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�State of Maine KENNEBEC COUNTY, ss ON the fifth day of June, 1820, personally appeared before Nathan [Abertow] Junior Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and Somerset being a Court of Record for said Counties, 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, Richard Hamilton aged Sixty years, resident in Searsport in the County of Hancock [NOTE: can not interpret hand written words following "Hancock"] within said Circuit, who being first duly [NOTE: can not interpret handwritten word inserted crossed out word] according to law, doth, on his oath that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz. in the Company commanded by Captain Plaice and Regiment commanded by Colonel Reed of the line of the State of New Hampshire upon the Continental Establishment for the period of [two] years that his original declaration was made before Judge [Crosby] on the fourth day of April 1818;that he is now on the Maine Roll, and his pension certificate is numbered 12678. And I, the said Richard Hamilton do further solemnly [affirm], that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, One thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and 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 with the provision 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 I have not, nor I have any income, other than what is contained hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Richard Hamilton

The following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding expected, vix : One can of the [water] of fifteen dollars Six sheep [NOTE: can not interpret words inserted above "sheep"] of the value of [NOTE: can not interpret the value of the sheep] dollars Household furniture [NOTE: can not interpret word following "furinture"] necessary bedding, valued at twenty five dollars - A [few] old [implements] of [NOTE: can not interpret word following "of"] not exceeding the value of [three] dollars - [As sworn] of [ NOTE: can not interpret word following "of"] [worth] [five] [dollars] [There] no debts Due to me that can be collected, and I owe as much as forty dollars - My income from the [NOTE: can not interpret word following "the"] [property] [there] [and is worth five dollars a year] [I am by occupation a farmer,] [but from age and infinity and having a [loving] wife [ in my] right [owner]. [and] Me to do my with labor My family at home consists of myself, my wife Mary aged thirty [seven] years. She is [NOTE: can not interpret rest of sentence following "is"] My son John aged [twelve] years, my daughter Abigail age [ten] years, my son Richard aged eight years, my daughter Mary Jane aged four years and my [daughter] Kelsey aged two years- People [she] [NOTE: can not interpret word following "[she]"] and my [company] dothing and [NOTE: I can not interpret the remaining words of the section] Richard Hamilton