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STATE OF MAINE | STATE OF MAINE | ||
| − | Hancock ss.... At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third Eastern Circut begun | + | Hancock[handwritten] ss.... At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third[handwritten] Eastern Circut begun |
| − | and holden at Castine within and for the County of Hancock | + | and holden at Castine[handwritten] within and for the County of Hancock[handwritten] |
| − | on the second tuesday of July being the eleventh day of said month | + | on the second tuesday of July[handwritten] being the eleventh[handwritten] day of said month[handwritten] |
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in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, | in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, | ||
| − | ON this eleventh day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared | + | ON this eleventh[handwritten] day of July[handwritten] in the year 1820, personally appeared |
| − | in open court | + | in open court[handwritten] |
the same proceeding according to the course of common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, | the same proceeding according to the course of common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, | ||
keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being | keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being | ||
| − | a Court of Record for said Circuit, Theophilus Hopkins aged | + | a Court of Record for said Circuit, Theophilus Hopkins[handwritten] aged |
| − | + | sixty two[handwritten] years, resident in Vinalhaven[handwritten] in said Circuit, | |
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolu- | who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolu- | ||
| − | tionary War as follows, viz. as a Private in the company commanded by Capt. | + | tionary War as follows, viz. as a Private[handwritten] in the company commanded by Capt. |
| − | Heywood in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard | + | Heywood[handwritten] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard[handwritten] |
| − | in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more | + | in the line of the State of Massachusetts[handwritten] on the Continental Establishment, as is more |
| − | particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the fourth | + | particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the fourth[handwritten[ |
| − | day of May A.D. 1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, | + | day of May[handwritten] A.D. 1818[handwritten], and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, |
| − | numbered 15 | + | numbered 15.546[handwritten] was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of |
the United States of the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, | the United States of the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, | ||
or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it | or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it | ||
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the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as par- | the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as par- | ||
ticularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me. | ticularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me. | ||
| − | Theophilus Hopkins | + | Theophilus Hopkins[signature] |
Sworn to and declared, on the eleventh | Sworn to and declared, on the eleventh | ||
day of July A.D. 1820 } | day of July A.D. 1820 } | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 5 October 2018
STATE OF MAINE Hancock[handwritten] ss.... At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third[handwritten] Eastern Circut begun and holden at Castine[handwritten] within and for the County of Hancock[handwritten] on the second tuesday of July[handwritten] being the eleventh[handwritten] day of said month[handwritten] [stricken] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, ON this eleventh[handwritten] day of July[handwritten] in the year 1820, personally appeared
in open court[handwritten]
the same proceeding according to the course of common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said Circuit, Theophilus Hopkins[handwritten] aged sixty two[handwritten] years, resident in Vinalhaven[handwritten] in said Circuit, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolu- tionary War as follows, viz. as a Private[handwritten] in the company commanded by Capt. Heywood[handwritten] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shepard[handwritten] in the line of the State of Massachusetts[handwritten] on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the fourth[handwritten[ day of May[handwritten] A.D. 1818[handwritten], and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 15.546[handwritten] was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States of the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner 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 18th day of March, 1818: and that I have not, nor have I any income other than what is con- tained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as par- ticularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me.
Theophilus Hopkins[signature]
Sworn to and declared, on the eleventh
day of July A.D. 1820 }
BEFORE the Court attest Mason Shaw Clerk