Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,992, Abraham Dodge, Mass.
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Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832-

State of Maine
County of Hancock Ss.

On this [twentieth] day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Job Nelson Esquire Judge of the Court of Probate for said County now sitting
Abraham Dodge a resident of Sedgwick in the County of Hancock aforesaid aged seventy two 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 7. 1832. 
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1778 with Captain Oliver Stodder & served in a regiment of the Massachusetts line under the following named offices-
The regiment was commanded by Col. Josephy Vose, the names of the other field officers he does not recollect- Oliver Stodder was Captain of the Company, the names of the other Company officers he does not recollect.
That he enlisted as aforesaid at Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts, in the summer of the year 1778 for the term of three years as a private, marched through Providence R. I. & Hartford CT. to Peekskill N.Y. & from there to West Point, where he was stationed will the fall of the year 1780- soon after the execution of Major Andre, 
when he enlisted during the war, obtained a furlough & returned home; before his furlough was out, he received a wound in his foot, which disenabled him from serving further during the war.
That he was at West Point when Gen. Arnold deserted. That he resided when he entered the service at Beverly aforesaid, that he never had any [routter] discharge.

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I Nicholas Holt of [Camford] age [ ] testify & say that I hired Abraham Dodge to work for me some time during the revolutionary war & do not know [ real ] but what you & I understood that he had been in the army two years & left it a short time before he was quite lame when he worked with me [arrurioned] by a [not] on his foot he was lame as long as he worked with me & I believe has been ever since I have frequently seen him [since] & he has always walked lame and further the [department mett not] 

Nicholas Holt

State of Maine
Hancock Ss. August 29 AD. 1832

Personally appeared Nicholas Holt & made oat to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed.
Before me
J Nelson Justice of the Peace

I Daniel  Morgan of Sedgwick in the County of Hancock & State of Maine on oath declare, that during the revolutionary war I resided in the town of Beverly in the state of Massachusetts in the immediate neighborhood of the father of Abraham Dodge who now resides in said Sedgwick. I know said Abraham & recollect that he was absent from home in the army as much as two years, when he returned
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Washington (DC) Novr 19 1845

Sir
By the advice of Hon J L. Edwards Comr of Pensions, I would respectfully ask for rush information as the Records of the State Department may show in relation to the Revolutionary service of Abraham Dodge who (according to his widows Declaration taken in the State of Maine last month) shows that the said Abraham enlisted for one term of Service in Beverly Mass. - In the State line or Continental Establishment and served (Three years she thinks) has heard him Speak of Enlisting when but 16 years of age in Company with one Thorndike, does not know that they were both in one company but they were brothers (by Marriage of Father) and belonged to the same family.
That she thinks the Caps name was Stodes or Stoderd does not remember the names of his Officers, that his time was out and he returned home to his Fathers in Beverly some time before the war closed, about (1781) or 2)- I have heard the old man in his lifetime speak of getting a Pension but said he could not because he had lost his discharge, he died 1836 on the Town of Sedgwick Me, left a widow whose marriage took place 1784- his widow is Still -
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living on Deer Island Maine 
I am her Atty for to get a Pension for her- It is a case of as much charity as any that I know, I have the Afft. Of Mark Dodge & [Zadoc] Holt of Sedgwick that they know he belonged to the army but cannot say what officers he served under
One of them says he thinks the said Abraham Dodge was at the taking of Burgoine, that he was a part of the time in Genl Washingtons Main army &c { } from this imperfect [ ] you can give me any evidence of Record you will do great service to a very poor and destitute old Lady- Please direct to - 
Tallahassee Florida

I am 
Very Respecfully
Your Obt Svnt
C. H. Blood
Atty &c
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston;
January 22 1846.

I hereby Certify, that from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
the name of Abraham Dodge, is borne upon an Account in Army Books, as a private, in Capt Hoddard's Company, in Col Vese's regt. and these credited by his service, from January 1 to July 1 1780. 6 months, at 40/ per month, at which time (july 1st) he deserted, as noted in said account.-
Upon a Pay Roll of Capt Richard Titcomb's Company, in Col Nathaniel Wade's Regt. from the County of Essex, as a [Fifer], from July 3 to October 10 1780, with allowance of 260 miles travel, 3 months & 21 days - The above, is all the evidence of service, which can be identified with the individual described in the annexed application.
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4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names ...

in the summer In 1778 enlisted for 3 {&] served until the fall of 1780- then enlisted during the war obtained a furlough, [ was wounded] & never returned to the army

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