Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22386, Alexander Hodge, N.H.
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NH Hodge, Alexander W22386
Temple, Anna
(Former widow)

This widow's husband, Enos Temple
S14659, was also a pensioner.
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1731
New Hampshire Concord
Anna Temple
widow of Alexander Hodge
NH
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
60 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
20 day of Sept. 1848
and sent to 
S. C. Badger
Concord
NH

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 154 Vol. 1

Reported
Let to John Bedel Aug 18
1849
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12676 Act  '43 8586
Act '44 492
Anna Temple
NH
Act 7 July 38

M 82 d 13
Rolls pri 18.6

Aomd
18 mo 6 as pri

60.66

Also acts 43 & 44
60.66

Hon. J.H. Johnson
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State of New Hampshire.
Extract from the Records of the Town of Haverhill County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire.

"Alexander Hodge of Haverhill, and Anna Gary of Liman were married May second one thousand seven hundred and eighty two"

I hereby certify that the above Record is a true copy, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, "Alexander Hodge of Haverhill and Anna Gary of Liman were married May 2d 1782."

Attest: Nathaniel M. Swasey
Town Clerk
Haverhill Town Clerks Office
March 7th, 1846.

I Nathaniel M. Swasey above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk in the Town of Haverhill and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the Records of said Town. With the exception above named, as certified by me. Nathaniel M. Swasey Clerk
of the Town of Haverhill

State of New Hampshire 
Grafton County ss March 7th, 1846. Then personally appeared; before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace within and fore said County of Grafton; Nathaniel M. Swasey above named and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.

Newhall Pike Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set

I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that New Hall Pike is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified: that his commission was dated on the 29th day of June AD 1843 and will expire on the 29th day of June AD 1848, and that his signature above (within) written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this twelfth day of March AD 1846.
N B Felton Clerk
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Declaration of Anna Temple

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss: On this 6th day of March 1846 personally appeared at the dwelling house of John Hodge in Lisbon in said County and State before Andrew S. Woods of Bath in said County and State one of two associate Justices of the Superior Court of said State of New Hampshire. Anna Temple a resident of said Lisbon aged 84 years being unable from bodily infirmity to attend Court, who being ferish duly sworn according to law doth her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the following acts of Congress - the act of July 7, 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows" - the act of March 3, 1843 entitled "an act granting a pension to certain widows of Revolutionary Soldiers" - the act of June 17, 1844 entitled "an act to continue the pensions to certain widows"

That she is now the widow of Enos Temple late of Lisbon in said County of Grafton deceased and that he was married to said Temple in the Spring of AD 1820 and that said Temple died at said Lisbon on the 5th day of March AD 1846, that previous to her marriage with said Temple she was the widow of Aleander Hodge formerly of Haverhill in said County of Grafton who was a Revolutionary Soldier in the Army of the United States of America, and that according to the best information she has been able to obtain said Hodge served as a private soldier in the New Hampshire line under Capt. Thomas Simpson, Col. Israel Morey Regt from Oct 2d to Oct 26th, 1777 under Capt Timothy Barron, Col Timothy Beders Reg from April first 1778 to April first 1779 - I had he was out on the North River NY at the time that Andre was guny. That she was married to said Hodge
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on the second day of May AD 1782 at said Haverhill & that said Hodge died in Landaff in said County of Grafton on the 6th day of April AD 1813 - that she was not married to said Hodge prior to his leaving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January AD 1794 to wit at the time and place above mentioned - that her maiden name was Anna Gary - that she is now the widow of said Enos Temple before mentioned she having married him and he having died at aforesaid and that she has not intermarried with any other person than said Temple since the decease of said Hodge, and now remains the widow of said Temple -

Attest
Joburt Bedel                              her
John Hodge                      Anna X Temple
State of New Hampshire          mark
Grafton County ss Sworn & subscribed to the day and year first above mentioned before me
Andrew S Woods
One of the associate Justices of the Superior Court of the State of New Hampshire

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set. I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of for said County, of the Superior Court of Judicuture of said State; do hereby certify, that Andrew S. Woods is an acting Judge of said Superior Court of Judienture, in and for said State, duly commissioned & qualified: that his commission was dated on the 2d day of October AD 1840 and will expire on the 2d day of June AD 1873; and that his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 12th March AD 1846.
NB Felton Clerk
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form of bond
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Know all men by these presents that I John Hodge of Lisbon in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire am held and firmly bound to Alvan Hastings of Bath in said County his executors administrators and assigns in the sum of Five hundred dollars for the full payment whereof I bind myself my executor administrator and assigns firmly by those presents sealed with my seal and dated this - day of May 1845.

The condition of this obligation is such that if upon the said Hastings procuring or causening to be procured at any time hereafter from the government of the United States a pension for my mother Anna Temple in consideration of the Military services of my late father according to the laws of the United States. I heall pay or cause to be paid to the said Hasting, one quarter of all the sum or sums that Heall or any and all times he provured & drawn for and by my said Mother by way of a pension or aforesaid as long as Heall draw and receive the same provided that I & my said Moather shall freely render to said Hastings all the information & assistance in the inoreution of said undertaking that we can without expense or serious inconvenience to me or her. This obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue

Signed sealed and delivered John Hodge
in presence of
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Rev
WIDOW, &c

File No. 22386
Anna Temple
Wid of
Aleseandrer Hodge
Priv Rev war

Act: Feb 2nd /48
Index: Vol M, Page 268

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Let. to Hon. J.H. Johnson
April 8, 1846

J. Hodge 15 Apr46
Hon. JH Johnson 25 Apr

Act 7 July '38
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76 Simpson Morey On rolls 2 mo
76 Hayward Gilman rolls 3 11
77 " Chase rolls 25
78 Barron Bedel rolls 12
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7709
New Hampshire Concord
Anna Temple, formerly
widow of Alexander Hodge
who was a Private
in the Revolution
husband died 6 Apr 1813

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
60 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the
28th day of April, 1846 
and sent to 
Hon. J. N. Johnson
House of Reps
[Acts of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 17th June, 1844
Vol. 2 Page 22

Reported
Letter to John Hodge
30th April 1840
to Ira Goodall under oath
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9982 Reported
New Hampshire
Anna Temple, formerly
Widow of Alexander Hodge
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the 6th April 1813
of Grafton Co in the State of New Hampshire
who was a Private in the company
commanded by Captain Simpson of the Regt commanded by Col Morey in
the Revolution line for 18 mo 6 days 

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord
at the rate of 60 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th
April, 1846 and sent to Hon.
J. H. Johnson House of Reps

Total amount, $30 3.30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Tho Smnphen Clerk, 
Book D Vol. 1 Page 43
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Bath NH April 21, 1846
Sir
Enclosed herewith is the affidavit of Moor Russell of Plymouth which was taken by me on the 5th day of March 1845 at his house in Plymouth at the same time that I took his affidavit in Mrs Ruth Smith's case.

If in the case of Mrs Anna Temple's application an account of Alexander Hodges services it should become necessary to produce proof of the identigy of the Alexd Hodge who performed the services and the former husband of the applicant I would introduce the enclosed for that purpose, suggesting that the affiant Moor Russel is now living at Plymouth and that his affidavit can be retaken if it should be deemed necessary. The occasion of taking the same was that upon seeing him I had a copy of Barron's Muster Roll with me and read over the names to him in order to see what his recollections of each man were, and as first as I read he would make observations about those that he recollected, & upon reading Alex. Hodges name, Russell spoke of him as being a remarkably steady man (that is a temperance man in those days by the way Russell within a few years past has become a temperance man to the very letter and this is now his holly & he gave me quite a lecture about this subject) Knowing at that time that Hodges widow was still living I thought that Russells testimony might at some future day benefit her, and took it considering from his advanced age that it was a matter very uncertain how long it would be in her power to obtain it. Should this answer it will save her the expense of obtaining another. Noah Moulton is also being a member of the same Co.
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I would also suggest that all the other rolls of Alex. Hodges service indicate that he went from the town of Haverhill NH and there can be no question but the Alexander Hodge who did the service in Barrons Company was the same who did all the rest for which claim is made.

I remain very respectfully
Your obed serv
John Bedel

Hon Jas L Edwards
Comms of Pensions 
Washington City 
DC
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Bath NH August 9, 1849

Sir
I wish for information on the following case On the 6th day of March 1846 I made the declaration of Anna Temple of Lisbon NH for a pension under acts of Congress July 7, 1838. Augt 16, 1842 &c. He declared that she was the widow of Enos Temple who died March 5, 1846 formerly the widow of Alexander Hodge on account of whose services she claimed a pension. She afterwards received a pension of $60.00 per annum to commend from March 4, 1836. Her last husband Enos Temple drew a pension of $20.00 per annum from 4th March 1831 to March 4, 1846. I wish to know if this fact of her second husbands drawing a pension has been decided to be no objection under law April 30, 1964 which provides that thereafter no widow shall receive a pension during the same time that her husband was in the receipt of one. I write immediately upon learning the fact that she has drawn over the same period that Enos Temple did I hall always supposed that her pension commenced on the day of the death of her last husband Enos Temple March 5, 1846.

I am very respectfully
Your obd serv
John Bedel

Hon J S Edwards 
Court of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Bath NH March 18, 1846

Sir

I enclose you the declaration of Mrs Anna Temple about whom I wrote you a letter of May 19 1845, also the proof of her marriage with her former husband Alexander Hodge, and a lette from her son John Hodge delivered to me this morning by Alvan Hastings and a form of a bond that John Hodge last May gave to Hastings.

About this case allow me to say that at the time that Hodge gave Hastings the bond mentioned in Hodgers letter Mrs Temple was then married to Enos Temple & that she had before that time applied to my father Moody Bedel to obtain her a pension but had advised then she was not entitled to any pension while she remained married, Hastings was aware of this and advised Mr Hodge that his mother would be entitled to a pension if she were divorced & that he thought there was good grounds to obtain a divorce, after Hastings detained his bond he applied to me to undertake for him, I told him I thought that a divorce would not alter the care, and before being as any house in order to settle this point I wrote you & received an answer in the negative dated May 24, 1845

I showed Hodge the letter he went and demanded his bond of Hastings he refused to give it up. I told him I thought it good for nothing & to the case
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rested until Temple deceased March 5, 1846. On that day Mr Hodge called upon me and informed me that his mother wished me to come out to Lisbon on that day I told him I could not for I had business at Haverhill but would come the next day he called in Judge to see if he could go out with me on the next day accordingly I drew up a declaration that evening after my action as fully as the facts in my knowledge would justify and went on the sixth and had in completed and a knowledge & only waited to obtain a certificate of our Court which sits on the first Tuesday of April next to obtain a certificate of Temples decease before reading the papers to your department but I now enclose them as far as attainable and subscribe the matter to you as to whether I shall be justified proceeding father as I know Hodge has been wrought upon by fear of a prosecution by Hastings upon his bond to make the request that he has in his letter.

As to the service you have Simpson rolls at your department the rolls of Capt Haywards Co. I forwarded to you in the case of Sukey Lang widow of Samuel Lang Timothy Burrows roll I forwarded to you in the case of Hannah May widow of Samuel May no service of 1780 is to be found at our Secy office possibly you have it at your department away the six months levies of 1780.

About the spelling of the word Hogg I have this to say that it was probably our error in the person that made out the roll as I find it spelled in the same
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way in the return of Selectman of Haverhill which I forwarded to you as I think in the case of Sukey Lang before mentioned.

I am very respectfully
Your obed serv
John Bedel

I know not but a great part of the matter contained in my letter is improperly submitted but as far as in consistent with your regulation an answer is desired 

In a line from Hon. J. H. Johnson which was this morning received he states that you had written me in the case of Mrs Hannah Morrill on the 27 alt I have received no such communication as yet. J B

Hon J L Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington DC
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Apr 27 46 10 way

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

aooc paper
Anna Temple
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Bath April 20, 1846

Hon J L Edwards

Sir

I this day received from the Hon J H Johnson a letter enclosing our incase you to him of Apri l8 1846 relating to Anna Temples pension 

Your letter reprobates a contract between Hodge & Hastings
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PS - You mightly den such be fully _ with my views I will say the first Thomas of such cont in these parts was by Genl Bedel the Father of John Bedal who made several such as June

Hastings did so in some cases as I was informed O so did John Bedel as those say who know but I always de all such offers I have such an understanding __ was to are I th_h I should pen. Their one man wils there one
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had advised Hastings.

They then agreed by themselves that Hastings should give up the bond & hold at the expense of getting it & should have a certain sum of that Esquire Hodges was to pay him $70.00. I believe if he succeeded nothing if he did not & I was to do it & have charged Hastings some four or five dollars for what I have done and advised to do and have nothing to do with his letter Hodges agreement.

John Hodge is a respectable man & undoubtedly did what he thought for the best as I believe he maintains his mother & cannot have any wish to wrong her as she is a respectable old lady, & capable for one of her years.

Since writing the above I have seen your letter to John Hodge & I find by it you understand I am one of a combination to make such campaigns.

I can only say that I have got some 200 pensions first & last, I have nine in any one instance taken anything, but some pay I never agreed to have any certain part of our forgoing it from 1818 when I began until now. I have got more from five to ten dollars therefor any higher sum & twenty odd dollars is the most we had for getting any one I know ask & think I have might to an answer as to who gave such information [illegible].

Ira Goodall
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[Illegible] April 25, 1846

Sir

I rec'd the enclosed letter and affidavits since I was in your office this morning stating both cases of Mrs. Anna Temple and Mrs. Hannah Monia. If you can examine & give me before tomorrow on the decision of the commission, you will much oblige as I leave early Monday morning [illegible].

Yours
J H Johnson

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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T 10
[partial stamp] T

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

April 19, 1846
Revocation of Pension
of Attorney to
John Bele
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Lisbon April 7, 1846

J L Edwards Commissioner of pensions

Sir this is to inform you that I employed
Mr John Budel to make out a declaration for
me in order to get a pension on account of the
Military Services of my Husband and also to get
a certificate of my Marriage.  that is all I wished
him to do.  Whither he has sent them to you or not
I do not know but I understand he says he
has, but not wishing to employ him any farther
in the case I hereby wish you to forward all
communications hereafter to Ira Goodall Esqr
of Bath who [has is crossed out] will act as my agent hereafter
in order to procure a pension for me.  If he has
not sent all the papers necessary to procure said
pension with those I got Mr Goodall to send to
the Hon J H. Johnson to hand to you I wish
you to inform Mr Goodall as soon as you receive this and he will
hereafter attend to my case for me 
witness John Hodge

Anna Temple
her X mark
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State of New Hampshire

Grafton [illegible] I Licensed [illegible] Register of the Court
of Probate Court holder at Lisbon in said
County of the 17th day March A.D. 1846
do hereby certify that [illegible] Evidence has been
exhibited to said Court that Alexander Hodge died
on the eighth day of April A.D. 1813.  & left a widow
Anna Hodge.  Who remained the widow of P. Alexander
Hodge for several years after his death.  To wit. 'till the year 1820,
when said Anna, the widow aforesaid was married to Enos Temple
and that said Enos Temple died on the fifth day of
March A.D. 1846 - and that said Anna has been since
and still is a widow.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my
hand [illegible] the seal of said Court this 17th day
of March A.D. 1846
Samuel Swasey Reg.
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Lisbon April 21, 1846
How J L Edwards
Dar Sur
I received a letter from you of the 15 instant at the contents of which I was truly surprised 
My mother sir is dear to me - I have supported her nearly for 5 years past for which I have never received a cent and my house is her home and will be as long as she chooses. I expect to see her comfortably maintained with what means she has or may have
How could I be against her then- The idea is absurd and I think some one must have misinformed you, to be sure I have agreed to give Aloan Hastings 10 dollars for getting it he paying all expenses that have or may assure and I am to pay this not my Mother and if it is to much I suffer if not her. She is well and smart both in body and mind for one so aged and needs no guardian therefore I hope you will see fit to send her pension to Mr. Goodall if she should be so fortunate as to get it.
The 10 dollars above named is all the claim Hastings has against any one for getting the pension and no such bond attests, as you spoke of in your letter said bond bring taken up by me before I wrote the letter you spoke of to Bedel
Said Goodall is paid a reasonable fee by Hastings, My Mothers wishes are the same she expressed to you before 
Respectfully yours
John Hodge
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John Hodge
letter

Mr. John Bedel
Bath
NH
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Mr. John Bedel

Sir

My health is poor & I cannot welcome & see you I could not get along with my bond to Hastings without [illegible] him get it. I have concluded to let him have the agency he is to pay you for what you did for me during the five days you kept the agency & you will please deliver to him the declaration & proof of marriage you have & charge him as right for getting them & what you paid out then it should have been glad to have you down but cannot [illegible].

I am very respectfully yours

John Hodge
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March 29, 1846

BATH NH Mail Stamp - Mar 19

re
Anna Temple
July 7, 1838

30

Hon J.L. Edwards 
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Lisbon NH
Apr 21

W

J L Edwards Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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This certifies that we being personally acquainted with Widow Anna Temple of Lisbon County of Grafton state of New Hampshire are of a decided opinion that her mental faculties are remarkably good for a person of her age & all think as far as we are able to judge that her physical & mental powers will rate higher than the mediocrity.

Lisbon April 21, 1846

L.D. Keen
True Page

This certifies that we are personally acquainted with John Doge Esq of Lisbon, County of Grafton, State of New Hampshire being his nearest neighbors, unhesitatingly say that we believe him to be a man of unwavering truth & whose character in society stand unimpeachable & whose deal between man & man we believe to be honest & upright & as a justice of the peace honorably & faithfully discharges his duty - and further we add his property qualifications we consider good for at least four thousand dollars.

Lisbon, April 21, 1846

L.D. Keen
True Page
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Then personally appeared the within named L.D. McKeen and True Page and each made solemn oath that the within certificates by them signed is in their belief true.

Before me

Otis savage Jus. Peace

Lisbon April 21, 1846

I hereby certify that having been personally acquainted with the within named John Hodge & his mother for the last thirty years can truly say that I perfectly agree with the said McKeen & Page in their statements.

Otis Savage - Jus. Peace

Lisbon NH April 21st 1846

I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with the within named John Hodge for about sixteen years and fully believe the within statements of Mr McKeen & Page to be true and also should consider the said John Hodge to be the proper person to receive the pension of his mother. With his mother, Mrs. Anna Temple I am unacquainted personally & can therefore state nothing of my own knowledge, but the statements of such men as Otis Savage, L.D. McKean & True Page would be unquestioned when they are known.

David G. Goodall - Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of Lisbon for 1846

Lisbon NH April 21, 1846

I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with John Hodge within named for about twenty years and am also acquainted with his mother Mrs. Anna Temple. I fully concur in the statements of Mr. D G Goodall, Otis Savage, True Page & L.D. McKeen.

James Allen - Jus. Peace
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To whom it may concern.  I hereby certify that I have been
acquainted with Widow Anna Temple for 15 or 20 years, last past;
and think her to be a very active inteligent [intelligent] person of her age.
She attended church last Sabath at our place, & has mental
& bodily faculties are certainly better than the generality of persons
of her age.  I have examined this written material & believe them true
Moses Hibbard M.D.
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Heath of Newbury
Ward of Haverhill

Moor Russell Aff
Alexand'r Hodge

March 1845
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I Moore Russell of Plymouth in the county of Grafton & state of New Hampshire in the 88 year of my age depose & say that I was a member of a company commanded by Timothy Barron as Captain & Timothy Bedel as Colonel of the regiment to which said company belonged duly enrolled for the defense of the frontier and adjacent to the Connecticut River & that I enlisted, served & was paid for one year's services in said company and that I was well acquainted with one Alexander Hodge a Scotsman who came to Haverhill before the war & was a member of said company and did duty in the same as a private soldier of which fact there is no doubt in my mind. I used frequently to work with him and was acquainted with him both before and after said service. He afterwards lived in Landaff in said state who has been dead quite a number of years. I never knew or heard of any other Alexander Hodge than the one abovementioned, I recollect that said Hodge was an excellent man at threshing. I remember that he was a very steady, honest, upright man & used to be very highly on that account. The above service was performed in the year 1778 & 1779.

Moore Russell

State of New Hampshire Grafton, March 5, 1845

Personally appeared the above-named Moore Russell & made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.

Before me - Jon'a Cummings - Justice Peace

taken - perpetual in memoriam.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set

I Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Jonathan Cummings is an
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acting justice of the peace in and for said beauty, duty commissioned and qualified; that is commission was dated on the twelfth day of June  AD 1841, and will expire on the twelfth day of June AD 1846, and that his signature above (within) written is genuine -
under my hand of the sea; of sand bouts this sixth day of March AD 1845-
MB Felton black
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aa
7409

Admitted

S C Badger
Concord NH
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February 1848 entitled "An act making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the revolution"

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton

On this eleventh day of August 1848 personally appeared before the subscribe, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Anna Temple resident of Bath in the county of Grafton aged eighty-seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war: That she is the widow of Alexander hodge who was a revolutionary soldier - that the said Anna Temple was pensioned and received the annual pension of sixty dollars per annum under the act of the 17th June 1844 as per reference to the evidence on the files in the Pension office.

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Anna Temple
Her X Mark

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written - before John Doge Justice of the Peace.

I further certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.

John Hodge - Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County

I Jonas D Sleeper clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that John Hodge is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twentieth day of June 1844 and will expire on the twentieth day of June 1849 and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said county this eleventh day of August 1848

Jonas D Sleeper - Clerk

sold by John F Brown, 171 Main Street, Concord, NH