Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2,378, Timothy Blackmore, Vt.
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Vt   Blackmore, Timothy   S2378
carded
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13.50.
Ohio Pittsburgh. 
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Timothy Blackmore
of Morgan Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Wait of the Regt commanded
by Col. Greene in the Vermont line for six months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburg.
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 7th day of May
1831 P. B. Johnson, and sent McConnellsville, Ohio
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833               40.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833        
                                                                        10.00                                                                        
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                                                                      $50.00
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by  P. B. Johnson, Clerk                                             
Book E. Vol. 8. Page 106


[Treas 5th a]

See let to  T. McClaire  & order audit to pay - May 15, 1844
 Private as above Capt 4 Sept 1840 to 4 March 1840. Agent notified- 5 June 1844
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Paid as above from 4th March 1844 to Sept. 1844 agent notified April 1846
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Timothy Blackmore Declaration
for a Pension
1792
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State of Ohio}
Morgan County}ss
On this 29th day of October personally came in open court before the Judges of the supreme Court now sitting Timothy Blackmore a resident of Morgan County in said State aged sixty six 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 7th 1882
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He entered the service under Lieut. Bariah Green and Col. Wail went to county a frontier town in the state of Vermont to keep up a fort the latter part of the time was at Bethel Vermont enlisted and served in the State troops of Vermont in the winter and spring of 1781 served six or eight months received a discharge but no written discharge went home to Barnard Vermont where he lived until the year 1800 when he moved into the neighborhood where he now resides lying sometimes in Morgan and sometime in Washington Counties Ohio
ever since, he was born in law Massachusetts
February 13th 1767 has no record of his age there were no Regular troops stationed where he wasHe knows of one certain Asa Cheadle & one certain David White living near him that
served the said Tower with him and have
ever lived with him or in the same neighted
hoods with him ever since
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to acclaim or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state he also states he has no documentary evidence of his said service sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid- Timothy Blackman

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court October 29th 1832-                            P. B. Johnson Clerk
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We David White and Asa Cheadle hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Timothy Blackmer who has subscribed and sworn to the above or within declaration to obtain a pension that we believe him to be sixty six years old and that we are knowing to his serving one lower of six or eight months having served with him said term in the war of the revolution in the State of Vermont enlisted and served in the state troops of said state as he states.             Asa Cheadle

State of Ohio ⎬
Morgan County}ss.
David White
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day of October A.D. 1832 at Windson in said County by the said David White and 
Asa Cheadle                         Justice of the Peace
Arch McCollum an acting Justice of the Peace

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and
after putting the interrogations annexed that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that
Asa Cheadle and David White are credible  persons and that their statement are entitled to credit.

The State of Ohio
Morgan County}

I Perley B. Johnson Clerk of the Supreme Court of said State do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Timothy Blackmer for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 30 day of November 1832.

P.B. Johnson, Clerk
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17927-13.050
Timothy Blackmore
Adm for 6. months
from 1781-



P. B. Johnston, Clerk
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of Timothy Blackmore
County of Morgan- in the State of Ohio
(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? 66 year
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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|Period|                  |Duration of Service|       |Rank
                              |Years, months, Days|      As a
[liner] In 1781           6           X                     Private
|Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served|
Gen.
D Green     Col. Gilbert

5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bethel Vermont
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
**Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

The Witnesses 6 months
Ruper Abatts
Examining Clerk.
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Timothy Blackmore
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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
Timothy Blackmore, Morgan Co. Ohio which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? No
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 amout of pension he is entitled? No
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? yes
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? No
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? Yes
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? Yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? Yes
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?
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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 objection
able. 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 po
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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Nov-13
Timothy Blackmore
War Department


Free
Pension office
Washington City
McConnelsville    17927
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2378
INVALID.
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Rev War 
File No. 2378
Timothy Blackmore
Pint. Rev War
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 34

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
Mar 18th, 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agent, Timothy Blackmore, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg, (illegible)
Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars
per annum, under the law of the 7 June
(illegible), has been paid at this Department, from the 4 of Sept, 1840, to the 4th March 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Oct. 7 1840
sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Timothy Blackmore a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 of June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the fourth of March 1838
to the fourth of Sept 1839
respectfully yours, J Searer
acting Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
December 19th 1845.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Timothy Blackmore---a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg, Pa-Agency, at the rate of
Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1844 to the 4th Sept. 1844.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.