December 14, 1837 document certifying to Justice of the Peace Cornelius Holland that John Hearsey raised 30-1/2 bushels of wheat in 1837. Also signed by Jonathan Soule, who certified that he assisted in cleaning and measuring said wheat. The bounty was $2.63.
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Approximately 9-1/2" by 8", with the bounty amount written on the reverse.
The above mentioned were or may have been:
- John Hearsey (1795-1870)
- Cornelius Holland (1783-1870)
- Jonathan Soule - perhaps the Jonathan Soule (1793-1869) buried in the Leavitt Cemetery in Livermore, Maine
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