Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9819, David Blowers, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Blowers, David
89819
bearded
CONTENTS

Albany 31,810
David Blowers
of Otsego Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Hodges of the reg't. commanded by Col Van Wart in the N.Y. militia time for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d day of Dec r . 1840 and sent to Joseph Clark, Esq. Albany
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1840 190.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar '41 10.00
$ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Clerk
Book E. 2 Vol. 4. Page 7

David Blowers
18175
The returns in this Application to be sent to James C Walworth of Burlington Otsego County, N York

Declaration in order to affirm the truth of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 State of New York Otsego County ss.
On this 21st day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared before James C. Haworth Esquire one of the Judges of Otsego Common Pleas David Bowers a resident of the town of Exeter in the County of Otsego aforesaid aged 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath maketh the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he was born in year 1758 in the town of Hooer in the County of Dutchess and State of New York and has a record of his age now in his possession. That he first entered the service of the United States in the year 1775 at the town of Hooer in the then county of Ulster now County of Penseylvania and State of New York volunteer in the fall of the year into Captain Samuel Hodges Company and Col. of New York Regiment of New York State Militia was mustered and marched to Fort Edward on the Hudson River near Lake George and there left Garrison at that Fort under the command of General Phillips Schuyler for the town of one mouth and was discharged by General Schuyler virtually

and then returned home to the town of Housick aforesaid And then again in the same year and same fall he again volunteered under the same Captain Samuel Hodge at Housick aforesaid and was marched to Fort Edward again under the same Officers stayed there 4 or 5 days was then marched to P'keepsie in Dutchess County 14 miles west of Fort Edward and there kept guard to keep off the Indians and after the term of 5 weeks more and then was discharged by Captain Samuel Hodge re-halts and returned home to Housick aforesaid was out this time six weeks more
And then again in the year 1776 at the town of Housick aforesaid sometime in the month of June or July he was detached in the Militia in the of Captain Elijah Russell company Joseph Gifford his Lieutenant and in company John Van Brussel Regiments of State militia and was marched to Fort Edward aforesaid and there did Garrison duty about a month under the command of General
1 Month Ten Brocks of the Militia and was then discharged and returned home to Housick aforesaid And then again the same year sometime was detached under the same Captain Russell company and same other Officers and was marched back again to Fort Edward aforesaid and there stayed and did duty for another month 1 month and then returned home again and then again the same year late in the fall volunteered in the company of

captain Russell and went to Fort Edward again and staid 4 or 5 weeks and was then discharged in the winter and returned home to Hoesick aforesaid said —
1 mo 1 1/2 And then again in the year 1777 in the month of June or July volunteered in the New York state Militia at Hoesick aforesaid in captain Joseph Gifford's Company and Col. Van Rensselaer's Regiment and was marched to Fort Edward aforesaid and retreated down the River under General Schuyler before Burgoyne's Army to Fort Miller and Saratoga and was discharged after about 6 weeks service and got home about the first part of August to Hoesick aforesaid and then again was called out with all of the Regiment under the same captain Gifford and was in the Battle of Benning- ton under General John Stark and was taken prisoner by the enemy in that engagement and retaken by our Army the same day at the defeat of the enemy and was then marched to Saratoga and continued in the Army under Generals Gates and Arnold until after the surrender of General Burgoyne in October and was then discharged at Saratoga by General Gates verbally after about ten weeks hard service and then returned home to the town of Hoesick aforesaid

16 And then again in the spring of the year of 1778 he volunteered in the company of Captain John Palmer of New York Militia and marched to Fruits Mills on the Housatonic River in town of Shaghticote and County of Rensselaer and there saved and prevented the said Mills from being burned by the Indians and Tories and one of the sergeants 1 st belonging to the camp was killed by and scalped by the Indians when a scouting party while he was in this service near this Post at this time he served one month and was then discharged by Captain Palmer verbally and then returned home to Housatonic aforesaid
And then again in the year 1780 about the first of June he was at the town of Housatonic volunteered in the company of Captain Edward Wells and Col. Marmaduke's Regiment of the Militia and was marched marched to Fort Edward aforesaid and there was served three months and then was discharged at Fort Edward and returned home to Housatonic
2 nd And then again in the year 1781 about the month of June he volunteered in the company of the same Captain Wells of the Militia for the term of two months and left on this term at Fort Edward and Fort Ann and then returned home to the town of Housatonic aforesaid

and that he never received any written discharge from any Officer and that he estimates his services during the war at not less than 15½ months and that he knows of no Documentary Evidence nor of no living Witness to prove his services by
And since the war he has lived in the town of Hossick in the state of New York in the town of Arlington in the state of Vermont and in the county of Genesee and in the county of Otsego in the county of state of New York and that he now resides in the town of Exeter in Otsego county and has for 3 years past and from his bodily infirmities that he is unable to attend the courts
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and hereby declares that his name is not on the Pension Rolls of the Agency of any state
Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me James C. Manders the a Esquire of Otsego county courts
David Blount

16 We Frederick Pope and James Austin. Both the residents of the town of Exeter in the county of Otsego and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Blowers and who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and that we concur in that opinion and that from his bodily infirmities that he is unable to attend the court of Frederick Pope Subscribed and sworn James Austin this 6th day of October 1832 Before me James C Mansfield a Judge of Otsego County Courts
Otsego County ss. And I the Judges mentioned in the above Declaration do hereby certify and declare his opinion after a full and negation of the matter and after putting

all of the interrogatories prescribed by the near Department that the above Affidavit Was a Revolutionary Soldier and did serve as her states And the said Judge further and declares his opinion that it appears to him that Individuals Pape and James Austin who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and are entitled to full credit and belief in their statements and that they are both residents of the of Exeter in the said County and the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him that the said Affidavit from Bodily informants is unable to attend the courts Dated Otsego County October 8th 1832
James C. Walworth Judge of Otsego Court of Common Pleas
State of New York Otsego County } ss. I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do certify that James C. Walworth before whom the preceding affidavits purports to have been sworn to on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County further that I am acquainted with his hand writing sincerely believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits is his own proper hand writing & signature Witness my hand & seal of Office the 11 th day of Oct r 1832 Horace Lathrop By Mrs. H. C. Gay Dept y

State New York Owego County
David Blowers of the town of Peter and County aforesaid being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that since since the 10th day of July last past he has traveled as much as a hundred miles in searching for witnesses witnesses living witnesses that he has been in the County of Bennington in State of Vermont in 5 different towns in that County into the County Washington N.Y. & the County Rensselaer N.Y. in a searching to find some living witness or some of his old companions in the Service but it appears that he is almost the only surviving one that there is left alive that he has not been able on diligent search and enquiry to be find or hear of any except Anthony Duran (now deceased) Hoosick who as affidavit has been sent to the Pension Office And Ephraim Blowers of the town of Arlington who as affidavit he has also procured and further that he has no expectation that he shall be able to find any other living witnesses and that he is an old and infirm (and unable to travel but a few miles in a day) that he is very poor but that his health has improved within the last two years or he never could have gone in search of witnesses and further saith not
Subscribed and sworn to this 3rd day of October 1834 before me Garnett . Wardworth a Judge of Otsego County Courts
David Blowers

You will please to notice that this Affidavit is taken before Sam Jones that testified that Original Declaration - then that it is to be attached to

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David Blowers Otsego co N.Y.
C. i. m.
Col Van Woert Capt Hodges }
Admitted
Private 6 months
Joseph Clarke Esq. Senator of New York
Attorney James M. Smith James M. Smith

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Blowers, Otsego co N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteer 1775 1 12 Private Capt Hodges Col Van Kort to Fort Edward 74 Albany tradition   1776 1 Capt Moseel Col Van Rensselaer to Fort Edward   4 or 5 weeks same officers same officers   Volunteer 1777 April 11 12 Capt Gifford Col Van Rensselaer Fort Edward to Fort Miller   do April 2 10 Capt Palmer Gen. Stark Bennington Saratoga   do 1 Capt Walls Col Warner Fort Edward to Hoosick   do 1780 3  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
The alleged service in the state where claimant has always resided is no doubt susceptible of proof & claimants are required to produce the best evidence in their power -

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Service. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person:

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [d] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
J. B. 32-270 D.

Inverness Declaration State of New York Otsego County ss.
On this tenth day of Janu- 1833 personally appeared before me James B Waterworth Esq one of the Judges of the Court of common Pleas of the said county of Otsego David Blower who being duly sworn according to law Deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot so swear positively to all of his services (with the particulars relating to them) but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades for the term One year and three Months and fifteen days & served as a private in the New York State Militia in the years 1775 - 1776 - 1777 - 1778 1780 and 1781 and that he always volunteered or enlisted that he always considered himself drafted in the defence of his country - and for such Service I claim pension. And that all the above mentioned time that he so served he was either in Garrison or in the field and that he was not any of this time engaged in any civil pursuit and that he never served as a substitute for any other person and the reason that he did not procure the Certificate of a clergyman is that there is no one living near him or in many miles of him that was at all acquainted with and that the Hon. Wm G Angel member of Congress Jeremiah Pope Esq late Justices of the Peace and James L

Austin are his Neighbours and can testify to his general character for truth and their belief of his services and that he some bodily infirmities is unable to get ten miles from home and never expects to be and further that he is extremely impoverished and poor and that he now resides more than one hundred miles from where he resided during the war ordinarily of his services and has not been able to procure any living returns and is wholly unable to look up any from bodily infirmities and extreme poverty.
Subscribed and sworn to this day and year aforesaid
Before me
David Blowers
James C. Wainwright a Judge of Chicago County Courts

The Commissioner will please to notice that this amendment was made before the same reached the hands of the Original Distributors was made before

Rowan
9819
INVALID.
File No. 9819
David Blower
Phil. Rev. unv
Act: June 7th 1852.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 35
[Arrangement of 1870.]

David Blower
Amherst Oct 6th 33
Three
Ann P. & E. Cheaney
Office of the Sheriff
Washington -

Burlington Oct 5 th 1834 Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir I wish to have the enclosed Abstract attached to the cause of David Beard now on file in your Office under the Act of Congress June 7 1832 you will understand this to be relative to David Beard of Peter Onaga County N.Y. I wish you to the give his claims after examination perhaps that evidence will be conclusive
I am your obedient Servant &c. J. C. Mansfield

Face Nov 16. 1840
Mr
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David
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James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th day of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  1779 Oct o 7 27341 David Blount Gri —1— —11— 7—   (scribble) (scribble) (scribble) (scribble) (scribble) (scribble) 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, November 12 1840.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 6 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
First—under Capt. Nath l D. Gurnee Lt. Col. John Van Rensalaer Regiment. Second, " " " " " " Third, " " " " " " Fourth, " " " " " " Fifth, " " " " " " Sixth, " " " " " " Seventh, " " " " " " Eighth, " " " " " "
M. W. Ordway Dep. Comptroller

Albany March 14th 1840
James L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I recd a note last summer from you referring me to the records in the Compt's office at this place for some further proof of success of David Blaser. I called soon after at the Compt's office but the young man having the charge of these papers informed me it would be some time before he could make a proper search. I have waited until recently I called & spent one day in aiding him in searching. He found the inclosed which is proof that he was in the service at least & I hope it will be satisfactory to give credit to his declaration. This is but little part of the records to be found as I am informed by an old gentleman at the office who has been familiar with the records for many years says but a small part of what was when he was first called to examine them. He further informs me that there is records in one case where the sum is known to be 8 months & no proof by the records of last year friends said Blaser is an aged infirm man & I am confident an honest man & hope that he may be allowed something to aid him in the few remaining days, allowed him to clear his earthly concern he says he cannot recollect any one that he won for his services by except those already paid & they may probably be dead as but very few are remaining & this of course must settle his case. Please send a certificate if possible to me at this place as an exhibit in support as a count for the commission of Enrons.
Direct J Plonk Senate
Albany N York
Very Respectfully Yours
Joseph Clark
Blaser is a resident of Orange County & his papers first made by Judge G. Walworth of that place probably in 1832 or 3

David Brown Arlington Penn
Nov 3 Burlington Oct 29th
Three
Rev. H. J. J. Colwell Town of Seneca Washington

Burlington Oct 30 1834
J. S. Edwards Esq.
By your letter of the 18th instant it appears that in regard to the Claim of David Blowers that there is but 6 months service actually proven of the times set forth in his declaration. Owing to his extreme poverty and bodily infirmity he is unable to obtain any more proof than what is before you at present and he therefore relinquishes all claim except the 6 months for the reasons above mentioned and requests you to send him a certificate for the 6 months that are proven satisfactory to you as set forth in your letter above referred to. Van Stoll in your letter that there are many survivors of Corpse under Van Nort & Van Rensalier but his bodily state is such that he is not able to look them up in person and he has not the means of procuring others to do it for him and therefore is under the necessity of accepting a pension for the 6 months only. You will therefore place him on for the 6 months that are proven -
Yours with all Due Respect -
James C. Waldo Esq.

16,175 New York Rev. =
David Blower Suspended
See letter to
James G. Walworth
7 Oct r 1833
Do to do 12 June 1834 do do 13 Oct r " do do 15 Nov " to J. Clark 24 June 1840 to same 17 Nov. 1840 to same 24. " "
Act 7. June 1833

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David Blount
Act. June 7. 1832
Col Van Woert } New York Capt Hough } Militia
Admitted Private 6 months $20-
Joseph Clarke Esq. Senate of New York Albany

Nov 23. 1840
Miss
Mrs. L. S. [Signature]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Albany Nov 20 th 1840 -- Dear Sir --
Yours of the 17 th is just received - which informs me that David Blower made no declaration of services rendered under Capt DeGarmo - I know not what his declaration was or when he served but one thing is evident that he is the identical person who rendered that service I have searched nearly all the records in the compt office & do not find but three persons of the name Blower - The same is true in this country I learn further that much of the proof and records of services of Revolutionary soldiers is in the hands of individuals, if you will give me the time and place & appear he says he served under I may be able to find documentary evidence Mr Yates of Schenectady informs me he has records not in the compt office but unless he has particulars it will be tedious to find what is required if he has it, Blower is an aged man and cannot give particulars, but is an honest old man and no doubt in my mind is entitled to a pension -
J. L. Edwards Esq.
with great respect Yours & Joseph Clark

Dec 1. 1840
NY.
Adolphus Daw. Blavers,
James I. Smith's Esqr. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Hoony - December 28 th 1840
Dear Sir
Yours of the 24 th instant was duly recd giving the alleged services of David Blooms by which it appears he served two months and twelve days in 1775 - Three months in 76 - Six months in 1777 - up to this time as you will see there is no records of services in our Comptrollers office he further declares he served three months in 1780 and two months in 1781 under Captain Wells you will see by the Comptrollers Certificate that there is no records of Capt Wells service after 10 th Oct 1779 yet there is no doubt in my mind of his service after that time the Comptroller says on searching for the Rolls of Capt Palmer said to have been a captain in the War of the Revolution no such Rolls were he found no the the records of this office afford evidence of any Revolutionary service prior to the year 1779 - so that no records could be found for any of his alleged services except the last four months - to show that there is but little reliance on the Records I have searched in person all the records in the Secretarys office & cannot find the name of Capt Wells any where yet there is records in the Comptrollers office that he and his men were paid for services on the 10 th of October 1779 - I found in the Secretarys office that there was two Capt Palmers commissioned in March & September which was the district in which Blooms resided one was new in Oct 20 - 1775 and the other Capt Palmer February 20 th 1776 so that I should think there would be no doubt of their military services at the time stated yet there is no record of it the records are so imperfect that it appears to me that had very little reliance can be placed in them except where there is a declaration of services in which the records can be found and the applicant must

not this Deborah informs me that his witnesses were Anthony Guydom of Sherac who is now dead and Ephraim Blower of Hington Vermont who he thought was living I have written him but can get no tidings from him and presume he is dead finally this is but very few remaining & they mostly so aged & infirm that but little information can be obtained if Mr Blowers is intitled to but part of his alayd services under the rules established I hope it will be granted - you see that no records can be found of any sum of money up to the time of his being 11 months and twelve days and the last five months - look to me invariable but it is almost impossible to produce Military services in any case at this time when there is no records - I merely hope & trust something will be allowed him he is a man of character but poor & infirm & a little relief would be thankfully received and in my opinion properly applied
I am respectfully your obedient Servt. Joseph Clark
Please send as before J. Clark Genl Albany

State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany Nov 28. 1840
I certify that on searching the records of this office for evidence of the Revolutionary services of David Blowers under Capt Wells in the year 1781 I found none, nor does the name of Capt Wells appear on such records after the 10 th Octo r 1779. At the date last mentioned the accounts of Capt Wells and his company were audited and certificates issued for their pay but the name of David Blowers does not appear as one of them; and further that on searching for the rolls of Capt Palmer said to have been a captain in the war of the Revolution, no such rolls can be found, nor do the records of this office afford evidence of any revolutionary services performed prior to the year 1777.
M. H. Judson Dep Compt.

L. L. Edwards Esq.

Burlington Allego County N.Y. J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir I send you enclosed Anthony Vaw Suranns Affidavits proving the services of David Blooters I wish to have it attached to his papers now on file in your office I think it is the best and only evidence that he will ever be able to produce I wish you to give his papers further exam- ination
Sir I wish to call your attention to the claims of John Wait his claims was last fall suspended and placed on file and about 4 months since I sent you the certification of the Hon. C. D. Bangs Secretary of State Mass. That his name was found on the rolls of that state then in his office
I am Sir your Obedt Servant &c.
J. C. Waldo Jr

Dear Friend
June 13. 1840
Mr James L. Richards Commissioner of Customs New York City

New York June 9th 1840
Dear Sir
I was called on a short time past while at my residence in Madison County to ask information respecting the case of David Blowers who was an applicant for a pension for Revolutionary service Judge Walworth of Otsego Co. N.Y. made his papers and it is reported that a decision was given in his favor for a small pension but afterwards laid by & I believe Judge Walworth is gone and no one here to give information I find his acquaintance one decidedly of the belief he is entitled to a pension I would therefore request you to reconsider his case and give the return of it I do not know whether he has any additional proof but he seems to think there has been some mistake & that he should have had his pension I believe the application was made in 1832
His witnesses I understand was
Epiphanius Blowers & Anthony Snyder
Please direct J. Clark Senate office { New York City }
Respectfully Yours J. Clark
Wm J. L. Edwards

Rensselaer County ss. — by Town of Hoosick —
I Anthony Van Sandam — of the Town of Hoosick aforesaid being duly sworn before me Joseph one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Rensselaer — depose and say — that I am personally acquainted with David Blows of the town of Efton — County of Otsego — that I was in the revolutionary Service for thirteen months — and that I am knowing and recollect distinctly that the above mentioned David Blows was part of the time with me in the Service about the year 1778 at Fort Edward — for three weeks and one day — that the Militia were called out alternately for two or more years — deponent does not recollect of seeing the said David Blows at any other time in the Service but heard of it frequently at that time — We served under Gen. Dick the  the Col. John Van Rensselaer — and Capt. Thomas Brown and further this deponent saith not — Dated Hoosick to — Feby. 10 th 1834 — In presence of John T. Sweet Anthony his X Van Sandam Mark
Subscribed and sworn this 10 th February 1834 before me Joseph Justice of the peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Anthony Van Sandam the above deponent that he is a credible person and entitled to full credit
John T. Sweet Joseph Justice of the peace

State of New York Rensselaer County
ss: I Henry R. Bristol clerk of the said County do certify that John Jay Vile Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of taking the same one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Rensselaer - also that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his signature to said affidavit be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 15. th day of February 1834
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

I Ephraim Blowers, of Arlington, in the county of Bennington, and state of Vermont, of lawful age, namely 70 years of age, testify and say that I have been acquainted with David Blowers since my earliest years, we were brought up from childhood in the same neighborhood—I knew the said David in the year '77 and previously. I remember that sometime in the year 1776, I think it was, that said David Blowers that went out as a soldier in an alarm, in a company commanded by Capt. Joseph Gifford, but I am not able to say how long he was out in service, I remember his going out and his returning, and believe him to have been in service four weeks or perhaps more. I then understood that said David was at, or in the vicinity of Fort Edwards— I further remember, that at another alarm, the said David and my brother William went into service in a company commanded by Capt. Hodges, but I cannot bring to recollection whether it was in the year 1776 or not, but I believe it was on a four weeks tour. I further testify that I have always understood and believed that said David Blowers, was a soldier in the battle of Bennington so called.
his Ephraim  Blowers mark
Subscribed by said Ephraim Blowers in my presence — Jacob Pool
State of Vermont } Bennington County } ss
Bennington, Sept. 22, A. D. 1834.
Personally appeared Ephraim Blowers, who made his mark to the foregoing deposition, in my presence, and made solemn oath that according to his best knowledge, recollection, and belief the facts therein stated are true — Before me —
Osamus C. Merrill, Justice of the Peace.

I certify that Ephraim Blowers, aforesaid, is a credible person and witness. -
O. C. Merrill, Justice of the Peace. -

State of Vermont.
I Henry Robinson Clerk of Bennington County Court, hereby Certify that Osborn C. Merrill Esq d whose Signature appears to the foregoing Deposition, is a justice of peace in & for the County of Bennington aforesaid duly qua- lified by Law to act as such, & that his Signature is genuine ~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of our said Court at Bennington this 22 nd day of September. A.D. 1834 ~
Henry Robinson