Know all men by these presents that I, Elizabeth Franks, do hereby certify that in the year 1780 the English and Indians took Riddles Station and that I was among those that was taken to Detroit and that Michael Leonard was also of the number and that he was detained at Detroit by the enemy from the aforesaid year of 1780, say about the middle of June in said year until the fall of the year 1783 when the news of peace reached the authorities at Detroit and we were all then informed that we could depart at our pleasure, the said Michael Leonard does now and has for some years resided in this (Grant) county. Given under my hand this 29th day of October 1835.
Elizabeth (X) Franks
I, Asa Vallandingham, one of the Commonwealths Justices of the Peace in and for said county do certify that the above affidavit of Elizabeth Franks was this day subscribed and sworn to before me given under my hand this 29th day of October 1835.
Asa Vallandingham, Justice