Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,700, Frederick Blauvelt, New Jersey
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[Card No.] (3-1776)
SERVICE                                                               NUMBER
New Jersey               Blauvelt, Frederick               W.24,700
-------                         Elizabeth                            --------
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CONTENTS
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Notification sent 14 Dec 1820 to A Hostervelt Hackensack, N. J.

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(22184)
New York
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Frederick Blauvelt,
  Private
In the army of the U.S. during the
Revolutionary War. -
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 dollars per month to
commence on the 28th of April[? partly illegible], 1818.
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Certificate of pension issued 18th. of
August, 1818, sent to H. Riker, Esqr.
City of New York. -
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Q uvearages [illegible - Overages?] to 4th. Sept. 1818.
4 mos.. 27/30  =====
                         $:39.20
                        =====
New Jersey
March '82 to June '83
                      One Yr [Initials?] MW
{ Revy. Claim,                }
{ Act 18th. March 1818 }
Certificate No 25799
    Dayton
Continued
New York Suoyork Co
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354[8 smudged]
New York
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Elizabeth Blauvelt
widow of Frederick Blauvelt
who was a private
in the N. Jersey Line
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
    80 Dollars --- [zero]
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
9th day of December 1843
and sent to
Garret S. Damaret
Hackensack
 N Jersey
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1 Page 102

[Right Half page]
let to Hon. J W Miller Feb 24'
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[Right-hand page only:]

Blauvelt   Soldier
------
Nuen [?]
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Fredrick Blauvelt
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 Soldier
1^st^ New Jersey Rgt.

Admitted

See Certificate 25199
Capt Mitchel }  1 Jersey
Col Ogden    }   Regt.
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State of New-York, ss.  Printed by E. CONRAD, Frankfort-street.
To the Hon. Richard Riker
Recorder of the City of New-York, and one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the
Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a
Court of Record of the State of New York.

The Declaration under Oath of Frederick Blauvelt
formerly a Private Soldier -- engaged in the Service of the United States
during the Revolutionary War, now a Citizen of the United States and resident of
the City and County of New-York, respectfully sheweth,
THAT the said Frederick Blauvelt enlisted sometime in the
month of March 1782 in captain Mitchel's company
of the first New Jersey Regt. under the command of
Genl Dayton, after said enlistment Deponant joined
the Regt. at Morristown, after joining said Regt. Deponant
proceeded to Verplanks point when he Deponant remained
During the Summer, after said campainge Deponant ┃
proceeded to West Point during the winter, after staying
[there - erased] ^1783^ for winter quarters Deponant proceeded to Lake
Hill where he Deponant received an honourable -
Discharge from under the hands of Genl. Washington
at the said Post in the month of June 1783, which
Discharge Deponant says he lost some years ago -
  Deponant also saith that he is 53 years of age
  and that he belonged to the continental line of
  the regular army and that he served more then
  one year as above stated

And the declaration further sheweth, that the said Frederick Blauvelt
is now a citizen of the United States, resides in the city of New-York, and is, by rea-son of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for
support

Therefore the said Frederick Blauvelt conceives himself
entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, ""An
Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the
United States in the Revolutionary War," approved 18th March, 1818, and requests
your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, certify and transmit [...]
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[...] the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the
Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the
premises, as is by law in such case made and provided. And in support of the facts
above set forth, the said Frederick Blauvelt refers to his
testimony in the above case
[Signature:]  Frederick X Blauvelt made his mark
---

City and County of New-York ss. Frederick Blauvelt
of the City and County of New-York, being duly sworn, saith, that the matters by
him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn before me, this 8th   }  [Signature:]
  day of April                1818}   Frederick X Blauvelt made his mark
[Signed:] J Riker
Recorderd [sic]
the City of New York

City and County of New-York, ss.
John Vanderbeck & John
McGahagan  -  -
of New York - - - being sworn, saith, that they are well
acquainted with Frederick Blauvelt and know him
to be the same person mentioned in the within
Instrument and Said Vanderbech knew him
to have served in the continental army as set ┃
forth in the foregoing Declaration
                   [Signature:] John van der Beck

Sworn before me this 8th.   }
day of April                 1818 }      [Signature:] John M. Gahagan

[Signature::] J Riker
Recxxx[illegible - Recorder?]
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City and State of NEW YORK, ss.
[Indented paragraph] BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this Eighth
 day of April ---- in the year of our Lord one
 thousand eight hundred and Eighteen --- before
 me Richard Riker --  --- Recorder of
 the City of New-York, and one of the Judges of the Court
 of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of
 New-York, which is a Court of Record, personally appeared
 the aforesaid Frederick Blauvelt ---

who being by me duly sworn to --- the truth of the facts stated
in the foregoing Declaration and I having further evidence of
the said facts by the Deposition of John --
Vanderbeck and John McGahagan of New York

WHEREUPON I being satisfied that the said Frederick Blauvelt
did serve in the Army of the United States as a Private Soldier
in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months
and longer, to wit: for the term and the manner stated in the Declaration of the said
applicant; and that the said applicant is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the
Act aforesaid. THEREFORE I DO HEREBY CERTIFY and transmit the testimony
in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the
Secretary of the Department of War.
---
[Indented paragraph] GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said Court, in the
  City of NEW-YORK, this eighteenth day
  of April  ---   --- in the Year of our Lord
  one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen

I do further certify that John &
Harman Blauvelt who have mailed [illegible - back?] below
are entitled to full credit 5 Aug 1818 [Signed:] R Riker

               Personally appeared before
me John Blauelt Harman Blanvelt, who being each
duly sworn doth depose and say that they are well acqua[-]
inted with Frederick Blauvelt, and knew him to served on
the Continental Establishment for the period of Eighteen
months & upwards and that he stands in need of Support
that they saw his Honorable Discharge.
Sworn this 5 Augt
1818 - {Signed:] R Riker   [Signatures:]  John Blauvelt
                                                               Harman Blauvelt
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Frederick Blauvelt

Form of and
Applicn for transfer
sent
   21 Nov 1820

Con [Initial?] J

Abr. Westervelt Esqr. agent.
Hackensack, Bergen Co.
New Jersey-
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District of New Jersey, Bergen County Ss: On this 24" day of October An. Dom. 1820 Person
-ally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bergen aforesaid
in open Court being a Court of record, possessing a Seal & having a jurisdiction unlimited in
point of amount & proceeding according to the course of the commonlaw, Frederick
Blauvelt aged about fifty six years, to the best of the knowledge of Blanvell, resident
in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn doth on his oath declare, that he served
in the Revolutionary war as follows, - that he enlisted in the year 1780 in Captain
Mitchells Company, first Regiment New Jersey Line - for during the war, that he
continued in the said service until the peace, when he was honorably discharged
near New Burgh (N.Y.) the said Regiment being under the command of Col Bar
-ber-- That the date of his original application was on the Eighth day of April 1818. that
as a late Private in the Army of the Revolution as he has received a Certificate from the
War Department as a Pensioner Inscribed on the Pension list Roll of the New York
agency dated the Eighteenth day of August 1818, being number 2284 - And I do solemnly
swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March A.D. 1818.
and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my
Property, so as to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress
entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the
United States in the Revolutionary War" passed the 18 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
& by me subscribed-- that my occupation is that of a common labourer, that in consequence
of the Rheumation I am unable to support myself but a small part of my time that
his family consists of himself his wife Elizabeth aged about fifty, lame & unable to help
herself his daughter Hannah aged about seventeen years. His Daughter Terry aged about
fifteen years & his son Jacob aged about Eleven years, who are all more or less dependant
upon him for support, that he has no property to render account of-- & that he cannot
support himself without the charitable aid of his country-
                                                                                [Signature:] Frederick X Blauvelt 
                                                                                                         made his mark     
Sworn to & Declared in open Court this 24th day}
of October An. Dom. 1820, Gal. H. Ford

     Schedule referred to in the foregoing Deposition-
I do not own any Property - Either real or personal whatsoever, except my wearing apparel
Sworn to and declared in open Court this 24"
day of October 1820, Gal H. Ford

         I Abraham Westervell, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County
of Bergen aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto
annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court,
[Paragraph Indented]     In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
   and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fourth
   day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
   hundred and twenty-
     [Signature:] Abm. Westervell
                    Clerk
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State of New York
City and County of New York } Ss
     On this fourth day of June 1839 before
the Marine Court of the City of New York, personally
appeared Elizabeth Blauvelt of said City and County
aged Sixty Seven years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth, on her oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838 entitled
"An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"
     That she is the widow of Frederick Blauvelt
deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War,
and for such service, he received a pension of Eight dollars
per month under the act of 18th March 1818, and whose name
was upon the New Jersey Pension Roll at the time of his death,
and after the death of the said Frederick Blauvelt, this deponent
drew the balance due to the day of his decease.
     She further declares that she was married to the
said Frederick Blauvelt on the twenty second day of August
1789, at Tappan, Rockland County State of New York,
by the Revd. Domini Sonson now deceased, and then pastor
of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at that place,
that her maiden name was Elizabeth Duryee, that ┃
her husband the aforesaid Frederick Blauvelt died on
the third day of November 1828; that she was not married to ┃
him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took
place previous to first of January, Seventeen hundred and
ninety four, viz; at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day
and year above written before

In Marine Court
sworn the 4 June 1839         [Signature:] Elizabeth X Blauvelt
Before                                                          made her mark
Judah Hammond
Justice Marine Court
in the City of New York
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New York ss. Jacob F. Blanvell of the
City of New York Seven hundred forty five
Greenwich Street. Carpenter being duly
sworn doth depose and say that he is well
acquainted with Elizabeth Blauvelt within
named and that she is a reputable person
Entitled to be believed and that full faith
and credit is due to her declaration
within written       [Signature:] Jacob F Blauvell
Sworn in open Court
June 4. 1839
Before me
Judah Hammond
Justice Marine Court

New York Ss. The within written depositions
are satisfactory evidence to me of the
facts therein specified and sworn
to.
                  [Signature:] Judah Hammond
June 4. 1839               Justice Marine Court
                                    New York

I, John Barberie Clerk of the Marine Court do hereby
certify that Judah Hammond is one of the justices of
the said Court of the City of New York and that the
said Court is a court of record, and that the signature
annexed to the above certificate is his genuine signature
[Paragraph indented] In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the
                                    seal of said Court this Fourth day of June in the
                                    year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty
                                     nine.
                                     [Signature:] John Barberie
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Extract from the Record of Marriages of the
formerly United Congregations of the Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church of Tappan and Clark=
town Viz "Frederick Blauvelt met Elizabeth Duryee
bride Van Tappan."
                 I Isaac D Cole, Pastor of the
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tappan
Do hereby Certify the above to be a true extract
from the Record of Marriages of the formerly Uni=
ted Congregations of Clarkstown and Tappan -
with the exception of the date which is expressed on
the said record in fair and legiable[sic] words and figures
as follows (1789) One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Eighty nine (22") Twenty second of August. - 
[Signature:]                 Isaac Cole V. D. M

State of New York}
Rockland County  }
I, Isaac D Cole Pastor of the
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at Tappan
being duly sworn says that he is such Pastor
and that the above is a true extract of the Record
of Marriages in his possession with the exception
of the date, as certified by me
                                              [Signature:] Isaac D Cole V. D. M
Sworn to this 27th day of }
May 1839 Before me-       }
Couns Dickinson Justice of the Peace
-------- # --------
Rockland County
Clerks Office       ⎬     I Abraham Hogenhamp
Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Cornelius
Dickinson before whom the affidavit of Isaac Cole
was taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice
of the peace in & for said County duly commissioned & Sworn
and his signature thereto subscribed is genuine

[indented]                  In testimony whereof I have
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hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the said County this 27th day of May 1839
Abm Hogenham Clerk
of said County
of Rockland

[Circular seal bottom left of affidavit is illegible]
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[...] information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau. Frederick Blauvelt Wid. File 24700

[A table with 6 columns. Column Heading CH1 | CH 2 | CH 3 | CH4 & CH5 | CH6
[Only 1 line of the table contains data]
CH1 / DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. = 1780 |
CH2 / LENGTH OF SERVICE. = June 1783 |
CH3 / Pvt. |
CH 4 & 5 / OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | CAPTAIN. = Mitchell | COLONEL. = Barber |
CH6 / STATE. = N. J.
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Battles engaged in, ...ticked
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ...not stated
Date of application for pension, ...Apr. 8. 1818. This cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, ...New York, N. J.
Age at date of application, ...53 Yrs  died Nov. 3. 1828
  Remarks: ...Soldier married at Tappan Rockland Co. N. Y. Aug 22. 1789,
Elizageth Duryee  She was allowed pension on an application executed
June 4, 1839 while a resident of New York City aged 67 years.
In 1820 children were Hannah aged 17 years. Tiny aged 15 years
Jacob aged 11 years.
   It is not stated that soldier served in the War of 1812.
     Very respectfully,
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New York 4641
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Elizabeth Blauvelt
widow of Frederick Blauvelt

who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818
and who died on the 3. Nov. 1828
of N. York Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Mitchell of the regt. commanded
by Col. Ogden in the N Jersey
line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars---Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Nov.
  1839 and sent to Sylvester Spencer
                                        N. Y.
=========
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39                        280.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40        40.00
                                                                      ======
                                                                       $320.00
                                                                       ======
[Indented]   { Act July 7,}
                    {    1838.    }
Recorded by D. Brown   Clerk.
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 68
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[Left Half:]  1909 Mch. 31. Heir to John
Ridgeway J. L. M.

[Right Half:]  Revs WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 24700
Elizabeth Blauvelt
  Wid of
Frederick Blauvelt
  Priv N. J. line
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Act: March 3rd. 1843
Index :- Vol. A, Page 69
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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State of New-York.
[Circular stamp in left margin illegible]
[C]ITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, SS.
[Paragraph indented]  I, BENJAMIN FERRIS, Clerk
                                    of the City and County of New-York,
                                    and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
                                    in and for the said City and County,
Do hereby certify, That Richard Riker, Esq.
before whom the annexed Affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his
name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said
Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of
New York and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the
Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn.
And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New York
, and that the signature of R. RIKER subscribed to the said Certificate,
is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
    and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Second
    day of May 1818
[Signature:]                  Mary Ferris
                                          Cark
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State of New York
City and County of New York } Ss
      On this 22nd day of October 1839 before
John B. Scott Justice of the Marine Court of the City of ^N. York^
presiding and sxxlding[illegible] the Marine Court ---
personally appeared Jacob F. Blauvelt, and Mathias
Garbrants, of said City and County, and made oath in
due form of law, that they are personally acquainted with
Mrs Elizabeth Blauvelt, who was the wife
and is now the widow of Frederick Blauvelt
deceased, who was in his life time a Pensioner of
the United States, under the act of 18th March 1818.
at Eight dollars per month, and that the said =
Elizabeth Blauvelt, is an applicant for a pension
as such widow under the act of 7th July 1838, that
she is the identical widow of Frederick Blauvelt.
deceased, and the same person described in the
Certificate of the Reverend Isaac D. Cole Pastor of
the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church at Tappan
relative to her marriage with the said Frederick
Blauvelt, that she has not intermarried since
the death of her late husband Frederick Blauvelt,
but still continues his widow,
   Sworn to and subscribed     [Signature:] Jacob F. Blaney
   on the day and year first      [Signature:] Mathias Garbrants
    above written before
{Signature:] John B Scott
 Justice of the Marine Court ---

City and County of New York Ss   I do hereby
certify that the above deponents Jacob F Blauvelt |
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I. John Barberie Clerk of the Marine Court of ┃
the City of New York do hereby Certify that
John B. Scott is one of the Justices of the said Court ┃
and that the said Court is a Court of Record, and that |
the signature to the within affidavit is his genuine Signature|
done in Open Court
[Paragraph indented]   In Witness whereof I have hereunto |
                                     affixed the Seal of the said ┃
                                     Maine Court this twenty second |
                                     day of October in the year of our |
                                     Lord One thousand eight hundred |
                                     and thirty nine
                         [Signature:]  John Barberie
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[Annotation in top left corner] 4641
5588
-----
Elizabeth Blauvelt
-----
Act. July 4, 1838
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Married 2nd Aug 1789
V+ Husband died 3rd Nov. 1828
-- See Printer List

Col Ogden    }
Capt Mitchel }   N.J. Line

Admitted
Private 2 years
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State of New York City
and County of New York ⎬Ss
   On this fourth day of June 1839 before the subscriber a
Notary Public in and for the State of New York, residing in the
City of New York, personally appeared Jacob F. Blauvelt
and Mathias Garbrants, of said City and County, and made
oath in due form of law, that they are personally accqu=
ainted[sic] with Mrs Elizabeth Blauvelt, who was the wife and
is now the widow of Frederick Blauvelt, deceased, who
was in his life time a Pensioner of the United States
under the act of 18th March 1818 at Eight dollars per month
and that the said Elizabeth Blauvelt is an applicant for
a pension as such widow, under the act of 7th July 1838.
that she is the identical widow of Frederick Blauvelt dec^ed.
and the same person described in the certificate of the
Reverend Isaac D. Cole Pastor of the Reformed Protestant
dutch Church at Tappan, relative to her marriage with
the said Frederick Blauvelt; that she has not - 
intermarried since the death of her late husband
Frederick Blauvelt, but still continues his widow.
Sworn to and subscribed
on the day and year first          [Signature:] Jacob F Blauvelt
above written before me          [Signature:] Mathias Garbrants
Sylvester Spencer
Notary Public

I certify that the above named Jacob F. Blauvelt and
Mathias Garbrants are credible Witnesses,
[Indented}                        Sylvester Spencer
                                                 Notary Public

[Bottom left hand corner of document contains a circular notary seal/stamp of office, which is mostly illegible]
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State of New Jersey }
Bergen County ss.    }
                                  On this sixteenth --- day of August in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
before me John R. Blauvelt one of the Justices of the peace in and for
the County of Bergen aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth
Blauvelt widow of Frederick Blannelt deceased, a resident in said
County who being by me duly sworn according to Law, doth on
her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the ┃
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March
3 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the ┃
Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Frederick Blauvelt
deceased, who served during said war as a private in the Regular
army of the United States. That she was allowed a pension under
a former act of Congress, she thinks the act of July 7. 1838 at the
rate of ninety six - dollars per annum and that she now
claims to be allowed the pension due to her from the 4th of
March 1843 until the time limited by the said act ---

Sworn and subscribed to the day and
year above written before me              ⎬  [Signature:] Elizabeth + Blauvelt
                                                                                         made her mark
                                                 
[Signature:] John R Blauvett [sic]
                   ---- " ----- " ----
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State of New Jersey }
Bergen County ss.    }
                                   I John R. Blauvelt one of the Justices
of the peace in and for the County of Bergen aforesaid Do
hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth
Blauvelt who made and subscribed the annexed declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of a pension under a late act of
Congress, that I am satisfied, and believe her, to be the widow
of Frederick Blauvelt deceased that she is reputed and
believed in the neighbourhood as such, and that she
now resides in the township of Washington in the County of
Bergen aforesaid. Witness my hand the sixteenth
day of August one thousand eight hundred and
forty three _____________
[Signature:]  John R Blauvett [sic]
                      ____ " ______

State of New Jersey }
Bergen County, SS.  }  I, John H. Berry Clerk of the
Superior Court of Common Pleas of the County of
Bergen in the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify
that John R. Blauvelt is a magistrate as above
mentioned, and that the foregoing signature pur - 
porting to be his and also the signature to the fore
going or annexed declaration is genuine.
[Paragraph Indented] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
                                    hand and affixed the seal of said Court of
                                    Common Pleas this twenty eighth day of
                                    August in the year of our Lord one thou=
                                     sand Eight hundred and forty three.
[Signature:]                               John H. Berry Clerk
[Court's seal in bottom left 
corner of document
contains the scales of justice,
but the inscription is illegible.]
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[Address & Date]  New York 22d October {illegible]
Sir
     I herewith return the papers in the case of
Mrs Elizabeth Blauvelt, widow of Frederick Blanvel[name truncated]
deceased, received in your Letter of the 18th Ultimo,
                      Very Respectfully
                        your Obt. Servt
                       Sylvester Spencer



James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Senate Charles
Feb 21 1845

Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir
Allow me to trade
you for an accluce[illegible] to the
enclosed letter
& oblilge yaccl or
Mucilly [Milles?]
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[Image contains notes, which have been overwritten by notes written vertically to the original]

[Horizontal Notes]
Oct. 24, 1839
N.Y. [initials?] OM
Returned papers of
Elizabeth Blauvelt
July 7. 1838

[Vertical Notes]
[Postal Stamp:] FREE
[Circular Stamp:] PENSIONS[?]
                               OCT 22.
James S Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Page 27


March 8th 1909
Gentlemen
Will you kindly send me the War Record
of my Great Grand Father Frederick Blauvelt
who fought in the American Revolution
   He enlisted in New Jersey from Saddle River
was also in the war of 1812. He received
pension
   Thanking you in advance for such
information as you may furnish
[Indented] Yours
                     Resptfully [sic]
               John Ridgway
                2026 Walton Ave
                Bronx
                New York City
                    N. J.
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[Card No:] 3 - 871.
------
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
------
Briefed by ...L. D. L.
Claim No. ...
Certificate No. ...
Claimant ...
Soldier ... Fredk. Blauvelt
Service ... N. J.
Additional Service ...Rev. War &
                              ...War 1812
No. claim, State records, 190 ...
No claim, combination records, 190 ...
REMARKS:
No claim except ...
W. # 24700
No War 1812 Sur-or Wid
...
2 - 8     Chief Division
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Frederick Blauvelt

Appln. for transfer from
New York to New Jer=
Say 4 Dec. 1820
---
Transferred 11 Dec. 1820-

Sep 18
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
-
State of New York County of Bergen -- SS.
    On this fourth day of December 1820, before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of
Bergen, aforesaid personally appeared Frederick
Blanvelt --who, on his oath, declares that he is the
same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Mitchell in the regiment commanded
by Colonel--Barber in the service of the United
States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of
New York-- from whence he has lately removed;
that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New Jersey
- Bergen County where he intends to remain, and wishes his
pension to be there payable, in future.

  Sworn and subscribed to, before }
    me, the day and year aforesaid  } [Signature:] Frederick X Blauvelt
                                                                                 made his mark
    Adam Boyd Justice of Peace


NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official
character and signature must be properly authenticated.
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State of New Jersey.}
Bergen County        }Ss  I Abraham Westervelt, Clerk of the County of ┃
Bergen & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County
Do hereby Certify that Adam Boyd whose name is subscribed to the
within affidavit, & before whom the same appears to have been made, was ┃
on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Bergen
dwelling in the said County, duly appointed, commissioned & sworn
& authorized by law to take affidavits and further that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe that the signature
of Adam Boyd Subscribed to the said affidavit is the proper hand
writing of the said Justice-- 
                                         In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set ┃
                                         my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this
                                         fifth- day of December Anno Domini 1820
                     [Signature:]     A. Westervelt[? illegible]
                                                                Clerk

[Justice Dept. circular stamp is illegible]