Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7,581, Levi Graves, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Graves Levi Lydia
No. 7581 B.L.Wt. 13217-160-55
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108244
Massachusetts
Levi Graves
of Wester in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Warner of the Regt commanded by Colonel Marshall in the Massachusetts line, for the term of two months from March 1775 to January 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2 d day of October 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of May 1817, and sent to S d Strong Esq. Mass
Continued on  Restored to the Roll on the 5 th day of March 1823 and notification sent to Hon J Locke at House of Representatives Pension commencing on the 15 th of December 1826.
Amount due on 4th of September 1828
$165.41
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }

650 Massachusetts Lydia Graves widow of Levi Graves Maj who served in the Revolutionary war, as a survivor
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 90 Dollars per months per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1818.
3 rd February 1853 Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of June 1853 and sent to
G. F. Starkweather Kane N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 1818, Page 10 Vol. A
1818

106,005 } Act March 3/55 April 28/55
Lydia Graves Widow of Levi Graves, private
Private Marshall Revolutionary War.
Pension, under Act Feb 3/58
Mass. Feb 53-650 Ad. 160 and Dec 2nd 55
Ms. Dodge
Horatio Woodman Boston. Mass.
Vol. G. 124.

State of Massachusetts
I Levi Graves a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Westport in the County of Bristol in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on or about the latter part of May Anno Domini 1778 on the seventh day of June following I arrived at West Point . I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to seventh day of March Anno Domini 1779 .
as a private against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Capt. Warner's Company in Colo. Marshall's Regiment under Gen. Patterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts line
and that I left the service on seventh day of March Anno Domini 1779 at which time I was honorably discharged. and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty three years . — My discharge I cannot find. I got having it for many years . I know not where it is.
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Levi Graves
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Solo. Strong Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit, Massachusetts.

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Levi Graves
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this Second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Solo. Ithong Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit, Massachusetts.
the abovenamed Levi Graves and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Solo. Ithong

Ephraim Temple of Grafton in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify & say that I was a soldier in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, on the Continental establishment in the Company of the within named Capt. Warner at the same time as is within stated by the within named Levi Green & that I know the said Green did serve serve as a private in said Warner's Company the term of nine months as within stated by him — Ephraim Temple
Worcester ss. May the 12th 1818. Then the above named Ephraim Temple personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
Simson Leland Jus. Peace

Westminster Levi Graves
This may certify that I consider the above named Ephraim Temple a credible witness Simson Leland Justice Peace
Affidavit
I Joel Miles of Fitzwilliam in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire of lawful age testify and say that I was a Soldier in the Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war on the continental establishment in the Company of the within named Capt. Warner at the same time as is within stated by the within named Levi Graves and that I know the said Graves did serve as a private in the said Warner's Company the term of nine months as within stated by him Joel Miles
Cheshire Jy. July 31 st 1818 Then the above named Joel Miles personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Robinson Perkins Justice of the Peace
This may certify that I consider the above named Joel Miles a credible witness. R. Perkins Justice Peace
I Salma Hale Clerk of the courts in the County of Cheshire do hereby certify that Robinson Perkins is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and that the foregoing appears to be his proper signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Superior Court of Judicature Oct 8. 1818
S. Hale Clk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Simson Leland Esquire before whom the annexed Affidavit has been made, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that his name subscribed thereto is his own proper signature.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this Twenty first day of October
A. D. 1818.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.
Application of Levi Graves

Sydia Graves. Claim widow of Levi Graves. Act. Feb. 3. 1853,
By her Attorney, G. F. Starkweather Keene. New Hampshire

State of Massachusetts
County of Worcester ss, Be it known that on this thirty first day of March in the year eighteen hundred and fifty three (1853) before me Thomas Kinnicutt Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County in said State, personally appeared Lydia Graves a resident of the town of Westminster in the County aforesaid, and made oath in due form of law, that she is the widow of Levi Graves who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of 96 $ per annum payable at the Boston Massachusetts pension Agency.
That she was married to the said Levi Graves on the fifteenth day of November in the year eighteen hundred and three. That she was married in said Westminster, and her name was Lydia Sawin.
She further Swears that her said husband died on the nineteenth day of July in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five that since that time she has remained and still is a widow and has not heretofore made application for pension. That her age is eighty two years.
That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such a rate of pension, as may be due her under the act of February 3. 1853. And under any of the Laws regulations or decisions that have been made or may hereafter be made and adopted.

The said declarant further states, that she constitutes and appoints George L. Starkweather of Keene N.H. her Attorney and Agent irrevocably, to prosecute said Claim with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and do all things necessary and lawful in the premises -
for Lydia J. Graves mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me. and I certify that by reason of bodily infirmities the said Lydia Graves is unable and cannot attend Court.
The Minuteman of Probate for said County of Worcester. —

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 11 th 1853
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Thomas Winnicutt was Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. A. D. D. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Feb 25 th

I Thomas Rinnecutt Judge of Probate in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that Lydia Graves before named is a respectable resident of this County, and is the same person she represents herself to be in the foregoing Declaration as I believe, and she has this day appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her free act and deed,
Per Stearns (clerk.)
I further certify that I am not interested in the result of this case. Stearns (clerk.)

APPLICATION OF
Widow of Levi Powers Resolutum Pendam
For a 160 - acre warrant
Act of March 3d, 1866.
WARRANT TO BE PAID TO HORATIO WOOLMAN, Boston, Mass. AS WITHIN REQUESTED.

State of Massachusetts County of Worcester
On this twenty fourth day of April, A.D., 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, Lydia Gurnes aged eighty four years, a resident of Westminster in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Levi Gurnes deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] in the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Revolutionary [del] the war with Great Britain, [del] by the United States, on the 18th day of June, [del] that her said husband was [del] enlisted at [blank] on or about the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 17 [blank] for the term of [blank] and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of [blank] and was honorably discharged at [blank] on or about the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 17 [blank], as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received no printed or written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, except that she received for the same service, under the act of September 1850, a 40 acre warrant, No. [blank], which she has legally sold and cannot return, and that she now draws for the said service $196 per annum, payable at Boston, the certificate of which is No. 650, and dated June 9, 1853, and issued under the Act of February 3, 1850.
She further states that she was married to the said Levi Gurnes in Westminster on the fifteenth day of October 1803, by [blank] a Justice and that her name before her said marriage was Lydia Gurnes that her husband died at Westminster on the [blank] day of July 1835, proof of which will be found on file with her previous application, that she is still a widow, — that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1855, and that she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to Horatio Woodman, Boston, Mass.
Lydia Gurnes
Subscribed and duly sworn to, the day and year first above written. I certify that she is the identical person above described. I have no interest in the case.
Chas. G. Prouty, Justice of the Peace.

State of Massachusetts County of Worcester.
We Lucy Gant and Lydia Gant having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Levi Gant who was a Revolutionary soldier whose widow now applies for bounty land, — that we knew him for more than thirty years before his death, which occurred at Westminster about twenty years ago, — that we know that he died about that time because we attended his funeral, that his widow is the identical person who draws a pension for his said service, that we are residents of Westminster in Massachusetts, that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried, — that her declaration was signed and acknowledged by her in our presence, — that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, — and that we are disinterested.
Lucy Gant
Lydia Gant
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this twenty fourth day of April A.D. 1855.
Chas. G. Brewster Justice of the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, by the affidavits of Lucy Gant and Lydia Gant of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Lydia Gant is the widow, remaining unmarried of the late Levi Gant who was a Revolutionary soldier and that the said Levi Gant died at Westminster on or about the nineteenth day of July A.D. 1835.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty fourth day of April — 1855. I have no interest in this case.
Chas. G. Brewster, Justice of the Peace.
* "We attended his funeral," or "were in the neighborhood at the time," or some equally good reason.

The Certificate Case Lydia Graves by G. H. Starkweather Keene N. H.

Town Clerks office Westminster, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts March 21 st 1853
November fifteenth eighteen hundred and three Levi Graves to Lydia Sawin
Abner Holden Justice of the Peace
A true record as returned
Attest Bena Holden Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which stands on the record in fair legible figures as follows "Nov 15 th 1803"
Attest George Wendall Town Clerk
I George Wendall the above named do pose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County Town & State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified above by me
George Wendall Town Clerk of Westminster
Worcester 21 st March 1853 Personally appeared the above named George Wendall and made oath that the above is a true copy of the record in said town of Westminster
Before me N. G. Abinney } Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office. Boston, April 11 th 1853
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation H. G. Whitney was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Ebenezer D. D. D. Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Fe 25 86,

Affidavit of Levi Graham No. 3

Levi Grahams Jur. of Westminster in the County of Westminster and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age testify and say that my father Levi Grahams gave me his note of hand for labour performed for him on his farm previous to the date thereof, which said note was given, I think about the first of April 1816. & on interest. He paid the same with the interest before known some time the fall of 1820. I think in the month of October of that year. I think the whole sum of said Note with the interest was $127.00. I am of the opinion that, there was it was exactly that sum, but I think it could not vary from that sum more than a dollar, or two. which was paid in Banding and articles furnished me and my workmen.
Levi Grahams Jur.
Westminster April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above named Levi Grahams Jur. and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. Before me Oliver D. Dutton, Jus. Peace

157 Levi Graves
Recd. 2 May 1823.
Resp d her letter to Clement 26 May 1823.
Abigail Bigelow, Worcester, Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this sixteenth day of April 1823, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Supreme Judicial Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Levi Graves aged sixty nine years, resident in Westminster in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I enlisted in the army of the Revolution on the continental establishment in the year '77 or '78 in the company commanded by Capt. Warner, Col. Marshall's Regiment and Paterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts line for the term of nine months, and I served said term out and was honorably discharged. I was at West Point most of the time but was marched to various other places as occasion
required my original Pension Certificate is dated May 19 th 1819 N o 10.844. I am sixty nine years old and very infirm, unable to perform but very little labour of any kind - being troubled with a very bad rheum - my only occupation was a farmer or labourer. I have a Wife, rather infirm, and one Daughter and one Son who are dependent upon me for their support. I have no real estate whatever my wife, she being my second wife has a small income secured to her alone - it being her first husband's property is the reason of its being secured to her - I had a small real estate when I applied and obtained a pension but since, it has been attached and sold to pay my honest Debts
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of said Court that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is ninety two dollars and fifty one cents. exclusive of the annuity or income of his wife
(Handwritten note in left margin) Aforesaid Levi Graves did serve in the Revolutionary war for the term of nine months, under the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is ninety two dollars and fifty one cents. exclusive of the annuity or income of his wife
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this sixteenth day of April 1823.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the said Court for the County of Worcester.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this sixteenth day of April 1823, personally appeared in open Court, before the Supreme Judicial Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Levi Graves aged sixty nine years, resident in Westminster in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I enlisted in the army of the Revolution on the continental establishment in the year 77 or 78 in the company commanded by Capt. Warner, Col. Marshall's Regiment and Paterson's Brigade in the Massachusetts line for the term of nine months and I served said term out and was honorably discharged. I was at West Point most of the time but was marched to various other places as occasion and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 13th 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 and 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 or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Levi Graves
Sworn to and declared, on the sixteenth day of April 1823, before the said Court. Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth for the County of Worcester. Attest,
Abijah Bigelow Clerk
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that it appear to the satisfaction of said Court that service in the Revolutionary war for the term of nine months, under the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is ninety two dollars and fifty one cents. exclusive of the annuity or income of his wife
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this sixteenth day of April 1823.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

Schedule of the Estate of Levi Graves of Westminster in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts Applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of May 1, 1820.
  One half of a Pew in the Gallery of the Meetinghouse in Westminster  10 00    1 Cow $ 11.00 - 1 Two years old Heifer $ 9.00  20.00    1 Pig $ 2.50 - 3 Sheep $ 4.50 - about 30 hundred of Hay $ 8.00  16.00    Old pewter dishes plates & Basons $ 2.00 - 1 Tea pot $ 0.25  2.25    Crockery $ 1.00 - tin ware $ 0.12 - 2 old chests $ 0.36  1.48    Old case of drawers $ 1.00 - old table $ 0.50 - 7 chains $ 2.40  3.90    old block $ 2.00 - Old brass kettle $ 1.00 - 1 Iron pot $ 1.00  4.00    1 Tea kettle $ 0.75 - 2 Iron kettles $ 1.00 - 1 Spade $ 0.30  2.05    1 Looking glass $ 0.35 - fire shovel and tong $ 0.67  1.02    randirons $ 0.45 - 7 bushels corn $ 4.69  5.14    3 bushels barley $ 1.75 - Oats $ 0.67 - 1/2 bushels beans $ 0.50  2.92    Loom and tackling $ 5.00 - Old Chisells and Sugar $ 0.83  5.83    1 Ax $ 0.50 - Old iron $ 0.50 - Spinning wheel $ 0.75  1.75    2 pails, tub and churn $ 0.50 - 1 hundred wt. of Beef $ 3.50  4.00    60 lb pork $ 6.00 - 4 barrels cider $ 3.00 - potatoes $ 1.67  10.67    hand saw $ 0.75 - Old large Bible $ 0.75  1.50     his property $ 92.51  
We also find that the said Graves has a Bond in his hands securing to his Wife Lydia one third part of the income of a small farm situate in said Westminster without securing any thing to himself whatever, the annual worth of which we adjudge to be worth to his wife alone, and nothing to himself at all - This security is wholly to his wife and as soon as she is dead the whole is at an end in every point of view - The whole income of said Bond to his wife as aforesaid to be worth annually 20.00  the whole of his & wife's $ 112.51
Levi Graves
Worcester ss. April 14 th 1823. We the subscribers testify and say that we have viewed the property contained in the above Schedule shown to us by Levi Graves above named as his property and are of opinion that the sums set against the Respective items are their true value -
Elias Holden
Joel Baker
Worcester ss. April 14 th 1823. Personally appeared Elias Holden and

Joel Baker above named and made Oath to the truth of the above Statement by them subscribed
Before me Michael Gill Justice of the Peace
I certify that Elias Holden and Joel Baker above named are disinterested and credible witnesses
Michael Gill Justice of the Peace

Rey WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7581
Lydia Hawes Will. Levi Hawes Port Royal
Act: 1818
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 289
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER COUNTY, ss.
I, Joseph Mason
Clerk of the Judicial Courts
for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Chas. G. Prentiss on the twenty fourth day of April A.D. 1855 was and still is
a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the laws of this Commonwealth, to take the acknowledgement of deeds, and administer oaths, and that his signature to the certificates of oath upon the declaration and affidavit and his own certificate hereunto annexed are genuine.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County , this twenty fifth day of April , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five .
Jo. Mason Clerk.

✓ 13.217
J Wed Camp

see letters 29 Apr. 1825 Oct. 16. 1824 to A. Bigel- low & Jan 4. 1826 to Hon. J. Locke H. R. & 24 April 1826 - also Feb. 29 1828.
10,844
Massachusetts
Levi Graves
of Westminster in the state of Mass who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Marshall of the Mass line, for the term of ten months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of October, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of May 1819 and sent to Vol o Strong, Esq. J. Southwick Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1819, 5 mths 1/2 - 40.77 Semi-ann. all ce ending 1 st Dec r 1819 218.00
$258.77
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
+ Worcester Mass

Brief in the case of
Sylvia Graves
Worcester
County and State of Mass
act 3 Feb 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her bond was a pension at $96 per annum. Record proof of marriage.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
G. F. Starkweather Keene N.H.
J. C. Call Examining Clerk.

Wm Pennycuick Affidavit

I William Penniman of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify & say that Levi Greaves of said Westminster was indebted to me on account for leather sole him & for which he afterwards on the 10 th day of May 1823. gave me his note of hand on instant for the sum of $3.76. which he afterwards paid me in money. I think the whole he paid me was about $4.00. but I can't be certain as to the precise time. I know said Greaves is very poor, — he has no means of paying a dollar. He is not able to earn his board with his hands necessary food. I have been acquainted with him for forty years. — He is an infirm man, owing to a break, which renders it difficult for him to labour.
Wm Penniman
Worcester ss. April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above the above named William Penniman and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed Before me
Abel Dustin Jus. Peace.

to whom he had been long indebted —
a duly authenticated copy a decree conveying of all his real Estate to Hollis Bolton & Wife is within. Made & acknowledged August 28, 1822 & Recd & Record ed Sept 2. 1822 —
There is also, a Certificate by Sheriff Jones, duly authenticated, that he attached the above property for debts, amounting to about $400 — and that Bolton purchased the property upon the demands.
His age 69 — can labor but little — Wife, age 67, given rather infirm, & one Son & one Daughter dependent on her for support — age and state — see letter to
A. Bigelow April 29, 1826
Sept. 1819
Worcester Mass
Massachusetts.
Levi Graves. Private Girod 10 months.
1 st & only Schedule dated April 15. 1823 —
Cow, Heifer, Sheep, Pigs and Furniture, valued at $92.51 — Graves has a Bond in her order securing to her Wife 1/3 part of the income of a small farm, the annual worth of which is estimated at $20 — This security is wholly to his Wife & will as soon as she is dead the estate is at an end in every point of view.
On the 4th of Octob. last past, he was requested to state by he did not make application for a continuance before April 1823 — He says, at the time the Act passed, requiring a Schedule of property &c, he was in possession of some real and Personal Estate, which he held until December 1822, which

Oliver Astley's Affidavit

Oliver Easty of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age testify, and say, that Levi Greaves of said Westminster, having been indebted to me for sundry articles of merchandise for which he afterwards gave me his note under his hand, dated August 7th. 1823, for the sum of $3.50 which he some time after- wards paid me. Levi Oliver Easty
Worcester ss. April 5. 1826 Personally appeared the above named Oliver Easty and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed Before me
Abel Dustin, Jus. Peace,

God Wood's Affidavit

I Joel Wood of Westminster in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify and say, that Levi Grewes of said Westminster, gave me his note dated June 16 th 1870, for the sum of $4.15, which was for merchandise out of my store, which he paid me about three years since, the precise time I do not recollect; at the time he paid me said note, he also paid me an account for goods had out of my store a few cents over $5.00. I cannot ascertain the exact sum; I recollect the said note & said account when he paid them, was not many weeks from ten dollars. Said Grewes in very poor, and I know it is means he has to support himself. He is old and infirm, not able to labour, but very little —
Joel Wood
Worcester ss. April 7 th . 1876. Personally appeared the above named Joel Wood and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me.
MacDustin Jus. Peace.

Junio. Heywood's Affidavit

I Timothy Heywood Junior of Westminster in the County of Gloucester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify & say, that Levi Greene of said Westminster, on the 12 th day of May 1819. gave me his note of hand for the sum of twelve dollars and thirty five cents for money lent; May 12 th 1820. he paid me on said note $10.; the residue of said Note, with interest thereon he has since paid in money, but the precise time I cannot state, but I think he did not pay the residue until one or two years afterwards. He is now owing me on said note dated Feb. 10. 1824. for the sum of $2.00 & an int also for $1.14 - on said note in 1824. all which is still due and I know of no means to which I can resort to get it of him, He is very poor, has no property on which I can probably secure it. He is an infink man. I do not think him able to earn half his necessary food.
Timothy Heywood
Worcester April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above- named Timothy Heywood personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me
Rev. Nathl. D. D. S. S. S.

Eugenius Peterson's Affectavit.

Six Augustus Emerson of Westminster in the County of Westminster and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify and say that said Greene of said Westminster, that on the seventh day of February 1822. gave me his note for sundry billettes of purchase and in cash sold & delivered him, for the sum of $16.00 on demand with interest, which he paid some time in the fore- part of February 1823, as near as I can ascertain. He still con- tinued to get goods out of my store and on the 23 d of Dec r 1822 he was indebted to me on Book account $33.03. and then paid me $30.00 in money and then gave me a note dated Dec r 23. 1822. for the sum of $3.03 being the balance of said account, which said note he paid me two years afterwards. Said Greene is now indebted to me on book account, and I know of no means by which I can get payment thereof. He is a poor man. - he does not possess any property, on which $5.00 could be secured. He is aged and infirm. He is not able by any kind of labour to earn half his necessary food.
Augustus Emerson
Westminster April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above named Augustus Emerson and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me,
Abel Weston Jus. Peace.

David Wynans
Affidavit

David Hymann of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify and say, that Levi Grewer of said Westminster, was indebted to me for dressing cloth for him for which he gave me a Note of hand dated some time after the 18 th of March 1818. the exact sum I cannot recollect, but some time afterwards, I had said Note put in suit, to wit at the Dist. Term of the Court of Common Pleas in 1822. and had his property attached, and said Grewer afterwards on the 14 th day of Decr. 1822. has paid me the amount of said Note, which was $64.64 exclusive of the said costs of said suit, which he paid to my attorney, the amount of which I do not recollect.
David Hymann
Worcester 7 th April 7. 1826. Personally appeared the above named David Hymann and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me,
Richd. D. Webb, Esq. Clerk.

Jos. Whitman's Affidavit

I Joseph Whitman of Westminster in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age do testify and say, that Sam Graver of said Westminster gave me the following notes of hand, which were for good and merchandise he had out of my store in said Westminster, and which notes he paid out of the proceeds of the sale of his house  real estate , which he sold since March 18 th A.D. 1818 and none of the following notes were paid until long after that time; which said notes were of the following dates and sums, on instant from the date thereof and on demand
  One note dated March 19 th 1818 for the sum of $ 25.60   " " " Sept. 24. 1819 " " 70.16   " " " May 11. 1821 " " 14.45   " " " Jan'y 10. 1822 " " 8.00   " " " March 22. 1822 " " 7.43   " " " Aug't 23. 1822 " " 22.92   " " " May 21. 1823 " " 1.08   $ 79.64 
I cannot state precisely the time said notes were paid, nor the exact amount he paid; but I am confident he paid the instant as well as the principal. I also took of said Graver one other note for goods & merchandise previously charged to him dated Jan'y 17. 1825. and that it was with much difficulty I obtained payment thereof, which was $ 6.19. & on instant. Since this testimony I say that the said Graver is very poor; that he has no means of paying anything, except his house & lot, furniture, which is very poor and of very little value, the whole could not be sold for twenty five dollars.
Joseph Whitman
Worcester, April 6 th , 1826. Personally appeared the above said Whitman and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Allen D. Ladd Jus. Peace

John Brantingham
Certificate
certifying to the credibility of the persons whose affidavits he subscribed as Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Weststoff. April 7 th 1826. I hereby certify, that the persons, who have appeared before me on the 5 th , 6 th , 8 th of April instant, and who severally subscribed and made oath to the truth of their several affidavits, to be used as evidence, touching the application of Live Grafters of Westminster in said County for a Pension, being 12 in number, are all known by me, and their character for truth and veracity are good.
Rev. Dustin (Rev. Pease)

Farewell Friends Affectionately

I Farwell Corcor of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say, that Levi Grewes of said Westminster on the 16th. day of Sept. 1822. he was indebted to me on book account, which com- menced Augt. 20. th 1819 & was for sundry articles of merchandise; and sometime afterwards, which time I cannot state, he gave me his note for the sum of $13.50 which he afterwards paid me by getting another person to secure it to me rather than to go to person; but the exact time he secured it I cannot state. Said Grewes is quite poor, has no property except some old house-hold stuff, of but little value. From age & infirmity of body he is unable to perform but little labour.
Farwell Corcor
Worcester ss. April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above named Farwell Corcor and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me,
Alex. Dustin Jus. Peace

Washington Feb. 20. 1828. Received from the Pension Office the papers in the case of Levi Graves, which I promise to return John Ladd

Allowed
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War Department
Pension Office,
February 29. 1828
Sir,
The case of Levi Graves has again been examined. The only difficulty in the case is in not being able to arrive at the full value of that portion of the property which was reserved to his wife for her maintenance. It is estimated to be worth $20 per annum, but that evidence is not sufficient to enable us to effect a proper investigation of the claim. If the value of the property, added to the amount of his schedule should be found to exceed three hundred dollars, his claim cannot be allowed, because that amount of property excludes any one from the benefits of the revolutionary pension laws, and because that portion of the property not having been conveyed away to pay debts, is considered as still in his possession. It does not appear to have been her dower.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Ob't. Servt.
J. L. Edwards
Hon. John Locke, House of Representatives

Solomon Strong Affidavit.
Subjuring the credibility of Milton's Deu.

I Solomon Strong, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the State of Massachusetts testify that I resided for many years in the town of Westminster. I am well acquainted with Levi Graves, who has applied for a pension. I have every reason to believe that his statement with respect to his property is correct, that he is actually poor and stands in need of relief, and that he has not disposed of any part of his interest pension. I am also well acquainted with Hollis Bolton, David Lyman, Elijah Hager, Timo Heywood Jr, Joseph Whitman, Augustus Emerson, Job Wood, Wm. Remond, Oliver Estey, Garwell Converse and Levi Graves Jr. They are men of veracity and full reliance may be placed on their statements.
Solomon Strong.
Worcester Jy. April 8 1826. Personally appeared Solomon Strong above named, and made oath to the truth of the above statements.
Before me Wm Perry - Justice of the Peace

Dec. 15. 1826.
I the subscriber hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of William Phipp whose name appears with that of his genuine signature and that he is and has been for a number of years Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I further certify that Stephen Dustin whose signature appears to the true different affidavits, as a Justice of the Peace has been for a number of years past acting a Justice of the Peace for said County of Worcester that the signing by him is in his own handwriting and the said true affidavits are the same filed in the case of Lex v. Gravis. John D. Sleeper H. of the P.

Notes taken on the examination of the case of Levi Graves with reference exclusively to the additional evidence Affidavits of creditors
   Haywood  12.36  money lent    Costing  3.50  goods    Coome  13.50  goods    Whitman  156.03  8 notes of hand for goods, articles not stated    Haage  89.00  money lent    Wood  10.00  goods    Pinnymen  4.00  provisions     $288.39     Wyman  64.64  Sued for (dropping cloth)    Emerson  49.00  good - articles not stated    Levi Graves Jr.  127.00  For labor performed for his father no contract produced     $240.64      $529.03  affidavits not authenticated   
See Belton's affidavit showing how claimant became indebted to him, and in what way he secured himself his wife's affidavit corroborating the same.

Partly
In consideration of of the debt due to Bolton wife,
Clarnant convey his real estate to him for $1200 and personal 130 1330
Reserving 1/3 of 60 acres, reserving 1/3 of the dwelling house, etc for his life & { other for appurtenancy wives { and another reservation of half of a meadow lot of 3 acres to secure the fulfilment of a kind given for support of his wife and $8.00 to be paid to his daughter Caroline On her marriage
1330. 660.00 $ 670.00

Levi Graves.
Applicant for a Pension.
Additional evidence.
Rec d 18 Augt. 1824.
Abijah Bigelow Worcester Mass.

Westminster July 24 - 1924 we the subscribers being inhabitants of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify that we are neighbours to the Levi Graves of said Westminster and have been acquainted with him for many years and we believe that it was out of his power to pay his debts without selling his real estate and we believe that the purchase money has been appropriated to the payment of his just debts we are further of opinion that he has not fraudulently conveyed away any part of his property, he is now about seventy years of age and labouring under bodily infirmity
Jonas Whitney Elias Holden Wm Penniman Joseph Whitman Ebenezer Jones Simon Sanderson
Worcester ss. July 24 th 1924
Personally appeared the above named Jonas Whitney, Joseph Whitman, Ebenezer Jones and Simon Sanderson and made oath that the above writing by them subscribed is true according to their best belief. before me Edward Kendall Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss
I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, held within and for the County of Worcester, do certify that Edward Kendall is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Worcester, duly qualified to act in said Office, that the within certificate, by him signed, is in his own proper hand writing, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts as a Justice of the Peace.
In testimony whereof I have set my name, and affix the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1824.
Abijah Bigelow, Clk.

Affidavit of W. H. Bolton

I Hollis Bolton of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say, that I was married to Betty Sawyer in June 1822. that a little time afterwards myself & wife, began to be anxious about obtaining the amount due from said Greene as guardian to my said wife; not knowing how to manage the matter. I employed Simon Leland Esq., then in full life, but since deceased, to ascertain, if possible, from the records of the Probate Office in said County the amount due from said Greene as guardian to my said wife, that we might have it secured immediately, for said Greene was then hard pressed by his creditors. I we feared least we should lose it: said Leland accordingly, in company with said Greene went to the Probate Office aforesaid, and there both informed us, that the amount now due to my wife said Greene then had in his hand belonging to my said wife, as aforesaid was $660. Greene said then possessing but little personal property & not being able to secure or pay that sum in any other way than by selling his real estate, he proposed to me to purchase the same. We then accordingly agreed, that he would convey to me by deed all his real estate, and I to pay him therefor in manner following, to wit, to give him a discharge for the said sum of $660. and to give a bond for the maintenance and support of his wife as stipulated therein, dated August 8 th 1822. and signed by myself & wife; which then considered was all that it was worth. And since I took the said I have been fully convinced, that it would have been better for my interest to have taken in money five hundred dollars, than to have taken the said real estate in manner aforesaid. The date of said Greene's deed to me of said real estate was August 8 th 1822. - Shortly after the date of said Deed & before I got it recorded, his creditors said him & attached all his personal property, and also said real estate. I then agreed to purchase his personal property, and to give therefor the sum of $130. which consisted of one pair of small oxen valued at $55.00 one calf valued at $3.00 - and and his farming tools, to wit one old cart, one old ox horse, waggons, one old harrow, one plough, the wood work thereof of no value, 2 old chains, one old shovel, one old hoe, & two old axes unfit for use, valued at $72.00 making in the whole, the said sum of $130. as aforesaid. being all the personal property he then had except one cow & a heifer. said heifer was soon after sold to pay his debts; the cow he now now has; and also all his house hold-furniture at that time, it

was not worth thirty dollars & it is now of less value than that at the time; it is very old and poor.
He was then so poor, that he could not pay all his debts. I now know of debts he now owes, which were contested, for before he made said deed to me; and I know of no property, or any means within his power to pay them. I could be glad to rent said farm for annually sixty dollars; and I had rather perform the conditions on said bond, as an stipulated in favor of said Green's wife than pay twenty dollars in money annually.
Hollis Bolton
Witness my hand April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above named Hollis Bolton and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. Before me.
Not Public Not. Public

No 944 Evidence Case of Sylvia Grewes by widow of Ser'l Mass act 3 Feb 1833 p 4th for annuity Canny 3 Feb 1833
G. H. Starkweather Keene N.H.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretarys Office. Boston. April 14 th 1853.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation William Woodbury was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester.
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. Wright Secretary of the Commonwealth.

We Hollis Bolton and Betsey Bolton Depose and say That we live and have long resided in Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and well knew Levi Graves a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and that within our personal knowledge he died on the nineteenth day of July in the year 1835 and left a widow whose name is Lydia Graves and we further swear that she has ever since his death remained his widow and is still a widow and that we are not interested in her application for Pension -
Hollis Bolton Betsey Bolton
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7 th day of April A.D. 1853. and I certify that said deponents are persons entitled to full faith and credit and that I am not interested in the result of said application for Pension. William Doubling Justice of the Peace.

Affidavit of Billy Noltson.
conducting his husband's statement

Betsy Botton wife of Hollis Botton, of Westminster in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. of lawful age testify and say, that soon after I was married to said Botton I was anxious to obtain the annual due me out of my father's estate which was in the hands of Levi Greene of said Westminster as my Guardian, and my husband & myself not knowing the amount due me, and not knowing the best mode to be adopted to ascertain that fact, we thought Simon Leland a suitable man to ascertain the amount thereof; and as to the other parts in relation thereto, and as to the manner in which it was secured to us; and also as to the other facts relating to the conveyance and transfer of said Greene's property, as well as to his means of paying his debts and the value of his property so far as I am now judge, I think the affidavit of said Botton, my husband, this day made before Alex. Dustin Esq. & by said Botton sub- scribed and sworn to before said Dustin, contains a full and particularly a true state of my self & thereby confirms all that he has stated in his said affidavit.
Betsy Botton
Worcester ss. April 5. 1826. Personally appeared the above named Betsy Botton and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed Before me Alex. Dustin Esq. Paris

Elijah Haggay Affidavit

I, Elijah Hager of Westmore in the County of Winchester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age, testify and say that Levi Graves of said West- more, on the 13 th day of February 1822 gave his note to my brother Jonathan Hager & myself for the sum of eighty five dollars & thirty five cents for money we lent him; at what time he paid it Scan- net State, but when he paid said note the principal & interest thereon amounted to eighty nine dollars and fifty three cents, which was paid and given us in money. I have known the small farm he sold to Hollis Botten for above fifty years. The soil is rather poor, and I am confident, that said Botten, in buying said Graves from the sum of $660 which he owed as guardian to said Botten's wife together with the bond he gave said Graves for the support of his wife, or else out of the sum of $80.00 said Botten engaged in said Bond to pay his Evelina as stip- ulated in said bond, was full amount as it was worth. I am confident that a better farm might have been purchased or a fair sale at the time said Botten to look Graves and Thayer, for less than one thousand dollars in money. Said Graves has been & now is very poor, entirely destitute of competent means to support himself.  Elijah Hager  Witness my hand April 7 th 1826. Personally appeared the above named Elijah Hager and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. Before me  A. D. Austin Sec. Recs.

Levi Graves.
Massachusetts - Worcester County.
Additional evidence, as required by the War Department, by the within directions. —

Levi Graves of Westminster in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify and say, that the reasons why I did not make application for a pension sooner are the following, to wit, — at the time the act passed, requiring a schedule of property &c. I was in the possession of some real and personal estate, which I held until December last, & which was then taken by my creditors, to whom I had been long indebted, and also by a young woman for whom I had been guardian, so that, when I settled what I was justly owing to said young woman and my other creditors, I was left entirely desti- tute of all property of every description, except what is contained in my schedule now in the Pension Office at Washington
Levi Graves
Oct. 28. 1823.
Worcester ss. Personally appeared Levi Graves above- said and made oath, that the affidavit of said by him subscribed, contains the truth and nothing but the truth, before me.
Rev. Dustin Jus. Parsons

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss.
I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Judicial Court within and for the county of Worcester, do certify, that Alexander Dustin, Esquire, within named, is a justice of the peace within and for said county, duly and legally qualified to act as such justice - that full faith and credit are to be given to all his doings as such justice - and that his name, as within subscribed, is in his own proper hand writing. —
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my name, and affix the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, this twenty ninth day of October, Anno Domini 1823.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk

Levi Graves Affidavit. Massachusetts, Worcester Co. P.
Additional evidence, as required from War office.
Recd. 30 Sept. 1823.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester County
I Levi Graves, of Westminster, in the County of Worcester, applicant for a renewal of my pension, agreeably to the declaration and schedule by me exhibited and sworn to, before the Supreme Judicial Court, at Worcester, April 16, 1829. Do testify and say, that being indebted to divers persons in various sums of money, due and owing from me, previous to the 28th day of August, 1822, sundry suits were commenced against me, by some of my creditors, in order to secure themselves for the amount of their several claims - and my real estate was attached, as appears by the certificate of Ebenezer Jones, a Deputy Sheriff of said County, finding myself unable to pay those who had commenced suits against me, or the debts due from me to my various other creditors, without disposing of all my real estate, I bargained and agreed with Hollis Bolton, and Betsy his wife, for the purchase of said real estate, and accordingly disposed of the same to them, agreeably to the terms expressed in my deed of conveyance, a copy of which is hereto annexed - And with the consideration money I paid the following demands (which include those on which the attachments above alluded to were made - by pursuing this course I saved the expenses of court, and costs of levying executions on the same estate, which would otherwise have been expended on the real estate aforesaid - and the sum for which I made the conveyance aforesaid was considered the full value of the estate conveyed by me agreeably to said deed.) To wife - six hundred and sixty dollars to Hollis Bolton & Betsy his wife, being the amounts due to her from her father's estate, and which I had become accountable to her for, having been her guardian whilst she was a minor, and received the same from her said father's estate, to manage for her, as such guardian - To David Wymann for $19. To Jonathan and Elijah Hagar about $90 - To Timothy Augustus about $5. - To Joseph Whitman about $140. - To Augustus Emerson about $33 - To Joel Wood about $10. - To William Parnum about $4. - To Oliver Estey about $3.50 - To Gannell Louise about $13.50 - To Levi Graves Jr. $2

hundred dollars - but the remainder I have expended in the support of myself and family, as our necessities required - the particulars of which I cannot enumerate, as the several items are composed of various little accounts with many persons for the year or two past, and which I cannot now particularly remember.
As to the enquiry made of me, why I did not exhibit a schedule of my property before the passage of the act of "the 1st of March 1818" as contained in the communication from "J. L. Edwards", which accompanies this declaration, I can only state I never knew, till now, that there was any such act in existence, relative to pensioners, and, of course, could not presume on deriving any benefit from voluntarily proclaiming my poverty to the world - As soon as I learnt that the Government of my country had shown a disposition to contribute a trifle toward relieving the sufferings of those who had "fought and bled" in support of her independence, and in defense of the rights of man, I came forward, and made such declarations, and exhibited such evidence of my services and necessities, as I was advised would be sufficient to entitle me to the aid authorized by Congress - And I have therefore complied with the requisitions from the War department, relative to the renewal of my pension, to as full an extent as my limited knowledge will enable me to understand them - If I have been so fortunate as to satisfy the doubts of the Honorable Secretary of War, by this repeated exposition of my poverty and wretchedness, I shall feel thankful for being once more placed on the pension roll.
September 3. 1823.
Levi Graves
Worcester ss. Court of Common Pleas. September Term 1823.
Personally appeared in court Levi Graves and made oath that the aforesaid statements by him made are true. Attest. Elijah Bigelow, (Clerk).

I know all men by these presents that I Levi Graves of Westminster in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman. In consideration of twelve hundred dollars paid by Hollis Bolton and Bet- sey his wife of Gardner in said county of Worcester, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant sell and convey unto the said Hollis Bolton and Betsey their heirs and assigns the following piece of land being the farm I now live on lying in the Southwardly part of said Westminster with all the buildings thereon reserving one third part of the dwelling house and also a privilege of the well and dis- charge during my natural life and my wives Lydia and said lot was N o fifty eight containing sixty acres more or less bounded as follows viz. northwardly on a town road westwardly on land of Joel Ba- ker southerly on land of Joel Baker & Ezra Miller eastwardly on land of John Harrington and Salmon Leland including a town road Also a woodlot lying in the Southwardly part of S. Westminster con- taining about fifteen acres more or less bounded as follows viz. south- ardly and westwardly on land of Thomas Johnson northerly and eastwardly on land of Joel Baker. Also meadow lot all the right I have in it lying in the southwardly part of said Westminster contain- ing three acres bounded as follows viz. westwardly and northerly and southwardly on land of Thomas Johnson eastwardly on land of Joel Baker. Reserving one half of said farm to secure the fulfillment of a bond given by said Hollis and Betsey Bolton for the support of my wife Lydia and eighty dollars to be paid to her at the day of her mar- riage it being for the thirds she brought me from her former husband's estate said bond bearing even date with this instrument. To have and to hold the aforegranted premises to the said Hollis and Betsey their heirs and assigns to them & their use and behoof forever and do for myself my heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said Hollis and Betsey and their heirs & assigns that I am law- fully seized in fee of the aforegranted premises that they are free of all encumbrances that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Hollis and Betsey and that I will warrant and defend the same premises to the said Hollis and Betsey their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all per- sons. In witness whereof I the said Levi Graves have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty eight day of August in the year of

our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two signed sealed and delivered Levi Graves (Seal) in presence of us of Worcester ss August 20 th 1822 then the above Martha Leland } named Levi Graves acknowledged the above Simeon Leland instrument to be his free act and Deed Before me Simeon Leland Just of Peace Recd Sept 2 nd 1822 at 45 m past 8 o'Clock A.M. Ent. V. Er. By Atty Ward Reg r
The foregoing is a true copy of Record, Recorded, in the Registry of Deeds, Book 229, Page 34, Attest (H. S. Ward Reg r )
Graves to Bolton Copy (Seal)
A copy Graves to Bolton

This may certify that I attached the planch of said Greene in Westminster on three levies writs which demands amounted to an almost fifteen hundred Dollars and was settled by Hollis Batten the person who bought said planch without its being sold at auction - Westminster Sep. 1, 1823 -
Ebenezer Jones Deputy Sheriff

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Judicial courts within and for said county of Worcester, do certify, that Artemas Ward, Esquire, whose name is affixed to the copy of a deed hereto annexed, is Register of Deeds for said county, duly authorised to make out and to certify copies of deeds by him recorded - and that his name, so affixed as afore- said is in his own proper hand writing.
I also certify that Ebenezer Jones, named in the annexed certificate, is a Deputy Sheriff in and for said county, and was such Deputy during the year 1822, and that full faith and credit is due to his acts as such officer - and that his signature placed to the annexed certificate is in his own hand writing.
In witness whereof, I hereto set my hand, and affix the seal of the Court of Sessions for said county, this twelfth day of September, A.D. 1823.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.