Sumter County FlArchives Military Records.....Griffin, Caleb September 16, 1892
Indian - Pension Capt. Reed's Co. Florida Volunteers, 1836-37 Seminole War
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Indian War Service Pension - Acto Fo July 27, 1892
INDIAN WAR SERVICE PENSION
ACT OF JULY 27, 1892
DECLARATION OF SURVIVOR FOR PENSION

STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF SUMTER

On this 16th day of Sept A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety two, 
personally appeared Caleb Griffin, a resident of Centre Hill
in the County of Sumter, in the State of Fla, who, being by me first
duly sworn according to law, deposes and says:

That he is the identical Caleb Griffin, who served under the name of Caleb
Griffin, as a Private in the Company commanded by Captain
Reed in the ____ regiment of Reed's , commanded by
____ in the war with Seminole Indians in the year 1836 and 1837.
that he enlisted at Lower Springs Columbia County, on or about the 1st day of
May, A. D. 1836, for the term of Four months, and was honorably 
discharged at Lower Springs, on the ____ day of Sept, A.D. 1836.

No 1.  That being duly enlisted, as aforesaid, he actually served thirty days with
the Army or Navy
of the United States, in the war as above stated, which service was as follows:
Scouting through the country after the Seminole Indians

No 2.  That he was personally named in the resolution of Congress for a specific
service in said war, to
wit:  In the resolution of the 27 day of July, 1892, and was honorably discharged,
as above

That he has never served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States,
otherwise than as 
above stated, except ______

The he has _____ heretofore made application for pension No. 238936;
that he makes this declaration for the pupose of being placed on the Pension-
roll of the United States under the provision of the Act of July 27, 1892.

That since his discharge from said service he has resided as follows, to wit:  At
the
Lower Springs in Columbia County, Florida and at the present at Centre Hill
Florida.

That he hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, Tucker
Evans & 
Monague of Washington, D.C. his true and lawful attoneys, to prosecute his
claim.

His Post Office address is Centre Hill, Florida.

JOhn A. Douglas (Signature) 		Caleb Griffin (Signature)
R. M. Mobley    (Signature)             Claimant Sign Here
(Two witnesses sign here)



INDIAN WARS FROM 1832 TO 1842
ACT OF JULY 27, 1892

SURVIVOR'S PENSION

Claimant, Caleb Griffin
P.O.  Centre Hill	Rank:  Corporal
County:  Sumter		Company:  Capt Reid's Co.
State:  Florida		Regiment:  Florida Vol.
			           (Fl. War)

Rate, $8 per month commencing July 27, 1892

Recognized Attorney:

Name, Tucker, Evans & Monague  Fee $25.  Agent to pay
P.O., City  Articles filed Nov 16, 1892

APPROVALS

Submitted For Adm. Feby 15, 1893  F. S. Davidson, Examiner
Approved for Admission
Feb 21, 1893    Ern (Can't read), Legal Reviewer
Not now pensioned under other laws. Last paid to _____, 18___ at $____
Pensioned from ______, 18__, at 4____

SERVICE SHOWN BY RECORD

Personally named in Resolution of Congress of ____________, 18____
Enlisted Sept 23, 1836 honorably discharged Jany 27, 1837
In service 127 days.  Bounty Land Warrant _________applied for
Bounty Land Warrant No. 23982 for 80 acres issued under act of 1855

Declaration filed Sept 27, 1892  Alleges service in Capt. Reed's 
Co. Fla. Vols, in the Florida War.

Citizenship of the United States __________shown _________
Clmt unites.

Additional Comments:
Caleb Griffin previously applied for an Invalid's pension for asthma contracted
while in service along the Suwannee River. He never received an Invalid's pension
but was awareded a pension of $8.00 per month as a survivor of the Indian Wars
under the Act of July 27, 1892.  

Indian War Survivor's pension No. 1345.  Caleb was dropped from the rolls due to
his death on 04 August 1898.

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