Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 2340-100, Thomas Blodget, N.H.
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SERVICE  N.H.

Blodget, Thomas
or Blodgett

NUMBER B.L.Wt. 2340 - 100

CONTENTS [blank]
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State of Vermont
Essex County ss}  Lemington  April 17, 1844
I Henry Blodgett of Lemington in the County of Essex and State of Vermont and Howard Blodgett of Stewartstown in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire heirs at law of Thomas Blodgett do upon oath testify and declare to the best of our knowledge and belief that Thomas Blodgett did enter the service of the Revolution to serve during the war and served as a soldier in the Regiment No 2 under the command of Colonel Reid of the New Hampshire line and that he continued in the service as aforesaid until the fall of the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven when he was slain by the enemy.  We further declare that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Thomas Blodgett on the part of the United States nor do we believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever
[signed] Henry Blodgett   Howard Blodgett

State of Vermont
Essex County ss }  At Lemington in said County on the 17th day of April A.D. 1844 Personally appeared Henry Blodgett and Howard Blodgett Subscribers to the above declaration and made oath to the same.
Before me [signed] Beach Blodgett  Justice of the Peace
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I Anna Schoff of Northumberland in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire aged eighty four years depose and say that I was acquainted with Thomas Blodgett formerly of Stratford in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire who about the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and seventy six entered the Army of the Revolution and that Henry Blodgett and Howard Blodgett are Brothers of the said Thomas Blodgett and are all and the only heirs at law of the said Thomas Blodgett now living to my knowledge.
Anna Schoff  X her mark

State of Vermont
Essex County ss }  At Guildhall on the 20th day of April AD 1844 personally appeared Anna Schoff Subscriber to the above deposition and made solemn oath to the same
Before me [signed]  Beach Blodgett  Justice of Peace

State of Vermont
Essex County ss }  I Isaac Cummings Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Essex aforesaid do hereby Certify that Beach Blodgett is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Essex, duly Commissioned and Qualified, that his Commission is dated the 31st day of October AD 1843, and will expire on the 30th day of November AD 1844 and his signature before written is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court & set my hand at Guildhall in said County this 20th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four.
[signed] Isaac Cummings   Clerk
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Pension Office
July 23rd, 1844

Gentlemen:  Your letter enclosing the requisite proof of heirship in relation to your claim for bounty land in right of your deceased brother Thomas Blodgett, was duly received, and I herewith send your land warrant. No. 2340, for 100 acres issued in your joint names, the receipt whereof you will please acknowledge
Respectfully Yr. Ob. Svt.,
[signed] J. L. Edwards

Their letter was duly received enclosing the warrant above mentioned & we have this day appointed [Ezear?] [Ellens?] our atty to locate & receive a patent for us of the [same?]
Aug 27, 1845.
[signed] Howard Blodgett  Henry Blodgett


Messieurs Howard & Henry Blodgett
Lemington
Vermont
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State of Vermont
Essex County}

Essex Probate Office   June 14th 1844
I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Howard Blodgett of Stewartstown in the County of Coos & State of New Hampshire & Henry Blodgett of Lemington in the County of Essex & State of Vermont are the Brothers and only heirs at law in [foc?] to Thomas Blodgett who was a private in the 2nd N. H. Regiment commanded by Col. Reid
Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this 14th day of June 1844
[signed] Moody Rich Judge of Probate

The above will answer for the following States, viz.
Maine, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont } Judge of Probate.

New York, New Jersey } Surrogate.

South Carolina, Georgia } Ordinary.
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Thomas Blodgett

N. 2340.
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230
Thomas Blodgett  War, Stratford   
1792  July 30   Paid by the Continent in 1777 - Dr  9.16
Gave Maj. Whitcomb a Certificate by order from the Heirs    Dr  9.16
Engaged Dec 19, 1775
Killed Oct. 24, 1777

Contra - By 9 Months & 24 days in 1777   19.12


State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original & the whole of said original the same having been examined and compaired [compared] by me.  The original contains no marks or alterations which are not represented in this copy & may be found in Ledger, entitled "Reid's N. H. regt. 2nd regt." which was returned to this Office from the War Office Jany. A.D. 1841
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand & affixed the Seal of said State this 21st day of Feby. A.D. 1844
[signed] Thomas P Treadwell
Secretary of State
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Lemington  April 20, 1844

To the Secretary of War

Dear Sir  enclosed is the evidence of our claim on the General Government to land promised to Thomas Blodgett   Should the evidence be sufficient you will please send us the necessary papers and such information as we shall need (to Lemington  Essex County  Vermont) if not please to inform us what is wanting to establish said claim.
Very respectfully Your Obt Sevts
Henry Blodgett  
Howard Blodgett
By [signed] Abdiel Blodgett


May 31st 1844 - informed [unknown] Henry & Howard Blodgett that the proof received in regard to the Services & C. of Thos. Blodgett decd. is satisfactory but that the evidence of heirship is informal & insufficient - a [unknown] for proof of heirship was sent to them
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Abdiel Blodgett
ansd July 23rd, 1844

2340

Rev

(to enter)

Recd. July 5th, 44
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Lemington June 28, 1844

To J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions}

Sir  enclosed is the certificate required in your letter of 31st May last if correct you will please to forward to me the proper papers and will much oblige us by forwarding to us the necessary information relating to the obtaining of the land.
Very respectfully yr obt Servant,
[signed] Abdiel Blodgett
for Henry & Howard Blodgett

July 23rd.  Sent Warrant N. 2340 for 100 acres in favor of  Howard & Henry Blodgett heirs of Tho. Blodgett, decd, a soldier of the Rhode Island Line
to the care of Adiel Blodgett Lemington Vermont
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July 5 '44
Mr Gordon
B

[Lemington?]  [unknown] [unknown]
June 28

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City  D.C.
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Province of Canada
District of St. Thomas}  On this twentieth day of the month of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & forty four Before me Daniel Thomas Esquire one of 
her Majesty's Justices assigned to keep the peace within & for the said District of Saint Thomas & a Public Notary for that part of the said province formerly constituting Lower Canada, residing in the Township of Melbourne in the said District personally came & appeared Nathan Barlow, formerly of the Town of Straftord in the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire one of the United States of America Esquire at present of the Township of Shipton, in the said District of St. Thomas, who being sworn on the holy Evangelists deposeth and saith "I am of the age of Eighty Eight years; I was acquainted with one Thomas Blodgett, who about the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six resided in the said Town of Stratford & that the said Thomas Blodgett about that period entered the revolutionary Army of the United States to serve during the War.  Having occasion to go in the Fall of the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven to Ticonderoga on account of the illness of my Brother then in the service, I learned on my arrival at that place, that the said Thomas Blodgett had a few days before been killed by the Enemy & was then interred.  On my return to Straftord I brot [brought] the pocket Book of the said deceased Thomas Blodgett to his Relatives at that place.  I was also acquainted with Messieurs Henry Blodgett & Howard Blodgett, two of the Brothers of the said deceased Thomas Blodgett, who as the said deceased was never married, are as far as my information extends the only legal Heirs of the said late Thomas Blodgett.  And I further the deponent saith not & hath signed two words [expunged?] [unknown]"
[signed] Nathan Barlow

Signed I sworn to before me this 20th day of March 1844}
[signed] D. Thomas   J.P.
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PROVINCE OF CANADA

HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONORABLE SIR CHARLES THEOPHILUS METCALFE, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, one of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over the Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME. I do hereby certify that Daniel Thomas Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Affidavit is one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the District of Montreal in That part of the Province of Canada heretofore constituting the Province of Lower Canada duly commissioned and authorized as such In Consequence where of full faith and entire credit are and ought to be given to his Signature in that capacity wherever the same may appear.

Given under my hand and Seal, at Arms at the Government House, at Kingston. in Canada, this twenty fifth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four and in the seventh year of Her Majesty's Reign.
By His Excellency's Command, [signed] C T Metcalfe

D Daly [unknown]