Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,248, Nathan Blodget, Mass.
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(3--1776)

SERVICE      NUMBER

Mass.   Blodget Nathan   S. 12248

carded

CONTENTS
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8451
New York
Nathan Blodget
of Cortland in the State of N. York
who was a Priv. Drum [illegible] in the  Compy commanded
by Captain Convers of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Lanaras in the Masstts
line for 1 1/2 mos: Priv}
1 " Drum}
3 "  Sergt.}

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 40 Dollars 90 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of April
1833  and [illegible] E.E. Reed [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of Ma '33   $81.80
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33   20.45 
$102.25

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7. 1832}
Recorded by Geo. C Stiles Clerk,
Book  E.  Vol.  4  Page  43
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1837

State of New York
Cortland County ss  On this 26 day of September personally appeared
in open Court before the judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Cortland now setting Nathan Blodget a resident of the
town of Cortland [illegible] in the County of Cortland & State aforesaid (the third November [illegible]) aged 76 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. 1832  That he entered the service of the United States under
the following named officers and served as herein stated.  he was born
in the town of Brimfield in the County of Hampshire & State of
Massachusetts on the 3rd day of November 1756 and lived
there till the commencement of the Revolutionary war
and after the war till 1802 where he moved to the
the place where he now resides and now resided
there since till this time has a record of his age
about the first of December 1775 he enlisted at the said
town of Hampshire in Samuel Conners Company for two
months marched to Roxbury near Boston and joined
Colonel Lanards regiment and Gen Wards
Brigade at the expiration of the two months which
he served out by urgent request he enlisted for two
months longer in same company and remained and served
out the time and was discharged by his captain
about the middle of February 1776 having served two & About the last of August 1776 he enlisted for three months
at the said town of Hampshire in Captain Timothy
Pages Company Colonel Connors regiment rendezvous
at Horseneck marched to Dobbs ferry in the state
of New York from thence to Ferrytown at the time
the 3 figates (frigates) sailed up the Hudson River thence to
White plains and was near there and in sight and
saw the battle but was not in it and was
soon after the battle discharged leaving served
three month and returned home
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About the first of [July crossed out] August 1777 he enlisted at the
said town of Hampshire in Captain Gellivets
Company for two months and marched to
Manington Vermont thence to Halfmoon in
New York then back to Cumington where he arrived
just after the battle in which Gen. Storks
defeated the British was discharged after having
served out his term of enlistment about the last of
September saw General Storks.
About the begining of April 1778 he enlisted at Midtown
of Hampshire in Captain Whiples company
a detachment of Militia commanded by Major
Reed for three months marched to Roxbury near
Boston from thence to gard Burgoin's troops
from Cambrige to Rutland where he was
discharged the 4 of July 1778 having served three
months the three months he he was in New
York he was drummer and the last three months
he was sargent he cannot find any witness
who can testify of his service at Benington he 
has no record of his services his other services
he believes are proved by annexed afedavits
he has no documentary evidence of any of
his service  William Mallory & Henry Stephens of
Cottandville are aquainted with him and can testify
to his reputation as a revolutionary soldier the
clergyman in this town he is not aquanited with
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 the
Agencey of any State  Nathan Blodget
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year foresaid
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk

[The spelling or rather misspellings are transcribed as they appear in document]
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State of New York
Cortland County ss We William Mallory & Henry Stephens
of Cortlandvill
do hereby certify that we are well aquainted
with Nathan Blodget who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 76 years
of age; that he is respected & believed, in the
neighbourhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the revolution & that we concur in 
that opinion
aforesaid  William Mallory
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk  Henry Stephens


And the court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting
the interrogations 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 William Mallory & Henry Stephens


[The spelling or rather misspellings are transcribed as they appear in the document]
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Who have signed the same are residents of the town
of Cortlandville in the County aforesaid and are
credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
William Mallery    } Judges of
Joseph Reynolds  } Cortland County
Andrews Dickton  } Courts
Oliver Kinsman

I Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
in & for Cortland County do certify that the
forgoing contains the original proceedings of
said court in the matter of the application
of Nathan Blodget for a pension
Witness my hand & Seal of office the
3d day of October AD 1832
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk
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N. Blodgets
Dr Pen Papers
PENd N N - '32



Ex by W Wade
March - 12 - 1857