Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35980, William Grimes, Va.
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Va. Grimes, William S35980
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War Department
Pension Office
November 4th 1819

Sir
I appears on referring to your
Declaration that you served in the
revolutionary war in a regiment
commanded by Col. George Gibson, which
was not in the continental establishment.
I have therefore directed you name to be
stricken from the pension roll of the District
of Columbia.
I am [illegible]
Your [illegible
J. L. Edwards
[Initials JLE]
William Grimes
Alexandria
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94
Dist. of Columbia
94
William Grimes
Private Virginia [illegible] 1777 [illegible]
Capt Brom [}] Army
(Illegible) $8/ [Illegible} month to commence
7th April 1818.
Certified 9th April 1818
& del to the pensioner
{Illegible] to 4th Sept 1818  4 29/31 mo $39.48
(Rev Claim
Act 18 March 1818)
Not continental
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35980
Invalid [Illegible]
Revy
File No 85980
William Grimes
Pri Rev War
Act 18 March 187
Index-Vol. 2 Page 493
[Arrangement of 1870]

[On the right side of document]
Oct 28 1901
Wm H. Stewart
Portsmouth Va
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The Hon.
The Secretary of War
Washington City

[Dividing and adding of money]
1818. 9.4
1818. 4.6
          4. 29/31
          8
    $32
        7.48
    $39.48
      29
        8
31/232(748
   217
     150
       129
        280
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District of Columbia  SS
On this 7th day of  April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judge of the Circuit Court of the United States for the district, personally appeared William Grimes, age 59 years, resident in Alexandria District in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, [Illegible] oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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. That he the said Wim Grimes, enlisted in Alexandria,  then in the state of Virginia in February 177 in the company commanded by Captain Windsom Brown of the [Illegible] regiment [Illegible]; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States [Illegible] until the year 1779 or 1780, when he was discharged from service in state of [Illegible] by Captain [Illegible], that he was in the battled of Mommouth, White Marsh, [Illegible] and was [Illegible] Battle on York Island and was  [Illegible] provisions and to [Illegible] with Captain Brown and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has other evidence now in his power of his said services [Illegible} the testimony of Richard {Illegible] his discharge [Illegible] offices at Richmond and sworn in and declared before me, the  day and year aforesaid, is not now in his [Illegible].
Sworn before me Wm Cranch
I, William Cranch Judge [Illegible] as aforesaid do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Grimes did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, into the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
April 7th 1818

W Cranch
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District of Columbia, towit
On this 7th of April 1818, Richard French a resident of the said district came before me and made oath in due form of law that he knows and [crossed out] that  the said William Grimes served in the revolutionary army about the years during which time their depoment was with him in he same regiment, was in Col Geo. Gibson's regiment.
Sworn before me
W, Cranch