Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,618, Lemuel Blood, Mass.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Mass. 
Blood, Lemuel 
Lucy 
W. 23,618
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357
New Hampshire
Lemuel Blood
of Sullivan Co in the State of New Hamps. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt. commanded by Colonel M. Jackson in the line, for the term of three years from 1777 to 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, to commence on the 16t day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23d of August 1832 and Sent to the Hon. H. Hubbard
Charlestown NH
Amount due on the 4th of
March 1832 [?] $80:00 do
4 Sept 1832  $40  
$120:00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832
Recorded Book D Vol 1 page 145
BLB
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Ref Aug 16 Date of death not on AB.
1492
Vermont Month
Lucy Blood 
Mass
widow of Lemuel Blood who was a Private in the line Mass for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of August, 1843. and sent to J. W. D. Parker 
Bradford, [?]
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 23
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Lemuel Blood
Pri.
Col. Jacksons Mass. [?] Regt.
1777-3 years- 16 Octr 1819
Roll

Admitted.
of

of
in life, Stand, and of the
last said discharge
assistance of my Country for Support
land and after my three years was report was
Discharged at West point in the year 1780 but have since
I further say under Oath that by Reason of my
anying
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State of Newhampshire
Cheshire Ss October 16th 1819 then before me Elisha Huntley a Justice of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County of Cheshire personally Appeared this will in named Lemuel Blood and made Solemn Oath that the within declaration by him subscribed Contains the Truth and nothing but the Truth and it having been made to appear to my Satisfaction that the Said Lemuel Blood did Serve in the Revolutionary war against the Common enemy in manner as by him in Stated in Said Declaration and Also that by Reason of his Reduced Surcomstances in life he Stands in need  of the apertance of his country for Support
All which I hereby certify to the Honble John C Calhoun
Secretary war
Elisha Huntley one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas in said County 
Cheshire Ss Oct. 18, 1819

I Salma Hale clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Elisha Huntley is one of the Justice of the Courts of Common Pleas in said County and that the foregoing is his Signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Court of Judicature, the Court of Common Pleas, has using nonal
S. Hale
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I Lemuel Blood of Ackworth in the County of Chesire and State of Newhampshire husbandman do make the 
following declaration upon Oath -
That sumtime in the forpart of the year of our lord one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven  - 
Enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental
army of the United States of America at 
Peppernel in the State of Massachusitts, into Capt Benjamin Browns Company in Col. Michal Jacksons Regiment for three years in the Masschusetts Line and marched to [?]
in said State and from thence Albana in Newyork and from thence to fort Stanwix and from thence to what is called Becmase heighths and Joined Gen Gates and was in the
Battles of the taking of Bourgoyn and from thence to Philadelphia and Joined Gen Washingtons army from thence to Monmoth in the monmath Battle and from that to white plains and soon from place to place untill I was
in the battle at the taking of Stoney point with Gen Howe and after my three years was expired was discharged at west point in the year 1780 but have since lost said discharge

Also I further say under Oath that by Reason of my Reduced surcomstances in life I stand in need of the assistance of my country for support
Lemuel Blood
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Lemuel Blood
[illegible]
15.573
30 Oct 1819
Not entitled
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SCHEDULE,
Of the whole estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and income of Lemuel Blood of Acworth in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire, Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st, 1820.
Eighty acres of land & the building thereon 800.00
2 oxen $45.00 - 2 horses 40.00 - 3 cows 45 - 130.00
2 three year old heifers 4.00 one ~ year old heifer 8 three calves $9  41.00
15 sheep & 14 lambs 24.00 three [?]  9  5 pigs 4   37
1 old chest 0.50 - 2 old tables 1.50 - seven old chains 1.15  3.10
1 brass kettle 5.00 - 1 iron kettle 1.50 -  1 bake pan & small Kittle 1.25 7.75
Crockery ware 0.85 - glasses 9 2 Pewter pewter
spoons 1.22 3.09
Cider Barrels & old any corks 5.00 - tin iron 45 - 5.45
1 harrow 4.00 - 3 old chains 3. the old plough 3 - 10.00
1 olod ox  shovel 1.00 - 80 to sap buckets 4 - 5-
1 waggon & harness 33 - old saddles 3 - 1 loom 5- 42-
4 old spinning wheels 2.30- 1 old sleigh 3 - warming pan  1.25 - 6.55
old ox yokes & iron 1.50 to guns & equissinnels 5 6.50
8 knives & forks 75-  an old at hand irons 1.50 brown
earthern 1.30 - - 3.55
2 pails 50 - ~ axes or hoes or sythes 3.57 1 iron bar 1.00 5.77
1 Pr Saddle bags 1.25 1 half bushel 0.25 2 old shovels 1.00 - 2.50
1 winnowing mill 4 - 4-
1113.32
That I am justly indebted over &
above what is owing to me in the full
and just sum of $340
Lemuel Blood
3110
SCHEDULE
of the whole estate necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and in
come of Lemuel Blood
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STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE
CHESIRE COUNTY SS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

On the eleventh day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court
being a court of record for said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, Lemuel Blood aged fifty nine 
years, resident in Acworth in said county, who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: 
that he enlisted in the army of the United States 
in Pepperell in the State of Massachusetts in January 1777 according to my best recollection for the term of three years that I was a private & enlisted into Capt Benjamin Browns company which belonged to Col. Michael Jacksons regiment of the Massachusetts troops that he served during the term of his enlistment in the same Company & Regiment, and was discharged at West Point in state of New York, the fore part of the winter 1780, when I left the Service
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the sixteenth day of October 1819
The number of my pension certificate is 15,573
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

My occupation is that of a farmer. I have not sufficient ability to pursue it, by reason of great infirmities in dimension with my old age and that I am not able to do one half the labor which I was a few years ago 
I have in family residing with me five persons, my wife Lucy aged 55 years, & by reason of her weak
ness she is not able to earn more than one quarter part of her living. My son Elijah aged twenty years my son
Jonas aged 18 years my daughter Phila aged 15 years
my son Lemuel aged 11 years. Elijah is able to
support himself. Jonas is a weakly inform boy & not able
earn more than one half of his living. Phila is an infirm
child & not able to earn more than half of her living. Daniel is blind of one eye & deaf, & is not able to do but any little labor he cannot earn more than one quarter part of his support.
Sworn to and declared at Charlestown said County, on the eleventh day of July 1820 before R Vose Judge of said County.
I, SALMA HALE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Cheshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is 1113 dollars and 32 cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twelfth day of July A. D. 1820
S. Hall
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Declartion in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 of July 1838 in titled an act granted half pay and pentions to Certain Widows State of Vermont Orange County ss on this 26 of September 1838 personally appeared before the probate Court with in and for the probate Districk of Bradford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont being a Court of rekord unlimited joursdiction in probate matters and in open Court holen at Corinth in Said Destrick before William Spencer Judge of said Court
Lucy Blood a resident of Bradford in the County of Orange aforesaid aged 73 years last august who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declartion in order to obtain the benefit of the provision maid by the act of Congress pased july the 7 1838 in title an act granting half pay and pentions to certain widows that She is the widow of Lemuel Blood who was a Soldier in the revolution war and Late united State pentiner inscribe on the rowl of the newhampshire pentioners She begs leaves to refer to the declartions of the said Lemuel Blood and the vouchers acouring the Saim as [illegible] of the servers of her late husband in war of the revolution She further declars that She was married to the said Lemuel Blood on the 2 day of May 1782 that her husband the aforesaid Lemuel Blood died on the 20 day of April 1834 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service but the marriage took place out previous the first of January 1794 [?] at the time above Staed Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year as above written before 
Lucy Blood
her mark
Witness
Elijah Blood
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Sworn to and subscribed, on the day & year
as above written before.
Wm Spencer Judge of Probate
State of Vermont
Orange County Ss 
In testimony whereof I William Spencer Judge of the said County & Probate have hereunto [illegible] my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Corinth in sd County this 26 day of September AD 1838.
Wm Spencer Judge of Probate

State of Vermont District of Bradford Ss.
I, J W D Parker Clerk & Register of the Court of Probate for Said District, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true record of the proceedings in the case of the application of Lucy Blood for a pension, and I hereby certify that William Spencer whose name is above written as such is Judge of the Court of Probate within & for said distant duly commissioned and qualified as such 
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
the seal of Court at Corinth in said district this
26 day of September AD 1838
J. W. D. Parker Register
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12/2
Mr Elisha Blood
Bradford Vermont
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I Leonard W. Noyes of Nashua in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire  depose and say that in the town records of the said town of Nashua which has been heretofore called Dunstable I find the following accounts and think the following is a true Copy of the Record with the exception  of the date which is expressed on the record in fair Legible figures as follows -
"Lemuel Blood of Hollis and Lucy Hale of Dunstable were joined together in Marriage May second (2) one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two (1782) by the Revd Joseph Kidden"
I Leonard W Noyes above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the town of Nashua in the County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception above manner as Certified by me
Leonard W. Noyes
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough Ss
Nashua Sept. 13 AD 1838
Then the above named Leonard W. Noyes Town Clerk of Nashua is personally 
appeared and was sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit before us -
Charles J. Fox, Justice Peace
I also certify that the above named Leonard
Noyes is a person well known to me as a
good credible witness
Charles J. Fox, Justice Peace
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I Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Charles J. Fox within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough as within mentioned and that the within signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name at [illegible] in said County, this fifteenth day of September Anno Domini 1838
A. Wallace Clerk
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September 8, 1939.
Mrs. M. B. Murphy
48 Elm Street
Lancaster, New Hampshire.
BA-J/ILL 
Lemuel Blood
W. 23818
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Lemuel Blood, who served from Massachusetts.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. W. 23618, based upon service of Lemuel Blood in that war. It is the record of the only soldier with
that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Lemuel Blood, while a resident of Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enlisted in January 1777, served as private
in Captain Benjamin Brown's company, Colonel Michael Jackson's
Massachusetts regiment, marched to Albany, thence to Fort Stanwix, was in both battles at the time General Burgoyne was taken, marched then to Philadelphia and to Monmouth, where he was in the battle,
after which he was stationed at White Plains, was in the battle of Stony Point and was discharged at West Point, New York, having
served three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1819, at which time he resided in Acworth, Cheshire County (later
Sullivan County), New Hampshire.
In 1820, Lemuel Blood was aged fifty-nine years; the date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given. At
that time, his children who were living at home were Elijah, aged twenty years, Jonas, aged eighteen years, Phila (Daughter) aged fifteen
years, and Lemuel, aged eleven years.
The soldier died April 20, 1834 in Acworth, New Hampshire.
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Lemuel Blood married May 2, 1782, Lucy Hale of Dunstable, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, that town called the Nashua.
They were married by a minister in Dunstable; the soldier was recorded then of Hollis.
Lucy Blood, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed September 26, 1838, at which time she resided
in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. She stated then that she was aged seventy-three years last August, but did not give the day
of her birth nor the names of her parents.
In 1838, Elijah Blood resided in Bradford, Vermont, and was present when Lucy Blood made application or pension, but did not
state that he was her son.
In 1819, one Abel Blood of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, stated that he served with Lemuel Blood in the Revolutionary War; no
relationship between them was stated. In 1819, one Salma Hale was Clerk of the Judicial Courts of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; no relationship between him and the soldier's wife was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and possibly, the date of death of Lucy Blood, you
should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Lucy Blood, widow of Lemuel Blood,
Certificate #1492
Issued August 16, 1843
Rate $80 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1843
Act of March 3, 1843
Vermont Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Rev
File No.
Act:
WIDOW, &c.

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File No. 23618
Lucy Blood
wid of
Lemuel Blood
Pri N H Line
Act: March 3d 43
Index: - Vol. A. Page 69
Arrangement of 1870.
1937- April 5 Hist to Grace M. Marshall
1939 - Sept. 8. Hist. to Mrs. M. B. Murphy
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I Elijah Blood of Bradford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of Lawful
Age depose and say that I am unusually acquainted with Lemuel Blood and his
wife Lucy Blood late of Ackworth in the
County of Sullivan and State of Newhamshire
is the [?] Lemuel Blood [?] pension of the United States at the time of his decease and died at Ackworth aforesaid on the 20th day of April AD 1834. and his widow Lucy Blood is
Still Living and continues the widow of the Lemuel Blood and has not since been married and is a resident in my family
Elijah Blood
State of Vermont
Orange County
Clarke Sept 3 1838
Then personally appeared the above mentioned Elijah Blood and was sworn to and subscribed the above [?] before me
John W Smith Justice Peace
I also certify that the above named Eliza Blood is a person well known to me as a good credible witness
John W Smith Justice Peace
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I Isaac WA Whitney of Chelsea in the County of Orange & State of Vermont of Lawful age depose and say that I was well acquainted with Lemuel Blood late of Ackworth in Sullivan County and State of New Hampshire who was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his decease and I am also well acquainted with his widow Lucy
Blood now residing in Bradford Vermont the said Lemuel Blood died at Ackworth aforesaid on the 20th day of April 1834 and his widow Lucy Blood is still living and continues the widow of the Said Lemuel Blood and has not since been married.
Place W Whitney
State of Vermont
Orange County Chelsea Sept 3d 1838-
Then personally appeared the same named Isaac W Whitney, a person well known to me as a credible witness and was sworn to & subscribed the foregoing affidavit
before me 
John M Smith Justice Peace
State of Vermont
Orange County Ss Chelsea Sept 3. 1838. I Jason Steele Notary Public within & for the County aforesaid hereby certify that John W. Smith Esq. before whom this two foregoing Depositions are taken is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County and duly qualify as such to administer oaths, and that his commission is dated in Nov. 1837 and that his commission Expires the last day of Nov. 1878 & that his signature as such is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above written
Jason Steele Notary Public
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15.573
New Hampshire
Lemuel Blood
of Ackworth in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel M Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of October 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of October 1819 and sent to Elisha Huntley Esq Keene Chester Co N H

Arrears to 4th of March 1820
4 Months & 20/31 -- $37:16
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Notification sent to Henry Hullard Esq 20 July 1820
Charlestown N H

July 23rd 1832 Letter sent to Mahuon Chester NH
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Hon J. L. Edwards
[illegible] of Pensons
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Corinth, Orange County Vermont
Oct 10, 1838 --
Sir,
Mrs Lucy Bloods. application for pension as his widow is forwarded to the Pension Office.  return to be made to the subscriber
Respectfully 
Wm Spencer
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Lemuel Blood of Acworth in the County of Sullivan (formerly County of Cheshire) state of New Hampshire twenty one years age depose and say that in seventeen hundred & seventy seven, I lived in Pepperill in the County of Middlesex & [illegible]
of Massachusetts, that I then & there in listed as a soldier into Capt Benjamin Browns Company Col Michael Jacksons Regiment and in Massachusetts line in the revolutionary army for three years. We inside 2 [?] at [illigeble] with Boston from whence we were marched to Albany in the State of New York; from thence to fort Stanwicks; after the Battle at that place, the army left 
and we were ordered to Bemis Heights & joined Genereal Gates army & I was in both battles at the taking of Burgoin - Immediately after the surrender of Burgoin & his army were marched to Philadelphia & joined Genl. Washingtons army; where we were stationed untill June following, when the enemy left Philadelphia we pursued them to Monmouth where we overtook them & on the twenty [illegable] of June gave them Battel, the enemy soon retreated & went to Sandy Hook & we were ordered to March to Terrytown, thence to Whiteplains when we stoped about two months & then were 
ordered to West point & there stationed untill the twenty  seventh of January seventeen hundred & eighty where I was discharged from the army in September 1779 I think, or at any rate while I was stationed at west point was with a detachment
under the command of Genl Waine, ordered to march to Stoney point we did so. I was at and assisted in taking stony point after the surrender of that fort we returned to West Point when I remained as aforesaid-
I further depose and say that for the above services 
agreeably to declaration made by me, on or
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about the sixteenth day of October AD 1819, I was placed on the pension list Roll of the New Hampshire agency as will appear by my certificate dated at the War office the 30th day of the same October, & on the 20 day of July 1820 the compendium of the property I then possessed I was stricken from the rolls & have drawn nothing since - I further depose and say that when I was placed on the pension roll I lived in a Acworth where I now reside & have 
[?] since that time
Lemuel Blood
State of New Hampshire
Sullivan 
Charlestown July 16th 1832
Then personally appeared Lemuel Blood & made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit 
by him subscribed is the whole & nothing but the truth for the purpose for which is [?]made Before me 
Frederick A Sumner Jus Peace
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Mr Daniel Adams & John Hodgkins both of Charlestown in the County of Sullivan & State of New Hampshire revolutionary soldiers depose and say that we have for more than twenty years been acquainted with Lemuel Blood of Acworth in said County, and know him to the same Lemuel Blood who was placed on the pension list in  the year eighteen hundred & nineteen & stricken from the list in July 1820, & that the same Lemuel Blood is now living & present with us
Danl Adams
John Hodgkins
State of New Hampshire
Sullivan Ss
Charlestown July 16th 1832
Personally came Daniel Adams and John Hodgkins who signed the forgoing affidavit and made oath that the same contained the truth & nothing but the truth. Before me Frederick A Sumner Jus Peace

I certify that the above named deponents Daniel Adams & John Hodgkins are men of truth & veracity and full faith is to be given to their testimony.
Frederick A Sumner Justice of the Peace

I Benjamin B. French, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Frederick A. Sumner is a Justice
of the Peace, and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 11th day of August A.D. 1832.
B. B. French
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Vermont 2,520
Lucy Blood,
widow of 
Lemuel Blood,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7th June '32
and who died on the 20th April 1834
of Orange in the State of Vermont
who was a Pri. in the Compy commanded
by Captain Brown of the Reg commanded 
by Jarkson in the N. H.
line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Bellows falls
at the rate of 80 Dollars and - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of April '39, also sent to Wm Spencer
and Council [unintelligible]
Arrears to the 4th of March - $240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending $40.00
__
$280.00
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by R Burdine Clerk
Book A Vol 2 - Page 35
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248b
Blood
Act 7 July 38
M 82:D.34
admd.
2 years pri
80$
No deduction
Wm Spencer
Corinth
VL
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Lucy Blood
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Portsmouth N St At the Un States Branch Bank
Sept. 20
Recorded
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War Department
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Lemuel Blood late a Private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the
16th day of October one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this
30th day of October one thousand eight
hundred and Nineteen
J C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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1756
Declaration of Lucy Blood
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.
State of Vermont, Orange County.
Probate District of Bradford ss[?]. 
29 day of May AD 1843 personally appeared before the Probate Court of said District of Bradford Lucy Blood a resident of Bradford in the County of Orange aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Lemuel Blood who
was a private in said war and that he was a pensioner and after his death she drew a pension of Eighty Dollars per year-- for Proof of said Lemuel's service she begs to refer
the department to said Lemuel's declaration on file in the department on the New Hampshire agency and also to her declaration on file in the Vermont agency.  She further declares that she is still a widower.
her
Lucy Blood
mark
Witness J W D Porter
Witness Moses S Prichard 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day &
year above written before me
J W D Parker Judge of Probate
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State of Vermont
District of Bradford Ss.
Probate office
May 29. 1843-
I, J. W. D. Parker Judge of Probate for said District
do hereby certify that the above named Lucy Brood personally known to me this day personally appeared in open Court before me and subscribed and was by me duly sworn to the above declaration. I also certify that she is a credible witness.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my official hand and the seal of said Probate Court the day and year first above written.
J. W. D. Parker Judge of
Probate, Bradford District
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1756
June 3, 1843,
Vt.
Mar 3d 1843.
Lucy Blood,
$80 per an
J. W. D. Parker
Radford Vt.
J. L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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J. L. Edwards Esqr-
Dear Sir enclosed is the declaration of Lucy Brood - please send me the certicate
Your obt hum Servt
J. W. D. Parker
Agent for Lucy Blood
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War Department,
PENSION OFFICE,
July 20 1820.
SIR,
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension under the Acts of the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has, therefore, directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
J. L. Edwards
To Mr. Lemuel Blood
Acworth
Cheshire Co
N H
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I Benjamin Pearce of Lawfull age testify & say that Lemuel Blood of Acworth in the County of Chester & State of New Hampshire was a soldier in Capt. Benjamin Browns Company and Colo Michel Jacksons Regiment in the three years service commencing about the first of 1777 and he I think was Discharged at West point in the first part of the winter 1780 I was in the Regiment with him the hole of the [?] time and knew him to be a Good & Fathfull Soldier
B. P Pearce

State of Newhampshire
Cheshire 

Oct 2, 1819
Personally appeared Benjamin Pierce and made solemn oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is just & true
Before me Ward Sampson Justice of Peace.
I Ward Sampson one of the Justices of the Peace within & for the County of Cheshire Testify & say that I am well acquianted with the above named Benjamin Pierce . that his character as a witness is good and unimpeachable.
Ward Sampson Justice of Peace
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Cheshin Oct 13. 1819
I Salma Hale Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Ward Sampson is a Justice 
of the Peace in and for said County that the foregoing is his signature 
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Court of Juduature
S Hale
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I Abel Blood of Hillsborough in the County of Hillsborough and State of Newhampshire of lawful age testify and say that Lemuel Blood of Acworth in the County of Cheshire and State aforesaid that in the forepart of the year 1777 he said Lemuel Blood enlisted into the United States army in Capt Benjamin Browns Company in the Regiment of Michael Jackson and served in said Regiment three years, and then had an honorable discharge at Westpoint - that I served with said Lemuel Blood in the same Company during the aforesaid term of three years.
attest A Blood
Abel Blood
his mark

State of Newhampshire
Cheshire Co Oct. 2d 1819
Personally appeared Abel Blood and made solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just & true 
Before me. Ward Soper Justice of Peace

I Ward Sampson one of the Justices of the Peace within for the County of Cheshire Testify that the above named Able Blood is in good standing in society and his credibility as a witness is not doubted by me.

Ward Sampson Justice of Peace
attest R P Hill
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Cheshire Ss Oct 13. 1819
I Salma Hale Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Ward Sampson is a Justice of the Peace in for said County, & that the foregoing is his signature 
In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the seal of our Superior Court of Judicature
S. Hale
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Free
H. Hubbard
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension Office
Washington D C
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Charlestown Aug 17, 1832
Dear Sir
My friend the [illegible] writes me to ask your earlies attention to the enclosed  communication - Mr Sumner is our Judge of Probate and it would seem hardly to be necessary for him to procure an official certificate his being a Justice--
He is by our statute a certifying Officer & am I should say certify himself as to the
official character of other Magistrates -
I will thank you to inform me whether Biannial examinations of Invalid Pensions is now required to be made - If I recollect that
part of the act is repealed the next session.
The original certificate is in the care of [illegible] in the War Office.
Respectfully yours
H. Hubbard
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48 Elm St., Lancaster, N. H.
14 August 1939.
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I am trying to locate the Revolutionary War record of Lemuel Blood, who according to Acworth, N. H. history served five years in the Revolutionary War. Would you please look in the records and see if you can find this record? Should say that he enlisted from Massachusetts as I believe he made application for pension through Massachusetts.
I would appreciate this information at your earliest convenience. If there is a charge for this information, would appreciate it if you will advise me the amount before I incur a debt with you.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours,
Mrs. M. B. Murphy
Mrs. M. B. Murphy

Received Aug 15 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 10
VETS ADM
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RECEIVED
MAR 16 1937
332 Carmita Avenue
Rutherford, N. J.
March 15, 1937
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
9
MAR 16
We find a record of the list of pensioners in Bradford, Vt. in 1840 contains the name of Lucy Blood as living with Elijah Blood. We also find that Elijah Blood was a Revolutionary soldier
from the same district, Newbury, Bradford or Fairlee, Vt. Col. Olcutt's Regiment.
There was an Elijah Blood living in Fairlee in 1790
according to the census. Will you please send us what records you have of pensions for Elijah and Lucy Blood.
Sincerely yours,
Grace M. Marshall
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April 5, 1937.
Grace M. Marshall
3322 Carmita Avenue
Rutherford, New Jersey.
BA-J/ILL
Lemuel Blood
W. 23818
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Lucy Blood, recorded in 1840 as a pensioner of Bradford, Vermont, living with Elijah Blood, also, the record of Elijah Blood who served from Vermont in the Revolutionary War.
The record of Lemuel Blood, whose widow, Lucy Blood, was the pensioner recorded in the Census of 1840, is furnished herein as
found in pension claim, W. 23618, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in that war of any Elijah Blood.
Lemuel Blood, while a resident of Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, enlisted in January 1777, served as private in Captain Benjamin Brown's company, Colonel Michael Jackson's Massachusetts regiment, marched to Albany, thence to Fort Stanwix, was in both battles at the time General Burgoyne was taken, marched then to Philadelphia, thence to Monmouth and was in the battle there, after
which he was stationed at White Plains, was in the battle of Stony Point and was discharged at West Point, New York, having served three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1819, at which time he resided in Acworth, Cheshire County, New
Hampshire (later Sullivan County, New Hampshire). In 1820, the soldier was aged fifty-nine years; the date and place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
In 1820, the soldier's children who were living at home were

His name is on A.B.-Act of 1818 -
of
Not on Secy of War - [?] Act.
Fed. Act 1832 - 
Sullivan Co
N. H.
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given as Elijah, aged twenty years, Jonas, aged eighteen years, Phila (daughter), aged fifteen years, and Lemuel, aged eleven years.
Lemuel Blood died April 20, 1834 in Aceworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
The soldier married May 2, 1782, Lucy Hale of Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, that town called later Nashau. They were married
by a Minister in Dunstable; Lemuel Blood was recorded then of Hollis.
Lucy Blood, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed September 26, 1838, at which time she resided in Bradford, Orange County, Vermont. She stated then that she was aged seventy-three years last August, but did not give the day of her birth and the names of her parents.
Elijah Blood, also of Bradford, Vermont, was present when the widow made application for her pension, but did not state that he was her son.
In 1819, one Abel Blood of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, stated that he served with Lemuel Blood in the Revolutionary War, but did not state any relationship between them.

One Salma Hale was Clerk of the Judicial Courts in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, in 1819; no relationship to the soldier's wife
was stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly the date of death of Lucy Blood, you should
apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following: Lucy Blood, widow of Lemuel Blood, certificate #1492, issued August 16, 1843, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1843, Act of March 3, 1843, Vermont Agency.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.