Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,455, for John Tidd, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Tidd, John
         Abigail

NUMBER
W.19.455

CONTENTS
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(illegible)
New York Albany
Abigail Tidd widow of John Tidd
Mass
who served in the Revolutionary war as a private
[illegible] 
inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 72 dollars/0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848. Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of [illegible] 1857 and sent to T Sumpkin Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 226, Vol. 4

226
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I Elijah Fitch of Hopkinton the in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massassachusetts, Gentleman, do certify that there is on a book belonging to the Church of the First Parish in said Town of Hopkinton containing a record of the marriages solemnized by the Ministers of said First Parish the following Records viz. "One Thousand seven hundred and eighty, February second John Tidd and Abigail Goddard were married" that this is a true copy of the Record with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows

1780
Feby 2d John Tidd and Abigail Goddard were married.
I Elijah Fitch above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk at the Church of the First Parish in said Town of Hopkinton and have in my possession all the Records of said Church in the county, town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me.

Elijah Fitch Clerk of said Church

Sworn before me this fourteenth day of January A. D. 1839

Matthew Metcalf Justice of the Peace for said County of Middlesex

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County [illegible] 

I Isaac Fiske Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, hereby certify that Matthew Metcalf Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature above written is his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have [illegible]  set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this sixteenth day of January in the year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety nine.

Issac Fiske [illegible]
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State of New York [illegible] 
Cortland County

On this eleventh day of February 1839 personally appeared before me Oliver Kingman one of the Judges of the county court of said county of Cortland Abigail Tidd a resident of the town of Cincinatus in said county aged seventy seven yr and 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 7, 1838, entitled "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows.  That she is the widow of John Tidd deceased", who was, as she has frequently heard him declare a soldier in the War of Revolution.  He the said John Tidd was a resident of the county of Middlesex (Mass) during the Revolutionary War. We were married after the expiration of his services & applicant knows nothing of his services except from Report & for proof of his services she must refer to the testimony transmitted with this, her declaration & to the Records of the War Department.

She further declares that she was married to the said John Tidd on the second day of February 1780: & that her husband the aforesaid John Tidd died in the town of Eaton County of Madison on the tenth day of May in the year 1813: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794. (viz/ at the time above stated & that she has remained the widow of the said John Tidd ever since his death.

Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written before me & I certify that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court.

Abigail Tidd

Oliver Kingman Judge of Corttance County Court
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State of New York
Cortland County Clerk Office  [illegible]  Oren Stimson Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Olive Kingman Esq before whom the affidavit of Abigail Tidd and Ebeneer G Tidd purports to have been sworn was at the dates of the same a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County duly commissioned & sworn & duly authorised to act as such.  And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said judge & verily believe his signature subscribed to the said affidavits are genuine 

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 12th day of February AD 1839
O. Stimson, Clerk
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State of New York
Cortland County
Ebenezer G. Tidd being duly sworn say that the within named Abigail Tidd is the widow of the within named John Tidd & that she has remained his widow ever since the period of his death which took place on the tenth day of May 1813 & further say, not sworn before me after 11th day of February 1839 & I certify that the said Ebenezer G, Tidd is a credible witness.

Oliver Kingman Judge of Cortk=land County Court
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) applicaton of file with this bureau.  John Tidd Wid. File 19455

[column headings:DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED, CAPTAIN, COLONEL. STATE]

Apr, May 1775. 8 mos. Corp'l. Benjamin Parker. Gardner. Mass

✓. 1 year.  . ✓. Bond. "

June 4, 1778. 8 mos 25 days. ✓. Edward Richardson. Poor. 

Battles engaged in, ✓

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middlesex Co. Mass.

Residence at date of application, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co. N.Y.

Age at date of application, She was 77 yrs old.

Remarks: Soldier married at Hopkinton, Mass Feb'y 2, 1780, Abigail Goddard and died at Eaton Madison Co. ✓  May 10, 1813
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APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE WIDOW OF THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE

Application from Mrs Abigail Tidd, wife of John Tidd deceased, [illegilble] State of New York County of Madison Town of Eaton

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massahusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of my husband's service in the war of the Revolution.

He enlisted in the town of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex and the State of Massachusetts in the year 1775 as a private in the Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Parker  [[strikethrough]] in  [[/strikethrough]] as I  have been informed [[strikethrough]] Regiment [[/strikethrough]] and he served as follows, * viz:-

Eight months in the company in which he first enlisted.  After the expiration of this period he enlisted again from the town of Holliston or some town near there in Mass. in the regiment of Col Bond (I do not know what Company) & served two years, but whether as a private or an officer I do not know, but therein he was a sergeant some of the time, nor am I sure whether he enlisted for the period of two years at first or at two different times for periods of one year each. 

In 1778 he enlisted from the town of Hopkinton Mass. for 8 months, I think, in the regiment of Col. Poor.  However, according to the best of my knowledge, he did not remain in that

*Here descibe fully as may be, the length of service, the rank &c. of the soldier, or the capacity in which he served, and all other particulars known.
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regiment.  When he enlisted he was promised the office of sergeant, but afterwards finding no vacancy for him, he was permitted to join the artificers, he being a blacksmith by trade.  I do not know what Company of artificers he joined.  We were married in 1780.  He died in 1813.

All of his service was in the Mass. militia.

I am now 82 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated.

Witness my hand, this third day of February A.D. 1844.   Abigail Tidd

Signed by Abigail Tidd in my presence Feby 3, 1844

Edward Manholtz
Justice of the Peace

Tidd, John
Mass W19455
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[stamp Massachusetts State Seal in black ink]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
Secretary's Office, February 9, 1844

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Tidd borne upon the Eight rolls in Oct. & upon the [illegible] rolls Dec 29 1775 in the

To be allow?

[[strikethrough]] company of Capt Joel Fletcher, Col Doolittle, and is the only John Tidd that appears upon said rolls [[/strikethrough]]

There are no rolls of Capt  Benj. Parker in 1775, of Col Bond after 1775 or Col Pond in this office
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone: and that said application and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances which tend to satisfy me of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered service.

In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G. Palfrey; Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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[illegible]

8927 19

New York

Abigail Tidd,  widow of John Tidd, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on 10 May 1813 of Cortland in the State of NY who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [[strikethrough]] Hunt [/strikethrough]] Richardson of the reg commanded by Col [[strikethrough]] Brooks [[/strikethrough]] Poor in the Massa line for 8 Mo 25 Ds

Inscribed in the Roll of Albany at the rate of 29 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued 10" day of Decem. 1844 and sent to Wm. W. Farwell, Morrisville, NY

Total amount, $

[Act July 7, 1838.]

Recorded by F. L. Swann Clerk,

Book D. Vol. 1 Page 183
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IX 4772

Abigail Tidd

Vol 36 p 222

Capt Benj. Parker

Not found nor certify

AOMO

8 mo. 25 ds/pri
29.44

A.1.

Wm. W. Farwell
Morrisville
Madison Co
N.Y.
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[illegible]

I Charles Cutter of  West Cambridge in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts now in the eighty second year of my age and a Pensioner of the United States depose and say, that I was well aquainted with John Tidd formerly of that part of Cambridge now West Cambridge, that the said John Tidd enlisted in the Company Commanded by Capt Benjamin Parker in Col [illegible] Regiment in the Continental Army, that the time of his enlistment was in the last of April 1775 [illegible] the first of May in said year, that said Tidd continued in the services eight months and that he was in confinement in said company that I the said defendant was also a soldier in said company during the said eight months service and have a perfect recollection of the service of the said John Tidd.  That after the expiration of the said eight months in service, the said John Tidd  inlisted in the said Continental Army for one year and I think it was in the Regiment commanded by Captain Bond and that I distinctly remember  when he returned from the Army such
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I further [illegible] and I say that said John Tidd served his apprenticeship at the blacksmith business with Solomon Bowman in this [illegible] and at the time of his his enlistment was living with said Bowman.

Charles Cutter

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
Middlesex .January 5th 1839 Then personally appeared the [illegible] named Charles Cutter and made solemn oath to the truth of the [illegible] deposition by him submitted.

Before me James Russell Justice of the Peace for the Middlesex Court

Commonwealth of Massachuserrs

Middlesex So. I Elias Phinney Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for the county of Middlesec do certify that James Russell Esq is a Justice of the Peace within & for said county, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is his genuine signature.

In testimony wherof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the 5th day of January 1839

E. Phinney Clerk
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Abigail Tidd

admitted

Oliver Kingsman
Cincinnattus [sic]
Cortland
N.Y.

F.

6
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd February, 1848, entitled "An act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution" -

State of New York
County of Cortland [illegible].  On this 26th day of June, 1848, personally appeared before me, Oliver Kingman a justice of the peace of the town  of Cincinnatus. in afor said county of Cortland, Abigail Tidd, now a resident of the town of Solon in said county of Cortland, aged eighty seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2nd February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is now the widow of John Tidd, who was a private in the revolutionary War, and for whose services therein this declarant received a  provision of $29.44, per annum under the Act of Congress of 17th June, 1844 - to which evidence of pension she respectfully refers - She further declares that she is still a Widow -

Abigail Tidd

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me - and I further certify tht I am well acquainted with the said declarant  & know her to be the identical person indicated.

Oliver Kingman Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Cortland County
Clerk's Office 55. I Samuel Hotchkiss clerk of said county do hereby certify that Oliver Kingman Esq. before whom the above affidavit of Abigail Tidd was taken, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace,
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in said county duly commissioned and sworn. Also that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice, and verily believe his signature subscribed to the Jurat of the said affidavit is genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said county at Cortlandville this 27th day of June AD 1848
Saml Hotchkiss Clerk
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6848
Declaration
C.
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State of New York County of Madison SS
On this eighteenth day of December personally appeared before Sidney T. Holmes, a Justice the Peace in and for the County of Madison aforesaid, Abigail Tidd a resident of the town of Eaton in the county of Madison aforesaid; 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 on the 3d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Tidd who was a private in the company of Capt. Edward Richardson, Col. Poor, of the Massachusetts troops; and that a certificate has been granted her under the act of July 7, 1838, by which she is allowed for the time therein specified, the annual pension of twenty nine dollars and forty four cents. She further declares that she is still a widow, 
Abigail Tidd

Sworn to & subscribed by the above named Abigail Tidd who is personally known to me on the day & year above written, before 
Sidney T. Holmes
Justice of the Peace

State of New York Madison County Clerks Office SS 
I Zadock T. Bentley clerk of said county hereby certify that Sidney T. Holmes Esqr whose name is attached to the foregoing jurat of affidavit was at the time the same bears date a Justice of the Peace in & for said county duly elected & qualified. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his signature aforesaid is genuine and also that the words interlined to wit - "by the above named Abigail Tidd who is personally known to me" is in the hand writing of said Justice. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 18th day of Dec. 1844
Z. T. Bentley clerk
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Abigail Tidd
Pri. Bri of Pension Claim
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Abigail Tidd
Pension Claim

In February, 1839, Abigail Tidd declared that she is the widow of John Tidd decd. who, she frequently heard him declare, was a Revolutionary soldier.  He then resided in Moddlesex County, Mass. She was married to him 2nd Feby. 1780, and he died 10th May 1813.  She is still his widow. (No 1 Ex A.)

Evidence

1.  I Ebenezer G. Tidd say, that claimant is the widow of said John Tidd who died 10th May 1813. (No 2 Ex A.)

2. Elijah Fitch, clerk of the church in the first parish of Hopkinton, has the records of said church in his possession, and finds in them a record of the marriage of John Tidd and Abigail Goddard on the 2d day of Feby. 1780. (No 3 Ex A.)

3. Charles Cutter, 82 years old, (in 1834) knew John Tidd, who enlisted in Capt. Benjamin Parker's Company, of Col. Gardner's Regiment, in the Continental Army, in April or May, 1775, was a Corporal in said Company, and served in it 8 months.  Deponent was a solidier in the same company.  Said Tidd then enlisted for 1 year in Col. Bond's Regiment, and returned from the army sick. (No 4 Ex A.)

4. Joseph Richards, 76 years old, enlisted in the U.S. service about the 13th June, 1778, in Middlesex County, in Col. Poor's Regiment.  Marched to Peekskill, thence to White Plains, thence to West Point, and remained there till January, 1779, thence to King's Ferry, when he left the army in Feby.  During this 8 month's service, often saw same John Tidd
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who was serving in the same regiment. Afterwards he knew him in Hopkinton, where he married Abigail Goddard. (Ex B.)

5. The Secretary of state of Massachusetts certifies that John Tidd records appear on the 8 rolls in Oct. and the [illegible] in Dec. 1775, in Capt. Fletcher's Company, Col. Doolittle's Regt. There are no rolls of Capt. Benj. Parker, in 1775, of Col Bond after 1775, or of Col. Poor, in his office.  (Ex. D.)

6. The same officer certifies that the place of [illegible] of John Tidd, of Capt. Fletcher's Company, of Col. Doolittle's Regiment, for the 8 months' service, in 1775, was Wessford.  The rolls showing a service of John Tidd in a supplementary certificate, dated July 24, 1844, do not give the place of abode. (E.)

7. The same officer certifies (July 24, 1844) that John Tidd is borne upon the rolls of Capt. Simon Hunt, Col. Brooks' guards, at Cambridge, from Nov. 3. 1777 to April 3. 1778, and upon a pay roll of Capt. RIchardson, Col. E. Poor's Regt. from June 4. 1778, 8 months and 4 days as private. (Ex. H.)
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Free
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

centered [illegible]
Feb 14 N Y

Feb. 20 1839 
4772
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Cincinnatus, Cortland county
N Y Feb 1839

Sir,
Enclosed I send to your office papers in order to obtain a pension for the widow Tina and wish an examination to be had of the same as soon as convenient and to notify me as to the result.
I wish an examination of the records for the services of Mr. John Tidd of which Mrs. Charles Cutter speaks of in the [illegible] part of his affidavit therein annexed.
Your Obt Servt
Oliver Kingham
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Brief in the case of Abigail Tidd wid. of John Cortland County and state of New York, 
Act July 7, '38.

Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?
Add record evidence has been filed showing that John Tidd of Middlesex co. Mass. served 21 mos. 25 ds at different times.

F H Davidge
Examining Clerk

Name and resident of Agent:
T. Lumpkin
Washington
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p. 83
Washington July 6/50
Th Lumpkin
Enclosing letter of Mr. Babcock and asking review of the cases of Mrs. Abigail Tidd and David King.  Act June 7, 1832 to which it refers.

Ref [illegible] case of pension
Dept. Interior
July 9, 1850
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Washington DC
July 6 1850

Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith Mr. Babcock's letter and most respectfully request that the case to which is refers, viz. Mrs. Abigail Tidd, and David King Act 7th June 1832 both on the New York roll may be reviewed and if not allowed, the points of objection may be made known to you upon appeal.
I have the honor to be,
[illegible]
Your obt svt
Th. Lumpkin

Hon. Thomas Ewing
Secretary of the
Dept of the Interior
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[illegible] Granville July 1, 1850

Sir,
I have just returned from Mrs. Tidd's obtained as follows, John Tidd was a blacksmith and worked as journeyman from place to place in 1775 he was in West Cambridge and went from that town, he worked in Hopkinton and Halleston and Westbury during the Revolutionary War.  The above towns joined each other.  The widow declares that he was in service in 1779 and went from West Cambridge.  She also states that he was out three or four tours, she thinks that he served as an artificer blacksmith part of his time.
Esq. William Chandler relative of the Tidd family now living in Lexington Massachusetts will assist in getting proof if you chose to write to him, she knows of no one living that she can direct us to that knew him in service.
The papers are all made out in the Wm Arnold case except the county clerks seal.
The bill has passed granting bounty land to late war soldiers on the 25 June.  I recd the news on the 28
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Will you please forward me a favor at once applicable to those claims.  I am going all the time looking them up.
Respectfully your friend
Chester Babcock

Mr. T Lumpkin Esq
Washington
I have just recd  a claim for a pension from Livingston County N Y although I have not got so full a history as I should like viz David King a soldier of the Revolution who made an application some number of years since and died 1840.  I wrote the son asking him where he lived, where he  made the application he wrote that he lived in New Jersey, whether it was when he done his service or when he made his application I know not.  Please call it [illegible] and our joint for one half.
C. Babcock
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626

Abigail Tidd
wid. of John
Act July 7.'38

Increase allowed
from 8 m.25 ds private $29.44

to

21 m.25 ds as private $72.70

deducting former payments.

Abigail Tidd

T Lumpkin
Washington
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1088

J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
July 19, 1850

Case of Abigail Tidd.
New York wd. papers
21 in number enclosed.
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Pension Office
July 19, 1850

Sir,

I have the honor herewith to transact the papers, numbered from 1 to 21 inclusive, relating to the case of Abigail Tidd, on which Mr. T. Lumpkin appeals, an a brief of the evidence

The claimant was allowed a pension for 8 months, 25 days of service of her husband under Captain Richardson, of Col. Poor's Regiment.  A man of the same name performed two other tours, one from Westford, where it is not pretended that her husband even lived, and one in Cambridge Guards, for 5 months.  One of the witnesses states that claimants husband did at one time live in West Cambridge, and if that fact were made clearly to appear, she might be allowed for that additional service.  But the man who served from Westford has no mark of identity with him, as is above stated, except a common name.

I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt
J L Edwards

Honl Thomas Ewing
Secretary of the Interior
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Abigail Tidd - Widow of John Tidd

Pensioned for 25 days 8 mo in Col Pain's Regt - 1778
Claims 8 months service in 1775 from Westford - See Secys certificate
Guards at Cambridge 1777 - 8 - 5 months
[illegible] All files [illegible] in Middlesex County Mass -

[illegile] in addition
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Cincinnatus NY
June 30

Act 48
N York 6694
Abigail Tidd

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commisioner of Pensions
Pension Office
Washington D C