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�State of Maine.

KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss.

ON this fourteenth day of July, 1820, personally appeared before Nathan Weston Jr one of the Justices of the Supreme [Justice of the Circuit -- all struck through] Judicial Court [of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset -- all struck through], being a Court of Record [for said Counties -- all struck through], proceeding according to the course of the common law, having original jurisdiction, unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Benjamin Curtis aged sixty three years, resident in Monroe in the County of Hancock within said [Circuit -- struck through] State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. [in the Company commanded by Captain and Regiment commanded by Colonel of the line of the State of -- all struck through] upon the Continental Establishment, for the period of nearly fifteen months, on board the Dean Frigate commanded by Cap. Samuel Nicholson -- in 1777. & 1778. and in the first [illegible] captured two of the enemy's vessels, one of which was a twenty gun ship, out of Liverpool -- that his original declaration was made before Judge Crosby, on the twenty fifth day of April 18181; that he is now an applicant for a [on the Maine Roll, and that his -- all struck through] pension [certificate is numbered -- all struck through]]. And I, the said Benjamin Curtis do further 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; not have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Benjamin Curtis

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: Real esate -- none[all underlined] one Cow Half of the value of fifteen dollars 4 sheep & 2 lambs -- seven dollars one swine -- four dollars farming tools -- six dollars old house hold stuff (besides bedding) -- Five dollars