Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 955, Abraham Bloom, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Bloom, Abraham Mary
R. 955
CONTENTS

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832—
State of New Jersey
County of Hunterdon
On this thirtieth
day of
March, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, personally appeared at her own house, in the township of Alexandria, in the said county of Hunterdon before me Benjamin Mumford, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, Mary Bloom widow of Abraham Bloom deceased, a resident of the township of Alexandria in the said county of Hunterdon aged seventy eight years on the third day of April last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following decla- ration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 for and on account of her late husband who was a soldier in the militia of New Jersey during the revolutionary war—
The said Abraham Bloom was born at the township of Alexandria in the county of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, in the month of August 1760, of which deponent has a record in his family bible, and which is now produced to the judge.
The said Abraham Bloom was living at the said township of Alex- andria when called into the service of his country; where he continued to live until the time of his death, which occurred on the twenty fourth day of May A.D. 1832—
The said Abraham Bloom was called into service by a draft in the militia, served his own drafts, and several times for his brothers, his father having four sons old enough to serve, and sending him frequently in their places and retaining the others at home because more useful to him on the farm, the oldest one being his plough boy, the next being a weaver and the third one sickly and ailing.
The said Abraham Bloom never received a discharge in writing that deponent knows of, nor has she ever heard him speak of one.
Deponent recollects frequently hearing said Abraham Bloom in his lifetime speak of his having frequently seen Generals Washington and Lee of the regular army while he was in the service. also Generals Moline and Dickin- son under whom he served—and Colonels Beavers, Boushee and Frelinghuysen also under whom he served.
Deponent knows of said Abraham Bloom being out two months in the militia, but from her great age and loss of memory cannot specify the months and years, further than that she thinks it was in the second year of the war. Deponent was then living with her uncle Conrad Nicholle in Somerset county New Jersey, and on the road from Alexandria to Elizabeth-town. The first month she recollects was in the fall of year while her uncle was making cider. said Bloom got a band of cider and the company took it with them to camp. The second month was towards spring of the winter following. said Bloom then called again to see her on his way to camp. in both these times, he was with his company on the way down, and at the end of the months he called to see deponent on his way home. she had been well acquainted with him before when they lived in the same neighborhood and close to each other.

Deponent has frequently during the war heard him speak of being out at different places, a month, and sometimes two months at a time. Recollects his speaking of his having been at Saramus, Paulus Hook, Bergen - Elizabeth town point - Monmouth & Trenton - New Brunswick & Amboy. recollects hearing him speak of serving under six different captains, and under some of them two months at a time before returning home. recollects distinctly hearing him during the war, and very frequently since say that he had served eleven months and a half; six months and a half as a private and five as an orderly sergeant. recollects hearing him say that he was three times very near losing his life when he was exchanging the guard as orderly sergeant, from their carelessness in not observing the scouts of the enemy so near them, each time as then -
The officers' names under whom he served were, captains Albert Updycke, Henry Gerlach or Kulick - Isaac Basset. Gearhart, Francis Lock, and Samuel Groendycke. recollects his telling her of his being under Captain Lock the day he was shot, and close by him - recollects his being said his company used Capt Lock to leave off his belts that crossed each other in front, and made a special march for the enemy, before they went into battle, but he refused to do so -
Deponent and the said Abraham Bloom were married on the 4th October 1780, and lived together until the 24th May 1832 when he died, leaving six children - who are all in low circumstances in life, and destitute herself -
Deponent is well acquainted with the Abraham W Smith and Abraham & Randolph  the said Abraham Bloom residing in her immediate neighborhood, and who were well acquainted with said Abraham Bloom deceased in his lifetime, and this deponent - who can testify to her character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. There is no clergyman residing in her neighborhood -
Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that the name of said Abraham Bloom is not on the pension roll or agency of any State that she knows of - and that the reason of her not applying in his lifetime was her continuing to be under the attend to it after the law passed -
in case of publication the date also before the
Mary H Bloom
Joseph D. Dudge

Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth S Randolph one of the surviving Children of Mary Bloom, deceased, hereby constitute and appoint Alexander Ray of Washington City my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of the said Mary Bloom late of the District for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or interest of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim, which Certificate is now made payable to Abraham B. Randolph for the benefit of the children of Mary Bloom, deceased, to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do here I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this sixteenth day of December A D 1852. Elizabeth S Randolph Signed & sealed in the presence of W. D. Sprague for herself & the other children.
State of New Jersey County of Warren ss. On this Sixteenth day of December A D 1852 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth S Randolph, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney, to be her act and deed, for the purpose therein mentioned.
In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
W. D. Sprague Justice of the Peace.

State of New Jersey
Warren County ss. I Simeon Cooke Clerk of the court of common Pleas in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Henry DeShazo before whom the foregoing paper was executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal, this Twenty first day of December A D 1852.
Simeon Cooke Clerk

Mary Bloom Wid. of Abraham N. J.
P.A. by Peter B. Bloom
Susp d . p 194 for proof & specification = "ton" 11
J. B. True Agent with his law

[POWER OF ATTORNEY.]
Know all men by these presents, That I Peter B. Bloom , of the County of Huntingdon , and State of New Jersey , for and in consideration of the sum of one
Dollar
do hereby make, constitute, and appoint, L. BLANCHARD TRUE, of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to examine all papers filed in any Department or Office of Government, upon which a Pension was granted to Mary Bloom or her heirs on account of the services of Abraham Bloom and to obtain, by all lawful means, any and all additional amounts that may be due from the United States to said Mary Bloom or her heirs , by virtue of said services, as Sergeant in the Company of Capt. Francis Locke in the Regiment of Col. McLaughlin and in the regular line of the forces of New Jersey
And for good and sufficient reasons I do hereby REVOKE and CANCEL any and all other Powers of Attorney and authority which I may at any former time have given to any person or persons for the above specified purposes; and I do hereby vest the same irrevocably in my said Attorney herein appointed, said L. Blanchard True.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of May , in the year A. D. 1854.
In presence of
William Egbert
Peter B. Bloom
STATE OF New Jersey COUNTY OF Huntingdon ss.
On this first day of May in the year A. D. 1854, personally appeared before me William Egbert one of the judges of the court of common pleas of said county duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments in and for the county aforesaid Peter B. Bloom the
subscriber to the above, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned; and made oath, in due form of law, that he was personally interested as one of the heirs of the said Mary Bloom in said claim. And I further certify that he is personally known to me to be the identical individual represented.
William Egbert J.P.

1888
E. M. Newman Phila Pa July 15/88
Col. Bowditch July 17/88 Phila

Philadel ca July 15- th /55-
Dear Sir
I am sorry that I have giving you so much trouble on account of not giving my Grand -father's name instead of my Uncle's Grandfather's name was Abram Bloom I don't recollect weather he had a mod- -dle name or not. He was enrolled Alexandria Troops like Hunterdon Co State of N.J. under Captain Sulick afterwards transferred to Capt J Lockhart Company was in the Battle of Elizabeth Town when Capt Lock fell He was in the Battle of Morris town the Regiment he was in commanded by Colonel Arlinghysen of Somerset County Greenendyke was his Major of Middlesex County State of N.J. He was in the Battle of Monmouth commanded by the same officers He was in service Eleven Months and a half when he was brought home sick. Proof of service has bin proven. His wife Mary Bloom has bin dead between nine and Ten Years
We hope you will be able to give some title on the affair
Yours
E. M. Winans
Ridge Avenue
1 door below Jefferson St

December 15, 1931
BA-J/MHHP:MLB
Miss Helen Leonard 3145 Mount Pleasant Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 955, based upon the military service of Abraham Bloom in the War of the Revolution.
Abraham Bloom was born in August, 1761, in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and resided there until his death on May 24, 1832.
He married October 8, 1780, Mary, born April 3, 1759, her maiden name not shown. During the Revolutionary War she was living with her uncle, Conrad Pickle, or Fickle (not plainly written) in Somerset County, New Jersey, on the road between Alexandria and Elizabethtown.
Soldier's widow, Mary, applied for pension August 30, 1837, at which time she was living in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and stated that the father of her husband, Abraham Bloom, had four sons old enough to serve in the Revolutionary War and that their services were more needed at home on the farm, so Abraham Bloom served often as a substitute for his father and brothers, but she did not give their names. It is also stated that Abraham Bloom served at various times early in the Revolution until its close, amounting to six and one half months as private and five months as orderly sergeant under Lieutenant Isaac Bassett, Captains Albert Updyke, Henry Gulick, Gearhart, Francis Locke, Samuel Crowendyke, Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Bonnell, Colonels Joseph Beavers and Frelinghuysen in the New Jersey troops, and was in the battles of Elizabethtown, Morristown and Monmouth.

Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of the alleged service of her husband, as was required by the pension laws. She died about 1845, exact date not given.
Abraham Bloom, the soldier, was survived by six children, all their names are not given; son, Peter B. Bloom, was living in Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in 1855; Mary F. Randolph, daughter of Mary Bloom, soldier's widow, are the only names of children that are given. Said Mary F. was living in Warren County, New Jersey, in 1852, and in that year one Abraham B. Randolph was referred to but it is not shown whether he was related to the family.
Soldier's grandson, E. M. Winar, or Winan, was living on Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1855.
A. B. Wambaugh, nephew of above named Peter B. Bloom, was a resident of Columbus, Ohio, about 1854.
Soldier's brother, Peter Bloom, who was born in October, 1757, was living in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in 1837, as shown in this pension claim (R. 955).
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

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Mary Bloom
New Jersey
Hon G D Wall 19 Sep 1837
" " 11 Mch 1838
" & Lilly " " 1835
Emmerson July 25 1855
95
July 4 1836
N. Jersey Mary Bloom
Letter to Hon. G. D. Wall
19 Sep. 1837
to same 16 March '38.
1836

Ex'r. 955 INVALID.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REPEATED
Mary Bloom P. O. _____
Service: _____ Printed list of 1852 Rejected and suspended Enlisted: _____, 18____ claims gives cause Discharged: _____, 18____ of suspension: "suspended for Application filed: _____, 18____ proof and speci- fication" Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____ P. O. _____
1931 - Dec. 15 - Had to move to New Haven - see New. P. 955 - (See New. P. 955 - New Haven)

19 Sept 1857
Q.C.

War Department Pension Office
Sept. 18. 1837
Sir The papers of Mary Bloom widow of Abraham Bloom have been examined and filed - The claimant states that her husband she was married in on the 8th of October 1780. Stephen Gano a witness deposed  says in this case, that in his affidavit that the claimant was married shortly after the if this witness is to be relied upon  Revolutionary war . Hence Mrs Bloom is not entitled to a pension under the provisions of the to the benefit of the  3 Section act of July 4
1830. But upon the application By the regulations of the Department requiring evidence of marriage  required evidence of marriage is required in every instance when it can be had, When such evidence cannot be had the testimony of a credible witness present on the occasion is received. But were there no other objection to this claim there is no  the want of specification in regard to the services and terms of service of the claimants husband would  as would afford the means of  present a satisfactory investigation
Dear General Scott

March 6 th .

Pension Office
March 6 1855
Sir
I have the honor to return the letter of Mr Bloom and to inform you that Mr True has not filed any additional evidence in the case of Mary Bloom of N.J. — There is no evidence either of birth or date of marriage on file.
Hon S Lilly Hqs R

Hon. G. D. Wall 10 th March 1838
OC

War Department Pension Office 16 March 1838
Sir The affidavits of Peter Bloom in the case of Mary Bloome in Chancery returned; The official character signature of the magistrate before whom the affidavit was sworn an affidavit to should be duly certified. In view of further investi- gation the duration of each term of actual service rendered by the claimants husband should be speci- fied by a credible witness as well as the period & the names of the officers.
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Hon Genl D. Wall Senate U.S.

Mary Bloom et I m
Rev. J. H. Foster Chng Club Center Pres Present
Jan 6 - 53 R...

Washington
Jan. 4 th 1853.
Gen d Johnson
Chief Clerk. Pension Office
Sir
I herewith enclose you, a power of attorney in the case of Mary Bloom (de d . late an applicant from New Jersey). for a pension under act. July. 4. or July 8.
and respectfully request, to be allowed to make an examination of the papers on file in the case
I remain your
most Respectfully
Alex. Ray

Senate Chamber Sept 16 1877
Sir
I enclose the application of Mary Bloom for a pension, and request your consideration of it. Please to enclose to me, the result of the action of your dept. on it
I have the honor to be Sir
With great respect
Yr ob't serv.
Garret D. Mace
H. Edwards, Commr. of Pensions

Great Mass
27
May 1860
Henry Clay
J. L. Edwards Esq
Compt. of the Exchequer
Hon. G. D. McCall Senate U.S.
Benjamin Russell

Senate Chamber March 5 1838
Sir
I have the honor to send you the inclosed affidavit to prove the marriage of Abm & Mary Bloom.
I beg leave to call your attention to that case - and the favor of just transmitting your determination to me.
Yr resp y
Garrett D. Mace

Winnipeg
July 25, 1855

Pension Office
July 25 1855
Sir
1836 Mary Bloom widow of Abram of New Jersey made application for pension many years ago, but her claim was disallowed because she failed to prove by any kind of testimony that he rendered as much as six months service, The case can only be allowed upon the production of Record evidence of service to be procured from the Office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey or the testimony of witnesses who can show how long he served, If you the parties interested desire you to prosecute the case they must make you a Power of Attorney authorizing you to do so,
Edl Winans Esq Avenue Ridge Door below Jefferson St Philadelphia Pa

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Application of Mary Bloom for a Pension ~
Henry G. D. Wall Senate US

State of New Jersey
Hunterdon County ss. Before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county on the seventeenth day of May June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared Stephen Gano of said county aged seventy seven years in the month of November last, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he was well acquainted with Abraham Bloom late of the township of Alexandria in said county deceased, from the time of his being a young man until his death - and his wife now his widow of said township during said time - that he recollects distinctly serving with said Bloom one month in the militia of New Jersey, and part of another month. That deponent and said Bloom were drafted and served together a month, in the year 1778 - under Lieutenant Isaac Rapett and no other officers recollects - They went out in the month of May, and after serving one full month returned home together where at Gorton in Hunterdon County they served as a guard and that there was no higher officer there - returned home in June -
Almost as soon as they returned home they were both called out again, and were out two weeks or a little more at the battle of Monmouth - under Captain Henry Gatchell Colonel Joseph Beavers and Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Gannett recollects picking cherries from the trees on their way home -
Deponent knows that Mary Bloom and the said Abraham Bloom were married shortly after the revolutionary war, and lived together as man and wife, (with the exception of a few weeks) in said township until the death of said Abraham Bloom eight or ten years since -
Stephen Gano
Sworn to subscribed the date above.
before me
Samuel Cooley Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss. I Samuel Cooley — a justice of the peace residing in the township of Alexandria in said county certify that I am well acquainted with Stephen Gano G. who has made the foregoing affidavit before me: That he is a man of considerable property, and of undoubted veracity, and that full faith and credit are due to his statements in so doing. Given under my hand the ————— Seventeenth day of May June A.D. 1837.
Samuel Cooley Justice of the Peace.
State of New Jersey Hunterdon County ss. I Isaac G. Farlee Clerk of the Court of Common- Pleas of the County of Hunterdon in said state certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before Benjamin Egbert Esq. one of the judges of said court in the matter of the ap- plication of Mary Bloom widow of Abraham Bloom deceased for a pension. I further certify that the signatures of Benjamin Egbert are his own proper hand writing, that he then was and state is a judge of said court — also that the signatures of Samuel Cooley and Wm. A. Buff, are their genuine signatures and that at the time of taking said affidavits as certificates that they were and still are justices of the Peace in and for said County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office this day of September A.D. 1837. Isaac G. Farlee Clk's

State of New Jersey,
Hudson County ss. Before me, one of the justices of the Peace in and for said county on the Thirteenth day of May A.D. 1837, personally affirmed Peter Bloom of said county, aged seventy nine years in the month of October last, who being duly sworn according to law, saith that he was well acquainted with Abraham Bloom late of the township of Alexandria in said county deceased, during the revolutionary war and until his death. That deponent and said Abraham Bloom were brothers. That he knows that said Abraham Bloom served in the militia of New Jersey, during the revolutionary war as a pri- vate one month at Paramus in the County of Bergen in 1777 the month dont recollect, but it was after planting time and just before harvest, as he recollects the soldiers coming through the grain fields. - I know that he went out very frequently as a militia man during the whole war, but how often cant recollect. - knows that he or their father and himself were out all the time the militia were out; and that Abraham was out oftener than either for he loved to be out more than to be at home. - dont know that there is any other person living, but Stephen Gano who knows of his service - during the month deponent and said Abraham Bloom were at Paramus they served under Captain Groendycke in Colonel Frelinghuysens regiment - dont recollect name of other officers. - knows that

They served a full month, as that it was a few days over a month before they got home.
Deponent is also well acquainted with his widow ever since she was a young woman widow, - that they were married soon after the revolutionary war - deponent was present at the wedding - and that they lived together as man and wife until the time of his death which occurred several years since -
Sworn and subscribed the date above before me Thos. A. Miller J.P.
Robert Bloom
Justice of the Peace etc.
State of New Jersey
Munroe County ss I William A. Hurd - a Justice of the Peace in and for said county certify that Robert Bloom the above deponent, is a man of veracity, appears to be of the age he represents himself to be, and that full faith and credit may be placed in his statements made on oath -
Witness my hand the date above
Thos. A. Miller J.P.
Justice of the Peace etc.

Bloombury March 1 st 1855
Dear Sir I have been trying to get a petition allowed for the estate three years that was filed in the office since eighteen hundred and thirty eight and it has been delayed by employing a man by the name of J. B. True as my Attorney and have got all the proof that he said was wanting but I can not find out the reason that this is delayed so long I had a paper by the name of A. B. Wombaugh from Columbus Ohio a lawyer that had an interview with you in December and he writes that he found no papers to the power of attorney in the office I would be very thankful if you would please to get time to present the papers to you and send me a few lines what is a wanting yet and I will try and get all if I can The time of service was proven and sent to Washington when Edwards was Clerk and the reason that he said in his letter to me that it was not allowed was in the marriage of my mother but that has been altered since that time she was married to my father on the eighth day of October seventeen hundred and eighty Send me a few lines concerning this business soon if you please I remain yours truly Peter B. Bloom

We Abraham W Smith residing in the village of Bloombury, county of Warren New Jersey distant one mile of said deponent and Abraham F Randolph residing in Oxford in said county
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mary Bloom widow of Abraham Bloom died, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - and that we believe her to be seventy eight years of age - That we were well acquainted with the said Abraham Bloom died in his lifetime and believe that he was of the age his said widow at present, knew him when he died - That he was respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn to subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Benj. England Judge
Abraham W Smith Abraham F Randolph
And I the said Benj. England Judge Judge as aforesaid, do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter; and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the said Abraham Bloom died, was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as his and under state - And I further certify that Abraham W Smith who has signed the preceding certificate is a citizen resident, in the said township of Hopewell and that Abraham F Randolph who also signed the same is resident in the said township of Oxford and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to full faith and credit - And I further certify that said Mary Bloom the said Appli- cant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court -
Witness my hand, the day and year first above written - Benj. England Judge