Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,780, James Blain, Va.

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SERVICE
Virginia

Blain, James
Blair

NUMBER
S. 35,780

CONTENTS

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Indiana No. 19.637

James Blain

of Owen County in the State of Indiana
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Stevenson of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Neville of the Virginia
line, for the term of one year
from [blank]1776 to February 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on
the 9th day of May 1826

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of June 1826
and Sent to Thomas F. G. Adams Esquire
Spencer P. C. Owen County Indiana

Arrears to the 4th of
Semi annual allowance ending 4 September 1826

$30 .99

Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820


Dead
to J. C. Sea and 3d Auditors
25th May 1841.

Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of the 6 April 1838 from
September 1839 to Feley 1840 Agent
9 June 1841

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State of Indiana
Owen County
Owen Circuit Court [illegible]

On this day to wit the ninth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Twenty Six, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, according to the laws of the state of Indiana aforesaid, in the first Judicial Circuit in the said state, James Blain, resident in said County, aged Sixty six years. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 9th May 1820. That he the said James Blain enlisted for the term of one year on the 27th day of March in the year 1776 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Stevenson in the regiment commanded by Colonel Neville in General Scotts Brigade in the line of the State of Virginia.

Then the Contintental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until the 10th day of February in the year 1777 when he was discharged from the service in Middlebrook in the State of New Jersey. Was discharged by Captain he hereby relinquished every claim whatever and a pension except the present, the his name is not on the role of any state except the State

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of Virginia and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. That is to say he then said James Blain saith that he did not wish to become a burden to his country and heretofore he was able to struggle this life by his [illegible] as a house carpenter , but now owing to old age, rhuematic pains, Blindness and disability he is totally unable to maintain himself.

And in persurance of the Act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a Citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gifts, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part therof with intent thereby so to claim with it as to bring myself within the provisions of the Act of Congress. Entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day 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 [illigible] hereto annexed, and by me subscribed

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that I have no real or  personal estate what ever except the Quarter section of Military Bounty land in the State of Illinois, unimproved and unproductive to this despondent and one house worth $15.00 and which this deponent and declarant believed is sold for taxes, that this deponent and declarants occupation is a House Carpenter, which occupation I am unable to  to perform that I was never married, and have no family, and that since the 18 March 1818 no changes whatever have been made in my property.

Sworn to and declared before the Honorable John R Porter president judge of the first judicial circuit, in the State of Indiana aforesaid, in the County Circuit Court, in open Court it being the Court of record according to the laws of the State aforesaid, on the 9th day of May 1826.

I, John R. Freeland Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of aforesaid, and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears the satisfaction of the court that the said, Blain did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration, against the commission

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under one engagement for the time of  nine months as the Continental establishment,

I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are true copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount, in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is $35.00, thirty five dollars,

In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 9th day of May 1828.

J. R. Freeland

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Owen County in the State of Indiana it being a court of record according to the laws of the State of Indiana aforesaid I, John R. Porter President judge of the first judicial circuit in the State of Indiana, of which the  which the said County from apart, do hereby certify that John R. Freeland who signed the above is now clerk of the said circuit court, the same being a court of record according to the law of the State of Indiana, aforesaid, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such, 9th May 1826
1826

John R. Porter

President judge of the circuit court of Owen County, being one of the counties that compose the first judicial circuit in the state of Indiana and a court of record to the laws of said State.

State of Indiana
Owen County

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WAR & NAVY
NOV 18 1896
FILES

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B

Spencer, Indiana,
November 14, 1896.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Wasington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
I write you for information concerning a Revolutionary Soldier, one Robert Blaine. He and his brother James Blaine entered the war from Virginia, or Maryland. They came to Indian, about 1818. Would like to know when they entered and when they left the war? Were they on the pension roll?

Will be very much obliged for any information you may have concerning them.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Emma Dunn

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OLD WAR & NAVY

DEC 16 1896

[stamped] 
PENSIONS
DEC 14
1896
OFFICE

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Spencer, Ind,
Dec. 11, 1896.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of 30 ult at hand and
contents noted
There seems to be a
clerical error in it and I return it for
correction if need be.
In the first paragraph you state
that the name of James Blain is not on
the Revolutionary Pension records
In the
third paragraph you state that James
Blain was given a pension
Possibly
you have the names of Robert and
James mixed, if so, please correct
We wish information more particularly
concerning Robert Blaine.
Awaiting an early reply
I am
your truly
Mrs. Emma Dunn

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OLD WAR & NAVY
FEB 15 1897
FILES

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O. W. [illegible] DIV.
FEB 15 1897
CHIEF'S BOOK
Spencer, Ind
Feb. 12. 1897
My Dear Mr. Archer:
Remembering
when you were home last that you
kindly offered your service if in
any way you could be of help to
us in making out our record
for membership to the Daughter of
the Rev. so I write you concerning
a letter which we received from
the pension department at Washington. We wrote to this department
asking of Robert and James Blaine
were enrolled as pensioners. The
reply said that one was enrolled
but in refering is the men it con -

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[f missing, "confused"] used the names so that we could not tell which one was really the
pensioner. Mrs. Fowler of the
Society of Daughters of this place asked
that we return the letter for correcttion which we did some weeks ago.
We have not as yet received any
reply and are fearful that the
like was lost. Will you please
enquire of the letter was ever received and see if you can get any
information concerning these men.
James and Robert Blaine were
brothers and we know they both
were Rev. Soldiers, but it is Robert
to whom we must leave our ancestry.

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We will be very greatly obliged
to you if you have time to look after this
matter.
I wrote to Mrs. Dunn to find out
the county the Dunns came from
but she does not know. Will try
to find out further about it
Hoping to hear from you soon
I am very respt.
Mrs. Emma Dunn
Per Minnie J.

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35780

Revolutionary

INVALID

File No. 35,780

James Blain
Private Revolutionary War

Act: 18th March 1818

Index-Vol. 2, Page 3

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

Nov 30 90
To Mrs Emma Dunn
Spencer Indiana

March 13, 1897, History
to Mrs. Emma Dunn
Spencer, Indiana

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 2nd, 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," Executor of James Blain, deceased, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Madison, Maryland, Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and [blank] Cents per month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of September 1839 to the 11th February 1840.

Respectfully yours,
William E Parrish
Comptroller

Office note:
This is the only paper on which the name appears - Blair - the soldier does not sign his name but the jacket, and agency books and printed list of 1835 give the name as Blain.