Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37781, Joseph Blackwell, Va.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Blackwell, Joseph

NUMBER
S. 37781

B. L. Wt. 265-300-Capt.
Issued Feb. 26, 1793 -
No papers 

CONTENTS
[blank]
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Virginia
Joseph Blackwell, Captain, Col. Green Va.
In the Army of the U. States.
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$20 per mo: to com 30 Mar 1818.

Certificate issued 1st of April, 1818.
and Delivered to the Pensioner
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Arrs. 4th Sept 1818. 5 3/98 mos. $102. 14.
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Rev Claim
Act 18th March, 1818
Virginia line
8 years War.
Duplicate certificate of Pension
issued 10 Jan. 1824, and sent to
Hon. J. S. Barbour, H. R.
continued
Fauquier Va

[illegible]
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The affidavit of Joseph Blackwell of the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia
This affiant makes oath that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five he entered into the service of the state of Virginia a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt William Blackwell of the County of Fauquier and state of Virginia that on the first of January seventeen hundred seventy six he left this company and with the Commission of a cadet he Joined a company commanded by Capt John Ashby of the third Virginia Regiment on continental establishment and served in this company until nearly the end of the year when he received the commission of a Lieutenant and belonged to a company commanded by Capt Thomas Blackwell of the tenth Virginia Regiment on continental establishment commanded by Col Edward Stevens Culpeper County and State of Virginia, that this regiment afterwards became [illegible] the appetation of the sixth Virginia Regiment, that he entered as an officer with the commission of a Lieutenant under Capt Cleof Chilton of Amherst County and State of Virginia in this Regiment commanded by Col John Green of Culpeper
County and State of Virginia until he received the commission of a Captain in the same Regiment to which he was attached and with which he remained until the end of the revolutionary war with Great Britain when
the army of the United States was discharged, that the affiant participated in some of the most arduous conflicts with Great Britain at Harlem Heights, the White Plains, Brandywine
German Town, Monmouth and in the siege of Charleston that he feels a satisfaction in having discharged his duties as a soldier and an officer with fidelity and regrets that he is compeled by reason of his reduced and necessitious [sic] circumstances to petition assistance from his country for his support.
[signature] Jo Blackwell

Sworn to in Open Court
Jno A. W. Smith Dpy Ck. F.C.C.
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Joseph Smith of Fauquier County this 24th March 1818 appeared in open Court and made oath that he has always understood from his neighbors that Col. Joseph Blackwell of the County of Fauquier and State of Virginia who now petitions for pension from the united states has served and acted as a soldier and an officer from the beginning until the end of the revolutionary war that he is now old, has a large family which he is unable to support by his corporal cautions and that his circumstances are so narrow and necessitous
as to require the aid of his country for support.
Jos D. Smith
Sworn to in Open Court
Jno A W Smith Dty Clk F. C. C.

Col. Thornton Buckner -- Capt William Edmonds and Col. John Kemper. This
24th March 1818 appeared in open Court and made oath That it is reputed in this County the place of their residence and of Col. Joseph Blackwell who now petitions for a pension from the United States, that the petitioner had served as a soldier and an officer from the commencement to the end of the revolutionary war, that of their knowledge the petitioner has grown old having as they believe attained his sixtieth year, that his circumstances are very narrow and necessitous and that he needs the end of his country for support and the said William Edmonds now aged fifty three years remembers well to have seen Joseph Blackwell on his route from the North to South Carolina and that he believes that he was then an officer in the continental establishment.
Wm Edmonds Jr
Jno Kemper

Sworn to in open Court
Jno A. W. Smith D.C. F. C. C.

Thorton Buckner

John Deane of Fauquier County and State of Virginia this 24th March 1818 appeared in open Court and made oath that he is now in his seventieth year, that he served two years as a soldier in the continental establishment, that he served as a soldier on New York Island under Capt
John Chilton, who was killed in the battle of Brandywine that this affiant was also in the battle of Germantown, and that while he belonged to the army, that Joseph Blackwell of Fauquier County and State of
Virginia was a commissioned officer on the continental establishment
John Deane

Sworn to in open Court this 24th Mar. 1818
Jno A. W. Smith D.C. F. C. C.
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Joseph Blackwell
27.

John A. W. Smith
Warrenton, Va.
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At Court held for Fauquier County the 24th day of July 1820
District of Virginia Fauquier County to wit
on the 24th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record made to by express provision of Laws for the County of Fauquier Joseph Blackwell aged sixty three years in August next resident in the County of Fauquier in the State aforesaid who being duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows 
I enlisted in the 3rd Virginia Regiment on Continental Establishment Commanded by Col
James Mercer in the Company commanded by Capt John Ashby as a Cadet afterwards to wit about the beginning of the year 1777 I was appointed a Lieutenant in the 10th Regiment on  Continental establishment commanded
by Col Edward Stevens in which Regiment I
continued until the Virginia Regiments were reduced when the 10th became the fifth and was commanded by Col John Green - I, was appointed a Captain in the Sixth Regiment in which I continued until the end of the War I was in the following battles Viz Harlem, Hight & White Plains in the State of New York Brandy
Wine & Germantown in the State of Pennsylvania Monmouth in the State of New Jersey and the siege of Charlestown in the
State of South Carolina (where I was taken prisoner) besides many little skirmishes in different places and that I made my original Declaration in the County of Fauquier being a Court of Record on the [blank] day of [blank] and that the number of my pension certificate is (27) and I do Solemnly swear that I
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was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereof so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, Contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed to wit a claim against Thomas Chilton which is unliqui dated and which I gave up some months since (when I took the oath of an insolvent Debtor it is uncertain whether the aforesaid claim will yield enough to pay the debt under which I swore out I have no property real personal or mixed
J. L. Blackwell
I am by occupation a farmer but in consequence of being Crippled in my right hand and from a weekness [sic] in my knees am unable to pursue it I live upon a piece of rented land very poor at the rent of $20 per annum M. Brent my brother in Law lives with me and makes me a presents of the use of two negroes or I could do nothing on the land the proceeds of which affords nothing like a support for my Family my own family consists of my wife named Mary [illegible] who is in very delicate health Sarah my eldest Daughter about fifteen years of age - Mary aged about nine years Christopher aged about seven years and much afflicted
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and Joseph aged about five years, or thereabouts, that my family so far from aiding in my Support are a charge upon me Sworn to
and declared in open Court this 24th day of July 1820.
A Copy
Teste
Daniel Withers

Virginia
Fauquier County to wit
I Daniel Withers Clerk of the County Court of
Fauquier in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto Annised [sic] are truly Copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that the Court did not value the claim mentioned in said Schedule but had it inserted in the aforesaid order as made by the said Joseph Blackwell
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 31st day of July 1820 and on the 45 year of the
Commonwealth
Daniel Withers Clk

Fauquier County to wit
I Joseph Blackwell presiding Justice of the peace for the County Court of Fauquier do hereby certify that the foregoing attestation
of Daniel Withers Clerk is in due form of Law
Given under my hand and seal this 31st day
of July 1820
Jo. Blackwell  [seal]
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New certificate of pension issued on this, by special order

Mrs Buttrum
July 7, 1824

Hon John S Barbour
Washington DC

Mr Edwards 
J C C
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I Eppa Hunton of Fauquier County State of Virginia administrator of Col Joseph Blackwell of the County and State aforesaid, late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States
do hereby certify, that said Blackwell died possesses of the certificate of the secretary of war sometime in September last and that said he had has been by some other person taken from among his other papers and is now beyond my control. There was a half years pension due to said Blackwell when he died. As administrator and Guardian of the children I have applied to the loan office of this state, setting forth the above facts, but can not service on account of not having said paper. Given under my hand and seal Jany 7, 1824
Eppa Hunton adm
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Fauquier County to wit 
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace of the County aforesaid Eppa Hunton who made oath that the above certificate was true to the best of his knowledge & belief
Given under my hand July 7 1824 Th Hunton
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Fauquier Jany 7 1824
Dear Sir, 
On the other side you have my certificate concerning Joseph Blackwell
decd, I wish you to obtain from the Secy of War
a duplicate Certificate and forward it to me immediately, so that I may get the business done in Richmond through our Representatives.
If any further evidence or any other form is necessary please inform me. You almost know
set forth yourself I have the interest of the young children very much at heart and have
[illegible] anxiety.
Poor Crawford. He would be great national
loss at this time I hope to hear he is better
Duval and Wall are candidates for the County
We are generally healthy
very respectfully
John L Barbour Esq Eppa Hunton
under my hand Jany 7 1824 [illegible]
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February 11, 1937
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JOSEPH BLACKWELL
S. 37781
BA-J/MLB Our

Mrs. J. Hughes Wilson
517 Cameron Street
Alexandria, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of February 8, in which you furnish further information relative to Joseph Blackwell whose record ( S. 37781 ) you desire. You state that he was born in 1757 and was the son of William Blackwell who was born in 1731 and died in 1772 and his wife, Elizabeth Crump, of Northumberland County, Virginia; that he married first, Anne Gibson, daughter of Colonel John Gibson, August 14, 1787, and second, Mary Waddy Brent who was his wife at the time of his application for pension on account of service
in the Revolutionary War as lieutenant and captain and while serving at Charleston was taken prisoner and later exchanged and made Colonel of the 85th Regiment and served to the end of the war, also, that he received 5337 acres of land for his service.
You are furnished herein the record of Joseph Blackwell as shown in pension claim, S. 37781, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. The land to which you refer was granted by the State of Virginia.
Joseph Blackwell was born in August, 1757; the place of birth and names of his parents are not shown.
Joseph Blackwell entered the service, place not stated, in 1775, as a volunteer in Captain William Blackwell's Virginia company, served
to January 1, 1776, when he left the company, joined Captain John Ashby's company, Colonel James Mercer's Virginia regiment, served until
the beginning of the year 1777 when he was commissioned Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Blackwell's company, Colonel Edward Stevens'
Virginia regiment, next served as lieutenant in Captain Clough Shelton's company, Colonel John Green's Virginia regiment, in whose regiment he was commissioned Captain and served to the end of the war. During his service he was in the battles of Harlem Heights, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and Siege of Charleston where he was
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taken prisoner, was also in little skirmishes in different places, locations of which were not given. No relationship was shown between Captain Joseph Blackwell and the other officers of that surname under whom he served.
In 1818, Joseph Blackwell was referred to as Colonel Joseph Blackwell, but no explanation was made of the rank. In 1820, one Joseph Blackwell was presiding Justice of the Peace for Fauquier County, Virginia. It is not stated whether they were one and the same person.
Joseph Blackwell was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Fauquier County,
Virginia. He died September 8, 1823.
In 1820, Joseph Blackwell's family consisted of his wife, Mary W., Sarah, his eldest daughter, aged about fifteen years, Mary, aged about nine years, Christopher, aged about seven years, and Joseph, aged about five years; his mother-in-law, "Mrs. Brent", was living with him, then, also. The date of Joseph Blackwell's marriage is not shown and no reference was made to any other wife.
It is suggested that the Adjutant General, War Department, this city, might be able to furnish you information relative to Joseph Blackwell's rank as Colonel.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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[illegible]

May 16. 1850
Sir
Be kind enough to furnish me with the information asked in this letter & return the same with it.
It is from Wm Helm asking for copy of Joseph
Blackwell's declaration.
I remain Sir
Yrs Vey Rsy 
Jeremiah Morton

J. L. Edwards by
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Hon. J. Morton
May 22 1850
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670
Pension Office
May 22, 1850
Sir
Agreeably to your request, I have the honor to transmit herewith a certified copy of the Declaration of Captain Joseph Blackwell made by him in order to obtain a pension under the Act of 18 March 1818, I also herewith return the letter
of William Holmes Esq.


Hon Jeremiah Morton
H of R [House of Representatives]
[illegible]
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General Land Office:
April 6th 1833

Sir:

Finding it necessary to examine the papers in the case of Captain Joseph Blackwell, Continental line, who was pensioned either under the Act of 1818, or 1828, I have to request the loss of them for few days, when
they will be safely returned
I am Sir
Your Odt. Servant
John Wilson
Commissioner

L. P. Waldo
Commr. of Pensions
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Colo. Jo Blackwells
certificate

No. 27
Issued 1st April 1818

20 
[x] 5
[total] $100
[+] 2.14
[total] $102.14

3
20
28 60
40
28
120
112
8
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At a court of Quarterly Sessions held for Fauquier County the 23d day of March 1818
It appearing to the satisfaction of the court from the affidavits of Joseph Blackwell petitioner, Joseph Smith, Thornton Buckner, William Edmonds,  John Kemper and John Deane, and from the reputation prevalent in this County, that the said Joseph Blackwell Served as an officer  in the Continental Establishment in the Revolutionary war with the kingdom of Great Britain with honour [sic] and fidelity from the commencement to the end of the said Revolutionary war, and that he is now in such Reduced and distressed circumstances as to require the aid of his country for a support. It is Ordered by the court that the foregoing affidavits and the proceedings had thereon be certified and transmitted to the Secretary of the Department of War for the
United States
A copy
Teste
Danl Withers

Virginia Fauquier County to wit
I Daniel Withers Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier in the said State of Virginia, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an order I made by the county court of Fauquier the 23 day of March 1818 upon the production of several affidavits made, and sworn to in open court, proving that Joseph Blackwell served as an officer from the commencement to the end of the Revolutionary War as fully and completely as the same now is among the Records and proceedings of the said [illegible]
Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed seal of the state of [illegible] Office of the County Court of Fauquier at the Courthouse of said County this 30th day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and in the 42nd year of the Commonwealth

Daniel Withers clk
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This claim is not identical
With Wid. File 14316
Ann wid Joseph Blackwell;
he was a Qr Master and
Married Ann in 1784
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February 6, 1937
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BA-J / MB

Mrs. J. Hughes Wilson
517 Cameron Street
Alexandria, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of January 15, addressed to The Archives Department, and by that department referred for reply to the Veterans Administration which is custodian of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 pension records. You request the record of your ancestor, Joseph Blackwill [sic], of Fauquier County, Virginia, who served as Colonel in the Revolutionary War and married Anne Gibson,
daughter of Colonel John Gibson.
In order to identify the record of the particular Joseph Blackwell or Blackwill in whom you are interested, should it be on file, in addition to your statement that he married Anne Gibson,
please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: date and place of birth and death and places of residence
at enlistment and after service. Upon receipt of that information, another search of the records will be made and a report furnished you.
Please return these letters with your reply.
Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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RECORD DIVISION.
3 -- 525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. [date blank]
 In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] a statement of the military history of Joseph 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.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.,
LENGTH OF SERVICE, RANK, OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.
COLONEL, STATE

1775, Jan. 1776, Cadet, Wm. Blackwell, [illegible], Va

Jany 1, 1776, near end of 1776, Cadet, John Ashby, James Mercer, 3 Va.

Beginning 1777, [illegible], Lieut., Thos. Blackwell, Edward Stevens, 10th Va.

[blank],  [blank], Lieut., Clough Chilton [Shelton?], John Green, 6 Va.

[blank],  [blank], Captn., [illegible], John Green,  [blank]

[blank],  [illegible], [illegible], [illegible],  [blank]

Battles engaged in, Harlem, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and Siege of Charleston where he was taken prisoner
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [blank]
Date of application for pension, Mch 30, 1818
Residence at date of application, Fauquier County, VA
Age at date of application, b Aug 1757 d Sept [illegible]
Remarks: In 1820 Soldier referred to his wife Mary North, his mother in law "Mrs Brent" and  to his children Sarah 15 yrs Mary 9 yrs, Christopher 7 years and Joseph 5 years
[illegible]
Very respectfully,
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Commissioner.
6-2856
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517 Cameron St
Alexandria
Feb. 8 - 37

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

I thank you for your letter of Feb. 6th.
Colonel Joseph Blackwell of Fauquier Co. was born 1757 died in Fauquier Sept 15-1823. His first wife was Anne Gibson. They were married Fauquier Co 8-14-1787. Said Joseph B. was son of  Wm Blackwell b. 4-25-1731. d. 9-10-1772 & his wife Elizabeth
Crump (Northumberland) Va
Said Joseph Blackwell served in Rev.
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2.
war as 2nd Lieut & 1st Lieut and Captain 10th Va Regiment commanded by Col Edw Stevens
Commissioned 2nd Lieut Feb 7-1777
Commissioned 1st Lieut. Nov. 20-- 1777
Commissioned Capt May 14-1782 and served to end of war (2135-404 A-War Depart) References by vol to doc. or other authorities for Military Record
Revolutionary War Records Section

Dept of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
V.L.M.
S. F. 37781

also war Depart 2135404 A -  Adjutant General
office
This is copied from my D.A.R.
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papers of many years ago so may be not complete
Probably I should add that he married the second time Mary Waddy Brent and was married to her I suppose, when he applied for a pension
There is no doubt about it. I am sure see former letter that he was made a Colonel as family letters refer to him as Colonel and a photograph of him of a Lt. [illegible] in the family album has under it -  Colonel Joseph Blackwell
Please do your best to verify this for me
With sincere thanks for your trouble I am
Sincerely yours
Janie H. Wilson

(Mrs J. Hughes Wilson) 

(over)

Encl of 

[stamp]
[illegible]
FEB 9 1937
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Joseph Blackwell was taken prisoner May 12 1870 exchanged in June 1871 (V. L.M. -  S.F. 37781 Dept of Interior ) Copy D. A. R. papers.
I copied the following from some book, I cant
recall the following:
This Joseph Blackwell was taken prisoner at Charleston May 12 1870 exchanged June 1871 made Colonel of 85th Regiment & received 5337 acres of land for his services This I wish to verify
I hope I have given you the necessary information. If there is any thing else I can
do, please advise me
J. H. W.
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[stamp]
RECEIVED
FEB [illegible] 1937
[illegible]
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517 Cameron St.
Alexandria Va
Jan 15 19 37

State
Archives Department

Dear Sir:

I have been told by the Registrar General, N.S.D.A.R. to get from the State Archives Department official proof that my ancestor Joseph Blackwell, of Fauquier Va served as Colonel in the Revolutionary Army. This Blackwell family has been written up by Miss Stella Pritchett Hardy, but I think it was in "Americans of Gentle Birth & their Ancestors"(Pittman) that I saw that he was an exchanged
prisoner of war 1781, returned to Fauquier Co. where

[stamp]
JAN 15 953 AM '37
[illegible] ARCHIVES

[stamp]
ROUTED TO
N. V. RUSSELL JAN 16 1937
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he was made Justice of the Co & commanding
Colonel of 85 Regiment (married Anne Gibson dau. of Col. John Gibson)
My papers, made our years ago, were in the name of Capt. Blackwell. I was sure it was not correct but could not find when the change to Colonel was made at that time
Please advise me how to comply with the registrars request. Thanking you I am
Sincerely yours
Janie H. Wilson
Mrs. J. Hughes Wilson
Self addressed stamped enclosure

[stamp]
RECEIVED
JAN 16 1937
A. B. M.
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
DIVISION OF REFERENCE
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON February 6, 1937

IN REPLY REFER TO:
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. J. Hughes Wilson
517 Cameron Street
Alexandria, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of January 15, addressed to The Archives Department, and by that department referred for reply to the Veterans Administration which is custodian of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 pension records. You request the record of your ancestor, Joseph Blackwell, of Fauquier County, Virginia, who served as Colonel in the Revolutionary War and married Anne Gibson,
daughter of Colonel John Gibson.
In order to identify the record of the particular Joseph Blackwell or Blackwill in whom you are interested, should it be on file, in addition to your statement that he married Anne Gibson,
please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: date and place of birth and death and places of residence
at enlistment and after service. Upon receipt of that information, another search of the records will be made and a report furnished you.
Please return these letters with your reply.
Very truly yours
[signature] A.D. Hiller
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

[stamp]
REC'D
FEB 9 1937
MAIL SUB - DIV
VETS ADM
READER #4
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Apr. 14, 1914
502 Clay St.
Lynchburg Va

Bureau of Pensions
E. C. Tieman

Dear Sir:

I thank you very much for your prompt reply to my inquiry of Apr. 4th regarding & Capt Joseph Blackwell
I am son to trouble you again but will you please tell me if in his application he mentioned his first wife or children.

This Mary H. Brent

[stamp]
DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS 
U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
APR 16 1914
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to whom you said he referred was his second wife & this same Blackwell (unless you have record of another) married first Anne Grayson
Gibson in Fauquier Co. Va Aug 14-1787 according to the clerk's books and were the laws  such at that time to leave them out- I merely ask
this to find out of there could be another Capt Joseph Blackwell.
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Will you tell me how I may get a copy ┃
his application for pension? The D.A.R.
one so particular I trust have it all in black & white.
Promising not to trouble you again
Yours very respectfully.
Mrs. W. F. Harwood
502 Clay St.
Lynchburg
Va
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[stamp]
U. S.
PENSION OFFICE.
D
APR 6 1914
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502 Clay St. 
Lynchburg Va
Apr. 4th 1914

Com. of Pensions
Washington D. C

Dear Sir

Will you kindly tell me if you have any record of the marriage of Capt. Joseph Blackwell of the 10th Virginia Regiment
(War of Revolution made Capt. May 14 1782)
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If so, to whom & what year.
Thanking you in advance for an early reply
Yours truly,
Mrs. W. F. Harwood
502 Clay
Lynchburg Va

I am a great grand daughter of the said man
& can't find the date of the marriage nor the death
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U. S.
PENSION OFFICE
D
OCT 22 1912
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Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me a copy of the pension which was received by my ancestor Capt. Joseph Blackwell who served in the Revolutionary War
And oblige,
Mrs Emma S. Marsteller
Clarendon Va.

Oct. 21st '12
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37781
INVALID.

Revy

File No. 37781
Joseph Blackwell
Capt Rev War

Act : 18th March 18
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 43
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1912. Oct. 24, Hist to Mrs. Emma S. Marsteller V. L. M.
1914 Apr. 14 Hist. to Mrs. W. F. Harwood. V.L.M.
1914 Apl. 20. Mrs. Harwood adv no other wife referred &c.
1937 Feb. 11 - Hist to Mrs. J Hughes Nelson M. L. B.