Sumter County FlArchives Military Records.....Griffin, Caleb August 21, 1888
Indian - Pension Capt. William Reed's Company, Florida Infantry
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Declaration For Original Invalid Pension
(3-010.)
A.       DECLARATION FOR ORIGINAL INVALID PENSION.     A.

To be executed before a court of record or some officer thereof having custody of 
its seal.

State of Florida
County of Pasco

	On this 21 day of August, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
eight personally appeared before me, a Notary of the Public for the State, a court 
of record within and for the county and State aforesaid, Caleb Griffin, aged 71 
years, a resident of the ______ of Florida county of Sumpter State of Florida, 
who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Caleb 
Griffin, who was ENROLLED on the the later part day of 1836, 1836, in company  
of the _____ regiment of Florida Infintry commanded by Capt William Reed, who 
was honorably DISCHARGED at at the lower Springs in Columbi Co on the 
sometime in Oct day of Oct, 1836, that his personal description is as follows:  
Age, 71 years; height, five feet 10 inches; complexion, fair; hair, Brown, eyes, 
Blue.  That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the serive and in the 
line of his duty at lower Springs, in the State of Florida, on or about the 25 day
of 
Oct, 1836, he recived asma from a spell of sickness in line of duty and has never 
bin well since am intirly disabled from manuel labor from said dissease  It has bin

so long don’t recolect the date I have lost all my papers and all so lost my 
discharge  I was attended by Dr. Spence and he is ded and I dont the zack dates 
of treatment. 

That he was treated in hospitals as follows:  In no hospitle.  Since I was 
discharged my family Dr. who attended for said asma is Dr. Snow of 
Sumpterville.  

That he has never been employed in the military or naval service otherwise that 
as stated above the asma taken me in the year of 1836 and Intirly Disabled to 
preform manual labor.  

That since leaving the service this applicant has resided in the State of Florida in

the State of Florida, and his occupation has been that of a Farmer  

That prior to his entry into the service above named he was a man of good, 
sound physical health, being when enrolled a Private.  

That he is now Intirley disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor 
by reason of his injuries, above described, received in the service of the United 
States; and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed 
on the invalid pension-roll of the United States.

	He hereby appoints Wilksom Call of Washington, State of D.C., his true 
and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim.  That he has never received no 
applied for a pension. That his POST OFFICE ADDRESS is Center Hill, county 
of Sumpter State of Florida

Claimant’s signature:  Caleb Griffin

Attest:  William (his X mark) Griffin
	 Elizabeth (her X mark) Godwin


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