger of Saco County of York & State of Maine seventy four years of age do testify & declare that I served my country in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz in 1777 about four months at the taking of Burgoyne's army at Saratoga in the Company of Capt. Adams, Col Johnson's Regiment Genl Brackets division.
In 1778 four months at Rhode Island in Capt.
Maloon's Compy [company] Colo Wardsworth Regt. In 1780 six months at West point & other places in the Compy [company] of Capt. Sargent, and as I believe, in Colo Thorndike Regt. 
The Hon John Fairfield was the member
who presented my Petition. The act for my relief passed, or was approved, June 28th 1836.-
D. Granger
Sworn to before me this 25th day of August AD. 1836
John Fairfield
Jus. Peace
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Danl Granger
Apl 25. 1836
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Com. Revo. Pen.
 June 7 1836
Bill No. 687
Mr Fairfield
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24th, Congress
1 St. Session
Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
April 25, 1836,
On motion of M. Fairfield
Resolved that the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to enquire into the propriety of place
of Daniel Granger on the Pension roll
Attest
W.F. Franklin