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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:37:24 -0400
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Try a GOOGLE Search for him. Some hits. Maybe sme
details will help. This Farnsworth seems to have
been in ME. Also the problem could be clouded by the
several ways to spell Farnsworth in the records..


Petition of Jonas Farnsworth 27 Feb 1778

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[Collections of the Maine Historical Society XV:390]

To the Honorable Council and House of
Representatives of the State of Masstts Bay in
General Court: assembled: Humbly sheweth -

That Jonas Farnsworth Adjt of the Sixth Regiment of
Militia in the County of Lincoln: was Caulled upon
to Do Duty at Machias this Last Summer Past {1777}:
as well as the field & staff officers: - as by Rolls
sett forth and Passed, - Likewise Capt Joseph Sevey;
Capt Stephen Smith; Capt Samuel Libbee: Capt John
Hall: Lewta William Nicholas: and Lewta Joel
Whitney: and Capt Henry Dyer with thear Respective
Companys under thear Command as is Sett forth by the
Rolls Passed by your Honours. - being obliged to
attend at Every alarm: was almost totally hindered
from Doing any thing for them Selves; or Raising
scarcely any Provition for the Suport of thear
Respective Families -

Therefore your Protitioners Humbly Prays that the
additional Pay may be Paid out of the States Store.
- in such articals of Provition & Cloathing as is
wanted for thear Releaf. -

Likewise your Protitioner begs Leave to acquaint
your Honours; - that Capt Samuel Libbee and his
Company found them selves whilest on Duty 126 Days
Rations. - also Capt Henry Dyer and men - 44 Days
Rations. - also Capt John Hall and men 76 Days
Rations. - and Lieut William Nicholas and Company
149 Days Rations: all which your Protitioner Prays
may be Replaced in Provition as theay are in grate
Nessessity for the same. -

also your Protitioner beg Leave to acquaint your
Honours that Coll. Campbell of the afore sd
Regiment: Layd before your Honours a Staff Roll
whearin Coll Foster was maid up 41 Days Service and
Drew his Pay, but Did not Draw his Rations: Likewise
a Roll of Capt Joseph Sevey: also a Roll of Capt
Joseph Libby boath of Machias, which Did Duty thear
when the ship ambuscade Viseted us: and your Honours
Payd nothing more than the Established Pay which is
but a Small Recompence for thear Time: in that
Valuable Part of the year. -

your Protitioner prays that your Honours would allow
an additional Pay to Capt Joseph Sevey & Capt Joseph
Libby and the good men under thear Command then: and
also allow them thear Rations with the Rations Due
to Coll Foster, out of the State Store, as they was
obliged to find themselves at that Time, and Never
as yet had any alowance for it, and are now under
the gratest Nessessity for the same.

also Prays that your Honours will allow the several
accounts hearwith Presented. -

and as in Duty bound your Protitioner will ever Pray -

Jonas Farnsworth

Boston February 27th 1778

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