Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32778, Selah Graves, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
★ Graves, Selah
NUMBER
S. 32778
CONTENTS

Discharge from the ward
Graves, Selah Mass 582788

Highland Falls N.Y. Dec 10 th 1860
Sir: I have been in the 13 th Massachusetts Regt. Col. William Clegg, I believe faith- fully served three years being the term for which he engaged in the Continental Army is hereby returned to such and from the same
John H. Smith Captain
Should may concern.

32778 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,778
Selah Evans
Rev Rev War
Act: March 18 th 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 493
[Arrangement of 1870.]

11. 268 R
Massachusetts
Selah Graves
of Sunderland in the state of Massac ts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wigglesworth of the Massac ts line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of January 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of May 1819 and sent to Jonathan Leavitt Esq. Greenfield Massachus ts
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar 1819.  13. 67    Semi-ann. all ce ending  Sep. 1819.  48 00    11/10. \frac{22}{31}   $61. 67  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Selah Graves Printed Maggie Smith's neg. Age — 3 Years — bore 14 Jan'y 1817.
on Roll
Admitted

I Selah Graves a citizen of the United States now resident in the town of Sunderland in the County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts do on oath declare that I belonged to the Army of the Revolution and served in the same against the common Enemy of
I entered the service in the month of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven of which in a company of Infantry commenced by Captain Aaron Haynes in the 13 th Regiment commanded by Colonel General Wigglesworth in the Massachusetts Line - afterwards (I believe in 1778) the company was command- ed by Captain John Kilby Smith - Capt. Haynes being old was discharged out - The Reg t was afterwards commanded first by Lt. Col. - Israel Putnam then by Lt. Col. - Calvin Smith I continued to serve my Country faithfully until the 9 th day of Feby. A.D. 1780 when my term of enlistment expired and I was honorably discharged from the Army at the Highlands - I received a written discharge which is hereto annexed signed by Capt. M c K. Smith who then commanded the Regiment all the field Officers being absent at the time - I am now almost Sixty one years of age - I am very much reduced in my circum- stances in life - my health is so poor that I have not been able to do any manual labor for about four years nor is there any prospect of my ever being able to work and I stand in great need of assistance from my country for support
Witness at Greenfield in the County and Com- monwealth aforesaid this fourteenth day of January A.D. 1819
Selah Graves

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin ss. - 17 th Jany 1889 Then personally appeared Selah Graves within named and made solemn oaths to the truth of the declaration by him subscribed before me -
Jos. L. Merrill, Judge of Probate
To the Secretary of the Department of War
I the undersigned Judge of the Court Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in the State of Massachusetts, do hereby cer- tify that it appears to my satis- faction that the before recited Selah Graves did serve in the re- volutionary war, against the common enemy, as he has set forth in the within Declara- tion by him subscribed him subscribed, & that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assist- ance from this Country for support. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court this 15 th day of Jany AD 1889
Jos. L. Merrill, Judge

Sunderland January 13 1819
This may Certify whome it may concern that Selah Gravis is a debilitated man and in our opinion will remaine so during life and is intitled to the assistance of his country whome he serv'd three years in the revolutionary war at one time & one year and three Months at other times.
Nathaniel Smith } Select Men Elisha Hubbard } of Sunderland Dan t Montague }