Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46379, Richard Dodge, New York
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(3-1776)

Service New York

[black star] Dodge, Richard 

Number S46379

Contents
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[3-230.] Cert.

No. 262

Revy. 46.379

Name: Richard Dodge.
Rank: Musician
Comp'y: Dubois
Reg't: 2nd, N.Y. Line

Allowed Act 1828.
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262.

302.

[illegible] of orig. Pay 262

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
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Allowed Act 1828

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
July 22. 1828

Richard Dodge, of Joshnstown, in the County of Montgomery, in the state of New York, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled " An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution, " approved the 15th of Mary, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a musician in captain Dubois's company in the second regiment of the New York line, under Col. Van Cortlandt, and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th of May, 1828, on the person list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is required to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary,
A. Drinkins


TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
26th July 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Richard Dodge in the New York line.
It further appears that Richard Dodge is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826.

[signature illegible]

No Record
L.D.S.

Nov. 12/80
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Richard Dodge
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For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an
act for the relief of certain surviving officers and
soldiers of the army of the Revolution approved on the
18th of May 1828 I Richard Dodge of the Town of Johns
Town in the county of Montgomery in the State of
New york do hereby declare that I enlisted in the
Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and
during the war and continued in its Service until
its termination at which period I was a musician
in Captain Henry Dubois's Company in the second
Regiment of the New York line and I do declare
that I afterwards received a Certificate for the reward
of Eighty Dollars to which I was entitled under a [illegible]
[illegible] of Congress passed the 15h of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was not on the 
fifteenth day of March 1828 on the pension list of
the United States.

Witness my hand this twenty first
day of June in the year 1828
Rich'd Dodge

Before me Aaron Haring Esquire in the
Town of Johnstown in the County of Montgomery
in the state of New York formally appeared Joseph
Parkand and Peter Brooks [illegible] of the said County who did
severely make oath that Richard Dodge by whom
the foregoing declaration was [illegible] is generally
reputed and believed to have been a musician
in the Army of the Revolution in manners as
otherwise stated

Joseph Parkand
P. Brooks

Subscribed & swon to this
21st day of June 1828
Before me Aaron Haring First Judge of
Montgomery County Courts New York State
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State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerks office

I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of 
the Court of Common plead of 
the County of Montgomery in the
State of New York do certify that Aaron
Haring Esquire, before whom the foregoing
affidavits were sworn was at the time
First Judge of the County Courts of the said County, and
duly empowered to administer oaths.

In testimony where of I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court
this twenty first day of June in the year 1828.

Geo: D. Ferguson
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Sir,
I have followed exactly the form provided
by the Secretary as published. but in order
to enable the department to have refference [reference] to their documentary evidence of service
I subjoin this statement.
I was with the army at the battles
surrounding and at the Capture of General
Bourgain [Burgoyne], in the year 1777, where I returned
have in the Spring of 1778 I enlisted
at Bushkill in Captain Dubois's Cjompany in the 15th New york Regiment commanded by Col. Lewis Dubois, Genl Clintons
Brigade. I enlisted at the time for the War
I continued to serve in the same company
and Regiment until the new arrangement
Of the camp attached in the year 1780.
to Col. Cortlandts Second New York Regiment.
I remained attached to that regiment thru [through]
all its marches during which I was at
Capture of Lord Cornwallis, and
was discharged at Newburgh in the year
1783 at the disbandment of the Grand Army. 
My discharge is lost.

Should the annexed declaration and 
statement be deemed as sufficient the Secretary
will please direct that the amount of the
two years pay as mentioned in the law be
forwarded to me at this place,by mail.
With great respect, I am,
Sir,
Your Obediant Servant,
Rich'd Dodge

The Honbl.
The Secretary of the Treasury