Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22969, Simon Drake, N.H.
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SERVICE N. H. 
Drake, Simon Samson NUMBER W.22969
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9003
 Maine
Tamson Drake widow of Simon who was Private in the Revolution
 Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. Ludg July 1846.
 Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of May 1837 and sent to Hon H. Hamlin Senator us Hampden, M 
(Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844. Recorded in Book A Page 2 . 
Sen Hon Hen . E.Knowlton Dec 8/56
Hon. H Hamlin May 11, 1858
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Edward of in County of Lench & State of thare hereby certify that the within hand Samson Drake widow of Simon Drake Died July 3d AD 1847 in this Town Edwin Will Line he SS March 5 1850 Personally assion Edward Hill & made oath to the with of of the above certificate by him subscribed Before me Nelson Cutler the Rent
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We the Subscribers Residing in the Town of Union County of Lincoln & State Maine do hereby certify that we were acquainted with Simon Drake of Union aforesaid now deceased and said Drake died twenty one years since leaving a Widow by the name of Tamson Drake Residing in this Town John Bachelder
Univer November 1847 John Little 

Knowth all Nov 17 1847 
Personally appeared John Bachelder John Little & made oath to the death of the foregoing affadavit by them Subscribed Before me Nelson Cutler Justice of the peace
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State of Maine County of Lincoln for
On this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty personally appeared before the Probate Court of said County Jesse Drake a resident of the town of Union in said County of Lincoln child and heir at Law of Tamson Drake widow of Simon Drake, who being first duly sworn, according to law, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838, entitled ""an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows; That he said Tamson Drake was the widow of Simon Drake, and that she is dead leaving the said Jesse Drake, John Drake and Bessey Miller, wife of Joseph Miller as her only children and heirs at land; that the said Simon Drake was a private in the army of the United States; that according to the best of his knowledge and belief, the said Simon Drake enter the service at Exeter, State of New Hampshire, in the month of May or June of the year seventeen hundred seventy five, and from thence went to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his corps, and duly  serve his period of enlistment and was honorably discharged; that he again in the
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2 a a - 18 18 or forming, seventeen hundred seventy six, enlisted in the said army as a private but in what month of said year this declarant can not state nor can he state in what compar my or under what officers he state. The said Simon served but refers to the papers already filed in this case for said fact, and served therein until he was honorably discharged: that he by a volunteer in said service as this declarant believes: And this declarant says that he is at present in possession of no other facts and no other documentary evidence thou in support of this claim it than that already the Department at Wishes filed in the said Jesses make further declares that the said Tamson was married (as he believes to the said Simon Drake in the year seventeen hundred seventy nine but in what month he doth not know and that the said Simon died as his recollection now serve him, but of this he is not entirely certain, on the thirtie of May eighteen hundred and twenty six; that the said Simon & Tamson were not married prior to his the sd Simon leaving the service, but the marriage take place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated. And the said Jesse Drake further declares
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that the said Tamson, was never married to any person but the said Simon and that she died a widow on at said Union in the third day of July eighteen hundred and forty six, and that she has never made an application for a pension Witness Edwin S. Hovey 
Jesse Drake 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me Judge of Probate within & for the County of Lincoln in open Court the same being a Court of Record Arnolie Haney Judge
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State of New York, County of Wyoming SS
Greenleaf Clark, of the town of Perry, in said County, being duly Sworn, deposes and says, that he was Seventy eight years of age on the Sixteenth day of April last past, according to the as count of his age received from his parents, and which he verily believes to be correct and true; that when he was about seven years of age, in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine, he was present at the wedding of Jamison Clark, a half sister of this deponent, who was then married to Simon Drake, at Brentwood, in the County of Rockingham, in the State of New Hampshire, by the Rev. Nathaniel Trask, a settled minister of that town; that the marriage took place at the house of this deponent's father, and this deponent continued for twenty years or more there after, to have frequent personal acquaintance and intercourse with the said Simon Drake, and his said wife Tamson, during which time they had three children John, Jesse and Betsey;- that this deponent recollects the time that the eldest son, John was born on account of the depth of Snow then on the ground; that from this circumstance and the relative ages of the said John and this deponent, taken in connection with other facts and circumstances, this deponent is confident the said John was born in the month of January, in the year Seven teen hundred and Eighty, Greenleaf Clark
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Sworn to and Subscribed before me, this 20th day of December, 1850. And I hereby certify, that the said Greenleaf Clark is well known to me, that he is a man of undoubted veracity and that in my opinion his statement is entitled to full credence. Enos M Frost Justice of the peace 

State of New York, ⎬ County of Wyoming
 I, Ranson B. Crippen, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Enos W. Frost, Esq. whose signature is above written is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to act as such; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his signature above written is Genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Warsaw in said County, this 21st day of December 1850 Ransom B. Crippen Clk
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Rev No. WIDOW, &c. 22969 
Tamson Drake 
Widow of 
Simon Drake
pri Rev War 
Act March 3d 43 & June 7th 44 
Index: Vol. A, Page 196 
[Arrangement of 1870.] by Mr Johnston
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[First note on page]

Tamson Drake widow of Simon
New York
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Suspended let [crossed out word] 1850. Hon H Hamlin,  [unknown word] Hon. H. Hamlin May 1, 1850 to same 15 July 1850

Act of July 1838

[Second separate note on page]

No 14105
Tamson Drake dio me

Set to Hon H. Hamlin May 1 1850
"      "  same  July 15, 50
"      "  same   Sept 17 -1850


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Tamson Drake
Simon , at 1843
H. Houlin
Whiting
Com. Of Pers
Present
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11.1.07
Maine
Tamson Drake decd widow of Simon Drake who died on the 30 May 1826. in Lincoln Co. in the State of Maine who was a private in the compy commanded Captain _ of the _ commanded by _ in the Mass line for 9 months Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of May 1837 sent to on H.h.Hamlin Arrears to the 4th of Senator U.S.
 Semiannual allowance ending Campden Maine Revolutionary Claim
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by Weightman 
7 Page 19
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?
Sept 11, 1850
Dr Sir 
Please give this case your early attention & inform me of the result 
Ref yours
H. Hamlin
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Tamson Drake said Widow of Simon
Maine
Acts July 7, 1838. Admd pr $30 per Annum Commencing 4 March 36 & ending July 46 when she died 
payable to Jesse Drake, John Drake and Betsy Miller only surviving children 
cert to Hon H. Harlin Hampden Maine
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State of New Hampshire
 Secretary of States Office 
I do hereby certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Simon Drake is borne upon Vol. 5 Page 15 as follows - A muster Roll of the men mustered  "Wingell " in Capt. Sim Marston's Company by Thomas Bartlet muster Master for the men raised in Col Gilmans Regiment . Names "Simon Drake "Rank "Priv. "Place of abode "Exeter Advan Wages" "2.0: Bounty 7. Blanket Money" 12" Gun money " 6 Trand 63. Sum total 10.4.3. 
Also is borne upon Vol. 6. Page 201
 Hampton August ye 4th 1775 there Refered of Josiah Moulton the sum of one pound ten Shilings Sove money Each man in part for billeting money as solvers of the New Harrysh(?) forces as witness our Hands" 
XX X X "Simon Drake
 Also is borne upon Vol. 8. Page 48- "Pay Roll of Capt. Henry Elkins Company in Col Enoch Poors Regiment to the 1 day of August 1775 “6”
Names"18" "Simon Drake" Rank Private Time of Entry 1 May" 27 "Time in "service" 2" 10" and also is borne upon Vol. 8. Page 74 the following see over
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1775. Octr 17 Receivd of Jim Walker June 
Twenty Six Pounds Eight Shillings Lmy for the Twenty two men whose Names or hereafter named viz- Simon Drake 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said state, this twenty first day of April A.D. 1856. Lemuel N. Pattee Secretary of State.
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Hon J.L. Edwards
Pension Office

Jan 31/57
Evidence of marriage of Simon Drake to Tamson Clarke
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Union January 27th 1851 
To the Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Dear Sir I hear inclose an affidavit of Greenleaf Clark of N. Y. defining the time of the marriage of Simon Drake with Tamson Clarke more particular than the one now in your office, also one from the Town Clerk of Brentwood, & one from the pastor of the church of Brentwood, Yours with respect 
Jesse Drake 
J. L. Edwards 
Com. of pensions
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This certifies that I, James Boutwell of Brentwood in the County of Rockingham State of New Hampshire do solemnly depose & say, that I have now, for more than nine years been pastor of the orthodox congregational Church in this town of which the Rev Nathaniel Trask was the first pastor from the time of its organization in 1756 till his death Dec. 12th 1789. and that I have made careful, and thorough search of all the records now belonging to sd ?, and can find no record of  the marriage of Simon Drake to Tamson Clark believed to have been solemnized by him the said Nathaniel Trask in the year 1779 and I do further depose & say, that I can find no record of any marriage solemnized by the said Trask during the period of his settlement; nor is there any record, paper, or manuscript whatever of any other of the acts or doings of the Rev N. Trask while pastor of this church, or of the doings of the church under his ministry; all such records, papers & manuscripts having been either lost or wilfully destroyed at the time or since the decease of the said Rev Nathaniel Trask, and further deponent saith not
 James Boutwell 
Brentwood N.H. Jan. 20. 1857
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Then appeared James Boutwell the deponent and made oath before me within affidavit is true.
Brentwood N.H. Jan. 20, 1857 ? Justice of peace
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This certifies that I Jonathan M Sinclair Town Clerk of the town of Brentwood in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, do solemnly swear that I have made dilligent and thourough search of the records of said town of Brentwood and can find no such record as the marriage of Simon Drake and Tamson Clark, neither do I find any marriage that was solemnized by the Rev. Nathaniel Trask,
 I also say that in examining said records I do not find more then ten or twelve marriages on said records from the year 1770 to the year 1812 and those are not kept in any regular order J. M. Sinclair 
Rockingham ss June 17th A.D. 1854
 the personally appearing the above named J.M. Sinclair and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is in his 
Before me James McMurphy Justice of the Peace
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Office of Secretary of State 
Concord, N.H. May 30, 1850. 
Sir,
The enclosed certificate contains all the service of Simon Drake which appears upon our Revolutionary Documents . The service of 1775, in connection with the fact that Drake was entitled to pay for Regimental Coat, it has been usual at the Pension Office to allow as Eight months service.
 The service of 1776, it has been usual at the Pension Office to allow as 3 1/2 months service Very Respectfully Thos P Treadwell
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To the Honorable Secretary of the State of New Hampshire 
The subscriber, Jesse Drake of Union in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, respectfully requests your honor to furnish him with such evidence of the services of Simon Drake who was a private in the Revolutionary war, as the records in your office will afford the said Simon Drake was my father. He first enlisted at Exeter, New Hampshire, in May or June A.D. one thousand seven hundred & seventy five, as a private in the Revolutionary war for the term of five months and went to Cambridge, Massachusetts. where he served out his time, and was regularly discharged , and the next year after the first enlistment he again enlisted as a private in said war at said Exeter for the term of seven months and went to Ticonderoga, and there served his time and was dismissed near the end of the year, either this year of the year before, he served in Captain Ney's Company. The above is all that I am able to state in relation to the services of said Simon Drake in said war, the names of other offices under whom he served. I am not able to bear Witness my hand this twenty first day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty Witness Elijah Vose the peace for said County of Lincoln
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State of New Hampshire Office of Secretary of State 18 I do hereby certify, That from and examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Simon Drake is borne upon the Pay Roll of Capt Henry Elkins's Company in Col. Enoch Poors Regiof August 1775 ent to the 1" day of August 1775, as a private in said company, with an allowance for Two months and ten days service, commencing May 27, 1775. - And upon a "List of those men in Capt. Elkins's Compy in Col. Poor's Regt. who have recd pay for their regimental Coat, is borne the name of Simon Drake, and the Receipt of Moses Leavitt, First Lieut. of said Elkins Compy. acknowled ging the recpt of said Drakes money for coat and promising to pay him, the said Drake, the same. Said List is Dated "1775 Octr 17. And upon a Muster Roll of the men mustered in Capt. Martins Company by Thomas Bartlett Muster Master for the men raised in Colonel Gilmans Regiment" is borne the name of Simon Drake as follows:- Advance Gun and Blanket 9.0.0 money hard money Sum Total 6.3 10,, 3 Mens Names Simon Drake privt And I further certify, That the above is all the evidence of service of Simon
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Drake that I have been able to find in this office.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 30th day of May A.D. 1850
Thos P Treadwell
Secretary of State


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[at bottom of page]

Hon H. Hamlin
Senate U.S.




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State of Maine
Lincoln B
Be it know that on this twenty seventh day of August AD 1850
It has been satisfactorily proved in open court before the Court of Probate of said County that Jesse Drake, John Drake and Betsey Miller wife of 
Joseph Miller and the children and the children and only surviving children of Tomson Drake of Union but now deceased and that the said Thomson was never married after the decease of Simon Drake.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court & subscribed my name this 27th day of August AD 1850.
Edwin S. Hovey
Register of Probate
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the same being a court of record
Proved in open court that Jesse Drake, John Drake and Betsey Miller wife Joseph Miller are the children and only surviving children of Tamson Drake who was the widow of Simon Drake of Union but now deceased and that the same Tamson was never married after the decease of Simon Drake.
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State of Maine
Lincoln
I Edwin S. Hovey Register of the Court of Probate within the County of Lincoln within said state do hereby certify that Arnold Blaney by whose signature is affixed to the proper hereto annexed is the Judge of said Court of Probate in said County of Lincoln that the attestation thereto is in due form and that full forth and credence is to be given to the same.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court & subscribed my name this 27th day of August AD 1850.
Edwin S. Hovey
Register of Probate
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Please return this Power of Attorney

Washington, D. C.
April 12, 1856
Sir:
You will see by the accompanying power of Atty, that Simon Drake was pensioned for service in Capt. Ney's company in the War of the Revolution in the Volunteers of N. H. militia-I am requested by his Son, Jesse Drake, who has given me this power of Atty-to cause an examination of the rolls to be made to ascertain the length of time said Drake served, and to see if there is not on the rolls another service the next year after that under Capt. Ney.
Enclosed I send you one dollar which I am told is your fee for an examination & certificates
Hon Secy State
(Illegible)
Yours E. Knowlton
Rep in Cong (illegible)
Maine
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Mar 17 1850 Senator [illegible]

Dr Sir, 
I sent you the accompanying letter & paper, & ask your early attention to the same. I [illegible] there has been other paper filed in the case.
before me what further evidence shall be requested. 

H Howe
Col Edwards 
[illegible]
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State of Maine
Lincoln County [illegible] At a Court
of Probate held at Waldoboro on the
27th day of May A.D. 1850

Be it known that on
this twenty seventh day of May
1850 it has been satisfactorly [satisfactorily] proved
in open Court being a Court of record
That Simon Drake of union [illegible]
May 30th 1826 and Tamson Drake
of Union [illegible] July 3'd 1846 - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto affixed the
seal of said Court and subscribed
my name this 27th day of May 1850

Edwin S. Hovey}  Regr of Probate for Lincoln County

[seal affixed to lower left margin of page]

[In different handwriting at bottom of page]
We want it to appear in this that
Tamson Drake was the Widow
of Simon Drake.
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Union May 3 1858

Hon, H. Hamlin,

Dear Sir when you was at Wasting-
ton [Washington ?] your first term I made application for a
pension for the heirs of the widow of Simon
Drake & received through your assistance the 
sum of 250 dollars it being for the first four
months service of the said Simon in the year
1775.  He again enlisted in 1776 in Exeter N.Y. under Capt Ney
and went to Ticonteroga [Ticonderoga ?] and was there put
under the command of Col. John Stark and
served Seven months.  I am of opinion that
I have not received anything for the last term
of service and that the record may be found
in the Archives at Washington or at New
Hampshire, if you will give a little attention
to this matter you will confer a lasting
favor upon your humble servant.

Yours etc. Respectfully Jesse Drake

PS. the papers relating
to this matter are filed
under the Act of 1838
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Tamson Drake
[a line is drawn through the following name] Greenleaf Clark 
14105
Tamson Drake
widow of Simon
New [illegible]
[Me ?]

[at bottom of page]  Act [illegible] July 1838 [or 1835 ?]
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Daniel Veazey
Centerville
Allegany Co.
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State of New York         }
County of Wyoming,    }    SS
Greenleaf Clark of the town of Perry, in said county, being duly sworn, deposed and says that he is seventy four years of age, and over that Tamah or Tamson Drake, widow of Simon Drake, late of the town of Union, in the State of Maine, was a half sister of this deponent, and resided with this deponent in their father's family a the time of her marriage to the said Simon Drake in the town of Brentwood, in the County of Rockingham, in the State of New Hampshire.
That this deponent recollects distinctly that the said Simon visited at this deponent's father's before he was married to the said Tamah or Tamson; this deponent also recollected distinctly when and where the said Simon Drake and the said Tamah or Tamson first commenced housekeeping, after their marriage, in the town of Exeter, in the County of Rockingham aforesaid, where they resided for about two years they then moved into the town of Brentwood aforesaid within one hundred yards of the house of this deponent's father, and there resided about seven years, where this deponent was in almost daily intercourse with the family of the said Simon' that said, Simon then moved to another part of the said town of Brentwood, and then to the town of (illegible) now Granville in said county of Rockingham.
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That the said Simon and his wife Tamah
or Tamson, then removed to the then Province
of Maine, since which time this depo-
nent hent has not seen either of them.
That from the time of the marriage of the
said Simon to the said Tamah, or Tamson,
to their removal to the Province of Maine,
being a period of upwards of twenty
years, this deponent was well acquainted
with them. and knows that they lived
together as husband and wife; that
during said time they had three
children, whose names were John, Jesse
and Betsey; that this deponent was well
acquainted with said children from their
early childhood until the oldest was
twenty-one years of age.  And further
this deponent says not.

Greenleaf Clark

Sworn to and subscribed this
28th day of January, 1847, before me,
and I do hereby certify that I am
intimately acquainted with said
deponent, Greenleaf Clark, and that 
he is a man of undoubted integrity
and that his statement is [illegible]

[a printed piece of paper obscures the remainder of the handwriting.  Printed paper states as follows:]
New Yorker Press - Warsaw
State of New York,}
Wyoming County. }  SS.  I, [the following is crossed out:] Walter [illegible], Clerk of Wyoming County,
[resume unaltered print:] do hereby certify, that [handwritten:]  Geo. S Davis
[resume print:] before whom the annexed Instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at
the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a [handwritten:] Justice of the Peace
[resume print:] in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same.  And that
I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said
Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.  And that said Instrument is exe-
cuted and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal,
at Warsaw, in said county, this First day of February 1847
Abel Webster  Clerk
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That the said Simon and his wife Tamah or Tamson, then removed to the then Province of Maine, since which time this deponent has not seen either of them.
That from the time of the marriage of the
said Simon to the said Tamah, or Tamson
to their removal to the Province of Maine, being a period of upwards of twenty years this deponent was well acquainted with them, and knows that they lived
together as husband and wife; that during said time they had three children, whose name here. John, Jesse and Betsey; that this deponent was well
acquainted with said children from their early childhood until the oldest was twenty one years of age. And further this deponent says not.

Greenleaf Clark

Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day of January, 1847 before me and I do hereby certify that I her
intimately acquainted with said deponent Greenleaf Clark, and that he is a man of undoubted integrity and that this statement is entitled to
to full credence.

Geo Davis
Justice of the Peace
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Power of Attorney
To search records and get Pension
Jesse Drake (illegible)
Ebenezer Knowlton
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[POWER OF ATTORNEY.]
 Know all men by these presents, That I Jesse Drake of the County of Lincoln state of Maine for and in consideration of one dollars the said Jesse Drake do hereby make, constitute and appoint, Ebeneser Knowlton of Montville in the County of Waldo & State of Maine, my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to examine all papers filed in any Department or Office of Government, upon which a Pension was granted to said Jesse Drake on account of the Revolutionary services of his Father, Simon Drake and to obtain, by all lawful means, any and all additional amounts that may be due from the United States to said Jesse Drake , by virtue of said service, as a private in the Company of Capt. Ney in the Regiment of and in the volunteer line of the forces of New Hampshire. And for good and sufficient reasons I do hereby REVOKE and CANCEL any and all other Power of Attorney and authority which I may at any former time have given to any person or persons for the above specified purposes; and I do hereby vest the same irrevocably in    Said attorney herein appointed said Ebenezer Knowlton  
 In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of November, in the year A. D. 1855, In presence of Elijah Vose  Jesse Drake
STATE OF COUNTY OF ┃ Lincoln On this sixteenth day of November in the year ad 1855 
personally appeared before me Elijah Vose duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgments in and for the county aforesaid Jesse Drake the subscriber above and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned; and made oath in due form of law, that he to as an heir of the widow of said Simon Drake in said claim And I further certify that I am personally known to me to be the identical individual represented. Elijah Vose