Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21432, for Nathaniel Ide, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
1000
Ida, Nathaniel Lydia
No. 21432
CONTENTS

4064 Knowles
Lydia Ide, deceased widow of Nathaniel Ide
who died in the month October 1830 of Bristol, in the State of Mass who was asst S t H ap in the Co commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the Man o S er 1.16 Sgt line for 4.16 Land. 1.12 Capt
Inscribed on the Roll of R. Island at the rate of 82 Dollars 49 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. and end Novem. 9. 1830. day of her death
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug t 1831, and sent to D. Cowell, Providence, R. Island
Accrues to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by F. H. Swann Clerk, Book Vol. Page 94
Paul to Timothy Ide, Nancy Ide, Nesman Ide, Ephraim Ide, David Ide, only Sun: Children of Lydia Ide.

Lydia Ide dec? No 5682
R.I. Act H July 36 In 68 a 29.
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on 11.228- 75. Bishop for Serj-801.
19.225. 77. Hill no officers With up says serj 31 in - Lieut.
2.48. 78 Franklin. Lt 3 mo-
2145. 79. Ide - Capt. 1.
" 148. 80 " " - 9 dr.
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1774. Hill Lieut. 11
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at a Court of Probate held at Fall River in the County of Bristol on the fourth day of October AD 1842.
Be it remembered that satisfactory evidence is produced before said Court that Nathaniel Ide late of Seekonk in said County was lawfully married to Lydia Newman on the 22 d day of December 1768 that they lived together as man and wife until he departed this life in October AD 1830 and that the said Lydia then lived as his widow & was married until the ninth day of November AD 1836 when she died. That at the time of her death she left the following children by said Nathaniel to wit:— Remond Ide of Wrentham County of Norfolk in said state, Nancy Ide Newman Ide, & Ephraim Ide all of Seekonk in said County of Bristol and David Ide of Smithfield County of Providence and state of Rhode Island, that the above mentioned are all the children she left at the time of her death, and that they are all now over twenty one years of age.
It was also made to appear at said Court that the said Nathaniel Ide was in the army service in the time of the Revolutionary War and served therein at various times & in various grades —

Reference to be had to the affidavits hereto annexed for the times and grounds of said service —
Alvan D. Day

I Joel Brown of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do testify and say, that I am eighty years old, almost eighty one years, that I was well acquainted with Nathaniel Dole formerly of Seekonk an officer in the Revolution I was well acquainted with his wife whose maiden name was Sedman, I have a distinct recollection that they were married before the revolutionary war, they had several children I should think their eldest son Timothy was five or six years old when the war broke out and they always lived together as man and wife until his death I well recollect serving under Captain Dole one month at Providence, from the middle of August to the middle of September in the year 1779 Nathaniel Dole was then our Captain I also remember that in 1780 about the middle of August Capt Nathaniel Dole was stationed with his company at Kingston where he served in that capacity three weeks I was there at the same time But in Capt Bullocks Company this was the time when the second invasion was expected I also have a distinct recollection that in the year 1775 he was a sergeant in Capt Philemon -

Bishop's Company and at the time of the Lexington Battle marched to Roxbury near Boston where they stayed three weeks my Father was with him at this time, It appears to me that in the year 1776. Capt. Ide was a Sergeant or Ensign in Capt. James Hill's company, or some other company from Rehoboth. and did about one Month's Service at or near Newport at the time the British took possession of Newport, I also believe that he served three Months in Col. John Daggett's Regiment as Lieutenant in Capt. Franklin's Company in the year 1777 on beginning of the year 1778 Stationed at Warwick Rhode Island
Isaac Bowen
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss.
November 30. 1841.
Then personally appeared Isaac Bowen who subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. Before me,
And I hereby certify that said Isaac Bowen is a credible witness in the premises Allen Hunt Justice Peace

I Moses Walker of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts on oath do testify and say, that I am now eighty years of age, That I was well acquainted with Nathaniel Dole formerly of said Seekonk an officer of the Revolution, in the latter part of the year 1777 and beginning of the year 1778 I was a private in Capt. Franklins Company in Col. John Daggitts Regiment of Massachusetts Troops and served three months during all said time said Nathaniel Dole was our Lieutenant and served in that grade during said three months our Regiment was first stationed at Providence about two weeks and from thence marched to Warwick neck where we served at said time Moses Walker
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss. November 30. 1841
Then personally appeared Moses Walker and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit before me. And I hereby certify that the aforesaid Moses Walker is a credible witness
Alvin Hunt Justice Peace

I, Abel Ide of Seekonk in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts aged eighty years do on oath testify and say that I was well acquainted with Capt Nathaniel Ide formerly of said Seekonk and the husband of Lydia Ide deceased when I was about sixteen years of age I was a private in his company, and my Father Ezra Ide was Lieutenant this was in the fall of the year 1778 after the battle on the Island of Rhode Island The said Nathaniel Ide's company was called out was called out and Marched to Rhode Island from there to Swanton, and from thence to Fall River and were out two weeks during all which time the said Nathaniel Ide was our Captain Abel Ide
State of Massachusetts
Bristol County ss September 12. 1842
Then personally appeared Abel Ide and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed, and I hereby testify that the aforesaid Abel Ide is a credible witness Allen Root Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bristol County ss. I Amos Bassett Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Allin Hunt is, and at the time of the dates of the several certificates aforesaid, purporting to be signed by him, was, a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, and that the signatures to said certificates purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of October Eighteen hundred and forty two —
A Bassett

I Asaph L. Bliss of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged thirty five years, do testify and say, that I am Clerk of said town of Rehoboth and have the custody of the said town records - In one of the books of the records of said town of Rehoboth wherein is recorded birth, deaths, Marriages &c. On the 319th page of which is the following caption viz. "Here may certify the following persons were married by me the subscriber (viz)" Then follows a list of marriages from September 25. 1768 to Feb. 28. 1771 - Among the number is the following -
"December the twenty second Mr Nathaniel Ide to Mrs Lydia Newman both of Rehoboth" - This record is the fifth in the list of Marriages & is under the date of Seventeen hundred and sixty eight - At the bottom of said list of Marriages is the following - viz.
"Ephraim Hyde Clerk"
"Entered per me Jesse Perin Town Clerk"
I further testify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Nathaniel Ide & Lydia Newman, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair, legible figures, as follows - above is "1768" The fifth stands thus "Dec r 22"
Asaph L Bliss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Bristol ss. December. 1. 1841 Asaph L. Bliss a credible person made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed -
Before me A. Barrett Just. of the Peace
For "fifth" A.L.B.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Writed ss. I Amos Washburn Register of the Court of Probate in for said County, do hereby certify that Amos Washburn is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that the signature to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this first day of December Eighteen hundred and sixty one —
Amos Washburn

I David Ide of Smithfield, in the County of Providence and State of Rhode-Island and Providence Planta- -tions, aged sixty-one Years, do dispose and say, that Captain Nathaniel Ide, for- merly of Seekonk was my father, and Lydia Ide, his wife, was my mother. My father died twelve Years ago last October next coming, my mother, the said Lydia Ide died the ninth day of November, in the Year, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, (November 9 th , a. d. 1836,) I was present at her funeral. at the time of her death she left the following children, to wit, - -othy Ide, now living in Wrentham, Massachusetts, Nancy Ide, Newman Ide and Ephraim Ide, all of said See- -konk, who now live on the homestead, and myself David Ide of Seekonk, Smithfield, as above mentioned. There are all the children she left, and I further testify and say, that

my father said Nathaniel Ide was an officer in the War of the Revolu- -tion, as I have often heard him say. He was down at Roxbury in the year 1775, and more or less engaged in the service from the beginning to the end of the War. I have frequently heard him say that he could not attend to any business, that, as soon as he had a piece of work laid out, that orders would come for him to take his men and go off with them.
David Ide
State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plan- -tations,
Providence ss. In Providence, on this thir- -tieth day of August, A. D. 1842, perso- -nally appeared David Ide, subscriber to the foregoing, and made oath to the truth of the same, and I do certify that said David Ide is a credible witness.
Before me, Samuel D. Ladd and Dwight, Justices of the Peace.

I, Amos Whitaker of Providence, in the County of Providence and State of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, on oath, do depose and say, that I am eighty years of age; that during the War of the Revolution I lived in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and was a private in Captain Nathaniel Dole's company of militia. I have a distinct recollection that, in the year 1779, Captain Dole served a month in that capacity, stationed at Providence, I recollect it because I was taken from the ranks to be his waiter, and served under him a month, and used to carry his clothes home to Rehoboth, and set them washed, and used to cook for him. This was in the spring or fall of that year; and I further testify that when I carried his clothes over there to be washed, I used to see his wife, Lydia Dole, I think it was, and she used to wash his clothes and give them to me, Captain Dole. Captain Dole was then a married man and had several children, how many I don't remember.
Amos Whitaker
Providence To All In Providence, on this 13 th day of November, A.D. 1841, personally appeared Amos Whitaker and made oath of the truth of the same, and I do certify that said Whitaker is a credible witness. Before me, Samuel B. Driegg , Public Notary.

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Providence, P.S.
I Albert G. Greene, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Providence, in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Gamaliel Lyman Dwight who has signed two certificates aforesaid, was at the times when the same bear date, a Justice of the Peace, within the said City, and a Public Notary within and for the County of Providence in said State, and that the signatures to said certificates are the proper handwriting of said Dwight.
In Attestation whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of said Court.
Albert G. Greene, Clerk.

Providence Oct 30 1842
Sir
In behalf of the children of the Lydia Ide deceased, widow of Nathaniel Ide, deceased, who was an officer of the Revolution. I herewith enclose the evidence on their claim for the arrears of pension under the act of Congress of July 4, 1836. It will be perceived that they were married before the war and that she departed this life Nov 9 1836. It will be also seen that Nathaniel Ide served in various grades as Sergeant Ensign Lieutenant & Captain. The amount of service is not known nor is it possible at this distance of time to ascertain it here, since the death of so many of those who served with him and in the absence of the records from Massachusetts. It is believed he served many years of which it is now impossible to produce the testimony of living witnesses. The children therefore must rely on your searching the records of Massachusetts now in your office.

I was told in Boston that claimants from Massachusetts had the same right to have the State records searched at Washington as they would have at Boston
It is believed that Nathaniel Ide served in the guards before mentioned more or less in every year during the war. In '75 he began some of the veterans think it was in Capt Bishop's Company but it might have been in another
I have to request that the records may be all examined as much so as they would be if they were in Boston. This seems necessary now as so very few of the soldiers of the Revolution are now living to give their testimony Expecting such examination in their behalf - I am respectfully your obed Servt
Benja Lowell
J L Edwards Esq
Not signed

a number of years ago, James Hill or pensioner, under the act of June 7 1832 produced a number of old Rolls from the family of Capt Ide, which I sent with his papers to the Pension office as no copies were taken & I cannot remember their dates - I then requested have that those Rolls may be also examined
B.C.

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21432
Lydia Ide
Wid of
Nathaniel Ide
Capt. Rev. war
Act: July 4 th /36
Index:—Vol. 11 , Page 364
[Arrangement of 1870.]

5682 R. J.
Benj Cowell Oct. 25, '42 ✓ In attn to B Cowell Feb 7 1843 March 12 1843 -----
act 4 July 36

Ser. 5 — 8 Ser. 116
4. 16. SL 533
1. 12. Cap 500
6. 6 8249

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 27/1811.
I 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 Department, it appears that the name of Nathaniel Lewis is found in a pay roll of Capt James Hill from Dec 8 to Dec 27, 1776. as Lieutenant of Wages. The above service is in addition to that already allowed by the Commissioners of Pensions, and is found upon a roll of said Capt Hill Volume 20 Roll 24 which was indorsed as a roll of Capt Samuel Hill upon the index made at Washington, and was consequently overlooked in previous searches.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm. Difts. Secy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Providence Dec 26 1842
Sir - I received your letter of 25 of Oct last respecting the claim of the children of Lydia Ide widow of Nathaniel Ide. It would seem that but 8 days in 75 as Sergeant 3 months in 78 as Lieutenant and 1 month in 79 & 9 days in 1780 as Captain are admitted - one month in James Hills company, the whole making 5 months & 17 days, I observe that no notice is taken of the service proved by the affidavit of Abel Ide. He testifies to his weeks service in 78 after Sullivan's expedition - Since receiving your letter I have been to see this witness. He told me he was born in 1762 & that this service under Capt Ide was his first service after he was 16 & indeed the only time of duty, but one. He is confident it was in the fall of 78 for the British were then in possession of the Island of Rhode Island - But upon reflection he is not so confident that Nathaniel Ide was

Captain, he might have been a Lieutenant acting as Captain at all events he commanded the Company. Of this he has a distinct recollection - Upon enquiry he informed me that no other person was now living to his knowledge who served with him, I intended to have obtained his further affidavit but he met with such a severe fall on the ice a few days before I saw him, as to render him incapable. He injured his hip in such a manner as to render him helpless & to confine him to his bed
I have to request the Massachusetts Rolls may be examined for this service. It may have been done however, when he was only a Lieutenant commanding - and I wish the Rolls of Captains James Hall, Sylvanus Morton, Capt Bullock & Franklins Companies examined & also for his services in December 76 & Oct 77 or about these times. It is confidently believed he was then on duty in one of the above companies
I am respectfully Yours
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Brayer Council

Providence June 1 st 1844 Sir.
In your letter of March 1 st 1843 respecting the claim of the children of Lydia Ide widow of Nathaniel Ide, you observe "an additional service of three days has been found which makes the extent of his service 5 Months & 26 days" "ten days short of the time necessary to bring his case within the provisions of the law" I now enclose an additional service of 16 days as Lieut, recently found on the Rolls of Massachusetts, When I was in Washington last January I left with you a certificate of the Secy of State of Massachusetts, annexed to a request of the children, certifying he could not find any service in addition to what you had found unless the service of one Nathaniel Ide was intended for the same person, I thought at the time this was intended for Nathaniel Ide, but I was mistaken, There was a Nathaniel as well as Nathaniel in Rehoboth at that time, - But the enclosed certificate must be satisfactory, The Rolls of Massachusetts, appear to be very deficient, It is well understood & believed that Nathaniel Ide served from 9 to 12 Months during the war

and yet the Rolls show but little over 6 months,
As this claim has been pending a number of years may I ask to have it now allowed without further delay
I am respectfully Yours at servt. Baja Lowell
J. L. Edwards Esq

Lydia Jones Jan. 11 1844 children's claim
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B Cowell Punahoe AS

Washington Jan y 10 1844
Sir
In answer to your letter of March 11 1843 respecting the claim of the children of Lydia Ide widow of Nathaniel Ide I herewith enclose the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts showing an additional service of 16 days to what has been heretofore allowed by you. In your letter of March 1 st five months & twenty days are admitted. I presume the Nathaniel Ide mentioned in the Secretarys Certificate was the same person who was the husband of Lydia Ide, as there was no other person by that name who was Sergeant belonging to Rehoboth Militia - at that time Nathaniel Ide served as Sergeant in 1775 in Capt Bishops Company & no doubt served in same capacity in 1776 in Capt Carpenter Co - Joel Barron remembers of his serving in that capacity at that time as will appear from his affidavit, altho he thinks it was in Jones Hills Co -
I am respectfully your Benja. Cornell
J. L. Edwards Esq

5683 Lydia Ide R.I.
Oct 4 July 1836
Dam d ,
Sergt. 8 2 1.16 Saint 4.16 2 53.33 Capt. 1.12 28.00 $ 82.49 pm
Commencing on 4 March 1831 and terminating on 9 Nov r 1836, payable to Timothy, Nancy, Newman, Ephraim and David Ide, only surv- iving children of Lydia Ide
Benja. Cowell Providence R.I.

To John A. Boller Esq. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Sir
My father Nathaniel Ide late of a Sukeut County of Bristol deceased served during the war of the Revolution as a private Sergeant Ensign Lieutenant & Captain in various companies and regiments of Massachusetts Troops. He died leaving a widow Lydia Ide who continued his widow until her death in November 1836 - She lived long enough to be entitled to a pension under the act of July 4 1836 but died without making any application - Since her death her children of whom I am one have made an application for the arrears of pension due her up to the time of her death - The application was duly authenticated & sent to the Commissioners of Pensions at Washington by an Agent & Attorney Benjamin Crowell of the City of Providence - By various letters from the Commissioners to said Crowell it appears he could not find but 5 months & 20 days service not enough by 10 days to obtain a pension

The services found & allowed were the following - 8 days in 75 as Sergeant in Bishop's Company 3 Months as Lieutenant in 78 under Captain Franklin one month as Captain in 79 & 9 days as Captain in 1780. There was also found one month in 1777 which was allowed, grade not named & also 3 days at another time the grade not mentioned - Now I have reason to believe that my father from what I have heard him say served as much as 12 months at various times during the War of the Revolution, and with the records examined to ascertain the fact & for this purpose I give the following Power of Attorney - viz -
I David Ide late of Seekonk but now resident in Smithfield in the State of Rhode Island do hereby constitute and appoint John A. Bolles of Boston my true & lawful attorney for myself & the other children of Lydia Ide widow of Nathaniel Ide to make the necessary examination of the records of the services of Massachusetts troops in order to ascertain the amount of services of said Nathaniel in the various grades of Captain Lieutenant, Ensign

Sergeant & private or in any other grade, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 3 rd day of August in 1843
Thos Buffum James Bushnell
David Ide
Providence RI in Smithfield August 3 rd 1843
Then personally appeared David Ide and made oath to the truth of the above statement before me George Albrich justice of the Peace

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Providence Aug 29 1843
Dear Sir
I am informed that 6 months service of Nathanial Ide cannot be found on the Books in Boston
It seems to me he must have served more He was an active man & always turned out to do duty when required It is desirable a thorough examination may be made and for this purpose I send some Minutes of the evidence which has been taken, There were many Captains that went from Rehoboth during the War of the Revolution and it is desired by the children of said Nathanial that all their Rolls should be examined
Please have the Company Rolls of the following Captains examined - Capt P. Bishop, Sylvanus Martin James Hill Joseph Franklin Nathanial Carpenter - Capt Hill in Col John Daggotts reg't in 76 - also John Paine's Company also Capt Wilmarth's Company also Capt Hill's Company in Col Carpenter's regiment in 76 & 77
It is also requested that an examination may be made for his name among the Waggons Masters, during Sullivan's expedition in Aug 78 It cannot be but he was engaged in this expedition in some way or other

Minutes of the Evidence of Nathan Ide's services
Joel Bowen , 1 month as Captain from August to middle of September 1779 also that his company was in August 1780 Stationed at Giverton three weeks also has a recollection that in 75 he was a Sergeant in Capt P. Bishop's Co also thinks he served in Capt James Hill's Co at Newport in December 76 as Sergeant or Ensign
Moses Walker testifies to 3 months, in Capt Franklin's Co, as Lieutenant in 78
Abel Ide testifies to 2 weeks service in the fall of 78 after Sullivan's Expedition — when Ide commanded the company, but witness is not certain whether as Captain or Lieutenant N.B. If this service could be found it would make out the 6 months.
Jonathan Peck testifies that in the fall of 1777 said Ide served a month Station at Wall River "as an officer" in what grade does not remember
Abial Dipp also testifies to one month as Captain, in July & Aug 1779

The Commissioner of Pensions has already admitted 5 Months & 20 days; only 10 days wanted, to make the 6 Months, necessary to attain a pension. I hope in hope at least will be found to entitled the children to draw the arrears of pension —
Yours respectfully,
Benj. Lowell
For David Ide
Mr. Ide

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov 29 1863
I 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 Department, it appears that in addition to the service allowed by the Commission of Pensions, the name of Nathaniel Ide does not appear upon the roll, in this office, unless the name of Nathan Ide, which is borne upon the pay roll of Capt. Nathl Carpenter's Company as a Sergeant from Rehoboth, on the alarm of Dec 8 th 1775 for 16 days is the same person.

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John A. Dole
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I Timothy Ide of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk & Cambridge of Massachusetts in oath do testify & say that that I am now seventysix years of age & upwards that Nathaniel Ide late of Seekank County of Bristol was my Father & Sydia Ide deceased was my Mother my Mother died in the autumn of 1836 I was about five years of age when the war of the Revolution began I have a distinct recollection that soon after the Battle of Lexington my Father went down to Roxbury this was in 1775 - I believe he belonged to Capt Thomas Bishop's Company in Capt. Carpenter's I don't so much know how long he was gone at this time I remember of hearing him relate several incidents that took place at the time, one was when there was a false alarm in the night I heard him say he got up and found the road full of Men & he had no maddening for his gun & he went to a stack of hay & took some for that purpose I have also a distinct recollection that when the Battle on Rhode Island took place in August 1778 that my Father was there absent in the service I well remember of hearing the guns on that day & was frightened & so was my Mother how long he was there about I don't remember I have also heard him say he was stationed at Warwick & I recollect of his coming home once and giving us all the Meazles he was then a Lieutenant & so he was in Sullivan's expedition afterwards. In 1779 I have a distinct recollection he was stationed in Providence a number of Months he was then Captain I well remember he used to send home for vegetables & also to have his Clothes washed I remember a man by the name of James Daggett was his water & came to our house for that purpose also at another time a man by the name of Amos the  Whitaker Whitaker used to come to our house he was also a waiter to him & used to fetch & carry things to him My Father was stationed full three Months according to my best recollection in the summer and fall of 1779. there were stationed there as I have understood 6 Months Men & 3 Months Men & I believe my Father belonged to the latter

I remember he was absent at the time of Rillinghags in October of that year in Providence & until after that time for I on more than one occasion neighbors came to our house & helped cut some wood in the Woods & get it home for us, I also recall the neighbors helped us to finish laying before that Timothy Ide
Wrentham June 12. 1842
Warwick ss Personally appeared before me the above named Timothy Ide & made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed and I further certify said Timothy is a credible witness & his statement entitled to full credit
Shur Fitt — Justice of the Peace
Feb 1, 44

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 12. th 1842
I hereby Certify, That Oliver Felt of Shurton is a Justice of the Peace and has been such for the Year last past for the County of Norfolk.
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 D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.