Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 40,001, Andrew Blanchard, Continental R. I.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
(5-1710) SERVICE Continental NUMBER Blanchard, Andrew S. 40,001 R.C.
CONTENTS

14.432 Pennsylvania
Andrew Blanchard
of Union — in the state of Pennsylv a who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hitchcock of the Rhode Island line, for the term of two years
inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th of Sep 1819 and sent to the Hon ble Burnside Esqr Wilkesbarre, Pa
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819 $132.53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 " 48
16 mo 17/30 $180.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Handwritten signature and initials
Vertical handwritten text on the left page: Pension of Andrew Blanchard of the state of Pennsylvania for services rendered in the Revolutionary War on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 15th day of April 1818 and to continue during the term of two years or until further order

District of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss.
On this 8 th day of August Anno Domini 1820. Personally appeared in Open Court of Common Pleas held at Wilkes-Barre for the County of Luzerne being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common law with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceedings Andrew Blanchard, aged sixty seven years resident in Luzerne County in said district Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by Acts of Congress of the 18 th day of March 1818 and the 18 th day of May 1818 That he served in the Revolutionary War in the Company commanded by Capt Stephen Hembel in the Regiment commanded by Col d Daniel Hedges in the line of the State of Rhode Island and has obtained a pension under the Act of the 18 th of March 1818 his Certificate being numbered 14,432
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to so diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of "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 18 th 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 hereto annexed and by me subscribed
Andrew his Blanchard mark
I have besides necessary clothing and bedding Two Old Horses $50.00 Two Cows $25.00 Four Sows and Four Pigs $12.00 one Brood Hen $0.25 Six Chickens $0.50 one Tin Coffee pot $0.25 one Doz Earthen Plates $0.96 Ten Sheets Tin Laths $12.00 one Plow one Harrow $2.50 one Axe one Hoe $1.50 1 1/2 Tons Hay 12.00 one Broken & shovel 00.20 Two pin Tables $2.00 Six old Chairs $1.50 Two Iron Pots $2.00 one old Kettle $0.50 Six Tea Cups & Saucers 0.30 one Tea pot $0.30 Two Chests one do. $2.00 one Doz Shingle Tools $1.00 one old bed $0.50 one Dyke $0.00 about 50 Bushels Oats $12.25
Debts due to me none. I am indebted in the following sums one debt of Four dollars one debt Five dollars I am by profession a clay laborer but by reason of age and infirmities am not able to pursue that occupation I have no family except my Wife Margaret aged seventy two years and in firm like myself sworn to in Open Court 9 Augt 1820 Andrew his Blanchard mark

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss.
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto 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 one hundred and forty one Dollars and thirty one Cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty sixth day of August A.D. 1820.
A. Beaumont Pro.
Andrew Beaumont
Con
14432
17 Sept. 1879

Andrew Blanchard.
not on rolls
See remarks, in the case of Ambrose Gaylard
Your Dept, Pens. Office
21 May 1818

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
LUZERNE COUNTY, SS.
On this Eighteenth day of April A.D. 1818 before me the subscriber, President Judge of the Eleventh Judicial district in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appears Andrew Blanchard — aged Sixty five years, resident in Union Township in the said County of Luzerne — in the State aforesaid, 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 cer- tain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." That he the said Andrew Blanchard enlisted in The Town of Catsuco in the state of Rhode Island — in the company commanded by Captain Stephen Hinckley in November 1775 — of the Regt. commanded by Col: Hitchcock of the Rhode Island Line that he continued to serve in the said corps — in the service of the United States, until the first day of January 1777 — when he was discharged from service in at Fishkill Town — state of New York that he was in the battles of Long Island — and was honorably discharged which discharge is now lost —
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, subscribed and declared, Before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Robt. Burrows 3
Andrew Blanchard

I, Thomas Burnside - President Judge of the eleventh Judicial district in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Andrew Blanchard did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the Common Enemy; 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.
Th Burnside
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, } LUZERNE COUNTY, SS. }
I,
Andrew Beasanson
Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Luzerne aforesaid do certify and make known that Thomas Burnside Esqr. is, and was at the time of signing and taking the foregoing depositions and certifying the same, President Judge of the 11th Judicial district of the State of Pennsylvania, that the signature is his proper hand writing, and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and Seal of Office, at Wilkesbarre, in the County of Luzerne aforesaid, this twentieth day of April A D 1818
Andrew Beasanson Protho in " "

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss.
I David Scott President Judge of the Eleventh Judicial District of the State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Andrew Blanchard who makes the foregoing application is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
September 6. 1819
David Scott
State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss.
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Luzerne aforesaid do certify and make known that David Scott Esqr. is and was at the time of signing and taking the fore- going depositions and certifying the same President Judge of the 11 th Judicial district of the State of Pennsylvania that the signature is his proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are due to his acts as such In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and Seal of Office at Wilkes barre in the County of Luzerne aforesaid this 10 th day of September A. D. 1819
For Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary Harris Colt Deputy

To
Judge — Scott Town of Wilks Berry Logan County State of Pennsylvania

Southfield 15 th June 1819
I Hereby Certify that Andrew Blanchard the bearer Did Enlist into Cap t Stephen Kimbols Company in Col t Fannet Hitchcock's Regiment in the Continental Service in the Revolutionary War. at the time the Regiment was Encamped on prospect hill near Boston and Continued with the Reg t untill after the Retreat off Long Island untill the Reg t Crossed the North River into the Jersey when he was left Lame in the Hospital. perhaps one month or a little more before his time of Service Expired. as he was Enlisted for one year.
Israel Angell then Major of the Above Said Reg t
To all whom it may Concern

By virtue of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Clerk's Office Court of Common Pleas see -
I hereby certify, that at the Annual Session of the General Assembly, held at Newport on the first Wednesday of May last past, being the Annual Election of State Officers for the current year, Edmund T. Waldron Esq. of Gloucester in said County, and Daniel Greston of Foster in said County Esq. were elected Justices of the peace for their respective Towns for one year, and that they had been duly commissioned by the Secretary of State previous to the 10 th of June 1819.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my said Office at said Providence, this tenth day of July in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen -
Dexter Randall Clk

To the honorable District Judge War Department State of Pennsylvania County of Luzern
the inclosed is the Depation of Caleb Colgrove taken at the Request of Andrew Blanchard a Continental punchone and sealed up By me
Daniel Preston Justice of the peace
A. Blanchard

I Caleb Colgrove of Boston in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island of Lawfull age and engaged according to Law do testify and say that I was acquainted with Andrew Blanchard and in November AD 1775 he enlisted in the Continental Service under Capt Stephen Kimble in Capt Mitchell's Regiment and went to Boston and there served in said Kimble's Company for about fourteen months of the Detachment Belonging to the same Company Regiment and Brigade under General Green where was quartered at Boston from November untill the first of April went following then marched to New York and from that to Long Island and was in the Battle at Long Island and was continued together in the same Company untill the first of January AD 1777 and the Detachment further saith not Boston 14 th June AD 1819
Caleb Colgrove
Providence ss at Boston the 14 th Day of June AD 1819 then personally came Caleb Colgrove signor to the above Deposition and made solemn oath that the same was true in all its parts Before me
Daniel Dutton Justice peace
The foregoing was taken at the Request of Andrew Blanchard of Union in the County of Luzan and State of Pennsylvania a Continental gentleman.
I hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with the aforesaid Caleb Colgrove and that his word is to be depended upon for truth and veracity Witness Daniel Dutton Just peace

40 001
Revry
INVALID.
File No. 40,001
Andrew Blanchard
Li. New York
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Affidavit of Sequin Indreos

I Squire Andrews of Gloucester State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation of lawfull age and ingaged according to law do testafy and say that I was acquainted with Andr ew Blanchard formerly of Gloucester State of Rhode Island &c that he intisted under Capt. Stephen Kimbell of Scituate in said State in the Regiment of Col David Hitchcock in the Continental line that he with me served as a soldier in the same company & Regiment in the year 1776 Twelve Months. ————— Sq Squire Andrews
State of Rhode Island &c Providence ss at Gloucester June 15 th 1849 Personally came Squire Andrews the Subscriber and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above and within Affidavit before me Edmund T. Walbran Just P.

Wilkesbarre Sep 10
Free
J. C. Calhoun Esq of War Washington