Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22964, Joseph Dow, Mass. Sea Service N.H.
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SERVICE
Mass Sea Service
N.H.

Dow, Joseph
Rhoda

NUMBER 
W. 22964
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21702
New Hampshire
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Joseph Dow
of Merrimack in the State of N.H.
was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Sanborn of the Reg commanded
by Col. Evans in the New Hampshire
line for 7 months & 8 days.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 24 Dollars 22 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Oct
1833 and sent to Hon J.M. Harper Canterbury, N.H.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $60.55
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 - 12.11
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$72.66

[Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 1st, Page 80
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4583
New Hampshire
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Rhoda Dow
widow of Joseph Dow
N.H.
who served in the Revolutionary
warm as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
24 Dollars 22
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March 1848
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
27 day of Mch 1849
and sent to 
S.C. Badger
Concord
N.H.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 69 Vol
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195
Joseph Dows
Declaration 23798
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832
State of New Hampshire
County of Merrimack ss

On this Seventh day of November AD 1832, personally appeared  before the Judges of the Common Pleas
in said County Joseph Dow a resident of Chichester in the County of
Merrimack of aforesaid and the State of New-Hampshire, aged Seventy-three 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 provision
made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States
as herein with specified and served as here alleged 
in the war of the Revolution, namely that he was born
Salisbury in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 1759 &
when 15 years of age left his parents in said Salisbury & when to live
with his brother in law John Hilliard in said Chichester in New Hampshire aforesaid
in which Town he has lived ever since except when in the service of the United
States. That in the spring of the year 1777 he enlisted in the Army of the
United States in the war of the revolution with the consent of his said Guardian
under Capt Broadman of Henniker in said State of New Hampshire, and was
marched to Portsmouth and afterward, stationed on Great Island [viz New Castle] near the Light House, and served there, he cannot exactly recollect how long but believes three months.

Afterwards in the month of September of said year, he again enlisted
in the said service of United States under Capt Sanborn of Deerfield in 
said state, in Col. Evan's Regiment of Dover in said State [that is to say
both in said State of New Hampshire and march'd to Stillwater and march'd 
Stillwater, and joined General Sarneds Brigade, and was in the last battle
that was fought with Burgoynes army. After this battle he was march'd to
tega, where he witnessed the Surrender of Burgonyne, & his army, and from thence
he was marched to a place called New Winthrop, where he was honorably discharged
having served in this campaign upwards of three months.

In the Spring of the year 1778 he again enlisted under Capt Benjamin 
Sias of Loudon in the said State of New Hampshire for the term
of two months, and was march'd to Portsmouth, and stationed on Seavey's
island at Fort Washington and there honorably discharged after
the term of service had expired.

In the month of December in the 1782 he shipped a Mariner