Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2610, Dexter Green, R.I.
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Service R.I.
Green, Dexter
or Greene
Mary
Number W. 2610
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181
New York, Albany
Mary Green widow of Dexter Green who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private R.I. Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of May 1849 and sent to Archibald Bull Troy N.Y.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act [illegible] 1848, Page 157, Vol. 1
29th Book D
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New York 14791
Dexter Green of Land Lake in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Converse of the Regt. commanded by Col. McLanan in the R.I. State line for 2 years

Inscribed in the Roll of N.Y. at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of June 1833 and sent to Archibald Bull, Troy, N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Francis F. Franciosi Clerk
Book E Vol. 4 Page 57

Letter to H.D. Van Epps Dec 3 1834
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Dexter Green No. 1425
Application for pension

Troy Mayors Court December Term 1832.
The Court order the within to be taken as the original declaration the same having this day been sworn too as the same now standing -  Dec. 6 1832
By order of the Court
Archibald Bull Clerk

Application was made by D. Green for a pension in Feb. 1821. Reference is made to those papers on file.
Archd. Bull

admd.
24 mo pri
80%
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
Form for State Troops, &c.
Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, 8 State-st. Troy, N.Y.

State of New York, County of Rensselaer City of Troy SS.
On this seventh day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Mayors Court of the City of Troy now sitting, Dexter Green a resident of Sand Lake county of Rensselaer and State of New York aged seventy five 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he enlisted in the town of Killingly county in the state of Connecticut into a company commanded by Paine Converse in a Regiment commanded by Robert McLanan (or McLeland) for three months. That he marched with the company to Providence in the state of Rhode Island. That he did not receive a written discharge. That he served the whole time of enlistment. That he enlisted at the same town in the year 1777 for nine months in the month of March. Marched with the company to Providence aforesaid and was attached to the same regiment under the command of Major Gen. Sullivan. That he served the whole term of enlistment. That he did not receive a written discharge. That he enlisted the third
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time the 28th March 1779, in the town of Providence for one year. That he entered immediately in to the service in the company of Artillery commanded by Isaac Pitman in the regiment commanded by Col. Robert Elliot & stationed during the whole of this enlistment in Howlands Ferry Fort. That he received a regular discharge but did not preserve it. His discharge was signed by Col. Elliot. That he enlisted the fourth time in the month of April 1870 for one year in the town of Providence in a company of Artillery commanded by Capt. Gideon Westcott in the regiment commanded by Col. Robert Elliot. That the company to which he belonged was stationed at Bristol for about three months at Warren about four months and the residue of the year at Providence. That he was in the engagement or siege called Sullivans expidition. That he was born in the town of Cranston Providence Plantation in the year 1757. That there is a Record of his age in the town in which he was born. That he lived in the town of Gloucester in Rhode Island when called into the service. That he has lived in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Newhampshire, Massachusetts & for the last 34 years in the state of New York. That Major Flagg the same that was killed by the Crow Boys so called in Livingston Manor was the officer under whom he served. That Stephen Gregory, Aretus Lyman, William S. Avery, Gideon Butts and others residing in the county of Rensselaer are personally acquainted with me. Has no documentary evidence of his services. Know of no living witnesses by whom he can prove his service.
He hereby relinquishes 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 the agency of any State.
Dexter Green

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Archibald Bull Clerk

We, Gideon Butts, Thomas Thompson residing in Sand Lake, Rensselaer County hereby certify that we are acquainted with Dexter Green who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five 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.
Gideon Butts
Thomas Thompson

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Archibald Bull Clerk

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 Gideon Butts who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the town of Sand Lake and that Thomas Thompson who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said town of Sand Lake and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit and that there is no clergyman residing in the vicinity of the said Dexter Green who is acquainted with him.
I, Archibald Bull Clerk of the Troy Mayors Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Dexter Green for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eighth day of August 1832.
Archibald Bull Clerk
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17,254
Dexter Green
Rensselaer Co. N.Y.
1st Augt. 1820
Col. Elliott's regt. artillery, Rh. Isld. line, March, 1781 to March, 1783

New declaration, dated 1st August, 1820.
Schedule of property,
$8.75/100}
Suspended

Rejected 13 Mar. 1823 See letter to applicant
John G. Wassen, agent
Albany, New-York
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State of New-York, Renssellaer County Troy, Mayor's Court
On this first day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said city according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) Dexter Greene aged sixty one years, resident in the town of Nassau in said county who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: On the 28th day of March 1781 in Providence R. Island he enlisted for one year under Capt. Isaac Pitman in Col. Robt. Elliots Regt. of Artillery of the R. Island line which time he served out. That at the [illegible] he was discharged towit about the 28th of March 1782. He enlisted again for one year in Capt. Gideon Westcott in the same regt. and line as above mentioned. That on or about the 28th of March 1783 he was discharged at Newport R. Island. That his discharge is lost. That on or about the 18th day of March 1818 he made his declaration on oath before his honor Ambrose Spencer Esquire one of the Judges of the Supreme Court &c. but has never received any returns from the war office. That his wife is aged 45 years. That he has six children dependant on him for support of whom the oldest is sixteen years and the youngest a little over three years old. That he has no trade but is a common laborer for which his age almost disqualifies him.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed 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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, or 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, and by me subscribed.
(signed) Dexter Greene

Schedule
Real estate - none
1 hog $2. 1/2 doz old chairs $1.50. 4 hens & chickens 87cts. $4.37 1/2
1 pot & kettle $1.25 1 tea kettle 50ct. frying pan 37ct Table 50cts. $2.62 1/2
1/2 doz knives & forks (old) 37cts. 1/2 doz tea cups & saucers 25cts. 2 water pails 25cts. $.87 1/2
2 pewter basons 37cts 9 plates 50cts $.87 1/2
$8.75
Debts due or income none
That for the last three years his wife has not enjoyed good health and is not able to render him any assistance towards supporting their family during 6 months was unable to help herself
(signed) Dexter Greene

State of New-York, City of Troy ss.
I, Joseph D. Selden Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas called Mayors Court held in the city of Troy do hereby certify, that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies 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 property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is eight dollars and seventy five cents. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this first day of August 1820
Joseph D. Selden Clerk.
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No. 251
Application of Mary Green widow of Dexter under act of July 29, 1848. N.Y.

Married 1798
Husband died 1837
Adw 2 years pri.
$80 per an. fr 4 March 1848
Archibald Bull
Troy N.Y. Agent
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PL Jones Clerk &c. Troy NY.

State of New York, Rensselaer County ss.
On this thirteanth day of November in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty eight, before the Justices of the Justices Court in the city of Troy, in the county & state aforesaid, being a Court of Record, personally appeared Mary Green, a resident of the town of Greenbush, in the county and state aforesaid, aged seventy three years, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 29th of July 1848. That she is the widow of Dexter Green, late of the town of Sand Lake in the county of Rensselaer, deceased, who was a soldier in the army of the Revolution and served as is setforth in his declaration, on file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions; as she verily and truly believes. That the said Dexter Green was a United States pensioner, under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, at the rate of eighty dollars per year according to her best recollection & belief. That the pension certificate of the said Dexter Green was surrendered & left at the pension office in the city of Albany after his death, & at the time of the payment of the balance due thereon after his death. She further declares that she was married to the said Dexter Green, at his dwelling house in the town of Brenbrech in the county of Rensselaer, by Robert McChesney a Justice of the Peace of said town on the 15th day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. That she never had any certificate of her said marriage or other documentary evidence of the same. That her husband the aforesaid Dexter Green, died in the town of Sand Lake on the eighteenth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the second of January eighteen hundred, vis. at the time above stated. And she further declares that her oldest child who was born subsequent to her said marriage will be fifty years of age the ensuing summer. She further swears she is now a widow and that she never before has made an application for a pension.
Mary Green - X her mark

Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written. Said affiant or declarant having signed the same by making her mark, because of the tremulousness of her hand she was unable to write.
J. Fairchild Wells, Justice of the peace
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State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
John Hydorn of the city of Troy in the county & state aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose & say that he is now seventy seven years of age, that he was intimately and well acquainted with Dexter Green, late of the town of Sand Lake in the county & state aforesaid, who was at the time of his death a Revolutionary pensioner; that deponents acquaintance with said Green exceeded sixty years, and in verily commenced in the childhood of said Green and this deponent; and this deponent further says that the said Dexter was twice married; and after the death of his first wife, the said Dexter Green was married to Mary Melius then a resident of the town of Brunswick in the county and state aforesaid; and this deponent further says that he was present at the time of the marriage of the said Dexter Green and Mary Melius, which took place in the years one thousand seven hundred & ninety seven or eight, in what month of the year he cannot positively state; but reccollects that it took place in cold weather, that they were married at the house of the said Dexter Green in the said town of Brunswick, by Robert McChesney then a Justice of the peace of the said town of Brunswick; that he reccollects distinctly that John Clint now a resident of the said town of Sand Lake was also present at the wedding of the said Dexter Green and Mary Melius and several others who are now dead. That the said Mary Melius is the widow of the said Dexter Green and now resides in the town of Greenbush with Edwin Green her son. That the said Robert McChesney the Justice who performed the said marriage ceramony, removed from this county to the west, and has been dead somewhere between thirty & forty years.
John Hydorn

Sworn to this 10- day of November 1848 before me
G. Robertson Jr. Justice Peace Rensselaer
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I Gilbert Robertson Jr. the Justice before whom the within affidavit was taken do certify that John Hydorn herein subscribed is a man of fair character and entitled to full credit as a credible witness. November 10th 1848.
G. Robertson Jr. Justice

State of New York, Rensselaer County ss.
John Clint of the town of Poestenhill late the town of Sand Lake being duly sworn, says, that he is now about seventy five years of age. That he was well acquainted with Dexter Green & Mary Melius described in the annexed affidavit of John Hydron, and that this deponent distinctly reccollects, being invited to the wedding, which he attended, and arrived there a very short time after marriage ceremony was performed, which was performed by Robert McChesney then a Justice of the Peace of the town of Brunswick in said county. That the said marriage took place in the fall of the year 1798 which he distinctly & positively reccollects and the reason of his so being certain & positive is, that he was married himself about one or two years thereafter, and he well reccollects that he the deponent was married in the fall of the year, towit the seventeenth day of October 1799. And further this deponent says, that the said Dexter Green, [illegible] has been informed & believes a Revolutionary pensioner at the time of his death, which took place some eleven years ago & [illegible]. Deponent was not at the funeral, and therefore does not distinctly reccollect the day and further says not.
John Clint

Sworn and subscribed this 13th November 1848 before me
J. Fairchild Wells, Justice of the peace

I certify that John Clint, above named is a credible person & entitled to full credit as a witness.
J. Fairchild Wells, Justice of the peace

Rensselaer County
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John Clint

Sworn and subscribed this 13 November 1848 before me
J. Fairchild Wells Justice of the Peace

I certify that John Clint, above named is a credible person & entitled to full credit as a witness.
J. Fairchild Wells Justice of the Peace

Rensselaer County Troy Justices Court S.S.
I Prentiss L. Jones clerk of the Justice Court of the city of Troy. (The same being a court of [illegible] [illegible] a clerk & seal) do certify that I Fairchild Wells and Gilbert Robertson is the Justices named in the foregoing declaration of Mary Green and affidavits of John Hydorn & John Clint and hereto annexed are now [illegible] at the time of subscribing there names thereto, Justices of the aforesaid court duly commissioned & sworn and acting Justices in said court and that the signatures thereto by them signed are there genuine signatures & proper hand writing and that said declaration and affidavits were taken & made in open court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Justices Court this 25 day of November in the year 1848
P.L. Jones Clk Jus Court
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Free
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Dexter Green
NY
Act 1818
N14791

Feb 24
Sand Lake Feb 18th
N.Y.
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Sand Lake Feby 18, 1835

Dear Sir

Several of the Friends of Dexter Green has as I am informed troubled you considerable in respect to obtaining his back pension from 1818 to 1831. I hope however you will have patience with me in addressing you this once more on the subject. Mr. Dexter Green informs me that his brother Arter Green from the state of Rhode Island has obtained his back pension, and also informs me that he was in the same service in which his brother was engaged. Now therefore as Mr Dexter Green is in very precipitous circumstances you will confer a favour on me and help the needy by informing me what proofs are necessary in order to entitle him to his back pension and if he cannot produce such proof I hope congress will accept a bill and pass it for his relief. If we had fought as our forefathers have for liberty we should expect that something would be done for us. He is not able to work and has quite a family to support and has only the eighty dollar pension to provide for his family with for a year. Please answer this as soon as possible. Yours with respect
HL Winants

To J.L. Edwards Esq
Washington

Please direct to me at Sand Lake Rensselaer Co. HLW
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 2610
Mary Green
Widow
Dexter Green
Pri Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:-Vol. A, Page 285

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Troy N.Y. Jany 1 1849

Hon James L Edwards
Com Pensions
Sir
Several weeks since I transmitted to your Department the application of Mrs Green widow of Dexter Green (late U.S. pensioner under Act of July 29, 1848 for a pension. Will you the goodness to inform me, whether the application has been acted on and its fate.
Respectfully
Archibald Bull
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Dexter Green
Rensselaer Co N.Y.

Rejected - See letter to claimant, 13 March 1823,
and to Wm Scoby 13th March 1826.
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[paper is folded over - so some writing is obscured]

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April 14/49
Mary Green

[stamps: "TROY APR 11 N.Y." "FREE"]

29 July 48 

Hon James L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington, DC
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also Albany N.Y. Roll Act 7 June 1832
Dexter Green, Pri, $80 per annum
Died 18th [Sept?] 1837
Pd til his death 

[initials: "BLB?]
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Case of Dexter Green

Sent on affidavits of service to the War Department in Feb. 1821 which he supposes are on file & may be refered to

Witness names: Nathaniel Carpenter & Arter Green of Cranston RI
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Troy N.Y. April 11 1849

Hon. James L Edwards
Sir
The application of Mary Green widow of Dexter Green who was a Revolutionary pensioner under act of 1832 has been made several months. Mrs Green is a very aged and infirm, old lade, and if anything is to be obtained for her relief, upon this application, it, will be a godsend, that will keep her from the poor house. Her application is under act of 29 July 1848. And if it can without great impropriety be acted upon by your Department soon it will have a tendency to the great relief of a worthy, infirm, and miserably poor applicant. Please let me hear from this case as soon as propriety will permit.

Respectfully & truly yours &c
Archibald Bull
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J. L Edwards
Com of Pensions
War Department
Washington City

addl declr Dexter Green NY Nov 24
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In the matter of the application of Dexter Green

State of New York
Albany County ss

Dexter Green being duly sworn says that some time in the month of February of the year 1820 his pension papers were made out & sent on as he is informed to the War Department & that it is supposed they still remain at Washington. That in those papers it was truly stated that he this deponent served in Colon Elliots Regiment. but it was omitted to be stated that this deponent also served nine months in Colonel McLellens Regiment under Capt David Richmond & in his company.
And this deponent further says that he enlisted as a marine for nine months & served as such during said time. That said regiment was a part of the time stationed at Providence Rhode Island. That he was employed on board the ship Providence under command of Comodore Whipple & was then employed as a marine in the revolutionary War against the common enemy.
And this deponent further says that he believes he shall be able to ascertain the particular time at which he entered the service as aforesaid & also the time of leaving it. [signed: "Dexter Greene"]
Sworn before me this 20th day of Nov 1834 by Dexter Green who I certify is to me known
RJ Wilson Judge Albany County Courts  [Illegible]
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City of Albany Nov 20th 1834

Dear Sir

Mr Dexter Green whose affidavit is herewith transmitted to you today showing a letter from you in answer to the one recently written by him to you concerning his pension. Stating that Col Eliots Regt did not belong to the Continental Line but on examining Mr Green I find that he had served a requisite time in a Regt belonging to the Continental line. The entitle issued to his pension under the law of 1818 his having already given you some [illegible] in tis matter would have prevented again doing so by Mr Green seems to be a very deserving man though in very poor circumstances. At the hope of you being able to direct him how to obtain his back pay has induced me again to write you upon the subject.
I wish you upon the receipt of this to be kind enough to write me how he should proceed. Whether his having the necessary papers made out now would authorize those whose duty it is to give him his back pay since 1818 to the present time or from the time he made his declaration in 1820 or what other course would be proper. Whether he could be obliged to petition Congress or not. The multiplicity of your duties ought to prevent my having recourse to you but my very limited experience in such matters makes me the more awkward in advising him. I have felt obliged to do so in hope that it would render his success more certain. If you will therefore give me such information as you can without [illegible] yourself too much will most specially aid the cause of humanity & very much oblige.
Yours very respectfully HD Van Epps

To J.L. Edwards Esquire
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Arthur Green of Cranston in the County of Providence of lawful age and engaged according to law testify and say, that Dexter Green who is now in my presence enlisted in a company commanded by Captain Isaac Pitman in the Regiment commanded by Col. Robert Elliot in the State of Rhode Island &c. on the 28th day of March AD 1778 for one year and faithfully served his term of enlistment out. Then he in the first part of April 1779 enlisted in a company commanded by Gideon Westcoat in said Robert Elliots Regiment for one year and served until the regiment was disbanded in the month of March 1780 when said Dexter Green was honorably discharged from the service of his country. The above service was upon the Continental Establishment further the deponent saith not.

[signed: "Arthur Green"]

State of Rhode Island &c
Prov Feby 22 1820
There Arthur Green made oath to the foregoing deposition before me 
Wheeler Martin CJ CC pleas.
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State of Rhode Island &c Providence Sc Providence February 22d 1820 I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Nathaniel Carpenter and Nathan Green who signed the annexed depositions and they are men of Character and repectability and are to have full faith and credit given to what they say under oath. In Testimony of the truth of which I have here unto set my hand and affixed by seal. Done at Providence in the County of Providence this the day and year aforesaid. Witness Wheeler Martin CJCCPleas
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I Nathaniel Carpenter of Cranston in the County of Providence of lawful age and engaged according to law testify and say:
That Dexter Greene who is now in my presence enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Isaac Pitman in the Regiment commanded by Col Robert Eliot in the State of Rhode Island &c on the 28th day of March 1778 for one year and faithfully served his time out, then he in the first part of April 1779 enlisted in company commanded by Gideon Westcoat in said Robert Elliots regiment for one year and served until the regiment was disbanded in the month of March 1780 when said Dexter Green was honorably discharged from the service of his country. The above service was upon the Continental Establishment and further the deponent saith not.
[signed: "Nathaniel Carpenter"]
State of Rhode Island &c Providence Feby 22 1820. There Nathaniel Carpenter made oath to the foregoing deposition before me. Wheeler Martin CJ CCP
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State of Rhode Island &c
Providence ss Providence
Feby 22 AD 1820
I Dexter Randall Esquire Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas certify that Wheeler Martin Esquire who signed the annexed certificates and before whom these depositions hereunto annexed were taken is Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Providence.
Dexter Randall Clk