Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,417, Levi Flynt, Mass.

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Mass.
Flynt, Levi or Flint
S17417
Carded

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Maine 30,835
Levi Flint  Flynt.
of Kennebeck Co. in the State of Maine
who was a Pr. & Sergt. in the [paper torn out]
by Captain Wyman of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Whitney in the Mass.
line for Private    4 mo. & 9 days  . .14.33
............Sergeant  3  "       24 "  . . . . .19.00 [underlined]
 ..   . . . . .....   .....................................$33.33           
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Inscribed to the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued on the 14th day of Sep.
1836 and Sent to Wm. Woart Jr.
Augusta, Me.
============
Arrears to the 4th of Sep.'36 ....................183.331/3
Semi-anl. allowance ending to Mar '37.......16.662/3
......................................................................$200.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 832.

Recorded by D. Brown    Clerk
[paper torn] ook E.   Vol. 1   Page 16

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Declaration.

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

State of Maine, 
Kennebec County, ss.

On this 12th day of August A.D. 1834 personally appeared before the Hon. Ezekiel Whitman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial (stricken) in open Court of Common Pleas of said state, Levi Flint a resident of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged seventy-eight 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1777, with Captain Jesse Wyman and served in Col. Jonah Whitney's regiment of the Massachusetts line or (sic) troops under the following named officers: (illegible), Wyman Capt & Whitney Col., That he enlisted in that company & regiment as a private,  the first of May 1777, for the period of two months, that he served at Providence R. I. & afterward at Point Judith, & after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at the latter place the first of July of the same year. That in August 1777, he enlisted as a sergeant for four months in Capt. Abraham Foster's company in Col. Samuel Bullard's regt. of the same troop, that he served in the State of New York, was at the taking of the Burgoyne, and after serving out the full term of his enlistment was verbally discharged at Ticonderoga the last of November or first of December of the same year. That the first of February 1778, he again enlisted as a private for two months in Capt. Simon Hunt's company in Col. Eleazar Brooks regt. of the same troop. That he served at Winter Hill guarding prisoners taken at the surrender of Burgoyne, & after serving out the full term og his enlistment of verbally discharged at Cambridge in April of the same year.

(The he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered         and dropped therefrom on account of his property. That at the time he resided in         in the county of        as Stat of Maine, and now resides in            ) (stricken)

That he was paid for the above services as appears by the certificate of the Secy. of the Commonth of Massachusetts.     That he was born at Concord, Masstts. in 1750 where he presumes his age was recorded & where his  home was during his services. That he removed to Maine about forty years ago, & has ever since lived in Norridgewock & Clinton, in which last names place he now lives That he names such of his officers as he now recollected. That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services.

He hereby relinquishes every claim to whatever pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state (except as aforesaid) (stricken).

(signed) Levi Flint

Sworn to and subscribed on the the day aforesaid

(signed) Ezekiel Whitman

And the said (judge) (stricken) court does hereby declare its opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.

(signed) Ezekiel Whitman

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State of  Maine

Kennebec, ss — I, John A Chandler, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. Ezekiel Whitman, before whom the within proceeding was had, is Chief Justice of the (Supreme Judicial - stricken) Court of Common Pleas of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceeding of the said (Judged - stricken) court, in the matter of the application of Levi Flint for a pension. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, the 12th day of August A. D. 1834. 

(signed)  J. A. Chandler

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31,8669
Levi Flint
Private, Massachusetts Troops
Wymann Capt.}
Whitney Col.}       2 Months

Sergeant
Foster's Co.}
__________' regt.}     4 "

Private
Hunt's Co.}
Brooks' regt.}          2"

3 months 24 days as Sgt.
4 months 9 days as Private

Proof E. D. Bangs certificate

See affidavit of Robt. C. Vose and papers annexed marked A & B

R. C. Vose,
Augusta, Me.

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State of Maine
Kennebec, _:  J John A Chandler Clerk of the Courts for ______ County, hereby certify that William Clarke Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of _____  ___ and David Pratt was sworn was at that time and state continues as a Justice of the Peace - and that William Woart  is before whom the annexed affidavit of Robert C Vose is sworn, is also a Justice of the Peace.
Witness my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this 15th day of November 1864

[Signed] J. A. Chandler

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[printed document with fill ins]
17417
INVALID.
[illegible initials handwritten]
No. 17417
Levi Flint Flynt
Sergt    Rev  War
Act:   June 7" 32
Index:-Vol.  1,  Page 128

[Arrangement of 1870]

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Maine
Revolutionary
Suspended
Sen Leb Wm Woart Jr.
August 29, 1836

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We hereby certify that we have long been well acquainted with Levi Flint who lived in  ____________ and in this vicinity near forty years and who is an applicant for a pension, and we believe that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He now lives in the town of Clinton

Aug. 29, 1833             

 William Allen
  D. Farnsworth
  Peter Gilman
  W. Preble
  Joseph Emery
  Tilly Mason
  John Emery

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                  Augusta, Me. August 22nd, 1836.
Sir,
       I have received your letter of the 16th in reply to mine of the 10th with respecting the claim of Levi Flint to a pension under the act of June 7, 1832.  I have made a statement under oath in relation to M. Flint's claim. I believe that it will be satisfactory to your Department.  If it is not, the poor man must lose his pension for I fully believe he a done all in his power to do.  May I hope for a favorable decision upon this claim, that the heart of a poor man may be made glad.
     I am his very respectfully
              your  _________
            Wm Woart __

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions,
Washington,  DC

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                            Augusta, Me  August 10th 1836

Sir,

    The friends of Levi Flint or Flynt, who was an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress on June 7, 1832, have requested me to apply to your Department for information as to the _________ of his claim.  The paper were left at your Department, it is supposed by the late Robert C Vose, Esq. and it is not known that a report was made to him upon the additional evidence filed last winter.  The friends of Mr. Flint who desire me to make this application are highly respectable and influential citizens of Somerset County who express their confidence in the justness of the claim and who wish to take all _________

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Proper steps to procure the bounty of the Government for a very poor aged infirm man.

I have no interest whatever in the establishment of this claim, but the applicant being personally known to me and his friends being gentlemen in whom I have confidence. I hope it will be favorably considered.
 
I am, Sir
very respectfully
You  ________
Wm. Woart Jr.

J.L. Edwards Esq.
______ of Pensions
Washington, DC

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Additional Declaration of Levi Flint

Original Declaration now on file in Pension Office.

Admitted

Sergeant 3 mo and 26 days
Private [Illegible]

Wm Woart Jr. Esq.

Augusta, Me.

[other writing on paper]


paper were returned, we decided that the claim cannot be allowed without the evidence heretofore required.

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I Levi Flint of Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine in addition to my declaration made in order to obtain the benefit of the Ace of Congress of June 7, 1832 before the Court of Common Pleas holden within said County on the 12th Day of August 1884 do now further an oath declare that I do not know of any person living who served with me at either of the periods mentioned in my said declaration or of any other evidence I can procure of my services than what is annexed to my said declaration now on file in the loan Department.  I am now seventy eight years old, very infirm and extremely poor and in great need of the assistance of my county for support. I served as stated in my said declaration.
                  [Signed]  Levi Flint

State of Main                     Nov. 22nd, 1834
Kennebec,  __
The above named Levi Flint who is personally well known to me as the same man by whom the declaration he has mentioned in said affidavit, was made personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me,
Wm. Woart Jr, Justice Peace

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I John Gibson of Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine of lawful age di certify and say, that I will know the within named Levi Flint. I have known him for nine years past that I new him when he first came to live in Clinton at that time and then heard him speak frequently of his services in the Was of the Revolution at Rhode Island and then places and relate many anecdotes of his service. He is a very honest man and entitled to full credit.

John Gibson

State of Maine
Kennebec, __
Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of November 1834 the deponent being a credible witness.
Before me
Wm. Woart Jr, Justice Peace

State of Maine
Kennebec,  __
I ______ _________ Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said county, hereby certify that William Woart Jr. before when the foregoing affidavit were sworn is a Justice of the Peace for said County.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said state this 22 day of November 1834

J. A. Chandler

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                                   B

                State of Maine

We Mephibosheth Cain a Clergyman, residing in the town of Clinton, in the County of Kennebec and David Pratt residing in the same town, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Flint [crossed out] (who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration) that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been an Solder of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[Signed]
Mephibosheth Cain
David Pratt

State of Maine.
Kennebec ss. - Sworn and subscribed this twenty first day of September A.D. 1833]
Before me,
Wm. Ames                 Justice of the Peace

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        Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, July 14th, 1834

I hereby certify, that from the examination of the Books and Documents, relating to the Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in the Department, it appears that the name of Levi Flint, as a private in borne on a pay-role of Capt. Jesse Wyman's company, in Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt of Militia from the State of Massachusetts for two months service at the State of Rhode Island 1777. discharged at Point Judith where he is allowed from May 10th to July 10th 1777 for services and travel two months and nine days .

Levi Flint's name is borne on a duplicate roll of the above and is allowed the same time.

Levi Flint's name as a sergeant, is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Abraham Foster's company in Col. Samuel Bullard's regt. of Massachusetts Bay Militia to reinforce the Northern Army where he is allowed from August 18th to November 30th 1777 for services and travel three months and twenty four days

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                  Amount brought over - 

Levi Flint's name as a sergeant, is borne on a muster-roll for the Continental pad due to the Commissioned, Noncommissioned officers and Soldiers in the company of Capt. Abraham Foster, in Col. Samuel Bullard's regt. of Militia of the State of Massachusetts Bay to reinforce the Army under General Gates in the year 1777 where he is allowed from August 18th to Nov 30th, 1777 for services and travel three month and twenty four days

Levi Flint's name, as a private, is borne on a pay-roll of Capt. Simon Hunt's company, in Col. Brook's Regt where is is allowed from the 3rd of Feb to April 3, 1778, two months.

Levi Flint claims for services under Capt. Caleb Brooks in Col. Brooks's Regt in 1778 the rolls of which are found but his name is not borne thereon.

The rolls describing the service from May10th to July 10th 1777 are duplicates and evidently relate to the same services.  The rolls describing the service from August 18th to Nov 30th 1777 are also duplicate and relating to one and the same service

Edward Bangs, Sec

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                           m   =   d
in service             8   =  3
addiditional  ___   6  =   3
                         -------------
                            14  =  6

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        Augusta, Me, May 26th 1835

Sir,
      I enclose you herewith the Dep. of Tilly Mason in support of the declaration of Levi Flint whose papers are now on file in your office.  Mr. Flint is very aged and extremely poor and after much enquiring for better evidence applied to his old neighbors Mr. Mason who has testified to the facts within his knowledge.  I am well satisfied that the case of Mr. Flint is a just and correct one and hope to receive his certificate by an early mail.
I am sir, very respectfully
your ________
Robert C Vose by Wm Woart

Col. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions

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I William Woart Jr. of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, on oath state that I well know Levi Flint of Clinton in the same county, an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832.  That in 1832 or 1833, said Flint applied to the late Robert C Vose, Esq. for assistance in procuring a pension under said Act and stated that he served at different times about seven months.  I think he said a little over seven months.  Mr. Flint brought with him a recommendation signed by several respectable gentlemen, well known in this community, as to his character for truth and extreme poverty.  I then, at Mr. Vose's request, closely examined the said Flint and found that he had performed service in the Revolutionary War of probably the length of time stated by him but that in consequence of a complaint in his head he was unable to recollect and state dates and officers names with that distinctness and correctness which I considered necessary in drawing his declaration.  The Rolls remaining in the Secretary's office in Massachusetts should be examined that if his name was found at the periods and for the length of time he claimed to have served he might make a declaration

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that should be correct as to dates and ___.  In pursuance of such advise Mr. Vose delayed Mr. Flint's case until the rolls were examined both by him myself. That they were examined in conformity to Mr. Flint's statement and not generally and a certificate issued by the Secy of State of Massachusetts accordingly. That I afterwards examined Mr. Flint personally with great caution in order to ascertain that he was the same who performed the service mentioned in the certificate and was well satisfied that he was and thereupon he made a declaration which is now on file in the Pension Office - I know that great pains has been taken to prove the identity of Mr. Flint but the no person can be found in this section who served in the companies he declares that he served in or who knew him or would have known him at the time of service. Mr. Flint is to my knowledge a very poor man but I believe a very honest one and his statement if I recollect right was that he serviced in New York at Point Judith and I think Cambridge  I know that the number of times of service place of service and length of time as mentioned in the certificate agreed

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With his previous statement and he did not however know how long he served at either place exactly or which place he served at first until his memory was refreshed by the rolls.
I make oath further that I have no interest whatever in the claim of said Flint and that he is not indebted to me and probably never will be: that I shall not charge him one cent for my trouble in writing this statement or assisting him to procure his pension: neither shall I in any form receive a fee. That the claim was formerly managed by the late Robert C Vose, Esq. now deceased and that is is at the instance of Mr. Flint's friends, who believe him justly entitled to a pension that I make this statement.  Mr. Flint is extremely poor, as poor as a man can well be, his relations are all poor and in consequence of his complaint in his head and bodily infirmity he is a object of charity and in need the the county of the government which he claims to deserve.
                [Signed] Wm Woart Jr
State of Maine
Kennebec __
Sworn and subscribed this 22nd day of August AD 1836 the deponent being a credible witness before me
     [Signed] Charles Waterhouse  Justice Peace

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               State of Maine
Kennebec,  __:
  I the subscribed Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said county, hereby certify that Charles Waterhouse, before whom the within affidavit was sworn, is a Justice of the Peace for said county and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said state, this 22nd day of August, 1936
[Signed] J. A Chandler

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Supplemental affidavit of W. Woart Jr. in case of Levi Flint an applicant for a pension under Act of June 7, 1832. as required in letter of Comm. of Pensions of August 29, 1836.

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I William Woart Jr. of Augusta, Maine do further (in the case of Levi Flint an applicant for pension under the Ace of Congress  of June 7th, 1832) on oath declare that I distinctly recollect that Levi Flint came to my office in the town several times during the years 1833 and 1834 in order to make a declaration under said Act of Congress.  That he was an aged and infirm man and ____ he could insist that he served seven months during the Revolutionary War and did __ insist he could not state clearly who his officers were or positively as to the length of each period of service. I at one or more times during those years and I am very confident early in 1833 took a memorandum of his statement the Robert C Vose. Esq. now deceased or myself could examine the Rolls in Massachusetts and obtain dates and officer's names for the purpose of making a declaration correctly. Mr. Vose and myself did not examine said rolls from Mr. Flint's statement and obtained the certificate now on file in the Pension Office War Department - My recollection of Mr.  Flint's statements to me is that he served at Cambridge, guarding prisoners; that he served at Point Judith; and that he was at the capture of Burgoyne. I may ne mistaken and have no papers to refresh my memory with. The memorandums I made from the Rolls in the Secretary's  Office in Massachusetts are now

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lost and cannot be referred to and I have no minute or statement that was made by Mr. Flint.  I was particular with this case because I was satisfied of his honestly and truth, and his friends were desirous that what they believed his just claim should be established. I know that the old man was too feeble and infirm and ignorant to make a wrong statement knowingly and fully believe that it was in 1833 that he mad the statement to me of his services which statement was corroborated by the certificate of the Secretary before referred to. I here repeat that I have no interest whatever in said claim and that I shall neither charge or receive a fee for my services - I fully believe the claim to be a just one.
Wm Woart Jr

State of Maine
Kennebec, __
Subscribed and sworn to the 3rd day of September 1836 the deponent being a credible witness.
Before me,
J. W. Bradbury, Justice Peace

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State of Maine
Kennebec __:
I the subscriber Clerk of the County for said county, hereby certify that James W. Bradbury is a Justice of the Peace for said county.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this 3rd day of September 1836.
J. A. Chandler

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                                   Augusta, Me. Sept 3d, 1836

Sir,
I trust that you will find the enclosed affidavit satisfactory.
                             Very Respectfully
                                Your ____ _____
                                Wm. Woart Jr.

J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington, DC

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Dep. of Tilly Mason in support of the Declaration of Levi Flint an applicant for pension under Act of June 7, 1832 whose papers are now on file in Pension Office. (See letter to R. C. Vose April 2d, 1835.)

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I Tilly Mason of Bloomfield in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged seventy five years and upwards and a pensioner on the Maine Roll under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832 do upon oath testify and say that I will know Levi Flint not of Clinton in the county of Kennebec an applicant for a pension under the same Ace: that I have known said Flint from a boy, as we formerly lived in Concord, Massachusetts together - Said Flint is several years older than myself, & has been for many years very poor & infirm, & his faculties much impaired.  I did not serve at the same time with him during the Revolutionary War & was not or particularly acquainted with him at that period as to know of his service, but in conversations with him since our residence in the State of Maine many years ago before any pension law was passed he has frequently spoken of having been in the service during the Revolutionary War.  He now repeats his former statements, & states that he served at Rhode Island,  New York & Cambridge in all about eight months.  I know said Flint to be a man of truth & fully believe his statement to be true.  I do not know of any evidence he could obtain of his services other than the rolls, as he is very old & it is extremely doubtful whether any  persons not living can be found who were acquainted either with Mr. Flint or his services - I never knew or heard of any other Levi Flint.
[Signed]  Tilly Mason

State of Maine
Kennebec __:
Sworn to & subscribed this 26th day of May A.D. 1835(1835.) the deponent being a credible & disinterested witness. Before me.
Wm. Woart Jr. Justice Peace.

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State of Maine.
Kennebec, __:
I John A Chandler Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said County, hereby certify that William Woart Jr. before whom the within affidavit was sworn is a Justice of the Peace for said County.
Witness my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this 26th dat of May 1835
[Signed]  J. A. Chandler

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I Robert C. Vose of Augusta, Maine, do upon oath state that soon after the passage of the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832, Levi Flint by whom the annexed declaration was made, called upon me to assist him in obtaining the benefit of the act, stating that he served about eight months in the Revolutionary War in the Massachusetts troops at different times and in different services. Said Flint however had such an indistinct recollection of the names of his officers and the particular years in which he served that he did not make a declaration of his services, but gave me a memorandum of each of his officers as he could recollect, and the places where he served.
That from his statement I examined the rolls in the Secretary's office in Massachusetts, but it was not until I obtained further information from said Flint in the summer of 1834 that I was enabled to find his service as certified in the accompanying certificate of E. D. Bangs, Esq. dated July 14th, 1834.  That upon obtaining that certificate said Flint was examined and having upon reflection a distinct recollection of his officers and service, made the annexed declaration, and the Court was perfectly satisfied of it truth.
I further testify that when said Flint applied to me he brought the paper annexed marked A which I know to be in the hand writing of William Allen Jr., Esq. of Norridgewock, who signed the same, and I am personally acquainted with the Hon. Drummond Farnsworth Judge of Probate for Somerset County. I with Tilly Mason a Revolutionary pensioner who also signed said paper and who recently deceased. I fully believe the signature purporting to be theirs is aforesaid the genuine.
The paper annexes marked B was also brought to me by said Flint and I well know the Rev. Mephibosheth Cain, a Clergyman working in Clinton. J. W. David Pratt is

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a Farmer, and credible person residing in the same town and the signatures to said paper purporting to be theirs are genuine.
Said Flint is a very aged and infirm man, and unable in my opinion to make a journey from his residence to this plave to recapitulate the facts stated in his declaratoin or make any addition thereto without great danger and much inconvenience in consequence of his advanced age and bodily infirmity. He being a very infirm and feeble old man. Said Flint is also very poor and is now supported as a pauper by the town in which he resides.
                         [Signed] Robert C. Vose
State of Maine,
Kennebec, p: Subscribed _____ to this 15th day of November 1834, the deponent being a credible witness. Before Wm Woart Jr. Justice Peace