Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23163, Samuel Gragg, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Gragg, Samuel Rachel
W 23163
B.L.Wt. 9061-160-55
CONTENTS

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Rachel Bragg, widow of Samuel Bragg, Private Rev War.
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Col. Mass Mil
Ent. Oct day of
Dis. Oct day of
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Not a Pension of the U. States
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Boyston Private Capt Lawrence Mass Mil a
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Alex Ray, Atty, Present
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5036
W. E. Clark 21 July 1837
Masachusetts
widow of Rachel Gragg Samuel Gragg who died on the 27 th Octr 1834 off Huddleston in the State of Mass who was a Pvt 8th in the company commanded by Captain Mud of the Regt commanded by Col Haskell in the Wars line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 31 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 27 th day of March 48 October 1834, when he has
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of July 1837 and sent to Elijah Clark Arrears to the 4th of Brighton Semi-annual allowance ending Mass
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 32 }
Recorded by J. W. Weightman Clerk, Book 1 Vol. 2 Page 10

15-625
Massachusetts
Sam. Gragg
of Middlesex in the State of Mass who was a M ty in the Company commanded by Captain Munt of the Regt. commanded by Col. Haskell in the Mass line for 5 months & 2 days. In 3.. & 15.. Sergeant
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 34 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of July 1833 and sent Hon. J. Lewis Tappan Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 $69.00 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 17.25 $86.25
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. W. Adanson Clerk, Book E Vol. 2 Page 29
Letter to Hon. G. Hoar, Mar. 1, 1837, relating to widow's claim.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1833 to 21 Oct 1834, the day of his death. — Age notified 2 nd April 1839.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex County ss
On this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Honorable Judge of the Court of Probate now holden at Groton in and for said County of Middlesex, Samuel Gregg a resident of Pepperell in the County of Middlesex aforesaid aged eighty one 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he started from said Groton where he then lived on the nineteenth day of April 1775. the day of Concord fight & arrived at Cambridge in said County on the next day. that he then and then entered the service of the United States as a volunteer & private soldier. That he was stationed near the colleges as a guard, that he was under the command of Capt. Josiah Sartell then of said Groton & he thinks that Benjamin Lawrence then of said Groton was Lieutenant. That there were then no regularly organized companies; but that they were stationed about in different places in said Cambridge as a guard. That he was dismissed on the twenty second day of June then next having served as aforesaid for the term of two months and two days - That he entered the service a second time as a volunteer and private soldier, in the latter part of March 1776 at Boston a few days after it was evacuated by the British, for the term of three months in Capt. Minot's company of which Benjamin Lawrence then of said Groton was Lieutenant & in Colonel Henry Haskell's Regiment that he does not now recollect the names of the other officers under whom he served at this time, that he served out the term of three months & was dismissed the last of June then next -

That on or about the first of September 1776 he entered the service again as a volunteer for two months, that he was an orderly Sergeant in the company of Militia commanded by Captain Thomas Warren then of Townsend in said County of which company Joseph Rackwood then of said Groton was 1 st Lieutenant and Joseph Warren then of said Pepperell 2 nd Lieutenant. That we marched immediately by way of Worcester in Massachusetts & Hartford & New Haven in Connecticut into the State of New York to a place near what was then called King's Bridge, thence to the White Plains. That he was in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Elazar Brooks then of Lincoln in said County of which Jonathan Bancroft then of Tyngsboro in said County was Major & he thinks the name of the Lieut. Colonel was Faulkner. That he was in the battle at the White Plains that he remained in the service at this time several days after the battle till the expiration of the two months for which he volunteered, that he was then dismissed and reached home in said Groton near the end of November then next having been absent from home not less than two months and twenty days, that in the fore part of October 1777 he entered the service again for the fourth time as a volunteer, that he was a sergeant under the following named company officers viz Captain Asa Lawrence and first Lieut Benjamin Lawrence both then of said Groton & 2 nd Lieut Thomas Cummings then of Westford in said County, that they marched through the western part of Massachusetts to Bennington in Vermont thence to Battenkill & Fort William in New York, thence to Fort Edward where they were when Burgoyne & his troops surrendered at Saratoga. That they then proceeded immediately to Saratoga. That he was in Colonel Reed's Regiment and that he was one of the guard that prevented the Hessian troops from Saratoga by way of Troy in New York & Springfield & Worcester in Massachusetts to Cambridge in Massachusetts that he was dismissed at this time one of the last days in November then next having served at this time according to the best of his recollection not less than one month & fifteen days, that the company Roll which he had when orderly Sergeant he kept for several years that he then lent it as he thinks to some one & has never since been able to find it, that he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his first & second terms of service above specified. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. J. Schuch Gage

Am Grafton Feb 15-1752 The foregoing Declaration was sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. P. Fay Probate
We Charles Babbidge a clergyman residing in the said town of Pepperell and Asa F. Lawrence residing in said Pepperell hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Graft of said Pepperell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty one 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
Charles Babbidge
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Asa F. Lawrence
J. P. Fay Probate
And the said Court hereby declare their opinion that after the investigation of the matter, & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Charles Babbidge who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Pepperell aforesaid & that Asa F. Lawrence wh. has also signed the same is a resi- -dent in the said town of Pepperell & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. Fay Probate
I, Isaac Fiske, Clerk of the Court of Probate for now sitting at Grafton within & for said County of Middlesex, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Graft of Pepperell in said County for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thous- -and eight hundred & thirty three.
Isaac Fiske By
I also certify that John Walker whose name is subscribed to the foregoing deposition was at the time of signing the same a minister of the Gospel within said County of Middlesex. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court the day & year aforesaid
Isaac Fiske By

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss
At the Court of Probate begun & holden at Groton within & for the County of Middlesex aforesaid on the seventh day of May A.D. 1833. on the application of Samuel Gogg of Pepperell in said County of Middlesex claiming to be a soldier of the Revolution the following interrogatories were propounded to him, to wit,
Where & in what year were you born? — Answer. I was born in said Groton Feby 15. 1752.
Have you any record of your age & if so, where is it? Answer. There is a record of my age in the town clerk's office in said Groton —
Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War & where do you now live? Answer. I lived in said Groton when called into service each of the several times before mentioned & continued to live there except when in the service till the year 1800. I then moved to Harvard a town adjacent to said Groton & lived there three or four years. I then returned to said Groton & have since lived some of the time in said Groton & some of the time in said Pepperell, & I now live in said Pepperell.
How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute? — & if a substitute, for whom? Answer. I went as a volunteer each of the four several times above-mentioned.
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental & Militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service. Answer. I do not know that I can state any more particularly than I have before stated in my declaration.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it? — Answer. I never received any written discharge.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. Answer. Col. Wm Buttrick. James Lewis Esq. & John Walton.
Samuel Gogg Mid Gfs: May 7 th 1833 — Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid J. P. Fay Prob

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Middlesex ss.
On this 21 st day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, holden at Cambridge in said County of Middlesex Rachel Gragg, a resident in Groton in said County of Middlesex, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1836.
That she is the widow of Samuel Gragg, who was a private, &c. in the army of the Revolution; that said Samuel Gragg received a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, as appears by his certificate dated July 1. 1833 recorded in Book 8. Vol. 2 Page 29, and numbered 15.625. and that a particular description of his services she supposes may be found in his application for said pension, and the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Middlesex ss.
On this 21 st day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, holden at Cambridge in said County of Middlesex Rachel Gragg, a resident in Groton in said County of Middlesex, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the follow- ing declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4 th 1836.
That she is the widow of Samuel Gragg, who was a private, &c. in the army of the Revolution; that said Samuel Gragg received a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. as appears by his certificate dated June 1. 1833 record- ed in Book 8. Vol. 2 Page 29, and numbered 15.625. and that a particular description of his services she supposes may be found in his application for said pension, and the

documents therewith transmitted to the War department; and that she cannot now tell the particulars thereof; but remembers that he was in said service at the surrender of Burgoyne in the year 1777. after her intermarriage with him.
She further declares, that she was married to said Samuel Gragg in the month of March in the year 1777. by the Reverend Mr. Whitney the ordained Minister of Shirley in the County of Middlesex, a person legally authorised to join persons in marriage, there being at that time no ordained minister of Groton, where she and the said Samuel Gragg then resided; that she has not any written evidence of the said marriage, but remembers said date on account of there being no settled minister in said Groton at the time; that Rev. Daniel Chaplin was ordained on the 1st day of January 1778, that she had eleven children by said Gragg, five or six of whom are still living. That her first child, Elizabeth, born Gragg was born November 22, 1777. That her said

husband, Samuel Gragg died at Pepperall in said County of Middlesex, on the 10th day of November in the year 1883, and that she has remained a widow ever since his death; and that she has never received that portion of her said husband's pension, which accrued after the fourth day of September 1883, to the time of his death. All which will more fully appear by reference to the proofs herunto annexed.
Rachel Gragg
Subscribed, and sworn to Before John M. Williams, Jur. C.C. Pleas

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex ss.
On this sixth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared before me, a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Rachel Gragg, aged ninety six years, a resident of Reppell in the State of Massachusetts, who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she is the widow of Samuel Gragg, deceased, who was a private and sergeant in three or four terms of service in the war of the Revolution, which service were rendered his country from the adjoining town of Lyndon. That she is in receipt of a pension of thirty four dollars and fifty cents per annum under the 3 d section of the law of the 4 th July 1836, and that her certificate is dated at the Department of the Interior the second day of July 1851, signed by Alex. W. H. Stuart, Secretary of the Interior, and she refers to her papers on file in the Pension office in Washington for proof of her marriage, and her said husband's death, and that her name before her marriage was Rachel Blood. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty bond to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1835, and she hereby constitutes and appoints Alex. May, Esq. of Washington city D.C. her true and lawful attorney to prosecute this claim.
Witness Phoebe Jewett
Rachel Gragg. mark

We Edmund Jewett and John B Jewett residents of Pepperell in the State of Massachusetts Upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Rachel Lyngg in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the Applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Edmund Jewett John B Jewett
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. Do not the. Elijah Clarke, Justice of the Peace, in and for Middlebury Maine

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 9, 1835
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Elizah Cook was a justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Winger Secretary of the Commonwealth.

No 25230.
Samuel Gagg Middlesex County Massachusetts
  Sept 3 Mo 15 days      Feb 5 " 2          8  17  
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  15    2.50    17.50    16.84    34.49  
Honble Lewis Pepprell. Esq.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. Those 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 Samuel Gregg Middlesex County Massachusetts
   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.     Vol - apl. 1775 - 2 2 private 1 Joseph Grafton 81 years Traditional evidence   Vol. Mar. 1776 - 3 - " 2 Col. Grafton, Colonel Groton Living testimony certified credible   Vol. Sept. 1776 - 2 - orderly 1 Thos. Warren, Colonel Chapachusett Clergyman's certificate - papers   Vol Oct. 1777 - 1 15 serg. 4 Joseph Lawrence Castleton Courtly attached.  
Battle of White Plains
 1. on Rolls - 198 3/4  2. not found -  3. on rolls - 2 mo Sergt.  4. " " 1 " 9 3/4 " 
3 28
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 days 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 amply 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 (m) 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 enquiry 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 the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel 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 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 that 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 shown 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.
[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 device or inscription 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, proving 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 magistrates 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.

Extract from the records of the Town of Groton County of Middlesex Commonwealth of Massachusetts
"Betsy Gragg Daughter of Samuel Gragg and Rachel his Wife born at Groton Nov 22 d 1777— Anna Gragg Daughter of Sam l Gragg & Rachael his wife born at Groton Sept 10 th 1780. Rachael Gragg Daughter of Sam l Gragg and Rachael his Wife born at Groton June 14 th 1785 Sabra Gragg Daughter of Sam l Gragg and Rachael his Wife born at Groton August 28 th 1789. Moses Gragg Son of Sam l Gragg and Rachel his wife born at Groton Sept 20 th 1791. Samuel Gragg Son of Samuel Gragg and Rachel his Wife born at Groton Sept 7 th 1793."
A true Copy Attest John W. Parker } Town Clerk
Middlesex ss. Jd..
Shown to me this 2 d day of March 1851. by John W. Parker. Town Clerk of Groton aforesaid.
Before Me. Elizah Clarke. Justice of the Peace.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Samuel Gragg , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1775 2 mo. Pvt. Josiah Sawtelle not stated Mass.   Oct. 1776 3 " " Miner Haskell "   Sept. " 2 " Sgt. Thomas Warren Brooks "   Oct. 1777 1 1/2 " " Asa Lawrence Reed "  
Battles engaged in,
White Plains,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Groton, Mass.,
Date of application for pension,
May 7, 1833,
Residence at date of application,
Pepperell, Mass.,
Age at date of application,
Born Groton, Mass. Feb. 15, 1752
Remarks:
This pen. was all d, this Bureau has found no record of Saml. & Jacob Gragg.
Very respectfully,
Isaac P. Gragg, 53 State St., Boston, Mass.
Commissioner.

No. 73.126
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 16, 1875
Ernest Gragg Rev. War
Warrant 9061-16-58
Alp. Ray Present

9061
5
160 Aug

Mil. Miss. Co Isaac P. Gragg C 53 State St. Boston. Mass.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23163
Rachel Gragg
wid of
Samuel Gragg
Sgt Rev. war.
Act July 4th 66
Index: Vol. A Page 292
[Arrangement of 1870.]

O. W. H. D. L.
H.
MAR 5 1894 FILED U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
PENSION OFFICE MAR 2 1894 S
RECEIVED MAR 2 1894 U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
72

Boston, Feby. 28 th 1894
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions Dept. of Interior Washington D.C.
Sir, I respectfully request to be fur- nished with such records of military services during the Revolutionary War , as your Dept. contains, of
Private or Sergeant Samuel Bragg " a Corporal John Bragg " Jacob Bragg Jr.
All three men were from the town of Groton Massachusetts (Middlesex County) and served short terms in reinforce- ment of the Continental Army but I cannot give the Regiment or Company to which they were assigned.
Resp Yours
Isaac Bragg 53 State Street R. . . . .
William Feb 17

O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
F. S. Washington, D. C. Mar 12 1894 4
Respectfully returned to
Isaac P. Gregg.
53 State St.
Boston, Mass.,
with the information that the courtesy of furnishing the military history of Revolutionary soldiers is extended by this Bureau when the same is desired by descendants for historical and genealogical purposes only, and then only when the soldier or his widow applied for pension, their papers being the principal source from which data is collected for a report. The history of not more than two soldiers can be furnished to each applicant because of the large number of such requests and the time and labor it is necessary to expend upon each report.
For purposes of identification the soldier's full name should be furnished, his place of residence before and after service (town, county, and State, if possible), and the christian name of his widow, if one survived him.
Please return all papers with your reply.
J. P. Lockhorn
Commissioner.

EASTERN DEVELOPMENT CO., Limited, Exchange Building, Room 422, 53 STATE STREET.
G. Boston, March, 16 th 1894
Hon. Wm Lockren Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir:
The information asked for in my letter of Febry 28 th is for descendants of the soldiers referred to, and for "historical and genealogical" purposes. All three soldiers belonged in Groton before and after their service, and died there.
Samuel Gragg - died in 1833 - his widow Rachael died at Pepperell Mass in 1856
Jacob Gragg Jr. - died in Febry, 1795 and his widow Mary died in Groton Mass in July, 1795.
John Gragg died in 1798 and his widow Elizabeth - died in 1824.
with W.
Respectfully
Isaac Gragg 53 State Street Boston Mass.

Percy P. Beman
Middle River
Oct. 24/94.
Dear General,
If you will have the kindness to have the within request complied with I will cheerfully pay the cost of the extra work in pre-paring same.
Sincerely Yours
M. Dickinson.
Genl. A. J. Dama Chief O. W. & N. Div.

Boston,
Oct. 16 th , 1894
My dear Genl. Can you manage to do me the following favor.
My grandfather Samuel Gragg served several short terms militia service during the Revolutionary War.
I wrote the Pension Dept. for a record of his services and received the following,
Date of Enlistment Length of Service Rank Captain Colonel State- Apr. 1775 2 mos Private Josiah Sawlette Mass March 1776 3 mos " Munir Haskell " Sept. 1776 2 mos Sergeant Thos. Warren Brooks " Oct. 1777 1 1/2 mos " Asa Lawrence Reed "
Battles engaged in, White-Plains
Residence Groton, Mass.
Date of app. for pension May 7, 1833.
Residence, Pepperell Mass
Born Groton Mass. Feby. 15, 1752 — Pension Allowed.
757074
I would like to get a copy of the full statement made by Samuel Gragg, of his services, when he applied for his pension of course would pay for the necessary clerical work.
Genl. Jos. Dickinson } Sincerely Isaac, R. Gragg

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office. February 28 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th of April, 1833 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The Widow of Samuel Gragg, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Thirty four Dollars and fifty — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1833, to the 17 th October, 1834, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Letter to Hon. J. H. Horn, March 19 1837.
P. Clark ch p 15/51.
Suspended
see let to Caleb
Butler June 21 st
1837 do p Hon J. M.
Pamphlet at 5 1837 do do
Nov. 1837
4 July 38

108 Rachel Kragg Mass.
Act 4 July 1836

Extract from the Original Records of the First Parish in Pepperell.
"Deaths."
"Nov. 10. 1888. Samuel Gragg, a pensioner. Dozzy. 78."
A true extract. Attest Charles Babbidge. minister of said Parish.
I, the above named Charles Babbidge Depose and say that I was personally acquainted with the above- named Samuel Gragg, was with him in his sickness, & was called to his Funeral; I would further state in re- gard to the Record of his age that my information on that point having been loosely obtained his real age at his decease may have varied a year or more from that stated above.
Charles Babbidge.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mid Wlesse. ss.
Sworn to on this eleventh day of July, 1851. the word being first interlined Before Me. Eliz. H. Clark. Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, July 12 th 1857
S hereby C ertify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Clarke was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Marcus Morton Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Thomas G. Grogg
Upton
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

Mr Moses Gragg Recd Sir I have this moment the tidings of the death of your father Last Evening at 11 o'clk your Mother is very anxious that you or some of us go to the funeral which will take place on Tuesday at one o'clk Yrs Respectfully Galen Holmes
Boston Sunday Eve Nov 10 - 1833

Brighton Mass July. 14. 1852.
Dear Sir
I enclose return for correction. The Pension Certificate of Mrs. Rachel Grogg. of Pepperell, widow of Samuel Grogg, a deceased Pensioner. As we find that her pension did not commence from the time of her death, which makes almost one year difference in the poor old lady's Pension. Mr Moses Grogg, her son, informs me, that his father died about eleven o'clock on Saturday evening Nov- 9. 1833. as a letter herewith from his Brother in Law, in Boston to him, at which time he resided in Milton. The certificate of the Minister, sent from the Church Records is also herewith enclosed. The letter of Mr Moses Grogg, he would like to have returned.
Yours Respectfully, your Obedt Servant &c. Elijah Clarke
Hon. J. P. Hewitt Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Grass Roll
Rachel Gragg, widow of Samuel, who was non a private 1 st Infy, Capt. Mendenhall's Co. Hoos. Killed at Chap. Ref.
She d d July 4, 1836
$34.50 per
Sum. to Com Oct. 27, 1839,
when he d d
Elijah Clark
Buxton
Maine

Dec 5/50
Triplet

Brighton, Mass. November. 25 th 1880.
Dear Sir,
Your letter of date November the 17 th inst 1880. to Hon. William Parsons of Cambridge, respecting the claim for a Pension of Rachel Gregg, widow of Samuel Gregg is now before me. and I enclose to you herewith her additional claims under the act of July. 1 st 1848.
Very Respect
Your Obt. Servt Elijah Clark
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington. City. D. C.

East Cambridge Nov 3. 1857
Sir
I have to request an answer to the inquiry of Mr Butler in his letter herewith enclosed - Be pleased to return the letter -
I am very respectfully
Yr Obedt Servt.
W. Parsons
James L Edward Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Croton N.Y. June 16
free
21 Feb Calif
Butler
1866 - Rev. J. H. ...
Evans
Hon. Judas L. Edwards - Comm. of Pensions.
Washington City

Groton Me. June 15. 1837.
Dear Sir,
I have before me your letter to the Hon. Samuel Root, late Representative in Congress for this District, by it seems the services of Samuel Gragg, are not sufficiently proved to entitle his widow, Rachel Gragg to a pension. A service, proved by him in 1776 under Capt - Smith you say is not supported by the rolls. &c. As I had no agency in procuring Mr. Gragg's pension, when living, I cannot learn by whom he proved that service. Will you have the goodness, Sir, to look at Mr. Gragg's papers, and inform me, by whose affidavit that service was proved or attempted to be proved? Also, whether the Company rolls of those who tarried in Boston, after its evacuation by the British in March 1776 are in your department? It seems Gragg's service was of that nature, & I have not been able as yet, to find a man, who served there.
Evans { The Application of Jeanina Parker of Groton has lately been forwarded to the Department. Has her case been examined?
Any information on these subjects I shall be very much obliged
Hon. J. L. Edwards -
I am very respectfully, your humble Servt Calib Patten

Brighton, Mass. April. 6 th 1857.
Dear Sir,
Your letter of date March 15 th inst. by Dr. S. Evans, respecting the claims of Rachel Gragg, has been received. I enclose herewith further evidence in support of her claims.
Respectfully yours O. St. F. Elijah Clarke
Hon. J. P. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, City, D.C.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
March 28 1851.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Samuel Gragg is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Asa Laurence's Co. from Groton vicinity, as a Sergt. from Sept. 27 1777. 1 mo 9 days. _____
I further certify that before examination was made for evidence of the above facts the letter of the Commissioner of Pensions relating to the case, & dated March 15, 1851 was filed in this office. Said letter being signed "F. S. Evans for Comr. of Pensions." _____
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Francis Walker Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, April 2 1857.
By C ertify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Clark was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Isaac Walker
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex ss.
On this twentysecond day of November, eighteen hundred and fifty, personally appeared before, Elijah Clark, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, and State aforesaid, Rachel Gragg, a resident of Rappwell in said County of Middlesex, being ninety three years of age, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following additional Declaration in order to obtain a pension agreeable to the Law of Congress passed July 4 th 1836, also, the Law of Congress passed July 1 st 1838, allowing to the widows of Revolutionary Soldiers the same pension which their husbands received.
That she is the widow of Samuel Gragg, who was a native of Groton in said County of Middlesex, who was a Private in the service of his Country in the War of the Revolution from said town of Groton, as a Private five months and two days, and three months and nineteen days, as Sergeant, for which he received a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832. She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Gragg, before he left the service, as stated in her former Declaration, and that he died at the time therein described, and that she is still his widow.
Witness, Edmund Jewett
Rachel her X Gragg mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Before Me, Elijah Clark, Justice of the Peace

Middlesex ss. Nov. 22. d 1880
I hereby certify that Rachel Gragg, who had made oath & subscribed by making her mark to the foregoing declaration, had been made known to me by Moses Gragg - her son, and Edmund Jewett, with whom she resides, as being the widow of Samuel Gragg, late of Grafton, a deceased pensioner of the United States; and she formerly resided in the aforesaid town of Grafton in said county of Middlesex.
Elijah Clarke, Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, November 23 1850.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Clarke was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
W. H. Walcutt
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

V1080
Rachel Bragg widow of Samuel.
Mass.
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Hon. S. Hoar A.R.

I Abigail Lawrence of Groton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty three years, do depose and say, That I was born, and have always lived in Groton aforesaid; that I have always been acquainted Samuel Gragg late of said Groton, and with his wife, whose maiden name was Rachel Blood, having lived many years within one mile of their place of residence; that said Samuel and Rachel were married a few weeks before the birth of my oldest child, John Lawrence, who was born the 14 th day of April in the year 1777: that said Gragg, soon after his marriage left his said wife Rachel, & went into the service of the Revolutionary war, at the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne, & was absent several months and returned in the fall; that said Gragg's first child was born in the month of November in the year 1777. That I remember these dates particularly, because of the birth of my first child in that year, as above stated.
And I further depose and say, That said Samuel Gragg died at Pippwell three years ago last November, and was buried the day before the falling so many stars, which night I remember to have been, that said

Attached the widow of said Grugg has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband, and she now re- sides in the same house with me Abigail Lawrence's mark. X
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Middlesex ss.
Be it remembered that on this twentieth day of January in the year 1837 before me, Caleb Butler, a Notary Public duly appointed & sworn, and living in Wadsworth in said County, personally came Abigail Lawrence above named, and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed is true, and I do certify, that said Abigail Lawrence is a person of veracity, and worthy of full credit & belief in the matter above by her deposed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the 20 th day of January above written
Caleb Butler. Not. Pub.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. I Elias Phinney, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of records in said County of Middlesex, do certify that Caleb Butte Eglee is a Notary Public, within & for said County of Middlesex, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is his genuine signature. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the twenty first day of January 1837. —
E. Phinney

I John Boynton of Groton in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged thirty nine years, do depose & say, that I have been Clerk of the said Town of Groton for the space of two years since March 1832. That while Clerk as aforesaid I had the care & custody of the records of said Town & am acquainted therewith, that the present Town Clerk is absent, attending the General Court in Boston, and is expected to be absent during the winter; that the Book of records of births in said Groton is now before me, and that the births of sundry children of Samuel Gragg & Rachel his wife are therein recorded, & that the following is a true extract from said book, to wit,
"Betsey Gragg, Daughter of Saml. Gragg and Rachel his wife, born at Groton Novr. ye. 22 d 1777"
And further, I say not
John Boynton

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Middlesex ss.
Be it remembered that on this twentieth day of January in the year 1837 before me Caleb Nuttall a Notary Public, legally appointed and sworn, and dwelling in Lynn in said County, personally came John Boynton afore- named, and made oath that the fore- going affidavit by him subscribed is true. And I do certify that the said John Boynton is a credible person, worthy of full credit and belief in the matter by him deposed -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal the day & year above written.
Caleb Nuttall. Not. Pub.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. I Elias Thumey clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a bond of record, within and for said County of Middlesex, do certify that Caleb Butler Esquire is a Notary Public, within and for said County of Middlesex, and that his name subscribed to the several foregoing certificates is his genuine signa- ture. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, the twenty first day of January 1837. —
E. Thumey

Samuel Gragg May 14
Ms.
25930.
All communications relating to this application are to be made to the Hon. James Lewis, of Pipprell, county of Middlesex, Massa- chusetts. —

I Edmund Wright of Pepperell in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age testify and say, that Samuel Grage, now of said Pepperell was formerly sergeant in said Company of Militia, commanded by Capt. Warren the Ensigns of which company were Joseph Richardson of said County and Joseph Warner  Warner of said Pepperell. I was a private soldier in said Company and was mustered out more than two months and were in the battle at White Plains, in the Revolutionary war, in the fall of 1776. We were two months then and were in the service more than that time. Edmund Wright
Middlesex ss. Pepperell Nov r 16 th 1832 Then personally appeared before me the subscriber Edmund Wright and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed & I certify that he is a man of truth and entitled to credit.
John Walton Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex.

I Jason Williams of Groton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts upwards of eighty years of age do testify and say, that in the year 1777 Samuel Gragg was a fellow soldier with me in the Revolutionary war in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Asa Lawrence of said Groton. His Lieutenants were Benjamin Lawrence of said Groton and Thomas Cummings of Westford in said County. We went into the service some of the last days of September or the first of October of that year and were out between six and seven weeks. The said Gragg was a Sergeant in said company and is present at the taking of this affidavit. We were in Col. Read's Regiment. Jason Williams
Middlesex ss. Appell Nov 20 th 1832. Then personally appeared before me the subscriber Jason Williams above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed. And I certify, that said Jason Williams is a person of truth and veracity and entitled to credit.
John Walton Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex.

I Jason Williams of Groton in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty four years, do depose & say, that I have from my youth lived in Groton aforesaid - and have been well acquainted with Samuel Grayg, and Rachel his wife whose maiden name was Rachel Blood; that said Samuel Grayg was a soldier in the Revo- lutionary War, in Capt Asa Lawrence Com- pany at the taking of Burgoyne in the year 1777, which is more particularly set forth in my affidavit taken a few years since to enable said Grayg to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That said Grayg died in Pepperell about three years ago, leaving his said wife Rachel a widow; and that she has ever since her said husband's death remained, & still is a widow
Jason Williams
July 14

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss.
Be it remembered, that on this nineteenth day of January in the year 1837 before me Caleb Butler a Notary Public, duly appointed and sworn, and living in Groton in said County, person-ally came Jason Williams aforesaid and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true. And I do certify, that the said Jason Williams is a person of veracity, and worthy of full credit & belief, in the matter by him deposed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial Seal the day & year above written.
Caleb Butler Not. Pub.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex So. I Elias Thurney clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a bond of record in said County of Middlesex do certify that Caleb Butler Esquire, is a Notary Public within said County. and that his name subscribed to the for- going Certificate is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the twenty first day of January 1837.
E. Thurney

I, Phoebe P. Smith of Groton in the County in County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sixty nine years of age, depose and say, that I am personally acquainted with Rachel Gragg now residing in the adjoining town of Pepperell in Doid County, that She is My Grandmother that she formerly resided in this town, and that she made a claim for a Pension, at the time she resided in this town. In consideration of the services of her husband Samuel Gragg, of this town, who at the time of his decease was a Revolutionary Pensioner and that the claim for a Pension of the said Rachel Gragg has never been allowed.
Phoebe P. Smith
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex. ss. Groton, March 28, 1851.
Then personally appeared Phoebe P. Smith, and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by her subscribed, and I certify that she is a credible witness & entitled to belief. the word herein now preceding the word Before Me, Elizabeth Clarke, Justice of the Peace

I William Gragg of Groton in the County Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 84 years, depose and say, that I was personally acquainted with Samuel Gragg, my Father's Brother, who resided in this Town the greater part of his life, and died some fifteen or twenty years since; at which time I was not a resident of Groton: And that he left Rachel Gragg, his Widow, who still survives him and resided in Pepperell, an ad- joining Town. I distinctly recollect that he did receive a pension from the United States in consideration for his services during the wars of the Revolution. And the said Widow Rachel Gragg has often said that her husband's claim reverted to her, and that she very much needed the means of support.
William Gragg.
Middlesex ss. Groton. March 31. 1851. Then personally appeared Revd William Gragg. a gentleman of Charlestown and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him wrote and subscribed. Before Me. Phileb Clark, justice of the peace