Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 547, Pelatiah Harmon, Continental Mass.
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Continental    Harmon, Palatial         W.547
Mass               Sarah        B.L.WT. 24440-160-55
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123[?]

Maine

Palatial Harmon

of North Effingham in the State of Maine who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain North of the Regt commanded by Col. Jackson in the Massachusetts [Massachusetts] line for 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars -- cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of October 1852 and sent to 
Effingham, N.H.: Isaac Lord

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 - $120
Semiannual allowance ending 4 March 1833 -               $40

Total:  $160

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by E.D. Bullock, Clerk
Book D,  Vol. It      Page 63
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2145.

New Hampshire Portsmouth. 
Sarah Harmon 

Widow of Pillias Pelatiah Harmon 
who served in the Revolutionary Mass war, as a private 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars   0 [zero] Cents per annum, to commence on the 3 February 1853

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept 1853.

And sent to 

Zebulon Pease, Freedom, Carrollj Co., NH

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 29, 1848, Page 16 Vol. A 

Feby 3, 1853 

Reg 3 Mar 55-165419
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165418   Act Mar. 3, Lines 11 } 55

Sarah Harmon wid.
Pelotiah Harmon, Private

Palatial
Mafs [Mass] Conl Line

Rev. War

Rev. Pensions

AO: 160AC  Apr 24/56 [Possibly 1856]
Boyton

N L I Meserve
Freedom, NH

Vol. H.- 25.

No 24440 Apr.29 / 56
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Hon Lewis Can

Sir

Please direct your communication for me to Isaac Lord, Esq., Effingham N. H. 

Isaac Land for Pelatiah Harman 

Pellitiah Harmon
12.699
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State of New Hampshire

Strafford 

I, Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Stafford,
do hereby certify that Joseph Bennett, Esquire, whose signature it affixed to the within document, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and the signature purporting to be his, I have no doubt is genuine

 - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 27th the day of September A.D. 1832.

 A Peirce, Clerk
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of New Hampshire } ss. North Effingham, County of Stafford.



On this fifteenth day of September personally appeared before me, Joseph Kennet, a justice of the Peace for Strafford County, Peltiah Harmon, a resident of North Effingham, in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, aged 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his parth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 with William North and served in the Revolutionary war regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following officers: 
that he was born in the town of Scarborough in the district of Maine in the year 1756 in the town of Scarborough till the year 1777 he then enlisted as Revolutionary soldier under William North of Boston,  our Lieutenant was Charles Saldon, our sergeant's name was John Smith and his enlistment was for the term of three years that he served that term of time that he [illegible] at Boston the officer he does not recollect him there, he then marched to Ppekissey [possibly Poughkeepsie, NY] on the Northside marched up the Rivers on foot as the British fleet went then returned to Fresh Kills then went on and joined the main company at Whitemarsh in the Jerseys then went to Lancaster. then to hand quarters at Valley forge. then [illegible] then the British army to Monmouth. He was engaged in and through the battle at Monmouthafter the battle, [he] marched to White Plains then to Rhode Island then returned to Morristown in the Jerseys. There went and the last winter the august following he was discharged at Ossingtown that on the 13 day of April 1818 he received a pension certificate as a Revolutionary pension on at the rate of eight dollars per month that he born three daughters and was [illegjible] by the War Department that he was stricken o an account of property.
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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 any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[signed] Pelatiah Harmon
I personally witnessed before me Joseph Bennett one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Strafford on this fifteenth day of September 1832 Peliatiah Harmon the above subscribed and made solemn oath that the declaration by him, subscribed is just and true. 

[signed] Joseph Bennett, Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
County of Carroll
Declaration in order to obtain benefits of the 2A section of the Act of the 3rd February 1853
On this twenty third of April 1853
Personally appeared before me Thomas P. Drake a judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for the county and state of aforesaid Sarah Harmon a Resident of Freedom in the said county of Carroll and State aforesaid aged seventy six years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the pension made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3rd February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Peltiah Harmon who was a private in the war of the revolution and pensioner in Portland, State of Maine at the Rate of eighty dollars per annum she further declares that she was married to the said Peltiah Harmon on the 24th of August 1824 that her said Husband died on the 29th day of June 1841 in said Freedom that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. 

Witness
Stephen Bown
Thomas P. Drake

Sarah Harmon  X [her mark]
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before 
Thomas P. Drake, Judge of Ct. of C. Pleas.

I certify that the above named Sarah Harmon from bodily infirmity is unable to attend court.
							Thomas P. Drake, Judge
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State of New Hampshire
Carroll Co.

I, Francis R. Chase, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Thomas P. Drake, Esquire, 

[illegible] wherein the written declaration was made was at the date [illegible] of a Judge of he Court of Common Pleas for said county and that his signature whereto is genuine. 

Witness my hand and seal of said court this 26th day of April AD 1853..

Francis R. Chase, Clerk
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165419
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her original declaration and proofs on file in the Pension office references to which is requested and that she is now a widow. 

She makes this dellanations for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855 and appoints Nehamiah L. Meserve of Freedom, New Hampshire, my attorney in the premises, 

                                         Sarah Harmon 
                                          X  Her Mark

We William [?]aw & John Meserve, residents of Freedom in the State of New Hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said Sarah Harmon in our presents; and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical pension she represents herself to be
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Her original declaration & proofs on file in the Pension office, reference to which is requested and that she is now a widow.

She makes this dellanation for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3 1855 and appoints Nehemiah L. Meserve of Freedom, New Hampshire, my attorney in the premises 

                                      Sarah Harmon 
                                       X  Her Mark

We, William Towle & John Meserve residents of Freedom in the state of New Hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the said Sarah Harmon in our presents; and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.

William Lord
John B Meserve

The foregoing declaration and affidavits was sworn to and subscribed to before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the applicant to be entitled pensions; That the element is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.

Elias Towle, justice of the peace
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State of New Hampshire

County of Carroll, SS

I hereby certify that Elias Towle, Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of to doing an authorized justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid and that his signature thereto is genuine, 

In testimony whereof I have haveunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of Common Pleas. 

For the County aforesaid this twenty third day of May 1855. 

Francis R. Chase, Clerk
Court of Common Plea

My place is Freedom, Carroll County, NH
Nehemiah L. Meserve
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STATE OF MAINE
Cumberland, SS.
Clerk's Office, Supreme Judicial Court,
Portland August 24, A. D. 1853
I Charles C. Harmon,
CLERK OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT,
for said COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that
Hugh McLellan
is and at the date of his certificate to the paper hereto annexed, was an
ACTING JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
within and for the County of Cumberland as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that he is Duly Commissioned and qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments in writing, in the County aforesaid-and that the following Signature, purporting to be his is Genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Supreme Judicial Court, for said State, the day and year first above written.
C. C. Harmon, Clerk.
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I, William B. Harding, Town Clerk of the town of Gorham on oath depose and say that I have in my possession books perporting to be the records of said town And in one of said books there is the following entry"

The following is a line of persons joined in Marriage by Howard Merrill, Esq., at the following periods viz, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, for, August the twenty-ninth Pelatiah Harmon of Buxton to Sarah Crockett of Gorham. 

I hereby certify this the above is a true copy of the said records except the laws which is in plain and legible figures this " 1824 Aug 24, William B. Harding, Town Clerk
of Gorham

Cumberland
Subscribe and sworn to this 18th day of May AD 1853

Hugh D. McAllen, Justice
Tenth State
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A soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.   Palatial Harmon W.547

Date of enlistment or appointment  June 10 1777

Length of service Aug 16, 1780

Rank   Private

Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain:  William North
Colonel:  Henry Jackson
State:      Mass

Battles engaged in:  Monmouth; Rhode Island, Springfield, NJ

Residence of soldier at enlistment: Scarborough, Me. District

Date of application of pension: Apr 13 1818, his cl. al.

Residence at date of application: Buxton York, les, Mass, (Me.)

Age at date of application: Born at Scarborough, Me District in 1756
Died June 29 1841 at Freedom, NH

Soldier married at Gorham Me, Aug 24 1824, Sarah Crockett. She was allowed pens. on an application executed April 23 1853, while a resident of Freedom NH aged 76 years. 

Very respectfully, 
Commissioner
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State of New Hampshire

Carroll, SS.

I, Francis R. Chase, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, hereby certify that Zebulon Pease, Esq., before whom the annexed affidavits was made and who has thereunto
subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and fore the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereunto is genuine. 

In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 25th day of August 1853. 

[signed] Francis B Chase, Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
Carroll County ss
On this 25th day of May 1853, 
Personally appeared before me Zebulon Pease a justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oath within said County and State, William Harmon, a resident of Freedom in said county, said aged sixty nine years who being duly sworn according to law, that he had always lived with Peltiah Harmon late of said Freedom deceased who was a pensioner and died the 29th day of June 1841 leaving a widow Sarah Harmon who is now a widow and makes application for pension under act of 3d February 1853 that the said Peltiah Harmon was a native of Scarborough and after the war settled in Buxton Me. and after in said Freedom that he was pensioned under act of June 7th 1832 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum and payable in Portland. 

[signed] William Harmon

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me 

Zebulon Pease ,justice of the peace 
& Quin this State 

I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Deponant and that he is a credible person.

 Zebulon Pease Justice of the peace and Quorum this State
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24440
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No. 1955
Sarah Harmon of 
Peltiah
Let to Agt
Aug 20/53
Let to Agt
Sep 2/53
Gray
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4 [illegible] 4/53  NH

[illegible]
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Feb 15 1791  Payment record by [?} Woodman, Esq





Palatial Harmon
Continental 
Mass
W. 547
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This may certify that Peletiah Harmon, a soldier of the 16th Massachusetts Regt. has this day completed there term which he engaged to serve the United States, and is hereby discharged the service. Given under my hand at Camo Ranger Town, Aug 16th 1780.

David Cobb, L [illegible] Commander

To all whom it may concern}
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Palatial Harmon

Payable semi-annually -- the first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of March next,

at the Cumberland Bank

Portland, Maine
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM. 

I CERTIFY That, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, 

Pelatiah Harmon, late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 13th day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 

GIVEN at the War Office of the United States , this Twenty first day of January one thousand eight hundred and nineteen 

J. C. Calhoun 
Secretary of War.
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Brief in the case of Mrs Sarah Harmon, widow of Peltiah Harmon. 

Carroll County and State of New Hampshire
Act of Feb 3 1853.

Claim, ('original" or "for increase")

Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

Husband a pensioner under the Act of June 7 1832 at $80 per annum. 

Pri

(if for increase) 

Marriage proved - full record

Death and refs.
Identity on wills

Name and residence of agent

Zebulon Pease, Esq.
Freedom, Carroll County, NH 

Examining Clerk
J.L. Gray
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State of New Hampshire

Carroll, SS.

I, Francis R. Chase, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, hereby certify that Zebulon Pease, Esq., before whom the annexed affidavit was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereunto is genuine. 

In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court, this Seventeenth day of September in 1853.

[signed] Francis R. Chase, Clerk
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State of New Hampshire 
Carroll ss 

On this seventh day of September 1853 personally appeared before me, Zebulon Pease, a justice of the peace duly authorized to administer oaths, 

Peltiah Foss of Freedom in said County and State who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was acquainted with Peltiah Harmon late of said Freedom deceased, for fifty years, that said Harmon was a pensioner and died in 1841 leaving a widow Sarah Harmon who is now living in said Freedom and is an applicant for a pension under act of Febry 3d 1853.  that said Sarah has never since married.  

[signed] Pelatiah Foss

Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year above written, and I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the said Peltiah Foss and that he is a credible person.

Zebulon Pease, Justice of the peace of Pease & Queen on the State
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W. Somerville 
Sept 10th 20 

[date received stamp] U.S. Pension Office Sep 13 1920

Pension Office, Wash. D.C.


Can I find out from the statistics kept
at the Pension Office the sev- Record of Clement Hoden of Brantree Mass. The Elder Clement Hayden born Oct. 14 1707 in Braintree moved to Gray, Maine - 1758 serve in the Rev War, & what Regiment had he receive a pension?
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Date of death too, please, I and whom he married & when.

Have my papers all fully out for the D.A.R. but find twoClement Hayen's. Father and son form  Brantree. It is the father's record I want, Can you supply the called for data.

Also, at the same time would like the Pension Record of Pelatiah Harmon of Buxton, Maine, who served for the town of Upton, Me.
Date of death, etc. 

Have papers all made out for both of these -waiting for your reply.  Shall be more than pleased for the same, am doing all I can, to ferret out these things
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Thanking you in advance for all trouble. I am yours respectfully, 

Mrs. Addie Norton
86 Chandler Street
W. Somerville, Mass
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U.S. Pension Office date stamp for February 4 1920
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262 Spring Street, Portland, Maine

Feb 1st 1920

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir.

Would you kindly give me the Revolutionary record of Palatial Harmon of Scarborough or Buxton, Maine, which of course was Mass. at that time.

I wish to get the dates that I cannot find here. 

Respt.

Hittie B. Skillings
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Pension Office

Aug 18/53

Sir,

Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner,

Respectfully, 

F. Burt, Esq
3 Aud.

S. Cole
For Common

Present

Palatial Harman, Act '32
$80 per an. - Died 29 June 1841

Paid to his death. 

F. Burt 
Auditor
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[?] 911 May 9 Hist to Mrs. L.J. Ricker. Letter in W.F. 23215 Moses Harmon J.L.M.

1920 Feb 16 Hist to Hittie B. Skillings

1920 October 20 Hist to Mrs. Addie Norton - Ew



Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 547
Sarah Harmon
Widow
Palatial Harmon
Priv. Rev. War

Act. Feb 3. 1853

Index:-Vol. 4, Page 300
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No. 2657

June 2nd 1853

Appl. of Sarah Harmon widow of Peltiash Harmon 

1234

Act 3rd Feby 1853

Rev.

Allowed $80 per an 
Con. Feb 3 1853

Zebulon Pease
Freedom, Carroll Co. NH
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5491
Maine 
[crossed out] Massachusetts

Palatial Harmon
Private
10 June '77 to 16 Aug '80

Jackson's Massachusetts Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Subscribed on the Roll of Maine 
[crossed out] Massachusetts

at  the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of April 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Jan 1819

and sent to George Thacker, Esq.
Saco, Me.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4 ms. 22/30    
                                                                   $37.86
semi an all's ending 4 March 1819        $48.00

                                                       total    $85.86


Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818

Buxton, York County
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Palatial Harmon


Palatial Harmon
Private 
10 June '77 to 16th Augst '80

Jacksons Regt.

13th April 1818






aom'd
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I Pelatiah Harmon of Buxton in the County of York, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged sixty two years do declare that I enlisted in the American Army on the continental Establishment on the tenth day of June A.D. 1777 under Capt North of Boston & was turned over on my arrival in Boston to Col. Henry Jacksons Regiment for three years. which time I served regularly & was stationed part of the time at Cambridge.  we marched from Cambridge to Center Harbor from there we marched to Valle forge then to Lancaster, Pennsylvania where we had the [illegible] about December of the same year On the 29 March A.D. 1778, we marched to the lines of Philadelphia & from there to Monmouth where we had a battle-- from there to White Plains, from there to Rhode Island where we had another engagement about August of the same year, we then came of the Island & were stationed at Pautuxent till April A.D. 1779 we were then order the Penobscott. & proceeded. on our way as far as Portland & were ordered back to headquarters arrive at Morristown, in Jersey. I was at the battle at Springfield & arrived at orange town where I was discharged on the 16th day A.D. 1880. Colonel Cobb which discharge is here to annexed - I have no pension & from my reduce circumstances in life, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, In a citizen of the United States 

April 13. 1818-  [signe] Pelatiah Harmon
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Ss

Be it known that on the 13th day of April A.D. 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, personally appeared the within named Pelatiah Harmon, & being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by him in my presence subscribed in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the late 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; which declaration being signed & Sworn to as aforesaid. 
I George Thacker one of the Justices & do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Pelatiah Harmon did serve in the Revolutionary was on the continental Establishment, against the common Enemy, as stated in his declaration, & that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony had before me to the Secretary of the department of War, pursuant to the directions in the Act of Congress aforesaid

 In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, & have caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed this twenty sixth day of June In the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & Eighteen 

[signed] George Thacker