Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32769, Frederick Granger, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Granger, Frederick
S. 32769 B.L. Wt. 7-100
CONTENTS

6,486 Massachusetts Roll
Frederick Granger Capt Filmer 77 Byn Private -
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War MASS.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 31 st of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq r Judge Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 5 M th - \frac{1}{31} \frac{4}{50} - 41:31 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48:- 89:31
Ex ts B d Beale { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Note sent to the Hon H G Mr. 19 July 1821 sent to
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Boston July 12. 1803. Received of De Wm Easton my Land warrant No 7 for one hundred acres.
Fredrick Granger

No 105
Frederick Granger private Massachusetts line
Service, aduitted
The Judge's certif- icate as to circum- stances waiting in this case
Correct.

United States Massachusetts District
Frederick Granger of Boston Mass ts a resident citizen of the United States maketh oath that in the spring of A.D. 1777 he enlisted as musician in Capt. Howe's  Storrow's Company, Colo d Branton's Regim t Gen l  Heads  Washington's Brigade for three years. That at the end of that term he re-enlisted in Capt. Vose's  Wesson's Company, Colo d Brann, Gen l  Storrow's  Hoxie's Brigade to continue as musician during the war. That he has rec d & lost his discharge.
That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for support
Frederick Granger
Massachusetts District ss.
Boston 31. March 1818
Sworn to before me
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 6 June
A. D. 18 18
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Frederick Granger subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the U.S. for the District of Massachusetts to be hereunto affixed.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Frederick Granger by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M c Dowell { District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

United States Massachusetts District
Frederick Granger of Boston Mass ts a resident citizen of the United States maketh oath that in the spring of A D 1844 he enlisted as musician in Capt Howard's Company, Colo d Boston's Regim t Gen l Wickens' Brigade Massachusetts line for three years. That at the end of that term he re-enlisted in Capt Vose's Company, Colo d Brann, Gen l Howard's brigade Massachusetts line to continue as musician during the war. That he has rec d & lost his discharge.
That by reason of his reduced circum- stances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for support
Frederick Granger
Massachusetts District ss.
Boston 31. March 1848
Sworn to before me
M c David
Dist d Judge
Mass Dist d

Map N o 4 v Fred. Granger
Anthony Davis
6486 Con
Stas
July 13. 1820
sent to the
Official
M Davis
Hon. H. G. Otis,
Senate

District of Massachusetts, ss.
ON this nineteenth day of June 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. The District Court of the United States for the said District, Frederick Granger aged Sixty two years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk, in said District, Musician who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz Enlisted in the Spring of 1777 in the Company commanded by Captain Flower in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Groatow, and served in said Corps principally in the State of New York as a musician until the Spring of 1780 when he was honorably discharged in writing but has lost it. Enlisted afterwards in the Company commanded by Captain Vose in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Groatow and served in said Corps principally in New Jersey and New York until the Close of the War when he was honorably discharged in writing but has lost his discharge. He made his original application on the 31 day of March 1818 & the number of his pension certificate is 6,486.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th 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.
Frederick Granger
Sworn to and declared, on the nineteenth day of June A. D. 1820 before
John Davis
{ Judge of the Massachusetts District Court.
I, JOHN WATSON DAVIS, Clerk of the Massachusetts District Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto 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 one hundred & seventy eight dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this first day of July 1820
John W. Davis
{ Clerk of the U. S. District Court, for the Massachusetts District.

Schedule.
  100 acres of land from Government due me for revolutionary services for which I have a warrant. — 40. —   1 old Piano. Forte — 30. —   violin — 9. —   B Clarionet — 8. —   6 Do — 4. —   2 card tables — 12. —   Secretary — 12. —   Mahogany Cradle — 2. —   1 Dozen and half tables and tea spoons — 5. —   And irons $2. Crockery Ware $2. China & Glass $5. — 9. —   Tables $5. Bureau $3. — 8. —   Looking Glass Pictures $6. Music Vocal and instrumental $8. — 14. —   Watches $2. Chains $5. Window Curtains $3. — 10. —   Kitchen furniture etc $10 Carpet $5 — 15. —   $178. — 
The above is a true inventory and schedule of all my property real and personal. I am sixty two years of age a musician by profession, but owing to the effects of a paralytic shock am unable to exercise it. I have two persons residing with me in my family, my wife whose name is Charlotte thirty years of age and too infirm to earn her subsistence and one child Frederick aged five years who is too young to labour. —
Frederick Granger. —

Mid: Grangus Power He for land
Issued 10/11/87
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I know all men by these Presents that I Frederick Granger do constitute & appoint the Hon. William Shepard my True & lawfull agent & attorney to ask & receive of the Hon. Secretary at War the Bounty land due to me for my Service in the late Revolutionary army during the War between the United States & great Britain Witness my hand & Seal the 20 th day of December 1802 Frederick Granger attest } Samuel Flower Justin Granger
Wamphir fr. Dec. 20. 1802 Personally appear d before me the above named Frederick Granger signed to the foregoing Instrument & acknowledged the same to be his act &c AB rs BURBANK Not. Pub.
This may certify that Frederick Granger enlisted into my Company in the year 1777 for three years & at the close of the three years aforesaid which first Service was performed in my Company in Col. In te Grooton Reg t or the 3 d Mass s Regiment) he then re-enlisted into Col. Cramers Reg t of artillery & serv d in said Regiment as a Musician to the end of the Revolutionary War
Sam l Flower
late Capt d in the 3 d Mass s Reg t

32 769 Pay INVALID.
File No. 32, 769
Frederick Granger His Rev. Wad
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 493
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To the Hon ble Henry Dearborn Esq r Sec y at War
Sir - having but lately seen the Resolve of Congress passed in regard of Claims to Military lands, and which is limited to Jan y 1 st 1803 - I am obliged in haste and perhaps without proper forms to exhibit my Vouchers to your office, but Sir I have sent on to you such as have been thought proper and hope they will be approved Col t Eustis the representative of this district who is informed of the business and entrusted with it will perhaps give you if necessary some further Information my losing my discharge (from the Reg t of Artillery at the end of the War) has made it some what difficult to obtain the necessary Information how to proceed but I submit it to your care & Indulgence I am Sir with great Respect Y r Ob t Servant Frederick Granger
Boston Dec r 17 th 1802

We the Subscribers Select Men of the Town of Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby certify that Frederick Younger late a Prussian in the service of the United States in the Reg t of Artillery commanded by Col o John Greene during the Revolutionary War with Great Britain is to our knowledge an Inhabitant of this Town and practices the calling of a Prussian or Teacher of Prussian
Dated at Boston this 14 th Day of December One thousand Eight hundred & two — Charles Russell.
Joseph Howard Eben Oliver W m Porter
Select Men of Boston
Russell Sturgis

We the Subscribers State Officers in the Army of the United States during the Rebellutionary War with great Britain do hereby certify that Frederick Granger was Enlisted into the said Army in the Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Lieut Col John Grune and was enrolled in said Reg t as an Non Commissioned Officer and that he did the duty as assigned to him of a Musician in said Reg t and served faithfully and was to our knowledge — honorable discharged at the end of the War with the Bages of Merit — having served in the service of the United States upwards of six years — Given under Our hands in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts this fourteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred & two
John George Capt Lieut Col 3 d Art y Reg t Benj a Eaton Lieut Lieut Col in the Reg t Artillery Commanded by Lieut Col John Grune

I certify that I have personally known Frederick Kranger many years. He was a musician, the leader of a band at the Theatre Hoysens. He was considered always to be a very honest worthy and industrious man. Lately he has been affected by a paralytic shock, which has to all appearance totally disabled him and rendered him truly a miserable object. I have no doubt that he is utterly disqualified from obtaining his subsistence, and that he is in great indigence and an object of charity. Of his land warrant I know nothing, but presume it must be of very little value. — H. G. Oles
Prison Office 17 feby 1821
To the Hon. Secy of War -

FREE
Recd. 16 Aug. 1820
Hon John C Calhoun - Secretary of War - Washington City.

Boston - Aug 11 th 1820.
Honorable C Calhoun, Sir -
Mr Frederick Granger whose case is suspended for further consideration at the War Office, as he understands, has requested me respectfully to state to you that he is advanced in life, has had a paralytic shock and been rendered thereby so infirm as to be unable to earn any thing in his employment which is that of a musician. That the few musical instruments contained in his schedule are all over & of little value, & ought in truth to be considered the property of a person who has sometimes relieved his necessities. He further states that the hundred acres of government land, also enumerated in his schedule - is then estimated at the highest rate which he has been offered for it $40-, and that he is willing for that sum to relinquish all his right to it. Under these circumstances he humbly hopes that he may be continued on the list -
I have the honor to be most respectfully, Yours 109 th S t Hopper

Frederick Grangen Clare Mil. Land Mass. line Coaching Artiller
Weymouth Nov 2 nd 1881
Issued Wey
William Scott Esq. The Secretary of the Navy Washington
1788

Free
William Eustis Esq a Representative in Congress City of Washington
copy for Mrs. Eustis
Franklin Sprague Rev. Mr. Lins Mr. Lins Cassie Lins

Boston Dec r 17 th 1802
Sir Having within a few days past Observed an Advertisement of the Sec y at War, for all persons claiming Military Lands for services in the late War, and Having had the Misfortune to lose my discharge some years since I am Induced to ask of you that friendship which I know you never withheld from a Soldier that is to give me your friendly aid and what knowledge you have of me to the Sec y at War in Order to Obtain my Warrant the paper which are I believe to the Office I wish you to present and perhaps you may recollect me when in service and be of great use to me in this business my Col o living at a great distance from this prevents me from applying to him, and but few Officers of the Reg t are to be found in this place but Sir I presume I am the only proper person to receive the above mentioned Land. & if Col o Barbeek is at Washington he can at once decide the business - your care to this will oblige an Old Soldier & your friend D r Eustis — Frederick Granger