Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 317, Elijah Austin, R.I.
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State of Vermont
Bennington County

I, James Dunlap of the town of Arlington in said County, being duly sworn, saith that he has been personally acquainted with Elizah Supter of Arlington, State aforesaid, for twenty years and have been well acquainted with his character, and that during the time I have known him, he has to the best of the time and knowledge appeared to be an honest and industrious man.

James Dunlap

Sworn and subscribed this 24th February 1834 before me
John Wood, Justice of the Peace for the County of Bennington

I certify that James Dunlap is a man of truth and veracity and respected in this county.
John Wood, Justice of the Peace

This 1834 document from Bennington County, Vermont, is an affidavit in which James Dunlap of Arlington swears to the good character of Elizah Supter, whom he had known for twenty years. Dunlap attests that Supter was honest and industrious, and the statement is officially certified by Justice of the Peace John Wood. Such character affidavits were often used in the 19th century to support legal, financial, or immigration matters, providing formal testimony to a person’s reputation and reliability within the community.
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State of Vermont

I, Henry Robinson, Clerk of the County Court for Bennington County, do hereby certify that Lyman Abbott Esquire whose name appears to the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County, duly qualified by law to act as such, and that his signature thereto genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Bennington this 29th day of April A.D. 1834 and of the Independence of the United States the Fifty-eighth.

Henry Robinson

This document is an official certification from the State of Vermont dated April 29, 1834. It was written by Henry Robinson, Clerk of the Bennington County Court, confirming that Lyman Abbott was a duly authorized Justice of the Peace and that his signature on an accompanying document was genuine. Such certifications were commonly used in the 19th century to verify the authenticity of legal or official documents, especially those being sent across state or federal jurisdictions.