Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11184, for Samuel Judd, Connecticut
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SERVICE    Conn.
Judd, Samuel
Waters, Phebe   Former Widow
NUMBER  R. 11184
It is alleged that this womans other husband, Oliver Waters, also served in the Revolutionary War.
See papers within.
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4561
In the matter of the application of Phebe Waters for a pension
Act July 4 1836
Married 10 Nov. 1776 
1d Husband died 22d Sepr 1786
2d Husband died Aug 1821
Care of J. L. Russell
Canton
St. Lawrence Co New York
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State of New York 
County of St Lawrence } ss  On this Twenty second day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty nine before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of St. Lawrence in open Court now sitting personally appeared Phoebe Waters, a resident of the Town of Russell in said County aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act explanatory of said act passed March 3d 1837: That she was married to Samuel Judd who was a soldier of the Revolutionary army of the United States on the Tenth day of November 1776 at Colchester in New London County State of Connecticut. That her said husband and herself both resided at the said Town of Colchester at the commencement of the revolutionary war. That her said husband volunteered in the spring of the year 1775 to serve as a soldier at Boston and went with his company under Captain Bulkley and there served three months. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was called out several times afterwards during the year standing and the next year, to serve in the Militia at New London, but she cannot member the periods of service sufficiently distinctly to state them. In the fall of the year
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1776 her said Husband was drafted to go with the Militia to New York, and by reason of his being engaged in making guns for the army which was his occupation, he was excused by Governor Trumbull from going at that time, by paper in writing in the proper hand writing of the said Gov. Trumball which paper is he annexed and follows.   
State of Connecticut   By the Governor 
To all whom it doth or may Concern Greeting 
Samuel Judd of Colchester Soldier belonging to Capt Eliph’t Bulkley's Company, and Ordered to March in the Militia gone & Going to New York, being a person Employed by Elijah Buell, gunsmith, in supplying Guns and Artifices, cannot Application of [unreadable] as it must know the furnishing Guns to his Own & the public, Damage.  
The said Judd is for that reason excused from going into said Service.
Given under my hand in Lebanon the 28th day of Septem’r A Dom 1776 
Jon’n Trumbull 
The foregoing is the only paper in her possession or knowledge of the declarant in relation to the services of her said husband. Her husband entered the service of the Connecticut troops she thinks by inlistment and marched to Elizabethtown New Jersey some time in the year 1777 or 1778 she thinks in 1778 and served there and at Horseneck several months, but she caused state definitely the time of his service at that period nor does she know the names of his officers.  In the year 1779 in April he was drafted for
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Three months to serve at New London, and did serve there at that time three months, but whether his Captain Buckley served at that time he does not remember. During the above of the revolutionary war her said husband was repeatedly called out in alarms and always served at such times and served short periods at such time, the particulars of which she cannot remember. She will remembers that he served as volunteer six weeks at the time New London was burned towards the close of the war she thinks in the year 1781. The states that her said husband's services must have in the whole amounted to at least two years.   
She has been unable to procure any testimony to prove his services, except the testimony of a man who served with him in the campaign at Elizabethtown and Horseneck, and she has no other documentary evidence than here before mentioned. Soon after the close of the revolutionary war her husband & herself removed to Middlefield in the State of Massachusetts, when her said husband died on the 20th day of September 1786. On the 10th day of January 1789 she again was married to Oliver Waters her second husband at Middlefield aforesaid, the second husband was also all time soldier & served, as he used to state, as Ensign in the militia, but she did not know him during the war & cannot state his services.  On the 16th August 1821, her second husband the said Oliver [Waters]
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Waters, started to go to the battle ground to celebrate with other revolutionary soldiers the anniversary of the battle of Bennington, and was taken sick on the way and died on the 18th or 19th day of August 1821.  Her maiden name was Phebe Bebe [Beebe].  
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Judd her said husband in the tenth day of November one thousand hundred and seventy six, and that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Judd died in the 22d day of September in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six; that she was afterwards married to her second husband the said Oliver Waters also died on the 18 or 19th day of August in the year eighteen hundred and twenty one and that she was a widow on the 4th July 1836 and still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.  
Phebe Waters
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written in open court before the Judges aforesaid.  
A.C. Low Clk
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Samuel Judd and Phebe Beebe were married November Tenth, one thousand seven hundred and seventy six.   
State of Connecticut New London County  SS  Colchester Jan 7th 1839 
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Samuel Judd and Phebe Beebe with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows Novr 10th 1776.   
Joshua B. Wheeler Town Clerk, Colchester 
I Joshua B. Wheeler above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town & State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town of Colchester with the exception above named as certified by me 
Joshua B Wheeler Town Clerk Colchester  
Sworn before me this 4th day of January AD 1839 
Samuel A. Peters Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut 
New London County}  ss  I John DeWitt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that the Hon Samuel A Peters before whom the within deposition of Joshua B. Wheeler was taken, was on said 4 day of January 1839 and still is a Justice of the Peace for said New London County and that his signature thereto affixed is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 5th day of January AD 1839 
John DeWitt Clerk
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[State of New York]
Warren County } ss  Samuel Judd of the Town of Warrensburgh in said County being first duly sworn says, that his father Samuel Judd died in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred & Eighty six, & according to the best of the recollection & belief of this deponent he died on or about the twenty third day of September in said year that at his death he resided at the Town of Middlefield in the State of Massachusetts & was in the thirty second year of his age. And further says not  
Samuel Judd
Subscribed & sworn to this 30th day of January 1839 Before me 
W. E. Dodge Commr of Deeds for Warren County
State of New York
Warren County ss}  
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County do certify that William E. Dodge Esq before whom the preceding affidavit appears to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same A Commissioner of Deeds Residing in the said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand Writing and Signature 
Witness my hand and seal of office at Caldwell this 30th day of January 1839 
Thomas Archibald Clerk
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I W. E. Dodge the commissioner within named  do certify that I am acquainted with Samuel Judd who made the within affidavit & that he is a credible person & of good moral character - & that his statement as contained in the within affidavit is entitled to credit 
W E. Dodge Commr of Deeds
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State of Connecticut Hartford County Glastonbury  on this 5th day of January 1839 Personally appeared before me Solomon Cole a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Abel Lewis of the Town of Glastonbury in the aforesaid County to me well known and being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he is seventy eight years old and says that in the year 1777 or 1778 he was well acquainted with Samuel Judd of Colchester in the County of New London and State of Connecticut and that he said Judd was then at Elizabeth town doing duty as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he said Lewis was with said Judd on duty at sundry times at said Elizabeth townand also at Horseneck during the campaign and nearly as he can recollect about eight months.   Abel Lewis 
State of Connecticut 
County of Hartford Ss I Solomon Cole the above named Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing deposition of Abel Lewis was taken do certify that I am well acquainted with the said Abel Lewis and that he is a man of integrity and veracity whose statement is entitled to full credit 
Dated at Glastonbury this 5th day January 1839 
Solomon Cole Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut 
County of Hartford}  ss  
I James H. Holcomb Clerk of the County Court in & for said County of Hartford hereby certify that Solomon Cole who has subscribed his name to the foregoing certificate is a Justice of the Peace for said County & that his signature there to subscribed is his genuine signature.   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court this 5th day of January 1839 
James H. Holcomb Clerk
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State of New York
St. Lawrence County }  ss:  Sophia Ashley of Russell in said County being duly sworn says she is forty five years of age, her maiden name was Waters, she is the daughter of Widow Phebe Waters and of Oliver Waters deceased .  Her father the said Oliver Waters died at Bennington in Vermont on the 18th on 19th day of August 1821. The deponent saw his corpse and attended the funeral and she further says that the said Phebe Waters has remained a widow ever since his death. 
Sophia Ashely
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 day of May 1839 
Elihu Phelps Justice of the Peace 
State of New York 
St. Lawrence County. } ss  I, Elisha Phelps a justice of the Peace in and for the said County before above the foregoing deposition was subscribed and sworn to certify that I am well acquainted with the said deponent Mrs. Ashley and that she is a person of veracity whose statement is entitled to full credit. Dated this 22d day of May 1839 – 
Elihu Phelps Justice
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State of New York
St. Lawrence County}   ss. I Alvin C. Low Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of St. Lawrence do hereby certify that Phebe Waters the declarant named in the foregoing declaration  appeared as therein stated and that it was found to the court by the Oath of Elihu Phelps Esq in open Court that this is the identical person therein described as the declarant and that upon her declaration and the proof thereunto [unreadable] it satisfactorily appears to the said Court that she has truly stated in her said declaration all the matters therein set forth and that her said husband the said Samuel Judd served as therein stated.  And I the said Clerk do further certify that the said Elihu Phelps before whom the foregoing affidavit of Sophia Ashely purports to have been made was on the day of the date of the said affidavit a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly elected and qualified and that the Signature to the said affidavit purporting to be that of the said Justice is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 27th day of May 1839 
A. C. Low Clk
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
AWF/hmm
July 5, 1929
Mrs. C. F. Wetherell
3 Puritan Avenue
Dorchester Massachusetts.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11184, it appears that Samuel Judd married November 10, 1776, in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, Phebe Beebe; they were then both of said Colchester.  He died September 22, 1786 at Middlefield, Massachusetts, in the thirty-second year of his age.
She married January 10, 1789, at Middlefield, Massachusetts, Oliver Waters, who died August 18 or 19, 1821.
The widow, Phebe, applied for a pension may 22, 1839, at which time she was living in Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, aged eighty-one years, and alleged that her husband, Samuel Judd, volunteered in the spring of 1775 and served three months in Captain Bulkley’s Connecticut Company and was in the battle of Bunker Hill; that he was called out several other times, was at the burning of New London and was also engaged in making guns for the army and served until 1781.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months service.
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She also stated that her second husband, Oliver Waters, was an Ensign in the Militia during the Revolutionary War. 
In 1839, Samuel Judd, a resident of Warrensburgh, Warren County, New York, referred to the above named Samuel Judd as his father; also, in 1839, Mrs. Sophia Ashley of Russell, New York, stated that she was forty-five years of age, and that she was the daughter of Phebe and Oliver Waters. 
Respectfully, 
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.
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L.W.B.
R. 11184
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and war of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States. 
O. W. & N. DIV.  
REVOLUTIONARY.  
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
WASHINGTON, D. C., 
January 23rd, 1899. 
Sir:-
In compliance with a request on the part of Mr. Charles McGilley, of this Bureau, I have to advise you that Phoebe Waters, former widow of Samuel Judd, made an application for pension on May 22nd, 1839, at which time she was 81 years of age and residing in St. Lawrence Co., New York, and in her application she alleged that her husband, Samuel Judd, to whom she was married November 10th, 1776, at Colchester, New London County, Conn., volunteered at Colchester, Conn., in the Spring of 1775, and served under Capt. Buckley and that he participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill. She alleged that he had several tours of service from time of first enlisting until 1781 but length of service is not stated. 
A very careful search fails to reveal the names of Asa or Giles Judd upon the Revolutionary or War of 1812 pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner 
Mr. John Judd, 
McLeansboro, Ills.
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In the matter of Phebe Waters widow of Samuel Judd 
Application for pension
Depositions of Hosea Foote, Lydia Ingham & John R. Watrous surgeon in Revolutionary Army
Hon. Jno Fine
H. R.
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I Hosea Foote of Colchester in the County of New London State of Connecticut aged 77 years last September, do on oath declare and say that I formerly lived near to and was well acquainted with Samuel Judd of Said Colchester, and I always understood that he was in the service of his Country in the War of the Revolution. I well remember seeing him at New London the day after the Massacre at Fort Griswold, and I have no doubt, that he performed Military service. I was not myself at New London at the time the British visited that place, but went down the next day with many others.   
Colchester Jan. 23d 1840 
Hosea Foote 
New London County ss Colchester January 23d 1840 
Personally appeared Hosea Foote, well known to me as a person of truth and veracity and made oath to the foregoing statement of facts by him subscribed before me.   
Frederic Morgan Justice of the Peace
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I John R. Watrous of Colchester in the County of New London, State of Connecticut, do declare and say that I was well acquainted with Samuel Judd of said Colchester, both before and after the Revolutionary War, he living in the vicinity of my residence until his decease.
I myself being in the Revolutionary Army had not personal knowledge of him during that time, but from information from the Inhabitants of the Town living near him, have frequently been informed that the said Judd was at different times in the said Revolutionary Service (viz) at New London, Groton, &c of which circumstances there is no doubt, but unfortunately those who were living in this place, and had personal knowledge of the fact of his services, are all deceased, that no positive evidence of the fact can be obtained.
Colchester Jany 23rd 1840
John R. Watrous Surgeon in the Revolutionary Army
New London County SS, Colchester January 23d AD 1840
Personally appeared John R. Watrous and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement of facts by him subscribed before me
Frederic Morgan Justice of the Peace
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I Lydia Ingham of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut do testify and say. That I am now seventy eight years of age, that my native place is Colchester in the County of New London in said State of Connecticut, at which place my Brother Samuel Judd was a resident during the Revolutionary War.   I recollect said Samuel Judd served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the United States service and was absent from home several times, but I cannot say for how long a time.    
I believe he was in said service at New London, in the course of said war and I think he was also at White plains in said service in the Revolutionary army.   
I further testify, that said Samuel Judd was married to Phebe Beebe and further this deponent saith not 
Lydia Ingham 
State of Connecticut 
County of Middlesex Saybrook 21 Jany 1840 
Personally appeared Mrs Lydia Ingham, well known to me as a person of truth & veracity and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed before me 
Geo. Pratt Justice of the peace
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I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, 
THAT George Pratt Esq is 
and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Middlesex in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Pratt in Court and Country. 
In testimony whereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 25th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty.   
And I certify that the signatures of said Pratt hereunto annexed are genuine. 
R. R Hinman Secretary.
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I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Frederic Morgan Esq is 
and for more than six months past, been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New London in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Morgan in Court and Country, 
In testimony whereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 25th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty And I certify that the signatures of said Morgan hereunto annexed are genuine. 
R R  Hinman Secretary
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War Department
Pension Office
Sep 30 1839
Sir,
The papers of Mrs Phebe Waters, who was the widow of Samuel Judd, have been examined and filed.  If the claimant’s husband served in 1775 as alleged, record evidence thereof may be found in the Office of the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut, to whom reference is made for further proof.  Of the service after that year there can be no investigation unless the names of the officers are specified.
I am respectfully your Obedt Servt
J. L. Edwards
J. L. Russell Esq
Canton N. York
Under Certs if can Act 7 1839
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Mr. Fine – I [unreadable] to J. L. Edwards Esq and sent the papers of Mrs Waters widow of said Judd and commend them to his favorable notice
H. of Reps 
March 10 1840
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Canton St. Law Co. N.Y. May 31, 1839
Hon. J. L. Edwards 
Commr of Pensions
Sir:
Issued herewith I enclose [unreadable] & proofs of Phebe Waters for a widow’s pension.
Some months since I forwarded to the Department the application of widow Esther Ingraham, of Lydia Low, & Lucy Tuttle & Not having any returns, have feared the papers may have miscarried.   If the papers have not reached their destination please have the goodness to communicate the fact to me.   
Very Respectfully Your Obt servt 
Jno Lester Russell
Esther Ingraham [unreadable]
Lydia Low, recd 2 Apl
Lucy Tuttle, 2 Apl
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Hon J. Fine
7th March 1840
OC
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War Department 
Pension Office  
11. March 1840 
Sir
The additional evidence in support of the claim of Mrs Phebe Waters in the letter of J. L. Russell Esqr is not sufficient to sustain her application. The only part of the service set forth with any degree of precision is that under Capt Eliphalet Bulkley in 1776 - The certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut goes to prove that the company was paid for services rendered from June 10th 1776 till January 22 1777.  Admitting the claimants husband to have been in the service under Capt Bulkley he was it appears released a from his engagement by the Governor of Connecticut on the 20 Sept. 1776 after having served 3 months and ten days.  Mr Russells letter is herewith returned.   
Hon Jno Fine House Reps US
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11184
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[stamp] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS SECTION MAR 5 1929 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Puritan Ave, Dorchester, Mass.
March 1 1929
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C. 
Dear Sir:- 
I read in the D.A.R. Conn, List of Pensioners and Soldiers Graves”, that under- 
Waters, Oliver – Phebe, widow of the above soldier applied for pension as the former widow of her first husband, Samuel Judd.
The number given in the book was R. 11184 but whether this is your number I do not know.
I should be very much obliged if you would send me such information as may be contained inher application for pension.
Samuel Judd served in the Revolutionary War from Conn.
Thanking you I remain Very Truly yours
Mrs. C. F. Wetherell
Fannie L. Wetherell
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N. York
Phebe Waters
Let to J. L. Russell 30 Sep 1839
Act July 1836
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Jany 23" 99 
Jno. Judd 
McLeansboro, Ills. 
1929, July 5. Hist to Mrs. C. F. Wetherell AWF 
11184  
Phebe Waters  
Samuel Judd 
REJECTED  
The printed list of 1853 shows reasons for suspension “He did not serve six months”
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford Jany 25 1840
I Certify that on application for evidence of the services of Samuel Judd, Two Years or more in the War of the Revolution at New London under Cap Eliphalet Buckley [Bulkley] and at Bunker Hill, White Plains, Horse Neck & Guarding the Coast, officers not known, that I have examined the Books & papers remaining in this office and do not find the Pay Rolls of Cap Eliphalet Buckley butin the Pay Table Books is the following Account:
Port of New London Do to State of Connecticut For the Pay Subsistance &c of a Company Stationed at New London under the Command of Cap Eliphalet Buckley [Bulkley] of Col. Woolcotts [Wolcott’s] Regt from June 10 1776 to Jany 2 1777,
Wages, Billeting, [unreadable], Inlisting, [unreadable] &c  £1438.9.9
1 State Connecticut January 17 1777 I find nothing further Either to confirm or discredit the above claim.
Henry Kilbourn Compt.
4 mos & 22 days – 3 mo & 10 days.