Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,595, Josiah Blodgit, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Blodgit, Josiah or Blodgett
S 45,595
CONTENTS

2/30 is 7.73 1/16 1-5 $24.96 1/30 1 16 1/16 22 16 18/30 4.80 16/30 20.80
see let Sept 9 1833 - to W. D. Little, an open agent, to pay the rein Hereby June 18 1833
12,870 R
N Hampshire Josiah Bloodgood of Stradford in the state of New Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel White of the New Hampshire line, for the term of 2 years inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of April 1818 Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of July 19 and sent to Samuel Pearson  Lancaster New Hampshire Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 85 83 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 48 10 30 35 old 133 83
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
18/30 4.80 16/30 20.80

Josiah Blodgett's Application April 13th. 1818.
Josiah Blodgett

I Josiah Blodgett a resident citizen in the town of Stratford, County of Coos and State of New Hampshire do hereby certify and declare that I have served in the army of the United States in the revolutionary war in the Continental establishment, more than nine months in the following manner that is to say — in the beginning of the year 1777 I enlisted as a private soldier into the independent Company of Rangers commanded by Captain Aldrich under the command of Major Benjamin Whitcomb commander of the Rangers, my term of enlistment was during the war I joined my company at Mount Independence near Lake Champlain — where I served till the American army retreated from Ticonderoga, soon after the army retreated I was taken sick at a place called New City in the State of New York, where I remained sick sometime when I received orders from the said Major Whitcomb to return here and remain there till I had recovered my health so far as to be able to do duty in the company to which I belonged, I returned home in the fall of the same year where I remained unable to do duty till June 1778 1779 at which time I was taken prisoner by the Indians and carried to Quebec in lower Canada where I remained — and a prisoner of war in close confinement about two years, when I made my escape, and after enduring many hardships and dangers, returned home to said Stratford, where I remained in a low state of health and was never called on to join my company after, it being near the close of the war the Rangers were disbanded. I further testify and declare, that I am now an old man, between sixty and seventy years of age, labouring under bodily infirmities almost wholly unable to labour and am poor and indigent and am in need of assistance from my country for support, and consider myself entitled

to a pension from the United States according to the provisions of the act of Congress, to provide for certain revolutionary soldiers.
April 13th. 1818.
Josiah Blodgett
Atkins, New Hampshire
State of New-Hampshire. ON this 13th day of April A. D. 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the Second District in said State, personally appears Josiah Blodgett resident in Stratham in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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: — as hereunto annexed

State of New-Hampshire.
Coos, ss. ON this 13th day of April A. D. 1818 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District, in said State, personally appears Josiah Blodgett resident in Stratford in said county of Coos, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:— as hereto annexed"
Josiah Blodgett
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of April 1818.
to a pension from the United States according to the provisions of the 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."

that he is reduced in his circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his last services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Wm Lovejoy
I, WILLIAM LOVEJOY, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the second District in the State aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Josiah Bloodgett  the full term of nine months, a longer or shorter period did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid, and that he is reduced in his circumstances, absolutely and needs the assistance of his country for his support.---And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned acts of Congress.
I also further certify that I am personally acquainted with Josiah Bloodgett the applicant aforesaid and know he is in reduced circumstances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and also certify that the Court of which I am a Justice is a Court of Record
Wm Lovejoy
Coos ss & State of New Hampshire
John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos do hereby certify that William Lovejoy before me whom the above attestation of Josiah Bloodgett was made was at the time
thereof a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Coos that the above signature is in his own proper hand writing and that to his acts and attestations as a Justice as above said full faith and credit is and ought to be given In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this 24th day of December Anno Domini 1818.
John Willson Clerk

Copy N o 2 v Josiah Blochett
12873 12873 26 July 1819 Corr-

District of New Hampshire
County of Grafton
At the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire holden at Haverhill within &/or said county of Grafton being a court of record for said county by law established on this 30 th day of May in the year of our Lord 1820 personally appeared Josiah Bloody aged sixty three years on the 9 th day of September last past resident in the town of Lyman in said county of Grafton in said district of New Hampshire, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare; that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz a private soldier in an independent company of Ranges or light infantry under the command of Benjamin Whitecomb called Whitecomb's born New Hampshire line - that his original declaration was made & dated the 30 th day of April 1818 that he has received a pension & that his pension certificate is numbered 12870 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not by gift, sale or in any manner disposal 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 & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed & I further declare, that I am by occupation a cooper & dependent on my labor for my support, which is precarious being unable much of the time I further state I am owing some debts none then forty dollars more honestly due against me, which I have no means of paying except by my pension money or my property, a true schedule of which except clothing is as follows viz -
Schedule of property owned by Josiah Bloody May 29 th 1820-    16 cows - - - - - 20.00 A few articles of household furniture being 1 bed & bedding 3 chests a few old chairs, some old knives & forks, a few dishes & cups some pins   2 swine - - - - - 10.00   1 calf - - - - - 3.00 

33.00 20.00  cattle & all other cattle now owned by me ————— tools of my occupation being axe, shaves, planes, compass I have all worth ————— 7.00 Twenty six dollars in the hands of Martin Barney } $60.00 in trust for me it being part of the money due to you received on my pension ————— 26.00 All my articles of property not being worth more than eighty six dollars ————— $86.00 Josiah Bledgett —
I further state, that on this 29 th day of May 1820 I have a wife fifty eight years of age weakly & infirm. My children (nine in number) except two are of age & without much property & I cannot place any dependence on them for support, they nothing liable to assist me at all —
Of them two, who are with me, one is a son aged seventeen years very small of his age & until of late feeble now more healthy — The other a daughter aged fourteen years in the enjoyment of good health — My own health is poor & in addition to the infirmities common to old age I have received an injury by a fall, which has rendered me unable to perform much labor — Josiah Bledgett —
Lymen May 29 th 1820
We the subscribers selectmen of said town of Lymen do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the said Josiah Bledgett & believe the above to be a fair valuation of his property it being our appraisal of the same —
Jacob Cap } Selectmen John Kent } of Lymen
Grafton p.s. Lymen May 29 th 1820
Then Jacob Cap one of the selectmen of said town of Lymen personally appeared before me & made solemn oath, that the above certificate by him signed was just & true —
Caleb Emery Justice Peace

Grafton p 1 May 29 th 1820 Lyman—
Then John Kent one of the selectmen of said town of Lyman personally appeared & made solemn oath, that the above certificate by him signed was just & true—
Joshua Thornton Just Peace
Sworn to & declared before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire in open Court on this 30 th day of May 1820
Abbot S. P. Webster Clerk
I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the county of Grafton do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath & the 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 eighty six dollars — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30 th day of May Anno Domini 1820 —
S. P. Webster Clerk

June 10 th 1888
Pasumpeck Vermont
Dear Sir now write to you to see if you can get for the heirs or of the late Josiah Blodgett who got his Pension in both New Hampshire while living or give me some information about getting the back allow d please write to me what in prove proof you want and I will send it to you Mr Blodgett died in February the 22 1831 his wife died in October 1888 there is four heirs and they want their money if it can be got for they are very needy I married his grand daughter for a wife her mother lives with us a daughter of Josiah Blodgett Mr Hutchins of both NH, got his pension for him while living and then it stop d Mr Hutchins has moved to Boston I have wrote to him and he thinks you will get it for me if I write to you the facts of the case and I have if you want to know anything more write to me what it is and I will send it to you in hast write to me as soon as you can yours & Alvin Lufkin

also I hear that so they can get 160 acres of country land that belong to the father if that be the case I wish you would see to it and write to me to get I wish to settle on the same will satisfy you for the same if you please write soon your respect
Olivia Lefebvre
Mr Blodget was out in the war seven years
Hasburn St. N
and was taken by the Indians and kept a prisoner 20 years and suffered everything but did do the best you can for the poor children
Olivia Lefebvre

45595 INVALID.
Rey
File No. 455-95-
Josiah Blodgett Per Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 50
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Josiah Blodgett A.H. 18 m 1818
Rev. Josiah Blodgett D.D. Dorothy's Daughter Washington D.C.
Page 3 11

State of New Hampshire
I George Woodward a Public Notary within and for said State duly commissioned and sworn. Do certify to whom it may concern that Josiah Bishop Esq whose signature is affixed by the name of J. Bishop, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Grafton in said State and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his attestations as such.
In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto set my name & affixed my Notarial Seal this sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Independence of the United States the forty third
R. Woodward

I Edward Mardin of Lawfull age Depose and say Josiah Bladget told me unto Capt Benjamin Whetcomb Company first of January 1777 during the war and marched with his Col t to Ticonderoga and served with him till December and then went home to winter Quarters and the Spring following he was taken by the Jurgens and carried him to Canada and kept him a prisoner two years according to the best of my memory Edward Mardin Grafton ss Concord October 31, 1818
Personally appeared Edward Mardin and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed was just and true before J. Bishop Just Peace
I Benj a Whetcomb of Lawfull age Depose and say that I enlisted Josiah Bladget the first of January 1777 during the war and he marched with me to Ticonderoga and served with me till we went to winter Quarters and the Spring following he was taken by the Jurgens and carried to Canada and kept him two years a prisoner according to the best of my memory and I drew about three years pay for him and paid it over to S d Bladget Grafton ss Concord October 31, 1818 Benj a Whetcomb
Personally appeared Benj a Whetcomb and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed was just and true
Edward Mardin and Benj a Whetcomb are men of truth and veracity as far as I know Before J. Bishop Just Peace Josiah Bishop

Portsmouth January 7-1833
The Hon Lewis Cass
On application, at the Pension Office at Portsmouth, for the amount due, Josiah Blodgett a Revolutionary Pensioner deceased; the payment is declined, on account of its not having been applied for within 2 years. I believe the papers all correct on examination. — You will please make known the result to me, at Portsmouth and return the papers with your directions. The original Certificate I have with me.
I salute you with respect
W. D. Little.
P.S. Widow Blodgett made two applications for the Pension, the past year; but her papers were not made out correct.