Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,311, John Hodgkins, Mass
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SERVICE            
Mass. 

NAME 
Hodgkins John  

NUMBER  
S. 22,311
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Left Side
Duplicate certificate issued
19th May 1842 and Sent to Hon
Edmund Burk. House of Res.

Sent to H Hubbard
19 May 1834

Right Side
No. 133
New Hampshire
John Hodgskins

of Sullivan Co. in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a private in the _________commanded by Captain __________of the regiment commanded by Colonel Tupper in the Massachusetts
line for the term of Two years one mo. 
from ____1781 to _____1782

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Eighty Dollars per ann, to 
commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st of July 
1832 and sent to Hon Henry Hubbard Charlestown NH

Arrears to 4th of March 1832  80
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1832  40
Total $120

{Revolutionary Claim}
June 7 1832

Recorded Book D Vol 1
Page (160?)
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Treasury Department, 
Second Comptroller's Office
June 3 1854

Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which Pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension Agents, 
 
the Admin of John Hodgskins, dc. 

Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord
Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars
per annum under the law of the 
7 June 1832, has been pad at this Department, 
from the 4 March 1850, to the 11 June 1850 

Respectfully, yours,
Signature of J J Brodhead

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.
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(?)  July 31 1832
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The clergy man of this town has been settled here within the last twenty years, & cannot have any information sufficient to make the requisite declaration-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not now on the agency of any share-
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Hodgkins

Before me Frederik A Sumner Judge of said court.


We, Jesse Healy & Henry Hubbard citizens of the town of Charlestown aforesaid & residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Hodgkins & have so been for the last forty years - He has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration in our presence. We know him to be a man of undoubted character for truth and veracity- we believe him to be 69 years of age- He is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, & we concur in that opinion- 

John Healy
Henry Hubbard
Sworn July 25th 1832
Sworn & subscribed
Before Mr. Frederick A . Sumner 
Judge of Probate
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And the I court do herby declare their opinion that after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the nitenoy? stories 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 Henry Hubbard and Jeffe Healy who have signed  the preceding certificate are residents in Charlestown aforesaid, that they are credible persons  and that their statements are entitled to credit -

I Frederick A Sumner Judge of the I court & by the Statute of New Hampshire certifying officer of the laws do herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the court in the matter of the application of John Hodgkins for a pension-
In testimony whereof, I have  herecuits? ref? my hand and affixed a seal, (there being no other seal of the P Court) this twenty fifth day of [April scratched out] July A.D. 1832- 
Frederick A Sumner [signature]
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I Daniel Goddard of Windsor in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont of lawful age do testify and say that in the year 1781 or there abouts, I was acquainted with John Hodgkins by living in the family with him in the town of Petersham in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts & that the said Hodgkins enlisted into the Service of the United State Services [strikethrough] & went from home was gone five months or thereabouts. I will recollect the said Hodgkins returning home from the said service it being in the evening , late in the fall of the year, I further testify that some time in the winter following the said Hodgkins inlisted into the Service of the United States for three years and went from home, & late in the fall of the year 1783 the said Hodgkins returned home --
Further Deponent Sayeth not--

Daniel Goddard [signature]

State of Vermont  Woodstock July 17th AD
Windsor County [Scribble] 1832 Then Daniel Goddard personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed conta-ins the truth & nothing but the truth
Before
Walter Palmer 
Justice of Peace

I do herby certify that the above Daniel Goddard is a [scratched out] credible witness, to me known as such--Benjamin Swan Justice of Peace Woodstock County Clerks Office July 17th 1832. I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do herby certify that Walter Palmer and Benj Swan are Justices of the Peace witnesses for said County and these the above are their signatures.--
In Testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the Seal of Service Courts, and subscribe my name the day & year above----
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
State of New Hampshire 
Sullivan County ss 
On this twenty fifth day of June A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before Frederick A Sumner Esq Judge of the Court of Probate for the said County of Sullivan
now sitting John Hopkins a resident of Charlestown in the said County of Sullivan & State aforesaid aged sixty nine 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 & served as herein stated -
In the month of June or July in the year 1781, he had in the town of Petersham, County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that at that time he was drafted as a militia man from said town, & was marched to the island of Newport in the State of Rhode Island & continued there in the performance of his duty until late in the fall of said year. This service was rendered
after the valuation of Newport by General Sullivan & the detachment was made principally to perform guard duty at that place- there were no continental troops
at that time on the island. The name of the
Captain under whom he served at that time was Eliot. He has no other evidence of this service aforesaid, which he has been able to procure except the evidence of Daniel Goddard which accompanies this declaration.
The said Hodgkins further states that he has been previously on the Pension Roll under the act of March 18. 1818- that he was struck from said list under the act of May 1, 1820- that he served in the Continental line as a private from February 1782 according to the best of
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my recollection at which time he enlisted for the term of three years at Petersham aforesaid and joined the the army in the spring at Verplancks point the North River. He served in the tenth reg [regiment] of the Massachusetts line, Capt Deans company, about the end of that year, was then transferred to the 8th regiment commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson in Capt Smith's company. That
he was discharged by General Knox late
in the fall of the year 1783, which statements
the declarant thinks will be confirmed by the
records now in the war department. He now
resided in Charlestown in the County of Sullivan, State of New Hampshire, & resided here when his first application was made.

I was born in Lunenburgh in the state of
Mass. in the year 1763.
I have no record of my age.
I was living in Petersham aforesaid when
first joined the service for the last forty five years. I have lived in Charlestown aforesaid.
I was drafted as a militia man when I first
entered the service. I cannot state the names of any more officers than those I have already mentioned. I did not receive any written discharge at the end of the term of service in the militia. The discharge of my service in the Continental Line I have already referred to -

That he is well known to Jesse Healy Esq & to the Hon Henry Hubbard, inhabitants of said Charlestown who can testify as to their belief in his veracity & his services in the army as above mentioned
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John Hodgkins
Value $1082.17

Not Entld
15. 160

29 Sep 1819

Not entitled
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Cheshire of SS.] STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
On this eleventh day of July A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open before the Justice (struck the word Judge) of the Court of the Common Pleas in the County of Cheshire  being in a Court of Record, in and for the said county, having the power of fine and imprisonment, John Hodgkins aged fifty seven (57) years, resident in Charlestown in said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz: that he enlisted in Petersham in the state of Massachusetts as a private in the army of the United States that he enlisted in the month of April 1782- that he went from Petersham to the state of New York and joined the army in May 1782 at or near a place called West Point- I was then enrolled in Capt. Dean's company which belonged to Col. Tuppers regt. (regiment?)
Said officers were, If I rightly remembered from Massachusetts, (its) company & (its) regiments were of the Massachusetts line.
I con-tinued in that vicinity in the Service until the fall of the year 1782, when I transferred from Col.Tuppers regiment to a regiment commanded b Col Micheal Jackson, & was in Capt. Eben Smith Co (company) and I continued in said regiment which was the 8th Regiment of the Massachusetts until the Summer of 1783 when I was again transferred to the third (3rd) Regiment of Massachusetts troops, under the command of said Col. Jackson and was in the same Capt. Smith Co (company) and I served until October 1783, when I was discharged at West Point as an invalid and I then left the service. 

The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 10th day of August 1819. The number of my pension certificate is 15100 I have received a Pension. And I do solemnly swear[blank] that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War.' passed on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust  for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a farmer I have (no) sufficient ability to pursue it as I have been ever since I left the service of my country disabled by reason of a breach & have been by the immerse (sp?) of the difficulty and a very inform state of health for the last ten years unable to do but little labor at any one time and for four years I have been allowing my ill state of health to do a (any) work at (normally?) or my friends & (and) my ill health are hindering. 

in family residing with me are five (5) persons- my wife Hannah Hodgkins aged fifty six (56) my son Lewis Hodgkins aged twenty six years my daughter Junin Hodgkins aged fifteen years my daughter Hannah Hodgkins aged twelve years and my son Fredrick Spooner Hodgkins aged nine years. 

Thier capacity to contribute to their support is as follows--- Mrs. Hodkins by reason of her infirm health and great disability is rendered unable to do but little work.
My son Lewis is an unfortunate person - he appears to possess considerable strength but is considered a person "non comportments" & of himself can do nothing- if he has some individual work with him [sticker blocking printed and written words] he is able to perform labor but I shall consider myself relieved.

[large stamp or sticker] and declared at Charleston in said (district is struck out) County, on the before (written: 'see opposite side') July A.D. 1820
Rnose} Judge of the said Court.
[sticker blocking]alma Hale clerk of the Court of Common 
County of Chershire, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath 
[sticker blocking] and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule is 1082 dollars and .17 cents. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eleventh day of July A.D. 1820
[signed] L. Hale } Clerk of the said Court.
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Mass
Hodgkins, John
S 22,311
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written vertically
Revolution 

22 311
INVALID File No. 22, 311
John Hodgskins
Pri Rev War
Act:  June 7 32
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 195

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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15.160
New Hampshire

John Hodgkins
of Charlestown in the state of New Hamp
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Tupper  of the Mass
line, for the term of one year & eight month

Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire 
at the rate of 8  Dollars per month, to commence the 10th of August 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of Sep 1819
and sent to Roger Vose Esqr
Keene, New Hampshire

Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1819  22/31 & 4/30 
6:73

Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 dollar: 1820  
48
Total $54 : 4

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818}
(?)

Vertical text: 
Notification sent to Henry Hubbard Esq  20 July 1820  Charlestown N H
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Original certificate destroyed by fire  see proof on file with the papers of Nathan Carr, NH 
WA, act 1832, No 3084.
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John Hodskins
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I Thomas Stimpson of (Danis) in the county of (Worenter) and --- of Massachusetts testify and say that John Hodskins formerly of ---- in said county, now of ---- in the county of ----- in the state of New Hampshire inhibits with me into the continental army sometime in --- 1788 and laso joined the army together sometime in May following, and altho we were together frequently after war and were acquainted with each other. I do not ---- -----.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.
I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester, certify, that Stephen Johnson,
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SERVICE NUMBER
Mass Hodgkins, John S22311
Contents
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John Hopkins.
Payable semiannually. The first
payment on this Certificate will 
be made on the 4th of March
next, in Portsmouth N.H.
at the U. States Branch bank.

Recorded
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SERVICE NUMBER
Mass Hodgkins, John S22311
CONTENTS
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John Hodgkins
Isaac Paige affidavit
as to his service

Jonas Page's 
Affidavit
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[unsure] the day and year aforesaid, and countersigned by the said Hodgkins.  
Roger Vose.
And I, Roger Vose, Chief Justice as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Hodgkins did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for more than nine months in continuation, as stated in the preceding Declaration, and that from his [unsure] circumstances he stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support;  I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had [unsure], to the secretary for the Department of War, [unsure] to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress.  Roger Vose, Chief Justice.
To the Honorable
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Cheshire [unsure] Sept 2,1819
I Salma Hale clerk of the [unsure] in said county certify that Roger Vose is Chief Justice of the Court of Common [unsure] in said county and that the forgoing is his signature.  
In testimony whereof and hereunto office the seal of our Superior Court of [unsure], the Court of Common [unsure] using no seal
S. Hale
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I Isaac Page of New Salem in the County of Franklin testify & say that I was well acquainted with Mr. John Hodgkin formerly of Petershain in the County of Worcester in the Common wealth of Massachusetts, now of Charlestown in the State of New Hampshire; & that to my knowledge he served in the revolutionary Army of the United States in the eighth Regiment Commanded by Coln. Michael Jackson in the  Massachussetts line for the tearm of ten months or more that I understood that he enlisted for three years & that he had belonged to the tenth Regiment previous to his Joining the eigth, to which I belonged, in the year, 1782.

Isaac Page C?

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Franklin fo.? August 4, 1819. Then Isaac Page agrees of the forgoing affidavit personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the same

Before me Varney Pearce Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Isaac Page the subscriber to the above affidavit & that I have no reason to doubt the truth of his statement therein & I believe him to be impartial & disinterested.

Varney Pearce Justice of the Peace
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Mass      Hodgkins, John S.22311

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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County Ss.   On this tenth day of Aug-ust, 1819, Before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, personally appears John Hodgkins, aged fifty ^ six years next December, resident in [cross out] Charlestown in said county, who being by me first duly sworn according to law  doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, whither An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War, That in the month of March or April 1782, he the said John Hodkins, at Petersham in the State of Massachusetts, enlisted in to the continental service, & in May in the same year he joined the company commanded by Capt Dean in the regiment commanded by by Col. Jeffers of the Massachusetts line; that in the fall of the same year, he was transferred to Capt. Ebenezer? Smith's company in Col. Michael Jackson's regiment; that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United State from the time he joined Capt. Dean's company as aforesaid, till the month of Sept or October, 1783, when he was discharged, as an invalid, from the ser-vice, or West Point in the State of New York; and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support: and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the affidavits of Thomas Stimp-son & Isaac Page, which are herewith forwarded.  Sworn to & declared. John Hodgkins.
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Four? me? the day & year aforesaid. & countersigned by the said Hodgkins.

Roger Vose

And I, Roger Vose, chief Justice as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Hodgkins did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for more than six months in continuation, as stated in the preceding Declaration; and that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of the  assistance of his country for his support; I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. Roger Vose, Chief Justice to the Honble. 

John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Cheshire S. Sept 2, 1819.

[Seal placed below]

I Salma Hale Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said county certify that Roger Vose is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in said County  & that the forgoing is his signature. 

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of our Superior Court of Judicature, the Court of Common Pleas using no Seal.

S. Hale