Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 2370-100, Timothy Blake, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Blake, Timothy
B.L.W. 2370-100.
CONTENTS

State of Maine County of Waldo
January 18 th 1845
I Moses Blake of lawful age on oath declare that I believe and have good reason to believe that my Father Timothy Blake entered the service of the United States as a private and served in the Regiment commanded by Brooks, — of the Massachusetts line and was honorably discharged at the close of the war in the year 1783 I farther declare that I believe and have good reason to believe my Father never received a warrant for Bounty Lands for his services from the United States nor do I believe he ever assigned or transferred his claim in any manner whatsoever; Know all men by these presents that I Moses Blake aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Joshua Sinclair to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Land Warrant for the quantity of Land due my said Father for his services as above, and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest B S Foster
Moses Blake
I Francis Robman aged seventy years do upon oath declare that I was long acquainted with Timothy Blake Father to Moses Blake who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and farther I do believe his Father served in the United States service as a during War Soldier and was entitled to Land as declared.
Francis Robman
Before Me B S Foster Justice of the Peace personally appeared the above named Moses Blake and subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney therein to be his free act and deed and likewise personally appeared Francis Robman who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed this Eighth day of Jan 1845 B S Foster Justice of the Peace

State of Maine
Waldo Co
I William H. Durnee Clerk of the Judicial Courts within & for said County certify that the within named B. D. Foster is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the within disposition purporting to be his is genuine — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court this 22 day of February A. D. 1845.
W. H. Durnee Clerk
Moses Blake

I George Gay of Linnehusen Waldo County aged eighty three and do hereby testify and say that I am well acquainted with Moses Blake and was also acquainted with Timothy Blake and know that Moses Blake is the son of Timothy and know that Timothy enlisted into the Revolution and never returned home, as I have been informed by a soldier who was in the service with said Blake, who is now dead, that said Blake died in the west part of New York
In his X Gay mark
State of Maine
Waldo S.S. May 1 - 1845
Personally appeared the above named George Gay who is well known to me and made oath to the above statement by him subscribed
Before me
Justice of Peace

Bangor February 27. 1845
Sir
I enclose to you the proof of kinship and Declaration of Moses Blake the only surviving heir of Timothy Blake a Second Revolution Soldier claiming the right of hand due his father from the United States who served in Brooks 7 th Regiment Massachusetts Line please forward the warrant for location as the act of congress provides
I am Sir very Respectfully your Obedient Servant Joshua Sinclair
Bangor
Maine
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Timothy Blake
No. 2370
Joshua Sinclair
Belfast Maine

...the testimony of Francis Redman who was born in 1795 and therefore but a child during the time of the Revolution. Does not the original Baptismal record as shown to the Rev. S. and a child of Timothy Blake, - holding the Chap 10 line, and that further and more reliable evidence must be admitted.
Joshua Sinclair April 7 th 1845
Rec d March 6 th 1845

Recd June 30 th 1845
May 19. 1845.
Ada & Tes case
Mrs Blake
Mr Jordan
Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington city
Dal
Abraham Lincoln

I hereby certify, That I D. S. Lester Justice of the Peace, took the deposition of Francis Redman as evidence for the claim of Mary Blake and have made a thorough investigation in relation to the age of Mr Redman and find his age to be Eighty seven in stead of seventy
I presume it was a mistake of mine and cannot account for it any other way as that Mr Redman says that he is positive that he told me at the time I took his dep n that his age was eighty seven
D. S. Lester May 1 st 1843
Yours Respectfully D. S. Lester To Joshua Sinclair Esq Bangor
Bangor May 8 th 1844
Sir
in answer to your letter of April 9 th 1844 There was a mistake in the age of Mr Francis Redman as the justice of Peace has informed me as you see by his letter as above
There is no doubt about the statements of Mr Redman and he has been acquainted with Mary Blake ever since his father Timothy went into the Revolution war
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Respectfully your obedient Joshua Sinclair Bangor Me

Barnes May 8 1842
Sir
I enclose to you The Deposition of Mr Gay an Old Neighbour of Mr Blake and a man whom may be full Confidence in his Statement hoping This evidence will be satisfactory & Mr Blake is very poor and not able to pay any thing for looking for any more evidence
Respectfully your obed Servt John Sinclair
Barnes me
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner
Washington City
De

State of Maine County of Waldo Probate office Feb 22... 1845
I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Moses Blake is the son and only heir at law in fee to Timothy Blake deceased who was a revolutionary soldier in books 3 & 7 Reg. of the Massachusetts line
Given under my hand and seal of office this 22 day of February 1845
Jon a Thayer Judge of Probate
State of Maine Waldo S.S. Probate Office Belfast Feb 22 " 1845
I do hereby certify that Jonathan Thayer Esq. is sole Judge of Probate within and for the County of Waldo and State of Maine and that the signature of said Judge is genuine and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of said court
Charles Palmer
{ Registered of Probate County of Waldo