Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5310, Preserved Buffington, R.I.
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Service R.I.
Buffington, Preserved
Number S. 5310
Contents
Carded
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31.267
Pennsylvania
Preserved Buffington
of Bradford Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company command of Captain Peck of the regt--command by Col Sippett in the R. Island line for one year from 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 40 dollars--cents per annum to commence of the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Nov 1837 and sent to D. GF. Barstow Esq Torvander [Towander]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837 $260--
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch 38 20 -- $280.
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1821
Recorded by [illegible] Cl[illegible] Book E2 Vol. 95 Page 4.
Let [Co.] to B. Buffington, Nov 24. 1837
Paid at Treasury under act 6 April, 1838, from 4 Mar '32, to 23 July '43. Agent notified 26 Mar '46.
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S5.347
Preserved Buffington
Pennsylvania
[illegible]
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832
State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County
On this 16th day of September 1835 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Count of Common Pleas of said county being a court of record, Preserved Buffington aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth in his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress June 7 1832 that he enlisted for the service of the United States under the following offering and served as follows the to wit that he enlisted at Rehoboth in Bristol county in the state of Massachusetts about the first of January 1776/ the precise time he cannot recollect in a company commanded by Capt. Loren Peck [Peek} and belonged to that company about two months while it was stationed at Bristol in Rhode Island and was engaged mostly in guarding that vicinity.  He is not certain of the length of time they were stationed at Bristol as aforesaid but thinks it was about two months as abovementioned after and at this termination of which time the abovementioned company together with this applicant [croped across ?illegible] to Rhode Island and were attached to a regiment commanded by Col Comstock (whose first name he does not recollect) that they remained in Rhode Island as aforesaid several months and were engaged in building forts the greater part of the time they were on the island.  That some time in the summer of 1776 and he believes in the month of August left Pecks [Peeks] company with this applicant left Rhode Island and proceded to join the main army under Gen Northampton on the north end of the island on which New York city is situated the British being in possession of the city at the time that the British ships of war passed Fort Washington while he was on said island and were much injured in passing the fort that the army remained on the island after he joined it as aforesaid some days and he thinks about two weeks but is not certain when they evacuated the island and [illegible] to New Jersey, he continued with said Pecks [Peeks] Company in the state of New Jersey and thinks they were some weeks that state but is not sufficiently  acquainted with the names of the places
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which they stopped & through which they passed to designate thru nor does he recollect that their company was with any large body of troops previous to the [illegible] of Trenton but think they were north of the [illegible] come-what separate from any other body of troops that this company was not in the battle of Trenton at the time of the capture of the Hessians but reached Trenton the same morning on which the British advanced upon the amercians at Trenton after said capture--that this applicant was wounded on the hand by the [illegible] of a musket on the morning of the day thr[illegible] advancing upon the amercians as aforesaid that at the time of the attack by the night [illegible] of the amercians upon the British at Princeton this applicant by reason of his wound went with the baggage to Bristol & remained there about two weeks so near as he can recollect soon after which he joined the company of Capt Peek [Peck} aforesaid & the term of his service having expired he was dismissed together as he thinking with the [illegible] past on all of Capt. Peeks [Pecks] company & believes they were in the vicinity of Trenton at the time they [illegible] so [illegible] as aforesaid--that he had no discharge in writing--& that his recollection is not sufficient to give more particular details of his service than as above. He was born in Swansey in Bristol County in Massachusetts in the year 1759. he has no record of his age that he lived at Rehoboth in Massachusetts at the time of his enlistment as aforesaid. that after his service as aforesaid he remained a five months at Rehoboth after which he went to New Dartmouth in Massachusetts & remained several years that he went from there to the Nine Partners as called in the state of New York & from the last thirty years has resided at/near Bradford County Pennsylvania that he has given all the details of his service so far as he can recollect & that he served as a private during the whole time. that Nathan Brown & [Labonna King illegible] resides in the same town with this applicant as also George [Pa illegible] & can testify as to his character for accurity & this [illegible] of his [illegible] as a soldier of the Revolution. that there is no residents [illegible] in the township of his residence who can testify as to his [illegible] sessions [illegible inserted line] [illegible line] to a [illegible] accurity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency or any state known & subscribed [illegible] Sept 16. 1835 J. Kellsses [illegible] Depty Post
Preserved Buffington his mark
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Nathan Brown & George Pendleton residing in the township of Warren in the County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Preserved Buffington who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood 
where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that we concur in that opinion & that he is a man of truth & veracity
Nathan Brown
George Pendleton
Sworn & subscribed in open
Court Sept 1835
I Kellum Depty Prot
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states
By the Court
for J P Bull
I Kellen
State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County
I James P. Bull Prothonotary of the Court of Common
[    ]of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Preseved Buffington for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 16th day of September 1835
for J. P. Bull
I Kellen Depty
and now to wit on the 26 day of December 1835 the said Court do further declare the opinion after the investigation of the
matter and after having heretofore put the interrogatories proscribed by the war department that the above named applicant 
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Nathan Brown & George Pendleton who have signed
the foregoing are residents of the township of Warren in said County and that their statements are credited to
endit
Bradford County
by the Court J Kellum Depty Prothonotary
I James P. Bull Prothonotary of the Court of Commons
[Phos] of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said court in the
matter of the application of Preserved Buffington testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal
of office this 26 day of Dec 1835 for 
J. P. Bull Prothy.
I Kellen Depty
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33.247
Preserved Buffington
Pennsylvania
admitted
Pr 1 yr #40
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Preserved Buffington who being duly sworn deposith & saith that by reason of old age and loss of memory consequent thereto he cannot swear positively as to the [no? illegible] to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recolection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades to wit I enlisted at the time & place marked in my original application for the term of one year and I served as a privat for the term of one year for which and for such service I deserve a pension
Sworn & subscribed before me this 19th day of December 1835 L Jenks J P
Preserved Buffington X his marke
State of Pennsylvania Bradford County P
I James P Bull [illegible] notary of the court of cor[illegible]er Pl[illegible] of Bradford County do certify that Le Jenks whose name is above written is a duly qualified acting Justice of the Peace commissioned on the 3d day of February AD 1817 to continue during good behavior and that I am acquainted with his signature and believe the above to be the genuine Witness my hand and seal of office this 26th Day of December AD[]5 for J.P. Bull Not 
J [E illegible] Depy
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September 26, 1927
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Murphy
Wyalusing
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 5310, that Preserved Buffington was born in 1759 in Swansee, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, he enlisted January 1, 1776, and served one year as a private with the Rhode Island troops under Captain Loring Peek [Peck] and Colonels Christopher Lippitt and Comstock. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 16, 1835, at which time he was a resident of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
In 1837 he was a resident of South Warren, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
He died July 23, 1843.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
The revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a Joseph Marsh as described by you.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott Commissioner
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V.L.M
Revhan
5-310
Invalid
File No. 5310
Preserved Buffington
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. M, Page 50
Arrangement of 1870.
1907 Nov. 12, Hist. to C.L. Jenks
[illegible] Mch 17, C. L. Lenks [jenks] that he was furnished [illegible] hist as above to + C. 15 Apr. 22 Hist. to Lorette Jenks.
927 Sept 26 Hist to Mrs. Elizabeth M Murphy
W.C.J.
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By His Excellency, John Brun [Bruin, Brown] Francis
Governor, Captain. General, and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Be it known, that the name, "Henry Bowen," to the afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence, this sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of Independence the sixty second
John Brown Francis
By His Excellency's Command
Henry Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Secretary's office Nov 6. 1837
I certify that at the session of the general assembly of said State in May last William Throop was elected a Justice of the Peace for the town of Bristol and Commissioned accordingly for one year as appears on record.
Witness Henry Bowen Secry.
The signature of Mr Throop is genuine
witness H Bowen Secy.
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I Nelson Miller of Bristol in the County of Bristol and State of Rhode Island &c. aged eighty three years and upwards, under solemn oath dipose an way that in January A.D. 1776. I enlisted as Drum Major in Capt Loring Peek's Company and Col. Christopher Lippetts Regiment of Rhode Island troops, for one year and served out my time and was discharged at Peeks Thill [hill] in the State of New York -- and I further testify I will remember Preserved Buffington who belonged to our Company and Regiment, said Preserved enlisted about the time I did for one year and served out his time and was honorably discharged at the same place, he was a private and served faithfully as such, during said year, we got back to Rhode Island in February 1777. The above facts are within my perfect recollection
Nelson Miller
State of Rhode Island &c
Bristol
At Bristol in the County and State aforesaid November 2d 1837. Personally came Nelson Miller and made solemn oath to the truth of his aforegoing deposition and subscribed the same before me.
Annd I further certify that said Deponant is personally well known to me and sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Wm Throop Justice of the Peace.
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I Simeon Bullocks of Bristol in the County of Bristol and the State of Rhode Island &c. aged eighty years and upwards, under solemn oath depose and say
That in the month of January 1776, I enlisted in Capt. Loring Peeks Company and in the Regiment commanded by Col Christopher Lippett of Rhode Island Troops for one year, and served out my time as a private, and was discharged at Peek's Hill on the Hudson River New York State.
I recollect Preserved Buffington, who belonged to our said Company, and Regiment and who I now understand is now living in the state of Pennsylvania. said Preserved Buffington, enlisted at or about the same time I did, and he served out the whole time of our enlistment and was discharged at the same time and place said Preserved was a Private soldier in said Company
Simeon Bullock
State of Rhode Island &c Bristol
At Bristol in the County and State aforesaid Nov. 2d 1837. Personally came Simeon Bullocks and made solemn oath to the truth of the aforegoing deposition and subscribed the same before me.
And I further certify that the deponent is personally well known to me and sustains a good character for truth and veracity.
Wm Throop Justice of the Peace
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Benjamin Buffington Esqr PM
South Warren Bradford Coty
Pennsylvania
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Boston June 9th 1836
Benja Buffington Esq
Sir, your letter was handed me by the secretary, also two dollars received my fee is one dollar for searching, and one dollar more for a certificate.
I have searched but cannot find the name of Capt Loring Peek nor the name of Col. Comstock borne on any roll in this office.
The rolls of 1775, from the first of August 1775, (which is the last of the 8 mo. service) [inserted] or the 12 months service are at Washington which Mr. Ela one of the clerks of the War Department informed me when he examined the Documents of this Office. I think Mr. B must have made a wrong statement of his Officers--if he will give the name of the town he inlisted for or from, the Capt. and Colonels correct name, the date of his service and where it was performed, as near as he can recollect, and if a substitute for any one, the person's name he went for, officer, etc., I will search again.
If I find his name any where, I will note it against I have further information and will then send you a Certificate of all the service I can find for Mr. Buffington or return the one dollar, when I hear from you.
Respectfully Yours &c.
Eleazer Homer [decorative flourish]
The officers he states above I think are of Rhode Island.
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Tawanda Bradford Co Penn a.. 7 June 1837
Hon. J L Edwards Esq
Sir I herewith enclose some further evidence relative to the claim of Preserved Buffington for a Pension under the law of 7th June 1832. From all that I can learn relative to this claim, I have come to the conclusion that the Old gentleman has been mistaken in stating that he belonged to the Massachusetts State troops, that he really enlisted & served in the Rhode Island State troops. but that it was near the line of Massachusetts when he enlisted and that his service was partly if not principally in that state. The inclosed certificate & letter it is confidently hoped will with the evidence heretofore transmitted be sufficient to determine his case favorably. if so his certificate may be encloses to me for him & if any thing further should be required which it is in his power to furnish, have the goodness to inform me. Mr Buffington's case has been suspended for a long time
with great respect yours
D F Barstow
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Providence. Nov 6 1837
Sir
I have been requested to forward the enclosed affidavits to the Pension office, which were taken to prove the services of Preserved Buffington formerly a private in Capt Peeks Co & Col Lippetts regiment of the state -- Preserved Buffington now resides in South Warren Bradford Co. Penn. & as I understand has an application pending in the Pension office -- I have to request therefore in his behalf to have the enclosed filed with his other papers
I am respectfully Benjew {?] Cowell
J L Edwards Esq
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W W Nov 24
South Warren Nov 17
[illegible]
Preserved Buffington
[illegible] 9th [illegible]
[illegible]
Preserved Buffington B M
South Warren Pa
Free
Q L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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South Warren Nov 17. 1837
Mr. J [Q? I?] L Edwards Esquire
Dear Sir
I have just received a letter from Benjamin Cowell Esquire who resides in Providence Rhode Island stating that he had obtained the depositions of two witnesses who served with Preserved Buffington in in Capt Loring Peeks Co & Col Lippetts regiment from the 1st of January 1776 to the 1st of January 1777 stating that he would forward the same to Washington City you have no doubt before this time received them he says they are "sufficient proof my mind to obtain a pension to that amount of him" you will dear sir confer a great favor by granting one in his favor plus to inform me when & whom the mony can be obtained I am dear sir your humble servant Benjamin Buffington who acts as agent for Preserved Buffington
N B pleas to forward your letter to Benjamin Buffington postmaster at South Warren Bradford County
B [illegible] A
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suspended
let 11th late 36
L [D] Bullock
see letter 17 June 37
D. L. Barstow
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
May 20th, 1845
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, the adm: of Preserved Buffington, dec. a pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia, PA agency, at the rate of forty dollars [and cents lined out] per annum, under the law of the 7th of June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1843 to the 23rd July 1843.
Respectfully yours,
[illegible signature] Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present
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By his excellency, John Brown Francis
Governor, Captain. General, and Commander in Chief of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Be it known, that the name, "Henry Bowen," to the afore-written attestation subscribed, is the proper hand writing of Henry Bowen, Esquire, who at the time of subscribing the same, was Secretary of the State aforesaid, duly elected and qualified according to law: Wherefore unto his said attestation full faith and credit are to be rendered.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said State to be affixed at Providence, this fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven and of Independence the sixty-first.
John Brown Francis
By His Excellency's Command.
Henry Bowen Secry
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State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
Secretary's office April 15. AD 1837.
I certify that at the session of the General assembly of said State in August seventeen hundred seventy six, the following named persons were recommended to congress for Field officers in the second Regiment, of the Brigade raised by this State and taken into Continental pay viz:
Christopher Lippet Colonel: Adam Comstock Lieutenant Colonel, James Tew, Major:
That Loring Peck [Peek] was Captain and Joseph Read Ensign in said Regiment, appointed by the General assembly at the session aforesaid: as appears of record in this office.
Witness
Henry Bowen Secry
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Providence April 15 1837
Sir. I send you a certificate stating the fact that Adam Comstock was Lt Col. Loring Peek Capt and Joseph Tlead [Read] Ensign - in Lippetts Regt There are no rolls in this office by which the Privates [underlined] of said Regt. can be ascertained. The statement you made shows that the old gentleman is substantially correct. There may be a list of the privates at the Pension office.
Ye ol serv {illegible]
Henry Bowen
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Pa
Feb 10
Harrisburg Pa Feb 8 [stamp]
Hon J. L. Ea[illegible] Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City Washington
Free
[illegible]
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The honorable the commissioners of pensions is requested to forward the pension certificate of grantee on the within to the subscriber at Harrisburg Pa
very respectfully
Davis Bullock
House of Representatives
Harrisburg Feb 8 1836 [1846?]
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Chancellor L. Jenks
Attorney-at-Law
Suite 1101-4 Stock Exchange Building, Chicago
Telephone Main 1107
Chicago, Oct. 31, 1907
Record Division Nov 8 1907 [stamp]
To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
For the purpose of completeing my family history I desire the record of PRESERVED BUFFINGTON, a pensioner either of the Revolutionary war, or the war of 1812. He lived for many years prior to his death at Warren Center, Bradford County, Penn. He died there in the year 1843. He was my great grandfather.
Hoping that you can give me the information I am in search of
I am 
Yours sincerely
C.L. Jenks
Pension Office U. S. A Nov 2 1907
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Chancellor L. Jenks
Stock Exchange Building
Chicago
March 3. 1915.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me certificate showing the service etc. of Revolutionary Pensioner, Preserved Buffington, [underlined] Warren, Bradford Do., Pa. reference to whom is found on page 126 of the Sixth Census (1840)?
Yours sincerelly,
C. L. Jenks
Pension Office U.S. D Mar 5 1915 [stamp]
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H
Hon. G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
Will you kindly send me the record of my great grandfather Preserved Buffington, S. G. 5,310 Revolutionary War? I desire to use it in connection with my application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Yours respectfully,
Lorette Jenks,
1721 Chancellor St.,
Evanston, Illinois
April 15, 1915.
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Wyalusing, Pa. May 3, 1927
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Can you give me the pension records of Joseph Marsh -- Rev War-- from Windham Conn. He married Elizabeth Mattison or Mattuson or Matticson -- not sure of spelling about 1781. and that of Preserved Buffington from R.. died in Warren -- Penns, about 1843?
Yours truly
Mrs Elizabeth M Murphy
Wyalusing,
Brad. Co. penn's.
Pension office U.S. R May 4 1927 [stamp]
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Wyalusing Pa., 8/23/27
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C
Please give me the service record of Preserved Buffington [underlined] - Revolutionary War Soldier- Born-in R.I. or Mass about 1760 Married - Howard, died in Warren township, Brad County, Penns [underlined]. July 1843
Yours Truly,
Mrs Leroy F. Murphy
Wyalusing, Brad. Co. Penns.,
Pension Office U.S. R Aug 26 1927 [stamp]
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[top line of writing cut off]
sion on file in this Bureau. Preserved Buffington 5-310 Sur. File
Dates of enlistment or appointment. Jan 1, 1776
Length of service. 1 year
Rank. Pvt.
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain Loring Peck
Colonel. Christopher Lippitt Comstock
State. R.I.
Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Rehoboth, Bristol Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 16, 1833. His claim allowed
Residence at date of application, Bradford Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, born Swansea Bristol Co. Mass. 17[illegible]9. Died July 23. 1843
Remarks: No data as to family
OK
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V.L.M
Rev. War Section.
March 17, 1915.
Mr. Chancellor L. Jenks,
Stock Exchange Building,
Chicago, Illinois
Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the third instant, you are advised that the record of Preserved Buffington, S. F. 5, 310 Rev. War, was sent to you November 12, 1905. It is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.