Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42580, James Van Blarcum, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Blarcum, James
S 42580
CONTENTS

2114 V New York
James Van Blaeum Capt Trebont N Y Regiment 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York - at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of Apr 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of Aug 1818 and sent to William Malcolm Canaseraga N Y -
Arrearages to 4 Sept 1818
4 mo 16/30 - $ 32 66
{ Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }
New York line - 7 years McDonough's Regt Van Schaick Ponkemack
Genl. Secy. Oct. 4. 1833 to Prof. A.C. Hamlin
Notification sent to William S. Hopkins Esq 21 July 1820, Canaseraga New York.

Correct
James Van Kliefum Private & Sergeant

County of Madison and State of
DISTRICT OF New York, ss.
On this 25 day of April 181 8 before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Common Pleas , of the County & State , aforesaid for the said district , personally appeared James Van Blarcum aged fifty eight years, resident in Sullivan  County in the said district , who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he, the said James — enlisted in The City of New York in the state of New York in the company commanded by Captain Richard  Van Riper — of the New York Line in Colonel  St. Dougal's Regiment on  formed March 8 th 1776; as a private and a sergeant — that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 8 th of June 1783 , when he was discharged from service in Newburgh state of New York , that he was in the battles of Fort Stanwix , White Plains , at Staten Island with General Sullivan , at the Capture of Cornwallis  at  Yorktown  de  Yorktown , and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
James Van Blarcum
John Stocking
I, John Stocking Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James Van Blarcum did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Dated April 25 — 181 8  John Stocking State of New York Clerk Affix Madison County Seal I certify that John Stocking was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison on the 25th day of April 1818 duly qualified also that the signatures to the above appear to be in his own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the 6th day of May 1818 J. V. H. Hunt Clerk

James Van Blaricum
2114
17 Dec 1817
11 Aug 1818
STATE OF NEW-YORK

STATE OF NEW-YORK.
Court of Common Pleas, } ss. County of Madison, }
On this 20 day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county (created as such by the laws of the state of New-York) James Van Buren aged 61 years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:—In Colonel Van Schaick's regiment, in captain Schenck's company in the New York line, according to the original declaration of this declarant, bearing date the 25 day of April 1818 and that he is now a pensioner and holds a pension certificate from the war department of the United States, numbered 2114 and bearing date on the 6 day of August 1818 and I do solemnly swear, that I 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 manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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 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 schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed."
S C H E D U L E.
Real & Personal Estate
none
Dependant in charity for support
My occupation is a carpenter my ability to pursue it poor being lame, one arm disabled the number of my family residing with me none their ages as follows, aged
The capacity to contribute to support
(Signed)
J. Van Buren
Sworn to and declared on the 20 day of June 1820 before me
J. N. Hurd
Clerk of Mad. Com. Pleas
I, Deborah N. Hurd Clerk of the county of Madison, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 nothing dollars and cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 24th day of June 1820
J. N. Hurd
Clerk of the court of the county of Madison.

42580
INVALID.
Rey
File No. 42,580
James Van Buren City Clerk
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 524
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Van Blarcum Sergeant

State of New York County of Madison ss. James Van Blarcum of the town of Sullivan in the County of Madison, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that on the eighth day of March in the year one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy six this deponent entered the Amer- ican service in the war of the Revolution as a private in a company commanded by Captain Richard Van -ilk in the first New York Regiment commanded by Colonel McDougal in the New York line in which capacity this deponent served, and in the capacity of a sergeant until the third day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty three when this deponent received an honorable discharge under the hand of General George Wash- -ington, which discharge this deponent afterwards lost by accident in Barnstable Bay in the State of Massachusetts. And that during this deponent's service as aforesaid he was several times trans- -ferred from one Regiment to another, and that when this deponent was discharged he belonged to the first New York Regiment then commanded by Colonel Van Schaick, and to a company thereto belonging, commanded by Captain Henry Liebault, in which company this deponent served as a sergeant. James Van Blarcum
I John Stocking one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison aforesaid do certify that the above named James

Van Blarcom on the twenty eighth day of March 1818. Took and subscribed the above or foregoing Affidavit by making oath to the same before me. And that I am well satisfied of the truth of the same, as well by his relation of facts as from the opinions of others. And I further certify from my personal knowledge, and from information received from others, with whom I am acquainted that the said James by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
John Stocking

Ithaca Sept 9. 1833
Dear Sir,
The applicants for the arrears of Pension in the enclosed papers have been peculiarly unfortunate - and their efforts have been thwarted by a series of accidents and mishaps - Soon after the Soldier died they appointed an attorney to receive the Pension - who was taken sick and did not go to the Office - The papers were sent with his request which did not answer - and at the request of the person who took them a clerk in the Pension Office then in Albany drew a power of substitution for the original attorney to sign & gave other directions which were all complied with - and retained the certificate - The papers were sent again to Albany but in the mean time the Office had been removed to New York - They were returned here and sent - to New York But it appeared that when the Office was removed from Albany the certificate was not sent - This was procured from Albany and the papers again sent to New York - It was then discovered that there was an omission of some one word in the original Power - and the papers were again returned to this place - A new Power (the enclosed) was then procured - Before that could be done as the power had to be sent to and from Poughkeepsie - the person appointed had left New York - He executed the enclosed substitution and the papers were sent again - They were then returned because the Justice Thorne did not say what part of the date was written on an Erasure - This was corrected - The papers were again returned because there was not a subscribing Witness to the signature of Westcott, who had acknowledged

The execution before a Justice - This was corrected and the papers sent again and again returned because James M c Elroy the original Attorney had not signed his name above that of the Justice Death on his certificate - It would have saved much trouble and expense if all these difficulties could have been suggested in the first instance - The agent Rosewater was told at the office that when this was done the money would be paid - This was done and the papers sent again and again returned - because they must be submitted to the Department at Washington -
I now enclose the papers and keep your attention to them as behalf of the persons entitled who are miserably poor and can hardly be persuaded that the delays have been necessary or accidental - The amount is small but is much wanted
I believe the papers are correct and indeed they have been prepared under the repeated correction of the Office in New York and finally made to suit them
As it is uncertain which may be in New York if you direct payment. Please to order it paid to either the attorney or Substitute -
I have written this long history to account for the lateness of the application
The papers were first prepared immediately after the death of the Soldier and those in the enclosed have been almost ever since on the road backward forward between Albany - New York. Pray keep me and this place -
I am
Very respectfully Your Most obedt Charles Humphrey
J. L. Edwards Esq. Coun. of Piers