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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
Being totally unable to labour for my support not having performed a day labour for five years hurt I now with my wife live in the family of Fayette Knowles and am wholly supported by his charity- notwithstanding my service was proved for one year only it is a fact which I hold myself ready to prove whenever required thag I actually served in the Revolutionary War from 1775 until 1783 when I was honorably discharged at Newburg in the State of New York on the seventh day of [home?] from Capt. M[unros?] Company Col. Dearborns Regiment in the New Hampshire line Simon Knowles