Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3414, John Grimes, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Grimes, John
S 3414.
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Ohio. 22.331
John Grimes of Montgomery in the State of Ohio. — who was a Private in the Co — commanded by Captain M c Knight of the Regt — commanded by B t Major W illiams on the Penn s line for 6 mo s
Pensioned on the Roll of Ohio. — at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Oct r 1833, and sent to C. H. Green, Dayton, Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. — 50. General allowance ending Sept r 31. 10.
$60.00.
{ Pardonary Claim, } { sent June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 9.

The State of Ohio Montgomery County
On this 3 day of June Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared before James Steele an associate judge within and of the County & State aforesaid John Grimes a resident Citizen of the Town of Dayton in the County & State aforesaid age a Seventy Eight  Six years (76) past - being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June Seventh 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit that the applicant drafted as a Common Soldier in September 1777, at about the time of the taking of Philadelphia, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Captain James McKnight Company for a term of two months, which Company was attached to and under the Command of Col. Brant  William Gilbrath, that after this drafting in said Company the Company marched from Hanover in said County to Lanca- ster, thence to the Middle Ferry on the Schuylkill, thence they marched to join and aid Genl. Washington near the Chestnut ridge, where they had a skirmish with the British, that the day after this skirmish his term expired when he received an honorable, verbal, discharge from his officers. And this appli- cant states that he served faithfully the entire term & term of two months in the Company. And this Applicant further states that while in this Company he re- ceived a severe and dangerous wound on his jaw from an ax belonging to the Continental establishment. And this Applicant further states that he drafted in July 1778 in Lancaster County Penn a as a Common Soldier in the Company of Captain Simon Crane, who was under the Command of Col. Hughes  of Sunsbury Penn a - that after such draft they marched to Northumberland County Penn a on the frontier to guard against the invasion of the Indians where the Company was stationed at the widow Smiths mills; that this draft was for two months, that they were stationed at the widow Smiths mills except they time they were on the march to and from said mills the whole of said term, that this appli- =cant drafted served two full & entire months under said Crane when he was honorably & verbally discharged by his officers. And this Applicant further states that some time during the last year of the Revolutionary war he drafted as again as a Common Soldier in the place of his brother Samuel Grimes, for a two months term under the Captain Grimes as this applicant believes, but the name of said Captain is not distinctly recollected. That he was drafted in Lancaster County Penn a that this Company rendezvoused at Lancaster County Town in said County that during this draft they marched to & were stationed near East Town Penn a where they remained until peace was declared which was about the expiration of said term of two months

That this applicant served faithfully the said term of three months When he was verbally discharged with the others by his officers and this applicant further states that he some time during the last two years of the revolutionary war (but the exact time has escaped the collection of this applicant) served as a Teamster under Colonel in  the Richard Johnson and during said service was engaged in hauling from Landis Mills or Spring Creek Lancaster Penn a and in hauling teams from Lancaster to East Town, that this this applicant was faithfully in the service as Teamster agreed for the full time of five weeks when this applicant was verbally & honorably discharged in Lancaster Penn a That this applicant volunteered at the time of Freeings Fort was taken in Company which was hastily got up upon the arrival of an express bringing the news of the taking of said Freeings Fort by the Indians. That the time is not recollected but that it was during the revolutionary war; That Col Smith Commanded this Company, that they marched to the Springs of the Allegany  where they were in the march all the time they were in the Company that this applicant was in actual service in this Company the full & entire work when they were honorably discharged That this applicant was born in Lancaster County Penn a in the year 1757 as he believes, that he has no record of his age in his baptism, that he was living in Lancaster County Penn a when he drafted first & and that he continued to reside there prin- cipally till the revolution was over and till about the year 1789 when this applicant moved to Franklin County Kentucky, where this applicant continued to reside till about the year 1806 when this applicant moved to the town of Dayton Ohio where he now resides. That this applicant has no documentary evidence; and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services, that he never has received any pension for his services aforesaid, that he hereby relinquishing every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state in the United States  on the roll of the agency of any state in the United States  John [unclear] [unclear]

I am known to various persons in the Town of Dayton towards The Hon! Joseph H Crane a Member of Congress, The Hon! Geo B Hock Resident judge of the first Judicial Circuit of Ohio, The Hon! Thomas Steele, and also to most of the old residents of the Town of Dayton, all of whom can testify as to my veracity & disposition (disposition) to their belief of my having been a soldier in the Revolution
I am to subscribe this
John X Grimes
David Winters
We the undersigned a Clergyman residing in the Town of Dayton and Joseph H Crane (member of Congress) residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Grimes who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be 76 years old, that he is a patriot and believes in the right that when he resided here he has been a soldier in the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Seem to subscribe this 3rd day of
June 1833
David Winters
Co R Green att Joseph H Crane
Robert Strain I the undersigned residing in the Town of Dayton hereby certify that I believe the foregoing statements of John Grimes to be true, and that I know of his having served as a soldier during the Revolutionary War as I was myself in actual service with him in the same company more than once.
I am to subscribe this 3rd day of
Robert Strain
Co R Green att

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the further certifies that it appears to them that David Hunter  Edson  Edson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Dayton and that Joseph H. Crane who has also signed the same is a merchant of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit - It also appears to the Court that the certificate of Robert Shaw is entitled to Credit -
I Charles R. Greene Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Montgomery in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application application of John Grimes for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Dayton this 28 th day of June A.D. 1833 C. R. Greene
John Grimes
26.537

26. 537 22. 331.
John Grimes
Ohio
Adm. K. Moulton
$20
C. R. Green
Dayton Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
15 th October 1832.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Grimes
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sep. 1777. 2 priv. Capt. M c Knight 74 years   July 1778 2 " Col. Gillenbach Leicester County Pa. Traditionary etc.   2 " Capt. Coane   " " Grimes  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are simply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (a) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of time when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Column under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot, several positively as to the genuine length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grades of the claimant and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the time, the name of the company, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; and the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no distinctive impression by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, bearing the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto, by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
P. S. M. S. C.
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., January 27, 1896.
Sir:
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of --- John Grimes --- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATE OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. Sept. 1777 2 mos. Pvt. James McKnight Bertram Gilbreath Pa. July 1778 2 mos. Pvt. Ambrose Crane Hunter Pa. 1783 2 mos. Pvt. Guinn Not stated. Pa.
He also served during the first years of the war about five weeks as a teamster under Richard Johnston, wagonmaster, and about two weeks as a private under Col. Smith, at the time Freeling's Port was taken by the Indians.
Battles engaged in,
Skirmish at Chestnut Ridge.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Date of application for pension. June 5, 1833.
Residence at date of application, Dayton, Ohio.
Age at date of application, Born in Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1757.
Remarks: His pension was allowed.
Very respectfully,
Mr. E. D. Grimes, C/o Tower Varnish Co., Dayton, Ohio.

Perkins
3414
INVALID.
File No. 3414
Johan Grimes Print Press War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1891 Jan 27. Met H. H. H. Met B. Grimes Dayton, Ohio.

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Dayton, Dec 7 1895.
Pension Office, D r Sirs.
Will you please send me a copy of the Military service of Private John Grimes in the War of the Revolution, as it appears in your records, and if possible the State, town, & Regiment Company, etc. of his enlistment.
I should also like to have a copy of his pension paper, as it appears in your record, which you will find in Book E Vol 8 Page 9.

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Pension was issued to him on an act of law of 7th June 1832.
I am desirous of joining Sons of Revolution hence my application for above copies
Please let me know what the charges are for research and I will either send them before or after receiving papers, as you see fit.
Yours Respy. O. D. Mines President. Tower Varnish Co.