By Lieutenant General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, commanding a Body of His Britannic Majestys Land Forces and Edward Griffith Esq. Rear Admiral of the white commanding a squadron of His Majestys Ships now arrived in the Penobscot.

This is to notify unto all whom it may concern, that the municipal laws as established by the American Government, for the maintenance of Peace and Tranquility in that part of the District of Maine lying between Penobscot River and Passamaquoddy Bay will continue in force until further orders and the civil magistrates are permitted to execute the laws, as heretofore and will be supported in so doing.

By Command –

F. Addison

Military Secretary

The several Townships of the County of Washington are hereby authorized to assemble at their respective Towns when duly summoned by their magistrates or selectmen for the purpose of giving in an account of their arms and subscribing to the following conditions and agreement with British commanders viz.

That in consideration offering allowed by the British Commanders to retain their arms we pledge ourselves that they shall only be used for the protection of our persons and property and for the maintenance of Peace and Tranquility of the County and that they shall not be employed under any circumstances against the British Power and the Committee now at Castine from Steuben may communicate to any committees on their way better from other Townships that they on their way back to Steuben may meet.

That the permission given for assembling in their several Townships for the afore mentioned purpose applies equally to them.

C. Sherbrooke

Edward Griffith

Inhabitants and Number of Arms

Gideon Leighton   1

Benj. ”           1

Wm. Nash          1

John Patten       1

Levi Parritt      1

Trustan Pinkham   1

Richard ”         2

Benj. ”           –

Trustan ” Jr.     1

Barnabus Strout   1

Josiah Strout     1

Josiah Sawyer Jr. 1

Joseph ” Sr.      1

Jacob Townsley    1

Benj. Wakefield   –

Robert Walker     1

James Yeaton      1

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Elisha Wakefield         –

Moses Micald             –

Benj. Godfrey            1

Dwelley Wakefield        –

James Pinkham            1

Thomas Parritt Jr.       –

James Moore              –

Thomas Parritt           1

Wm McKay                 1

Wm H. Shaw               1

John Royal               1

John Small               1

Elisha Strout            –

Larken Small             –

Samuel Parritt           1

Joseph Strout            1

Eli Baker                3

Samuel Campbell          –

Obediah Dunbar           1

Peter ”                  –

Caleb ”                  –

Ichabod Godfrey          1

Francis Cobb             1

Ebenezer Dyer            –

Richard Collins Sr.      1

Moses Hinckley           1

Obediah Hutchings        1

Marshall Hill            1

Mark Leighton            2

Israel ”                 –

Berdsey Lewis            1

Aneaziah Recker          –

Leighton 1

Jonathan Stevens Sr.     1

Benj. Sanborn            –

Wm. Handy                1

Robert Pinkham           –

Job Smith Sr.            1

Jonathan Leighton        1

Jeremiah Strout          1

Thomas Jones             1

Joseph Stevens           1

Thomas Nights            –

John Kingsley            1

Isaac Parritt            1

Alex Leighton            1

Steven Smith             2 pistils

Pliny Fisher             1

Asa Dyer                –

Lemuel Baker            –

Lemuel Yeaton           1

Chas. Ingalls           1

James Kingsley          1

Nathan Godfrey          1

Thomas West             1

That in consideration of being allowed by the British Commanders to retain our arms we the inhabitants of the Town of Steuben do hereby pledge ourselves that they shall only be used for the protection of our persons and property and for the maintenance of the peace and tranquility of the county and that they shall not be employed under any circumstances against the British forces.

Names                    No. of arms

Samuel Wakefield         1

Philo Lewis              2 pistils

Wm Campbell              –

John Yeaton              –

Ebenezer Handy           1

Robert Moore             1

Alex Nichols             –

Joseph Hutchings         1-2 pistils

John Upton               1

Barney Smith             1

Reuben Dyer              1

John Perry               1

Wm Parker                1

Stony E. Allen           –

Justin Smith             1

Zebulon Haskell and his son William living in Harrington but addressed to Steuben has come forward and swore themselves to the town officers in the Proclamation issued by her British commanders at Castine by signing their names to this Parole

Zebulon Haskell

William Haskell

Washington County – Steuben – September 11, 1814: We do hereby certify that the writing was done in Legal Town meeting.

Philo Lewis        Selectmen of Steuben

Wm. Campbell                ”     ”

John Yeaton                 ”     ”

Attest Ebenezer Handy – Town Clerk

Copy of Parole 1814.