Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,454, Selah Griswold, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Griswold, Selah
S. 1745-4
Continental
Carded
CONTENTS

17288 Connecticut
Salah Griswold
of Middlesex in the State of Conn t who was a Private in the Conn t — commanded by Captain Homer, of the Reg t — commanded by Col Swift — in the Conn t line for 2 Years — + Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn t at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per an m to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Aug t . 1831 2 and due Mr. W. B. Comstock Chatham
Arrears to the 1st of (Mar. '31) $ 160 Semest. allowance ending 4 Sep. '31 40 $200
Revolutionary Claim, Act of June 7, 1832.
Recorded by O. C. Atles Clerk Book E. Vol. 3 Page 15

d Jan 6-1835 C.B.

State of Connecticut, Middletown County —
Probate Court of Saybrook in said County
On this tenth — day of Sept r 1832 personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate held at Saybrook in and for the Probate District of Saybrook, in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut. The same being a Court of Record —
Sebah Grinwood
Sebah Grinwood — a resident of Saybrook — in the County of Middlesex — and State of Connecticut, aged seventy eight — years, who being first 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 was seventy eight years old the 23 rd day of last March. That he knows of no record of his age. That he was born in Newbedam in said Middlesex County, & removed to said Saybrook, when he was fourteen years of age, where he has lived ever since —
That he enlisted the last of Nov. or the 1 st of Dec r 1775. at said Saybrook in the Revolutionary War for the term of thirteen months. That he joined his company at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, immediately, & some time in the month of said Dec r . The officers of said company were Abraham Wetmore Capt. Lieut. Lee & Henry Niles Ensign The Regiment to which his said company belonged, was commanded by Col. Sam l H. Parsons. Lieut. Col. Typer and Maj. Prentiss. Col. Parsons was made Brig d General the latter part of the summer, when Col. Typer took his place. The said applicant remained in said company and Regiment at said Roxbury until the 4 th of April 1776. when they marched to Green in this State, where they embarked in two vessels, four companies in each. They had a miserable slow progress. The applicant with his company a number more of the same company & other companies went on shore at Scituate. Read, and went on board New York, and arrived there the same morning with the said vessels. The Regiment was stationed in the city, he remained there more than a month, in November when they moved up North of the ship yard & pitched their tents. A part of the Regiment was on Long Island at the time of the battle, & spent not. The applicant was not. When the British took Long Island & York Island the Regiment, (then under command of Col. Parsons) retreated out to Kings Bridge. The Regiment remained about there all the Fall. Late in the Fall the Regiment crossed the North River, and was at different places and returned, and were discharged the last day of Dec r 1776. at a place. The applicant thinks called Co- stume, near or having served out his whole time

of Thirteen Months - There was no battle while at Roxbury. The company were engaged in building a breastwork on Dorchester & the British fired upon them but only killed two men. The British were then in Boston & fired from a Black House in that place. They there shells very much. That when the P. Regiment came out of New York, there was a battle on Freeman Heights - a skirmishing at other places, but the applicant was not in it. He and some others, who were unwell, came out for some days before. He was unwell about a month - Never no written discharge.
In the month of January 1877 - at which say Brock and immediately after he returned from the Army, again enlisted, in to a company commanded by Capt. Justus Buck. Ensigns Scovel & Job Nelson. Lieut. and Capt. Richard. Ensign. That he enlisted for three months Regiment commanded by Col. John Ly. Lieut. Col. Miles. He then to and Maj. Clark. That the applicant joined the said company immediately - at New London remained there a short time, and then marched to Providence in Rhode Island, and a part of the Regiment was quartered in the College. The Regiment remained there, and in that neighborhood, nearly the whole time, when they were finally returned to New London where they were discharged after serving out the whole three months. The applicant served in said company the whole time - was discharged as a private, but had no written discharge. No battle during the time.
That in May 1877 - at Westerly in this State, the said applicant took the place of a man of the name of Connecticut Light Infantry, who he supposed is dead, and enlisted to serve the Army Eight Months - called Eight Months men. That the applicant joined his company at Rehoboth on the North River immediately - say the last of May or 1 st of June - and served out the whole eight months, and was discharged at Camp Horse about the 25 th of December. The company in which he served was commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Dyer - he could not recollect the names of the other officers - before the campaign ended the Captain resigned, and Capt. Converse took his place. The Regiment was commanded by Freeman Swift Col. Lieut. Col. Harn & Maj. Scoggin. The applicant said company & Regiment remained at Rehoboth a month or two, then crossed in to New Jersey - then in to Pennsylvania, where they were discharged. Marched through different places - crossed the Schuylkill and a Bridge made of Waggons - were in the Battle at Germantown that night.

General Washington was then Genl. Washington's will were killed. He had no written charge - He made application for a pension under the act of 1818 - and there, but was struck off on account of property. The certificate is herewith annexed -
The applicant says, that he volunteered, and went to S. Haven when the British came there in July 1779. He thinks the enemy were first there when he got there -
He was also, at New London, when it was taken & burned in, he thinks Sept. 1781. He got there when the town was on fire -
The said Isaac Griswold hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate
Isaac Griswold
We, Aaron Hovey a clergyman, residing in the town of Saybrook and William Bull residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Isaac Griswold who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate
Aaron Hovey William Bull
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev. Aaron Hovey who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Saybrook - and that William Bull Esq. who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Saybrook - and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate
Richard P. Williams - Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Saybrook in the county of Middlesex and state of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Griswold for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of _____ Office, this tenth day of September 183 2
Richard P. Williams Clerk

19328 - Ha Case dropped Selah Griswold 6, T
Return this i
admitted
S. Ingham

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 Selah Griswold C.V.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Det 1775 enlisted 1 1 private Capt Watson Col Darrow Marched to Roxbury Mass 78 - born at Hadam C.V. entered at Say Brook and now lives there   July 1777 3 " Capt Buck Col Ely   March 11 Subst. cluted 8 " Capt Gomers Col Swift Battle of German Town went to Monmouth   July 1779 1 10   Sep 1781 11  
Two Living witnesses proven Two Years Service Certificate of C.V. man and a Citizen
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Old case

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

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are 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 he 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 organized 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 oath 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.

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.17454, it appears that Selah Griswold was born March 23, 1754, at Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
While residing at Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From in December, 1775, one year in Captain Abraham Waterhouse's Company, Colonel Samuel H. Parsons' Regiment; from in January, 1777, three months in Captain Justus Buck's Company, Colonel John Ely's Regiment; from in May, 1777, eight months in Captains Nine Elderkins's and Converse's Companies, Colonel Heman Swift's Regiment and was in the battle of Germantown; he was also out when New London was burned, no officers nor length of service given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 26, 1818, at which time he was living in Saybrook, Connecticut.
He died January 6, 1835.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Journal data Class R. Hall

November 2, 1928.
Mrs. J. Seward Wilson 38 Goodwin St. Bristol, Connecticut.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17454, it appears that Selah Griswold was born March 23, 1754 at Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
While residing at Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private Conn Troops as follows-
From in December 1776, 1 yr  thirteen months in Captain Abraham Waterhouse's Company, Colonel Samuel H. Parson's Regiment; from in January 1777, three months in Captain Justus Buck's Company, Colonel John Ely's Connecticut Regiment; from in May 1777, eight months in Captains Vine Elderkin's and Converse's Companies, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment, and was in the battle of Germantown; he was also out when New London was burned, no officers nor length of service given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

May 26, 1818, at which time he was living at Saybrook, Connecticut. Recd. Jan 6-1835-G-B
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

8870 / /
Connecticut.
Selah Griswold, of Saybrook, in the state of Connecticut. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Parsons, of the Connecticut, line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 26. of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17. of March, 1818 and sent to Jeremiah G. Brainard Judge, New London, Connecticut.
  Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . .  75.6    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept, 1819. } 48,     9 mo. \frac{14}{31} . } 1819. } $: 123.6   
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Payable semi-annually---the first pay- ment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September , next, at the Branch Bank of the United States, Middletown, Conn.
Recorded

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary claim.
I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18 th of March, 1818, Selah Griswold, of Saybrook, State of Connecticut, _____ late a private in the Connecticut line of the revolutionary army, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Eight — dollars — cents per month, to commence on the twenty sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this seventeenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

I John Chittenden of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex, and State of Connecticut. aged Seventy four last October - testify - depose - and say - That I enlisted in the Spring of 1777 - to serve three years - in the Revolutionary War - That I joined the Regiment at Peekskill - That I saw, Sarah Griswold now of Saybrook, court at said Peekskill in at the time I arrived there, or very soon after, which I think was in the month of May 1777 - or possibly the first part of June - I am quite certain that he continued in the Army during that summer - I served during that season in Capt. Stevens. company - Col. Swifts. Regiment, and Genl. Parsons Brigade. The fore part of the said summer the said Griswold served in the same company with myself. He then joined another company, & I am quite confident remained there through the summer. The said Sarah Griswold is now present, & I know him to be the same man above spoken of by me and further I say not -
✓ John Chittenden
Subscribed and sworn before me in open court of Probate this tenth day of September - 1832 and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said John Chittenden, and that he is a man of truth and veracity and a credible witness -
Samuel H. Harkness Judge of Probate -

Nov. 30.
Selah Griswold
19328
✓
adm d
24 mo. pri
80 $

I Phillip Tocher of Saybrook - in the county of Connecticut  Midsesex  exactly  Seventy five years the 10 th day of Aug t last - depose - testify, and say - That I am well acquainted, and have been ever since I was a Boy, with Mr. Isaac Griswold of Saybrook Town, who is now present, and who is making an application for a pension - and that I enlisted I believe in Nov r or Dec r 1775 - at S t Saybrook to serve thirteen months, in the Revolutionary War - and served out the whole time - at Roxbury - and in the State of New York - and was discharged at or near Kings Ferry - That the company in which I served, was commanded by Abraham Watrous Capt - Lieut. Br. & Division Hill - The Regiment was commanded by Col. S. H. Parsons. Lieut. Col. Dyer - and Maj. Prentiss - and I further depose & say, that the said Isaac Griswold, enlisted when I did - & served out the whole thirteen months in the same company, and was discharged with me at the same time -
And I further testify, depose and say, That in January 1777 - I enlisted in to a company commanded by Capt. Justus Buck. Elijah Scovel and Job Kelsey Lieut s andamine Rittenbach Ensign to serve three months - Regiment commanded by Col. John Dyer - I served said company at New London - and there, and at Providence in Rhode Island served out the whole time, when they were discharged at S t New London - and I further say, that the said Isaac Griswold joined said company when I did, served out the whole three months, and was honorably discharged at New London - That is - I understood, and always said and now do suppose he was discharged, for I was not there at that time - I enlisted out of the said company when it left Providence, on board a fire ship -
And further this Deponent saith not.
Phillip Tocher
Subscribed and sworn before me in open court of Probate this tenth day of September 1832 - I Certify that I am well acquainted with the said Phillip Tocher, and that he is a man of truth and honesty, and a credible witness - Samuel H. Hougham Judge of Probate

I Richard P. Williams Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of New Britain State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the within and foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Deborah Griswold for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22 nd day of June A.D. - 1833 -
Richard P. Williams Clerk

MRS. J. SEWARD WILSON 38 GOODWIN STREET BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT
Jan. 18 1928
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Please send me information of Selah Gussvold, a pensioner of the Revolution, who enlisted from Middlesex Co. Connecticut, was enlisted May 1st 77 and discharged Jan. 8 78. I am a direct descendent on my father's side from Selah Gussvold and wish information so I can be eligible to join the D.A.R. in Bristol

Conn, Katherine Gaylord chapter.
Thanking you I am
(Mrs. fs) Adelia Griswold Wilson

17.454 INVALID.
File No. 17.454
Solab. Grisdal
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 448
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1928 Nov. 2 - H. S. & Mrs. J. Leonard Wilson and 1930 - Jan. 20 - Tombstone data to Chas. P. Hall See his letter in Jour. Bull. v. 19377 ser. 3.

State of Connecticut
ss New London
Be it remembered that at said New London on this 26 th day of May A.D. 1818 before me Jeremiah G. Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut personally came and appeared Silah Griswold of the Town of Lybrook in the County of Middlesex & State aforesaid and being duly and solemnly sworn according to the oaths of said State did on his said oath by me to him administered declare upon his oath that at said Lybrook some time in the Month of Dec r 1775 he enlisted as a Soldier in Capt. Abraham Waterhouse's Company Col. Samuel H. Parsons Reg't in the Connecticut line in the Continental Establishment that he immediately joined his Reg't at Roxbury near Boston & that he faithfully served as a Soldier during the full Period of his enlistment and until the Reg't was discharged which was on or about the last of Dec r 1775 or first of Jan y 1776 at or near Livingston's Manor in the State of New York he thinks he rec d no written discharge but having served the full term of his enlistment was discharged with the rest of the Reg't that he is now in the 65 th year of his age that he now is & ever has been a resident Citizen in the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his Country for support
Silah Griswold
Sworn and declared before me the Day and Date aforesaid
In witness whereof I have caused the Seal of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut to be hereunto Affixed at said New London the Day and Date aforesaid
Jeremiah G. Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court
State of Connecticut
I Jeremiah G. Brainard Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Silah Griswold did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I now
transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions contained in the aforementioned act of Congress. The foregoing declaration was made to me at the applicant's request in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" - Witness my hand aforesaid at New London May 26 1818

- Juniorly Brainerd a Judge of the Superior Court State of Connecticut February 4 - 1817 - From Ensign unto the Circumstances of Silas Grisevold the applicant in this case I am satisfied that the near the appearance of his Country for Support J. G. Brainerd aforesaid
Silas Grisevold
Philip Tocher
We Ebenezer Williams of the Town of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex having read and examined the within declaration of Silas Grisevold do hereby depose and say that we were personally acquainted with said Silas Grisevold at the time of his enlistment in Capt. Stockham's Company & was knowing to his joining the Continental Army at the time mentioned in his declaration & continuing until a Company was discharged & that his statement as to the time he enlisted & time & place of discharge is true & further we say not
Ebenezer Williams Philip Tocher
State of Connecticut ss New London County May 26 th 1818. Personally appeared Ebenezer Williams & Philip Tocher & made solemn oath that the above deposition by them subscribed contains the truth & the whole truth according to their best belief & knowledge Calvin Selden Justice of the Peace
This certifies that the above deponents Ebenezer Williams and Philip Tocher are entitled to full credit & belief
Certified J. G. Calvin Selden Justice of Peace
New London County ss Clerk's Office May 30 th A.D. 1818
I certify that Calvin Selden Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New London in the State of Connecticut, acting under the authority of said State in all matters which I have hereunto known and affixed the seal of said County the year & day last above written Charles Lathrop Clerk of New London County Court