Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1215., Ephraim Blaine, Continental (Penn.)
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Service
Continental (Penn.)
Blaine, Ephraim
Sarah E.
W1215.
Contents
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Let Hon L M Cox Feb 20 /57
Date of death not on AB
56
Phil
Pennsylvania
Sarah E Blaine
widow of Ephraim Blaine
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a first Com & Comany Genl Purchase
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
600 Dollars [blank]
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
12th day of Feb. 1849
and sent to
Dr Chambers
of Phil Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
29th July, 1848, Page [blank]
Vol. [blank]
Book D Vol. 1 page 215
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Presented by Wm C Chambers
111 South 108
Phia
28 Jany 1849
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State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County & City
On this twenty fifth day of January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & forty nine. Personally appeared Sarah E. Blaine a resident of said city aged eighty six years who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Ephraim Blaine who was a colonel in the revolutionary army. She further declares that she was married to the said Ephraim Blaine on the twenty first day of September one thousand seven hundred & ninety seven and that her husband the aforesaid Ephraim Blaine died on the sixteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred & four, that she remained a widow ever since the death of said husband, and that she never before made any application for a pension and she further declares that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount of money allowed to her by the acts of congress (made and provided) for the services of her said husband in the army of the revolution as aforesaid. In testimony whereof the said Sarah E. Blaine hath here unto, set her hand and seal the day of year above written. Sworn and subscribed to Sarah E. Blaine before me John B Gesson chief justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania
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On the twenty fifth day of January anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, John B Gibson Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn, declares that he [illegible]
recollects the marriage of Mrs Sarah E. Blaine with Colonel Ephraim Blaine some time in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven, that he was not present at the wedding but know the parties cohabited as man and wife till the death of Col Blaine; and that he has no doubt that the marriage actually took place In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
John B Gibson
[hand drawn] Seal
Sworn and Subsribed to
before me
[illegible]
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I Joseph Simon Cohen, Prothonotory of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in & for the Eastern District do Certify that the Hon. John Bannister Gibson before whom the first affidavit you made was at the time of taking the same & now is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and that the Hon. Thomas Burnside, before whom the second affidavit was made was at the time of taking the same & now is an Associate Judge of the said Court to whose acts as such full faith and credit are & ought to be given, [illegible] that their signature thereto are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my Name & affixed the seal of the said Supreme Court at Philadelphia this twenty fifth day of January A.D. 1849.
Simon Cohen 
Prothy
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June 2, 1939
XXXXXXXXXXX.
EPHRAIM BLAINE
W. 1215
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. A. F. Hatfield
725 East Maple
Cushing, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
The data which follow in regard to Ephraim Blaine were obtained from pension claim, W. 1215, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Ephraim Blaine and names of his parents were not stated.
Ephraim Blaine (referred to as Colonel Ephraim Blaine), of Pennsylvania, entered the service sometime in 1776, served as Assistant
Commissary and Commissary General of Purchases in the Revolutionary War, and left the service after having served three years. He died February 16, 1804.
Ephraim Blaine married September 21, 1797, place not given, Sarah E. [blank] (referred to only as Sarah E. Blaine). The date and place
of her birth and names of parents are not shown.
Sarah E. Blaine was allowed pension on account of the service of her husband, Ephraim, on her application executed January 25, 1849, at which time she was aged eighty-six years and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
No reference was made in the claim to children of Ephraim Blaine and his wife, Sarah E.
In 1857, reference was made to one Samuel L. Blaine Esquire, but his age, place of residence, or relationship to Ephraim Blaine, were not stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
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and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of Sarah E. Blaine, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data; Sarah E. Blaine, widow of Ephraim, certificate No. 56, issued February 12, 1849, rate $600 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act July 29, 1848, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Hon L M Cox
Feby 20/37
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Pension Office
Feby 20, 1857.
Sir:
In answer to the letter of inquiry of Saml. L. Blaine Esq. herewith returned, I have the honor to inform you that Sarah E. Blaine, widow of Ephraim Blaine, of Pa. was pensioned under the act of July 29th, 1848, at $600 per annum, for the services of her deceased husband as Assist Commissary, and Commissary Genl of Purchases
in the Revolutionary war.
This kind of service did not entitle to Commutation.
Hon. L. M. Cox
House of Reps.
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Washington City 6 February 1849
     Sir
          In addition to the deposition of Chief Justice Gibson Inclosed [enclosed]in the application presented by my friend J. McGinnis on th29 last.  I have the honor to add that of Mrs Juliana Watts who was personally present at the marriage of Mrs. Sarah E. Blaine to Col. Ephraim Blaine on th21 of September 1797. Togather[Together] with the declaration of Sarah E. Blaine will I trust complete the Testimony necessary to establish her claim to a Pension:  
   with great Respect
I remain your friend
Wm C. Chambers
111 South 10th Street
Philadelphia

James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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To The Honble James L. Edwards
     Commissioner of Pensions

In the case of Sarah E. Blaine of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania. [space]  would further represent. That by a Resolution of the Continental congress passed 19 April 1776 was instructed to purchase a quantity of blankets and shoes for the use of the army.  see Vol. 1. page 322.
                       and in the same vol. page 326 By a Resolution of Congress $2.000 was advanced to the Ephraim Blaine to purchase shoes and blankets. 

Same vol. page 416 ordered the Dept of $2.000 drawn by Ephraim Blaine be paid.

Same vol. page 528. Resoled [Resolved]that $5000 be advanced to Ephraim Blaine Esq.

vol. 2.  April 1th. 1777.  Ephraim Blaine Esq appointed commissary for supplying with provision the Troops. &c.

"   "    6 August 1777 Ephraim Blaine was elected commissary General of Purchases

            5 April 1777  By Resolution $15.000 was advanced to Ephraim Blaine Esq.
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     Volume 3.     2 December 1777 Ephraim Blaine presented to Congress a memorial dated 29 october whire [where] upon.  Resolved page 407. That Ephraim Blaine be elected commissary General of Subsistance. [Subsistence]

Same vol.
     page 552 Resolved that Ephraim Blaine be continued commissary General of Purchases 30 November 1780. ~

Vol 3 page 539  Ephraim Blaine directed by Resolution of Congress to make accurate returns to Congress of the supplies purchased by each State since the last day of December last 24 October 1780. ~

Resolved That a copy of a letter from Ephraim Blaine and its inclosure [enclosure] be transmitted without delay to the several States, who are hereby required to take into this serious consideration the present wants and distress of the army
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Washington City 10 July 1849

     I do certify that I know Sarah E. Blaine widow of Philadelphia; who is now applying for a pension to be the widow of Ephraim Blaine who is mentioned as quarter Master General and believes him to be the same Ephraim Blaine spoken of in the within entrants from the journals of the Continental Congress
Geo Gibson 6 and Gen.l
of Subsistence
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Dear Sir
          This letter will be forwarded to you by Dr Chambers of Pennsylvania.
     Dr. Chambers is a gentleman of great worth & respectability
 He desires to see you on business connected with the case of a most excellent lady & I request for him & his business your kind attention
   Yours respectfully
R J Walker

W Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Washington City D.C.
10 February 1849
To the Ho bl James L. Edwards
     Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
     Inclosed you will find in addition to the former Testimony, that of Extracts from the Revolutionary books in the Auditors department and the Certificate of General George Gibson to establish the claims of Sarah E. Blaine widow of Col Ephraim Blain to a pension
     With great Respect
     I Remain your
     Obt Sert
     Wm C. Chambers
          111 South 10 Stt
               Philadelphia
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[chart all handwritten]
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Dr.   Col.  Ephraim Blaine
__________________________________
1777|  [blank] |   [large blank] | [blank]
Feb. 5 | 804 | To Richard Dallam | 1258 | 75
   18 |  809  |  To    ditto    ditto  |  1972  |  2
[blank] | [blank]   from folio 777  |  3230 | 77
__________
1781  | 1971  |  To John Pierce   |  1826 | 74

[blank] | [blank] | from folio 1223 | [blank] | [blank]

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Cr. {script at top right of page]

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[blank] | 6004 |  By U. States   _    | 3230 | 77


[blank] | 6085 |  By V.M. department | 1876 | 74

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Two extracts from revolutionary account books in this office 
     Treasury Department
          Third Auditor's office
10th Feb. 1841
Peter Hagner Audr
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Washington Feb 9th 1849
Dr Sir
     I take the liberty of introducing to your acquaintance Dr Chambers of Pennsylvania. He informs me he has business in your office that it is a matter of great moment to him and the parties interested in it generally, to have acted on at your earliest convenience. Under these circumstances, I have ventured to ask you to favor the wishes of Dr. Chamers as far as may be without a prejudice to the first rights of others..
  { Very Respectfully
  { Yours. JD Bright

Hon J L Edwards  }
Coms of Pensions}
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[Envelope addressed to:]
 To the Hon ble,
James L. Edwards
Commissioner of 
Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

[envelope turned clockwise one turn:]
78.
Sarah E. Blaine
widow of
Ephraim 
Ajct. Commissary
& Commissary 
Gen.l of Purchases
3 years
Act 29 July.1848
______
$600 per ann. to
commence 4 March
_______1848.
Philadelphia 
Roll
_______
Cat. to
Dr. Chambers
of Phila.
Present
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Ho. Rep. Feb. 16th 1857
[vertical on left margin:] xTo Wilson
Sir
     I herewith enclose amended proof in the case of Josiah Risen on his application for Pension. and respectfully ask your attention to the same. I also enclose letters from Sam.l L. Blaine and John V. B. Hardwick _ also from S. Applegate. _ and ask for such information as the _ office can give me and a return of letters with the reply to each.     I am Sir very
respectfully your
ob.t Serv.t
L.M/Cox
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting
Com. Pen.
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[on left half of document:] 1939.June 2.Hist to Mrs. A. T. Mitchell
MLB
 {on right half of document:] 
Rev War WIDOW, &c.
____________
File No.   1215
Sarah E. Blaine.
Widow.
Ephraim Blaine,
Asst. Com. and Com. Gen. Pur".Rev.War.
_________________
Act: July. 29. 1848.
Index:---Vol. A  , Page  66

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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June 2, 1939
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BA-J/MAHF: MLB

Mrs. A. F. Hatfield
725 East Maple
Cushing, Oklahoma

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Peter Pence, Ezekiel Lewis of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, James McCollister of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, who served in Captain Joseph Erwin's company,
Chrisley, Christian or Christopher Cumber, Colonel Ephraim Blaine of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, the record of his father, Lieutenant Colonel James Blaine (French and Indian War, also) and that of his (Ephraim's) son, James Blaine, appointed captain, U. S. Infantry, 1798, resigned 1807.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a James McCollister or other spelling of that
name) who is shown to have served in Captain Joseph Erwin's company, or who was of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, nor for service of Lieutenant Colonel James Blaine in the Revolutionary War, nor for service of the Captain James Blaine cited above, nor for service of a Peter Pence or Chrisley, Christian or Christopher Cumber (Gombare Gamber, etc.). This office has no record of services rendered in the French and Indian War. The records of Ephraim Blaine and Ezekiel Lewis are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[a typed letter]

725 East Maple,
Cushing, Oklahoma,
November 7, 1938. 

[round "received" stamp below and to the right of the return address indicating that the letter was received just after:] 12:30 Nov 10 1938

Pension Department,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

     Please send me the pension record of the following Revolutionary Soldiers, all from Pennsylvania:

    O 1.   Peter Pence:  Indiana Scout, service with Moses Van Campen.

[checkmark] 2.   Ezekiel Lewis:   Westmoreland County, joined Captain Campbell's Company of Cavalry, participated in Colonel Archibald Loghry's expedition to aid General George Rogers Clark.

[question mark]   3.  James [underlined:]McColister or McCollister or McCollestor:  [circled:] Westmoreland [handwritten:] none of or sv. ax
Company.

O 4.  Chrisley[underlined:] Gumber or Christopher Gumber:  Listed as :Chrisley" in Class Roll of Captain James Fisher's Company, Cumberland County, 1780, Fourth class.   Same company is recorded again in 1782, in this, listed as "Christopher".

     5.  O Did Cristain Guber, Cumberland County, census 1790, have service?  Or are these three names the one man?

O --------- 6. Lieutenant Colonel James Blaine:  Cumberland County, French and Indian War, born in Ireland (?), died, 1792, in Pennsylvania. (Father of Colonel E. Blaine.)

[checkmark:] 7.  Colonel Ephraim Blaine:  Cumberland County, records of French and Indiana War and Revolutionary service.

     8.  Captain James Blaine:  son of Colonel E. Blaine, captain in the United States Infantry, appointed 1798, resigned 1807.

[handwritten:] no pen
as als_

Respectfully,
[signature:] Myrtle J. Hatfield
Myrtle Johnson Hatfield,
Mrs. A. F. Hatfield.
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State of Pennsylvania
Cumberland County ss
     On this second day of February, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty nine, personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. Juliana Watts, a residence  of Carlisle in the County aforesaid aged seventy years who being duly sworn according, to law declares that she was personally present at the marriage of Sarah E. Blaine to Colonel Ephraim Blaine on the twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety=seven, and that they continued to co-habit as man and wife until the death of the aforesaid Colonel Ephraim Blaine. 
 Juliana Watts.
Sorn and subscribed before me at Carlisle the date above written
Geo, Fleming
 Cumberland County Ss
     I James F. Lamberton, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, do certify that George Fleming, Esq before whom the above affidavit was made , and who has thereunto in his own proper hand writing subscribed the same, was at the time of so doing an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected, Commissioned, Sworn In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 2nd day of February. A. D. 1859.
Jas F. Lamberton, Proth
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Washington 29 [illegible] 1849
Sir. I have the honor in behalf of a Mrs" Sarah E Blaine widow and [illegible] of Col. Ephn Blaine Deceased, to make application for the [next word crossed out] benefit pension according to her under the Act of Congress granting Pension to the widow of Officers of the Revolutionary Army _ And to enclose herewith her ^own deposition taken before Chief Justice Gibson, __ and the deposition of Chief Justice Gibson himself in Suppoprt of her claim to the benefit of Said Act of Congress. 
     For evidence of the rank and service of her husband, Col Ephraim Blaine in the revolutionary War I would refer to Way and Gideon, printed Edition of the Journals of Congress Vol 1. page 521 _ Vol 2d. page 218 __ vol 2d. page 407 & 552 shearing the proceeding of that body on the 17 October 1776,, & Augt 1777
 - 2 December 1779 - & 30th November 1780. ___
     I am very respectfully 
Sir yr Obedt. Sent
J McGinnis

James L. Edwards, Esq
Commr  of Pensions
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The Hon.ble
William Findley Esquire
     In Congress
Capt.ton Blaine.  City of Washington

W Alexander
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Carlisle Feb.y 2nd. 1806

Dear Sir

     This will be handed you by Captain Jaimes Blaine Eldest son of the late Coll. Epin. Blaine who I presume you were well acquainted with in his life time
     The Captain has some business of importance (of his father) to Transact at the seat of government, which may Require the friendly aid of influential  Members to Bring forward So I have taken the liberty of introducing him to you, whose faithful and indefatiguable [indefatigable]  services I my self have on a similar Occasion experienced. any assistance you may render him, will add to the many obligations I am already under to you. Sir _
     Should you have Casual time on hand in the course of the present Session of
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of Congress and if you have made a Location of the six warrants, which I sent forward with others, last Session; I will thank you to forward to me a description thereof, with the Waters on which the land lies, in as particular a Manner as possible     wishing you all possible Health and Happiness, and a safe return home to your family. 
I have the Honour to be 
Dear Sir
Your Much obliged
Humble Serv!
William Alexander

The Hon.ble
William Findley Esq.r
In Congress