Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2083, John Blackwell, N.C.
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(3 - 1776)
 SERVICE 
N. C. Born in Va. 
CONTENTS Blackwell, John 
NUMBER S. 2083 
carded
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let. 11 June 1840 H. -
Care Johnson.
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6th April 1838 &c. from 
4 Sep 1838 to ["4 March 1842." crossed out] 12 Feby 1837.
Agt Notified 27. Sep 1844
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31.442
West Tennessee
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John Blackwell
of Hickman C in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Conly of the regt.. commanded by Col. Rutherford in the N. Carolina line for 8 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of June 1838 - and sent to Hon. C. Johnson Clarksville.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1838   $186.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4Sep:38  13.33
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$200.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm S Allison Clerk,
Book E2   Vol. 7    Page 82
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33.786
John Blackwell
Tennessee


admitted
Pr. - 8 mo. $26.66
also 3 mo for last tour [illegible] the above.
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State of Tennessee
Hickman County    S.S.
On this fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred thirty six personally appeared in open court before the county court for the county aforesaid now sitting John Blackwell
a resident of the said county of Hickman aged about Eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on
his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he
volunteered in the County of Burk in the State of North Carolina during the revolutionary war to go against the Cherokee
Indians under Captain John Condly that he went out & remained in service in the frontiers as a spy and building
forts for the space of fifteen months that he then returned to Burk County & shortly afterwards volunteered again under
Captain Thomas Kenedy went into service & was commanded by Major Joseph White Colonel Joseph McDowel & General
Charles McDowel & remained in service to the best of his recollection three months during which time he was in a
small engagement with the British & Tories
was reported at a place called Colonel Hamptons & again at a place called Paris on Tiger River in South Carolina
from the last mentioned place he retreated to a place called Gilbert town where he was overtaken by the enemy & defeated
sometime after this last engagement he joined a detachment under Captain Alexander Irvin & was commanded
by Colonel Cleveland & was in service to the best of his recollection two months during which time he was in an engagement at Kings Mountain where after hard
fighting the enemy was defeated & many of them killed & taken prisoners.- after the last mentioned tour he again
enlisted during the war under Captain John McFarland & was marched to Wilmington & was in service to the best of
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recollection four months under
McFarland as Captain
Colonel Bateman & General Rutherford after which he was discharged which was signed by General Rutherford
but which discharge he has by some means lost. That he was born in Culpepper County in the State of Virginia that he has no record of his age
but from information believes he was born about the year 1755 - that he was living in Burk County in the State of North Carolina when he went into
service that since the revolutionary war he has resided in Burk County from
which place & in 1783 he moved to
Abbeville County South Carolina when he lived until 1797 or 1798  & from there moved to Franklin County in
the State of Georgia where he resided until he moved to Hickman County in the State of Tennessee about 18 years ago in which County he now resides.
He further states that there no person that he knows of by whom he can prove his services except he can
prove them by Phillip Anthony whose testimony will be taken & forwarded with this declaration. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension of the agency of any state.
He states that he is known to  Pleasant Walker and Samuel Sebastian who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution
John X[his mark] Blackwell

Sworn to and subscribed mark Court
State of Tennessee this 4 July 1836 
Attest D Easly Clk
State of Tennessee Hickman County
Hickman Count
S.S. this 4th day of July 1836 personally
appeared in open court in the county court for the County of aforesaid Pleasant Walker & Samuel Sebastian and
made oath that they are acquainted with John Blackwell whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration for a pension that they believe he is of
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the age he states in his said declaration that from their acquaintance with him they believe he is entitled to full credit as a man of veracity & that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the
revolution & that they concur in that opinion.
S Sebastian
Pleasant Walker
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this
4th day of July 1836 
Attest E D Easby Clk
State of Tennessee
Hickman County

We the justices of the county court
for the county aforesaid now sitting do certify that we are acquainted with Samuel Sebastian & Pleasant Walker and we believe them entitled to full credit as men of veracity we an further of opinion & so declare that the statements of John Blackwell
who has in our presence subscribed & sworn
to the foregoing declaration
soldier for a pension is made in said declaration and substantially true that the said John Blackwell was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
Eli B Hornbeck Chairman
of Hickman County Court
John T Primm JP
Saml Whitson JP [seal]
John McGill JP [seal]
William Duncan JP [seal]
Jarrot Curl JP [seal]
J Humbel JP[seal]
G Lane JP[seal]
Robt Odell JP [seal]
State of Tennessee Hickman County
I James D Easly clerk of the county court
for Hickman County do hereby certify
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that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter
of the application of John Blackwell for a pension in testimony where of I have unto
Set my hand and seal of office this the
the fourth day of July 1836
Attest J D Easley Clk

33.786
John Blackwell
Tennessee
[illegible]
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No. 17294

John Blackwell
Hickman County
Tennessee


Samuel Sebastian Esq
Clerk of the Court of
Hickman County
Vernon Tennessee
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BRIEF in the case of John Blackwell County of Hickman in the State of Tennessee 
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]

3. How old is he? 72 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[table with the following headers: "Period." "Duration of Service. (in Years, Months, Days)" "Rank." "Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served."
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intd. In 17 ~. [blank]. 3. ~. As a [blank]. Gen. Rutherford[,] Capt. Conly [,] Col McDowe

~. [blank]. 3. ~. [blank]. [blank]

not stated

5. In what battles was he engaged? 
at Col. Hamptons. King's Mountain
 " Tiger River
 Cane Creek

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? North Carolina Burk County

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No clergyman

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
S/JM Clagett Examining Clerk.

[handwritten notes]
[illegible]
[illegible] 15 mos. Conly
     3 m. Kenedy
1780   2.
entd dW 4 mos pealln
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June 7, 1937

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BA-J/MCS
John Blackwell,S.2083

Mrs. N. R. Henderson
403 Gordon Street
La Grange, Georgia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of John Blackwell who was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, about 1755 and died in 1839.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.2083, based upon the military service of John Blackwell.

He was born about 1755 in Culpeper County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Burke County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served as private with the North Carolina troops as follows: fifteen months as spy under Captain John Condly and went on a campaign against the Cherokee Indians on the frontier, time of enlistment not given: he next served three months as private in Captain Thomas Kennedy's company in Colonel Joseph McDowell's regiment, was in an engagement with the British and Tories" at a place called Colonel Hampton's", in an engagement called Paris on Tiger River" and one at Gilbertown; in 1780 he served two months in Captain Alexander Irwin's company in Colonel Cleveland's regiment and was in the battle of King's Mountain; he then served four months in Captain John McFarland's company in Colonel Batemand's regiment.

After the Revolution he lived in Burke County, North Carolina, until 1784 when he moved to Abbeville County, South Carolina, where he lived until 1797 or 1798. From there he moved to Franklin County, Georgia, and lived there until about 1818 when he moved to Hickman County, Tennessee.
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John Blackwell was allowed pension on his application executed July 4, 1836, at which time he was living in Hickman County, Tennessee.

He died February 12, 1839.

The papers in said claim contain no data relative to the family of John Blackwell.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of John Blackwell and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General. General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data: John Blackwell, Certificate 31442, issued June 18, 1838, rate $26.66, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, West Tennessee Agency.

Very truly yours
[signature line blank]
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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State of Tennessee
Hickman County ⎬ John Blackwell a Citizen of Hickman County personally appeared before me Joseph Blackwell
an acting Justice of the Peace for said county and being duly sworn deposeth sayeth that he did formerly apply in
1833 for a pension- that his papers were returned by some means were lost -that he made a Second application and this papers are suspended as he is informed by the letter of the Pension agent-that he has been quickly okayed on paper his claim because he resided a distance of fifteen or seventeen miles from his county seat &
near a hundred from his Representative and from his age infirmities not able easily to go about from that account  has been enabled to procure the assistance of persons qualified to 
prepare his papers and additional evidence he encloses the affidavit of Philip Anthony which he has procured showing certainty that he 
was in the service- he trusts that this
in addition to his declaration will authorise [sic] the allowance of his pension

John X[his mark] Blackwell
Sworn & subscribed before me
June 1837
Joseph Blackwell JP
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State of Tennessee
Hickman County

I James D Easly Clerk of the County
Court of Hickman certify that Joseph Blackwell who signed the preceding certificate is now & was at the time
of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace of said County duly commissioned & qualified to act
as such & that his official acts are entitled to full faith & credit-
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Centerville this twenty first
day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred  & Thirty seven
JD Easly JP
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June 21,1937
 BA-J/MCS
John Blackwell,S.2083

 Mrs. N. R. Henderson
403 Gordon Street
LaGrange, Georgia
Dear Madame:
Reference is made to your letter of May 31, 1937, requesting the records of Revolutionary War soldiers, 
John Blackwell and Thomas Grogan.                                                                
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are 
obtained from claims made to the United States for           pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account
of the service of a Thomas Grogan.
On June 7, 1937, you were sent the abstract of the papers on file in pension claim, S. 2083, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Blackwell.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator


John Blackwell, S. 2005
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON

RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
R-52693-WGS
June 11, 1937.

[round stamp reading as follows:
(arrow pointing to 3:15)
RECEIVED 
JUN 4
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM
READER #35]

Veterans Administration,
Revolutionary and 1812 War Section,
Washington, D. C.

Sirs:
There is transmitted herewith for your consideration and direct reply letter, dated May 21, 1937, from Mrs. N. R. Henderson, 403 Gordon Street, LaGrange, Georgia, requesting information concerning John Blackwell, alleged pensioner of the Revolutionary War.

The writer has been advised of this reference.

Respectfully,
S/P.D. Fallon
Asst. Chief, Records Division.

Incl.
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[round stamp reading as follows:
(arrow pointing to 3:15)
RECEIVED 
JUN 4
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM READER #35]
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403 Gordon St.
La Grange, George
Gen.acct. Office
Washington, DC

Dear Sirs,                [postmark]

would it be possible for you to send me the date, to whom and where the past pension of a Revolutionary Soldier was paid without the pension number?
I have a "copy" of the original Pension
record of John Blackwell, born in
D
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Pepper Co. Virginia about 1755 enlisted
from Burke Co, North Carolina 1780 and
served for 15 months as spy under Capt.
John Conaly -served three other different
engagements under capts Thos. Kennedy,
Alex Irwin and John McFarland.
Battles of campaigns at Col. Hamptons,
Paris on Tiger River, S. C. Gilbertown
and Kings Mountain
He applied for pension from
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Hickman Co. Tennessee, July 4-1836
He died Feb. 12-1839- His pension
was allowed.
I am a great grand-daughter of this John Blackwell and would appreciate this record very much.
Yours Truly-
Mrs. N.R. Henderson
403 Gordon St.
LaGrange, Ga-
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403 Gordon St
La Grange, Ga.
May 31, 1937-
[postmark 1937]

Veterans administration,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs
Will you please send me the record of John Blackwell, born in Culpepper Co. Va. about
1755 - Enlisted from Burk Co. N.C. died Feb-12-1839. He acted as spy for 15 mo.
Also record of Thomas Grogan, died 1824 at Spartanburg, S.C. Dont Know when or where he was born, but family records 
show he was in for almost seven years.
Sincerely
Mrs. N. R. Henderson
P.S. I am a descendant of both men-
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403 Gordan St.
La Grange,Ga.
May 13, 1937
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you please send me copy of War record of John Blackwell, born in Culpepper Co Virginia, about 1755, died 1839. He served
an spy for fifteen months at one time. One of his captains, during several engagements, was
Capt. John Conally. He was allowed pension from Hickman Co. Tennessee.
How could I find when, where and to whom his last pension was paid?
This John Blackwell was my great grandfather -
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. N. R. Henderson
413 Gordon St.
La Grange, Ga.
Received May 15,1937
Mail SUB-DIV
VETS ADM 31
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[round stamp reading as follows:
PENSION OFFICE
O
JUL 13 1917
U. S.]
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Rev Sec
La Fayette, Ga.
July 7, 1917.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Have you on the rolls on
file in your office the
names of Thomas Grogan
and John Blackwell giving
their Revolutionary services?
They enlisted either from Va.
or N.C. Tradition has it that
Thos. Grogan was in service
seven years under Washington
and John Blackwell fought
in Battle of Kings Mt.
Any information or reference
will be appreciated
Very truly, Lillian R. Thurman
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1917 July 17 Hist. to Lillian R. Thurman
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1937. June 7. hist. to Mrs. N.R. Henderson MCS
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1937. June 21 Mrs. N. R. Henderson inf hist. sent her June 7, 1937, MCS



Rev War 2083
INVALID.
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File No. 2083
John Blackwell *[strikethrough]
Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7. 1832..
Index:- Vol. A,   Page 34.

[intentional brackets as printed]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
W.D.G. Oct. 17, 06.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ______, 19__
S.F. 2083

In reply to your request of _________, received __________ for a statement of the military history of John Blackwell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
________________
[table with the following headers:
"DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT." "LENGTH OF SERVICE." "RANK." "OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. (CAPTAIN. and COLONEL.)" "STATE."


[checkmark]. *15 mos. spy. John Condly. [blank]. N.C.

[checkmark]. 3 mos. Pvt. Thomas Kennedy. Joseph McDowell. [blank].

1780. 2 mos. [blank]. Alexander Bowen. Cleveland. [blank].

after above. 4 mos. [blank]. John McFarland.  Bateman. [blank].


Battles engaged in, * campaign on frontier against Cherokees[,] at Col. Hamptons, Paris on Tiger River, Gilbertown, King's Mountain

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Burke Co. N. C.

Date of application for pension, July 4 1836. His cl was al [claim was allowed]

Residence at date of application, Hickman Co. Tennessee

Age at date of application, born about 1755 in Culpeper Co. Va.
died Feby 12. 1839

Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

3-285C
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B477
Pension office
20 Oct. 1836
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
Personally appeared
Before me Samuel M. Clerkin
an acting Justice of the peace for said county Phillip Anthony and made oath & Deposeth & saith that he was personally acqainted with John Blackwell of Burke county in the State of North Carolina in the time of the Revolutionary war and was knowing to his serving one tower
under Thomas Thomas Canoday as Captain
at the Battle of Kings Mountain & he the said Anthony fur saith that the said John Blackwell towards the close of the war did enlist for the term of the war and in a bout fore months after he inlisted Peace
was declared concequently he was discharged from the service
Sworn to and subscribe before me 
Samuel MClerkin JP[seal]Oct 4 1836

Philip [his mark] Anthony [seal]
Attest
Samuel M Clerkin  JP [seal]
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I Jesse Taylor Clerk of the
County Court of said County of
Henderson do hereby certify that
Samuel Mc Clerkin before whom the written deposition of Philip Anthony
was taken is An acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Henderson, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
Given under my hand
and seal of office
at Office, this 4th day of October 1836

Jesse Taylor Clerk
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State of Tennessee
Henderson County ⎬

This day came Philip Anthony before me David Wilson an acting Justice of the Peace in and for
said County of Henderson. and who after
being sworn according to Law deposeth
and sayeth that he was personally acquainted
with John Blackwell during the
Revolutionary War. and was at that time a citizen of North Carolina and
is now a citizen of Hickman County, State of
Tennessee. And the said Philip Anthony
further states that the said John Blackwell
served under General Rutherford a three
months tower[tour] against the Indians, and the
next tower [tour]was under Capt. Thomas
Canady and Col Charles McDowell
a three months tower[tour], and was at the Battle of
Kings Mountain. And the most of the said
John Blackwells Services which he the
said Philip Anthony recollects of was
towards the close of the War, and then
there was a call for men either for Twelve
months or during the war, and he the
said Anthony is not positive which, and
he the said John Blackwell went under the
command of Capt. John M. Farland,
and General Rutherford to Wilmington
North Carolina about four months at the
expiration of which time, peace was declared.
And the said Philip Anthony
further states that the above named
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John Blackwell is the Identical John
Blackwell that he has been personally
acquainted with both in North Carolina
and in Tennessee.
Sworn and Subscribed to before me
this twelfvth day of April 1838
Attest.
David Wilson [seal]
J.P. for Henderson County

Philip X [his mark] Anthony [seal]

State of Tennessee
Henderson County
I, David Wilson an acting
Justice of the peace for said County of Henderson do certify that the accompanying deposition of Philip Anthony was taken before me and that he was qualified or sworn to its contents, to be true as therein stated in due form of Law- that said witness is known to me. that he is a man of respectability and entitled to credit upon his oath as other witnesses of respectability and character
David Wilson [seal]
Justice of the peace for
Henderson County

State of Tennessee
Henderson County

J. Jesse Taylor  Clerk of the County Court of said County of Henderson Do certify that David
Wilson is an acting Justice of the peace
in and for said County, before whom the
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preceding affidavit was taken. that he is
duly commissioned and quallified to act
as such, and that all his official acts are
entitled to full faith and credit
In testimony whereof I have
unto set my hand and affixed
the Public Seal of my Office at
Lexington this 12th day of
April
1838
Jesse Taylor Clerk
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TREASURY DEPARTEMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Oct. 12th, 1843.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time withing which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The adm: of John Blackwell, Decd... a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten: Agency, at the rate of Twenty six-- Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838, to the 12th Feb'y 1839.

Respectfully, yours,
S/Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present
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Clarksville Ten.
July 11th
Free
To the Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

July 25 
Ten.
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John Blackwell
Tennessee

Suspended
let 3 Augt 1836
J. S. Easby
do do Hon C. Johnson
let. 27th February
1838 Hon. C. Johnson
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JL Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
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Clarksville
June 5th 1838
Dear Sir,
We have been greatly delayed in procuring the additional testimony of Anthony on behalf of John Blackwell of Hickman County Ten. allow me to ask your early attention to the subject
I am respectfully
your friend
C Johnson
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In at Feb 26
Tenn:   [round postal stamp illegible]

[FREE stamp]
J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Washington City
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Clarksville
Feby 10th 1838
Dear Sir

I have in this morning an
[illegible]evidence upon the application of  John Blackwell
for a pension of Hickman Co-
it was forwarded to me during my absence in the lower country
which accounts for for the delay
We have not yet heard any
thing from the application of Thomas Hackney an applicant
for pension in Montgomery Co Tennessee which was sent 
on the latter part of October
May I ask your early attention to 
this claimant & Blackwell has
been an applicant for years the papers have been sent
pre-sent four or five times
Hackney is very old & needy
very respectfully
Your friend
C. Johnson