Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,392, Richard Blanford, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.
CONTENTS

Blanford, Richard
Blandford

NUMBER
S. 10.392
carded
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No 1677
Kentucky
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Richard Blandford
of Bullett in the State of Kentucky
who was a Private in the _____ commanded
by Captain _____ of the Reg. commanded
by Col. Ewing in the Maryland
line for 6 months only.

Richard Blanford. Febr 7/05.
(illegible)

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Nov. 
1832 and sent to Honble
C. A. Wickliffe Bardstown, Ky.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 32 - 30.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 10.
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$40.
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⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm R Palmer Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 32
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write to this matter 
myself directed to Bard
town KY
C.A. Wicklife
Louisville his agency
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State as a commonwealth of Ky Set
Bullitt Circuit Court Oct Term 1832

Upon the 2nd day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court Richard Blandford of Bullitt County, Ky and state of Ky aged seventy-six years who being duly sworn according to law and under oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed June 7th, 1832; that in July 1776 he volunteered and entered the service of the United States as a soldier of the Revolutionary Army in a company commanded by Capt. Posey at Bryantown in Charles County and State of Maryland. Henry Bowman was the Lieut. that he volunteered for six months and served out the time. He was attached to the regiment commanded by Col. Ewing and served in what was called the Flying Camp & served from Bryantown he was marched to Philadelphia and from thence to New York, he was in the battle on York Island, and of the White Plains and he was marched home by his officer and honorably discharged. That if he has any written discharge, he has lost it.

I hereby relinquish every claim 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
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state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Richd Blandford

I Walter Blandford of Bullitt County Ky aged seventy-seven years do hereby certify and swear that the aforesaid Richard Blandford is his brother and that he knows he volunteered in the service of the United States at the time and place that is in the foregoing declaration sworn to and subscribed by him that he was gone in [illegible[ the term aforesaid and returned with his officers at the end of the six months for which he volunteered.

Walter Blandford

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above name applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

I Noah C Summers clerk of the court aforesaid to hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Richard Blandford for a pension. I further certify by order of said court that it was proved in open court that Walter Blandford was a man of good character and entitled to credit on oath; it was further proved that Elenor Glasgo an Bazel Hagan whose affidavit was taken before N H Cartmell a Justice of the Peace of Nelson County are persons of good character and unable to attend court from age
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and infirmity and I further certify that Richard Blandford and
Wade Blandford each on this day in open court sworn to and
Subscribed the original date aforesaid and by order of the court
the affidavit of Bazel Hagan and Elener Glasgo are
attached to and form a part of the (illegible).

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand as Clerk & affixed the seal of said
Court this 2d day of October 1832
&  (illegible) 41 year (illegible) commonwealth
N.C. Summers
C B C C
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10392
Rev War
INVALID
File No. 10,392
Richard Blandford
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A,  Page 35
{Arrangement of 1870}
Richard Blanford
Feb 7/05
Records Corrected
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Hon. C.S. Wickliffe
Recd. on or about the 1st. November,
[illegible]
$20 per ann

[sideways] Bardstown Ky
24th Oct

Revolutionary [illegible]

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Pension Office
Washington City [/sideways]
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Dear Sir

Enclosed I send you an application for a pension in the name of Mr. Blandford to which I [illegible] give your attention write him to this place [illegible] to me to the case of Dan'l Hogan

Yours
C A Wickliffe
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Shepherdsville, Ky
Oct 6th

FREE

Hon C A Wickliffe
(Member HR Congress)
Bardstown, Ky
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September the 24th day 1832

I, Elenor Glasgo of the county of Nelson and state of Kentucky, do certify that I have known Richard Blanford for a numbers of years say Seventy years or uperds and have allways Understood that he sd. Blanford served as a solger in the continental war and I have other reasons which makes me believe he did serve in sd. war, and they are there. I was one that helpt to make his clothing to starte, and did see him take leave of his friends & started on his march to the Army.

Elenor Glasgo her mark
Witness
N.H. CARTMELL

Nelson County Ky Sct

I Nicholas H. Cartmell justice of the in & for Nelson County, do certify that on the twenty forth day of September 1832, personaly appeared before me Elenor Glasgo and stated on oath that the above statement was just and true to the best of her resolution. Given under my hand this 24th. day of September 1832

N.H. CARTMELL J.P.H.

I, CA Wickliffe know N.H. Cartmell whose signature is above to be a justice of the peace in & for Nelson County Ky

Octo 2d. 1832
CA Wickliffe
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Nelson County Kentucky September the 25th day 1832

I, Basel Hagan of Nelson County Kentucky aged sixty seven years old, do certify that I have ben acquainted with with Richard Blanford for a number of years and have allways understood that he Blanford served as a solger in the Revolutionary war and, I have reasons to believe he did serve in said war from the statements of him self and Henry Miles as the boath have told how they had suffered at the time while in the service this I herd from then and others about thirty years or more a gow. Given under my hand as above stated

Basel Hagan his mark
Witness
N.H. CARTMELL

Nelson County (Ky) Sct

This day personally appeared before me Basel Hagan, and stated on oath that the above statement [illegible] given under my hand this 25th day of September 1832.

N.H. CARTMELL
Justice of the peace for Nelson County Kentucky
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Blank, Cornelius
GRADE Private
LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBERS 6788 and 6648
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Aug. 3, 1790 to Cornelius Van Dyck, 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.