Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16051, Joshua Blodget, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass
Blodget, Joshua
S. 16051
CONTENTS
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St. George Maperville L.G.
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State of New York
Clinton County ss.
On this third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton at the Court house in Plattsburgh Joshua Blood aged sixty nine 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States early in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, at the Town of Mansfield County of Washington & State of Massachusetts where he then resided for the term of three years in the Massachusetts Line in the Fifth Regiment under the following named Officers. That is to say, Immediately after he enlisted he rendezvoused at Springfield Massachusetts joined the Company of Capt. Goodale. With the Regiment commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam soon after marched with said Company & Regiment to near New York City joined the main army & was detached into Colonel Scamells Regiment of light Infantry. That he acted as a soldier and served as a soldier until he was discharged as herein stated. That soon after he joined Col. Scamells Regiment, he accompanied the march with the main army & the French troops to the Southward. Marching through New Jersey and Philadelphia to the head of Elk on the Chesapeake Bay where they took shipping and after a perilous voyage landed at the mouth of James River in Virginia from there he marched through Williamsburg and commenced the siege of Lord Cornwallis in Yorktown which was actively engaged thro' the siege until Cornwallis surrendered. During the siege was with a party that stormed & took one of the British redoubts. Col. Scamells was taken Prisoner by the British in a scouting party mortally wounded & died of his wounds & his Regiment disbanded & the said Joshua a few days later that after the surrender of Cornwallis he returned to Westport & joined his old com- pany under Captain Goodale remained there through the ensuing winter. The first term of 1782 was part of the time in Genl. Washington's life guard. remained on the borders of the Hudson River and about
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original on file in the office of the County Clerk of Clinton County, New York. In witness whereof, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and the seal of said Court at Plattsburgh, this 3rd day of October, 1832. J. M. [unclear] acting Clerk

The City of New York until the end of the war. He believed it was in the month of December 1780 the three years men were discharged and he was discharged from the Service. That he received an honorable discharge in writing but has since lost it and cannot now tell what became of it. The said Joshua further states that before he enlisted for three years as above stated that he joined the army of the United States at Cambridge in Massachusetts as a musketeer on the 17 th day of June 1775 the day on which the Bunker Hill battle was fought in Col. Prescott's Regiment and served about eight months.
Subscribed and sworn to this day of your deposition
He hereby renounces every claim 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 of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed This day of your deposition Joshua Bodge
Geo. M. Beckwith Acting Clerk of Clinton Co. Pleas.
And the said Court do hereby declare in the opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I Geo. M. Beckwith acting Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Clinton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joshua Bodge for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court this _____ Third day of October in the year of our

Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Geo M Beckwith acting Clerk

Burlington 44422 Vermont 18078 New York
Joshua Blodgett
of Clinton Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Goodale of the Regt. commanded by Col. Putnam in the War ? mi- line for Lyeam.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of March 1833 and sent to Sila Hubbard Champlain
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 1 40.00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book Vol. 4 Page 45
Cur. Treas. - Feby 15 '37 Transf? to Burlington subm't fr. Alb. fr. 4th March '36 - Feby. 10: '37 -
Set 17. April 1837. Pen Agent S Timothy Hinman
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 1 st March to 27 April 1838. Agent Notified 23 rd Decr 1842.
Heads,

State of Vermont Orleans County Clerk's office
at 7661 Dear Sir, date, 25, Pension for war service J. A. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington District of Columbia.

(Derby January 24 th 1837
Wm Lloyd J. L. Edwards
Sir I have forward an application for a transfer, the applicant is anxious to get home free so that he can draw on the 1 th of March next at Burlington Vermont. Please to give the subject attention and report as soon as convenient, and Oblige
Yours
Friend: Wm Lloyd

Application for a transfer
State of Vermont { Be It known That on this 14 th day Orleans County } of January 1837. Before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County of Orleans aforesaid personally appeared Joshua Blodgett, who on his oath Deposes That he is the same Joshua Blodgett who served formerly and Belonged to the Company commanded by Captain _____ Goodale in the Regiment commanded by Colonel _____ Putnam or Putnam, in the Massachusetts line in the service of the United States During the War of the Revolution, That his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of New York, (as by his Certificate from the War Office dated 27 th day of May 1833 signed by L. Culp Secretary of War) From whence he has lately removed and that he now resides in Derby in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont where where he expects to reside the remainder of his days — and wishes his pension to be payable in future at Burlington Vt. in the State of Vermont. The reasons of his removal are That he is old and infirm, and he has a son living in Derby aforesaid with whom he intends to spend the remainder of his days
Joshua Blodgett.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me Jno. Himmann Jus. of Peace
State of Vermont { Be It remembered That on this 14 th day of Orleans County } January 1837 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said Orleans County Joshua Blodgett Jr. to me personally known and whom I certify is a credible and respectable man, and being first duly sworn on his oath Deposes and says that Joshua Blodgett, who has this day taken the above oath before Timothy Himmann a Justice of the Peace is the person described in the affidavit and will be known to him to be the identical person, and pensioner
Joshua Blodgett. Jr.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above mentioned before Jno. Himmann Jus. of Peace

Joshua Beadgate
Albany - N Y R
to
Burlington
Paid to 4 March 1836 - see evidence in file with papers of Isaac Black Bishop, N o 8865 - Transf d from Albany to Ohio Pittsburg 10: July '37 -

State of Vermont Orleans County Clerk's office,
I, Samuel C Crafts, Clerk of Orleans County Court, do certify that Timothy Hinman is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Orleans, duly com- missioned and sworn, that his commission was dated on the 15 th of November A.D. 1835, and will expire on the last day of November A.D. 1837, and that his name subscribed to the within certificate is his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court - this twentieth day of January A.D. 1837
Samuel C Crafts Clerk,

19678. Joshua Blodgett Naperville Lower Canada N. York
Admitted 80 of Lyr.
Silas Noble Esq. Champlain Clinton Co. New York

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. These 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.
A Statement, showing the Service of Joshua Blodget - Clinton Co. New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Apr. 1781 3 Private Col. Goodale Col. R. Putnam Col. Scamill York N. York N. Jersey Pa. 69 years Hampshire 60 Traditionary   1775 About 8 " Not stated Col. Breydas None Va. Massachusetts  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 instance, 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.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[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 entered 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.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application 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 _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 _____
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &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

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.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what 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.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct 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 before 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.
[a] 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.
[b] 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 conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] 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 and _____ days, 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 militia, &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 places 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix 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.
[j] 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 his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowan Secy of War

January 31, 1940.
Miss Elizabeth Dunham 114 South Cherry Street Marshfield, Wisconsin.
BA-J/ILL aw Joshua Blodget S. 16051
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joshua Blodgett, Senior and Junior, both of whom served from Munson, Massachusetts, in the Revolutionary War.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and only one claim for pension found based upon service of a Joshua Blodget of Munson, Massachusetts. His record follows as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 16051.
Joshua Blodget lived in Munson, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, at the time of the Revolutionary War.
He entered service June 17, 1775, the day of the battle of Bunker Hill, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a musician in Colonel Brown's Massachusetts regiment and continued about eight months. He enlisted in the spring of 1781, at Springfield, Massachusetts, served as a private in Captain Goodale's company, Colonel Rufus Putnam's 5 th Massachusetts regiment, marched to New York City, was detached and served in Colonel Scamell's regiment, went by boat to Jamestown, Virginia, was in the siege of Yorktown and at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, returned to West Point, New York, rejoined Captain Goodale's company and served until December 1783, a part of the time on General Washington's Lifeguard.
Joshua Blodget was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed October 3, 1832, at which time he resided in Burtonville, Montreal, Province of Lower Canada. His application was executed before a Justice of the Peace in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. His name was placed on the pension

roll of New York State. In January 1837, Joshua Blodget had moved from New York State to Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, to live with his son. He did not designate the name of this son. The soldier died April 27, 1838, survived by children.
The name of the wife of this soldier and the date of their marriage were not given. In 1837, when Joshua Blodget requested the transfer of his pension from the New York Agency to that of Vermont, Joshua Blodget, Junior, was present in Derby, Vermont.
In order to obtain the name or names of the persons to whom the last payment of pension was paid, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Joshua Blodget Certificate #14422 Issued May 27, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Vermont Agency (transferred from New York Agency).
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
This history was held a month for the report from Gen. Acct. Office - herewith - JRR.

Derby March 21 st 1837
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Herb L. James A. Edwards. Commissions of Tinkers City of Washington District of Columbia
John Blodgett Vt - Oct 1832 10.14.422.
Mar 30

Derby March 21 st 1837
Hon ble J. L. Edwards
Sir here inclosed the Power of Attorney - Bledgett for his pension from the 11 th day of March 1836. to the fourth day of March 1837, requesting your directions to the Agent for paying Pensions at Burlington Vermont. Your complying with this request will oblige Your Obedient
Levi P. Heman

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 2 d , 1842.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child ren of Joshua Blodgett, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Montpelier, Vt. Agency, at the rate of — Eighty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 27 th April 1838, Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

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16051
INVALID.
1940 - Jan. 31 - Hist. to Miss Elizabeth Dunham - Ill.
File No. 16,051
Joshua Blodgett Mr. Blodgett
Act: 1851
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(Miss) Elizabeth - Dunkham 114 S. Cherry St - Marion field - Wisconsin
Veterans Administration Washington - D.C.,
Have you any thing on record of a; Joshua Blodgett Sr., or a Joshua Blodgett Jr., or both - of Monson Mass. Revolutionary period. Please inform soon  as  possible and oblige -
Sincerely - (Miss) Elizabeth - Dunkham
December the eighth '39

General Accounting Office (searcher, Thomas) reported by telephone that their records do not show a Joseph Blodgett (†) on the Vermont Roll with the data that are found on our agency book for Joseph Blodgett, Exp. no. 14442, which we think should be Joshua Exp. no. 14442, and which the General Accounting Office records show is true, and the one transferred from the New York Agency - Hudson River, N.Y. Our Agency Book is in error.
MST Feb. 1, 1940
P.S. Gen. Acct. records show last payment of pen. as under the Act of Apr. 6, 1838 & his death as Apr. 27, 1838 - survived by sons, Joshua (who employed an atty. to receive amt. due) & George & and daughters, Hannah Blodgett & Mary P. Blodgett.