Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43648, George Griffith, Conn.
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[printed form completed in handwriting]
3-1776
Service
Conn.
Griffith, George
Number
S. 43648
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[handwritten]
9775
R
New York 
George Griffith
Of Cincinnatus in the State of N. York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Shermon of the Cont.   
line  for the term of four years 1776

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of May, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th of Apl 1819
and sent to B. Niles, Esq.
Cincinnatus, N. York
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1819 
10 mos 4/31	                       $81.03
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 
4th Sept. 1819		                48.00
						===== 
						$129:03

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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[handwritten]
Notifer sent Nov 20th 1820 to Barak Niles
Cincinnatus, Cork Co.
N.Y.
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[handwritten]
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George Griffith
Pension Papers

[right page]
Service admitted
Judges certif
Adm. C.
[illegible]
Circumstances 
wanted

see Z. Raymonds’ papers
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State of New York
Cortland County ss

On this first day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred & eighteen, before me, the subscriber, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Cortland in the State of New York personally appears George Griffith aged Seventy-two years resident in the town of Cincinnatus in the county aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, subtitled, An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;” That he the said George Griffith enlisted in the year 1776 according to his best recollection in the company commanded by Captain Stanton _ he cannot ascertain satisfactorily the Colonel’s name but of the Massachusetts line as he believes – his said enlistment was in Charleston in the State of Rhode Island – that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, under, as he believes four several enlistments & in different corps, he cannot accurately discriminate his various commanders names for about four years – when he again enlisted in the year 1777 the latter part, in the town of Voluntown in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Comstock of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shearman, of the Connecticut line, as he best remembers – that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United Sates until the 28th day of October 1783 when he was discharged at West Point in the State
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of New York, as per the accompanying discharge – that he was in the battles at fort Storys as he thinks it was called on Long Island – in the battle at White Plains – in the battle of Trenton in taking the Hessians – and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support – and he has no other evidence of his said services, except the accompanying discharge
[signed] George Griffith “X” his mark

Sworn to and declared before me the day and yare aforesaid – 
[signed] John Keep First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland

I John Keep Esquire first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William McFarling did serve in the Revolution was as stated and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress –
[signed] John Keep First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cortland
Dated 1 May 1818
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Clerks Office
Cortland County, to wit,
I hereby certify that John Keep Esq. whose signature appears to the within is his hand writing and that he now is & has been for Eight Years anterior to this time first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County – his acts therefore in that Capacity are to be Regarded as such

Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 15 May 1818
Leml. Hotchkiss Jr Dep. Clerk 
[a multipointed seal – illegible – is attached to the paper]
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George Griffith
Xd  Copy
9775

Willet
Ex. C
Sept 19
Con
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State of New York
Cortland County ss

On this Twelfth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court, being the September term of the Court of Common Pleas, a court of record, in & for the county of Cortland aforesaid, George Griffith aged, as he supposes, Seventy-six years, resident in the town of Willet in the said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary was as as follows – That is to say – He the said George Griffith served as a private in Colonel Swifts Regiment Captain Comstock’s company of infantry, of the Connecticut line, from the last of the year 1779 or the first of 1780 for three successive years then next following – he thinks the end of his said service extended four or six months after the termination of the war, according to his best recollection – He was discharged at West Point he believes -  
	The original declaration of this deponent under the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 was made as he believes the first day of May 1818-
	The pension certificate which this deponent has heretofore received under the said act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and given at the war office of the United States the 24th day of April 1819, at eight dollars per month, is numbered 9775 ---
	And I the said George Griffith 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 & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property of securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than
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what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

	I have been a farmer in former years by occupation. I am now a poor, weak, decrepit old man, borne down with age and infirmity in such a manner that I am unable to do the least business – It is with much difficulty that I walk at all – nor do I undertake so to do often, except in my room – I have no family – I live alone – And were it not for the generous bounty of my government, derived through my pension aforesaid, should be dependent for subsistence on public or private charity –

[signed] George Griffith “X” his mark

Sworn to & declared the day of September 1820 
Before
Barak Niles
Edward C. Reed
Oliver Wiswell
Judges of Cortland Common Pleas for the said County of Cortland being a Court of Record by virtue of the Statute of the State of New York passed April 5th, 1813 -
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[handwritten]
Schedule of property of George Griffith

	I have no real estate whatever – I hire a room to live in – I improve no land whatever in any shape –
	My personal property consists of one table – 1 pot – 1 Dish – kettle – 1 spoon – 1 earthen bowl – 1 knife – 2 pails – 3 tubs – and a bench to sit on – I have no bed except a poor one for my own use. No clothing but what is necessary. I have about thirty five dollars due me, which is the remnant of my pension money, already received from the government – 
[signed] George Griffith “X” his mark
September 12. 1820 -
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I Joshua Ballard Clerk of Cortland County Common Pleas do hereby certify that the within oath & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the records of the said Court and also that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Thirty nine Dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court this Thirteenth day of September Eighteen hundred & Twenty
[signed] Joshua Ballard
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[printed form completed in handwriting]
43648
Invalid.
Revy
File No. 43,648
George Griffith 
Pri Rev War
Act: 18h March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 205
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Joshua Griffeth
Joshua Grif
Joshua Griffeth
the me Benjamin
J J J Griffeth
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Pay Major General Knox commanding the Garrison of West Point & its dependencies

George Griffith Soldier in the Connecticut Regiment, being enlisted for three Year is hereby honorably discharged the Services of the United States 
Sworn at West Point this 18th day of Octo 1783
[signed] Knox M General

By the General Command
Jn Lillie Aide de Camp
Registered in the regimental book 
[signed] Libb. Loomis Adj

Griffith, George
Conn S43648