Virginia Revolutionary War Claims for Reimbursement 

Virginia Dodson Revolutionary War Claims for Goods or Services

During the Revolutionary War, individual citizens "donated" goods, voluntarily or not, to the cause. They were given receipts. Most people thought those receipts would be no good and they would never see that money, but Virginia residents were given the opportunity to file these public claims for reimbursement. Payment was not necessarily prompt. 

Caleb Dodson - Halifax County, - 30# bacon, 1# (pound as in money), 10s, 20 pound bacon, same amount, 3 days service himself and horse 9 shillings

Elisha Dodson - 10 bushels Indian corn 1# 5 sh, 9 diets, 4 forrages, 14s, 9 diets and 1 ferrage - 12 s, 460# fodder 13# 9s, 11 bushels Indian corn, 1# 7s 6pence, 60# meal, 5s, 40 # bacon, 2#, 2.5 gal whiskey, 15s. 

Thomas Dodson Jr - 50.5 lb bacon, 2.18.6 (pounds, shillings, pence), 30# bacon, 40# meal, 1.13.4, 11 gal brandy, 5.10, 2
bushels oats, 3s, 5 bu Indian corn, 12s.6, 8 forrages, 10s, 8 diets, 10 s, ditto, 1s.3, 2 forrages 1s.6, ditto, 1 diet 1s.3

Charles Dodson - Richmond County - 275# beef for Continental army

Daniel Dodson - Dinwiddie County - 16 days waggonage - 8 #

Daniel Dodson - saddlers work for Cont. - 10.6.6

Daniel Dodson - 4 days waggonage for Cont, wagon and team, 43 days

Daniel Dodson - Pittsylvania County - 8.5 bu corn, 10 # bacon for Cont - 1.15.6

Edward Dodson - 350 lb beef - Mecklenburg County

Edward Dodson - 1 cow - 1781 

Jesse Dodson - Pittsylvania County - 5 bu oats for Cont - 10s - March 1782

Thomas Dodson - 2.5 gal brandy for state, 15s, 2 barls corn, 52 # bacon, 15# fodder, 20 gal brandy for Cont, 10.2.9.

Thomas Sr. - Halifax County - 47 # bacon, 2.7, 17 gal brandy, 8.10, 1 - 40
gallon cask 6s.

William Dodson - Chesterfield County - by Frans. Smith Commander - 1781 - 12 bu wheat,

William Dodson - Mecklenburg County- Smith's anvil - 1784