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STATE OF MAINE. Hancock ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the third Eaatern Circuit, begun and holden at Castine within and for the County of Hancock on the third Tuesday being the twenty first day of November and by adjournment [from day to day (crossed out)] on the 22 day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable William Crosby & James Campbell Judges of said Court. ON this twenty second day of Novembee in the year 1820, personally appeared in open Court the same proceeding according to the course of the 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, Michael Larry aged sixty six years, resident in Castine 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 in the company commanded by Capt.s Popham + Sullivan in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moyland particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration , made on the ninth day of May A.D. 1818, and okn which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 17.257 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on 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 therby 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 : ans that I have not, or 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 con-tained in the schedule heretoannexed, and by me subscribed ; that my occupation and abiliyy to pursue the same , together with the number and particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as is par-ticularly described on the back hereof, also subscribed by me. [?] Michael + Larry [?] Sworn to and declared on the 22 day of November A.D. 1820 Before William Crosby + James Campbell Judges of said Court attn. Mason [?]