Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21769, for Levi Marston, New Hampshire

SERVICE
N. K. Privater
Marston, Levi Abigail
NUMBER
W 21769 B.L.Wt. 9063-160-55
CONTENTS

853 New Hampshire Levi Harston
of Manchester in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Elkins at the Regt commanded by Col. Foss in the N H line for 17 months 1795-
M. 1787. d. 1834
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per Annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of October 1832 and sent John Kelly Esquire N H
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $84.99 Semi-ann. allowance ending 28.33 $113.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Holman Clerk, Book D Vol. 120 Page 170. W

Republ July 22/19
3272
New Hampshire Pats Abigail Marston widow of Levi
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 56 Dollars 66,
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of July 1849. and sent to
Nathaniel Batchelder North Hampton NH
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 92 Vol. 1.

71,931/2 Act March 3/55 April 16 "
Abigail Marston Widow of Levi Marston, pks
Capt. Moses Leavitt U.S. Infantry
Applicant in a Pension of the United States Col. Poor, Capt. Elkins, Maj. Miles
Revolutionary War 18:16 days Oct. 20 1855, Feb 4 1855 9036 B. B. 1855 Buxton
Stillman B. Allen Kittery Point Maine
Vol. Mt. pay 7.

Sevierville
P. Dec 1.
July 1820
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page.]

State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss
I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Jurisdiction for said County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the Hon. John
Harvey is Judge of Probate for said County; — that the Court of Probate of which he is sole Judge is a Court of Record having by law a seal and Clerk who is designated Register of Probate; — that John Kelly is Reg- ister of Probate for said County and the Clerk of said Court of Probate; — and that the signatures of the said John Harvey and John Kelly to the paper annexed are their genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Superior Court of Jurisdiction this 10 th day of August A.D. 1832
Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County

State of New Hampshire & ss County of Rockingham ss
On this fifteenth day of August AD 1832 personally ap- peared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Exeter in and for said County —
Levi Marston a resident of North Hampton in said County and State aged seventy four 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 in the revolu- tionary war under the following named officers and served as herein stated, to wit in May or June 1775 he enlisted into the company commanded by Capt Henry Elkins and Lieut Moses Leavitt in Col. Knapp's regiment of the New Hampshire line, as a soldier and served as such in said company seven months the term for which he enlisted and was regularly & honorably discharged. A part of this term he was with said company stationed at Hampton Beach on the sea shore and the remainder of it at Winter Hill in Massachusetts. After Capt Elkins left the company it was command- ed by the Lieutenant Moses Leavitt: — that in 1776 he again enlisted as a soldier in the company commanded by Capt Samuel May in Col. Wingate's Regiment of the New Hampshire militia for the term of seven months as he believes and served out that

term was marched in said Company to Mount Independence near Haverberg and was there at the end of his term regu- larly and honorably discharged:—
That in 1777 he again enlisted into the company commanded by Capt. Moses Leavitt in Col Abraham Dresher's regiment of the New Hampshire militia as a soldier for three or four months and served out the whole term of his enlistment and was at the end thereof honorably discharged. In this Company he was marched to Ben- nington and Stillwater and was at the surrender of Burgoyne; that he enlisted in the summer of the year and that his term expired in November or December of the same year:
That he again enlisted on board an armed ship called the General Arnold commanded by Capt. Moses Brown of Newburyport for four months but after being a while at sea he was captured by the Experiment an armed ship of the enemy commanded by Lieut. James Wallace and put on board a prison ship where he laid six months and was then exchanged for other prisoners and returned home; That of 700 prisoners on board this prison ship about 250 only lived to get home:
That he resided at North Hampton aforesaid at the time of enlisting as aforesaid and has ever since resided there; that he never received any written discharge and has no documentary evidence in relation to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim

whosoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Levi M c Ard on
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Kelly Reg d Probate
And the said Court hereby declares its opinion that Levi Manslon the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states!
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of Probate for said County of Rockingham and Clerk of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion of Levi Manslon for a pension In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 16 th day of August AD 1832
John Kelly Reg d Probate

Declaration Abigail Manson
3727 acc 7 July 1828
Wid of Levi
(NH)
Marr'd 1781
died 1834
Allow $56 66
per ann
G o Kelly Exeter NH

State of New Hampshire Rockingham
on this tenth day of October A.D. 1930 personally appeared before the Hon. John H. Hambley Judge of the Court of Probate for said County at the Probate Court held at Exeter in and for said County Attest Marston a resident of North Hampton in said County aged seventy seven years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1930 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" — That she is the widow of Levi Marston late of said North Hampton hereand who was a soldier in the Army of the United States in the war of the Revolu- tion and a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States on the Roll of the New Hamp- shire Agency under the Act of 1832 and the subsequent acts on the list in the year 1832 or 1833 and to his applica- tion for a Pension and the evidence accompanying it on file in the Depart- ment. She respectfully refers for the evidence of her service

She further declares that she was married to the said Levi Manslow on the twelfth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one; that her husband the aforesaid Levi Manslow died on the fifth day of November in the year 1832; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four prior at the home above stated — and that since his death she has been unremarried but still remaining his widow Verily John Kelly sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid
Abigail F. Manslow maker
John Harvey Judge of Probate
I John Kelly Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the origi- nal proceedings of said Court in the matter of the Application of Abigail Manslow for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this tenth day of October A D 2003 AD
John Kelly Register of Probate

Application for Additional Bounty Land for Widows,---Act of 1855.
State of New Hampshire } ss. On this 2, day of April in the year
COUNTY OF Rockingham }
eighteen hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for
the County and State aforesaid, Abagail Marston aged Ninety four
years, a resident of North Hampton in the State of New Hampshire, who being duly sworn
according to law, on oath declares that she is the widow of Levi Marston deceased,
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Moses Leavitt
in the Regiment of U.S. Infantry commanded by the Hon. Genl
of the Revolution Hovey 1776
Amidst, in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of July, 1812
for the term of about three years and continued in actual
service in said war for more than fourteen days; that she was married to the said Levi Marston
in the year 1761, that her maiden name was Abagail Fogg, that her said husband
died in the year 1834, and that she is now a widow. For proof of these facts she refers to her
application for Bounty Land under the act of September 28th, 1850, upon which she received a BOUNTY
WARRANT No. for acres which she has since legally disposed of and
a pension, now on file in the Pension Office - which was filed about 15 years ago
when which she now receives a pension of $50.00 a year, which is held in
Pensions N.H.
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the ADDITIONAL BOUNTY LAND
to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3d, 1855. She also declares that she has never
applied for nor received, under this or any other act of Congress, any Bounty Land Warrant except the one  whatever mentioned: and she hereby appoints STILLMAN B. ALLEN, Esq. of KITTY POINT, York Co.,
Maine, her Agent and Attorney to present and prosecute her said claim, and asks the Hon. Commissioner of
Pensions to send her Warrant, when issued, to said Mr. Allen, who is fully authorized to receive the same
and who will transmit it to me.
(Sign here your full name.) Abagail Marston
We, David J. Marston, Rhoda J. Fogg residents of North-
Hampton upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged
by the above named Abagail Marston in our presence, and that we are personally acquainted
with Mrs. Abagail Marston and know that she is the identical person she represents herself
to be, and that she is now a widow. We are disinterested witnesses.
Signatures of Witnesses. { David J. Marston
Rhoda J. Fogg
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and
year first above written: and I certify that I know the affiants to be respectable and credible persons; and
that I have every reason to believe and do believe Abagail Marston, the said claimant,
to be the identical person she represents herself to be, that she is of the age above stated and that I have no
interest in this claim.
Darius D. Lane Justice of the Peace.

We, Benjamin Hobbs Jeremiah Marston John Lane and Nathan Brown residents of No. Hampton, New Hampshire, on oath depose and say that we are well acquainted with the widow named Abigail Mansfield and, in his life time, with Levi Mansfield, her husband - They lived together for many years as man and wife and were always united together - We also know that said Levi Mansfield drew a pension of $56. per year for services in the war of the Revolution - That pension at No. Hampton on or about the 5 th day of November the year 1834. and we know that since his decease said Abigail Mansfield has received and does now receive a pension of $56. per year which is paid in Portsmouth N.H. Mrs. Mansfield is now the
United States of America. State of New Hampshire, ss.
I, ALBERT R. HATCH, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire, do certify, that Samuel D. Lane is, and on the second day of April last past was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, and duly authorized to administer and certify oaths and to take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, &c., within and for said County, and that his signature affixed to the annexed two jurats appears to be genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Circuit Court this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five .
Albert R. Hatch Clerk, &c.
William B. Hovey Notary Public Maine Attorney for claimant
71931

We, Benjamin Hobb, Jeremiah Marston, John Lane and Nathan Brown, residents of St. Hamilton, New Hampshire, on oath depose and say that we are well acquainted with the late named Abigail Munton and, in his life time, with Levi Munton, her husband - They lived together for many years as man and wife and were always united together - We also know that said Levi Munton drew a pension of $56. per year for services in the war of the Revolution - That he died at St. Hamilton on or about the 5th day of November the year 1834. and we know that since his decease said Abigail Munton has received and does now receive a pension of $56. per year which is paid in Portsmouth N.H. Mrs. Munton is now the widow of said Levi. We are disinterested witnesses.
Benjamin Hobb aged 58 years Jeremiah Marston aged 70 years John Lane aged 74 years Nathan Brown aged 82 years
State of New Hampshire } ss. County of Rockingham }
On this 2nd day of April 1835 personally appearing the above named deponents subscribed the above affidavit in my presence, and being duly sworn, severally made solemn oath to the truth thereof - I am not interested in this case -
Samuel Lane Justice of the Peace.
Stearns B. Hale Kentucky Street Maine Attorney for claimant.
11931

I Jonathan French of North Hampton, in the County of Rockingham, & State of New Hamp- shire, depose & say, that I am Pastor of the Con- gregational Church in the town of North Hampton aforesaid, & that in the Book of Records of said Church, & in the handwriting of the Rev. David MacClure, one of my predecessors, & among other marriages recorded as having been solemnized by him, is the following record of marriage, One thousand seven hundred & eighty one July twelfth Levi Marston & Abigail Fogg both of N. Hampton.
I Jonathan French above named depose & say that the foregoing is a correct extract from the Records of said Church, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the Records in fair & legible figures as follows "1781
July 12 th "
Certified by me Jonathan French Pastor of the Congl l Church in N. Hampton
September 26. 1838. Then personally appeared Jonathan French aforesaid, & made solemn oath that the above certificate by him subscribed, is just & true. Before me Nathl. Batdun justice of the Peace

No 5428-
Levi Marston
Private & Mariner
in Roll Col Mingales
Regt Must Oct 1776
£10: 5: 6
in Roll Capt Leavitt
Co. Col Drake's Regt
Must 8 Sep 1777
3 Months & 8 Days
Admitted as Private
17 Months
See letter 20 Oct 1832
Adm d KE 5
John Kelly Esq
Expts M H

BRIEF in the case of Levi Marston — of North Hampton — in the State of New Hampshire — (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 May a June — 7 — Private Gen. Col. Elkins — Col. Poor   1776 ————— 7 he believes — Col. May — Col. Wentgate   Summer 1777 ————— 3 or 4 — — Col. Leavitt — Col. Drake   — — — — — 4 — Mariner "on board an armed ship called the Genl Arnold — Capt. Moses Brown & was captured by the Experiment an armed ship of the enemy. commanded by Sir Jas. Wallace — & was confined on board a prison ship six months"  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? North Hampton N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? no evidence but his own declaration  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Samuel Pills Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Aut
December 18, 1926
Mrs. C. L. Stewart 521 West St Emporia, Kans
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 21769, it appears that Levi Marston, while residing at North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, enlisted in May or June 1775 and served seven months as a private in Captain Henry Elkins' Company, Colonel Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regiment.
He enlisted in 1776 and served seven months as private in Captain Samuel Nay's Company, Colonel Wingate's New Hampshire Regiment.
He enlisted in the summer of 1777 and served three or four months in Captain Moses Leavitt's Company, Colonel Abraham Drake's New Hampshire Regiment, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne.
After this he entered on board the "General

Arnold", Captain Moses Brown, after being at sea "a while", was captured and put on a prison ship, and held six months, when exchanged.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, while a resident of North Hampton, New Hampshire, aged seventy-four years. He died November 5, 1834.
Soldier married July 12, 1781, Abigail Fogg, they were both then of North Hampton, New Hampshire.
She was allowed pension on her application executed October 10, 1838, while a resident of said North Hampton, aged seventy-seven years.
It is not stated that they had children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

No. 71 931
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 16, 1855.
Levi Marston Rev. War
Warrant 9063-160-55
Stillman B. Allen Kittery Point Me.

2 9063
160 Ams

Nov. 2 d Feb. 48. N. H.
W. H.

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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21769
Abigail Mearston Wid. of Levi Mearston Priv. Rev. War.
Act Feb. 2 d 1848.
Index : Vol. Me , Page 11
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New Hampshire. P.
Abigail Marston widow of Levi Marston who was a Private
in the N. H. line
for 17 months
Rep Oct 21
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 56 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Oct. 1843 and sent to
Atty Rachelson North Hampton N. Hampshire
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 19

3412 New Hampshire
Abigail Marston, in the widow of Levi Marston, deceased.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832, and who died on the 5 th Nov 1834 in the of Rockingham in the State of N. H. who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain Elkins of the 2 nd Regt commanded by Col Pease in the N. H. line for 17 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth, N. H. at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of July 1839 and sent to John Kelley Executor, N. Hampshire.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1839 $ 169.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '39 28.33 $198.31
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M c Curdy, Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 46.

Emporia, Kansas
Oct. 16, 1926
Jobson, of Pensions Wash. D.C.,
Dear Sir,
I have an ancestor on who fought in the Rev. War. His name was Levi Marston of N.H. and did he or his wife receive a pension, and if so you can give me the names

of wife and children and I am searching for the names of wife and his children
Would these records be kept any other place? Would Concord, N.H. have the pension record?
Thanking you I am
Mrs. C. H. Stewart,
521 West,
Emporia, Kan.

Sen-Manton M.H. Porto a. June 7. $56.66 d. 1834
Died 5 Nov 1834 p. 4. when paid H.H.S. that period JH

North Hampton N.H. Sept. 2 d
18
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commission of Pensions, Washington, Dist. Col.

North Hampton September 5 th 1848 J. L. Edwards, Esq.,
Sir, I enclose you the Declaration of Mrs. Molly Stickney and Mrs. Abigail Marston in order to receive the benefits of the act of Congress passed the 2 nd February 1848 entitled an act making further provision for Surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution, Please direct your communication to -
your Most Obedt Servt Nathl. Batchelder

Hon. J. L. Edwards Committee of Pension Washington Dist. Col.

North Hampton July 27 th 1843 Dear Sir
Yours of July 15 th was duly received, I have the certificate of the Clerk of the County of Rockingham on each as by your direction, which I herewith enclose to you. It was a mistake of the Clerk, I suppose by his not making a certificate on each, as I asked him at the time if they were all right he thought one was enough, but after they were returned he said he was not right & has made one on each as you will see
Very Respectfully yours Atty Servt H. H. D. Batstede
Hon. J. L. Edmonds Commrs Pensions

We Jeremiah Marston and Alfred Marston, both of North Hampton in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire. depose and say, that we well knew Levi Marston of said North- Hampton, and that we were present at the time of his death which was on the fifth day of November in the year 1834, he being the husband of Abigail Marston, who now is the widow of the said Levi Marston & is still living
Jesse Hemenstone Alfred Marston
State of New Hampshire } October 25 th 1835 Rockingham ss } Then personally appeared before me Nathaniel - Butcher a justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid. The above named Jeremiah Marston and Alfred Marston and made oaths to the above declaration, signed by them in my presence
Before me Nathaniel Butcher } justice of the Peace
I also certify that the said Jeremiah Marston and Alfred Marston are credible persons and their statements entitled to credit. Nathaniel Butcher justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham Co. I John Kelly Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Rockingham do hereby certify that Nathaniel Batchelder Esquire is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are connected with the affidavits of Jeremiah Manston and Alfred Manston and of the Rev Jonathan French are in my belief genuine and in his own proper handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 30th day of November A.D. 1830
John Kelly Register of Probate

State of New Hampshire Rockingham County sit
I John Kelly, Register of the Court of Probate for said County, do hereby certify that Nathaniel Batchelder Esq is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; That his commission was dated on the twentyfirst day of June 1830 and will expire on the twentieth day of June AD 1835. (or in five years from the date of said Commission) and that thepregoing signatures purporting to be his, connected with the Affidavit of Jeremiah Masston and Alfred Masston and of Jonathan French, are in my belief genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate for said County this fourth day of June Anno Domini 1839
John Kelly Register of Probate

North Hampton N.H. July 28 th
Free
3115 Aug 1/43.
Col. March 50/43.
N.H. ut d. Cag.
Hon d J. L. Edwards
Commission of Pensions
Washington Dist. Columbia

Abigail Easton
$56.66 per ann.
Nattee: Bachelde North Hampton N. Hampshire

State of New Hampshire, Rockingham ss. On this twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Forty Three Personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace, Abigail Marston a resident of South- Hampton in the County of Rockingham aged eighty two years, who being duly sworn, according to the Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by an act of Congress passed on the third of March 1831 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Levi Marston who was a private in the Revolutionary army and served under Capt. Day, in Col. Poor Regiment, and that the annual amount of the Pension she received under the act of July the 7 th 1838 was fifty five dollars
She further declares that she is still a widow
Dearborn Marston Nathl. Batchelder
Abigail Mark's Marston Rev
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. Before me Nathl. Batchelder } justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me Nathl. Batchelder

Rockingham ss State of New Hampshire
I Ira B. North Clerk of the Judicial Courts within and for said County, certify that Nathaniel Balchelder Esq who has subscribed his name to the annexed certificates, and before whom the said declaration was sworn to, is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified that his Commission at the time said oath was administered, was dated on the 21 st day of June A D 1838, and expired on the 21 st day of June 1843, and that his new Commission is dated the 24 th day of June 1843 and will expire on the 24 th day of June 1848, and that the foregoing and annexed signatures thereto subscribed to be his are in his own hand writing and genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of our Superior Court of Judicature this 7 th day of July Anno Domini 1843.
I. B. North Clerk

aa 2325

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 2 d February 1848, entitled an act making further provision for for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution, State of New Hampshire } County of Rockingham } ss
On this Second day of September 1848 Personally appeared before me Nath l Batchelder a justice of the Peace in and for said County, Abigail Marston a resident of North Hampton in said County, aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by the act of Congress Passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting Pension to Widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Levi Marston who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, and received a Pension of fifty Six Dollars and Sixty six cents per annum, untill his Death, and she has received a Pension under the act of 17 th June 1844 of fifty Six Dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum. She further declares that she is still a Widow.
Witness
Nath l Batchelder Nath l B. Marston
her Abigail X Marston Mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written I also certify that this declarant is Personally known to me,
Before me Nath l Batchelder justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire Rockingham Co
I Ira B. Hovey Clarke of the Judicial Courts within and for said County, certify that Nathl Batchelder Esq is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly com- missioned and qualified. That his commis- sion is dated on the 26 th day of June A D 1848. and will expire in five years from that date and that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are in his own hand writing true genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas this Fourth day of September Anno Domini 1848
I. B. Hovey Clarke