Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9850, Isaac Dodge, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass
CONTENTS
Dodge, Isaac
NUMBER
S. 9850
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30265
Albany New York
Isaac Dodge
Madison in the State of N.Y.
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Dana of the commanded
by Col. Ward in the Rhode Island
line for 14 months and 16 day
Mass Line Jan'y 7, 1905,
Records corrected.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N York
at the rate of 48 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Nov
1845 and sento C.H. S.
Williams Cazenovia ┃
Arrears to the 4th of March 1835  $193.37
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept $24.24
                                                        $217.93
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan'l Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page17
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Isaac Dodge
approve
18308
no papers on file
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New York
Madison County  ⎬S.S.  On this   day
of October AD 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Court of Common
Place in and for the County of Madison State of New York
now sitting Isaac Dodge aged sixty
eight 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 act of Congress
provided June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the
United States under the following
named officer and served as herein
stated to wit.  He enlisted as a
volunteer the in the militia in State of Massachusetts in the
month of April 1778 at Charlton
Worcester County Massachusetts for
nine months, under Capt Samuel
Lamb of the same place-- sent
Barzilla Gleason-- Ennen Seth
Tucker - In the Regt of Col Wade
Marched to Providence Rhode Island
and after remaining there
the troops went on to the
Island under the command of
Gen Sullivan - After staying a
short time on the lower part of the
land the army retreated to
Butts Hill, where the battle took
place between Gen Sullivan troops
and the British - After the Battle
the Regiment to which Declarant
belonged retreated to Greenwich
on the main land staid there
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until Declarants time was out when
he was regularly {   }
In the month of June 1780
Declarant again enlisted as a
volunteer in the militia of Massachusetts for three months in the
Company of Capt Orcutt, Lieut. Drury,  marched to Claverack on the Hudson River, after staying there a short time went 
Fishkill and remained engaged
in making cartridges until
Arnold's treason, when Declarant
with the rest of his company went
to West Point where he remained
until his time was out at
work on the fort and in putting
the chain across the River
In June or July 1781 declarant
went as a substitute for one
Barton for the term of three months
in the Company of Capt Reuben Davis
in the Regiment of Col Luke Drury
marched to West Point and
staid there the whole time and
was principally engaged in laboring,
on the North redoubt so called and was demonstrated.
Declarant was born in the
town of Sutton, Worcester County
Massachusetts the 15th day of February
in the year 1764 as he believed
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He knows of no family Record but
supposes that the Record of his birth
to in the town book of Sutton, Massachusetts
where he was born.
Declarant lived at Charlton
Worcester County Massachusetts the
two first time when he entered
the service and at Sutton in the same
County the last time and after
the War he lived in Berkshire in
in Massachusetts, from the move
to Herkimer County New York State
these twenty years or more their
moved to Cazenovia where he has lived 20 years.
The two first times, when
in service he was a volunteer and
the last he went as a substitute
for a man by the name of Barton
according to his recollection & belief
Declarant Recollects having
seen on Rhode Island Gen Sullivan
Gen La Fayette and Col Greene who
Commanded a Black Regiment
and at West Point Gen McDougal.
His discharge from first
was not in writing but from the
two last periods of service he believes
his discharge was in writing but
they are lost and he does not
now remember by whom they
were signed
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Declarant made application
for a pension eight or ten years
same and he received for answer that as his service was in State
troops his claim was rejected. He
supposes that his papers are on
file in the war office.
He is known in his present
neighborhood to Elisha Furham
Newel Wright John Williams, Jona
D Ledyard and Jona Kilborn and
Justin Dwinell who can testify
to his character for truth & veracity
and then belief of his service as a
soldier of the Revolution
Sworn and subscribed the day     Isaac Dodge
aforesaid in open Court,
A.S. Sloan Clk-
---
We John F Hicks & Nicholas Henry
residing in the town of Cazenovia County
& State aforesaid and 
hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Isaac Dodge who has Subscribed and
Sworn to the above declaration, that
we believe him to be sixty eight years
of age; that he is reputed and believed
in the neighborhood where he works
to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and we convince in that opinion
sworn and subscribed this day
John F. Hicks
Nicholas Henry
for and in open Court
A.S. Sloan Clk
And the said Court do hereby
declare their opinion after the investigation
of the matter and after putting the
interrogations proscribed by the
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war Department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary Soldier
and served as he stated. And the
Court further certifies that it appears to them that Nicholas Henry
who signed the preceding certificate
is a resident in Cazenovia
Madison County and State of New York
and that John F Hicks who
has also signed the same is a
resident in the same place and
is a credible person and these
Statement is entitled to credit.
I Andrew S Sloan Clerk of
the Court of Common Place in
and Madison County & State aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings
of the said in the matter of the
application of Isaac Dodge for
a pension- In testimony ┃
whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office
this ninth day of October 1832
A.S. Sloan Clk
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16308.
Isaac Dodge
Madison Co
New York.

Admitted
Private - 14 mos. & 16 days
said to
C. H. S. Williams
Cazenovia
New York
Madison Co
Eaton
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
Statement, showing the service of Isaac Dodge, Madison Co
New York
1778--Duration of Claimant's Service -9 mos. Rank -Private
Names and Rank of Co. Officers under whom he served: Capt. Dan Lamb, Lt. Gleason
Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers: Col. Ward, Gen Sullivan
Age at present period: 78 years
In 1780  Duration of Claimant's Service -3 mos. Rank -Private
Names and Rank of Co. Officers under whom he served: Capt. Orcutt, Lt. Drury
Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers: not stated  
June 1781 Duration of Claimant's Service -3 mos. Rank -Private
Names and Rank of Co. Officers under whom he served: Capt. Davis
Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers: Col. Luke Drury

9
3
3 ┃
Rank of
the
claimant.
Pier
Names and Rank ┃
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.
at Dan
┃ Lamb
L. Gleason
┃ Cap Britt

Battles in which
the applicant was
engaged: British
Country through ┃
which he marched.
Rhode Island
Evidence by which the declaration
is supported : He applied some
years ago - was
ejected
Supposes his papers
are in the war
office.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
On this
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
Serity of
County of
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
and
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court
A. B.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it giv-
{To a Soldier, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
Town Officer has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be
fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the
following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and
days, I served as a For------ months anddays
, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the milita, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or place, where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under
note applies to continental troops only.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration
Joseph Rowen Eack
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Isaac Dodge per David Dodge
Power of Atty to G. R. Herrick
Mr. Cole
May 10 1857
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Know all men by these presents that I David Dodge
of the town of Dewitt County of Onondaga State of
New York have constituted and appointed and by there
presents do constitute and appoint George R Herrick of
the City of Washington my true and lawful attorney
irrevocably with power of substitution for me
and in my name place and stead to ask and
receive of and from the United States any Bounty
land Extra pay Pension Patents Money or Moneys
that are now due to me on account of services
rendered disbursements made or expenses incurred 
by Isaac Dodge deceased a private in the
Revolutionary war while in the service of the United States or on any other account whatsoever
and in my name to give receipts and other
sufficient discharges for such Bounty Land Extra
pay Pensions Patent and money due as aforesaid
and to attend to and prosecute any and all
business of whatever nature I may have with or
before any of the Department of Government or Congress
and generally to do any and every act or acts
that I might or could do were I personally present
at the doing thereof and to examine the original papers
of Isaac Dodge deceased on file which were sent
from Cazenovia Madison County N Y about the
year 1835 & upon which a pension of $48.43 was
allowed on the 17th day of November 1835 hereby
ratifying and confirming whatever my said
Attorney shall do in and about the premises by
virtue hereof divers good causes and valuable
considerations me thereunto moving In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 1st day of May 1851
David Dodge
Oliver T. Ruger
Executor & son of Isaac Dodge
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State of New York
County of Onondaga
On this 15th day of May 1851 person
ally appeared before me David Dodge and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and
deed for the purposes therein contained, and the
said David Dodge being duly sworn says that
he is the son of the Isaac Dodge deceased men
tioned in the foregoing power of Atty and is directly
interested as one of the claimants of said Isaac Dodge
deceased and I further certify that I believe
him to be the son as aforesaid and also to
the truth of the facts sworn to by him
Oliver J. Ruger
Commissioner of deeds
State of New York
County of Onondaga
I Rufus Cossit Clerk of the County Court
in and for the County and State above mentioned do hereby certify Oliver J. Ruger whose genuine signature appears to the
foregoing acknowledgement and proof to and was at the time
of signing the same a Commissioner of deeds in and for the County
and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn that all his
official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit
and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record having
general jurisdiction
Given under my hand and seal of office
Syracuse this 6th day of May 1851
Rufus Cossits
Clerk
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In reply to your request of
for
50
infor
received
a statement of the military history of Isaac Dodge
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S.F. 9850
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
April 1778
June, 1780
June or July 1781 ┃
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
Amos
P
---
3
RANK.
Pri
---
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
Samuel Lamb, Nathl Wade
Orcutt
Reuben Davis
Luke Drury
STATE.
Mass
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charlton, Worcester Co Mass
Date of application for pension, Oct. 9, 1832. His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Cazenovia, N.Y.
Age at date of application, Born Feb. 13, 1764 at Sutton, Mass
Remarks: He died in 1851, leaving a son, David,
There is no further data relative to family.
The above is the only soldier of that name found
on the Rev. War records of this Burean
5 -- 2856
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Cazenovia Madison Co NY  14 June 1835 
-Dear Sir
Soon after the passage of the
Act of 1832 Mr. Isaac Dodge of this
place employed Peter Morey Jr Esq
to prove his pension. He has not
ascertained that his claim has been
passed upon or whether any thing
further is necessary on his part -
Be good enough to inform me
how his claim stands in your
Office
Respectfully Yours
Chas. H J Williams
J. L. Edwards Esq
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
=
Secretary's Office Sept 12th 1835
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 Isaac Dodge, as a private,
is borne on a payroll of Capt. Samuel
Lamb's Company in Col. Nathl Wades Regt.
where he is allowed from May 8th 1778, seven
months and twenty seven days.
M. da.
7=27
Isaac Dodge's name is borne on a payroll
of Capt Benjn Allton's Company, in
Col. John Rand's Regt. where he is allow'd
from July 9th to Oct 10th 1780. three months
and eleven days.---3 -11
Isaac Dodge's name is borne on a pay
roll of Capt. Reuben Davis' Company, in
Col. Luke Drury's Regt. where he is allow'd
from Sept 3rd to Dec 3rd 1782 three months
and eight days
Edward Bangs
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J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D C
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Dear
Cazenovia 17 Sept 1835
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the cert
for want of which the application of
Mr Dodge was suspended. The business
has been a long time delayed through the
negligence of his atty --This cert:
completes all that was required by your
Office--Please forward the Pension
Certificate to me-
Respectfully yours
Chas H. Williams
Clerk of Court
J.L. Edwards Esq.
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Washington
Jany. 28. 1817
Sir,
I enclose a 
letter from Leon L Gregory
in relation to the case
of age, I will
to you to cause
stance to be same
read, and become
sale Heath
in Gregory
I am hap
your edified
Lewis
E. Keall E
commotion & Pension
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We
fe
for
OFFICERS
CLARENCE M. BURTON
PRESIDENT
JACON S. FARRAND, JR.
VICE-PRESIDENT
RAYMOND E VAN SYCKLE
SECRETARY
THE MICHIGAN SOCIETY
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
To
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1728 FORD BUILDING
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
The Commissioner of Pebsions,
Washing on
Dear Sir:
D. C.
Rev. Sec.
K.T. G
-
FRANKLIN S DEWEY
REGISTRAR
REV. JOSEPH A. VANCE, D.D.
CHAPLAIN
CHARLES MOORE
HISTORIAN
FRANK G SMITH
TREASURER
Aug. 17, 1916.
Please furnish me with particulars of service
and family of Isaac Dodge enlisted at Charlton; File No. 9850
private revolutionary war, Act 1832, Index vol. 1,
page 100.
vits.
Also names of those filing supporting affida
Is there also a pensioner by the name of
Moses Dodge from Charlton or Sutton. If so please give
Is there also a pensioner by the same name
enlisting at Sattengeans who removed to (Songersfield )
Oneida County, New York.
If so please give statement
and names of witnesses,
statement and names of witnesses.
There were two
by this name also seving at the same time from this
same locality,
Nov
at
Yours to
Raymond E. Van Lyle
all
have already advised or Van Sickle that
we could not undertake to furnish the
names & statement of witnesses, just
1
send him the usual of
●
requirety and all be wants is verification
ad. to S.A.
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Jamesville Co N Y
Jany 25th 1831
Hon Lewis Cass
Sir
I have been applied
to by Isaac Dodge, a soldier of the Revolution
to ascertain, if possible whether he can
get a full pension for his services in the
Revolutionary war which he & son think
he is justly entitled to. He has a certificate which enables him to draw $48.43 per
year. But he says that when his papers
were first sent to Washington an Error
occured, by which he receive but 1/2 pay
& negligence on the part of his son is
the reason, he has not made an effort ┃
before, I give a copy of
of his certificate
War department
Revolutionary Claim,
I certify that in conformity with the law of
of
the United States of the 7th June 1832 Isaac
Dodge of the State of New York, who was a
private of Infantry in the Army of the
Revolution is entitled to receive Forty Eight
Dollars & forty three cents per annum during his
natural life commencing on the 4th of March
1831 and payable semiannually on the 4th of
March and 4th of September in every year
Given at the War Office of the United States
this Seventeenth day of November
one thousand eight hundred & thirty five
Examined & 
Countersigned                      Lewis Cass
J L Edwards                            Secretary of War
Commissioner of Pensions
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He served under Arnold at West Point
6 months, was under Gen Sullivan on
Rhode Island in 1778, & was under Gen
Starks at the time Burgoyne surrendered.
He served 1 year & 10 months
I write to you, presuming that you
can give me the most correct information
in relation to what has to be done to
entitle him to such arrearage
The Old Gentleman is in rather low circumstances & if he is entitled to receive any
more, I trust it will be readily paid
If you will write me on the subject, giving
me the required vouchers to entitle him
to any thing more, you will confer a great
favor
Very respectfully & Your Obedient Servant
Benjamin S. Gregory
Hon L. Cass
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Isaac Dodge
Applicant for A
Pension
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In the Matter of the
Application of Isaac
Dodge for a Pension
State of New York
Madison County S.S.
Be it known that
on the 30th day of May 1833 before the
Subscriber a Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of
Madison aforesaid personally appeared
Isaac Dodge the Applicant
above named and to me well known as
a man of truth and veracity, who
being duly Sworn deposeth & saith
that he hereby relinquishes all
claims to a pension but the present
And further saith not
Subscribed on this day    Isaac Dodge
year aforesaid before me
Newell Wright J.P.
State of New York
Madison County Clerk's Office
J. Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said
County, do certify that Newell Wright before
whom the above affidavit purports to have been
Sworn, was, at the date of the same, one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for the said County
And I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe
his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper
hand writing and Signature. Witness my hand and seal of
Office this 4th day of June 1833
A.S. Sloan Clk.