Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12243, Amos Blood, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Blood Amos
S 12243
CONTENTS
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6722
New Hampshire
Amos Blood
of Mason in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hastings of the Reg t commanded by Col o Nickerson in the Mass s line for two years from 1778
Continental Mass s July 12/85 Records completed
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 80 Dollars - 12 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of March 1833 and was for H. Hubbard
  Arrears to 4th of March 1833  160 00    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep r  40 00     $ 200 00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N.H. Symmes Clerk, Book 12 Vol. 1 Page 190

Amos Blood Mason
N o 16.064
Regular Surin - on the Roll.
Admiral Lillieville Belfast do Vol 1 page 105 No 16287 - paid 1 Jany 1783 p 27-7) do Vol 1 page 156 paid p 80 1 Jany 1783
Adm C
Send D r Parker Annuity

I Amos Blood of Mason in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire aged seventy four years, being sworn, do make the following statement in pursuance of the regulations of the War Department of June 27 th 1832, in order to procure the benefit of the provision of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, that in the beginning of the year 1776 I enlisted in the United States service on the Continental establishment in Capt. Mansfield's Company in Col. William Prescott's Regiment in the Massachusetts line, to serve for one year, which time I fully served out, and was discharged at the Highlands in New York. Between the close of this service and 1781 I served about twenty one months under various enlistments. In the fore part of the year 1781 I enlisted in the United States service on the Continental establishment to serve three years. I was put into Capt. John Hastings Company in Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and served until December 31. 1783 when I was discharged at New York, and had a Discharge signed by Gen. Knox.
I applied for a pension under the law of 1818, and sent said discharge to the Pension Office with my declaration. I received a Certificate dated November 29 th 1819 and numbered 16.064, which Certificate is now in my possession and sent to the War Office with this Statement.

After the act of May 1820 my name was dropped from the roll, and having some property I never filed a schedule. - I resided in the town of Mason when I made my first application, and reside there still. -
I am so blind that I cannot see to write. -
Witness - Samuel, D. Blood Amos his X Blood mark
State of New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough ss. On this twenty seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally came the above named Abel Blood, and after hearing the foregoing statement carefully read, signed the same with his mark, and made oath in due form of law that the same is true.
Before me Colmund Parker, Justice of the Peace

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Amos Blood Soldier in the fourth  Massachusetts Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the thirty first Day of Decemr
1783
By the General's Command,
H. Knox Major Genl
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Smith Colonel Adj. Genl

45 650 Rev INVALID.
File No. 45 650
Amos Blood Pris Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 50
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Consolidated with Inv. File #12243

Rev War
12243 INVALID.
Amos
File No. 12,243
Amos Blood
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 35-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lancaster 7 th December 1818 This may certify that Thomas Blood served in my com- -pany in Col o Henry Jacksons Reg t upwards of two Years during the revo- -lutionary War, and that after upon one of the Reductions of the Reg t s he was trans- -ferred to the 4 th Reg t (Col o Brooks) and afterwards to the 4 th Reg t , commanded by Col o Henry Jackson and to my knowledge was a faithful soldier
John Hastings

The papers say that the former owners of Anna Bliss & Co. grants, have been milia —
R.H.B.

Amos Blood
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Portsmouth N. H. At the U States Branch bank
Amos Blood

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Amos Blood, of Mason, New Hampshire ————— # ————— # # late a private ————— # ————— # in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Hampshire ————— # Agency, at the rate of Eight ————— dollars per month, to commence on the fifteenth day of April , ————— one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen ,
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty ninth day of November , one thousand eight hundred and  nineteen ,
C. Vanderkinder Acting Secretary of War.

No. 064 P  New Hampshire Amos Blood
App'd for continuance. See letter 25 August 1828 to the Pensioner.
of Mason , in the state of N. Hamp. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Nov 1819 and 1. to J. H. Smith Esq.  Amherst N. Hamp.
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819. 133.33 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820. 48.00  $181.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
426.74 - 86.00 26.27 181.27 Continental Mass. Records completed July 12/25.

Amos Blood Private
80 to 83
Jackson Mapes Regt
Admitted
Amos Blood 62 f
both Survived to 15 Ap l 1810 Mass Line not Discharge found here?

I Amos Blood of the Town of Mason in the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire a Resident Citizen of the United States Husbandman now in the sixty second year of my age do solemnly swear that I enlisted a private Soldier in the American Army on the Continental Establishment in the Revo- lutionary war in the month of Dec. A 1775 for the term of one year and some time in January A 1776 I joined my company commanded by Capt. Mansfield in the sevent th Regiment in the Massachusetts Line commanded by Col o William Prescott which time I faithfully served out and was honorably discharged by my Col o at a place called Peekskill in New York. In the spring of the year A 1781 I enlisted for the term of three years & enrolled in the third Com- pany commanded by Capt. John Hastings in the ninth Reg t commanded by Col o Henry Jackson in the Massachusetts Line & served faithfully untill the month of Dec r A 1783 being then in the 4 th Reg t Massachusetts Line when I was honorably discharged by a written discharge signed by Maj r Gen l Henry Knox at Peekskill huts in New York which discharge I gave to one Nath l Boynton who procured it from

me to get something on it & promised to give me one half of the money but I never procured my discharge or any money from him I have applied for it since but he has lost it & I cannot procure it. I have served my Country further in one campaign for nine month, & for six month, & two month I have never been placed on the Pension list of Invalids I have been deprived of my eye- sight so that I cannot read or discover my neigh- bors - I have been so for about seven years past I am in possession of a small farm consisting of hard land I am unable to work & feel that I need the assistance of my Country to help me in supporting myself & family in my declining years.
Amos X Blood his mark
Wit: to the signature & mark of Amos Blood
Sworn to this 15th day of April
Jason Dunster
Subs: before me J. Smith J. Official Justice of the C. C. Pleas
I Jason Dunster of the Mason in said County of Hillsborough Husbandman do solemnly swear that I am well acquainted with Amos Blood who made his mark above in my presence I am know- ing to his service "out his term until his discharge as I served in the same Company & Regt. & we were discharged at about the same time his service was for three years to wit 1781, 1782 & 1783 I am know- ing that he was honorably discharged. He served in the third Company & ninth Regt. in the Massachusetts line.
Jason Dunster
Sworn to this 15th day of Ap: Subs: before me J. Smith J. Official Justice of the C. C. Pleas

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. On the 18th day of Febr. A.D. 1803 before me the Subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appeared Amos Blood of Mason in said County now in the 82 nd year of his age & being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to Law in order to obtain a pension under the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain per- sons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the U.S. in the Revolutionary War" -that he enlisted in the Spring of the year 1781 for the term of three years in the Corps of Commanded by Col. John Hastings in the 8 th Reg t commanded by Col. Henry Jackson in the Massachusetts Line & continued to serve in said Corps & in the 8 th Reg t of the service of the U.S. until the Month of Dec r A.D. 1783 when he was hon- orably discharged at Peekskill N.Y. which discharge he cannot find that he is on the pension list of the U.S. has lost his eye sight & needs the assistance of his Country for his support. From all which it appears to my satisfaction that the said Amos Blood did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common Enemy on the continental establishment more than nine months. And I further certify that I am satisfied from his own affidavit that he needs the assistance of his Country for his support. And I now transmit the proceedings & the testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid Act of Congress. J. Smith Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
This certifies that signature of J. Smith on this paper is in his own hand writing and that he is one of the Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid in testimony whereof I have here affixed the seal of said Court
Wm Eastman Clerk
Amos Blood's discharge since found is true - with transmitted J. Smith