Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], William Graves, Va. State Navy

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va. State Navy
Graves William
~ Va. Half Pay
CONTENTS
See Acc. No. 837 Virginia State Navy William Graves, Y S File Va. Half Pay

Letter John Wilson, Com. L. Offic requesting papers in case of W m Graver, deceased,
Half pay
Act July 5, 1832
Papers sent August 25/34 with letter.
Navy

General Land Office. August 23 d 1884.
Sir:
Having the entry land claim of "Carl W. Dane, 8 th Section 1884," under examination, "No. of August 31 st 1883," I have to request the loan of all the papers pertaining to the half share claim of said Dane, filed in your Office, which will be kindly returned in a few days.
Respectfully Chas. D. [unclear] John M. Olson Commissaire.
J. Olson, Co. Notary Public, District of Columbia.

William Graves, dec. Lieutenant Va State Navy Comm'd. All. April 8 1860
see letter to Secretary of the Interior April 11/60
herein ms. A. 9. 2. 23. 1933
Secretary of the Interior

Pension Office
April 8 th 1850
I hereby certify that I have examined the case of the Administrator of William Graves deceased, who claims commutation of five years full pay with interest to the present time, under the act of the 5 th July 1832, for services of the said William Graves deceased, as Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy, during the war of the Revolution; and it appears that said Graves served to the 26 th of April seventeen hundred and eighty three. I am therefore of opinion, that under the decision in the case of Richard Barron, deceased, the Administrator of the said William Graves deceased, is entitled to receive under the above mentioned act, eighteen hundred and twenty five dollars, the full pay of a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy in the war of the Revolution for the term of five years, with interest thereon at six per cent per annum from the twenty second day of April seventeen hundred and eighty three to the present time; deducting therefrom the whole amount which has heretofore been paid at the Treasury of the United States on account of half

pay. The amount is payable to Samuel J. Bowden Attorney of Robert J. Barlow administrator of the said William Graves deceased.
Cont of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of the Interior
William Steuven De Sta Comm P on file of the file amend

October 23, 1933
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BA-J/EEI CW
William Graves-Virginia Half Pay
Mrs. J.W.Purcell 206 East Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of William Graves, who was allowed bounty land for his service as lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy for three years, War of the Revolution.
The records of this office show that William Graves served as a lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy until April 6, 1783.
He died January 1, 1802. His age is not shown.
Half pay pension under the act of June 5, 1832, was allowed on account of the service of William Graves, as stated above. The amount of pension was made payable to the administrator, Frederick Vincent, of Philadelphia.
This office has no further information in regard to this officer's service or pension. It is suggested that information might be obtained from the Old Records Division, Navy Department, this city.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Copy
Letter to John Wilson
Transmitting papers
of Mr Graves
for Half-pay
Act July 5. 1832
Only these four papers found when first filing was done -

Pension Office, August 25, 1854.
Sir,
Agreeably to your request of the 23 d instant, I herewith enclose the papers in the case of William Graves, deceased, filed in his application for half pay under act of July 5, 1832.
Very respectfully Your obt servant
Acting Commissioner

Hon. J. Ewing
(Wm Graves del d ) Vt State Navy
April 11. 1850

to the 22 d of April 1783, and from that 30th time he was allowed half-pay in 1815.
The question I now submit is, whether the evidence of the payment to April 6, 1783, is sufficient to show that Graves served to the 22 d  of that month.  April 1783 . (Vide paper marked N o 5, in Graves's papers )
The case of Richard Barron is cited in the paper submitted by Mr. Barbour, the agent in this case. That claim was admitted by your order; but whether you considered the proof certificate of Auditor Heath, showing that Barron was paid to the 6 th of April 1783, as sufficient evidence that he continued in service to the 22 d of the  that month I doubt. The certificate of payment in Barron's case is marked N o 1. There is no evidence in either of the papers in the case of Graves, or in the papers of Barron, or in the papers of the other cases, of a later service than the proof contained in Auditor Heath's certificate.
The papers in the case of Graves, 17 in number, belong are those upon which half-pay was allowed. Those in the brown envelope, ten in number, are the new papers presented for commutation. Barron's papers are 13 in number. Mr. Barbour's argument is in a separate envelope, addressed to the Head of the Department. I have the honor
Hon. J. Ewing Secretary of the Interior
Commutation Book Graves This

Pension Office 303
April 11. 1850.
Sir
I am in doubts as to the sufficiency of the evidence in the case of William Graves, deceased, who was a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy during the revolution. The Attorney General has given it as his opinion that in every case decided that in every case arising under the acts of July 5. 1832 and March 3. 1835, in which the Officer served to the end of the war, commutation with interest may be allowed. It will be seen by reference to the report in the case of the Commonwealth v. Marston, (vide 9 th Vol. of Leigh, page 38) that the 22 d of April 1783, the date of the proclamation of peace by the Governor of Virginia was fixed as the period of the termination of the war. I have therefore held it to be a in order necessary to establish such a claim that the party claimant should show clearly that the officer was in the service to as late a period as the date of the proclamation. The evidence in this case is that Graves was paid

Act July 5 1832. Act Cave of Wm. Graver died July 3 1845.
Recorded vol 43 page 166.

Pension Office
July 3. 1845
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of William Graves, deceased, who was a Lieutenant in the Virginia State Navy, and I find that he served to the 6 th of April 1783. The claimant is therefore entitled to the benefits of the act of July 5. 1832, entitled "an act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia", and I am of the opinion that the claim should be allowed at the rate of One Hundred and Eighty Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum from the sixth of April said Graves seventeen hundred and eighty three, when he left the service to the first of January eighteen hundred and two, when he died, and that the amount is payable to Frederick Vincent, Esq. of Philadelphia, the administrator.
Commissioner of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of War.

Mrs. J. N. Purcell 206 East Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia
Veterans Adm. Washington, D. C. Dear Sirs:-
Lt. William Graves of Virginia was allowed L. B. for his services as Lt. in the Va. State Navy for 3 years in the war of the Revolution.
Please write me the record you have for him including any family data.
Yours truly Mrs. J. N. Purcell Regent

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gravey, James GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11250 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 8, 1797 To James De Baufre, assignee.
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.