Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,496, Phinehas Clarke, Mass.
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(3-1776)
Service Number
Mass Clarke, Phinehas W.14.496
Clark or Jemima
Contents
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4839
Massachusetts
Jemima Clark
Widow of Phinehas Clark
Mass
who was a Private 
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 34 Dollars 76 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the and 5 day of February sent to E. R. Colt Pittsfield, Mass
Act of March 3, 1843. Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1 Page 38.


Res'd.
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[left side too faint to read]
Jemima Clark
No 7353
Mass.
Act 7 July 38.

Vol 15 s 60 Cap, Leonard - pri 8
23. 95. " Storrow - 1-
21. 18. " Lyman 1.12 
= 10.12

aom'd
10 mo 12 da pri
$34.76/100

No Deduction

M.R. Lankton esq
Pittsfield Mass.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss.  Lennox, September 1st 1840.
On this first day of September AD. eighteen hundred and forty personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of Berkshire, Jemima Clark, a resident of Washington, in said county, widow, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, or order to de** the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Phinehas Clark, who was a soldier in the Revolution, an she believes from the statements made to her by the said Phinehas, and from the accompanying papers, And she verily believes he served as follows. 
To wit. That said Phinehas on the nineteenth day of April 1775 started from Sunderland, Massachusetts, and enlisted in Capt. Noadiah Leonards company in Col. Woodbridges Regiment as a soldier, and served untill the first of January - say eighteen months - and was in the battle of Bunker hill: And that afterwards, on the fifteenth day of  August, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, the said Phinehas started from (over)
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Sunderland as a Soldier, and went to Bennington, and afterwards to Fort Edward N.Y and was at the taking of Burgoyne; that he was a soldier that time in Capt. Storrows, or Storrows Company in Col Wells Regiment, and that said Phinehas served at that time, over two months. And that afterwards in holy seventeen hundred and seventy nine, the said Phinehas became and come a Soldier in Capt. Lymans Company in Col Prestons Regt. That he enlisted for one month, and was from home five weeks, and was at New London, Connecticut a part of the above time, She verily believes that said Phinehas performed other services but has been unable to find further proof. She further states that, she was married to said Phinehas Clark in the town of Pittsfied, that her maiden name was Baker, that she was married on the tenth day of October
Seventeen hundred and eighty five, by the Rev. Thomas Allan, then Pastor of a church in said Pittsfield- and that her husband, the said 
Phinehas died the fore part of June, and she believes the fifth day of June, in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, at Hawley Mass, that she had nine children by said Phinehas, of which there is only one living. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but their marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four.  viz at the
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time before stated, and that she has not been married since her marriage with said Phinehas.
Jemima Clarke (signed)

Subscribed and sworn to 
the day & year aforesaid
Before  W.P. Walker Judge of Probate 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. I Henry H Bishop Register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Berkshire do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Jemima Clark for a pension. & I further certify that the Hon'ble William P Walker is the Judge of said Court & and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature
I testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eleventh day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & forty.

Henry W. Bishop Register Probate
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I, Richard C Cogswell of Pittsfield in the county of Berkshire & state of Massachusetts, of lawful age depose and say, that I am the Clark of said Pittsfield and that I have the care and custody of the Books of Record of said town, and that aforesaid Book of Records I find an entry in the words, letter & figures following to wit "August 7, 1785 Mr Phinehas Clark of Sunderland, and Jemima Baker of Pittsfield intend marriage" I further state that the entry is in the hand writing of John C. Williams , Esq, late of Pittsfield, deceased, and that said Williams died at Pittsfield; January thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty one and that said Williams was from several years before his death; incapable of transacting any business from a total loss of mind. I further state, that the following is a copy of a note of the records under date of  "the fourteenth day of March in the year of Our Lord and Christ seventeen hundred and five" voted "18th that John C. Williams be Town Clerk". - I further state that the case now is, & I eelieve from the records of said parties of said town, then was, that parties intend 
in marriage, make the same knowledge to the Clerk, and he makes his entry on the records, and in a Ciruited time after, gives his certificate to the parties that they are published, after which time, are the production of said Certificate to the Priest or Justice, The Priest or Justice might legally perform the marriage ceremony between the parties. And further I say not. 
Richard C. Cogwsell
Town Clerk of Pittsfield
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Berkshire ss.

Pittsfield March 6th. 1841, Then personally appeared Richard C. Cogswell, the town Clerk of said Pittsfield and signed the within affidavit, and made solemn oath that the same is wholly true. Before me,
M.R Lanckton Justice of the Peace. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Berkshire ss.
I Charles Sedgwick  Clerk of the Judicial Court of the Commonwealth for said County do certify that M.R. Lanckton Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County duly commissioned &  qualified and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have herein to set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at [illegible] this sixth day of March 1841.
Charles Sedgwick Esq
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I Rebecca Bennett of Benson in the county of Rutland and state of Vermont aged about seventy three years depose and say that I am the sister of Jemima Clark of Washington in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, widow of Phinehas Clark deceased late of Hadley in the State of Massachusetts, and I further testify that I was frequent at the marriage of the said Phinehas and Jemima and that they were married at Pittsfield in Massachusetts I think in the fall of the year but the day, month or year I cannot recollect, but I do recollect it was about eight or ten years before I was married that they were married by the Rev.'d Thos Allen of Pittsfield [illegible] and that I was married to Elijah Bennet about the year 1792 or 1793, I further say that I am informed and verily believe that the said Rev.'d Thomas Allen is dead. That said Allen was the minister of the church at Pittsfield at the time he so married said Phinehas and Jemima. That I know of no person now living who was frequent at the marriage of said Phinehas and Jemma, except myself. 
And further say not. 
Rebecca Bennet (signed) 

I certify that the above named Rebecca Bennett is a credible witness.
M.W. Smith Just Peace 
State of Vermont 
Rutland County 
Benson Feby 29th 1841. Thom personally came Rebecca Bennett and subscribed the above affidavit and made oath that the same contains the truth and the whole truth Before me
M.W. Smith Just Peace
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State of Vermont
Rutland County Clerk's Office, ss.

I, Frederick W. Hopkins, Clerk of the County Court for County of Rutland, do certify that Milo W. Smith Esq. was at the date of the certificate to which this is annexed a Justice of the Peace.  within and for said Country, duly commissioned: that his commission and for said Country, duly commissioned; that his commission is dated on twenty ninth day of October A.D. 1840, and will expire on the thirtieth day of November A.D> 1841; and I verily believe his signature to the same is genuine, being acquainted with the same. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Rutland in said county this twentieth day of February A. D. 1841.
F.W. Hopkins
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I Alpheus Clarke, of Washington in the county of Berkshire, State of Massachusetts, of the age of forty nine years, on oath depose and say, that, from my earliest recollections, I lived in the family of Phinehas Clarke & Jemima Clarke, and I have been accustomed to call the one "Father" the other "mother," and believe them to have been such. I further depose that my father, the said Phinehas, died at Hawley in the state of Massachusetts, the fore part of June in the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, the precise day, I can not state, but believe it to have been as early as the fifth of June. I was present when he died, and attended the funeral. And further the deponent saith not -
Alpheus. Clarke

Berkshire ss. Lenox Sept 14th 1841.
Then personally appeared Alpheus Clark signer of the above instrument, made oath that the same is true [illegible]
Before me
M.R. Lanckton Justice of the Peace - 
And I further certify that said Clark is to me well known as a man of good reputation for truth and veracity.
M.R. Lanckton Justice of the Peace
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7353
Mass
Jemima Clark
let. to MR. Lankton 14 Oct 1860

Act. 7. July 38.
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Revy
Widow, &c.

File No 14496
Jemima Clark
Widow of Phineas Clark
Pri Rev War
Act: March 3rd 43
Index: - Vol. A, Page 134

[arrangement of 1870.]
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Oct. 2 act 43 rec'd Reported
1.2 E. R. Court Pittsfield Mass
Dec. 26.43-

6122
Massachusetts.
Jemima Clarke, widow of Phinehas Clarke, who was a pensioner under the Act of [blank] and who died on the 5th of June 1845, of Berkshire , in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Leonard of the Regiment commanded by [blank] in the Massachusetts line for 10 mos; 12 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 34 Dollars 76 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of March 1841 and sent to M.R. Lanckton Pittsfield, Mass;
Arrears to the 4th of Sept; 1841. $156:42
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 March :41 14:38
= $173.80

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by Wm. C. Lantzinger Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Page 81.
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J.L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pension
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Pittsfield Jan 26th 1855
Sir, 
Herewith you will receive Seoen declaration of Widows, entitled to pension for one year, under the act passed the 3rd March, 1843. Four of these you have passed upon, (Nov. 3807 3808.4378th 379) and you returned them to me for the clerks certificate, to be affixed to each declaration, that I am a duly qualified magistrate H__ the proper certificate is now on each of the declarations herewith. I hope they will have early attention, that I may quiet the importunities of the widows. Very Respectfully
Yr obt serv
Ez R. Colt

Mercy Cingruner
[illegible] Butler (crossed out)
Jemima Richma*** (crossed out)
Mary Martin (crossed out)
Lucretia Peck
Lydia Butts
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pension 
Washington City
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6 4379
Sep 22. 1843
Jemima Clark
Mary Warren
Mass

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
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Pittsfield Ma, Sept 19. 1843
Sir, I enclose two declarations, to enable the declarants to obtain pensions, under the act of Congress of the 8th March 1843 viz Mary Warren, widow of Stephen Warren & Jemima Clark, widow of Phinehas Clark. If the pensions are granted, please enclose the certificate, to me.
Very Respectfully
Yr. Obt. Serv-
Ez R Colt

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm.er of Pensions
Washington City.
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Mass. Jemima Clark
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Comer of Pensions
Washington City.

(Enclosed are Depositions to *** and in the application of Mrs. Jemima Clark for a pension)
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Hon. J.L. Edwards
Sir. Herewith enclosed are two Depositions in relation to the marriage of Phinehas Clark & Jemima Baker - to be used as additional testimony in the application of Jemima Clark for a pension. I trust the enclosed will remove all doubt from the subject. O____ the Department have decided [illegible] be pleased to have the Certificate forwarded to me. 
Very Respectfully yours.
M.R. Lanckton
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No 3753 M
July7 1838
Jemima Clark

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Hon. J.L. Edwards 
Sir, 
Herewith enclosed I forward the application of Mrs. Jemima Clark for a Pension. On application at the proper office in Boston, for vanching, I have been informed that the "original papers from 1775 to 1779 are at Washington I make the suggestion that Mrs. Clark may have the benefit of such papers, if any there are. Very Respectfully your ob.t  Servt
M.R. Lanckton
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This may certify that [illegible] the record of  the congregational church in Pittsfield Mass in my possession, there is the following entry in the record in writing of Rev. Morris Allen the first parson of said church,
-"Mr Clark & Mrs Baker were married." - 
The date of the marriage in this listing [illegible] this record is "September 11, 1785," - and the date of that next record is "Oct. 18. 1785." Morris Allen often in his record of marriage listed the Christians, as give , names the individuals as also uniformly used to Mrs for this Jemima with her maiden name.

H. N. Brinsmade

Pastor of the Cong. Church
Pittsfield
March 20, 1840

I H. M. Brinsmade above named depose and say that I hold the
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office of pastor of the church, of which the Rev. Morris Allen was Pastor, in the county of Berkshire, in the town of Pittsfield, state of  Massachusetts; and that the above is a true extract from the records of said church as certified by me. - 
H.N. Brinsmade

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Berkshire ss. Pittsfield, September 2nd 1841.

Now personally appeared H.N. Brinsmade the signer of the above Deposition made oath according to cause to the truth [illegible]
before me-
M.R. Lanckton
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COMMONWEATH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
Berkshire ss. 
I, Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the county of Berkshire, do certify that M.R. Lanckton Esquire, whose signatures are affixed to the certificates on the papers hereunto annexed was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that in full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said M. R. Lanckton and believe his signatures to said certificates are genuine. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, this eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty

Chas Sedgwick Clerk.
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M.R. Lanckton Esq
Pittsfield
Mass.
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Aug '24 1840

Dear Sir,
I have examined all the Pag Rolls remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1782 also, the names of the Connecticut Line - for the name of Phinehas Clark without success. I find Captain Barton in Command in Col. Thomas Regiment of Chatfield in the Connecticut Line 1780 - not as Colonel -
Yours Very Respectfully
Henry Kilbourn Court

M.R. Lanckton Esq
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I Sylvanus Clark of Sunderland County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts testify and say that wen the Allarm of the Battle of Bennington sped through this part of the Country on the 16th of August 1777 I volunteered and went to Bennington and joined Cap.t Storrows Company and Col Wills rigment was stationed at Fort Dread when Gen. Burgoyne surrendered on the 17th of October 1777. I well remember Phinehas Clark then of Sunderland afored and do know that he went and returned with me and did serve as a Soldier in ? Company and Rigment [illegible] we were from hom about two month or a fine Day 'over
Sylvanus Clark

Franklin ss March 4th 1840., Then Sylvanus Clark subscriber to the above personally appeared before me and made oath that the same contains nothing but the truth
Charles Cooley Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Sylvanus Clark who signed the above instrument and know him to be a man of truth and veracity
Sunderland March 4th 1840
Charles Cooley Justice of the Peace
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COMMONWEATH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Franklin ss.
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas in the county of Franklin, do hereby certify that Charles Cooley is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified - and that the within signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Greenfield, this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1840
E. Alvord Clerk
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I Caleb Hubbard of Sunderland County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and say that att the Commencement of the year of the Revolution on the Nineteenth of April 1775, I went to Cambridg in the vicinity of Boston and enlisted in Capt. Noviah Leonards Company and Col. Woodbridges Rigment to serve as a soldier untill the first of January following and did serve Duering and teiren I well remember Phinehas Clark then of Sunderland aforesaid and do know that he did serve as a soldier in the Company and Rigment During said term it being it being about Eight months and was with me on Bunker Hill, the 17th of June 1775
Caleb Hubbard
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COMMONWEATH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Franklin ss.
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas in the county of Franklin, do hereby certify that Charles Cooley is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified - and that the within signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Greenfield, this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1840
E. Alvord Clerk
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I Cotton Graves of Sunderland County of Franklin Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Depose and say that in the month of July 1779 I enlisted in Capt. Rymers Company and Col Porters Rigment to serve as a soldier one month in the war of the Revolution at New london in the state of Connecticut and did serve during said term and was Discharged on the last day of August was from home five weeks, - I well Remember Phinehas Clark then of Sunderland afored and to know that he was [illegible] in the same Company and Rigiment with me and did with Serve during {?) term we were from home at that time five weeks
Cotton Graves

Franklin ss March 10 1840 Then Cotton Graves subscriber to the above personally appeared before me and made oath that the same contains nothing but the truth
William Delano, Justice of the Peace

Franklin ss  March 10 1840 I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Cotton Graves who signed the above instrument and know him to be a man of truth and veracity

Sunderland March 10 1840 William Delano Justice of the Pleace
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COMMONWEATH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Franklin ss.
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas in the county of Franklin, do hereby certify that William Delane is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified - and that the within signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Greenfield, this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1840
E. Alvord Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 25 1840. I hereby Certify, That Charles W Lovett is a justice of the peace for the county of Suffolk.

in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 
John P Bigelow 
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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I, Eleazer Homer of Boston in the County of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts aged seventy-nine years, do, on my oath, testify and declare that I have in my possession "A Return of the Company in the 25 Reg'm't of of foot Commanded by Ruggles Woodbridge Esq, " and the name of Phinehas Clark appears on said Return, as a Private from Sunderland. The return bears no date but is signed "Noadiah Leonard Capt."
I further declare that I have also in my possession an order to the Committee of Clothing, from eight "Soldiers in Capt Noadiah Leonard's Company in Col B Ruggles Woodbridge's Regmt," for coats allowed them by Congress. The order is dated "Cambridge Camp Oct.r 31 1775," and signed Phinehas Clark and seven others.
Endorsed "Recd the Contents of the within Order Samuel Gould Lt"
Eleazer Homer

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Suffolk, ss.   Boston, August 26th, 1840.
Then personally appeared the above named Eleazer Homer, and made oath, according to law, that the above declaration, by him subscribed is true.
Before me, 
Chas W Lovett, 
Jus. Pea.
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March 1823, granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838
State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire ss
On this sixteenth day of September 1843 personally appeared before me - Ezekiel R. Colt, a Justice of the peace in *** for the said county of Berkshire, Jemima Clark, a resident of Washington in said County, aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed on this 3rd March 1823, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, That she is the widow of Phinehas Clark who was a private in Capt. Leonard Company, that he resided in Sunderland Massachusetts at the time he entered the service in the Revolutionary Army. That she received under the act of July 7. 1838, a pension of about thirty four Dollars, per annum, that 
she has no data by which she can tell precisely the amount she did receive per annum under that act. 
She further declares that she is still a widow
Jemima Clarke (signed)

Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written - before me
Ez. R. Colt - Justice of the Peace

I certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz. the declaration under oath of Alpheus Clark, who is to me personally known, that Jemima Clark who made the foregoing declaration, is the identical
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person she represents herself to be, in said declaration
Ex R Colt - justice of the peace

State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County
I Charles Sedgwick, clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State aforesaid, for the county of Berkshire, do hereby certify that Ezekiel R Colt is a Justice of the peace, in & for said county of Berkshire, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his commission was dated on the 13th day of December, 1839, and will expire on the 13th day of December 1826, and that his signatures within and above written are genuine. 

Given under my hand and the seal of the said court this 25th day of January 1822
Charles Sedgwick Clerk