Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18723, Nathaniel Blood, N. H.
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(3-1776) SERVICE NH Blood, Nathaniel NUMBER S18723 Carded CONTENTS
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18723 INVALID
File No 18723
Nathaniel Blood
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 432
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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No 6896
Vermont
Nathaniel Blood
of Chittenden Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Clapp of the Reg commanded
by Col. Lilly in the N. Hampshire
line for 10 months
Private $33.33

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of
33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th
day of March
1833 and sent to Hon. S. Haight
Present

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Septr 1833  16.66
83.32

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book D. Vol. 4 Page 97
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STATE OF VERMONT
Chittenden County Iss  Nathan B Hanna Clerk of Chittenden County Court, do hereby certify
that Henry Bliss & Wm Barney Esqr
before whom the annexed Certificate
taken, was at the time thereof, a Justices of
the Peace, duly qualified, acting under the
authority of this State, and that I believe
their names thereto subscribed, to be known
proper signatures
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court, at Burlington, this 17th
day of August
A. D. 1832
[Signature] Nathan B Haswell
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Revolutionary Claims.
STATE OF VERMONT
Chittenden County, ss.
On this seventeenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the
Honorable County
Court for the County of Chittenden, now sitting, Nathaniel
Blood
a resident of Essex
and State of Vermont, aged sixty eight
in the County of Chittenden
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 he enlisted June 2, 1780 by
a call on the town of Hallis State of Newhampshire to furnish
their cota [quota] of soldiers to join the United States Army at West
point that he march through Worcester, Springfield, and
other towns to West Point and arrived about the 20th of June
1780 and was put into Capt John Clapp's Company but
Joseph Silley's Regiment, and Genl. Poor Brigade. He
remained at West Point about one month, the army moved
from thence in to Newjersey where he remained until October,
then crossed to West point some ten or twelve miles
and there built huts for winter quarters. In November of the same
year he was ordered to go to Horse Neck to relieve a
detachment there stationed, whose times were out, he there
served to the last of January 1781, when he was relieved & returned
back to winter quarters where they built the huts and was
there dismiss, from the service; making eight months in service
Previous to the above stated service he ought to have stated, that in August 1778 most of all these capable of
bearing arms in said town of Hollis turned out voluntarily, he
among the number, being in the whole about 70 men to go to
Prollis land for the purpose of taking Newport, he thinks at
the time, Genl Spencer commanded the expedition, which [illegible]
of success. He was in Capt Daniel Emerson Company the
name was Peabody was out about two months when he was
dismissed. Answers to Interrogatories propounded by the Court
by direction of the Secretary of War to Nathaniel Blood
Answer - 1 I was born in Hollis Newhampshire June 8, 1764
2 I have seen a record of my birth in the town second of sd Hollis
3 I lived in said Hollis when called into service. Since the
war I lived some time in the town of New Groton, in
Newhampshire, have since lived in Essex where I now live
4 voluntarily enlisted
5 I recollect a Col Scammel besides these named in my declaration
6 I received a regular discharge of the 8 month service, but
it not none
[Signature] Charles [illegible]
[Signature] Peter Hobart &c
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I Peter Hobart of Essex, County of Chittenden
State of Vermont do testify that I have
been acquainted with Sd Nathaniel Blood
of Essex, County of Chittenden & State of Vermont
for many years past and know of nothing in his and
contrary to the general principles of truth
& honesty & furthermore that I have heard in
previous to congress passing any out relative to pensioners, commence with my Brother John
[illegible] part relating to their service
in the Revolutionary war & the furthermore that I have
often heard my mother say that the sd Nathaniel Blood was in the war of the Revolution
in the year
1780
[Signature] Peter Hobart

State of Vermont  August 17th 1832
Chittenden County
Personally appeared Peter
Hobart and made oath to the above declaration
before me
[Signature] Henry Bliss Justice Peace
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To whom it May Concern Wi [we] the undersignors certify
that we have been acquainted with Deacon Nathaniel
Blood of Essex in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont
for many years and can testify he has
always sustained the repetition of a sober and [illegible] honest man and am whose word may be
 relyed on in any matter of fact.
[Signature] Chester Ingraham

State of Vermont 
Chittenden County ss Essex August 17th 1832,
 Then Personally appeared Chester Ingraham
Clergyman of Essex and made oath to what is above written
before me
[Signature] Henry Bliss Justice Peace

I Ester Rider can in addition to the above
certify that I was knowing that the above named
Nathaniell Blood did go from that when the
to watter when I saw him on his way to west point 
to Join the army in the Revolutionary
was in the year AD 1780 according to my collection
and I again saw him at who in his return
to Hollis  Ester her x mark Rider

State of Vermontt
Chittenden ss at underhill on the 16th day of August 1832 Ester Rider above
Personally appeared and being duly cautioned
made Solemn Oath that the above certificate
by her subscribed was the whole truth as she verily believes
before me
[Signature] William Barney Justis peace

I hereby certify that Henry
Bliss, and William Barney
duly qualified Justices of the Peace and that the within are
their signatures, and the several witnesses are persons of
credibility
[Signature] S. Haight
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He 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,
[Signature] Nathaniel Blood
Before [Signature] Nathan B Haswell Clerk

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 certify, that it appears to
them, that Chester Ingraham - a Clergyman of regular standing and
Peter Hebert
who have signed the annexed certificate and who are residents of the town of Essex
are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Attest [Signature] Eli Brownson
[Signature] John Van Sicklin Judges of
Chittenden County Court

STATE OF VERMONT.
Chittenden County, SS.
I Nathan Bowell Clerk of
Chittenden County Court, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel
Blood for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
of office, this 17th
day of August
A. D. 1832.
[Signature] Nathan B Marvell
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No. 2971
Nathl Blood
Admitted
10 months
$33.33
Hon. S. Haight
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BRIEF in the case of Nathaniel Blood
of Chittenden Co. in the State of Vermont
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? County Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 68 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Chart]

Period.
In 1780 June 2
Previous to the aforesaid
service in 1778 he
volunteered & served

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
8
2
Days.

Rank.
As a
Private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen. Poor, at West Point
Capt. Clapp, Col. Selly

5. In what battles was he engaged?

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hallis, N. H.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence
8. the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Papers improperly attached

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned
[Signature] D. Brown
Examining Clerk.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
Son
NAME Blood, Phineas
WARRANT
NUMBER
3785
and 253 - 60 -55
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
ACREAGE
GRADE Private
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
March
same
SS
Feb. 27, 1790
W. 3785 to Thos Fowler, assignee
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.