Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 14599, Duncan Graham, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Graham Duncan
R. 14599
CONTENTS

14599
P. O. Duncan, Graham. ✓
Service: _____
Rev. War
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
REJECTED
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

✓ Virginia
Duncan Graham
The applicant died before the testimony was completed.
95-1
947
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To Christopher Clark
By an act of Congress, passed on the 10 th day of April 1806, making provision for those who are to be placed on the pension list; and in consequence of an application from Duncan Graham of Patrick County to that purpose, I do hereby authorize and appoint you specially, on oath or affirmation to take all the Evidence relating to the claim of the said Duncan Graham, to be placed on the aforesaid list of pensioners, in conformity with the Law above mentioned; and that you transmit such claim, accompanied by the Evidence etc, to the secretary of the Department for war.
Given under my hand & seal, in the Town of York, the 17 th day of March 1808 -
Cyrus Griffin, Judge

Liberty Dub 17.
Free
The Honble William Custis Hereditary of War
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Washington

Bedford County Dec 13 1805
Sir
In obedience to the act "to appoint and assign a list of the Deaf and Dumb" I am required to examine of Duncan Graham for the number of being placed on the pension list of the U.S. and am both with her letter and the certificate of a Physician which is in my possession the commission of a recent medical instance.
The death of the unfortunate and dearest friend is a great loss in this business. The next are sent to your office well in advance to the commission as at the time of review.
I have the honor to be
Sir
With high Consideration
Yours

Bedford county, Virginia, April 30 th 1808
I have this day examin'd Duncan Graham respecting sundry wounds which he says he receiv'd in the service of the United States - among many was one in his left hand apparently, and as he affirms, rec d from a broad sword, which separated the three first metacarpal bones, near their articulation with the bones of the fingers, together with their extensor tendons; this has nearly destroy'd the use of that hand in the common occupations, by which labouring men procure their living - His other wounds, some of which appear to have penetrated into the cavities of the cerebrum and cerebellum, & greatly to have endanger'd his life, leave no other inconvenience at present than that of deformity in those parts.
Samuel Griffin
Bedford to Wit:
This day Doct r Samuel Griffin made oath to the truth of the above statement respecting Duncan Graham before me Isaac Hey, one of the Commonwealth's Justices for the County aforesaid. Given under my hand. This 14 th day of July 1808
Isaac Hey

In the cause of a commission from the Honble Gyles Guff Judge for the District of Virginia to me arrived bearing date at York the 17 day of March 1808 and since with due regard there The 20 day of April at my Office in the County of Bedford in the District aforesaid commenced the reexamination of Duncan Graham of Patrick County within the said District for the purpose of being heard on the petition of the United States
The said Duncan Graham after being duly sworn and taking the oaths of office and qualification in the year 1776 he entered under Capt Abel Westfall in the County of Hampshire State of Virginia for two years as a soldier in an Continental establishment and that under the command of the said Col Peter Muhlenberg Regiment and under his command marched to the Southern States when they were invaded by General Clinton and Admiral Parker and fought the enemy on the 20 day of June 1776 at Point Muntrie and that he continued in the service of the U.S. in the Regiment aforesaid until Col Muhlenberg was ordered to the Northward when he entered into Col Isaac Hughes Regiment under Col Thomas Jarrett for during the war and in this service he continued until the first day of March 1782 when a detachment under General Marion was surprised by the enemy and he received a large wound in the back of the left hand and two on the head and that being disabled and rendered useless from the wound in the hand destroying the use of all the fingers except the thumb and little finger was in the month of November of the same year discharged
The said Duncan Graham further states that he never has been heard on the pension act of any state and that he did in the year of 1783 deliver his papers to a certain Col James Henderson of Greenbrier County State of Virginia

for the purpose of obtaining a pension in being about to go to the General Assembly where he intended he would and promised to do the business here for getting as the States the papers in the office of the Clerk they never have been found And he by the direction of the District Attorney now a Senator of the U.S. travel to Richmond and made an abi- cation in the Federal Court but was unsuccessful that from Greenbrier returned into the county of Patrick aforesaid where he now resides and that he is pro se and disabled from the waiver aforesaid to make a living by manual labor and not pursuing the business of any craft or trade The said Graham further adds that in giving the facts that recently after the war his son Jerry returned to New Orleans where under the Government of Slaves and has not heard of him since and being nothing more this communication is made to whom the Government of the said Duncan before me to make the deposition of Baker L. Duncan Esq. on oath denying the existence of the waiver of the said Duncan when was given with him to the said Graham
Given under my hand and seal at the Place first aforesaid this 15 day of July 1862
Edw. H. Duncan Esq.