Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 3011, David Blalock, N. C.
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N. C.         Blalock, David             S 3011
                 Blalack
                                                             Carded



                                    This Envelope Includes
                                    FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
                                    Received from GAC
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to pay. See letters to Agt. & in Nov. 28. 1836 -

9. M. Longwell's Apl.11,185[illegible]
Agent & J.U.L. May 17.
M Longwell & Jackson
June 7 1837
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at the Treasury under act of His 6th April draw 4 March to 4 Sept. Agent notified 15 Sept 1838.
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Letter to L. A Col 31. Aug 1839.
Let to P. Hagner, May 12. 1840
Paid as above from 4 March



26643
W. Tennessee
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David Blalack
Fayetteville in the State of Tennessee was a private in the com commanded by Captain Gholson of the regt commanded by Col Cleveland in the N Carolina line for 1 year 

David Blalock, Records O.K.
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee Feb 10 [illegible] at the rate of 40 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Apr 1834 and Honl. W C Dunlap H R
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Arrears to the 4th of March   120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00
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$140.00
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{Revolutionary [illegible] Act June 7 [illegible]}

Recorded by Dan Bay
Book E   Vol. 7   Page [illegible]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of Tennessee Fayette County

On this    day of     1833 David Blalock, a citizen of Fayette County, State of Tennessee, on oath made the following declaration: I am eighty two years of age in March last passed and served in the revolutionary war three tours in defense of the Liberty of my country. At an early period, several years before the war began, my father was a regulator in the State of North Carolina and was killed in a skirmish with some british troops attempting to supply the regulators. My father's house was burned and my mother left helpless. This infused into my mind an ???  feeling against that nation which I shall carry with me to my grave. 

At the breaking out of the war, I was living with my mother at a place called Hickory Mountain ten miles from Pitsboro in Chatham County, State of North Carolina.

I volunteered and I joined the state troops at Pittsboro (year not recollected) from whence we moved to Ramsay Mills in the same county which was our place of rendezvous. I served the first tour of three months marching backwards and forwards over the western part of South Carolina and some parts of
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North Carolina. There were no english troops in the posts of Monstals at that time and we were employed chiefly in keeping down the tories who were numerous and very hostile. I served my time out under [strikethrough] Captain Nashs company Abner Nash I think and with a Spencer Stivant as lieutenant. and was discharged by order from General Ramsay at Ramsays Mills on Chatham County I did not preserve my discharge

The account served I engaged in as a tour of nine months. I think in the regular continental line at all events I was called a regular. I enlisted under a recruiting officer (his name not recollected) for the time of nine months at my usual place at Pitsboro Chatham County N.C. and was marched with about 157 others to the rendevous [sic] at R. Mills when I was put under the Command of a brave fellow Captain Gholson a small man with Red Hair. and a Lieutenant Robinson. I recollect Gholson better than any other officer in the whole service but General Ramsay - because I served longer under him and liked him better - This company performed much detached service and mostly off on scouting excursions - we had much small and irregular skirmishing with the tories we attacked them in a swamp above Georgetown
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we drove them out of their ambush we were most of this time in South Carolina. I recollect we drove them out of a heavy swamp called Post Swamp. Shortly after this we marched to the northern part of the state and joined Colonel Cleveland

Then we fought in the battle of Kings Mountain. There were only a company or so of Regulars in that Battle [illegible] Gholson the [illegible] picked up malitia [sic].

The battle as well as I recollect was about mid day and lasted nigh an hour. The company I was in was bore hardest upon and was forced for a short time to retreat but we recruited and revived on irregular [strikethrough] fire - we [strikethrough] killed Ferguson and defeated his band. As soon as we buried the dead we took towards the sea shore under Captain Gholson and Col Cleveland I think went up toward the mountains on our return to the swamps we found no more organised bodies of tories putting up resistance to us. From this quarter we were marched Back to Chatham County and discharged at R's Mills - I did not present my discharge. This was the last [illegible] performed under my brave Captain Gholson.

I knew him after we had triumphed over our enemy and gained our independence He settled in Chatham County just above the mouth of Rocky River where it empties
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into Deep River.

I shall always recollect one incident in my life as it is impressed indelibly on my mind.

I was sent forth under a Captain Page on a scouting service from the main command we got one hundred miles or so from the main band when we lodged in a flat plain during the night. On the next morning there came to camp before sun rise a little old man under much trepidation. It was a drissly [drizzly ??] morning. He called for Captain Page and told the gallant Captain that we should shortly be beset by a host of British troops - The news fled through the little band like lightning - we prepared ourselves for battle as soon as possible and were standing waiting for the charge of the enemy. In a short time two persons dressed in Red made their appearance approaching as slowly on horseback. The gallant Captain had by this time marched his lofty steed which had been picking forage by a sapling to which he had been confined. The Red coats came on - The sight was too Bloody for our officer nerves - He wheeled his charger and giving the word of command to his horse instead of his men, go Black, He drove his rowels into the sides of black and in a moment was lost our sight from the mists of the morning

We felt for a moment as much confused as a swarm of bees who had lost their King leader - But
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The Lieutenant took the command we were put in Battle array - and soon up ^came the enemy - They were two neighborhood lads with the red Cloaks on which were posted or able at that duty.

Unnumbered losses were heaped upon the valiant Captain Page.

We knew not what to do we waited four days to see if He would not return. But He came not - We did not know or what [illegible] we were ordered and started back for Chatham. We traced the Captain He lost his hat the morning and was seen flying thought the villages with a Hankerchief [sic] on his head on his bold black - He did not stay on the way until He got back to Chatham where He anonced [announced] the sad news that we were surprised of a foggy morning in our tents by the british and tories and cut to pieces - That the whole troop was slaughtered and that He was the only living soul That escaped being cut to pieces

When we got back all Chatham was in grief about our ill starred fate. It was said and believed that on the morning of the fight the Captain nerves were so much affected that he found it impossible to retain his excrements and that his pantaloons stood in need of washer womans care He did not stop to have them cleaned until he reached the barracks

The tale was told on this gal-
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lant [gallant] soldier. He soon retreated from the public eye - As soon as he could He fled to the western county and died in Davidson County as I am informed

I was long taunted as one of Pages men

I had been so ferocialy [ferociously ?] on some of the tories that I had become with some of them a selected victim of Revenge. I had since on an occasion caught a certain Captain Walker of Drowning Creek without arms and off from his tractor Crew and beat him most sorely with stones - the long meditated revenge - I found it unsafe to stay out of the barracks so I went to [illegible] which were about five miles from my mother place Hicory Mountain at a place called Lions old Fields in Chatham

I got a passport ["from" crossed out] for an absence for a day or so and went down to a neighbour of my mothers by the name of Dawson. The news reached Walker through a slave that I was at Dawson an old grey leaded whicy. This act off. I was always on the watch. I sped the approach at a distance and fled to a thicket and placed myself a well known hiding place in the root of a Hollow poplar. They surrounded the House - searched the house swore they would shever the old [illegible] head from his shoulders if he did not show where I was
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But they think he did not know

They then scoured the woods - This came all around me and I verily believed once they had got me. my hair stood on an end for I knew that I would not live two minutes after I was detected

I was nearly stoned to death in that hollow poplar for I was detained there near two days at length they concluded that I had made my escape to the Barracks. and gust the place

I then went on safety to the Barracks and I did not linger on the way ~ I shall never forget the hollow tree whilst I recollect a [illegible]

My last period of service was 3 months tour - I was drafted in the state troops. At Pitsboro marched to the general Redevous [sic] Ramsay' Mills and from there to the lands to be ready for a call

The first excursion was to meet Col Fanning a noted Tory

News arrived at about midnight that the Colonel had plundered Pittsboro and was making his way for the east now.

That He would be at Cane Creek ["soon" crossed out] better known by the name of Lindly Creek soon

We started and met them. we had a desperate encounter for a few moments - They broke our line and dispensed our men very soon [last line crossed out]
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They were said to be six or eight hundred strong we were much less numerous than this - we were commanded by General Butler and Cols Nall and Luttrell - My captain was makin Jones - and Lieutenant Rob Jones a brother We met them about one hour by sun in the morning They were making their way toward the sea shore - We attemted [sic] to stop their passage by the creek side

They made a desperate charge upon us Cols Nall & Luttrell and my Captain in my first time of three months Nash fell - I deeply regretted Nash for he was a good man and [illegible] soldier - The death of our officers ended in our total defeat but The Tory Colonel made no halt to bury the dead but passed right off. On counting the dead we found we had lost fifty and had killed fifteen Tories

We buried the dead on the creek side pulling all the tories into one Pit and marched back to the barracks at Loyola Fields

There I remained until an order came from Washing to General Ramsey to send as many troops as could be raised to assist in the taking of Cornwallis.

I was put into Captain Dilliard Company under the Regiment of Col Roger Griffin - We started on [illegible] and [illegible] marches but by the time we got half way to little york an express came inform
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ing [informing] us of the Glorious Capture of Lord Cornwallis - We were drawn into a hollow charges and our Colonel informed us of the long wished for news. The probable end of all our [illegible] and the happy possession of our liberty - We fired a round of musketry repasted and rested upon our any.

We rested them a day and while for home and I now felt what I had not felt for years before that myself and my country liberty were safe. I took my final leave of the war at Ramsey, only by a general Discharge from Ramsey

Never expecting to have any use for these discharges I have kept none of these.

This is the most perfect [illegible] that I can now give of the events that I knew in the war. I am eighty years of age. very infirm - and have lost my memory - I have forgot all about dates and dont know the date of my entrance into service or my discharge at any time. I canot [sic; cannot] state much about my officers except those immediately over me as I was shifted about from one commanding officer to another 

I was under at times Gen Butler Ramsey - Brinkly - Col Tailor. Nall Luttrell Cleveland at the battle.

I dare say I have Transposed some events But have given those events only detached as they may be which have made an indelible impression on my mind

I have named two tours of three
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months each and one of nine months is the most substantial fact that I can relate and with most certainty

I hereby relinquish all claim to any other pension than what I now claim of my country and my name is not to my knowledge on the pension Roll of any agency in any state


1st Question When and where were you born? In Brunswick County Va. 1752

2 How were you called into service - I volunteered the first three months - In the second time of nine months I volunteered. and the last tour of three months, I was drafted.

Where do you live and where have you lived since the war?
answer - I stated that I lived on Hickory Mountain NC Chatham Cty During the war. I now live in Fayette county on Muddy creek. I lived about 15 years on Bern River - I went from there to Montgomery County N.C. From there I came to Tennessee Rutherford County From there to Franklin County from thence to [illegible] and from Thence to Fayette County, District where I now reside

Have you a record of your age? If so where is it? Answer - I have not. My mother took it with her to Little Miami Ohio St.

State some of the Regular officers and such militia and Continental regiments
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as you may recollect - Answer I have stated. All I can recollect in my declaration

Question Where is your discharges
Ans I have lost them - I have stated all I recollected about them in my declaration. I was engaged in no unite pursuit during the war but simply as a common soldier in the Ranks.

State the names of the persons who are known to you in your present neighbourhood - who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief as to your services as soldier
Answer Josiah Hatty a member of the legislature of Tennessee whose affidavit is annexed William Myrick John Smart Edmunds Rivers

Sworn to to in open Court this 15th day of October 1830
S/Thos C Hudson Clk
S/David X. Blalock


I certify that Thos C Hudson whose name is signed to the above certificate is clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for the county of Fayette State of Tennessee and that his signature is in his own proper hand writing.
April 3rd 1834     S/WC Dunlap
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STATE OF Tennessee }
COUNTY OF Shelby } ss.
Be it known, That before me, John W. A. Pettit a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Margaret Robinson and made oath in due form of law, that she is one of the surviving children of David Blalock the identical person who was a Pensioner and is now dead and to whom a Pension certificate was issued, but which after diligent search cannot be found for the purpose of being surrendered. That the said David Blalock left no widow surviving him and two children only [underlined] to wit: this deponent and her sister Mary Webb who has been absent for over fifteen years without having been heard from and this deponent has no knowledge of her present residence or if, she be living or dead.

That the deceased pensioner resided before  death, in Fayette County ["SKID slot" written in] and had resided there for the space of 7 years; and that previous thereto he resided in Franklin county same state - 
Margaret [X her mark] Robinson

of the truth of which statement I am fully satisfied.
Witness:
S/Jos T Brown

[stamp reading "FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER 
Received from GAO"]

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 10th day of September A. D. 1837.
S/John W A Pettit Justice of the Peace.
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[rest of page strikethrough]
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Know all men by these presents, That I, Margaret Robinson, one of the heirs at Law of David Blalock deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States. do hereby constitute and appoint C. W. Bennett my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States, a draft payable to my order for my share of the balance of Pension due deceased from the ~~~ day of his last payment ["18" crossed out] to the 28th day of February 1842 when he died 

Witness my hand and seal, this 10th day of September 1857.
Sealed and delivered in presence of 
Witness: S/Moses Hurley
Witness: S/Jos. F Brown
Margaret [X her mark] Robinson [personal seal]
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STATE OF Tennessee }
COUNTY OF Shelby } ss.
Be it know, That on this 10th day of September 1857, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Margaret Robinson above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned.
S/John W A Pettit J. Peace
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STATE OF [blank] }
COUNTY OF [blank] } ss.
BE it known, That on the [blank] day of [blank] 18[blank], before me, a duly authorized, by the laws of the State, to administer oaths, personally appeared [blank] the Attorney named in the foregoing power of Attorney, and made oath that he has no interest whatever in the money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing power of Attorney, either by any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment, or transfer, and that he does not know or believe that the same has been so disposed of by any person whatever.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned, before me 
[blank] J. P.
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STATE OF Tennessee }
COUNTY OF Shelby } to wit:
I hereby certify, That J W A Pettit Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and power of attorney were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the Seal of the County Court for the County aforesaid, this 22nd day of September 1857.
S/John P Trenevant Clerk.
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[stamp FINAL PAYMENT VOUCH
Received from GAO]
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No: 6934 Entd. [illegible]
David Blalock
(one of two children of)

Jackson Ten [illegible]
(June 7. 1832)
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$19.84/100
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[illegible] Jan'y 26" 1858
[illegible] "  27  "

Reqn No 5.598, dated
3d. Geut to 
Treasury 4th Feby 1858~
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STATEMENT.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

The United States,

To Margaret Robinson,
one of the two children of,
David Blalock, dec'd,
late a pensioner of the Jackson Tenn Agency, per Act of Congress of June 7, 1832, Dr. [blank]
For 1/2 of his pension from March 4, 1841, to Feb'y 28, 1842, at $40.- per annum $19.84/100

Stated Jany 26. 1858, by Ed: T. Mathews Clerk.


Treasury Department, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

Examined Jan 27 1858, by Jos: T. Adams Clerk.
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Has the Pension Agent at Jackson been instructed ["to pay this am" crossed out] by your office to pay the amount due to Blalock from the 4th Sept 1840 to 4th March 1841? It is presumed that he has, but wish to be certain about it
Pension Office
July 30 1841.


The Agent at Jackson is authorized to pay Mr. Coe the pension due to March 1841.
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Rev War [checkmark] 3011.
INVALID.
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File No. 3011
David Blalack
Pvt. N. C. line
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Act: June 7/32
Index:- Vol. A,   Page 34

[intentional bracket as printed]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
David Blalock. Records corrected 
Feb'y 10-04
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Dav Blalock
Tenn [illegible]
[round stamp partially reading ASH]

f
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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The affidavit of Edmund Rivers I knew David Blalock about the the year 1818. He was then living in Franklin County Mid Ten His general Character was that of a Clever honest man I should consider him worthy of credit and entirely to be listened. I knew there some [illegible] or 18 months and to my knowledge nothing [illegible] had been charged against him
[crossed out his signature]

From his appearance I should should believe him to be very old man - I should supposed him to be eighty or near about it from what I see and hear.
S/Edmunds Rivers

Sworn to and subscribed 18th October 1833
S/Thos C Hudson Clk
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L511
April 4. 1837.
Pension Office

Dav. Blalock
Tenn roll
No. 26643
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[round stamp partially reading:
OMERV
MAR 21]  [FREE stamp]

Hon.
Benjamin F Butler   ad interim
Secretary at War
Washington City.


[rest written upside down]
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State of North Carolina
Secretary's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid do certify that it appears from a list of settlements of the army accounts for services performed in the continental line of this State in the revolutionary war that David Blalock was allowed for his services the sum of forty one pound fifteen shillings and one penny (L41.15.1.)

Given under my hand this 7th day of April 1834.
S/W" Hill

The militia during the revolution were drafted to serve (at different) periods 9. 12 & 18 months.
S/W. Hill
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Union Bank of Tennessee
Nashville 27th May 1837

J. L. Edwards Esq.

Dear Sir
Your esteemed favor of the 17th Instant on the subject of paying W. David Blalock a Revolutionary under the Act of the 7th June 1832 is now before me, and in reply have to inform you that the name of David Blalack as above is not on the rolls in this office but on reference back I find his name on the list furnished the Branch Bank of the United States at this place, and was transferred by that Agent to the Agency at Jackson Tennessee, to which office I have forward your letter addressed to me on the subject

very Respectfully Sir
yr obt. Sevt [your obedient servant]
& Pension Agent,
By S. Cantrell
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state of Tennessee }
Fayette County }
I do hereby certify that the applicant for a pension under the act of 1832 James David Blalock whom I have known him ever since I may recollect I Am thirty three years of age

He has to the best of my knowledge borne a good name and character as a man of truth and veracity - was always respectable - I believed him from my knowledge of the man to be eighty years of age - I do believe him to be a soldier of the revolution from all that I can hear and know. I have known him In Carolina Montgomery County. and Tennessee and his character has been the same.
S/John Lenart

Sworn to in open court June 11th 1833
S/Isaac B McClellan Clk
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I certify that Isaac B McClellan whose name is signed to the within certificate is clerk of the circuit court of Law & Equity for the county of Fayette State of Tennessee and that his signature is in his own hand writing. Mr Stewart is also a respectable citizen of Fayette County and entitled to credit.
April 3rd 1834.
S/W.C. Dunlap
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In at Aug 31
JW Way


Free
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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Somerville Tennessee
August 16th 1839

Sir
Sometime last ^summer or fall David Blalock" pension certificate was enclosed to you accompanied by a power of Atto: Authorising William Hurley to draw his pension -

You passed favorably & enclosed a Treasury note payable to William Hurleys order for twenty Dollars - You also informed in a subsequent letter - that the original certificate (Revolutionary) by mistakes of yours had been mailed to William Hurley at Jonesville, Weakly Cty Ten & said when returned to the General P.O. as a Dead letter you would forward to this place -

It has never come to hand &
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the old soldier who is in much need of his Dues is now in Town requesting me to remind you of it & to have it mailed to him at this place -

Your prompt attention will confer a favor - mail to the pensioner; the atto William Hurley is dead

Respectfully
L.H. Coe
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July 23.1841
Jn Evans.


J L Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Somerville July 7th 1841

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir 
Yours of 15 June '41 returning Hinnah Linkeys application for her late Husbands pension is just to hand - I wrote the letter of attorney in strict conformity with printed instructions sent me by you under date of 20th last March. I will prepare another as per enclosed forms in your last & send on.

You state "the pension agent at Nashville in his report for the six months ending the 31st Decr. 1839" (report ~ Mark Miller) "to have died in the year 1833"

The pension agent at Nashville certified to a falsehood when he made the above - sometime about the year 1833 Mark Miller removed from Middle Tennessee to this county (Fayette) where he now resides in his usual [illegible].

By an examination of the reports of the Pension Agent at Jackson Tennessee you will find that he has regularly Drawn his pension there [underlined] up to the time he states in his affidavit he lost the certificate, being at the time at the loss on his return from Jackson where he had just Drawn his pension~

If upon examination of his papers sent you & the returns of the Jackson agent you are not satisfied of the falsity of the reported Death
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you will confer a favor by informing me what proof will be satisfactory -

You will further find by reference back that in the fall of 1834 you ordered a payment to Mark Miller upon powers of Attorney previously registered by John Somerville Nashville agent for imaginary informalities~

Two months ago I enclosed David Blalocks certificate & power of Attorney to Draw ^arrears of pension which has not since been heard from -

Part of it has been previously declined at Jackson [underlined] for want of funds [end underline] 

[illegible]
L.H. Coe
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 26th, 1841.

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," David Blalock, _______
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Forty__ Dollars ["and __Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept 1840 ~

Respectfully yours,
S/Alboin K. Perris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 11th, 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," David Blalock, _______
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten: Agency, at the rate of Forty__ Dollars ["and __Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept 1839 ~

Respectfully yours,
S/Alboin K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 10th, 1838.

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," David Blalock a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Tennessee Agency, at the rate of forty__ Dollars ["and __Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837, to the 4th of September 1837 ~

Respectfully yours,
S/Alboin K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Mary 15th, 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," David Blalock, _______
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Jackson, Ten. Agency, at the rate of Forty__ Dollars ["and __Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 4th March 1839.

Respectfully yours,
S/Alboin K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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The voucher of David Blalock, Jackson, Tennessee [illegible], under the act of June 7. 1832, at $40 per annum, were referred to your office for settlement on the 10th of May. Has payment been made, and if so to whom was the money sent. at what time; and what period was embraced by the payment? 

Pension Office, }
July 30. 1841. }

To L A Coe Esq at Somerville 28th July 1841. from 4 March to 4 Sept 1840, $20.__
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Sommerville May 1st 1837

Respected Sir
Yours of the 11th of April was duly received. You stated that you could not order payment on the enclosed papers as your were not satisfied the genuineness of the signature. Blalock authorized me to sign his name for him as he is hardly able to make his mark& the certificate had been previously drawn out & I supposed my signing for him by his authority in [underlined] propria persona [end underline] the magistrate would answer any purpose.

Respectfully
JM Longwell
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The affidavit Josiah Hatty 
I recollect [strikethrough] of hearing of David Blalock some Thirty years ago or upwards in the county of Chatham North Carolina - I was then young - But He was considered as far as I knew to be a Clever honest man - I have known him more particularly in Fayette county - this character here has been that of an honest man and has been the same so far back as I can trace it. I should undoubtedly believe any thing He would swear to. from what I see and know. I believe him to be in the vicinity of 80 years I am Induced to believe
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from Report that he was a soldier of the Revolution.

I never heard any charged in [illegible] of his character
S/J Hattey

Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of June 1833
S/Wm" B" Tenley
Just Ps 10th Circuit
Tennessee

I certify that Wm B Tenley whose name is signed to the above certificate is one of the Judges of the circuit Courts of Law & Equity in the State of Tennessee and that his signature is in his own hand write - I am also acquainted with the witness Josiah Hatley and know him to be respectable and entitled to the fullest credit
April 3rd 1834
S/W C Dunlap


[upside down] 
David Blalock
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The applicant states that He knows the clergyman in his neighborhood by whom he can prove the facts required in the law for school [illegible] applicants
David [X his mark] Laylock

Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court 17th Jany 1834
S/Thos C Hudson Clk

and the court do hereby [illegible] their opinion after their investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories required by the war department that David Blalock petitioner is a revolutionary soldier as he states 
and they further declare that it appears to them that the signers of the certificate were duly sworn to and that they as well as applicant are persons worthy credit
S/John Blackwell J.P.
S/Jesse Allen J.P.
S/Selen Hudspeth J.P.
Chairman of Fayette County Court
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I certify that the within named John Blackwell Jesse Allen & Selen Hudspeth are all acting Justices of the peace for the county of Fayette state of Tennessee and members of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for said County of Fayette
April 3rd 1834
S/W C Dunlap
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[stamp reading: FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO]
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State of Tennessee }
County of Shelby} SS
I [illegible], Clerk of the ^Circuit Court of Shelby County holden at [illegible] in and for said County, do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that David Blalock, was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eight Dollars per month; was a resident of [illegible], in the County of Fayette and State of Tennessee, and died in [illegible], in the county of Fayette and State of Tennessee in the year Eighteen hundred and Forty two, and that he left no widow surviving him. That he left only two children surviving him viz: Margaret Robinson, who is now surviving, and Mary Webb who was surviving about fifteen years since, within which time her family connections have not heard from or of her, and this Court have no means of ascertaining whether she be living or dead.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at [illegible], this 22d day of Septr A.D. 1857.
S/[illegible] Clerk. &c.
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[stamp reading: FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO]
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State of Tennessee }
County of Shelby} SS
I [illegible], Clerk of the ^Circuit Court of Shelby County holden at [illegible] in and for said County, do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that David Blalock, was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eight Dollars per month; was a resident of [illegible], in the County of Fayette and State of Tennessee, and died in [illegible], in the county of Fayette and State of Tennessee in the year Eighteen hundred and Forty two, and that he left no widow surviving him. That he left only two children surviving him viz: Margaret Robinson, who is now surviving, and Mary Webb who was surviving about fifteen years since, within which time her family connections have not heard from or of her, and this Court have no means of ascertaining whether she be living or dead.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at [illegible], this 22d day of Septr A.D. 1857.
S/[illegible] Clerk. &c
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Washington D.C.
Jany 25th /58.
C.W. Bennett

Recd Jany 26th/58.
Answd  "    "      "

7 June 1856
[illegible]


Mr Randall


[stamp reading: FINAL PAYMENT VOUCHER
Received from GAO]
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Washington 
January 25, 1858.

Third Auditor Of
Treasury, Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Margaret Robinson one of the children and heirs at law of David Blalock, decd, a late pensioner, for the amount of pension due to deceased at the time of his death.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Sevt, [obedient servant]
S/C. W. Bennett