Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,620, Thomas Graham, Penn.
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Penn
Graham, Thomas
S39620
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15, 051R
Virginia
Thomas Graham of Brooke County in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ogden of the New Jersey (New Jersey crossed out) Penn line for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on the 23rd of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of September 1819 and sent to Major William McCluney, Present.
Arrears to 4th of September 1819 15 (illegible) 9/31 123.38
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th March 1820 48.00
$171.38
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818.
Continued
(Writing on left side) Notification 10th October 1820 John Connell Millsburg Virginia
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Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham Private
Attley's Penna Regiment
1776 to 1778
No Colonel Attley in the Continental Establishment
Rejected
Adm.
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State of Virginia County of Brooke
Thomas Graham of the county and state aforesaid, linen weaver, upon oath makes the following declaration. That on the 26th day of March in year 1776 the said declarant enlisted in Captain Patrick Anderson's company of foot in Colonel Attley's regiment in the Pennsylvania line to serve until the first day of January in the year 1778. That whilst in the (he) saw service said declarant was in the Battle of Long Island on the 27th August 1776-that he was in Fort Washington when it was besieged by the British and was there wounded in the right hand and taken prisoner which wound has rendered the said declarant unable to follow his trade. That the said declarant faithfully served the whole of the term of his enlistment and was in the month of April 1778 honorably discharged. That the declarant received written certificates of his discharge and that he has lost the same by time of accident. That the declarant is nearly sixty eight years of age, infirm,  and from his reduced circumstances in life is now in need of assistance from his country for support and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States.
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Virginia, Brooke County
At a court held for the said county at the courthouse thereof on Monday the 23rd day of May 1818 among other records and entering of the said  of the following so with "The declaration of Thomas Graham a soldier of the Revolutionary War praying for a pension under the act of Congress of the United States being submitted to the court now here sitting and the by the said declarant sworn to in open courts and the court being fully satisfied with the truth of the facts stated in the declaration. It is ordered that the same be by clerk of this court certified to the Secretary of War  In testimony that the foregoing is a true copy from the minutes of the proceedings of sd court. I John Connell clerk of said court have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal [illegible] said county done at the courthouse thereof this first June 1818 and of the commonwealth the 42 [illegible]
John Connell CBC
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Thomas Graham
15.051
March (?)

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District of Virginia
County of Brooke July Term 1820
On this 31st day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court being in court of record by the laws of the State of Virginia for the county of Brooke aforesaid Thomas Graham aged sixty nine years resident in said county and district who being first duly sworn according to law with on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, that he enlisted on 26th March 1776 in Capt. Patrick Anderson's company of Colonel Attley's regiment afterwards commanded by Colonel Walter Stewart in the Pennsylvania line was in the battle of Long Island and at the defense of Fort Washington when declarant was wounded and taken prisoner and being rendered incapable of further service because of the said wound was after being released, discharged at Philadelphia in the year 1777 that he has been inscribed on the pension list roll of Virginia agency in consequence of his Virginia agency declaration made to the War Department on the date of 23 May 1818 his certificate dated 30 September 1819, numbered 15.051.
And I do so 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 any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of the act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War professed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in turn for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto (?) and by me subscribed, Thomas Graham
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1 Cow $14.00 
1 Mare 9 years old 30.00
10 Sheep including lambs 10.00
1 Table 1.50
1 Chest 1.50
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$57.00

[illegible] $4.00
2 [illegible] racks 2.00
1 Weaver's loom used by daughter 4.00
Dresser furniture 3.00
1 pr horse chains [illegible] 2.00
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$72.00

Making in all the sum of seventy two $72.00. Declarant was by trade a weaver but is incapable of following the same because of a wound received by a musket ball passing through his right hand at the defense of Fort Washington. His family consists of himself, his wife, aged sixty nine years infirm and incapable of procuring a livelihood, a daughter married, Mary, aged thirty four years who supports herself by using the loom mentioned in the above schedule and the declarant aged sixty nine years and who is infirm and unable to procure a livelihood by manual labor.
Sworn to and declared on the 31st day of July 1820 before the court aforesaid.
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And the court being satisfied with the above schedule and the value of each item therein contained, ordered that the same be certified to the Secretary of War.

Brooke County }
Virginia             } I John Connell Clerk of Court of Brooke County and the state of Va do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the and [aforementioned] schedule is 72 dollars. 
In testimony whereof I have  herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 4th day of Sept 1820 and the 45th year of the Comml [Commonwealth] John Connell CBC
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O.W. & N. DIv.
L.W.B.
I. 39620
I. 3422.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 

June 25th, 1896

Sir:-
Replying to you personal request for information concerning the military records of Lieut. Gray, John and Thomas Graham, supposed to have been soldiers in the Revolutionary War, I have the honor to state that Thomas Graham made an application for pension on May 23rd, 1818, at which time he was residing in Brooke CO., Va., and 68 years of age, and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the Pa. troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. patrick Anderson and Col. Attley. Place of enlistment not stated.

John Graham made an application for pension on June 10th, 1833, at which time he was residing in Henry Co., Tenn. and 69 years of age, and his pension was allowed for twenty months and twenty-two days' actual service as a private in the N.C. troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Coleman and Col. Murfree. He enlisted at Elizabethtown, N.C.

Before a satisfactory search can be made in the case of Lieut. Gray as much as possible of the information called for in the enclosed slip should be furnished. 

Very respectfully,

Hon. E.D. Cooke                      Commissioner.
901 Unity Building, Chicago, Ills.
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Thomas Graham
Memorandum
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In the fall of 1809 Thomas Graham a soldier in Capt. Patrick Anderson's compnay in Col. Samuel J. Attley's regiment applied to Congress to a for a pension. His papers and (?) were submitted to Congress by Gen. John E. Jackson. His papers were certified as to his being a soldier in the regiment by Lt. Walter (?) (?) the Court of Common Pleas for (?) County sworn before Judge Boyd, William Brown a private also (?) that he served in the same company, that he was (?) and saw Graham after he received his wound and taken prisoner at Fort Washington. Lt. (?) Perry was killed on Long Island, Col. Attley taken prisoner, the command (?) on Capt. Anderson, the whole was under the command of Col. M. Gare when taken at Fort Washington. His wound was examined, certified, and sworn to by Drs. Joseph (?) and S. A. Marshall practicing physicians of respectability and both since in service, Marshall surgeon to the (?) Virginia regiment (?) at Fort (?) (?) on the last requisition under Col. Wood to (?)
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Thomas Graham
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Colonel Atly was taken at the battle of Long Island and then Lt. Colonel Perry was killed-afterwards, mainly the following giving the regiments of Atly, Brodhead, and  Miles were consolidated into one regiment and was commanded by Colonel Walter Stewart. Afterwards (?) son in law Captain Gray commanded the company after Anderson resigned.
When Graham enlisted it was in the Penna State service but when Independence was proclaimed, the regiment then became on (?) continental establishment and the pay of the soldiers raised from 45 to 50.
Lt. Jackson took Graham's papers to the war office to have Graham put on the muster roll in the office.
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39.620
Thomas Graham
May 23, 1818
Brooke Co. Virginia-67
(?)
March 76
Cpt. Patrick Anderson
Col. Attley
Pvt. (?)
Battle Long Island
Wounded, taken prisoner at Fort Washington
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Tacoma, Washington, April 21 1903
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington DC
Dear Sir, I understand an ancestor of mine, Thomas Graham received a pension for service in the American Revolution. He lived in Fayette Co. Penna and presumably enlisted from there. He later moved to Brooke Co. Virginia (afterward West Virginia). I don't know at just what time he received the pension. I would like to learn something of his history. From your records will you kindly furnish me with his war record and in to what organization he belonged, his rank (?) also for what reason a pension was given him. 

Respect-
Frank L. Davis
818 North I Street
Tacoma, Washington
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39620
INVALID
(?)
File No. 39620
Thomas Graham
Pvt. Revolutionary War
Act 18 March 18
Index Vol. 3 Page 204
June 25 '96
(?)
Hon. E.D.  Cooke
(?)
May 1, 1903
Frank L. Davis (?)