During the Rev. 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. What follows is a list of Dodson claims that I found. There could be more of course. Also, payment was not necessarily prompt. I have one line where an estate settlement in 1791 was delayed waiting for this payment. Caleb Dodson - Halifax Co., - 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#7s6pence, 60# meal, 5s, 40 # bacon, 2#, 2.5 gal whiskey, 15s. (I believe this is Halifax co.) Thomas Dodson Jr (probably Halifax) - 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 Co - 275# beef for Continental army - (note - there were lots of Dobyns of this page) Daniel Dodson - Dinwiddie Co. - 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 Co. - 8.5 bu corn, 10 # bacon for Cont - 1.15.6 Edward Dodson - 350 lb beef - Mecklenburg Co. Edward Dodson = 1 cow - 1781 - " Jesse Dodson - Pittsylania Co., - 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 Co - 47 # bacon, 2.7, 17 gal brandy, 8.10, 1 - 40 gallon cask 6s. William Dodson - Chesterfield Co., - by Frans. Smith Commander - 1781 - 12 bu wheat, William Dodson Mecklenburg - Smith's anvil - 1784 Also, 1782 - 1787 Virginia Taxpayers Daniel Dodson - Dinwiddie Co. - 1, 9 Second listing identical to above Enoch Dodson - Prince William - 1,9 George Dodson - 1, 0 - Berkley (hard to read notes on th is one) John Dodson 1, 0 - Culpepper Lambeth Dodson 1, 0 - Henry Co.