Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45898, George D Blackmore, Continental Md.
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(3—1776)

Blackmore, George D.

SERVICE
Continental
Md.
Indian Wars 1785-1794

NUMBER
S. 45989

CONTENTS
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5249

Tennessee, Ulest.

Geo. D. Blackmore
of Sumner Co in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Bell of the Reg commanded
by Col Rawlings in the Maryland
line for two years from 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee
at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6. day of July
1833 and sent Hon. Wm. Hall. H.R.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 40.00

Total 160.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 144


d. Sept. 27. 1833 AB
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C5249

21.5401

George D. Blackmore
of Tenn.

Decr. 14. 1831
Refd - D from a Mil. Pension

Pri. Colo Rawlings Md Troops

I want the Memorial
of Geo. Blakemore of
Fredemch Co Vce
file 45.898

RA Wr

(21)

Des La 34. Pery
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State of Tennessee
County of Sumner } 

Original Claim

On the 11th day of May 1830 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the state and county aforesaid George D Blackmor a resident citizen of said county aged 70 years on the 20th Feby. last. First being duly sworn according to law doth on my oath make the following declaration in order to attain the provision made by the Acts of Congress on the 18th March 1818. & on the 1st of May 1820 that he the said George D. enlisted at Frederick Town in the State of Maryland in the month of April AD 1777 for the term of three years under Captain Thomas Bell whose Company was attacked to Colonel Rawlings Regiment of Riflemen

That he passed the State line some time in September 1777 - into Pennsylvania and met the enemy at Brandy Wine Creek and fought the battle called Brandy Wine - about October he met the enemy at German Town and fought that battle -  he then went towards Lan Caster Pen. and went into winter quarters. In the spring of the year 1778. a Lieutenant Command of my Captains Company under Lieutenant Tanyhill now detached to Fort Cumberland and I was one of the detachment to guard and protect the frontier had salt & that nor could our back horses from Fort Cumberland to Fort Pitt (Pen) we concluded then to Fort Pitt and continued to do dutin in and about the Garrison as a solider [continued]
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[continued] till the fall of 1778.. I was attached to Colonel Broadheads Regiment and we went down the Ohio river Commanded by Genl. McIngtosh and built Fort McIngtosh and then proceeded to Lau dur ha and then built the Fort Laurens

In the beginning of the year 1779 we arrived to Fort Pitt. from this here all my three years expired I [illegible] to do duty nor engaged in many scouts after the Indians up the Alleganey river in the month of April 1780 my then year having expired I was honorably discharged I returned to Fredericktown and in July 1780 volunteered under Captain Spriggs who Commanded a company of light [illegible] which was attached to Col. Simands Corps. I [illegible] the appointment of Coronet and with this Command in Col. Simnads Corps done the following services - we continued to do duty [illegible] till the spring of 1781. From March till July 1781 I was with my Company engaged in apprehending towns in Frederick and Washington Counties Maryland and Lowden County Virginia

In the county there was a full regiment of Tories formed commanded by Col Frechey and Major Playard. Then - plan was to collect on a certain night and force the guard of the [illegible] at Frederick Town - and join Lord Corn Walles in Niageria about the time he would enter with York. We [illegible] then some holding out and would not surrender was shot down the hollow we but in jail in Pruduch Town we hung Col. Frechey and Major Playard [continued]
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[continued] and a few other of their leading maid - we now marched from the mouth of Monachacy to George Town. Hearing that the British fleet now soyling round from New York to met Walles who was marching for New York we crossed the Potomac and made a force & march to York shortly after the siege commenced

It was continued up till articles of Capitulation were agreed on. Walles delivered up his sword 

His nor a few of ground set apart for his soldiers to march out and before our charged Cannons they march out and grounded their army which was in Oct 1782

A part of the British prisoners now sent on to the Barracks of Albermorle across the blue ridge to Marches to Frederick Town. We now employed in conducting those prisoners and their various Barracks they brought about the last of the year 1781. The fighting appeared to be all over

I was honorably discharged in the Month of Dec 1781. My discharge of both companies I left at my mothers in Maryland in 1783 who has long since deceased

I then left Maryland for the Country now Kentucky In conclusion of my hables some as would state that in May 1784 I came to the French Lick where Nashville now stands (Free) I now engaged in fighting the indians from 1785 to Sept. 1794 in the latter years I commanded a company of 94 Volunteers in the Nicka Jack expedition [continued]
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[continued] who swam the river Tennessee in the night and confused the Indians which upland [illegible] to the place [illegible] city.

And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemly sware that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 (and in fact was born in the state of Maryland and have resided in the United States and its Territories since my birth) & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part there of with intent so to diminish it as to bring myself in their the provision 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 March 1818. That I have not nor any person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to to me nor hav I any income there such as is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed —

Schedule

All the property I own is foun lower listed and probably worth few dollars a piece not more and an undecided interest in a Callow factory at Cairo not worth more than 18$ —

That he has neither the last few years had thousands of dolloars of seculy debts - that his finances now and none as do completely [illegible] not —

That he has never made any exertion to Collect the same or attained judgements against them or in fact [illegible] to ascertain the amounts he has paid and the amount that they owe him in consequence of such payments & considers it allege the [illegible] in consequence of this [illegible] — that he bear no money or any thing that would come second at and suppose it sufficient to take with out giving a detailed account of his [continued]
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[continued] be [illegible] to state — that he now any considerable sums of money - and bear no doubt that he owes prior fifteen hundred to two thousand dollars after every thing he has should be taken towards discharging his debts - on the 18th of March 1818 and for many years previous to that passed paper a considerable property both in lands and negroes - but property since that period has considerable full in value

His home place that he [illegible] to [illegible] Court of said County to pay his debts for about $8.50 cast  per acre in 1819 or 20 he now offered the [illegible] could have sold it for 30$ per acre - about the latter period inside true to go [illegible] in land and negroes amounting to upwards of four thousand dollars the property afforesaid full in value and not not worth more than half of the price gone for to [illegible] that [illegible]he has been [illegible] and town to prior by saying [illegible] debts which want have arrived to up-wards of four thousand dollars which has comletely broke him afs.

I drew $8 per month in cash would money as a soldier for the time since — and 13 or 14$ per month as a coronet in Col. Armeareds Corps. this money was so the per [illegible] that some of little or no value. He never applied or drove any [illegible] or an [illegible]  he a colum. to his pay some [illegible]. - GD Blackmore

Sworn to & subscribed in open Court 11 May 1830 AH Douglas Clerk

Where upon it is ordered by the Court to be certified that I appear to the satisfaction of the Court that the said George D Blackmore did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy - It is further the opinion of the court that the sd Blackmore is much indebted and in property is worth nothing - It is further ordered to be certified that the said George D Blackmore and James Sameday Isaac Bledsoe and William Reid and all men of high reputation by me and their statements are entitled to full faith and credit.

[continued]
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[continued]

It is further ordered to be certified that Jesse Heoynie and John Peton who signed the certificates hereto annexed an likewise highly repetable no of the sd County and the statements are entitled to full faith and credit.

A copy List now the records of sd. Court.

A H Douglas Clerk
of said Court

And it is further ordered to be certified that the aditional declaration of George D Blackmore of Tennessee & in sd voluntary war in Colo Gibsons Regt. here to annexed was sworn to and subscribed by the said George D in open court & being a court of record and said declaration is of record & said Court and a true copy of such is here to annexed — This further ordered to be certified by said court that William Edwards before whom the affidavits of Frances Yourie & Solomon Sholders, now sworn to & subscribe before was at the time and [illegible] justice of this place for the County of Decatur and duly commissioned qualified as such - 

21.305 [in margin]

In testimony of the signed declarations made on the 11th May 1830 hereto annexed 
The addition declarations - the other aurthers above specified to be certified by the court I have affixed the seal of the county and set my and at Gallatin on the 12th day of Nov. 1830 & testify fifth year of American [illegible] done. - 

AH Douglass Clerk
of Decatur County Court
in the State of Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County }

I Solomon Sholders do hereby state that I am officer of Sumner County under an order of the honourable Circuit Court of Sumner County Sold at [illegible] sale in April eighteen hundred & thirty all the property of Major George D Blackmore that I knew or believe he had to satisfy the claims of one Francis Yousei cousertary of negroes - stock household & kitchen furniture - And that he said George D is insolvant that he is unable to do manual labour in consequence of his age and the lameness of one of his legs a consequence of his thigh having been originally broken. Than know the said George D. for upwards twenty years & that he is a man of high respectability. -

Solomon Sholders


State of Tennessee
Sumner County }

This day personally appeared Solomon Sholders before me & made oath that the matters and things stated in the above affidavit are true to the best of his knowledge [illegible] 

Wm Edwards JP
Justice of the peace
for said county —

S

Nov. 12th 1830
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County }

I Francis Youree state that Solomon Sholders an officer of Sumner County in persuance of an order of the honourable Circuit Court sold the teact property. I believe the said George D Blackmore owned at public sale somewhere in April 1830 - at my witance - my [illegible] originating with the said George D. for [illegible] around has and many raid out for [illegible]. - The household the [illegible] furniture now sold with other things such as Negroes stock &. Than no doubt the said George D is insolvent - from age and bodily disability & unable to do manual labor - His family consists of a wife a sickly daughter and a son who lives with him. - 

Frances Youree



State of Tennessee
Sumner County }

This day personally appeared Frances Youree before me an acting Justice of the Peace for said county and made oath that the matters & things stated in the above affidavit are true to t he best of his knowledge and belief

November 12th 1830

Wm. Edwards JP
Justice of
the peace for
said County

[last seven lines of text appear to be from previous affidavit of Major Blackmore]
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September 1, 1939

BA-J/AWF [illegible]
George D. Blackmore
S. 45898

Miss Mary I. Everett
4215 Alabama Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of George D. Blackmore, who served from Maryland and drew a pension while living in Tennessee.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 45898, based upon the military service of George D. Blackmore in the Revolutionary War.

George D. Blackmore was born February 20, 1760, in Maryland. The names of his parents are not given, his mother was living in Frederick County, Maryland during the Revolution, she died about the year 1792.

While residing in Frederick County, Maryland, George D. Blackmore ran away from his stepfather (his name not given), and enlisted Easter Monday in April, 1777, in Fredericktown, Maryland, served as private in Captain Thomas Beall's company, Colonel Rawlings' Rifle Regiment; he was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, wintered at Valley Forge, in the spring of 1778, marched under Lieutenant Tannehill and guarded pack horses loaded with munitions of war, from Fort Cumberland to Fort Pitt; he continued at Fort Pitt until he marched down the Ohio River in General McIntosh's Expedition, assisted in building Forts McIntosh and Luurens [Laurens - handwritten], and returned [continued]
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[continued] to Fort Pitt, where he was discharged early in 1779 by Captain Benjamin Harrison, who then commanded the company.

George D. Blackmore returned to Frederick County, Maryland, and volunteered sometime in July, 1780 in Captain Sprigg's Maryland Company, served as cornet until the summer of 1781, scouting after Tories, with whom they had an engagement. He marched in August, 1781 in Colonel Armand's Corps of Horse to Yorktown, was in the siege there, after which he guarded prisoners, until discharged sometime in December, 1781 by Colonel Thomas.

He left Maryland sometime in 1783 and went to Kentucky, thence to French Lick, Tennessee. He was engaged in fighting the Indians from 1785 to September, 1794, a part of the time was Captain of Rangers in guarding the frontiers.

George D. Blackmore was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, then living in Summer County, Tennessee.

Reference was made in 1830 to his wife, daughter, and son, who were living with him; their names are not given.

George D. Blackmore died September 27, 1833.

In order to obtain the name of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

George D. Blackmore
Certificate #5249
Issued February 6, 1833
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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45898

Revy INVALID

File No. 45898
George D Blackmore

Priv Rev War

Act. [blank]
Index: Vol [blank], Page [blank]

[Arrangement of 1870.]



1934 - July 20 - letter to Mrs. Philip A. Spence [illegible]
1939 - Sep. 1 - " [letter to] Miss Mary Everett [illegible]
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[envelope with stamp, postmark, and stamp of receipt; stamp of receipt marked with numbers around perimeter and arrow pointing to hash mark before #4; pre printed text as follows:]

RECEIVED
[illegible] 1934
[illegible]-DIV,
[illegible]

WYTHEVILLE, VA.
JUL 1 
9—PM
1934

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

Mrs. Philip A. Spence

Veterans Administration
Washington
D.C.

- Pensions -
Revolutionary War Records Section)
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Wytheville Va.
5/1/34.

Dear sirs,

Please send me all family data, Rec of services all dates of the following Rev. claims for to.  pap[illegible]ers.

Edward Blackmore of Richmond's - Va. claim [illegible] in 1833.

John Blackmore  [illegible]of Va and Shleby Co - Ky. (or Nashville Tenn.) placed on pension Mar. 4, 1831, aged 72. Also send records for Captain John Blackmore, Sr. of Va. and Tenn. also spelled Blackmre, Blackamore, Blackemore and Blackimore, Blackymore etc. - 

Also please send same data for George Dawson Blackmore of Sumner Co. Tenn. died Sept. 27, 1833. 

Thanks. Very important [illegible]all data.

Mrs. Philip A. Spence

A graph [illegible] named on [illegible]
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July 20, 1934
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George D. Blackmore -S. 45898
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Philip A. Spence
Wytheville
Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of Edward, John, and George Dawson Blackmore, all of Virginia.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to Edward Blackmore. You were furnished, April 16, 1924, the Revolutionary War record of John Blakemore, S. 30871. This is the record of the only soldier of that name, who served in the Virginia troops, that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 45898, based upon the military service of George D. Blackmore, during the War of the Revolution.

George D. Blackmore was born February 20, 1760 in the state of Maryland. The names of his parents are not stated, his mother was living in Frederick County, Maryland during the Revolution, she died about the year 1792.

George D. Blackmore, while residing in Frederick County, Maryland, ran away from his stepfather (his name not given) and enlisted Easter Monday in April, 1777, in Fredericktown, Maryland, served in Captain Thomas Beall's company, Colonel Rawlinginggiment of Riflemen, he was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, wintered at Valley Forge, in the spring of 1778, mainked under Lieutenant Tannehill in guarding pack horses loaded with munitions of war, from Fort Cumberland to Fort Pitt, continued at Fort Pitt, until [continued]
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[continued] he marched down the Ohio River in General McIntosh's expedition, assisted in building Fort McIntosh and Fort Laurens, returned to Fort Pitt, where he was discharged early in 1779 by Captain Benjamin Harrison, who then commanded the company. He then returned to Frederick County, Maryland and volunteered in July, 1780 in Captain Sprigg's Maryland company, served as cornet until the summer of 1781, scouting after Tories, with whom they had an engagement; in August, 1781, he marched in Colonel Armand's Corps of Horse to Yorktown, was in the siege there, after which he guarded prisoners taken at Yorktown, and was discharged in December, 1781 by Colonel Thomas.

The soldier, George D. Blackmore, left Maryland in 1783 and went to Kentucky and thence to French Lick, Tennessee. He was engaged in fighting the Indians from 1785 to September, 1794, sometimes served as Captain of Rangers in guarding the frontiers.

The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he was living in Sumner County, Tennessee.

In 1830 reference was made to his wife, daughter and son, who were living with him; their names are not given. The soldier died September 27, 1833.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
March 22, 1939.



Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.


Gentlemen:

Please give me the record of George D. Blackmore who served in the Revolution in Maryland and drew pension in Tennessee.

Thanking you, I am
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Mary J. Everett

Please mail to 4215 Alabama Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee


[stamp of receipt with numbers 1-12 around perimeter and. arrow pointing to 10]
RECEIVED
MAR 24 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
READER # 36
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State of Tennessee
Sumner County }

We the undersigned do herby certify that we have been intimately acquainted with George D. Blackmore Sumner County State of Tennessee for the year 1784 up to the present time and from our earliest acquaintance with him, we have heard him say and it was generally understood and believed that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary army and from our frequent conversations with him on that subject more than forty years ago. We have no doubt but what he did serve as he has stated in his petition and from our knowledge of him we would give full credit to his statements. Given under our hands this 10th May 1830.

Jas Sanders
Jus Peace Since 1792

Isaac Bledsoe
Jesse Haynie

Jesse Haynie signs the statement with the qualification that his acquaintance with Maj. Geo. D. Blackmore commenced in the year 1796.

The above statement was sworn to & subscribed by Jesse Haynie & Wm Reed before me in open Court May 10 1830.

A.H. Douglass Clerk
Sumner County Court
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John Peyton states that he was forted in with Geo. D. Blackmore in Mansears Station in Sumner County Tennessee the fall he came to the country which was the fall of 1783 or 1784 & has been well acquainted with him ever since, as they have lived neighbors up to this time.

Major Blackmore was one of the most intredped, and daring defenders of the women & children at that time when every such soldier was looked to as a patriarch of the land — William Read, wheose name is hereto annexed was also a gallant soldier & I saw him receive a ball which broke his arm at the battle of the rock Island Fort with the Cherokee Indians - Jas. Launders & J. Balckmore also my associates in arms in the indian wars of the country — Major Blackmore has even sustained a high character for truth & honesty, & [illegible], as well as the other gentlemen who have certified to his statements of his revolutionary services - And I have no doubt of the truth of the part from the circumstance of one of my  cousins having fallen in battle with him when in the revolutionary army - His we have often concerned of long ago - long before his [illegible] brought him to ask for this favor of his country - John Peyton Senr
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Matts
Statement



Admd - (as a Private)
$80 per anm.

Hon. W. Hall
HR
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City Washington February 4th 1833

J.L. Edwards Esq

Dear Sir.

I have examined the papers of old Major George D. Blakemore, which was filed in your office for a pension, and I take great pleasure in stating that I can substantiate most of the facts stated in his declaratory from his own statements made to myst,—& others near forty years ago, relative to his services as a soldier in the War of the Revolution — I have been intimately acquainted with Major Blakmore a little over 47 years, our acquaintance commenced in the fall of 1786 and he has lived my neighbor in four miles, eversince, and in the long protracted war with the Indians in the said Settlements of the Western Country, him & myself lived in one fort, the most of the time the war continued from 1787 to 1795 and in the course of that time I served several three months tours of duty under him as a Captain of a company of mounted gun men, who was appointed by the Government or Rangers to guard the frontiers — and in the Course of that Service I heard Major George D. Bakemore frequent state, that he had ran off from his step father, and inlisted [continued]
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[continued] in Frederick Town in Maryland in 1777 and served three years and was in the battles of German Town and Brandywine and was discharged in 1780 & then returned to his place of residence in Frederick County and volunteered in a troop of horse, was appointed Cornet and continued in service in that Company until the close of the War, he also stated that he was at York at the taking of Corn Wallis — Sil I know George D. Bakemore to be an honorable brave high minded old man and one who would not state any thing but what was correct, & I further know, that it is the universal opinion of all who know him, for forty years back, to believe that he did Serve as a soldier in the Revolution as stated in his declaration — and as to myself, I as fully believe that he served the whole time set forth in his declaration as I believed that I have a n existance at the moment, and I am as strongly impressed with the opinion, that George D Blackmore is as much entitled to the bounty of his Government in equity as any old soldier that has served it, in their intensive [illegible] —

Respectfully your
obt Sert— }

Wm. Hall
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[illegible] Aug 31. 1832.
with another claim, from
Jos: C: Guild, Gallatin Tennessee

No. 8119.
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William Martin upon his oath states that he has been acquainted with Maj. George D Blackmore who is now applying for a pension upwards of forty years. The first two years of our acquaintance we were engaged together in the Indian Wars in this part of the country - and have been intimate since. From our earliest acquaintance with each other he had frequent [illegible] to his revolutionary services. That he had when very young run away from his step father and enlisted in Fredericktown Maryland and that he served a considerable lenth of time in the army and was discharged and afterwards found a corps of horse for [illegible] & he march with nis troop to little york and he was at the surrender of Lord Corn Wallis.

During all our acquaintance which was intimate he re currred to those revolutionary  services in which he was engaged with much successfully - and that previous to any provisions long made for those soldiers.

I have no doubt of his having performed the services as he has detailed as show the highest confidence in his verasity - 

Wm Martin

Sworn to in open Court
August 14th 1832
A.H. Douglass Clerk
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We John Wiseman a clergyman residing in the County of Sumner and William Hall & Robert Desha residing in the said county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Major George D Blackmore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid - 

Robert Desha
Wm. Hall
John Wiseman
Minister of the Gospel

Sworn to in open Court
Aug 14th 1832
Test A H Douglass Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after puting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above aplicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Wiseman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Sumner and Genl. Willm Hall & Genl. Robert Desha who has also signed the same are residents in said county and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit & likeness was wanting who made the adjoining affidavit is a man of credit & veracity.

I Alfred H Douglass clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sepious for the County of Sumner do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George D Blackmore for a pension
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County aforesaid at office this the fifteenth day of August AD 1832 and fifty seventh year of our Independence

A H Douglass Clerk
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of horse and Colo William Washington another shortly after our arrival the siege commenced and we continued up till articles of capitulation were agreed on; The British army marched out and grounded their arms and surrendered which was he thinks upon the 17th or 18th of October 1781 — The British prisoners were sent of to the Narrows Barracks of Albermor Winchister and Frederich I and my Company now employed in conducting those prisoners to the narrows Barracks - which service brought on the latter end of the year 1781 - to wit - Decr and in this month I was honorably dischared by Colo Thomas in Fredrich Town — I served the whole of my engagement as above detailed as a Coronett — in the said Company of horse Incured my Commission of Coronet signed by Colo Howard which I left with  the discharge from the two engagements as above detailed, at my mothers in Frederick County in 1783 - when he left Maryland and came to the country now called Kentuckey - and from there to the Country now called Tennessee - and have never returned to Maryland since. - and has no doubt that all these papers are destroyed as his mother has been dead upwards of forty years.

He further states that he has no documentary evidence on this does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can certify to his service - He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present - and declares that he is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforsaid.
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and he was engaged in scouting after the Indians and performing all necessary since title [illegible] his term at hand which was in Spt. 1780 - at which time he was honorably discharged - by Captain Benjamin Harrison who had previous by armed at the command of his company formally commanded by Bell and Tannehill

I then returned to my place of residence Frederick County and volunteered my services in Capt Spriggs Company of light horse in July 1780 - in the County of Frederick. Incured the appointment of Coronet in said company - we continued drilling and recruiting till the spring of 1781 —

In Frederick County and the Countys adjoining  the Tories were numerous and had formed a Regiment commanded by Colo Frichy & Major Playard

It was understood that this plan was to force the guard take the niagara at Fredericktown Carry of the [illegible] of War & join Lord Corn Wallis in Virginia - I was engaged with my company in apprehending those Tories many were apprehended and placed in Jail Colo Finchy and Maj. Playard were had condemned and hung which was in the summer of 1781. — In August 1781 - we marched from Frederick Town helped Montgomery count hours and armed at George Town. We then joined and were attached to Colo Armons Corps of horse. We here heard of the British fleet sailing sound from New York & Join Corn Wallis who was marching for Little York 

We then made a force march for York passing by Alxandria Norfolk and then direct to York We then joined the main Army of Genl. Washington Colo Armond and Commanding one corpse
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in the latter part of the fall marched us in winter quarters at Valley Forge (Pen)- The small pox broke out with us and my Captain then died with it 0 and many other of his Company & Camp in consequence or of the prevelance of the small pox Genl Washington sent off about from there and of the new [illegible] who look quietly on the susquahannah river some distance above Lancaster - I and my company composed part of this troop - In the spring 1778. a part of the company that I belonged to was detached to Fort Pitt Commanded by 1st Lieutenant Tannehill to guard pack horses to that place that was loaded with munisions of war - which service we performed - when we arrived there we wer attached to Colo Broadheads Regment 

We continued to do service in and about the Fort Pitt till the arrival of Genl. Washington & his troops which was in the fall of 1778 - who took the command of the whole force - we then marched down theriver Ohio - to the mouth of big Bever Creek where we built a fort upon the north back of the. river called Mrt McIngtosh - after this we marched a northern direction through the wilderness - making for Detroit on our scout - we met the indians coming in with a flag of peace - when peace was mde with the indians and we returned immediately to Fort Pitt after building Fort Larrance - it was in the north of Jany or February 1779 - when we arrived at Fort Pitt

I continued to do service in and about Fort Pitt for the indians dying and the peace that was made and in the spring 1779 they [illegible] the garrisons at Fort Larrance
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of horse and Colo William Washington another shortly after our arrival the siege commenced and we continued up till articles of capitulation were agreed on; The British army marched out and grounded their arms and surrendered which was he thinks upon the 17th or 18th of October 1781 — The British prisoners were sent of to the Narrows Barracks of Albermor Winchister and Frederich I and my Company now employed in conducting those prisoners to the narrows Barracks - which service brought on the latter end of the year 1781 - to wit - Decr and in this month I was honorably dischared by Colo Thomas in Fredrich Town — I served the whole of my engagement as above detailed as a Coronett — in the said Company of horse Incured my Commission of Coronet signed by Colo Howard which I left with  the discharge from the two engagements as above detailed, at my mothers in Frederick County in 1783 - when he left Maryland and came to the country now called Kentuckey - and from there to the Country now called Tennessee - and have never returned to Maryland since. - and has no doubt that all these papers are destroyed as his mother has been dead upwards of forty years.

He further states that he has no documentary evidence on this does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can certify to his service - He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present - and declares that he is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforsaid.