Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6,655, John Blue, N. C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE N.C.
Blue, John
NUMBER
S.6.655
carded
CONTENTS
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7102
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North Carolina
John Blue
of Rowan Co in the State of N. Carolina
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Cray
by Col Locke
of the Regt. commanded
in the N. C. ma
for 8 mo. from '79
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of March
1833 and Sent to
Hon A. H Shepperd H. of Rep
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833
13.33
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$66,65
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 34
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17704
John Blue
Rowen County


[illegible]
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of North Caroline
Rowan County
August Court of Pleas and
Quarter Session AD 1832
On this 24 day of August AD 1832 personally appeared
in open Court being the Court of pleas and quarter
session for the County of Rowen now sitting John Blue
a resident of Rowan County North Carolina
aged about 73
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 under the follow
named officers and served as herein state he
states that he thinks he was born in the
year
1757
in Rowan Court that he has no record
of his age, that when he was called into service
he lived in Rowan Court, this he has continued to be
in the County ever since the revolution he states
that  he service the County in the revolution
was in the militia at least eight months under two
different engagements That in the first place he
was drafted much as he recollects in the year of 1779
for a five months tour under Capt. James Cray
[illegible] Faint being the lieutenant  that his company was
attached to a regiment commanded by Col Frank Lock [illegible] no command of Gene Rutherford
that while in the service he did duty chiefly in
South Carolina that his company just marched towards Charleston and then turned toward the Savannah
River and at the Battle of Briar Creek, his company
and others were
stationed as a corps of [illegible] so
the opponents of the river, he recollects that
Gen, Ash was in command of the american forces
at this battle
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at the end of four month, he was discharged in
writing by his captain-- which discharge he has
lost
the year 1781 he was drafted again for three
months under the command of he recollects right of Capt. Brandon
the while in this service he was  marched as far Fayetteville [illegible] months was discharged.
and continued until the end  of the three months when he was discharged
that he has no documentary evidence that he knows of
no person whose [illegible] he can
procure & who can testify to his record to except by affiant makes amended
 affidavit. genuine [illegible]
the act
Sworn to in open Court, John Blue
his mark 24 August 1832.
Jno. Giles,
Abraham Thrich [illegible] residing in the County of Rowan
and State of North Carolina maketh Oath that he is well 
acquainted with John Blue who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that during the revolutionary
war he served with him the five month the mentioned
in the declaration in the company commanded
Capt. James Craig, Peter Faint Lieutenant in a regiment
commanded by Capt. Lock under the general command of Gene Rutherford that they marched together to South
Carolina near Charleston and then turned towards
the Savannah river and were stationed together in
corps of observation at the Battle of Briar creek in
Georgia in the opposite side of the river
that he
know of his own knowledge the Blue served out
his four months tour and was honourably discharged that he always [illegible] and believes that thereafter said Blue serviced another tour of three months. 
Abraham Thrich


Sworn to in open Court
24th August 1832
 Jno.  Giles Co.
I Jacob Weaver
residing in the Rowen County
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Blue who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be 73 years of age. that he
is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where
he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Jacob Weaver
Sworn to in open Court
24th Aug.t 1832 Jno. Giles, Ck.

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he states
and the court further certificate them that Abram Thrich & John Weaver
who signed foregoing certificate are residents of the
County of Rowan, are credible persons and that their
statement is entitle to credit
[illegible signature]
I John Giles Clerk of the County Pleas and Quarter
Session of the County of Rowan do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said court in the matter of the application
of John Blue for a pension - In testimony whereof
have hereunto at my hand & seal of office the 25th day of August AD 1832
Jno. Giles Clk.
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17.704
John Blue
from 1779 private
8 months
$26.66
Hon A. H. Sheppard
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BRIEF in the case of John Blue
of Rowan County in the State of N. Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? About 73 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1779
1781.
Duration of Service.
Years,   Months,   Days
               5
               3

Rank.
As a
Private
   "

Names of General and Field Office
under whom he served.
Gen.
CCTS
Capt. James Cray
Col. F Locke
Capt. Brandon  N. C.
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Rowan County N. Carolina
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence and one
living Witness, who testified to the first term of 5 mon. service
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  they are duly
authenticated
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Wm. Gordon Examining Clerk
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Rev. and 1812            awf
War Section.
October 24, 1925
Susie B. Buchanan
Brandon,
Miss.
Madam;

I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6655, it appears
that John Blue was born in 1757 in Rowan
he
County, North Carolina.
While residing in said Rowan County, he enlisted
in 1779 and served five months as a private in Captain
James Craig's Company, Colonel Francis Locke's North Carolina
Regiment; and in 1781, he served three months
as private in Captain Brandon's North Carolina Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 24, 1832, while a resident of Rowan County,
North Carolina.
There is no data on file as to family.
The above noted John Blue is the only soldier of
that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this
Bureau, who served in the North Carolina Troops.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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1925 Oct. 24 Hist to Susie B Buchanan awf
℗
6655
INVALID.
Rev War
File No. 655
John Blue
Pri Rev War 
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 34
Arrangement of 1870.]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Blue which require
further proof or explanation.

1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension
he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? No
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? the Court has
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For --- year
--- months, and --- days, I served as a ---For --- months and --- days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Commissioner of Pension
Washington D C
Gentlemen

Your address has been given me,
that probably you could give me
some history
or data of one John Blue
of North Carolina who was in
charge of a company
under General Greene
in Revolutionary War
and died of small pox
near Goose Creek
any charges for the
above information let
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me know
Thanks
Address
Miss Susie Blue Buchanan
Brandon
Mississippi,

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