Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43634, Thomas Grill, New York

SERVICE
New York
Grill Thomas
NUMBER
S. 43634
CONTENTS

(2374)
New-York.
Thomas Grill, private New-York line — Capt French
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 30. of August, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17. of Sept: 1818 and sent to the care of James S. Campbell, Esq; Otego, N. York
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1818. $: 1.55 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 th March, 1819. 48 ..
Om: \frac{6}{31}
$: 49.55.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Not 5 Years Not entitled to New-York
Dansbe. William

See letters to the Secy of the Treasury & P Sturmborg 2 June 1828
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 10. 1828. 3. 1828. 3. 1828. 3. 1828. Sturmborg 1828 N. York

Switzerland
Prof. sent Oct 15 1820 to Wm B Goff
Darkener Village N.Y.
See letter to the Sec of the Navy Potsdam 2 June 1828

St. Joseph's Orphanage Society of P'ke this thirtieth day of August 1885 - came before me Thomas G. Smith who to obtain the benefit of the late act of Congress passed the following declaration under oath, that he resides in the town of Danville in the County of Schuylkill and State of Pennsylvania, being sixty four years of age that he the said Thomas is in reduced circum- stances, and that he enlisted into the service of the United States against the common enemy on the 24th day of Oct. 1878. during the war in Col. Costello's Regt. in the line of the St. Troops George on Cape French Company, and he the said Thomas served until the close of the war rebellion, when he was honorably discharged on the 6th June 1885 and he further says that the discharge here- unto annexed is the original signed by the commissioner in Chief. and also by Col. Costello and further that he presented the same
before me Thomas his Grill 31st August 1885 James B. Campbell one of the judges of the St. Joseph's Orphanage the St. Joseph's Orphanage

Thomas Gull — Certificate of exemplification — in —
2.374
Danube Kerkimorf
Mar '19
Nov
1888

State of New York
Herkimer County ss
On this 5 th day of October 1820 personally appeared in Open Court, being a court of Record to wit the Court of Common pleas in & for said county & constituted such Court of Record by the Statutes of the said state, Thomas Grille, sixty seven years resident in the town of Warneke in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit, I enlisted in Capt Frenchs Company, Col J. Courtlands Regiment in the New York Line during the Revolutionary War, and at the end thereof received an honorable discharge from Genl Washington and Col d Courtland, with an honorable badge, accompanying the same - and that the date of his Original dischar n was on the thirtieth day of August 1818 and the number of his pension Certificate is 2,374 and he further declares that he served for at least four years & eight months in the said Regiment, until the close of the War, and I do swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States of America on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit - Real Estate 132 acres of Land, 30 unfit for any use - worth $1000 Personal property to wit, one old house worth $30 two cows $30 - 2 yearling steers three Hogs, 3 pigs 56

1 set of new knives & forks, 4 old knives & 7 forks 8 plates 7 cups & 5 saucers, one tea pot one bason, 7 old chairs and one iron kettle one do tea kettle 4.62 one old waggon 7 old spooms 16.00 and this declarant further that 1109 — he is by occupation a Miller, but lately has worked his farm, but from age & infirmity he is incapable of doing much labour —
That the names & number of his family are as follows
I have a son Frederick aged about — Twenty eight years & his wife & four children of his living with me, his oldest a daughter by the name of Ruby aged about 6 years, the second a son named Thomas aged about 5 years the third a son named John aged about 3 years the fourth a baby named Abraham, who all depend upon the above estate for their maintenance My son Frederick's wife has a cancer and it is increasing very fast — and my son is in debt $590 which I have contracted with him to pay and am holden for the above sum, and must be raised out of the above property
Subscribed & sworn to
Octr 5 th 1820
before me
David Hott
His Thomas X Gyrill mark
The Court is of opinion that the value of the property named in the schedule above specified is Eleven hundred & nine Dollars
D Hott George Rosecrantz John J. Prendergast
copies of this order to be filed

State of New York } ss I Walter Fish Clerk of Clerks Office } Herkimer Common Pleas Herkimer County } in & for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing Draft and Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Eleven Hundred and Nine Dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court on the 12 th day of October 1820
Walter Fish Clerk
of the Court for the County of Herkimer

Return all the in 1871 and gratuity allowed than I have
John [unclear] [unclear] [unclear]

BY HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq., General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
Thomas Grill in the Second New York Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States Four Years and Eight Months and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
G. Washington
THE above Thomas Grill , has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for four years Your faithful Service.
C. Schuyler
Grill, Thomas NY S43634

HEAD-QUARTERS June 6 th 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

10/21/97
Herkimer Co C & K NY
Van Hornesville Oct 16/97
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
On the 11 th of Aug. last I wrote to the Sec of the Interior in regard to bounty Land &c and that was referred to the above Com which was returned to me, stating that a careful search has been made and from the data given the name of the Soldier mentioned was not found upon the Revolutionary pension + records, being therefore unable to furnish any information con- cerning him. I was informed some time ago that my father Thomas Brill, who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, had

only got his discharge - and received his land warrant and had located his Land somewhere near Rochester or Auburn N.Y. and then leased and that it for a term of 99 years, and as that time has expired no doubt his heirs are entitled to the benefit of such Lease, if looked after - and would like to know how to to proceed in the matter - I will state that my Grand Father was at that time a young German. I think he served under Gen Washington and think I am quite sure I have heard him say that he done some cooking for the Gen Some of his heirs spell their name Grill in stead of Krill - Now his being a German, his name may have been spelled different - such as Thomas Krill or Grill or Grull.

possibly Knell or Knell or Crulla-Knell
on possibly Crulla as I have heard some German call him Crulla I cannot understand why his name can not be found on the Revolutionary Pension Records, as I can well remember of his drawing pension before his death his wife (my grandmother) died before him. Would his Land warrant show where the Land was to be located will you please favour me with an other search in the different spelling of his name which will favour me very much -
I am Very Respectfully Yours
Alvan Knell
please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience and consider me under great obligations to you

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
October 28th, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Thomas Krill, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that one Thomas Grill, which is believed to be the soldier to whom you refer, made an application for pension on August 31st, 1818, at which time he was 65 years of age and residing at Danube, New York, and his pension was allowed for five years' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. French and Col. Courtlandt. Place of his enlistment not stated.
A very careful search has been made and it does not appear that this soldier ever received a bounty land for his services as above set forth. It is proper to add, however, that all the papers and nearly all the records pertaining to bounty lands issued by this Government prior to 1814 were destroyed by the burning of the War Department buildings in that year and in 1800.
For information relative to the location of a bounty land application should be made to the Hon. Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington, D. C.
Very respectfully,
Mr. Abram Krill, VanHornesville, N. Y.
Acting Commissioner.

43 634
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 43 634
Thomas Gill
Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 205
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 28/97 Abram Skill. Van Hornesville. N.Y.

For the purpose of Obtaining the benifit of the Act Entitled an "Act for the relief of certain Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the revolution" "approved on the 15 th of May 1828." Thomas Gill of the Town of Stark late Town of Danube County of Herkimer and State of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the Army of the revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in batt. company in the Bourtant Regiment of New York line of the  line of the
and I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of Eighty Dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th of May 1778 and I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth of May 1828. on the pension list of the United States with my hands this 21 st Day of June in the year 1828.
Thomas + Gill mark 1828
Witness present.
Cornelius B. Wheeler
Before me Peter Sturtevant a justice of the peace for Danube Herkimer County in the State of New York personally appeared Cornelius B. Wheeler & Jacob J. Young of said County.

who severally made oath that Thomas Gill by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a Soldier in the Army of the revolution in manner as there is stated. witness my hand this 21 st day of June in the year 1828 subscribed & sworn to this 21 st June 1828. before me
Cornelius Woodard Jacob J. Young
Heremberg justice of the peace for Dutchess county N.Y.
I Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the Court of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Peter Heremberg before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time of taking said affidavits and now is a Justice of the peace for Dutchess County County & State of New York a justice of the peace and duly qualified to administer oaths In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 23. day of June 1828.
Abijah Beckwith Clerk By John Mahan Dep. Clk.
for Gill

Thomas Gailb
Morse & Stewart agt. W.B.
C. Valey & P. G.
Abn. n
1

State of New-York, } ss. Otsego County, }
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the
31 st
day of
August
1818 the above named
Thomas Snipe
came before me,
James S. Campbell,
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New-York, and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Petition and Declaration are true:—And I the said Judge, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress, entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, during the Revolutionary War,” do certify to the Secretary of War, that it has appeared to my satisfaction that the said Thomas served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy, for the term mentioned in the said Petition and Declaration hereunto annexed:—And in pursuance of the directions of said Act, I do hereby certify to the Hon. the Secretary of War, that the testimony of the Original elis change as detailed in his affidavit hereunto annexed, was taken before me, and that I am satisfied that the application of the said Thomas is fair and bona fide in all respects, and that he, by reason of his reduced circumstances, is absolutely in need of assistance from his country for support.
James S. Campbell

Not 1828
Settled at
Treasury
Cons. with
Invalid file
# 43.634

320 No of orig Pay 278- REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July 22 1828.
Thomas Grill, of Saratoga in the County of Berkshire, in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Halleck's company, in the regiment of the New York line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, W. D. Kinsey.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE, 28. July 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Thomas Grill in the New York line
It further appears that Thomas Grill is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has been so since the 3d March 1826 at the rate of dollars per month.
John H. Agassiz Auditor
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