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Hancock

State of Maine

On this 4th day of July 1820 personally appeared before me Wm Crosby [William Crosby] one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit Court of Common Pleas including the counties of Hancock Washington and Penobscot being a court of record by the laws of said state with power of fine and imprisonment Eben'r Allen a transient man aged 57 years now in Belfast said county of Hancock who being first duly sworn according to law on his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit: as a private from 1780 til 1783 in Capt W[?] in Col Joseph Lyttles[?] Regt in the New Hampshire Line of which he made declaration before the Hon William Crosby. I Ebe'zr Allen on oath say and declare that I have no real nor person Estate nor any income whatever other[?] my necessary clothing I was bred a farmer but by reason of infirmity am now unable to labor I have no children residing with me nor under my control I am unable to support myself without the aid of public or private charity Ebenz'r Allen his mark [mark]

Sworn to and subscribed on the 4th day of July 1820 Before Wm Crosby, a Judge of said Court�

Hancock State of Maine

On this 4th day of July 1820 [?]ally appeared before me Wm [?] one of the judges of the [?} the counties of Hancock Washing and Penobscot being a court of [?]. Eben Allen - a transient man aged [?]7 years [?] in Belfast in said county of Hancock

I Eben' Allen[underlined, handwritten] afor[?, crossed out] 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 pro- vide for certain persons engaged in the and 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, not has any person in trust for me, any property or se- curities, 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.

Eben' Allen his mark +

SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me [crossed out]

one of the Justices of said Court. [crossed out]