Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,000, William Blake, Penn.
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(3-1776)

Service
Penn.

Blake, William

Number
S.40,000
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8,260
Pennsylvania
William Blake
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of Chester County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Capt Brady of the Pennsylvania [missing letters] ine, for the term of 5 years

nscribed on the Rolle of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 25th of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of March 1819 and send to John Ralson Esq Judge Chester County Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 $74.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 $ 48.
$122.83

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}
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Signed Admitted
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7th District of Pennsylvania
On the twenty fifth day of May 1818 Before me the Subscribers one of the Judges [after] Seventh Judicial District of Pennsylvania for the County of Chester personally Appears William Blake Aged about Sixty three years Resident in Chester County in the said District who being by me first Duly sworn According to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the  Act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land of Navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary War that the said William Blake Enlisted in the year 1778 in the state of Pennsylvania in the Company of Capt Samuel Brady of the Eighth Pennsylvanian Regiment that he continued to Serve in the said Corps or in the Service of the United States until October 1783 when he was Discharged from the Service at fort Pitt in the state of Pennsylvania and was a Serjant (Sergeant) about two years of the Last of Said Service was under General Broadhead (Brodhead) & General Erwin on the parties (famlies) against the Indians and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his  Country for Support and that he has no Other Evidence Now in his power of his Services and hereby Relinquishes any pension that he heretofore  Might be entitled to from the United States Sworn and Declared before me the day and year Afforsaid
William Blake
John Ralston
John Ralston Judge & as afforesaid do Certify that is Appears to my Satisfaction that the [illegible] William Blake did serve in the Revolutionary war as Stated in the proceeding Declaration Against the Common Enemy and I now Transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secratary (Secretary) for the Department of war to the directions of the aforeman have Act of Congress 
John Ralston
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I John G. Wersler Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do Certify that John Ralson Esquire before whom the within Deposition of William Blake appears to have been taken is and at the time of taking the said Deposition was one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, duly appointed Commissioned + qualified to all whose official acts as such full faith + Credit are and ought to be given.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the Seal of said Court at West Chester the 27th day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 

Hon J. Wersler Proth

I John Ralson the within named judge do certify that I am well acquainted named William Blake, and am fully satisfied that he is in Indigent Circumstances and [illegible] in Need of the assistance of his Country for support Witness my hand and seal this 20th day of February AD. 1819

John Ralston [illegible]
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40.000
INVALID.
Ray
File No. 40,000
William Blake
Serg Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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old case
March 20 [1819 scribbled over] 
[written sideways John overtop the 1819] John C Calhoun Esqr Secratary of War To
at Washington
There 
(free)