Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,867, for Mathew Mason, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Green Mt. Boys Mass.
Mason, Mathew
S 13867
CONTENTS
Carded

+ Albany + Vermont 9602
Mathew Mason
of Addison in the State of Vermont who was a ser t : in the company commanded by Captain Pierce of the Reg t commanded by Col. Warner in the Brigade ★ line for 6 months and 24 days
Green Mt. Boys ★ and Mass. Records corrected June 27, 186.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 20 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of June '33 and sent H. Bell Middlebury Vt.
Arrears to the 14th of March '33 — 40.88 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept u — 10.22
$51.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Miller Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3 Page 77.
See Cir. Transf t 23 d Mar. 1834 and let. to pension, same d.
Transferred to Albany for 4 th Sep r 1834 — May 1835

Matthew Mason
224

State of Vermont } On this 8 th day of January 1833, personally appeared District of Addison } before the Probate Court, for the said District of Addison, in open Court, Matthew Mason, a resident in Adison Bradford in the County of Addison aged eighty 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 act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832: That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated -
In the summer of the year 1775, at Adams, County of Berkshire, Massachusetts where I then resided, I volunteered with a number of others belonging to Adams, & the adjoining town of Lenoxborough, under the command of Capt. Nathan Pierce, for the purpose of marching to Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain for the purpose of reducing that fort; we marched as far as Pawlet, Vermont, where we met an express that the fort had been reduced, and the troops not needed, and we returned: - I was in the service - and from home. - Seven days.
On the 13 th day of January 1776, I enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Pierce, in a regiment, commanded by Colonel Seth Warner, then of Rupert, Vermont, for the term of three months, for the purpose of marching to Quebec, to relieve General Arnold. We marched to Whitehall, at the south end of Lake Champlain, whence we went through the Lake on the ice to St. Johns, and thence to Quebec. We remained at Quebec until our term of enlistment expired, - when the officers of our regiment were persuaded to remain & detain the troops, until reinforcement might arrive. We therefore remained at Quebec until the 6 th day of May, when we were driven off by the enemy, and retreated, to St. Johns: - And from thence we returned home. - I was out of health, and carried in a batteau to Mount Independence, & thence went by land. I was in the service until the last of May - certainly as late as the 28 th of that month - making not less than four months and 14 days. Genl. Arnold had the command of the troops at Quebec, when I first arrived there - afterwards Genl. Thomas, - and before I left Genl. Wooster.
In July 1777, I with eleven others, belonging to Lenoxborough

Massachusetts, where I then resided, volunteered to join the troops, which were raising to oppose Gen. Burgoyne's march into the Country, - we chose James Harrington our number for our commander, and marched to Manchester, Vermont, to join Colonel Warner's regiment, then stationed there. I remained in the service twelve days , - and the enemy not coming out to that place, as was expected, we were dismissed, and returned home.
In the month of August following, there was an alarm that the enemy were marching towards Bennington, about forty miles from Lonsborough where I resided, and I volunteered again, - with nearly the whole militia, - in a company commanded by Capt. Daniel Brown, in a regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Simonds. We marched to Bennington - where place we reached the day before the battle. I was in the battle, engaged the whole day. - I volunteered with fifty from our regiment to join a scout of three hundred under the command of Capt. Parker, to march round the mountain in one direction - while another scout marched the other way under Colonel Harkness. After the battle we were dismissed. At this time I was in the service seven days .
In the month of September following, I was drafted into a company commanded by Capt. Daniel Brown in a regiment commanded by the same Colonel Simonds. We were marched to Pawlett, Vermont, - where the troops, consisting about two thousand men, stopped a few days. And while there a scout of about five hundred were selected, - of which I was one, - to march to Whitehall, then called Schenectady, while the remainder of the troops marched to Stillwater. We marched to Whitehall, according to order, where we remained a while and were dismissed. I returned home. I was in the service at this time twenty four days .
I never had any written discharge, and have no documentary evidence. And I have not been able to procure any other evidence of my said service, except the affidavit of my brother Nathaniel Mason, which is hereto attached. I was born at Swansea, Bristol County Massachusetts

on the 10th. day of May 1752, - I never knew any record of my birth, but depend on my recollection of what my parents told me. I resided at Lanesborough aforesaid until about the close of the war, when I removed to Adams, where I remained until about 35 years ago, when I removed to Addison, County of Addison, Vermont, where I now reside. Subscribed & sworn to the Matthew his Mason daughters of said, mark Sam t . Swift, Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interroga- tories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certify, that it appears to them, that Jonathan Merriam, who has signed and sworn to the annexed certificate was at the time a clergy- man resident in the town of Bridport adjoining the town of Addison in the County of Addison, and that Sister Corey who has also signed the same is a resident of said town of Bridport, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Sam t . Swift Judge.

State of Vermont } I, Harvey Bell Register of the Probate Court for the District of Addison } said District of Addison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Matthew Mason for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 10 th day of January 1833. — Harvey Bell Register
Matthew Mason
224

Nath. Mearns
off

State of Vermont } Rutland County }
On the 29 th day of November A.D. 1832 personally appeared Nathaniel Mason of me in said County, to me personally known and a credible witness, and made oath that he is seventy six years of age and that he knew of his Brother Matthew Mason enlisted into Capt Pierce's Company Col. Warner's Regiment, he thinks in January 1776 and marched for Quebec to relieve Genl. Arnold, and returned according to his best recollection the last of May following he thinks said Matthew re-enlisted for three months, - he also knew said Matthew was frequently out on alarms, and on scouting parties, afterwards, several days at a time but how long, he cannot now remember, once said Matthew and Nathaniel were together on an alarm to Manchester, he thinks twelve days & once to Pownington, seven days at the time of Pownington battle, said Matthew was in the battle as Nathaniel then understood, in the fall of 1777, said Matthew enlisted into Capt. Proctor's Company Col. Simonds Regiment, for twenty days said Nathaniel enlisted at the same time and both went to Skaneateles, and served twenty four days, and were discharged at Skaneateles.
Nath. his M ark Mason
Subscribed and sworn to the day above written before me R. Phipson Justice

State of Vermont Rutland County ss
Robert Phipps Clerk of the County Court for the County of Rutland Certify that Robert Phipps who has subscribed the within Certificate is a justice of the peace for said County
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 29 th Nov. 1832
R Phipps
Robt. Merrill off

Matthew Mason
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Application for a transfer County of Oswego
On this 23 d day of April 1835 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the said County of Oswego person- ally appeared Mathew Mason who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the com- pany commanded by Captain Mathew Pierce in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Seth Warner in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future The following are his reasons for remov- ing from the State of Vermont to the State of New York that he had relatives living in the Town of Mexico in the Coun- ty of Oswego aforesaid that the family with whom he lived in the State of Vermont has removed to the Town of Mexico aforesaid and that he was of the opinion that he could do better in the place where he now resides than in the State of Vermont in his business sworn and subscribed to before me the day & Year aforesaid
Oliver H. Whitney J.P.
his Matthew X Mason mark
State of New York Oswego County John Greenleaf of the Town of Mexico in said County being duly sworn deposes and says that Mathew Mason the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the

above affidavit and further says not subscribed & sworn before me me this 23 d day of April 1835
John Greenleaf
Ola H d Whitney J.P.
Oscege County
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Greenleaf the person described in and who signed and swore to the above affidavit and further that he is a person of truth and veracity
Ola H d Whitney J.P.
State of New York Oscege County - Clerks Office
I, Delearinus W. Mathews Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Ola H d Whitney Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Oscege, and was at the date of the foregoing certificate & Affidavits and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that his signature sub- scribed to the foregoing affidavits and certificate is Genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this Twentyfourth day of April AD 1835
W. Mathews Clerk By L. H. Turner Dep. Clerk

22471
Matthew Mason Vermont
Adams a paroch- h 1 mo. 14 days
$20.44

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Matthew Mason Vermont
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Summer of 1775 voted, 7 Private Col. Pierce Marched to Ticonderoga & Champlain 80 entered in Dixie's Mass now lives in Addison 67   July 1776 enlisted. 4 11 " " Col. Warner to White Hall Lake Champlain and to Quebec   July 1777 voted 12 " Col. Hains " Vermont   Aug. " " 7 " Col. Brown Col. Simonds was in Bennington   Feb. " " 24 " " " the Battle of Bennington Vermont N.Y.   6 94  
one (the last) (surviving) knows the D. & C. and two last sons. Specially and the rest generally. Certificate of Cleryman and a Citizen
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
 [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court of the application of said Court in the matter of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, residing at
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that the information given to him by the
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and time to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 27 note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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✓ 13867 INVALID.
File No. 13. 867
Matthew Mason
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 229
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mar 23
Mexico City Free March 18
Wm Allen
after January
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. (Mr Allen)
Wm. Mar 23-35-

J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Enclosed I send Mathew Mason certificate for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832. he has removed to this Town and is anxious to be transferred to the New York Agency. It will cost him nearly the amt of his pension to draw it in the State of Vermont. Not know- ing what was required at the ad- -partment to do this I drew on the first page an affidavit of which he wants the new Resides in the Town of Meijer in the county of Oswego and State of New York Return enclosed certificate — I am Sir Yours &c
March 18. 1833.
Wm H Whitney

May 4 Mexico City April 28
free
J. L. Edwards Esq. commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
Enclosed I send You the papers of Mathew Mason for a transfer of his pension Mr Mason is anxious that the matter should be attended to as soon as convenient as he is in need of his pension I believe the papers are drawn in pursuance of Your directions to me in Yours of the 23 March last You may send the papers to me or to the agent for paying pensions in Albany and in case You send the papers to Albany inform me of the fact on the Recd of this
I am Sir Your Obl S
Ola H. Whitney
April 28 th 1835

9 January 1776 entered the service as a volunteer in the campaign against Quebec in Capt. Nathan Pierce's company Colonel Seth Pierce's Regiment under the and under the command of General Benedict Arnold and served till the last of May following resuming as before stated and in July 1777 again entered the service as a volunteer under the in the capt James Pierce's company Colonel Seth Pierce's Regiment and was stationed at Manchester in the State of Vermont and served twelve days residence as aforesaid and in the same year in August again served as a volunteer in Capt. Daniel Brown's company Colonel Benjamin Simons Regiment under the command of General Horatio Gates was stationed at Loons Lake and was in Bennington Battle in the state of Vermont after that engagement was dispersed and in Sept the same year returned was drafted and served in Capt. Daniel Brown's Company Colonel Simons Regiment was ordered to Pickett in the state of Vermont then sent on

We Jonathan Mearns a sleepy man residing in Benport County of Hobson St and Luther By Sally of Benport County and hereby certify that in all we well acquainted with Matthew Wilson in the who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration. that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that we believe him to be a person of truth and veracity Jonathan Mearns Witnesseth Sworn and subscribed this 24 Day of July 1802
before me Joshua S. Strong Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont Addison County ss
I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison do hereby certify that Barhoo L. Strong, before the foregoing certificate was made thereon to, was at the time a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name thereto subscribed in his own signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 10 th day of January 1833
Samt. Swift Clerk