Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13195, William Griffith, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Griffith, William
S. 13195
Carded
CONTENTS

Vol. 20. 199
Sam Griffith
in the State of N. York
Private in the Genl. commanded
Quilt of the Regt. commanded
Van Renss in the N. York
6 months
20199
on the Roll of N. York
of 20 Dollars Cents per annum.
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Decree of Pension issued the 10 day of Aug.
1832 and Lucretia S. Griffith Worcester
to the 4th of March 1832 $ 40 trans. allowance ending Sept 1832 10
$ 50
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. H. ... Clerk
Vol. 20, Page 58

State of New York Otsego County p:
On this 20 th day of June one thous and Eight hundred and thirty three Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Said County Now sitting, William Griffith a resident of the Town of Worcester in the Said County of Otsego and State of New York aged Seventy three 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 is to say - That the said William Griffith on the first of May in the year 1778 Volunteered into a Company of Militia Commanded by Capt John Smith of Canaan in the County of Columbia and State of New York, in which Company a Man by the name of Lloyd was a Lieutenant, and that he the said William Griffith served in said Company, in Actual Service for the full Period of six months, commencing the first of May 1778 and was discharged from said service the first part of November in the same year - That said Company belonged to a Regiment Commanded by Col. Van Klief of Kinderhook in said County of Columbia and Lieutenant Col. Humphrey and Major Staats. And the said William Griffith further states that said Company was Stationed at Kinderhook aforesaid, and was engaged as a Company of Rangers, and marched up the Hudson River as far as Albany, also marched east of the Hudson and through the Country back and forth, to prevent Communications passing from the North to the South, or from Canada to the enemy at the South - That at the expiration of

Said six Months service he the said William Griffith was discharged from the service at Claverack in the County of Columbia aforesaid, and received a written discharge signed by Lieutenant Col. Humphrey the same officer above named - which said discharge he the said William Griffith hath lost, or the same has been destroyed for many years past -
Also the said William Griffith further declares that he was born in the year 1760 at Olbong in the County of Dutchess New York that he has not any record of his age
That he lived with his father at Canaan in the County of Columbia aforesaid when he was called into the service as above stated, and returned home again when he was discharged as above stated at the expiration of said six months service that he was called into the service as above stated, as a Volunteer for the Period of six months -
That the officers names and the general circumstances of his service are above set forth as fully as the same are now recollect -
That he received a written discharge as above stated which is lost and has been for many years -
And he the said William Griffith further states that he is known to the Rev Walter Covey Joshua Bigelow Esquire & Col. Bela Johnson of his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - And he further states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony can procure who can testify to his service, further than the testimony of Mrs Lydia Green who is a sister of him the said William Griffith, and about two years younger than himself, whose deposition is hereunto annexed - That she was living at home with him at the time he went into the service as above stated and when

He returned from said service; that she was unmarried at that time, and afterwards married Silas Green whose deposition is also herewith annexed - And he further declares that he was well acquainted with the said Silas Greene before and at the time he was in the service as herein before set forth and that he the said Silas Green then resided in the same neighborhood with him the said William Griffith and he the said William Griffith further declares that he continued to reside at Canaan for about the period of six years after the War, when he moved to the Town of Schoharie in the County of Rensselaer New York where he resided about ten years, when he removed from thence to the County of Otsego where he has ever since and now resides - And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 -
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court Horace Lathrop. Clerk.
William Griffith
We Walter Covey, a Clergyman residing in the Town of Worcester in the County of Otsego and State of New York, and Joshua Bigelow of the same Town, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Griffith who hath subscribed the above declaration - That we believe him to be seventy three 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 to this 8th day of June 1833 before me Seth Chase a judge of Otsego county
Walter Covey Joshua Bigelow
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the said Walter Covey and know him to be a Clergyman of good standing. Also that I am well acquainted with Joshua Bigelow who has made the above certificate and oath and that he is a Man of good Moral Character, and his statements are entitled to full credit & belief Seth Chase a judge of Otsego county

And the said William Griffith further declares in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department in manner following
1 st That I was Born in the Town of Ulster  Esopus in the County of Ulster in the State of New York in the year A.D. 1760
2 nd That I have No Record of My Age
3 rd That I resided in the Town of Canaan in the County of Columbia New York when Called into Service That since the revolution I have resided at Rhinebeck in the County of Rensselaer New York, and in the Town of Meester Ulster County where I now resides
4 th That I Volunteered into a Company of Militia at the time I was Called into Service as in my said declaration is set forth - and that I was not a substitute for any other Person
5 th The names of the officers with the Troops where I served and the general circumstances of my Service are set forth in my declaration hereto annexed as fully as it is my power to do the same
6 th That I received a written discharge from the Service given by Lieutenant Col Humphrey which discharge has been lost or destroyed for a great number of years past
7 th That I am acquainted with the Rev Walter Coney and Sophia Bigelow of my present neighborhood who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution
William Griffith
Sworn & subscribed in open Court June 20. 1833
Horace Lathrop. Clerk.

No 25896
William Griffith Otsego County New York
Adm'ture Private 6 months
Schuyler Griffith (Worcester) Otsego County New York

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,  showing the Service of William Griffith Otsego County New York
   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. May 1778 - 6 - privt Capt Smith, Col Van Ryp 73 years Columbia County New York Traditionary evidence & two Witnesses certified credible papers correctly Attached.  
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 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 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 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.

December 6, 1930.
Mrs. George A. Wallace 750 Seventh Street Buffalo, New York.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. ILL
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13195, that William Griffith was born in 1760, exact date not given, in Oblong, Dutchess County, New York.
While residing with his father(name not stated) in Canaan, or New Britton, Columbia County, New York, he enlisted in May, 1778 and served six months as a private in Captain John Smith's Company, Colonel Van Ness' Regiment of New York militia.
After the war, soldier returned to Canaan, New York, and at the end of six years, moved to Schaduck, Rensselaer County, New York, where he remained for ten years; he then moved to Worcester, Otsego County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 20, 1833, while a resident of Worcester, New York.
It is not stated that soldier married..
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.
Letter - see W m Griffith - S 29185 -

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. ILL
November 13, 1930.
Mrs. Charles Tippetts 1002 Parkside Avenue Buffalo, New York.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears in the papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension of William Griffith, (S.13195) that he was born in October, 1760 in Oblong, Dutchess County, New York.
At the time he enlisted, in 1778, he was living with his father in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, or in New Britton, Columbia County, New York, with his father, both places stated.
The name of his father is not given.
There is no claim for pension on file on account of a William Griffith (Griffeth or Griffes) who could have been the father of William Griffith above.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Wm Griffith a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1 1778 6 mos. Pvt. John Smith Van Ness N.Y.                                                   
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Canton of New Britain, Columbia Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, June 21 1832. Del. Co.
Residence at date of application, Worcestern, Otsego Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 67. 1760 at Oblong Dutchess Co. N.Y.
Remarks: see with his father at enl. name not stated. his sister Lydia mar Silas Green no further family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Inclo! RECORDS & PENSION OFFICE 518264 581 Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
William Griffith
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Worcester N.Y.
Date of death (as near as possible):
About 1828
Christian name of widow:
widow Mary Childs (Bodge) Griffith
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He received a pension
Remarks:
M. Griffith was the son of Capt. Wm. Griffith & served in the Revolution as a "Ranger"
Your name and address:
Mary Jane Griffith Lansing da. of Wm. Griffith Jr. lives at Ottawa Illin.
6-870
Please return this slip

8.13.195-14
1760
The Westport Inn WESTPORT-ON-LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N.Y.
23 August 1912.
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Department Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I am a lineal descendant of William Griffith, Jr. who died in Worcester N.Y. in the year 1838. He was placed on the Pension Roll of Otsego County N.Y. in 1831 for services as private in the N.Y. Militia in the Revolutionary War.
Will you kindly furnish me with whatever data appears upon the records of your office concerning his claim. where he was living when it was awarded him & whether his father William Griffith Senior ever was awarded a pension or if his name appears on any records of your office to oblige
Yours truly William H. Griffith

Ottawa Ills
Jan 14"/06.
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Kents
Please send me a copy of the Rev War records of William Griffith Jr who was a Rev Soldier. was born in Utica Co N.Y., was 16 yrs of age at time of enlistment, and whose father was also named William and a rev soldier from N.Y. Mrs James Lansing of this city aged 78 past is a daughter of said William Griffith Jr and according to precedent established is entitled to pension being wholly dependent. Resp L. M. Chamberlin, 202 Clay St.

1002 PARKSIDE AVENUE BUFFALO, NEW YORK
October 29 \frac{24}{30}
Bureau of Pensions Washington - D. C.
I am seeking information in order to become a member of the Daughters of the American Colonists. My grandfather's sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Griffith Lanning, drew a pension on account of the service of her father, William Griffiths Jr. who enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 16 years. Information in regard to her Mary Jane Griffiths Lanning's pension application is contained in Revolutionary War Records Section - M. B. H. S. 13195.
Is there any reference to her grandfather, William Griffiths Sr. who enlisted early in the war and served as Captain. I am anxious to learn anything possible in re-

1002 PARKSIDE AVENUE BUFFALO, NEW YORK
gard to the year and place of his birth, occupation, whether or not he was a property owner, in short anything about him. I will greatly appreciate any information or the knowledge of where I can obtain any infor- mation concerning him. Thank- ing you for any help you may be able to give me, I am
Very truly yours
Mrs Charles Tippetts, (Margaret Griffith Tippetts)

Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Law Division
I wish if possible to establish the fact, that I have a revolutionary ancestor by the name of William Griffith Jr. that drew a pension - William Griffith Sr. was a captain William Griffith Jr a ranger - William

Griffith Sr. enlisted from Duchess Co. N.Y. during the early part of Rev. war. William Griffith Jr. enlisted at the age of sixteen - his pension papers were in the hands of William Griffith, a grand- nephew, at Ottawa Illinois and were taken by some agent and lost.
William Griffith Jr was my great grandfather - Mary Jane Griffith Lansing my grandfathers sister - was a Real Daughter of the Revolution - A member of the Ottawa Illinois chapter. Her application No was 24596 If a copy of a soldiers pension certificate cannot be furnished. What can

be done.
Respectfully
Frances Griffith Hubbard
606 S. Broad St
Mankato - Minn
February Twelfth
1915-
I wish to become a member of the Daughters of the Revolution - any information will be gratefully received.

20199
Q
Ottawa Ills
Feby 3 rd 1906.
Com'r Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir,
Please make a copy of W m Griffith's or descriptive roll. of Hutchess Co N.Y. who served in Rev War as "Ranger" under his Father W m Sr. His youngest daughter is still living and wishes to establish her identity for a special act of Congress in her behalf Her Mother was not a pensioner

owing only to neglect of the children.
The writer is a husband of her oldest daughter, and we want to establish the chain down to our children,
Awaiting reply,
I am Resp
L. M. Shambulin,

Ottawa Illinois
Feby 1 st 1910.
"Com Pensions." Washington D.C. Dear Sir,
Kindly send me copy of discharge of one W m Griffith of Rev War who served as "Ranger" from Ottawa Hutchess Co N.Y. and served at different periods between 1777 and 1780.
Resp
L. H. Chamberlin 203 Clay St
Co "H" 1 st Wis Vol Inf. 61 to 65
FEB 4 - 1910 1010

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Feb. 12, 1906.
Searched by Gill
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, _____
Soldier, William Griffith
Service, N. Y. Service
Rev. War
Remarks: _____
No claim as above, except Inw. File 13,195.
_____ Chief of Division.

Record Division.
February 15, 1910.
Mr. L. M. Chamberlin, # 203 Clay Street, Ottawa, Ills.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 1 st and received the 3 rd instant, requesting a copy of the discharge of William Griffith, Sur. File No. 13,195, you are advised that said discharge is not on file in this Bureau, and that in his application for pension executed June 20, 1883, he alleged that he "received a written discharge signed by Lieutenant Colonel Humphrey-which discharge he had lost or the same had been destroyed for many years."
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

No 2 JST LAW DIVISION
3-1868
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.
February 10, 1915.
Mrs. Frances G. Hubbard, 606 South Broad Street, Mankato, Minnesota.
Madam:
In response to your request of the 1st instant for a copy of the pension certificate issued to William Griffith, whose service you do not state, you are advised that, as more than one soldier bearing the name William Griffith has applied for and received pension, the Bureau is unable to identify the pension case of the particular soldier referred to by you.
You do not state the purpose for which the copy is desired. If the soldier is still living and has lost his certificate, or it has become destroyed, he may obtain a duplicate thereof by filing an application therefor. A blank form of application will be furnished upon request.
A copy of a soldier's pension certificate will not be furnished.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

13195 INVALID.
Rev. man
File No. 13 195
William Griffith
Pr. Rev. War.
Act: June 1 th 32
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 152
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Feb. 10, 1906. Hist. to L. M. Chamberlin, 202 Clay St. Ottawa, Ill. 1910 Feb. 15. above notified that dies. is not on file &. 1912 Sept. 4 Hist. to Wm H. Griffiths Ow.
1915 Feb 19: History to Mrs. Frances G. Hubbard. M.B.H
1930 - Nov. 13. Kinke Chas. Tippetts advised regarding Wm Griffith Sr. ILL.
1930 - Dec. 6 - Hist. to Mrs. Geo. A. Wallace - her letter Wm Griffith S. 29185. ILL.

State of New York Otsego county
By Lydia Green of Decatur in the county of Otsego and State of New York personally appeared before me Seth Chase one of the judges of the county of Otsego aforesaid and being by me duly sworn makes oath and says that some time in the month of May in the year 1778 William Griffith then residing in a place called New Britton in the county of Columbia and State aforesaid enlisted into the United States service in a company commanded by John Smith for the term of six months service as she then understood and believed that he the said William then left home for the purpose of entering the service of the United States and was absent from home for the term of six months - and it was understood and believed at the time in the service of the United States as a soldier as aforesaid. That after the expiration of the said term of six months he the said William Griffith returned home to New Britton aforesaid that the said William Griffith was also at several other times called out with the militia for short periods of service but how long he was in actual service at those times she cannot state
Subscribed and sworn June 7th 1833 before me
Seth Chase a judge of Otsego county
Lydia her Green mark
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Lydia Green who has subscribed the above deposition and made oath thereto before me, and that she is of good moral character and her statements are entitled to full credit
Seth Chase a judge of Otsego county

State of New York Otsego County — ss
fs: I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify, that Seth Chase Esquire before whom the preceding Affidavits of Walter Lovey, & the succeeding Affidavit of Silas Green Joshua Bigelow & Lydia Green, purports to have been severally sworn, was, at the date of the same one of the Judges of Otsego County Courts, duly appointed, Commissioned and sworn as such: And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said several Affidavits to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 22 nd day of June 1880
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.

In the matter of William Griffith a Revolutionary Soldier —
S. Crippen
Worcester Olsego 60 New York — —
96855

State of New York 3/8 Otsego county 3/8
Silas Green of Decatur in the county of Otsego personally appeared before me Seth Chase one of the judges of the county aforesaid and being duly sworn says that in the year 1778 he was well acquainted with William Griffith that at the time aforesaid he this deponent was at the house of said William Griffiths Father in New Britain in the county of Columbia and was then informed by said William Griffiths Father and other members of the family that said William was then absent from home in the United States service that he had enlisted for the term of six months that after said William returned home it was generally reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided that he had the said William had served for the term of six months as a ranger in a company commanded by Captain John Smith and further saith not. Subscribed and sworn June 7th 1833 before me
Silas Green Seth Chase a judge of Otsego county
I certify that I am well acquainted with Silas Green who hath subscribed his name to the above deposition, and made oath thereto before me, and that he sustains a good Moral Character and his statements are entitled to full credit and belief. Seth Chase a judge of Otsego county
And the said Court Do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 Walter Coney of Worcester in the county of Otsego who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman and now residing in said Town, - And that Joshua Bigelow

who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Worcester in the County of Otsego, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit —
Seth Chase
J. C. Warner the Judges
Thos. Tazewell
J. O. Morn
State of New York
Otsego County ss:
I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Otsego, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Griffith for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & Seal of Office this 22 nd day of June 1833.
Horace Lathrop. Clerk.
Examined & approved