Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3423, William Graham, N.C. Va.

SERVICE
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Graham William
S3423
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Transf to E. Turner 2 Sept 1833. and not for sent to James H. Knoxville
East 13963 West Tennessee
William Graham of Maysville in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain James of the Regiment commanded by Col Lewis in the Virginia line for 11 months
Va. and Me. Line Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee  Mar 8th at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of July 1833 and David Wilson Knoxville
Arrears to the 4th of March 73.32 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept 1833
$91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E
E. W. Boyd
Clerk,
Vol. 7
Page 44

Application of Wm Graham
see previous
15 52
direct to James Haire Knoxville Tennessee

State of Tennessee 16. Morgan County
On this 10 th day of October, 1832, personally appeared in Open Court before us John Childs, Aaron Sloan & Isaac Miller then of the acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting. William Graham President, of the said Court & State, in the said County of Anderson and State of Tennessee aged 83 years. Who being first duly sworn repeating to Lord's doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the united States under the following named Officer, and served as herein stated. He lived in Brunswick County Virgin- ia at which place in the month of April 1779 he was drafted for a three months tour against the british under Capt Benjamin Jones in Col Frederick M c Lins Regiment of Militia Rendezvoused at the Smoky or Marched to York Town where we joined Genl Washingtons army we lay there till our time was out which was in July he was there honorably discharged his discharge was signed by the said Capt Jones which discharge is lost he served at this time three months He removed to Caswell County North Carolina at which place in the month of March 1781 he was drafted for a three months tour against the british under Capt Aaron Harrell in Col Wm Watkins Regiment of Militia Rendezvoused at Salisbury Marched to Savannah

Never there we joined Genl Greene we lay there till our time was out which was in June and was there Honourably discharged his discharge was signed by the said Capt Harrell which discharge is lost he served at this time three months
Again while living in said Caswell County North Carolina he was drafted for a five a twelve months a twelve months tour against the british under Capt Swan Grafton in Maj Bennet Creftons Regiment we had no Col Underquarred at Surin Halls in Franklin County NC on the waters of Bear River Marched to Hollidaysburg He lay there till March 1783 he then hired a substitute by the name of John Hodgens to take his place and serve out the balance of his time and when said substitute was paid by his officers he was discharged he was drafted in October 1782 served till March 1783 making four months and served by his said substitute seven months making twelve months at this time if he is allowed for the time of his substitute if not but five months his discharge is lost He served in the whole eleven months in person and seven by substitute He has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his actual service There is no clergyman living in his immediate neighbourhood and he knows of no one by whom he can procure the report of his service He hereby relinquishes 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

State Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid In open Court William his Graham mark X
add above Signature William born in Loudoun Co. Va May 25. 1749
possibly
We James Gravell and Michael Clardy residing in the said County of Anderson and state of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Graham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we perceive him to be 83 years of age. That he is reputed and he lived in the neighborhood When he resides to have been a soldier of the war between and that he has ever in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid James Gravell mark Michael Clardy X
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 serves as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Gravell & Michael Clardy who has signed the foregoing Certificate are residents of the said County of Anderson and state of Tennessee

and are endebted persons, and their statement is entitled to Credit.
John Chiles Aaron Slover Isaac Miller
Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and for the said County of Anderson and state of Tennessee
I Hugh Barton Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions in and for the said County of Anderson and state of Tennessee, do hereby certify that the following contains the Original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of William Graham for admission
to testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal, there being no publick seal provided for said Court, at
office in Clinton this 11th day of October 1832.
Hugh Barton Clerk by his deputy J. M. McLean
Direct to James H. Haire Knapsville Tennessee
Application of Wm. Graham for a private seal 1532

No 1552) William Graham Morgan County Tennessee
From 1779 since 11 months. $36.66 2,3,10,16, 100
James Harn Knockville Tennessee

BRIEF in the case of  County of Morgan
William Graham in the State of Tennessee (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 83 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     drafted In 1779 ~ 3 ~ private Gen. Washington Capt. Jones. Col. Williams   ~ 1781 ~ 3 ~ ~ Capt. Heorrell. Col. Jenkins   ~ 1782 ~ ~ ~ ~ M aj . Crafton.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brunswick Co. Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Clerk's Seal not affix'd. 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. M. Clagett Examining Clerk.

August 11, 1932.
BA-J/ADY XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX William Graham S.3423 Q
Miss Zella Armstrong, 605 East Eighth Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to William Graham, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.3423, based upon his military service in that war.
William Graham was born May 25, 1749 in Loudoun County, Virginia.
While a resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, he enlisted in April 1779 and served three months as a private in Captain Benjamin Jones' Company, Colonel Frederick McLin's Virginia Regiment. While a resident of Caswell County, North Carolina, he enlisted in March 1781 and served three months in Captain Aaron Horrell's Company, Colonel William Wadkin's North Carolina Regiment. He enlisted in October 1782 and served five months in Captain Swan Ironton's Company under Major Bennet Crafton in the North Carolina troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832 while a resident of Anderson County, Tennessee.
There are no family data.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of death not on AB.

State of Tennessee } On this 29 th Day of April 1833 Anderson County } Personally appeared before me Arthur Grozier — are acting Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Supreme William Graham a resident of the said County of Anderson and state of Tennessee in the said County and state who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following amendment to his pension declaration which declaration was made in the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sullivan in and for said County October 10 th 1832 and was numbered in the War Department 86 15527 and sent back for amendment That he was born in in London County State of Virginia on 25 th day of May 1749 He has no beard of his age —
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Arthur Grozier William his Graham mark
A Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sullivan for Anderson County Tennessee
Attest J. G. H. Justice Peace Anderson County State of Tennessee } Hugh Barton Clerk of the Court of Anderson County } — — — — —
Pleas and Quarters Sullivan in and for said County do hereby certify that Arthur Grozier before whom the foregoing amended pension declaration of William Graham was made is an acting Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarters Sullivan in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn as such and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts and that the above signature which purports to be his is his genuine signature and that the original declaration referred to in this amended one and hereto annexed is genuine and that James M. McCann who subscribed himself thereto as Deputy Clerk was at the time it bears date my lawfull Deputy and the signatures thereto which purports to be his are his genuine signatures In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at

Office in Clinton this 29 th Day of April 1833
Hugh Barton Esq.

Amended Pension Declaration of William Graham
Direct to James Hair Knoxville Tennessee

Lookout Publishing Company
PRINTERS—PUBLISHERS
605 East Eighth Street Chattanooga, Tennessee
Please be kind enough to send me the pension record of William Graham, a revolutionary soldier who served in Virginia troops, and drew pension in Anderson County, Tenn.
Yours very truly,
Zella Armstrong Miss Zella Armstrong 605 East Eighth St Chattanooga Tenn

Reuben
3423 INVALID.
1932 Aug. 11. Hitt. to Ella Armstrong
File No. 3423
William Graham Port. Wash. Line
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index: — Vol. A , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Var. and D. & L. Line. Records corrected Mar 8 th 1932

William Graham
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William G. Shahan — which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? No He did not make the declaration in the County where he resides III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? No He did do so IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? No

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 2 Citizens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Substantially
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 3
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise 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 grade of the pensioner 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 they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Hope
Mr. F. enclosed for Mr. Wallin
Private
Mr. C
Edwards Carmipour of Prussian City of Washington D. C.

Knoxville Tenn. Aug 2nd 1875
Dear Sir
You will receive herewith enclosed the Prussian Certificate of William Graham of Anderson County Tennessee, with directions to be paid by the Prussian agent of West Tennessee.
Mr. Graham lives within fifteen miles of Knoxville, is old and very poor, and entirely unable to go to Nashville. You will therefore please issue him a new Certificate, and place him here upon the agency of East Tennessee, to be paid by Noble King Esq., and direct it to me at this place Very Respectfully
James Hair

RECORDS.
CHANGE TO BE MADE.
CORRECT.
State, Tenn. S 7, No. _____ Class, Infantry Name, Wm Graham Service, Va & N.C.
Company, Regiment, &c., should be invariably specified.
INCORRECT.
Va _____ _____ _____ _____ McMinnville Mch. 8, 1904.

Payments to be made at Hopsville at  at  at by Robert Kling by the  the  of  the  Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of the Somers
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 7
Page 79 by Dan Boyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Graham of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Thirty-Six dollars and Sixty-Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eighteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Acting John B. B. Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.