Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 20999, Thomas Dolloff, N.H.
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N.H.     Dolloff, Thomas   W20999
                     Alsa
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                         10,804
New Hampshire
Thomas Dolloff
of Meredith in the state of New Hampshire
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scammell of the New Hampshire line, for the term of 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 25th of April 1818 --
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of May 1819 - and sent to Wm. Badges, Esqu.
Dover, N. Hampshire.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1819 _ 10 5/30 . 4/31 S3. 16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 - 4 S.00
$131.16
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.

Discontinued
Strafford County -
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Notification sent to A Peirce Esqu. Dover, New - Hamp. 6th Sept. 1820

In the opinion of the Atts. Genl. to the claimant, 8 June 1821 to the case of Wm. Badger, Esq. Dover, N.H.

? letter to Daniel Gale - 3rd Meredith Bridge, N.H.
18 June: ?

 Duplicate certificate issued 9 April 1824, and sent to Daniel Gale, 3rd Gilman ton, N.H.
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New Hampshire ?

Alsa Dolloff
widow of Thomas Dolloff
NH..
who served in the Revolutionary
War, as a Private

?
96 Dollars 00

cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

?  July

Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Feby 1837and sent to ? A. Tuck
?
Recorded, on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 69. Vol. 1.
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Thos. Dolloff
Private
Col Scammells Regiment
New Hampshire Line
1777-3 years
?
Roll
2 years
23rd. April 1818

Admitted.
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State of New Hampshire.
County of Strafford ?
On this .23rd day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the Court of common pleas for said county personally appears Thomas Dolloff aged fifty eight years resident in the Town of Meredith County and state aforesaid who being by me first truly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to Provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war That the said Thomas Dolloff about the twentieth day of May 1777 enlisted in the Town of Raymond for the Town of Kingstown in said state for three years and entered said service in the company commanded by Captain James Gray and regiment commanded by Col Alexander Scammel N hampshire line that he continued to serve in said service of the United States as a private Soldier in said war on the continental establishment from May 1777 until the 25th day of May 1780 when he was discharged at Westpoint in the State of New York  He then received a discharge signed by
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Captain Daniel Livermore as Capt commandant which has since been torn up by his children that he was in the battle skeensborough and both at Stillwater in 1777 and at Newtown in 1779 and that he is in reduced circumstances and ? in new of the assistance of his country for support - Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. William Badger

I William Badger Judge ? as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Dolloff did serve against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be here - unto affixed this 29th day of August A.D. 1818
William Badger

Atten Dau Walerone Clerk of the Court of Com Pleas for said County of Stafford
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We Ebenr Pitman & Samuel M S ? Selectmen of the Town of Meredith in the County of Strafford and the State of newhampshire and overseers of the ? of  ? Town hereby - Say that Thomas Dolloff an Inhabitant of said Town, In our opinion is in Reduced Circumstance the above is ? at the Request of Thomas Dolloff ? and for his assistance in obtaining the provision of the late act of Congress entitled an Act to Provide for land, naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war
Eben Pitman Samuel ? Selectmen of Meredith
State of Newhampshire
July the 9 1818
then personally appeared the above named Ebenzr. Pitman & Samul M ? and Made oath to the above affidavit by then Subscribed before me.
Daniel Smith Justice Peace

This May Certify that the above named Ebenzr. Pitman & Samul M ? was duly Chosen and Sworn to the office of Selectmen of the Town of Meredith County of Strafford at the annual Meeting of Said Town duly held in the Month of March 1819  Meredith July the 9 1818

Attst Daniel Smith Town Clerk
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190
Thomas Dolloff
10.?

Not entitled
 Augt 10, 1820
Sept. 1819
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T1 Yoke o the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the third Tuesday of July, 1820.

Thomas Dolloff aged Sixty one years, resident in Meredith in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income--his necessary clothing and bedding excepted--as follows:

about seventy acres rough land & buildings
1 Yoke six feet oxen
on D 2 year old stears
five Cows
one 2 year old heifer
four one year old Cattle
one horse over 20 years old
one 1 year old Colt
three pair hog
six pigs
one case drawers
two tables
one old Chest
ten chairs
one stance
a pair shovel & tongs
twenty pieces old Crockery
two broken Kittles
one pot, two ploughs
two Chains, one harrow
two yoaks, one Crowbar
one old pair wooden wheels

No debts due to me
due to my creditors - $400.00
Thomas Dolloff

And the said Thomas Dolloff in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed:--viz.

I Thomas Dolloff do solemnly swear 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 service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day 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. Thomas Dolloff

And the said Thomas Dolloff doth here in Court further declare and oath, that he served in the revolutionary was as follows, viz.

as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Gay in the third Regiment of the New Hampshire him commanded by Col Cambell from May 1777 he served three years. he was discharged at Westpoint - he was in the following battles - at fort Ann - at the taking of Burgoyne - at Newtown --
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is April 23d, 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 10.884:--That his occupation is that of a farmer not able to pursue it & is to great an expense on account of my ill health:--That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.

a wife Elvey aged fifty nine years healthy
His Children
Jesse aged twenty years not healthy
Joseph aged eighteen years healthy
Abigail aged fourteen years not healthy
Mahala aged twelve years not healthy

Wherefore he prays the opinion of said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises, be duly certified to Secretary of War. 

Sworn and declared before the said court the 18th day of July 1820. 
Thomas Dolloff
Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE........STRAFFORD SS.
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the 18th day of July 1820 before 
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH, and SAMULE QUARLES, Associate Justices of said Court.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by said Thomas Dolloff having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is two hundred ninety six dollars & ten cents, which property is subject to said Dolloff's Debts. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.......STAFFORD SS

In testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 18th day of July - 1820. A. Peirce, CLERK.
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Declaration of Alsa Dolloff
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                        Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows

               State of NewHampshire

Belknap Jr. On the twenty first day of March 1848 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common please in the County of Belknap and the State aforesaid Altra Dolloff a resident of Meredith in the County of Belknap and State aforesaid Aged eighty one years who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1834 entitled an Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows    That she is the Widow of Thomas Dolloff who was a private in the Army of the Revolution in the NewHampshire line    that he was a pensioner under the Act of Congress of the 14th of March 1818 at the rate of eight Dollars per Month    that according to her belief he served in the whole more than three years    for proof of Service reference may be had to the evidence he exhibited when he obtained his pension Certificate now in the pension Office

She further Declares that she was Married to the said Thomas Dolloff on the fifth day of October Seventeen hundred and eighty in Raymond in the State of New Hampshire by the ? Mr. Jewett of Candia that she knows moreso of
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her Marriage      that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Dolloff died on the eleventh day of June 1840    that she was not Married to him prior to his leaving the Army but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety for viz at the time above stated

Alsa Dolloff x her Mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above Written before me.

Henry Y. Simpson   Judge of the Court of Common Please for the County of Belknap

I hereby Certify that the applicant cannot from Bodily infirmity attend the Court

Henry Y. Simpson - Judge
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     State of New Hampshire   Belknap Jr.

l, Ebenezer S. Lawrence clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County certHenry Y. Simpson is a Justice of said Court that his commission is dated Januraify, that
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I Elizabeth Smith a resident of New Hampton in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire aged eighty six years depose and say that I am the sister of the Alsa Dolloff the widow of Thomas Dolloff that was married to Thomas Dolloff in ? in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and eighty or eighty one by the Rev. M. Jewett of Candia  I saw them Married. I have resided within six or eight miles of them for this last sixty years that they lived together as Lawful man and wife more than fifty nine years and have a large family of children and that she is now the widow of Thomas Dolloff
Alsa Dolloff her mark

State of New Hampshire
Belknap Jr
March 14th 1843
Sworn and Subscribed before me
Nicholas M Taylor - Justice Peace
?

I hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with Elizabeth Smith the person who has signed and sworn to the foregoing affadavitt that she is a credible person and her testimony is entitle to full credit

Nicholas M. Taylor - Justice Peace
? and said State
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Revolutionary War Records Section
3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 1920

In reply to your request of _______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of Thos. Dolloff a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his & (his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

W. 20999 -

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment - May 20, 1777

Length of Service - 3 yrs.

Rank - Pvt

Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered - James Gay

Colonel - Alex. Scammel

State - N.H.

Battles engaged in, Skenesborough - Two at Stillwater, Newtown -
Residence of . soldier at enlistment, Not stated
Date of application for pension, Apl 23, 1818 ?
Residence at date of application, Meredith, Strafford Co. N.H.
Age at date of application, 58 yrs.
Remarks: He married Oct. 5, 1780 in Raymond, N.H. Elsey (Alsa or Alse) Leavitt. He d June 11, 1840. She was al. pen on her ap. ex Mar. 21, 1843 while residing in Meredith, Belknap Co. N.H. 81 yrs. in 1818 Sol. refers to their children - Jesse 20; Joseph 18 - Abigail 14 and Mahala 12 years of age.

Respectfully, Commissioner
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State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ?
Town Clerks Office Raymond May 4, 1843.

I John R. Brown of Raymond County of Rockingham and State aforesaid Depose and say I hold the Office of Town Clerk of Raymond aforesaid.

That I have the records of said Town of Raymond in my posession.  That I have examined the records of said Town of Raymond and cannot find any record on said Town Books of the Marriage of Thomas Dolloff and Alse Leavitt now
Alse Dolloff.

1st  That I have held he Office of Town Clerk of Raymond aforesaid from March 14, 1843 to the present time -

2nd  That I have examined the records of said Town from 1775 to 1820.

3rd  That the records do not afford any evidence of the Marriage in question at the designated period or at any other time.

4th  That the records do not appear regular and full, but irregular, and does not raise the least presumption against an alleged Marriage within the Town of Raymond which is not found therein, very few Marriages were found recorded on said Town Book prior to the year 1794.

John R. Brow - Town Clerk of Raymond
May 4th 1843

Sworn and Subscribed before me Nicholas M Jagler - Justice of the Peace and Sworn thought the State aforesaid
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18 Andrew Road, Swampscott, Mass.
Aug. 1st., 1920

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

Will you kindly inform me in the following?

Thomas Dolloff, born at Brentwood, N.H. N.H.Revon June 17, 1759, died, on Jan'y, 11, 1841, aged 82 yrs. at Meredith, N.H., wife Alice.-He is buried in a small graveyard, near Meredith, and is supposed to have been a soldier in the Revolution (N.H. Rev. War Rolls, vol. 1, p. 584-5), a family tradition is that he drew a pension;-is it recorded that this Thomas Dolloff was a pensioner?

John Dolloff, also of Meredith, N.H., no dates of birth or death, wife, Elizabeth, had son Samuel, born, Sept. 19, 1785.

This John was probably a Rev. soldier,, is there a record of pension?

John Dunbar, born at Bridgewater, Mass., Mar. 19, 1742, died at Grantham, N.H. name of wife Mary Keith, m. 1768. was he a pensioner?

I have no war record for this John Dunbar, tho he probably was a soldier from Bridgewater, removed to N.H. abt. 1790.

This request if for genealogical purposes, and for Dau's. of the American Revolution records.

Thanking you,
Very truly yours,
Henrietta D. Johnson
[Mrs. F. E.]

Aug 4, 1920
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Widow,&c.

20999

Alsa Dolloff

Widow of Thomas Dolloff

Pri. Rev War

Act: Feb 29  48

Index:--Vol. A   Page 190

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Thomas Dolloff
N. Hampshire

Served 2 yrs from 1777 - 

1st Sched: exhibits 70 acres rough land, & buildings - value not stated. Personal property - i yoke oxen - 1 Do. two year old steers - 5 cows - 1 two years old heifer - 4 one yr old cattle - 1 horse over 2 yrs old - 1 one yr old Colt - 3 grown hogs - 6 pigs - 1 case of drawers - 2 tables - 1 old chest - 10 chairs - 1 stand.  1 pr. shovel & tongs - 20 pieces old crockery - 2 broken Kettles. 1 pot - 2 ploughs - 2 chains - 1 harrow - 2 yokes - 1 crow bar - 1 old pair wheels.-

Court certify the above property to be worth $296.10 - subject to his debts -

Aged 63 yrs. Afflicted with sickness & disease - Wife 60 - healthy - Son, 21 yrs. - Abigail 17 yrs - Mahala, 14 yrs - healthy -

Of 6 Sept. 1820 - Application for restoration - 2nd Jany 1821. rejected - Opin.: Atty Genl. sent, 8th June 1821 - Informed again, 18th Jany 1823, that he could not be restored to roll. (over.)
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Reported

1043
New Hampshire, Portsmouth
Alsa Dolloff
widow of Thomas Dolloff
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars --
per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22? day of July 1843 and sent to N. M. Taytor  New Hampton, N.H.

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1. Page 15.
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New-Hampshire
Also Dolloff
widow of Thomas Dolloff
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 - and who died on the 11th June, 1840 at Belknap Co in the State of N.H. who was a private in the ______ commanded by Captain _____ of the    commanded by Col Scammell in the N.H. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth at the rate of 80 - Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th: - day of July 1843 and sent to N.M. Taylor, New Hampton - N.H. -

Whole amount due . . . $400.00

[Act July 7, 1838]

Recorded by ?  -- Clerk,
Book A Vol. 1 - Page 38 -
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Alsa Dolloff

Payment to be made at Portsmouth by Richard Jenness Eq

Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New Hampshire

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 69. Vol. 1.

? Clerk
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War Department,
Widow's Pension.

I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2nd, 1848, Alsa Dolloff, widow of Thomas Dolloff, who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate if Eighty dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th of March 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the War Office of the United States this fifteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty eight.

M. L. Marcy
Secretary of War.

Examined and Countersigned.
J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
B? ? Evans
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3967 ?721
2353
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Exeter N.H. Ap. 16./51

L.E. ? Esq:

Dear Sir,

I return to the Pension Office Certificates of Rachel Thompson, Asa Dolloff and Rachael Sinclair, to whom new Certificates under the Resolutions of July 1, 1848, have been issued -

Respectfully Amos ?
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Inc to ?   $80 per an
Comg 1 July 1848

Please to issue a new certificate under the act of July 1, 1848. and I will see that the old certificate shall be delivered up to be returned to the Pension Office, when the new certificate is presented to Mrs. Dolloff.

Send the new certificate to me --

Aaron Luck

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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office

I, John Hadley, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lane Plummer is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Belknap duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c.  His Commission was dated on the twenty third day of December 1845 and will expire on the twenty third day of December 1850.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this sixth day of Novm 1850.

John L. Hadley
Secretary of State.
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Before me Land Plumer a Justice of the Peace for the County of Belknap, in the State of New Hampshire, appeared Alse Dolloff, and on oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Joint Resolution of the 1st of July, 1848.

That she is a widow of Thomas Dolloff who was a Pensioner under the Act of 18th March, 1818, at ninety-six dollars per annum. 

That she has received a pension under the Act of February 2nd, 1848, at the rate of Eighty dollars cents per annum, and she asks an increase of her pension to the same amount received by her husband, with arrearages.

Witness Land Plumer
Alse Dolloff her mark
Meredith November 4th, 1850.

I certify that Alse Dolloff, is personally known to me to be the person she represents herself to be, and is a credible person.

Lane Plumer, Justice of the Peace

[Annex a Certificate of the Clerk of a Court that 
                     is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned.]
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Declaration
Alsa Dolloff

Admn 1043

Admitted

N.M. Taylor
New Hampton NH
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Please to return to Nicholas M. Taylor New Hampton . . . State of New Hampshirev 

Respectfully yours
Nicholas M. Taylor

On this ?
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Alsa Dolloff aged eighty six 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, pass on the 2nd February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: 

That she is the Widow of Thomas Dolloff who was a Privat in the Army of the Revolution that he served in 1st Comp. in Col Scammells Regt. from May 24th 1777 to May 30th 1780 that the 
she drew a Pension under the Act of June 19th 1844 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Alsa Dolloff  her mark

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written -- Before Nicholas M Taylor Justice of the Peace.

I further Certify, That the above Declarant is personally known to me.

Nicholas M. Taylor  Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Belknap County, SS.

I, Ebenezer S. Lawrence - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nicholas M. Taylor is a Justice of the Peace throughout said State, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the Seventh -- day of December 1847 and will expire on the Seventh -- day of December 1852 and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand, and the seal of said County, this first day of July, 1848.

E. S. Lawrence CLERK.
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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 Belknap SS.
On this sixth day of July 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Alsa Dolloff a resident of Meredith in the County of Belknap aged eighty six 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 Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: 

That she is the Widow of Thomas Dolloff who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution 
that he served in the 1st Comp. in Col Scammels Regt from May 24th 1777 to May 30th 1780

that she drew a Pension under the Act of June 19 1844 at the rate of eighty dollars per annum

She further declares that she is still a widow.

Alsa Dolloff  her mark

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year written above--Before Nicholas M. Taylor Justice of the Peace.

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

Nicholas M. Taylor  Justice of the Peace.
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1398
Declaration
Alsa Dolloff
$80 per ann
N. M. Taylor
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3rd March
1845 granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7th 1838
State of New Hampshire
Belknap SS
On this twenty first day of March 1843 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Magistrate in and for the County and State aforesaid Alsa Dolloff a resident of Meredith in the County of Belknap and State aforesaid aged eighty one 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 3rd day
of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
That she is the widow of Thomas Dolloff who was a private during the Revolution in the New Hampshire line that she is entitled to a Pension under the act of July 7th 1838 at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum which she has
not received
She further declares that she is still a widow
Her
Alsa Dolloff
Mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me
Henry G. Simpson
Justice of the Peace
through said
State
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Belknap ss. I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Alsa Dolloff who has signed and Sworn to the foregoing declaration for this twenty years last past and know that she is the widow of Thomas Dolloff who
was a Revolutionary Pensioner
March 21st 1843
Henry G. Simpson
Justice of the Peace
through said
State
State of New Hampshire, Belknap SS
I Ebenezer S Lawrence Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, certify that Henry G. Simpson is a Justice of the Peace in and through said state that his commission is dated May 21st A.D. 1839 and will expire May 21st A.D. 1844 and that the foregoing signatures
purporting to be his are genuine in my belief-
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and subscribed my name
this sixteenth day of May A.D. 1843
E. S. Lawrence, Clerk
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I Jesse Dolloff a resident of Meredith in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire aged forty years depose and say that I am well acquainted with Alsa Dolloff the person who has signed and sworn to
the accompanying declaration that she is the widow of Thomas Dolloff that he was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of eight dollars per month that he died on the eleventh day of June 1840 I reside within
fifty yards of the widow Alsa Dolloff and have resided there from my childhood and know that she is still a widow
Jesse Dolloff
Belknap
State of New Hampshire
Belknap SS
Sworn to and subscribed on the twenty
first day of March 1843 before me
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
throughout said State
I hereby certify that Jesse Dolloff the
person who has signed and sworn to the above affidavit is a reputable witness and his testimony may be relied on
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
Throughout said State
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10.025
Declaration of Alsa Dolloff
N. H.
act 7 July 38
M8o of 40-
Adm
2 yrs/in
80$

Nicholas M. Taylor
Mary
New Hampton
N H.
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I William Smith a resident of New Hampton in the County of Belknap and State of New Hampshire aged seventy nine years
do testify and say that I have been personally acquainted with Alsa Dolloff the person who has signed and sworn to the accompanying Declaration for Seventy years last past and know that she was married to Thomas Dollars in October in the year 1780 in Raymond in the State of New Hampshire by the Rev Mr. Jewell
of Candia I do not know the day of the month
I have resided within six or eight miles of her for more than fifty years last past and know that she lived with her late husband Thomas Dolloff as his lawful wife more then fifty
nine years and that Alsa Dolloff is the widow of Thomas
Dolloff
Her
William Smith
Mark

State of Hampshire
Belknap SS 
Sworn to and subscribed this eighteenth day
of March 1843 before me
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
through said State
I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with William Smith the person who has signed and Sworn to the above deposition for more than thirty years and that he is a reputable witness and his testimony is
entitled to full credit
Nicholas M Taylor
Justice Peace
throughout said
State
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State of New Hampshire, Belknap SS.
I Ebenezer S Lawrence Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, certify that Nicholas M. Taylor is a Justice of the Peace in and through said state that his commission is dated December 21st A.D. 1842 and will expire on the 21st day of December A.D. 1847 and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine in my belief

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office and subscribed
my name this sixteenth day of May A.D 1843
E. S. Lawrence Clerk
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for new certificate
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Recd. 5 Apl. 1824
Daniel Gale 3rd
Gilmanton, N.H.
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County of Strafford ss. New Hampshire State
On this second day of February, 1824, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said County of Strafford, personally appeared Thomas Dolloff who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain- Gray in the Regiment commanded 
by Colonel Scammel in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New Hampshire, that he received a Certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War -which certificate on or about the tenth day of March 1828 was put in the hands of James H. Robinson of Portsmouth New Hampshire with a power to [illegible] the Pension money then due him, and that he has applied to said Robinson
for the certificate, who informed him the certificate is finally lost or destroyed. 
Thomas Dolloff
Sworn and subscribed to
before me the day and year
aforesaid
Daniel Gale 3d Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire

Strafford, ss
I Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Court of Sessions
for said County of Stafford,
do certify that Daniel Gale Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within document is
a Justice of the Peace within and for said County
acting under the authority of said State
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court this 4th day of Feby 1824
A. Peirce, Clerk
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Gilmanton 4th January 1823
Dear Sir
I herewith transmit the affidavits of Wm
B. Kelley, Parker Plumer and Ebenezer Litman
Esquires relative to Mr Thomas Dolloff of Meredith State of New Hampshire, a Revolutionary Pensioner who was stricken from the list of Pensioners by an act of Congress May 1820.  As to the indigent circumstances of the said Dolloff I am fully satisfied by the testimony of the above named Gentlemen, and also my own personal acquaintance of the said
Dolloff as he resides about ten miles from me
It is requested of the applicant that you forward
your answer to me at Gilmanton as soon as may
be
Daniel Gale 3d Judge of Court
of Sessions and
Justice of Peace
Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
P.S. Please to direct your answer to me at Meredith Bridge Post office as I reside near that place
D. Gale 3d
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Gilmanton I Works
Jany 9
Hon. John C. Calhoun

Secretary at War
Washington City
[illegible] Edwards
Rec. Jan 15, 1823
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I James H. Robinson of lawful age depose
and say, that on the tenth day of March 1820,
Thomas Dolloff of Meredith New Hampshire a
Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States,
gave me a power to draw his pension then due
him to the fourth of March 1820, leaving with
in at the same time his pension certificate
being number 10,184, which is agreeably to the receipt I gave to said Dolloff for his certificate aforesaid -  And further testify that I have never returned to said Dolloff his said certificate, but while the same was in my care, was finally lost or destroyed and that the same cannot be found
James H. Robinson
Rockingham SS
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
January the 29th 1824
Then personally appearing the above named
James H. Robinson and made oath the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true -
-
Before me,
William Claggett Jus. Peace
.
I hereby certify the above named James H. Robinson is a credible witness
according to the best of my
knowledge & belief
W. Claggett
Jus Peace
Said James H. Robinson lives in Greenland, N.H. with his father, M. Shadrach Robinson, a
highly respectable character
Rec of Judge Gale to [illegible] to [illegible] 3/8
[illegible]
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office

March 15  1824
I hereby certify that William Claggett Esq.
whose name is subscribed to the within
certificate was at the date thereof and still
is a Justice of the peace for the County of Rockingham in said State duly appointed and commissioned and that to his acts and attestations as such faith and credit are due.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the public seal of said State
on the day of the date hereof
Saml Sparhawk Secretary
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We
William B. Kelley, Parker Plumer and Ebenezer
Pitman of lawful age depose and say that we are well acquainted with Thomas Dolloff of Meredith in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire who was a Pensioner of the United States agreeably to a law of the United States passed the 18th day of March 1818, and that by a law of the said United States
of the 2d day of May 1820, relative to Revolutionary Pensioners the said Dolloff was stricken from the Pension list Roll on account of property the said Dolloff then had in his possession
And further testify that at the time of the said
Dolloff's making out his schedule of his property he was very much embarrased in debt, and since exhibiting same schedule of property aforesaid the said Dolloff has disposed of all his real estate and most of his personal property to pay his -
debts which was then due and debts which have since accrued - And further testify that the amount of the property of the said Dolloff which he now owns will not exceed the sum of fifty dollars - And further testify that we live in
the neighbourhood of the said Dolloff and know him to be a man of a slender constitution and not able to perform but very little labour and that the said Dollaff has not any child able to assist him towards the said Dolloff support
Meredith Nov. 12th 1822-
William B Kelly
Parker Plummer
Ebenezer Pitman
State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss
Nov. 12th 1822-
then personally appeared the above named William B. Kelley, Parker Plummer and Ebenezer Pitman Esquires,
and made solemn oath the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed is just and true
Before me
Daniel Gale 3d Justice Peace
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This certifies that the
within named William B. Kelley
Parker Plummer and Ebenezer Pitman Esq
are men of truth and veracity -

Daniel Gale 3d Jus Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office
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Concord Decemr 10th 1822
I hereby certify that Daniel Gale 3Esquire whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing
certificate was on the 12 Novemr last and still
is a Justice of the Court of Sessions
and also a Justice of the peace for the County
of Strafford in said State duly appointed
and commissioned and that to his official
acts and attestations faith and credit are
due.-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the public seal of said State
on the day of the
date hereof
Sam Sparhawk Secretary
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Thomas Dolloff
18884
[illegible] opinion
Atty Gale
. June 8. 1821
Andrew Peirce Esq
Dover
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Strafford SS. ] STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
On this 2 day of January A. D. 1821 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of
Sessions in the county of Strafford being a 
Court of Record, in and for the said county,
having the power of fine and imprisonment, Thomas Dolloff aged Sixty one years, resident in Meredith in said county, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz. That about the 20th day of May 1777 he enlisted into the Continental service of the United States in the
revolutionary War for three years in the company commanded by Captain James Gray and Regt commanded by Col Alexander Scammell and New Hampshire line, that 
he continued to serve in said service of the United States in the Continental establishment from the aforesaid 20th of May 1777 until about the 25th of May 1780 when he was
discharged from service at West point in the State of New York and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support-

I have received a Pension. And I do solemnly swear 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 service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day 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 farmer but of not sufficient ability to pursue it being afflicted with sickness & disease
in family residing with me, wife aged 50, healthy, Joseph aged 19
Abigail, aged 15 & Mahala aged 12 -
Their capacity to contribute to their support is as good as children of their years usualy are
Thomas Dolloff -

Sworn to and declared in open Court, at Rochester in said County on the Second
day of January- A. D. 1821, before the Justices of said Court AttestsClerk
Attests A. Peirce

Clerk of the said Court
I Andrew Peirce

I Andrew Peirce Clerk of the Court of Sessions
for the County of Strafford, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record [illegible] 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 thirteen
dollars and
[tes]timony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 2d day of Jany. A. D. 1821
A. Peirce, Clerk of the said Court
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SCHEDULE,
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Thomas Dolloff (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited
to the Court of Sessions for the county of Strafford in the State of New-Hampshire, on the second day of January 1821, and annexed to his oath, viz.

6 old chairs, some iron ware 1 Case draws
2 old tables 1 old pair wheels 2 old ploughs
Sharrow teeth, about one dollars worth of
Crockery ware and I am indebted to sundry
persons in the sum of Two hundred thirty eight
dollars
Thomas Dolloff