Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12233, Thaddeus Blood, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Blood, Thaddeus
S. 12233
carded
CONTENTS

3646
Massachusetts
Thaddeus Blood
Resided in the State of Mass who was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col. Whitney in the Mass line for [blank] Lieut 12 " Ensign 15 " 5th Regt 15 " 8th
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 229 Dollars 16 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Dec 1832 and Lieut Fiske to Cambridge Mass
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $343.74 Semi-annual allowance ending 21 Mar 33 114.58
458.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Blair Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 95

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss.
On this Eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Honourable Judge of the Court of Probate, in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, now sitting, Phaedrus Wood a resident of Concord in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy seven 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, A. D. 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
June 1776 I enlisted into a Company of Militia, commanded by Capt. Alpheus Brown in a Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Whitney & marched from Concord to Boston & was stationed at Winterset & Hull & served six months; during the time I was stationed at Hull we decoyed a Brig & Schooner belonging to the British & took Col Campbell & about two hundred Highlanders prisoners; -
Soon after the expiration of said six months, to wit about the tenth of December 1776 I enlisted into a Company of Militia commanded by Col. John Brown in a Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Walke, & marched from Concord to Providence & thence to Hartford & from there to Danbury & thence to Farmington & thence to Kingsbridge where we were cannonaded by the British & thence to White Plains, & from thence to Red Bank, & thence to Morris town in the neighbourhood of the headquarters of Genl Washington & from thence to Woodbury & were there dismissed, having served three months; -
In the month of July 1777. I enlisted into a Company of Militia Infantry commanded by Capt. Alpheus Brown in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Brown & received a Sergeant's warrant from said Brown bearing date December 30 1777, which warrant is produced in Court. I marched from Concord to Providence & thence to North Kingstown & was stationed; & thence to Scituate we made an attempt to take Newport then in possession of the British, but failed; - we then returned to North Kingstown; - at point of battle we attacked the British Sloop & the Cyron of 36 guns, & they surrendered to us; & then we returned to North Kingstown, & were there dismissed, having served at this period five months & a half. - I served as orderly Sergeant during the whole time; but the warrant was not delivered to me till about the time I was dismissed.
On the thirty first day of December 1777. I received a Commission as Ensign of the Company commanded by Nathan Smith in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Jacob, from the Major Part of the County of Massachusetts - May in New England & accepted the commission & went into the service as Ensign & went to Swansea on a neck of land or Gardner's neck. & then remained till we went to Rhode Island, when General Sullivan made an attempt to take the British; the French fleet left the place & the Americans retreated: after this I was stationed at Tiverton & thence to Bristol in Massachusetts to guard Taunton River; & there I received orders dated Dec. 3 rd 1778 (the original is here in Court produced) from Lt. Col. Frederick Dake to take two Sergeants & thirty five men & proceed to Digby by land & take charge of seven boats; on the last of December 1778 or first day of January 1779 I was dismissed; - having served as Ensign, at this period one year & was made up by the Brods for that time; - My original Commission as Ensign is here in Court produced.

On the 25 th of May 1779 I went into the service as Lieutenant in a Company commanded by Col. Moses Mann. Lt Col. Samuel Pierce, Massachusetts State, Middlesex Forces & went to Frampton, & then went to Swansea, & were there dismissed, & were in the service six weeks: —
I was born in Concord the 28 th of May 1755: — I have no record of my birth — I have ever living in said Concord except while in the service as above stated: — I volunteered; — the first time I was in the service General Lincoln commanded: — General Worcester was also in command at Kingsbridge. I never received any discharge!
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state,
Thaddeus Blood
We, Ezra Ripley, — a clergyman, residing in the town of Concord and Abiel Heywood Esquire residing in said Concord hereby certify, that we are well ac- quainted with Thaddeus Blood who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; — that we believe him to be Seventy Seven years of age: that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Ezra Ripley
Abiel Heywood
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 certify, that it appears to them that Ezra Ripley who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Concord and that Abiel Heywood who has also signed the same, is a resident in Concord and is a credible person; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. P. S. J. P. S.
I Isaac Tishke Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thaddeus Blood for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Isaac Tishke

N o 5411
Thaddeus Blood
6 Months Lent 12 80 Ensign 5 80 15 days freight 15 days Run
24
Adams
$229.16.
J. Fiske Esq. E Cambridge Mass.

BRIEF in the case of  Thaddeus Blood of the County of Middlesex in the State of Mass  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Cont.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77 years,  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 — 6 — As a Private Gen. Capt. Brown, Col. Whitney   " Dec. — 3 — ditto Capt. Bude, Col. Thatcher   " 77 July — 5 15 Sergt. Col. Robinson, Capt. Brown   " Dec. 31 1 — — Ensign Col. Jacobs, Capt. Smith   " 79 May — 6 — Lieut. Col. Pierce, Capt. Barras  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? (Concord),  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documents  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Regular  I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

STATE of Massachusetts-Bay.
The Major Part of the COUNCIL of Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
Thaddeus Blood, Gentleman. Greeting,
being appointed Ensign of the Company commanded by Nathan Smith Esq r raised for the service of the New England States whereof John Gage Esq r is Colonel.
By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly. —You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of an Ensign in leading, ordering, and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline: And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Ensign and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from
for Power Artemas Ward Nathan Spoooner
John Whitecomb Colonel
The Major part of the Council, or your Superior Officers
Moses Gill Nathaniel D. Hopkins
G I V E N under our Hands, and the Seal of the said State, at Boston Thirty First Day of Decem r in the Year of our Lord, 1777.
Order
By the Command of the Major Part of the Council.
And signed agreeable to a Resolution of the General Court passed 2 nd April 1778 John Avery Secy
BLOOD, THADDEUS S. File 12.233

By John Robinson Esq. Colonel & Command- er of a Regiment of Infantry from the Massa- chusetts Bay ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
To Thadeus Blood Greeting
Reposing special trust & confidence in your Patriot- ism valour Conduct & Fidelity, do by these presents constitute & appoint you I. th Serjeant in the first Company of said Regiment, Commanded by Capt. Abisha Brown raised for the Defence & Security of this, & the other New- England states, You are therefore, Carefully & Diligently to do the duty of a Serjeant in said Company by doing and performing all manner of things therein belong- ing; and all Soldiers under your Command are hereby Strictly required to be Obedient to your Orders ~ ~ ~ And you are yourself to Observe & follow such Orders & Directions, from time to time as you shall receive from Your Superior Officers, according to the Rules & Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust. Reposed in You — For which, this shall be your Sufficient Warrant, — Given under my hand at N. Kingstown in the Colony of Rhode Island this 30 th day of Decem r A.D. 1777
John Robinson Col.

Thaddeus Blood S.F. 12,233
Muster Roll of Capt. Mose Barns's Co. in Batt'n. of Mass. State Militia commanded by Lt. Col. Samuel Pierce, and an order has been removed from this case for the purpose of transferring the same to the War Dept. at some future date, and may be found in the safe, in the room of the Chief of the Old War and Navy Division. Sent to War Dept. Nov. 8, 1905.
not described
Nov. 17, 1903.
W. S. C.

Rev. War
12233 INVALID.
File No. 12,233
Shaddux's Blood St c Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 35
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 5411
Thaddeus P. Lord
L. Fiske Esq
Cambridge Ms

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas P. Cook which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.