Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,841, for Amos Main, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Main, Amos.
S. 31, 841.
CONTENTS

Maine D. 874
James Main of State in the State of Maine who was a Seaman in the Company commanded by Captain Ditty of the Regt commanded by Col Seammon in the Maine line for G. M. C.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 45 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Mar 1833 and year after McIntire  Genl Maine
Arrears to the 14th of Feb 1835 $ 112 50 Semi-ant. allowance ending Feb 1835 - 22 50 $ 135.00
Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by John  Adams Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 151 Page 234

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Maine } County of York } ss.
On this seventh day of August A.D. 1832
personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for said County of York - now sitting, Amos Main, a resident of York in the County of York and State of Maine aged eighty two 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 here in stated. He enlisted as a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Derby, James Donnell first Lieutenant and Joshua Drown second Lieutenant, the last of April 1775, for eight months - The company marched from York for Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts, and arrived at that place the first part of May following, and with other companies formed the Regiment in the Massachusetts line of the Army of the United States commanded by Colonel - Seamon of Saco, Johnson Moulton of York Lieutenant Colonel and - Wood of Berwick Major. The British Army at this time had possession of Boston. The Regiment was stationed in Cambridge the greatest part of the time for the eight months he served in it, engaged in erecting batteries on Winter hill in said town.
On the seventeenth day of June 1775, the British
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troops passed over from Boston to Charlestown and attack- ed our Army on Bunker's hill — He was not on Bunker's hill during the engagement, as Scammon's Regiment was stationed by General Putnam, at or near the causeway in Charlestown where we remained during the engagement. — Said Regiment was exposed how- ever to the fire of the enemy from Copp's hill in Boston.
The British had a floating battery in Mystic River which annoyed our troops, but Scammon's Regiment was not exposed to the fire of this battery. A great number of cannon balls were picked up by our Soldiers during the engagement, which were fired from the en- emy's battery on Copp's hill and lodged near our line.
He served in said company as a Sergeant the eight months for which he enlisted as above named.
3 In the latter part of the Month of November 1776 he again enlisted a volunteer and as a Sergeant for three months in the company of Militia commanded by Captain Abel Moulton of York, Simon Grover First Lieutenant. Colonel John Frost commanded the Re- giment, Edward Grow was Lieutenant Colonel and Joseph Prime, Major. Brigadier General Jotham Moulton commanded the Brigade to which this Regi- ment belonged. The company into which he enlisted marched from York in the then District of Maine to join the American Army then assembled in the State of New York on the third day of Decem- ber 1776. The company, marched in small parties for the purpose of getting better accommodations on the march, as no rations were drawn till the Regi- ment was formed in the town of Danbury in the

State of New York, the place to which said Company was ordered. After forming Regiment at that place and drawing rations, which was done for the first time, it went to Fish kills in said State of New York, and was at that place, Pockkills and vicinity during the time for which he had enlisted.
The enemy then had possession of Fort Washington near Kingsbridge and frequently sent out parties to reconnoitre the country above and made several attempts to ascend further up the North river; with these parties we had several skirmishes and the enemy was driven back to the Fort; but he was in no general battle during his enlistment and service. He was discharged at said Fish kills, after having served the three months for which he enlisted. He has no documentary evidence of his enlistment and service, he never had any written discharge. He was born in York in 1750 and has always resided there except when in the service of the United States as above stated.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Sworn to and Subscribed } Amos Main the day and year aforesaid.
Wm. A. Hayes Judge
We Peter Young a clergyman residing in the town of York, in the County of York and Alexander McIntire Esquire resident in said York, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Amos Main who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, and we believe him to be eighty two 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the } Peter Young day and year aforesaid } Alex. McIntire
Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate,
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 applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Peter Young who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of York in the County of York and that Alexander McIntire who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate.
William Cutter Clerk. This is to certify that the foregoing Court of Probate do hereby certify, the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said

I Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Main for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this seventh day of August A.D. 1832.
Wm. Cutter Allen,
Register of Probate.

1467 Amos Main Last 9 Months
to procure the testimony of Roger Planted in regard to his service.
It having been recently ascertained that there are Rolls of service of the Militia & State Troops of Mass. in the Office of the Secy of the State of Mass n appli- cation must be made to that officer for evidence of the claimants service. It is also advisable for him
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 Aug '33
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 subjoined 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 Amos Main
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 6 Engt Capt. Kirby   1776 3 En Col Seaman Map  
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, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) 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 (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 _____ 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 days 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, 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 their statement is entitled to credit.
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, (l) 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 the 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 inquiry 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 fix 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 line 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 in 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.
The declaration must not be waived to the Clerk's certificate

31841 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,841
Amos Main
Levy Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1829
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Charles Sargent of York in the County of York and State of Maine aged Seventy Seven years depose and say that I am well acquainted with Capt Amos Main of said York and have been acquainted with him from my childhood and that he said Amos Main the latter part of the month of April in the year 1775 enlisted in the Company of Captain Samuel Dorr of York aforesaid and in the Regiment formed  formed by Col. Seamon in the Army of the United States in the Massachusetts line and that he said Main served as a Sergeant in said Company in the war of the Revolution for the term of eight months from the time of his enlistment in said Company which was the term which he was enlisted for and was honorably discharged from said Service. I further depose and say that I served in the Company of Captain Samuel Dorr of Hitting and County aforesaid and in the same Regiment with the said Main as a private soldier at the same time which the said Main served and know the facts above stated to be true, and further the deponent saith not.
John Johnson M. Bragdon
Charles his mark Sargent
Catherine Bragdon State of Maine
County of York June 25 th 1832
Then personally appeared Charles Sargent and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true.
Before me Johnson M. Bragdon Justice of the Peace
Yak. ss. I William Allen, Justice of the Peace for said County of York, certify that Johnson M. Bragdon is a Justice of the Peace as above stated and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have (over)
York ss. April 6 th 1833
I Johnson M. Bragdon Justice of the Peace hereby certify in addition to my certificate above, dated June 25, 1832, that the deponent Charles Sargent who is a neighbour to me, is a credible witness.
Johnson M. Bragdon Justice of the Peace

hereunto see my hand and seal official This seventh day of August A.D. 1852.
Wm. Clinton Allen, Register of Probate.

State of Maine.
Esq. I Wm. Gutter Allen, Register of the County of Penobscot in said county, hereby certify, that Johnson H. Braydon is a Justice of the peace as within stated and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal. Official this sixth day of May A.D. 1833.
Wm. Gutter Allen, Register of Probate.

Boston Oct 3 d 1838 Alex. McIntire Esq d
Sir,
Yours of Sept. 30 th to the Secretary was handed us, who are engaged in examining the books and documents, relating to the Revolutionary War. And agreeable to your request have sent you a Certificate of all the services we are able to find for Amos A. The rolls after the first of August 75. are not in this Office for that year, but will be found at Washington Our fees for examining &c is two dollars, which please to send us, to the care of the Secretary (postage free)
Yours Respectfully Eleazer Hovey
Henry White

I Roger Plested of Bangor in the County of York in the State of Maine 79 Years of Age do hereby declare that I have been acquainted with Amos Maine of York in said County in the year of 1776 or 77. I Enlisted in a company commanded by Abel Moulton of said York. Simon Grewer Lieut. in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Trask. Edward Grewer Lieut. Col. Joseph Prime Major and Brigadier Jotham Moulton commanded the brigade to which this Regiment of Militia belonged. From thence I marched to the North River in the State of New York. and Amos Maine was a Sargent in the same Company and Maine then was a very active young man Main Enlisted for three Months as he told me. and he served that term. Crossed about the N. River in the State of New York.
Roger Plested
York ss. Oct. 18. the deponent was Cautioned Examined and Sworn to the truth of this deposition by him Subscribed before Petahiah Came Justice of Peace
I further certify that the deponent aforesaid is a Credible Man and his Character as for truth and Veracity is Good Petahiah Came Justice of the Peace
State of Maine.
York ss. I Mr. Cutter Allen, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York hereby certify that Petahiah Came is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of York and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 28th day of October A.D. 1823.
Mr. Cutter Allen,
Register of Probate.

I John Power depose and say that some time in the latter part of the month of November 1776 Amos Main of York in the County of York and State of Maine enlisted as a Sergeant in the Company of Militia commanded by Captain Abel Moulton of said York and in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Frost, and marched from York aforesaid the third day of December 1776 to join the Continental Army of the United States then stationed in the State of New York, and served in said Company three months being the term for which he enlisted. That said Company during the greatest part of the three months aforesaid was doing duty in Fishkill on North River and at Kingsbridge in the said State of New York, and said Main was at the expiration of said three months, honorably discharged.
I am personally knowing to the facts above stated, having served in the same Company at the same time with said Main as a Soldier.
JOHN POWER
State of New Hampshire July 12 th A.D. 1832. Rockingham ss. Then the above named John
Power, personally appeared and made solemn oath the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me,
Hampden Cutts
Justice of Peace.
United States of America
New Hampshire ss. I hereby certify that Hampden Cutts the above named is a Justice of the peace within the County of Rockingham in said State of New Hampshire and that the above signature is in his proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of the District Court of the U.S. for New Hampshire District, & subscribed my name this 13 th day of July A.D. 1832. —
Charles Witter Clerk.

York Octo. 30, 1833
Sir,
I send you enclosed herewith, the application of Amos Main, with such further evidence of his service as I have been able to obtain, I hope it will be satisfactory — for I very much believe he performed the service he has stated, except that he must have been mistaken in the first part of the eight months he served under Captain Derby, as it appears  seems by the rolls that he rec d . pay as a private in stead of Serjeant — As Mr. Main has ever sustained a good character for veracity, I attribute the mistake to lack of memory wholly —
I send you the remarks of the Government employed in the Secretary's Office, who state that no rolls for '75 after August 1 st are to be found in that Office, to which I beg leave to call your attention.
I am respectfully Sir, your obedient Servant
Alex. W. Paton

May 13.
Free
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of the War Department
Washington City
Miss. [unclear]

Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War.
Sir:
I enclose the declaration of Amos Main, with additional certificate of Johnson & Co. Bragdon, the magistrate before whom Charles Sargent, one of the witnesses to prove the declaration and service, together with an other certificate of the Register of Probate.
As the time and place of birth of the applicant is named in the original declaration, the Judge thought it unnecessary to have an additional declaration, as that was probably overlooked, when the examination took place at the war Department.
I called on Hamden Catts the Magistrate who took the deposition of John Power, for the purpose of getting a certificate of the credibility of the said deponent, who informed me that he had no knowledge of the character of John Power, and could not with any propriety make such a certificate as required - I further learned that Power died some time the first part of the last winter, that he was a laboring man, who had for many years laboured by the day in the neighbourhood of Portsmouth, namely, in Greenland, Newington, and Rye, had no fixed place of abode and no family. By those best acquainted with him he was con-

considered to be an honest man, though somewhat in- temperate in the use of spirituous liquors.
Mr. Main recollects of no other person now living who served with him in the company of Captain Abel Moulton excepting a man by the name of Roger Plaisted of Buxton who was said to be liv- ing last fall, but is forty miles distant from this town.
If the evidence produced is not deemed suf- ficient, Mr. Main will endeavour to get Mr. Plaisted's deposition if he is still living -
Main is unable to do any thing for himself on account of age and infirmity, and is poor indeed.
I am with great respect your obedient Servant
Alex. W. Intire
York May 7. 1833