Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,758, Samuel Dodge, Mass.
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[ID] 3 - 1776
SERVICE Mass.
Dodge, Samuel
NUMBER S. 34,758
CONTENTS [blank]
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Samuel Dodge Samual Dodge Jr. Declaration 7th Apl. [April]
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The Declaration of Samuel Dodge of Beverly in the county of Essex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The said Samuel Dodge upon oath declares that he enlisted as a private soldier in the year 1777 for the term of three years in Capt. [captain] Billy Porter's company of foot in Col. Ebner. [Ebenezer] Francis regiment of the Massachusetts line - that he served the whole of said term in said Company when he was honorably discharged at West Point 11th February AD 1780 as will appear by his certificate of discharge hereunto annexed. That he is sixty two [62] years of age, and very lame and infirm - that from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support and that he hereby relinquishes all his claim to any pension heretofore allowed him by the Laws of the United States.
Samuel Dodge [signature]
April 7. 1818
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. On this seventh day of April AD. 1818 the said Samuel Dodge personally appeared before me Samuel Putnam Esquire one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth and subscribed and made oath to the truth of said Declaration by him
made. And it appearing to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Dodge served more than nine months in the Revolutionary War on the Continental Establishment against the Common Enemy, I hereby certify and transmit the testimony in the case and the proceedings thereon to the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Salem this seventh day of April AD. 1818.
S. [Samuel] Putnam Just. [Justice]
S. S. [State Senate?] Court of Massts [Massachusetts]
I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the judicial courts of said State in & for the County of Essex do certify that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a judge of said Supreme Judicial Court, that this
above signature is his proper handwriting
& that the seal hereto affixed is the seal of said court.
Jame [?] April 20th 1818
[signature] Mr Ichabod Tucker, Cler [clerk]
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548
Massachusetts Roll
Samuel Dodge Private 4
[Signed] Capt [Captain Ebenezer] Francis
Mass Line - 1777 - 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818 Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of April 1818 and sent to Hon Samuel Putnam, Salem, Mass. Arrearages to 4th Septr [September] 1818
4 months 28/30th $39.46
Revolutionary claims, Act 18th March, 1818,
Continued in 1824 Beverly, Essex C [County]
1890 Sept. 19 Cap't S. Dodge history [prior?]
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Samuel Dodge
167 -
Mass:
Samuel Dodge
Recd [received] 26 July 1824 -
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex, ss. At the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, being a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment, begun and held at Salem within and for the county of Essex on the third Monday of June A.D. 1824.
On this twenty second day of June 1824 personally appears in open Court here, Samuel Dodge, resident in said county aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath   make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made in the Acts of the 18th of March 1818, the first of May 1820 and 1st of March 1823 that he enlisted as Soldier at Beverly in said County in Feb. 4 1777 for the term of the term of three years in Capt. Thos. Francis' Company in Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regiment in the Massachusetts line of the Continental Army and that he continued to serve the whole of that term and at the expiration thereof was honorably discharged at West Point; and "I, Samuel Dodge, do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner whatsoever, 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 eighteens day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in trust [continues next page]
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[continued from previous page] for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what ins contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me God. 
Schedule viz't 
4 old tables $2.00 9 old chairs 2.70 drawers $4.00 - 2 light stands 2.00 - [total] 10.70 [dollars]
2 small tables 0.20 - 11 flag [?] bottom chairs 1.10 - case drawers 2.00 - [total] 3.30
Cheese tub 1.00 - Maple desk 2.00 - 3 old chests [?] 1.75 - 6 weaver's reeds [?] 2.00 [total] 6.75
3 Meal bags 0.67 - clothes horse 0.20 - 4 old casks 0.50 - pair looms 1.00 - [Total smudged but would be $2.37]
2 spinning wheels 1.25 a cow $10.00 - brass kettle 1.75 - stone ware 2.00 [total] 15.00
A pig 6.00 Crockery, pewter, earthenw. [earthenware] tin and glassware 4.50 2 sets iron dogs 1. [total] 11.50
Shovel and tongs 0.33 - sadirons 0.66 - 2 Work tubs [?] cider [illegible] 1.33 - [total doesn't add up] 1.32 
Cordwainter's tools 2.00 - candle sticks 0.50 - family books 0.74 Drawers [?] 0.20 [total] 3.45
Knives Forks 0.33 - Tea spoons 3.17 - shovel 0.50 hoes 0.25 - pitchforks 0.33 [total] 4.58
[grand total] 59.97 

And the said Dodge declares that when his name was struck off from the Pension List under the act of 1st May 1820, he did not make application to be continued, by exhibiting a Schedule of his property; that since that time he has grown poor and has had his estate taken from him by his creditors by process of law - all the real and personal estate [which is crossed out here] he owned were taken by one Stephen Abbot to whom I was indebted, except the few articles of personal property enumerated above which are by the law of Massachusetts exempted from attachment in favor of poor Debtors: Jacob Dodge another of my [smudged possibly neighbors or family] sued me for $6.44 and put me in Ipswich Goal, as I was unable to pay it: one of my neighbours out of charity came forward and paid the money and released me from imprisonment.
I am a Cordwainer, but now too old and infirm to carry on the business: my family consists of my wife Esther aged 65 and son James aged twenty years, and I am in such indigent circumstances that I cannot support myself without the
assistance of my country.
I had got in debt by buying land; and the [continued next page]
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same land were taken to pay the debts I had contracted in purchasing the estate. Being old and infirm I could not manage to any profit but was continually running behind hand.
Samuel Dodge [signature]

Essex Court of Common Pleas June Term 1824
Sworn before John M. Williams, Jus. C C Pleas
I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record 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 exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is fifty nine dollars ninety seven cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem in said County of Essex on this twenty sixth day of June A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty four.
Attn [?] Ichabod Tucker, Clerk [?]
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Cert 7th June 1782 for
in Col Tupper  Chief + Samuel Dodge

Dodge, Samuel (Mass.) S-347 58
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Samuel Dodge of Capt Potters Company of the 11th Massachusetts Regt having faithfully served three years in the Continental army [illegible] Term of his infirmness is hereby discharged the service and allowed to pass to his own home. Billy Porter Cpt. Given under my hand at West Point 11th Febry 1720. Said Dodge has returned gun & accoutrements.
[Smudged and illegible signature] Commandant 11th Regt.
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firm to follow it. Wife aged 65 and 1 son aged 20
Continued 16 Augt. 1824, I sent to Ichabod Tucker, Salem, Mass: 
Sept: 1818
Massachusetts.
Samuel Dodge, private, served 3 years from 1777.
Original claim under act May 1820
Schedule, dated 2d June 1824, contains Household and kitchen furniture, and cordwainer's tools, valued at $59.97
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He states that all his property, since the 18th March 1818, except the articles now exhibited, which exempted from seizure by law, has been taken and sold under the execution - that since the sale of his property, he has been committed to prison, for debt, and was released by a friend, who paid the debt, amounting to six dollars, and 44 cents. This statement is corroborated by authentic copies of the executions, with the sheriff's returns upon them. Claimant aged 69, by occupation a cordwainer, but too old and [infirm] [continues next page]
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Revy [Revolutionary] INVALID.
34758
File No. 34,758
Samuel Dodge
[Private?] Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 112
Arrangement of 1870 [in brackets]
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ESSEX, ss. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Sheriff for said County of the State of
within our said county of Essex or any or either of them, GREETING.
WHEREAS Jacob Dodge of Wenham in said County
Carpenter
on the 26th day of July AD 1823 before [crossed out] Asa Smith Esquire, one of our Justices of the Peace for our county aforesaid, recovered judgment against Samuel Dodge of Beverly in the County aforesaid
Yeoman
for the sum of Six dollars and forty four cents, debt or damage, and three dollars and fifty
cents for charges of suit, as to us appears of record, whereof execution remains to be done:
WE command you, therefore, That of the money of the said Samuel Dodge or of his
goods or chattels within your precinct, at the value thereof in money, you cause to
be levied, paid, and satisfied unto the said Jacob Dodge the aforesaid sums, being
Nine - dollars and ninety four cents, in the whole; and also out of the money, goods or chattels of the said Samuel Dodge you levy fifty cents more for this and a foreman writ, together with your own fees. And for want of such money, goods or chattels of the said Samuel Dodge to be by him shewn unto you, or found within your precinct, to the acceptance of the said Jacob Dodge for satisfying the aforesaid sums; We command you to take the body of the said Samuel Dodge and him commit unto our gaol in Ipswich And We command the keeper thereof accordingly to receive the said Samuel Dodge into our said gaol, and him safely to keep until he pay the full sums above mentioned, with your fees, or that he be discharged by the said Jacob Dodge the creditor or otherwise by order of law. Hereof fail not, and make return of this writ, with your doings therein, unto our said Justice, within sixty days next
coming. Witness our said Justice at Ipswich the twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty three. Sign. Asa Smith J.P.
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Essex
ss October 22, 1893 By virtue of this writ of Execution &
for writ of money Goods or chattels of the within named
Samuel Dodge I have taken his body & committed him to
the Gaol in Ipswitch in said County 
Theodore Andrews 
Dept, Sheriff
Fees for  $0.42
to house & chase  1.00
bring prisoner  0.25
                         1.67
Copy
Stresea Copy

Theodore Andrews
Dept Sheriff



Nov, 13th, 1823 in the Contents of this
Execution of the affoint for above expenses
signed, Theo Andrews attest for the evaluator
A Copy of said Copy
M Brown

Copay Eden
Dodge vs. Dodge
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ESSEX, ss.
$2070,74
7.82
$278.56
25
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Sheriff of our County of Essex, or his Deputy,
said
GREETING.
Whereas Stephen Abbot of Beverly in
our County of Essex, Yeoman
by the consideration of our Justices of our Court of Common Pleas, holden
at Salem
for and within our County of Essex aforesaid,
on the third Monday of June AD 1823
recovered
judgment against
Samuel Dodge of said Beverly,
Yeoman,
for the sum of two thousand and seventy dollars
seventy four cents Damage and seven dollars
eighty two cents
costs of suit, as to us appears of record, whereof execution remains to be done
We command you, therefore, that of the goods, chattels or
lands of the said Samuel Dodge
within your precinct, you cause to be paid and satisfied unto the said
Stephen Abbott
at the value thereof in money, the aforesaid sums, being $2078. 56
in the whole, with twenty five

cents more
writ and thereof also to satisfy yourself for
your own fees. And for want of goods, chattels or lands of the said
Samuel Dodge
to be by him shewn unto you, or found within your precinct, to the
acceptance of the said
Stephen Abbot
to satisfy the sums aforesaid, we command you to take the body of the
Samuel Dodge

and him commit unto
our gaol in
Salem, Ipswich or Newburyport
in our County of
Essex
aforesaid, and detain in your custody within our said gaol until he
pay the full sums above mentioned, with your fees, or that he be discharged
by the said Stephen Abbot (illegible)
, and make return
of this writ, with your doings therein, unto our said Court of Common
Pleas, to be holden at Newburyport within our county of Essex
aforesaid, upon the third Monday of September next.
Witness, ARTEMAS WARD, Esq. at Salem, the twenty third
day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty three
Ichabod Tucker CLERK.
A true copy, Att.I. Tucker
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Essex, SS. May 12th 1823. By virtue of a writ in favour of Stephen
Abbot Vs. Samuel Dodge of Beverly in said county, Yeoman,
returnable at the Court of Common Pleas next to be holden at
Salem in said County on the third monday of June, I attached
the property mentioned on the Schedule annexed as the estate
of said Samuel Dodge & by consent of parties in writing to sell
the same at public auction under the new law, I took the property
mentioned on the Schedule annexed, and kept the same for the space
of four days next ensuing, to wit, until the sixteenth day of May
instant at ten o'clock A.M. having advertised the same to be sold
at Public Auction, at the house of Stephen Abbott in Beverly at ten
O'clock AM. & having advertised the same property forty eight hours
before the expiration of the four days, in two public places in
Beverly and the same goods and estate not having been
redeemed by Samuel Dodge the Debtor & the same writ not
being satisfied on the said sixteenth day of May at the time and
place aforesaid I sold the said property for the sums stated on the
account of sale hereunto annexed which was the highest sum bid
therefor amounting to one hundred and eighteen dollars & sixty
two cents & I have deducted the sum of four dollars & ninety two
cents for charges & my fees and the balance amounting to
thirteen dollars & seventy cents
By virtue of this executionifoued on the judgement rendered on the above writ dated
the twenty third day of
1823.  I have this twelfth day of July 1823 applied the net proceeds of the above sale towards satisfying
the execution hereunto annexed amounting to one hundred and
thirteen dollars & Seventy cents in part satisfaction of the within
execution
┃ ●
Daniel Dutch, Dep Sheriff
(A.)
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Account of sale of property attached & sold by consent
parties taken from Samuel Dodge on a writ in favour
of Stephen Abbott May 12, 1823 advertised and sold at
Public Auction under the Statute May 16, 1823. Sale at
then Abbots house in Beverly at 11 OClock A.M.
1 Horse Cart & tackling for horse----- 8.00
1 Plough--1.87
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1 Horse  22.75

1Colt      51.00
1 Cow -------16.00

1 D       12.00
2 bovine  8.00
$118.62--
Charges -

4.92
$113.70
A true copy Att
J. Tucker, Cler
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C.C.P. Exors
Abbott
Cummin
611
Abbot vs Dodge
Sept. 1823.
Essex ss. Rec.  in the Registry
of Deeds Septem: 11, 1823
Recorded book of (illegible) No 4
Leaf 93 & Examined
by
by Amos Choate Regr
A true copy att
I. Tucker Clerk
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 Essex Co July 12. 1823. By virtue of this execution I have taken
all the right in equity which Samuel Dodge within named Debtor has
of redeeming the following described lands and tenements situate
in Beverly in said
county under mortgages by said Dodge
by Deed of conveyance now in Record in the Registry of deeds in sd County
to wit, one piece of land in Beverly in said County bounded by
land of the heirs of John Lovett, by land of the heirs of Thomas
Davis
John Pousland, John Bell, Isaac Woodbury, Hugh hill & 
the heirs of Joseph Chipman & on a lane containing eight acres
Also one other piece of land in said Beverly bounded by Land of
John Batchelder, Benjamin Woodbury, John Hooker & the heirs of
Peter Homan, James Trais & Levi Dodge with all the privileges
and on the said twelfth day of July one thousand eight hundred
twenty three. I gave notice to the within named Samuel Dodge
the debtor within named in writing of the time and place of sale
of said right in equity that he has to redeem the above described
real estate, and also posted up notifications of the time and place of
sale of sd right in equity of said described estate, in two public places
in Beverly in said County where said mortgaged estate lyes, also
posted up notifications expressing the time and place of sale of said
Samuel Dodge's right, in equity to redeem said described
estate in Salem and Danvers, in two public places in said
towns being two towns adjoining said Town of Beverly
thirty days before the time of said sale, and I also caused an
advertisement expressing the time and place of said sale of
copy
said
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Samuel Dodges right in equity to redeem said described estate
to be published, three weeks successively before the day of said sale
in the Essex Register, a public newspaper printed in Salem in
said County and afterwards on the twelfth day of August
one thousand eight hundred and twenty three at ten oClock
A.M. at the Dwelling house of said Dodge the time and
place appointed for the sale of said right in equity of said
described estate, I sold at Public Auction all the right in
equity that said Samuel Dodge the Debtor within named
had to redeem the above described estate with all the
privileges thereof to Stephen Abbot of Beverly in said
County, Yeoman for the sum of twelve hundred dollars,
he being the highest bidder therefor and on the same
twelfth day of August aforesaid, for the consideration
aforesaid.  I made and executed a good and sufficient deed
of the said right in equity that said Dodge had to
redeem said described estate, therein reserving to said
Dodge his other right to redeem said estate according to
the statute in such case made and provided, all
which is in part satisfaction of this execution so I return
this execution satisfied in part but unsatisfied for the
residue
Dy
Daniel Dutch Dept Sheriff
Copy
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1
Essex Ss 
July 18. 1828. Then personally appeared
before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within
and for the County of Essex John Batchelder, Isaac
Woodberry and John Porter third and made solemn oath
that they would faithfully and impartially appraise such
real estate as should be shown to them to satisfy this execution
with all fees & charges
Isaac Woodberry Jr. Justice of Peace,
Essex ss. We the subscribers, free holders in said County being
disinterested men, having been duly charged & sworn above to appraise such
real estate as the within named Stephen Abbot, the creditor should
shew unto us in satisfaction of this execution, have viewed the
following lands & tenements to wit, a certain piece of land in
Beverly in said County with all the buildings thereon, bounded
by the post road leading to Ipswich till it comes to Augustine
Lovett's land by said road; thence by said Lovett's and
to land of Isaac Woodberry (illegible) thence by said Woodberry Sr's
land to a lane leading from said post Road to the Town's landing ┃
by land
of Benjamin Woodbury containing four acres. Also one
piece of wood land in Hamilton containing one acre thirteen
poles bounded by land of Wallis Brown by Wenham Line
Southwesterly by land of William Tarbell Easterly by land
of Aaron Patch bought of Jos. Raymond, Also one Wood
lot in Manchester containing two acres & half an acre more
or less bounded by land of Ebenezer Cleaves' heirs, by land of
Jos. Woodbury of Manchester, which lot Samuel Batch lot of
James Dodge reference to said deed now on record in said
copy
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County will more fully appear being shown to us by
Stephen Abbot the creditor within named as the property of
Samuel Dodge the Debtor within named, and we have appraised said lands and tenements at the sum of six
hundred and thirty five dollars in part satisfaction of this
Execution & fees, and charges of levying the same which land
and tenements the said Stephen Abbot is to hold to him his heirs
and assigns according to law
1
July 12. 1823
John Batchelder
---
Isaac Woodberry
John Porter
July 12. 1823 Recd of Daniel Dutch Dep.
Sheriff possession of the above described estate, also recd of
Daniel Dutch Dep. Sheriff one hundred and eighteen
dollars & sixty two cents in part of his Execution, Stephen Abbot.
Essex, SS. July 12. 1823 In obedience to the within writ
of execution I have caused three disinterested discreet men
free holders of the said county to be sworn as above, to wit,
John Batchelder chosen by Stephen Abbot the creditor within
named, Isaac Woodbury chosen by Samuel Dodge the debtor within named
& John Porter chosen by myself, who afterwards viewed the above described
lands and tenements which were shown to them and me by Stephen
Abbot the creditor within named as the estate of Samuel Dodge the
Debtor within named, and
I have extended this execution on said lands.
and tenements by said appraisers appraised at six hundred and
thirty five dollars in part satisfaction of this execution & fees &
charges which fees and charges amount to eight dollars and
thirty five cents.
Daniel Dutch Dept Sheriff
Copy
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The foregoing is a true copy of the
execution aforesaid and of the officer's bevy
and return thereon
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court
at Salem in said County
of Essex on this tenth day of
June Anno Domini 1824
Ichabod Tucker Clerk

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