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STATE OF MAINE. At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun and holden at Castine within and for the County of Hancock on the 2 Tues day of July A.D. 1820. Hancock SS. On this 11th day of July 1820, being the first day of said term, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record by the laws of said state, with power of fine and imprisonment Ben Johnson aged 57 years, resident in Knox in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit:

[handwritten piece of paper inserted] [stricken] from 178[?] [?] the war in Cap [?] Foggs com in the 2d Regiment NH. Line commanded by Col Geo Reed. of which I made declaration before the said Judge on the 18 day of April 1818 and have rec'd my pension certificate therefor - which has no number and on [?] [end of handwritten page]

[typed form] and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act 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," passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me: nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Ben johnson[signature]

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[handwritten] Sworn to and declared on the 11th day of July 1820 Before [stricken] the court [stricken] Att Mason Shaw Clerk