Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4749, Silas Hathorn, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hathorn, Silas Lucy
R. 4749
CONTENTS

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the United States of the act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1896
State of Maine
Piscataquis County ss.
On this thirteenth day of September A.D. 1896 personally appeared before the Honorable Eleazar W. Snow Judge of Probate of Wells or for said Coun- ty of Piscataquis at a private court held at Brownville  some within and for said County, the same being a court of record. Lucy Hathorn a resident of Brownville in the County of Pis- cataquis in the State of Maine 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 benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1896. That she is the widow of Silas Hathorn who was a private in the army of the Revolution, that to the best of her knowledge and belief he served in a company command- ed by Lt. Andrew Gilman, in Col. Josiah Brewer's Regiment that she does not know and cannot state the names of any other officers under whom he served, that she cannot state the day or year or month when her said husband entered the service, but she knows that it was before the 25 th day of December 1778, that she cannot state the time when he left the service, but knows it was

several months she thinks more than one month after the said twenty fifth day of December 1778 that she cannot state the particulars of any engagements he was in during the service, that the said service was so far as she knows rendered at Bangor in the County of Penobscot, & that he was in the troops stationed at that place, that she has no documentary evidence in support of her said claim, and that for further particulars of the time and length of her service she refers to the testimony and proofs which she shall produce in support of her said claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Silas Hathorn by the name of Silas Hathorn Jr. on the twenty fifth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight; that her said husband the said Silas Hathorn died on the third day of May A.D. 1823 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Attest E.S. Greeley
Lucy her   my Hathorn mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written Before
E. W. Snow Judge of Probate

At a Special Court of Probate holden at Barnstable  Lava , on the day above written sufficient evidence was here in court produced to satisfy the Court that Lucy Hathorn above named was the lawful wife and is now the widow of the said Silas Hathorn
E. W. Snow Judge.
State of Mass Piscataquis County ss.
I Ebenzer Greeley Register of Probate within and for the County of Piscataquis aforesaid certify that Ebenzer W. Snow is Judge of Probate for the County of Piscataquis, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to the certificates by him subscribed hereto annexed, and that his signatures above are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Probate and have subscribed my name this the thirteenth day of September AD 1843
E. S. Greeley
{ Register of Probate for Piscataquis County

City of Manly, Del. I Jo. H. age 92. On oath & I am a Res. person of the U.S. that I was for aughts with John Nathan for in Oct 1772, I then being 13. His father for by me in this matter from the term of serv. as I understood it B. I then had John Nathan for with them. He remained - Barger till Oct 1776 when he enlisted a soldier as a guard of liberty men. Liberty White was the order Held at Barger, an order by Lt Andrew Gylm. - Col Josiah Brien on property of Mulitons in the Mispillion screens. I was then the sergeant of the guard, & enlisted as Nathan myself. We did duty within a short time with the fort of June 1778. I was then the sergeant as a lieutenant as left that guard & went to Wilmington on a six months campaign to Delaware. I returned to Barger in the Am girl following, as it recently seemed as for some duty in the same guard. I returned to Delaware. & served out the six months campaign as after Barger the Am following, as for some their duty in the same guard as before in the for part.
(1707)

I Hannah Melvath of Bangor in the County of Penobscot of lawful age to testify on oath declare and say that I am acquainted with Lucy Hathorne, wid ow of Silas Hathorn, who formerly resided in Bangor, but who now resides in Brownville in the County of Piscata quis, that the said Silas Hathorn was my father, that he died about twenty three years ago, that the said Lucy Hathorn his wife was my mother, that after the death of my said father her family bible in which was his family records, but at that time a good deal worn and decayed came into my possession, that I kept it for many years, and at length about nine years ago I gave it to a friend residing in a distant town, who had no bible, that I do not know where it is now to be found, that before I so disposed of it, the said family records had been long use of the said bible almost if not entirely perished, I fur ther testify that between forty and fifty years ago my said father employed one Owen Madden, who kept a school in the neighborhood in which my father lived, at different times for many years, to make a copy of the said family records upon an orna mented sheet of paper, and afterwards some ad ditions were made to it, either by said Madden or

some other person. This paper is now in my possession. After my father's death, it went into the possession of my sister Mrs Nancy Johnson. She died about twenty years ago. This paper then came into my possession and has remained in my possession ever since. It was made in what was then thought to be good style, and has been carefully preserved, and is now perfectly plain and legible except the date of the day of the month and year of the birth of John Harthorn, which has been destroyed by the folding of the paper. The said paper is in words and figures as follows to wit,
Record of Mr Silas Harthorn's family
Silas Harthorn was born October 26 th 1755 Lucy his wife was born March 10 1759 & Married December 25 th 1778 Silas Harthorn junior was born June 3 1779 Rabeccah was born March 4 1781 Reuben was born December 30 1783 Hannah was born December 22 d 1785 Nancy was born February 4 1787 Joseph was born April 23 d 1789 John was born May. [date of day & year obliterated] Elizabeth was born May 1 1793 Levina was born May 17 1796 She died November 22 1796 Frances Harthorn was born Nov r 12 1797

Henry Rathbun was born Oct r 12 1799 I further state that I have frequently compared the paper of which the above is a copy with the entries in the said family bible, and know that the copy is correct so far as relates to names and dates. I am not certain that the spelling of the names and words is or is not the same. I further state that I knew the said Lucy Rathbun widow now residing in Brownville as aforesaid to be the same person who is mentioned in the said record as the wife of the said Isaac Rathbun. I can read writing and could formerly write but owing to infirmity am now obliged to sign sign my name with a mark
Antup M c Mill her Hoannah F McGrath edney Mc c grath mark
Conceded for February 27 1844 Then personally appeared Nannah McGraffe, and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition.
Believe me
W. H. Rice
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Hannah D. Griffith who signed - made out to the foregoing declaration, and that full credit is to be given when testimony is made of her

State of Maine
Penobscot P.S.
I W m . Helliard Clerk of all the Judicial Courts for said County hereby certify that John B Hill Esquire whose name subscribes in the foregoing instrument is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly qualified & commis- sioned and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of our Supreme Judicial Court this county, seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four.
W m Helliard Clerk

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
P. O.
Lucy Hathorn Service: Widow of Silas
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Hon J. V. Edwards
Bangor Feb. 27 1864
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the deposition of Mrs Hannah McGrath, which completes the proof in the case of Mrs Lucy Rathbone, whose declaration I forwarded to the Department in Sept last.
In that case you have the deposition of J. Mansell the officer by whom Rathbone, the husband, was entitled, proving the service and the length of time. He was also present at the marriage and witnessed it, and also testifies to knowledge of the parties after the marriage till the time of the death of Silas Rathbone the husband, also to the identity of the declarant.
Also the deposition of Allen Gilman proving witness knowledge of the Magistrate, Israel Brewer, that his paper, after his death came into the hands of the witness in the process of the administration of his estate, that among them he finds his commission as a justice of the peace dated 1776. That he has searched for his justice records and cannot find them. He also testifies that at the time his marriage took place there was no town or plantation keeping records in which by law the marriage was required to be recorded. And I now send the deposition of Mrs McGrath with a copy of the family record of Silas

That then all which I have will be found sufficient both in substance and form and that the declarant will be found entitled to be placed on the rolls &c.
The certificate I wish to have sent to me at Bangor
I am very respectfully yours
J. M. D.

47 Hathorn Mr
Set to F. H. Hill July 26. 184 " " J. B. Hill " 30 18 " " " " " Augst. 31. 18 " " " " " Nov. 27. 18 to Name Nov 28th 43
act 4 July 1826

6047 Lucy Hathorn Maw of Silas Hathorn
4749 Mr.
Seth H. N. Will July 21. 1844 " " J. B. Will, July 30. 1844 " " Same Aug 31. 1844 " " Same Nov 23. 1844 Act 4 July 1836

Bangor Oct 24 1845
Rev. Dr. Edward
Com. Pensions
Sir
Enclosed I send the declaration of Reumah Gillmer for a pension under the act of 1836 like the deposition of Edwin Ide Town Clerk of Weymouth Wrentham, verifying a copy of the records of the marriage, and the deposition of Thomas George proving the identity of the claimant all of which I trust will be found in due form and sufficient.
I also send the certificate of the Sec. of State of Massachusetts proving the service of Mrs. Kathorn by a copy from the rolls in her office. This certifies the evidence on file completes the proof in the case of Lucy Kathorn. The copy shows the time to be a few days short of 6 months but the deposition of Mansell shows the time of the actual service to be more than six months. I recommend the case to your favorable consideration & that you will be able to allow for six months at least if not more.
I am very respectfully yours,
J. H. Hill

Bangor Dec 28 1843
Hon J. Edwards
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the declarations of Mrs Sarah Maine, and Mrs Sarah Putnam with the additional cer- tificates required. Which I trust will be found right. I also send the Deposition of Allen Gilman in the case of Mrs Lucy Hathorne, whose de- clarations I forwarded some weeks since. I also send the Declaration of Mrs Mary H- low under the act of July 7 1838.
Very reply you,
J. H. Miller

Bangor Oct 20 1883.
Dear Sir
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the declaration of Lucy Hathorne for a pension under the act of 4 July 1876, also the deposition of Joseph Mansill in proof of the same. which I trust will be found sufficient so far as it goes. I shall soon send further proof.
By an inadvertence I omitted attaching a copy of Mansill's deposition to the back of the declaration which I have erased, & hope you will excuse it.
I have been for some weeks anxiously looking for the affidavits of Mr. Mansill, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Park & some others. These papers I sent to you in July or August. There are the widows of deceased pensioners, and if they are to be benefited by the benevolence of Congress, their cases require to be attended to soon as they are all at extreme old age and in circumstances to need the aid provided for them. I am aware that the business of your office is very great but I trust you will find time to take up the cases soon. I am very respectfully yours
J. W. Hill

me add. f.f. Sept 25 '45
Lucy Hallam
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George W. Cump Esq. Adm. Com. of Pensions, Pension Office Washington

Banger Sept 18 1864
George W. Trapp Esq,
Acting Commissioner of Police.
Sir
The pension certificates of Mrs Mary Warlow bearing date Sept 13. were duly received by this morning's mail.
Enclosed I send the deposition of William Collum, a witness who was present at the marriage of Silas Halthorne Jr & his wife now his widow, Lucy Halthorne. In reference to the proof of the marriage and date, I will take the liberty to state that by the deposition of Allen Gilman Esquire, an aged counsellor at law, and a gentleman of the highest respectability, it appears that he was well acquainted with Brewster the justice of the Peace who married these persons and that he has the custody of his books and papers, and that he has made search in them for the record of this marriage but finds no record of any marriage celebrated by that Magistrate. He also states that in 1878 neither the town of Brewster in which the said justice lived, nor the town of Orange from which it was taken, were within the limits of any incorporated place, in which town records were kept. Search having been made in the proper place for the record of the marriage and none being found, the party is then admitted to secondary evidence, and to prove the marriage and date she produces the deposition of Joseph Mansell, who was present and swears positively to the fact and the date and to the name of the Magistrate, and states that he will

Knew the parties, a long time before they were married, and was intimately acquainted with them ever after, and lived near them till the death of Hathorne. That they had a numerous family of children, and that no question was ever to his knowledge made of the legality of the marriage. Also the deposition of William Colburn, who was present at the marriage, and who states substantially the same facts as Mansell. He is not so positive as to the date but has no doubt that it was Dec 25 1778.
Also the deposition of Mrs. McGrath. She testifies to a copy of the family record of Silas Hathorne Jr. that it was copied from a record in his Bible. That the copy was made about fifty years ago. That the original was after the death of Hathorne in the possession of the witness, but is not now in her possession. That she does not know where it is to be found, but thinks it is worn out and destroyed. By this record it appears that the marriage was Dec 25 1778. The births of eleven children are recorded in the record. The first is June 3 1779, a time which would rather indicate an earlier than a later day, for that of the marriage than that proved.
It seems to me that the proofs of the time & legality of the marriage are as distinct, accurate and full as under the circumstances of the case could be expected or required. It should be borne in mind, that in 1778 this country was a wild desert, very sparsely inhabited, by people who had no regular municipal organization, in which state of things records could not be expected.
As to the objection of want of particularity in the declaration as to the time of service etc. I refer to the instructions of the department under date of July 9. 1836 No 7. by which it is provided that when the service is clearly proved, "by record doc

umentary evidence, or the affidavit of a commissioned officer showing the grade and length of service." The particulars in relation to the service are not required to be set forth &c. In this case the length and grade of the service is proved by the affidavit of Joseph Mansell, a commissioned officer (a Lieutenant) who states in his affidavit that he enlisted him in September 1776, and he served more than two years, three months, and was discharged in January 1779. Mansell states in his affidavit that he was a Lieutenant, and he has for many years received a pension as "a Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution." It would seem then that the regulations of the department have in this particular been complied with.
I will add further that it is wholly out of the power of the Applicant to set forth in her declaration the service of her husband with any more particularity, than it appears in her declaration and the proofs accompanying it.
She is now on the extreme verge of life, very poor & wholly dependent for support on persons very illly able to sustain the burden, I hope her case will receive a favorable consideration & that her certificate will be issued with as little delay as possible.
I am very respectfully yours,
J. B. Hull

Bangor July 24. 1844
Hon. J. H. Edwards
Dear Sir
I shall feel greatly obliged if you will send me a copy of the act passed at the last session in reference to pensions and of the instructions of the Department for the guide of applicants under it. Also please inform me if the papers in the case of Mrs. Lucy Hetherne and in the case of Mrs. Mary Hetherne, forwarded by me some months since have been received, and if so when they may look for a decision on their claims.
I am very respectfully yours
J. B. Hill

6047
Lucy Heathorn Me
24 July 1836

100 ... 1879
I Joseph Mansell aged ninety two years on oaths declare and say that I am a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States. that I was first acquainted with Silas Hathorne in April 1772. I then lived in Bangor. His father's family moved in that month from the town of Stow as I understood to the town of Bangor and the said Silas Hathorne with them. He remained in Bangor till Sept. 1776 when he entered a service in a guard of thirty men. twenty white men and ten Indians stationed in Bangor commanded by Lt Andrew Gilman in Col Joseph Brewer Regiment of Militia in the Massachusetts service. I was then first Sergeant of that guard and entered said Hathorne myself. We did duty together in that guard till the first of June 1778. I was then commissioned as a lieutenant and left that guard and went on a six months campaign to Machias. I returned to Bangor in the August following on the recruiting service and found him doing duty in the same guard. I returned to Machias and served out the six months campaign and returned to Bangor the December following and found him still doing duty in the same guard as before. In the forepart of the month of January the 1779 the said Hathorne was legally discharged

His service under the enlistment aforesaid was two years and three months and some days more.
I was also acquainted with Lucy Pitcher as long ago as 1776. In the fall of that year she came to the side in Bangor. I have been acquainted with her ever since till the present time. During most of the time since. She has lived in Bangor. But now lives in Brownville. I was present when they were legally the said Silas Hathorne Jr and the said Lucy Pitcher were legally married by Josiah Brewer a justice of the Peace. He was the same person I before referred to as let Brewer. I know that they lived together from that time till her death, and that they brought up a family of ten children. They were married the twenty fifth of December 1778. They lived in the neighborhood near me till her death & I was intimately acquainted with her. He has been dead about twenty years. I know that Lucy Hathorne widow now residing in Brownville in the County of Penobscot is the same person who by the name of Lucy Pitcher was married as I have above stated to the said Silas Hathorne Jr. She has not been married since the death of the said Silas Hathorne but still remains his widow.
Attest Daniel Lord
Joseph his Mansell mark

Penobscot p. Oct 12 1843 Then personally appeared Joseph Mansell above named and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him signed Before me
J. H. Hill Pierce
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Mansell above named, and that his character for truth is good & that full credit is due given to his statements under oath
J. H. Hill Pierce
State of Maine
Penobscot p. I William T. Hill clerk of all the Judicial courts for said County of Penobscot do hereby certify that John P. Hill is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court and subscribed my name this thirtieth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and forty three Wm T Hilliard Clerk

I Allan Gilman, of Bangor in the county of Penobscot Counsellor at law, on oath declare and say that I was personally acquainted with the said Josiah Brewer, late of Brewer in the county of Penobscot, that the said Josiah Brewer died on the 2 d of Feb. 1805, that the said John Brew- er of said Brewer and Margaret Brewer widow of the said Josiah Brewer were executors of the last will of Jo- siah Brewer, that the said Margaret Brewer died May 11. 1816, and the said John Brewer on the 31 st day of July 1825, that this deponent was the executor of the last will of the said John Brewer, and as such had possession of his books & papers, and has them still in his possession, and that among & with the said books & pa- pers of John Brewer, those of Josiah Brewer, which were in the hands of John Brewer at the time of his death came into the possession of this deponent and are still in his possession, that I have been requested to examine the said books & papers and have done so, that I find among them the books of account and other valuable books & papers of the said Josiah Brewer, and his commission as a Justice of the Peace for the County of Penobscot, within which he resided, bearing date May 10. 1776, but I can find no record of any of his official acts as a Justice of the Peace, and I have reason to be- lieve and do believe that none such is in existence, as I do not know of any person who is or would be entitled

to the custody of keeping of the same except myself. The dates of the decease term of decease of the said John Brewer. Margaret Brewer and Josiah Brewer are by me stated from the record in the family bible of the said John Brewer and in his hand writing which I have seen and read this day. The time of the decease of John Brewer I state from my own knowledge. I further state that on the 25 th of Decem- ber 1778 neither the town of Brewer nor the town of Orono from which it was taken were within the limits of any incorporated town, in which town records were kept, and that it was not untill long after that time that there was in that territory any incorporated town or place keeping town records, but on referring to a Statistical table I find that Orono was incorporated in 1788 and Brewer in 1812
Allen Gilman,
State of Maine
Penobscot p. December 28. 1843 Then personally appear- ed Allen Gilman above named and made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition before me by him signed. Before me
William J. Pease
Penobscot p. December 28 1843 I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Allen Gilman who made subscribed and sworn to the foregoing deposition

that full facts and credit is to be given to her, with many.
H. H. Hill Jr. Receiver.
State of Maine
Penobscot ss. December
I William T. Hilliard Clerk of all the Judicial Courts for said County of Penobscot hereby certify that John B. Hill is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing deposition,
purporting to be his are genuine,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Penob- scot and subscribed my name this twenty eighth day of December in the year 1843.
Wm. Hilliard Clerk

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Good Hope Bay 1257

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
July 30 1815.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Silas Harthorne junr. is borne as a private upon a pay roll of a comp y . of Soldiers stationed on Penobscot River, under the command of Lieut. Andrew Gilman, consisting of 1 Lt, 1 Ensign, 4 non-commissioned officers, 1 fifer and 25 privates, including 10 Indians, commencing Sept r . 11, 1776. and ending Jan y . 22, 1778:—term of service of said Harthorne was from July 29, 1777, 5 months, 23 days,—being all the evidence of service of any one of the name shown by the records in this office.
Large decorative flourish or signature at the bottom of the text block.
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Parris, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary service made by the Widow of the party who rendered the service
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls of his office of the service of my husband Silas Hathorne who was a private and sergeant in the War of the Revolution. He enlisted from the town of Bangor in the County of Penobscot in the State then District of Maine in the year 1776. as a private in a guard of thirty men. twenty white men and ten Indians. He tended at Bangor commanded by Lt Andrew Gilman in Col Josiah Brewer's Regiment of Militia in the Massachusetts ser- vice and he served in the said Guard at Bangor from the time of his enlistment till some time in January 1779. when he was discharged. I am now eighty four years old. and my memory does not enable me to state my hus- band's service more fully than above stated.
Witness my hands this twenty eighth day of January 1845.
Lucy her Hathorne mark
Signed by the said Lucy Hathorne in my presence.
Eliza A. Jenks Justice of the Peace. Dorset Lord
I certify that the name "Silas Hathorne" in the above appli- cation was interlined before it was signed
Eliza A. Jenks Justice of the Peace
State of Maine Discharge of Clerk's Office of the Judicial Court. Second County.
I hereby certify that Eliza A. Jenks whose name appears on the above certificate was at the date of signing a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified according to law to act in said capacity and that full credit

may be given to his acts as such
In witness whereof I have affixed the seal of our Supreme Judicial Court, at Dover, this twenty eighth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred, and forty five
E. Clark Clerk
1845

William Colburn of Oregon died roughly four years on both sides and that say that I was well ac- quainted with Silas Hathorne Jr. formerly of Bangor who died at Bangor about twenty years since. I was also well acquainted with his wife now her widow. I knew them both before they were married and liv- ed in the same neighborhood with them about two years, and lived within about five miles of them until the death of the said Silas Hathorne Jr. Her wife's name before they were married was Lucy Pithee. I lived in the same family with her about six months previous to the time they were mar- ried. I was present when they were married and saw them married. It was in December and it was as I think a Christmas day in the year 1878. I am not certain of the date but know that it was when I was about eighteen years old. They were married by a justice of the Peace I think his name was Brewer but I am not certain. I distinctly remember that Joseph Mansall & his wife now dead were there. Also one of my sisters who is now dead was there. The marriage was at the house of General Preble. I had lived in Pithee family and was frequently there. I recall that at that time I staid over night at Pithee and I recall the sport that was made in the morning with the new married couple. I knew that they lived together as man & wife from that time till her death, I lived near them all that time except when I was absent in the army, and I never knew any question to be made by any body that they were lawfully mar- ried. I further state that the widow Lucy Hathorne now residing in Brunswick is the same person whom I saw married as above stated to the said Silas Hathorne Jr. William Colburn

State of Maine Penobscot ss September 17. 1844
Then personally appeared William Colburn of being in said county and subscrib- ed and made oath to the truth of the fore- going affidavit: before me
J. B. Hill J. Peace
I certify that in the foregoing affidavit, in the sixth line from the bottom, the words "I lived near them all that time" were intended before signing, have my been accidentally omitted in writing the affi- davit.
Sept 17. 1844
J. B. Hill J. Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with William Colburn who signed & swore to the foregoing affidavit & that full faith & credit is to be given to his testimony.
Sept 17 1844
J. B. Hill J. Peace
State of Maine.
Penobscot ss. I, Wm. S. Williams Clerk of all the Judicial Courts for said County of Penobscot, hereby certify that J. B. Hill Esquire whose name appears above subscribed is a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly qualified & commissioned and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I herewith set my hand and affix the Seal of our Supreme Judicial Court this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Wm S. Williams Clerk