Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21372, Joel Howe, Mass.

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Mass.
Howe, Joel Mary
W 21 372
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Maine
2344
Report
Mary Howe widow of Joel Howe who was a private in the Massachusetts line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars Sixty Six Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of October 1843 and sent to Geo N. Morton Augusta Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 5

Joel Howe

I Joel Howe of Temple in the County of Kennebec and District of Maine, in the sixty fifth year of my age, a resident citizen of the United States, desiring to obtain the provision made by the law of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," and to be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine, do, on oath, testify and declare: That I was born at Hopkinton, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that at Cambridge in Massachusetts, I enlisted as a soldier for the term of ten months, in the latter part of April, 1775, in Capt. Josiah Crosby's company, in Col. Abel Reed's regiment, in the Massachusetts troops or line, on the continental establishment, as I consider it, in the war of the revolution; that I faithfully served out the said time of ten months in said company; and at Winter Hill, in Massachusetts, in the latter part of February, 1776 was honorably discharged. My discharge I have not been able to find among my papers. I was a labouring man, without

a settled home or place of deposit. I was also absent in the service against the enemy as a volunteer, above two months in the year 1776, when I was in the battle of White Plains. I enlisted and served two months, in 1777, and was at the battle of Borrington under General Stark. I believe my discharge must probably have been lost in the confusion of these times and occurrences, and have no knowledge that it is in existence. In my ten months service aforesaid I was in the whole of the battle of Bunker Hill; and now, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, am in need of assistance from my country for support.
Joel Howe
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Second Eastern Circuit.
On the twenty first day April, A.D. 1818, the aforesaid Joel Howe, having been duly cau- tioned and examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him signed; Before me, Josiah Stebbins, a Judge of the C.C.C.P. for said Circuit.

I Jonathan Ballard of Temple, the town mentioned, in the annexed affidavit of Joel Howe, testify and say; that the said Howe is in straitened circumstances, crippled in body, not able at his trade of a Shoemaker to do more than half a day's work of an able man, in a day, when in his best health; that he has a child, a perfectly crippled and help- less person; and he is not able to obtain a necessary support.
Jonathan Ballard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Second Eastern Circuit,
On the twenty first day of April, A.D. 1818, the aforesaid Jonathan Ballard, having been duly cautioned and examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed: Before me, Josiah Stebbins, a Judge of the C.C.C.P. for said circuit.

Ap. 21. Vose.
I Joel Howe, within named do upon Oath further testify and declare - that from further recollection I am persuaded that I entered service for the period of eight months, which I fully served and then engaged for and served two months longer, making the full period of ten months service in continuation without interruption - I am fully satisfied I served ten months in continuation, & was at the time I made the my first declaration, I then thought it was the period I engaged for, but I am now satisfied it was the remainder of the year (1775), I first engaged for - and as I took a written discharge it is not now in existence to my knowledge, but I am now inclined to believe I was discharged verbally at Winter Hill February 1776 - Joel Howe
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Second Eastern Circuit On this fifteenth day of April A.D. 1819, The aforesaid Joel Howe, having been duly cautioned and examined made Oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him signed
Before me, Josiah Stebbins. a Judge C.C.C. P. 2 d E. Circuit.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that Joel Howe , a citizen of the United States, now resident in Temple , in the said County of Kennebec , in the District of Maine, on the twenty first day of April , A. D. 1818,
made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed March 18, A. D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by said applicant are hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for his support.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the said Court to be hereunto affixed, this 27 th day of July , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Josiah Stebbins.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
I THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Honorable JOSIAH STEBBINS, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is a Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto this certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand:—Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this Twenty Seventh day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Wm Davis

2012
Mary Howe. widow of Joel Howe. who was a private soldier 10 mo in bowlegs. body & Reads Resq. of the Mass. line.
Geo. D. Weston Augusta Maine

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec County, ss.
On this twenty fourth day of August A. D., 1838, personally appeared before the Hon. Nathan Weston Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State Mary Howe.
a resident of Temple in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, aged seventy eight years, 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 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Joel Howe who in the year 1775 and in the month of April enlisted for eight months and served in the company commanded by Capt. Crosby in Col. Read's regiment of the Massachusetts and served the full period of eight months, as she believes, that after the expiration of the above service he engaged and served two months longer in said company. She refers to the rolls presumed to be in possession of the War Department of the above mentioned company in support of her claim. She further declares, that she was married to the said Joel Howe on the fourth day of October in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight; that her husband, the aforesaid Joel Howe died on the thirteenth day of December 1820. at Temple aforesaid; 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, viz. at the time above stated; that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. that her name before marriage was Mary Templeton and that she was married at Peterboro New Hampshire.
by Mary X Howe mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me (the applicant being from age and infirmity unable to appear in open court.)
Nathan Weston C.J. S.J.C.

State of Maine.
On the twenty fourth day of August, 1830, Mary Howe, the applicant within named, was examined and sworn, as within stated. I am satisfied, that she was married to Joel Howe, late a revolutionary soldier of the United States in October, 1778, that the said Joel Howe deceased on the thirteenth day of December, 1820, and that the applicant has ever since remained his widow.
Nathan Weston C.J. S.P.C.
STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec
ss.
I the subscriber Clerk of the Judicial Court for said County hereby CERTIFY, That the Hon. Nathan Weston before whom the proceedings were had, is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State. I also CERTIFY, That the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Chief Justice in the matter of the application of Mary Howe for a pension. and that Joel Weston is a Justice of the peace for County Kennebec and his signature upon the sheet is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this thirtieth day of October A. D., 1838.
Thomas Swan

I James Richards of Temple, in the county of Franklin, State of Maine, aged forty three years, do testify and declare upon Oath, that I have been acquainted with Mary Hove who made the foregoing declaration for more than thirty years past, that from my first acquaintance with the said Mary she lived with Joel Hove as her reputed husband until his decease which was about seventeen years ago, and that since the decease of the said Joel she has remained unmarried.
James Richards
State of Maine
County of Kennebec ss. August 24. 1828
Subscribed and sworn. I certify the deponent a credible witness
Before me
Georgemorton Justice of Peace

I Jane Swan aged 77 years depose and say that have been acquainted with Joel Howe formerly of Peterborough New Hampshire and his wife Mary upwards of sixty years Joel Howe removed from the Town of Merimack N.H. to Peterborough N.H. with my father (Wm Allds) in the month of May 1778, in the course of that Summer he courted Mary Templeton of said Peterborough and married her in the month of September 1778. I was at their wedding and saw them married, they were married by the Rev. David Annon the settled minister of Peterborough they lived in Peterborough till the year 1806 and raised a large family when they removed to the State of Maine
Jane Swan State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss December 18 th 1838 Then the above named Jane Swan personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true
Before me John Scott Justice of the Peace I hereby certify that the above deponent is a person of a strong mind and retentive memory and is a good and creditable witness John Scott Justice Peace
I Jane McCoy aged 71 years depose and say that I have been acquainted with Joel Howe upwards of sixty years, he married my Sister Mary Templeton in the fall of 1778, they were married at my father's House, I was present and saw them married they were married by the Rev. David Annon then the settled minister of Peterborough they lived in Peterborough and raised a family of eleven children till the year 1806 when they removed to the Town of Temple in the State of Maine Jane McCoy State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss Dec r 18 th 1838; then the above named Jane McCoy personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the above deposition by her subscribed is true
Before me John Scott Justice of the Peace I also certify that the above deponent is a creditable witness John Scott Justice of the Peace

I Moody Davies depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Peterborough in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire and that I have carefully examined the Records of said Town from the year seven hundred and sixty five to the year seventeen hundred and ninety four and I find no Records of the marriage of Joel How and Mary Simpston or any other person or persons whatsoever and there is no Church Records of Publications or marriages in the Town of Peterborough in those years above mentioned to my knowledge
Peterborough Dec. 14 th 1838
Moody Davies Town Clerk of Peterborough
State of New Hampshire Hillsborough County ss December 14 th 1838, then the above named Moody Davies and made oath in due form of law that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me John Scott Justice Peace I also certify that the above deponent is a creditable witness John Scott Justice Peace

I Andrew Wallace, clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the county of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that John Scott is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Hillsborough as before and within mentioned, and that the within and foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and subscribed my name at Antrim in said county this twenty fifth day of December A.D. 1838.
A. Wallace Clerk

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21872
Mary Thorne wid of Job Thorne Priv Rev war
Act: March 3 d  1/43
Index:—Vol. 64 , Page 349
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Maine — 4877
Mary Howe, widow of Joel Howe, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 13 Dec. 1820 — of Kennebec Co. in the State of Maine — who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Crosby of the Regt. commanded by Col. Read in the Massachusetts line for 8 months private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine. at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Jan- uary, 1840 and sent to Wm. Worth, Jr. Augusta, Maine.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1840 = $106.64 Semi-annual allowance ending 1st Mo. 13.33
$119.97
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk. Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 12.

3012.
Lot 40-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100 Lot 100 to John Clarke, Oct. 26 1839
Act 7. July 38

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by JG
Claim No. W 21372
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Joel Howe
Service Rev.
Additional Service _____
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191
No claim, combination records _____, 191
REMARKS:
No other claim on file

Augusta Me. June 19. 1839.
Sir:
With this you have the application of Mary Howe for a pension under the Act of Congress of July 7. 1838. Mrs. Howe has complied with your requirement, & made her declaration in open Court, & the new declaration, as well as the one returned by you to George W. Morton, Esq. is now sent, with evidence that there is no record of the marriage.
Mrs. Howe is very needy, & trusts for a favorable decision upon her claim.
The pension certificate may be forwarded to either George W. Morton, Esq. or myself.
I am Sir very respectfully Your obedt Servt Wm Woodworth
Col. J. L. Edwards, Commr of Pensions, Washington D.C.

Payroll of Colt's Firearm Company, com- pany in Colt's Firearm Co. August to the 11 th of August 1875 Wards. Joel Howe Clerk. Private Firm of Wards, April 23. 1875 - Same in June 3. 16.
State of Virginia Office of Secy of State
Oct 22 - 1839
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the original now in this office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said State.
James M. Mason Secy of State

I Jane M c Coy of seventy one years of Age testify and say that when I was about twelve years of age I was attend the Wedding of Joel Howe he Married Mary Templeton a sister of mine I distinctly remember to have seen them Married By M c Annon who then was Preaching Then they afterwards lived together as Husband and wife intill they moved from the town of Peterborough to the State of Maine and I heard they lived together till M c Joel Howes death they were Married in Peterborough at My Fathers James Templetons house. Jane M c Coy
Hillsborough J. State of New Hampshire Peterborough September the twenty seventh D. 1830 Then the above named Jane M c Coy made solemn oath that this deposition by her subscribed contain the truth Before me John Steele Justice of Peace I hereby certify that I have known the above deponent Jane M c Coy from my youth to this time she is of sound mind and good memory has ever sustained a good Character for veracity and truth and was at all times to be relied upon John Steele Jus - Peace

I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby cer- tify that John Steele within named is a jus- tice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough as before mentioned, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto to affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name at Amherst in said County this eighth day of October A.D. 1838.
A. Wallace Clerk
I am satisfied with the correctness of the foregoing official authentication.
Nathan Weston

2387 Mary Howe
18
Geo Wm Morton
$26.66 Per annum
Augusta Maine
Geo. Wm Morton Augusta Maine.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received Pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF MAINE, }
County of Franklin ss. ) On this Twenty fourth day of June A. D. 184 3 , personally appeared, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, Mary Howe a resident of Temple in the County of Franklin aged eighty three 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Joel Howe who was a private during the Revolutionary War ; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Joel Howe at the rate of Twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum, under the Act of July 7, 1838, which was paid to her at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine She further declares that she is still the widow of the said Joel Howe having remained unmarried ever since his death.
Witness.
George Gage Reuel D. Fuller
Mary X Howe Mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written,
Before me,
George Gage
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and is the reputed widow of Joel Howe deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since his death.
James Russell
Justice of the Peace.

State of Maine Kennebec County, S.S. I the subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held for and within the said County of Kennebec, Certify that James Russell is a Justice of the Peace, as within stated and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Sup. Jud. Court of Maine the 29th day of June 1843.
J. R. Nichols
I also further certify that George Gage is a Justice of the Peace for Franklin County, in the State of Maine and the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. Witness my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court the 29th day of June 1843.
J. R. Nichols Clerk of the Judicial Courts, Kennebec County Maine.

Augusta, Me. Oct. 29 th 1889.
Sir:
I send you herewith proof of the marriage of Joel Howe to Mary Templeton, in 1778. & also evidence of the service of said Joel Howe in the New Hampshire troops, to be filed in the application of Mary Howe for a pension under the act of July 7, 1838. Record proof would be forwarded if it could be obtained, but as in this case, there are some reasons where the records were imperfectly kept, if kept at all. Mrs Howe is very poor, & I hope the evidence will be deemed satisfactory. There cannot be a doubt of the justice of the claim, with those who knew the parties. The certificate may be sent to me.
I am Sir very respectfully Yr Obedt Servt M c Naughton
J. L. Edwards, Esq., Commr. of Pensions. Washington, D.C.

3012 Mary Howe widow of Joel Howe. Act July 7. 1835.
advised Moses $26.66 2 / 3
no deduction
Mr. North Jr Augusta Me

State of New Hampshire Secretary's office
I do hereby certify that Artemas L. Holmes is an acting justice within and for the County of Hillsborough duly commissioned and qualified. his commission was dated on the 6th day of August Anno Domini 1838 and will expire on the 6th day of August 1843. and his signature to the within instrument is genuine
In testimony whereof I have this 6th day of June Anno Domini 1839 caused the seal of the State to be hereunto affixed.
Jno. Whipple Deputy Secy

Pittsboro N.H. May 30 th 1839
Dr Sir
Your letter of the 16 inst. directed to Moody Davis has been rec d and by him handed over to me he not being Town Clerk the present year and having made the examination requested by you I send you the following affidavit Yours &c A G Bloag
I Augustus C Bloag in Oath State that I am Town Clerk of the Town of Pittsboro in the County of Hillsboro State of New Hampshire and that I have carefully examined the records of said Town from Seventeen hundred & Seventy five to Eighteen hundred & fifteen & can not find any record of the publication or marriage of Joel Hoard to Mary Tompleton I further State that during the above period there are but very few marriages recorded & further that I cannot ascertain as there is any church records in existence kept during the Rev Mr Annon's Ministry
Augustus C Bloag Town Clerk of Pittsborough
May 30 1839 Sworn to before me
Antony L Holmes Jus. Peace

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
STATE OF MAINE.
Franklin County, ss.
On this fourth day of June A. D., 1839, personally appeared before the Rev: Thomas Parker Judge of Probate for said County, at a regular Court held at Farmington in said County, in open Court.
Mary Howe
a resident of Temple in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, aged seventy nine years, 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 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of Isel Howe late of said Temple , deceased. That she has warm As believe I do believe that her said late husband enlisted as a private in the year 1775, for eight months, in Capt. Crosby's company in Col. Reed's Massachusetts regiment; fully served out that period & after the expiration of the above service he served two months longer in the same company. For evidence she refers to the annexed declaration made by her said late husband in his life time, to the rolls now in the War Department. That she & her said late husband formerly lived in Peterboro', New Hampshire, & afterwards removed to Maine.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Isel Howe on the month day of October in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight ; that her husband, the aforesaid Isel Howe died on the thirteenth day
of December 1820 , at Temple aforesaid ; 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, viz. at the time above stated; that she has remained a widow ever since that period  his decease , as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That her maiden name was Mary Templeton , & she was married at Peterboro' New Hampshire, but has no family or other record of her marriage.
her Mary X Howe mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me. I have satisfactory evidence that the said Isel Howe died on the 13 th day of December 1820 , & that the said Mary Howe has ever since remained his widow & unmarried.
Thomas Parker Judge of Probate

I James Richards of Temple in the County of Franklin, Maine, aged forty three years, upon oath state that I have been acquainted with the within named Mary Howe for more than thirty years past, & that from my first acquaintance with the said Mary, she lived with the within named Joel Howe as her reputed husband until his decease which was about seventeen years ago, & that since the decease of the said Joel she has remained unmarried,
James Richards
State of Maine, } Personally appeared before me Franklin ss: } this day of June 1839, the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. the Court of Probate held at Farmington in for said County, on the 4th day of June 1839, the deponent being a credible witness.
Thomas Parker Judge of Probate
STATE OF MAINE.
Franklin ss.
I the subscriber Register of Probate for said County hereby CERTIFY, That the Hon Thomas Parker, before whom the proceedings were had, is Judge of Probate for said County. I also CERTIFY, That the within & foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mary Howe for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this Fourth day of June A. D., 1839.
William Dickey } Register of Probate

Peterboro NH Oct 21
free
Hon James H. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington D.C.
Oct 26 In

Peterborough N.H. October 21 st 1839
Sir
enclosed is a letter from a Mrs Howe of the State of Maine relative to her marriage with Joel Howe formerly of Peterborough N.H. towards a year ago. I was called on to take the deposition of Jane Swan and Jane McBoy to prove the marriage of Mary Templeton to Joel Howe, I did take their depositions, as also the deposition of the Town Clerk, and forwarded them to her but it seems something is wrong; and instead of attempting to answer her letter I thought it due to the cause of humanity to enquire at your office what the trouble is; that the Marriage of Joel Howe to Mary Templeton, did take place at the time stated by the deponents is as certain as we exist - I lived many years in the neighbourhood of them in Peterborough, and know they lived together as man & wife and raised a large family of children of Howes services I know nothing - if there is any thing unsatisfactory relating to their marriage if you will direct a line to me in Peterborough I will endeavor to have it made right - if her husband did the country service enough to entitle her to a pension it is a great pity she does not get it, for I expect she is very poor - if when you receive this you will send me a line that I may give her an answer, you will aid the cause of humanity and oblige your humble servant John Scott direct to John Scott Peterborough New Hampshire

I Jane Swan of seventy seven years of age testify testify and say that in the year 18 seventeen hundred and seven I attended the Wedding of Joel Howe he Married Mary Templeton of Peterborough the Wedding was at her Father James Templeton of said Peterb. I distinctly remember to have seen them Married by the Revd. Mr. Simon then Minister of Peterborough they lived together as Husband and wife till they left Peterborough for the State of Maine
Jane Swan Jane Swan
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss. Peterborough September the twenty seventh
A.D. 1830 Then the above named Jane Swan made
Solemn oaths that this her deposition by her subscribed contained the truth
Before me John Steele Jus Peace
I hereby certify that I have known the above deponent Jane Swan for forty years she is now and has been for a number of years a Church member, is a Woman of sound mind and good memory, has ever sustained a good character as to veracity and truth and would be considered a good Witness in any Court in her neighborhood
John Steele Jus Peace

Deposition Jane Swan

Dear Sir,
I Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that John Steele within named is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hillsborough as within mentioned and that the foregoing and within signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name, at Anhurst in said County this sixth eighth day of October Anno Domini 1838
A. Wallace Clerk
I am satisfied with the correctness of the foregoing Official authentication.
Nathan Weston