Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2085, James Blakely, Conn.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.

Blakely, James

NUMBER
S.2085


Carded

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Ohio 13.203
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James Blakely
of Gallia in the State of Ohio
who was a pri in the Compy commanded
by Captain Henman in the Regt commanded
by Col Canfield in the Connecticut
line for 10 mo & 12 days

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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 34 Dollars 66 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

=============================== Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May
1833 and sent to Francis Le Clerq Clk Court Gallepolis Gallia Oh
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833         $69.32
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept      17.33
                                                           $86.65

{Revolutionary Claim,)
(Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by J W Clagett Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 8  Page 2

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State of Ohio Gallia County Ss
On this 24th day of April A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, James Blakely a resident of Wilkesville Township in the County of Gallia and 
State of Ohio, aged seventy two years last
October, 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated, viz, at about the 1st Oct A.D. 1777, the precise day not recollected, at the Town of Woodbury, County of Litchfield State of Connecticut where he then resided, he volunteered in the Company commanded by Ensign Joseph Sanford (the Capt. & 
Lieutenant of said Company being Tories refused to go whose company composed part of the force under Genl Israel Putnam; that he served in said Company for six weeks after entering into said service, on the North River in the State of New York watching the movements of the British - at the expiration of which time he was discharged without
writing, at Fishkill in Dutchess County.
That on the 1st Decr 1777, at the same place
where he still resided, he was drafted for a tour of three months into the company commanded by Capt Adam Hurlburt, Lieutenant & Ensign (if any not recollected; that said company was under the command of Col Canfield-- That he served out his tour
in said company guarding the sea coast between New York & New London and on 1st March 1778, was discharged without writing at Rye Township in the State of New York-- the County not recollected. That on the 1st Decr 1779 he was again drafted, at the same place where he still continued to reside, for a tour of three months more, into the company commanded by Capt. Elijah Henman, who was under Col Canfield

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Canfield: That he served out said tour in guarding the frontier or sea cosat as above stated, and during the time was at Stratford, Fairfield & Norwalk in Connecticut, and on the 1st March 1780 was discharged, without writing at Norwalk-
That before he started for home Major Genl Ward came there, and proposed that if he would serve another tour of three months, it would answer for his next draft: that he supposing it probable that he would be soon
drafted again accepted of the Genl offer, and joined the company commanded by Capt. Hine, who was under Col Canfield: and that he served in said company three months more in guarding the Coast as before. That during the tour he was stationed at Norwalk where he was discharged, about the
1st June 1780. having completed said term of service that he was in no battle during his service;
That he has no documentary evidence of his service; and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He has no Record of his age
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state. I am known to David Booth and Dyer S. Davis who reside in my neighbourhood & who can testify as to my character for veracity & their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution- there is no Clergyman residing in my neighborhood to whom I am known
That he resided in Woodbury Connecticut until the year 1786 when he moved to Rutland County Vermont where he resided for two years, when he removed back to Woodbury where he lived until 1795 when he moved to Orange Co N. York where he resided until
1812 when he moved to Broome Co in the same State, where he resided till 1818, when he moved to Gallia Co. Ohio, where he has ever since and still resides
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afs'd
James Blakely

Francis LeClercq Clk. c.c.p.
        "                   G. C.

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No 24.951

James Blakely
Gallia Co
Ohio


Adm for 10 months and
12 days from 1777
Francis LeClercq
Clk
Gallia Co
Ohio

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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office

Sir:
 The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832 has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed .  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directe, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
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A Statement, showing the Service of James Blakely  Gallia Ohio

Period the service was rendered
Vol  Oct 1777
Duration   1 month 12 days
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
 (illegible) Putnam

Period the service was rendered
(illegible) Dec 1777
Duration 3 months
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
Capt Hubburt

Period the service was rendered
disch  March 78
Duration  (blank)
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
Col Canfield

Period the service was rendered
depl   Dec 79
Duration 3 months
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
(illegible) Henman
Col Canfield

Period the service was rendered
desch Mar 80 } desch June 80
Duration 3 months
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
Major Ward
Capt Hyne

Rank of the claimant
Private

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service
72 years
(illegible)  Connecticut

Proof by which the declaration is supported
Traditional evidence

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. EDWARDS
Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and [unk] Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian spies
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of                             } ss.
On this     day     personally appeared (a) before       A. B. a resident (b) of      in the county of     and State, Territory or District of      aged (c)     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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)    , with     and served in the    (e)regiment of the      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; and the country through which he marched. -> This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.                         A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                           of the Court of            do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                  for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this     day of    &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of the applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will made and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k)We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                 and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                               , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be     years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the say and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                         and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,               Clerk of the Court of      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of             for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this     day of    &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record into the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of you age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you live now?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
6. To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officers} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, f the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons- one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, atttend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length if his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ----- year ------ months, and ----- days, I served as a ------. For ----- months and ----- days, I served as a ----------; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for a pension merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written in the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-> The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally to the cases of the Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

John N Ashton

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October 17, 1936
James Blakely- S. 2085
BA-J/AWF

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to James Blakely, who served with the Connecticut troops in the Revolutionary War and died March 11, 1836 in Gallia County, Ohio.

The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, S. 2085, based upon the service of James Blakely in the Revolutionary War.

James Blakely (as his signature in found in the claim) was born in the month of October, 1760, place not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.

While a resident of Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, James Blakely enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut troops, as follows-

From October 1, 1777, six weeks under Ensign Joseph Sanford; from December, 1777, three months in Captain Adam Hurlbut's Company, Colonel Canfield's regiment, guarding the sea coast from New London to New York; from December 1, 1779, three months in Captain Elijah Hinman's company, Colonel Canfield's regiment; from March 1, 1780, three months in Captain Hine's company, Colonel Canfield's regiment.

James Blakely remained in Woodbury until 1786, then moved to Rutland County, Vermont, where he lived two years and returned to Woodbury and in 1795 moved to

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Orange County, New York, in 1812 to Broome County, New York, and in 1818 moved to Gallia County, Ohio.

The soldier, James Blakely, was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1833, then a resident of Wilkesville Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

The papers in this claim contain no reference to his family.

The application for headstone for James Blakely is returned herewith, a letter from Mrs. Nellie Hugg of Alice, Ohio, and a questionaire sent out by your office are also enclosed.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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James Blakely

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We David Booth & Dyer S Davis residents of the County of Gallia, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Hames Blakely who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration: that we believe him to be seventy two years of age: that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
David Booth
Dyer S Davis
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afsd.
Francis LeClercq Clk CCJ

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department  that the above named applicant was  Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood of the applicant. That David Booth and Dyer S Davis who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said County of Gallie and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.

The State of Ohio
Gallia County ss.} I Francis LeClercq Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Blakely for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty ninth day of April AD 1833.
Francis LeClercq Clk CCPGC

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1907 Apr 17 Roberta E Payne
Hist
1924 March 17 Hist. to Florence B Wilson UCS
1925 Mar 16 Hist to Mrs Bertha Mitchell UCS
1927 APr 12 hist to Mrs Ida W Payne UCS
1929 July 9 hist to Mrs Frederick J Cutter UCS
1936 Oct 17 hist to menlobr 


Rev War
2085
INVALID
File No. 2085
James Blakely
Privt Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index:- Vol. A,  Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870]

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Request for Pension
Record of James Blakley of Woodbury Connecticut
March 11-1836 in [unintelligble] 
Record card 8 applic
for  [unintelligble] returned 
also letter from
Mrs. Nellie Hugg of Alice Ohio & questionaire sent by  [unintelligble] 
 [unintelligble]  F.
Oct 17-1936

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WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
WASHINGTON
10/13/1936

Memorandum for The Surgeon General,
  Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department,
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Treasury Department, The Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Building, General Accounting Office, F Street, between 4th and 5th, N. W.

1. The attached application has been submitted to this office for Government headstone to be erected at the grave of the decedent names thereon. In order that the proper inscription may be placed on the stone it would be appreciated if your office would verify the name and service on the application, checking and making such corrections in red ink as may be necessary to show the correct spelling of the name and complete designation of the organizations.

2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent came.

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502 North Sixth St
[unk] Kansas
February 25, 1939

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
My Dear Sir,
Will you be so kind as to inform me whether you have record of:
James Blakeslee
in a Connecticut (Woodbury) or New York Regiment in the Revolutionary War:
I am referred to you by Mayor General Bridges of the War Department Washington DC.
Thanking you in advance for kind attention I am:
Faithfully
Marguerite C Cutter

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Cincinnati Ohio
Pension Department
Washington D.C.
Sirs:
If available will you kindly give me the following information. The date of enlistment and discharge of James Blakely, who enlisted in the Revolutionary War at West Point. Mr Blakely was born at West point and was discharged from same place.
Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours
Mrs. Ida M. Payne
Cincinnati
Ohio
3345 Montgomery Rd.

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Oak Lawn Inn
Exclusive Residential Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Feby 10, 1924
U. S. Pension Bureau
Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
In attempting to get my data together, for the purpose of becoming a D.A.R., I find, enlisted from Conn. a Lieut. James Blakely, and his son James Blakely Jr. the latter being born on the "Little Partner Gant" it says the latter lived to receive a pension for his service in the Revolutionary War. Amy information you

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Oak Lawn Inn
Exclusive Residential Hotel Dallas
could you give me about where he settled, his surviving relatives, &c. would surely be a help to me.
Both my grand father and great grand father, were named James Blakely and lived in Ohio- the family having moved there in 1815.
Please write me c/o E. E. Blakely, 5727 King Hill Ave., St. Joseph Mo.
Very respectfully,
Florence Blakely Wilson

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Maukato Kansas
Feb 3, 1924
U. S. Pension Office
Washington D. C.
Gentlemen: I wish to have the Data on file in your office concerning James Blakely private Connecticut Militia placed on Pension roll May 28, 1833, age 73 yrs. from Gallia County Ohio. Any information concerning what his wifes or childrens names were or any other information on file in your department may help me as I am trying to establish my ancestry to be able to join

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the D.A.R.
Very truly yours
Mrs. Bertha Mitchell
503 West St.
Maukato
Kansas

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[top cut off]
sion on file in this Bureau.
[column headings]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE. |
Oct 1, 1777 | 6 weeks | Pvt | Captain [illegible] | Conn. |

Decbr 1777 | 3 mos | ~ | [Captain and Colonel illegible]. | 

Decbr 1779 | 3 mos | ~ | [Captain and Colonel illegible.] |

March 1780 | 3 mos | ~ | [Captain and Colonel illegible]. |

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Woodbury Litchfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Apr 24 [illegible] 
Residence at date of application, Wilkesville, Vinton Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, born on Oct 1760 [illegible]
Remarks: no data as to family.

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In REPLY TO
Rev. and 1812 
Wars Section
3-2562
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
June 27, 1929

Mrs. Frederick J. Cutter
502 North Sixth Street
Neodesha, Kansas

Madam:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
First name of widow  Ruth Root Blakeslee daughter of John and Mabel Root
Full name of soldier  James Blakeslee
Residence of soldier at enlistment  Woodbury, Connecticut
Residence of soldier after service  Sodus New York, Wilkesville Ohio
Name of state from which he enlisted  Connecticut
Date of birth  October 26, 1760 m. November 26, 1786
Approximate date of death  settled at Wilkesville Ohio in 1818 and died there
Kindly return attached letter with your reply,
Respectfully,
Earl D. Church (signature)
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner

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Rev, & 1812 War Section

July 9, 1929

Mrs. Frederick J. Cutter
502 N. Sixth St.
Neodesha, Kansas

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2085, it appears that James Blakely was born in October, 1760, place not stated.
While a resident of Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From October 1, 1777, six weeks under Ensign Joseph Sanford.
From December 1. 1777, three months in Captain Hurlburt's Company in Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
From December 1, 1779, three months in Captain Elijah Hinman's Company in Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
From March 1, 1780, three months in Captain Hine's Company in Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
he was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1833, while a resident of Wilkesville Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
There are not data relative to his family.
Respectfully,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner

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Rev. and 1812 War Section

March 16, 1925

Mrs. Bertha Mitchell
503 West St.
Mankato, Kansas

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2085, it appears that James Blakely was born in October 1760, place not stated.
While residing in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From October 1, 1777, six weeks under Ensign Joseph Sanford.
From December 1, 1777, three months in Captain Hurlburt's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment
From December 1, 1779, three months in Captain Elijah Hinman's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
From March 1, 1780, three months in Captain Hine's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1833, while a resident of Wilkesville Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
there is no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner

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Rev. and 1812 War Section

April 12, 1927

Mrs. Ida M. Payne
3345 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, Ohio

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary pension claim, S. 2085, it appears that JAMES BLAKELY was born in October, 1760, place not stated.
While residing in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut troops as follows:
From October 1, 1777, six weeks under Ensign Joseph Sanford.
From December 1, 1777, three months in Captain Hurlburt's Company in Colonel Canfield's Regiment
From December 1, 1779, three months in Captain Elijah Hinman's Company in Colonel Canfield's Regiment
From March 1, 1780, three months in Captain Hine's Company in Colonel Canfield's regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1833, while a resident of Wilkesville Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

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There are no data on file relative to his family.
This is the only James Blakely of Conn that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,

WINIFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner

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Rev. and 1812 War Section

March 13, 1924

Florence B. Wilson
  E. E. Blakely
5727 King Jill Ave.
St. Joseph, Mo.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2085, it appears that James Blakely was born in October, 1760, place not stated.
While residing in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From October 1, 1777, for six weeks under Ensign Joseph Sanford.
From December 1, 177, three months in Captain Adam Hurlburt's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
From December 1, 1779, three months in Captain Elijah Hinman's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
From March 1, 1780, three months in Captain Hine's Company, Colonel Canfield's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 24, 1833, while a resident f Wilkesville Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

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There is no family data on file.
The above noted is the only James Blakely of Conn found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully



Commissioner

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Erie, O
Mar 30th 1907
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly give me the following informations concerning James Blakely who served in the revolutionary war, and drew a pension until the time of his death, which was about the year 1836. Can you give me the date of death and birth. I think he was born in either West Point or Jamestown. Any information you can furnish me I would be thankful for, he was my maternal great grandfather, and I desire the said information to use in connection

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with my application to join the Daughters of the Revolution.
Yours very sincerely
Roberta E. Payne
Erie, O.
1705 Hewitt Ave.
Sta. D.