Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.15384, Samuel Conn, Va.
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Service 
Va. 

Number S.15384


Conn, Samuel

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26634
Kentucky
No death
Samuel Conn

In Jefferson Co.  in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the corps commanded by Captain Lewis of the Reg't (regiment) commanded by Col. (not named) in the Virginia line for 9 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 30 dollars - cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of April 1834 and (unintelligible)

Arrears to the 4th of March    90.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending (unintelligible) 15.00
Total $105.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June7, 1832}

Recorded by Dan. G. Boyd Clerk
Book E     Vol. 7    Page 42

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Order to pay D8 Oct 1837
1890
June 17 Mrs. Mare Thaxton - history     Privt
contains (unintelligible).
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Returnable to the nearest post office

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30.4.89
Samuel Conn
Ken (Kentucky)

F. 1777  Reg - 
#30

Nov P.N. Pope
N.R.
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State of Kentucky
Jefferson County

Set on this 27th day of March 1834. Personally appeared before me Trammel Conn a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and one of the Judges of the County Court of Jefferson County, Samuel Conn, aged 74 years who being duly sworn according to laws doath as his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an Act of Congress, passed the 7th June 1832. 

This declarant states that he was residing in Lowden (Loudoun) County State of Virginia when he entered the service of the United States, and served as herein stated, that some time in the year of 1777.  That he joined Capt. Thomas Lewises Company of volunteers and that in the month of September in the year of 1777 Cap't. Lewises Company was called into the service for the purpose of protecting the Country along the shores of the Potomac when he states that he did under the Command of said Lewis rendezvous at Leesbourg (Leesburg) in said County of Lowden (Loudoun) and marched into the service  for a tour of three months he states that he marched forom (from) said place of randezvous (rendezvous)  to Alexandria where he states they stayed for a short time then he states they were marched down the Potomac River in order to deter the British from landing and plundering the cuntry (country) as they were in the habet (habit) of landing and taking off the negroes when ever they were permitted to land, he states that during his three months that he was constantly and actively employed in guarding said cuntry (country) until December, when he was verbally discharged by his said Capt. Lewis; he further states that in the year of 1781 that he again volunteered under Capt. Richard Spur (Spurr) and in the month of June he states that Cap't.....
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...Spurs (Spurr's) Company of volunteears (volunteers) was called into the service and randezvoused (rendezvoused) at Leesburgh (Leesburg) in said county of Lowden (Loudoun) when he states that he in Capt. Spurs(Spurr's) company was marched from said place of rendizvous (rendezvoused) to Fredricksburg on the Rappahannock River, where he states they remained for some time then they were marched to Bowlinggreen (Bowling Green) thence he states they were marched to Richmond where he states that they were stationed for some time after leaving Richmond he states they were marched to Petersburg and after remaining there some time he states they were marched across the Rappahannock River , then they were marched to Gloucester Point where he states he was stationed until  the surrender of Cornwallus (Cornwallis) from said town of York up as high as Leesburg. Then he states that he guarded said prisoners from Leesburg to Nolons (Nolands) 
Ferry he states that the militia from Mariland (Maryland) took charge of said prisoners and his tour of six months being expired he states that he was discharged in wrighting (writing) by his said Capt. Spur (Spurr), he states that he has no documentary evidence of his service nor knowledge no living witness by whom he can prove said service.  He states that being very old and infirm that he is unable to appear in open Court to make his declaration on. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role (roll) of the agency of any state or territory. 

Samuel Conn (x his mark)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27 day of March 1834. Trammel Conn, J.P. G.C.

Answers to the questions put by the magistrate. 
I was born in Fairfax County in the year 1760 and I have a record of my age as left in my father's Bible and when I went into the service I was living in Lowden (Loudoun) County State of Virginia and stayed there until the year 1796.  I then moved to Jefferson County State of Kentucky where I have lived ever since and where I now live and I volunteeared (volunteered) once for three months and once for six months and on my first tour there were no regular officers where I served & neither were .....
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...then any Continental or Militia Redgments (regiments) and only the company commanded by Cap't Lewis on my second tour there was General Washington, General Wayne and General LaFayette of the regular officers and there were General Weadons (Weedon's) redgment (regiment) of militia on my first tour. I was verbally discharged by Cap't. Lewis on my second tour. I was discharged in writing by my Cap't. Richard Spurs (Spurr) at Nolons (Nolands) Ferry in the Potomac River.  My discharge I have lost many years since and will state the names of William Procter (Proctor) and Mungo Herndon who can testify to my character for verasity (veracity) and there (their) belief of my services as a solder of the Revolution. 

We William Procter (Proctor) and Mungo Herndon residing in the neighborhood of Samuel Conn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration say that we are well acquainted with him and beleave (believe) him to be 74 years of age he is reputed and beleaved (believed) in his neighbourhood (neighborhood) to be a man of verasity (veracity) and a soldier of the revolution and we concur in the opinion of the neighborhood. 

William Procter (Proctor)
 Mungo Herndon
Sworn to and subscribed this 27th day of March 1884

I Trammel Conn a Justice of the Peace in and for Jefferson County do hereby declare my opinion that after investigating the matter and putting the interogataryes (interrogatories) prescribed by the war department that Samuel Conn this above-named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he has stated in his declaration.  I further certify that the foregoing oppinion (opinion) in our neighborhood is genual (genuine).  I further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that William Procter (Proctor) and Mungo Herndon who have sworn to and subscribed the proceeding certificates are persons resident in the neighbourhood (neighborhood) of said applicant and that they are credeble (credible) persons and that there (their) statements is intitled (entitled) to credit.   I further certify that there is no clergyman residing in the neighbourhood (neighborhood) of said applicant and that from old age and bodily.....
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...infirmity he is unable to appear in open court to make his declaration given under my hand this 27th day of March, 1834. 
Trammel Conn J.P. J.C.

I, Worden Pope Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County do hereby certify that Tramel (Trammel) Conn before whome (whom) this declaration was made is and was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for Jefferson County and one of the Judges of the Court for which I am Clerk and that full faith and credit is and aught (ought) to be given to his official acts in testimony hereof.  I have hereunto set my name and affixt (affixed) the seal of my office this 3rd day of April 1834 in the 42nd year of the commonwealth. 

Worden Pope

written crossways on bottom right corner- Hon. P.H. Pope
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In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of *Samuel Conn, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his *only application (widow's application crossed out) for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 15.384. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
Sept. 77

LENGTH OF SERVICE- 3 mos. 
RANK- 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED - 
CAPTAIN - Thomas Lewis
COLONEL - 
STATE - Va.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
June 81
LENGTH OF SERVICE - 6 mos.
RANK -
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED -
CAPTAIN - Richard Spurr
COLONEL - 
Dis. (discharged) at Nolans (Nolands) Ferry

Battles engaged in,  
Residence of soldier at enlistment - Loudoun Co.,
    Va. until 1796. 
Date of application for pension, Mch. 27. 1834. 
    His claim was allowed. 
Residence at date of application, Jefferson Co. 
    Kentucky from 1796. 
Age at date of application, born in 1760 Fairfax  
    Co., Va. 
Remarks:  There is no family date on file.

Very respectfully, 

Commissioner
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Dear Sir, 

Will you please send copy of the pension application of Samuel Conn of Kentucky.  Soldier is listed in census of 1840 as living in Jefferson Co. Ky age 78. 

Susan Keppel
4019 Evanston
Seattle, Wash.
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Atlantic, Iowa
Dec 21, 18
Rev Sec

Commissioner of Pensions     
Pension Bureau                       
Washington D C

Dear Sir:  Please give me the pension record of Christian Breneman O.V.L.M. (Branaman) Rev. soldier served from Penn. died in Ind.  Also pension record of Samuel Conn Rev soldier served from Va. died in Jefferson Co. Ky.  These were my gr (great) grandfathers. 

Respectfully yours
Mrs. E. Crawford 
907 Walnut St. 
Atlantic, Iowa
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STAMP (at left)
Disbursing Office
Received Jul 30 1923
Bureau of Pensions

STAMP (at right)
Office of the Commissioner 
U.S. Bureau of Pensions
Jul. 30 1923

Danville - Indiana
July 26 - '23

I would like to have some genealogy seal history concerning Samuel Conn and John M. Conn.  Samuel Conn is a Rev. Pensioner born in Va. living in Ky at the time (in) 1810 and still living there when he made his application for pension from Jefferson Co. Ky. 1834 at the age of about 74. 
I also have this data -

Dates of enlistment or appointment
Sept 1777
Length of Service - 3 mo
Officers under whom he served - Capt. (unintelligible), Thos. Lewis 
State - Va. 

Dates of enlistment or appointment
June 1781
Length of Service - 6 mos
Officers under whom he served - Richard Spurr
State - 

Battles engaged in :  none stated
Residence if sold, at enlistment: Loudoun Co.
Va. 
Date of application (for) pension : March 27-1834 - his claim was allowed
Residence at date of application:
Age at date of application: born in Fairfax Co., Va. 1760
Remarks:  There is no date on file as a family (event).
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STAMP IN RIGHT TOP CORNER:
Office of the Commissioner 
U.S. Bureau of Pensions
Jul 30, 1923

     I do not know where this data came from as it was handed to me - if this is all your bureau gives - would they have record of his family in Fairfax, Co.  Va?  Or is that one of the burned records?   Or at Loudoun Co, Va?
     Any advice you can give will be gratefully rec'd as our D.A.R. chapter wants to organize in a mo. and I am frantically hunting records.  If there is anything telling of a son Hugh from 1788, I would gladly have a photostat copy made. 
     Also, there - Can you give me anything as to the record of John M. Conn not as (unintelligible) (Indian Hunter), married Nancy?   He in later life lived in Burbon Co., Ky. 
     Does Wm. Thrailkeld (or Threlkeld) (Threlkeld is correct) have a pension record?  Married in Mercer Co., Ky 1792.
     Would like some data on Nicholas Blankenbaker of Shelby Co. Ky living 1832.
     (unintelligible) Andrew Gaar (or Gar or Garr)
(Gaar is correct) of Culpepper Co. (Culpeper Co. Va. as a Rev. Soldier - many....
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...of his father's family were his father was named Lorenz Gaar and married Dorothy Blankenbaker.
     This is asking a great deal of any one person - but I will be ever so thankful to the person that if they ever get to Indiana and to Danville, I will bake them one of the biggest & best angel food cakes they ever ate. 

Yours resp. 

Mrs. H. C. Sears
78 South Wayne St. 
Danville, Indiana
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SERVICE                                       NUMBER
Va.          Conn, Samuel               S15384

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923 Magazine St. 
Louisville, Ky.
April 19, 1890

Mr. Raum -
Please be so kind as to give me the information you have on file of the following soldiers of the Revolutionary War - 
1. Levin Cooper 
2. Samuel Conn
3. John Murphy
4. Benj. Wilkeson

I am preparing a sketch of these Revolutionary soldiers who settled here in Jefferson Co., Ky.   Please oblige by sending at earliest convenience. 

Very Respt. -
Marie Thixton
923 Magazine St.
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809 Shelly Ave.
Nashville, Tenn. - Dec. 28, 1906

Mr. V. Warner:   
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir:
Am anxious to secure information in regard to the military history of the following soldiers of the War of Revolution.

Jas. (James) Dysart who was killed in battle in Yadkin River, N.C. when Gen. Davidson was killed. 
William Dysart killed at same place
Josephus Conn of Va. 
Samuel Conn of Va. 
George Holland Burton of Va. 

Also wish to know if Stephen Beasley of near state line between N.C. & Va. was (a) soldier of (the) Revolution. 

If you cannot give information, would you kindly refer me to the right person. 

Very respectfully, 
Miss Bettie Beasley
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In Reply Refer To   Rev. and 18122 Wars Section
3-1865
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington
October 27, 1923

Mrs. H. C. Sears
48 South Wayne St.,
Danville, Indiana

Madam:

I have to advise you that if you desire a photostat copy of the declaration of the Revolutionary War pensioner Samuel Conn, S.15384 the same will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1913, at the rate of fifteen cents a page with twenty-five cents extra for certification.  The number of pages to be copied is four.  ("Ok" is handwritten in the margin across from this last sentence). 

The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by Money Order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.  ("Secretary of the Interior is underlined). 

Respectfully, 
Washington Gardner
Commissioner

(handwritten)
M.O. 85 cents
CW
Please find enclosed 85 cents P.U. order for above mentioned document - Mrs. Sears. 

Stamped "Finance Division Bureau of Pensions
Nov 1923
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov 6 - 1923
Chief - Rev. War Section

Sir:

I have this day received from Mrs. H.C. Sears M.O. (money order) No. 97.410
for $ .85 cents requesting copy as per letter herewith. 
Respectfully,
O.J. Randall
J.J.C. 
Chief Finance Division 
Rev. War Section (stamped) 

Nov. 21. 23
Copies mailed & Finance not'f (notified) 
Aw

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Request for Photostating  M 6    Ex- Aw
(To be prepared in duplicate)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. -        Date - Mar. 19. 23
Subject - Samuel Conn    Rev. War
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 4 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev. War Section division 
Remarks - 
Approved - 
A.E. Wilson
Chief Div Rev War Section
Chief Clerk -
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Danville, Indiana
Sept. 19 - 1923

Mr. Hays Haymaker
Acting Commissioner

Please have a photographed certified copy of the deposition of Samuel Conn - Revolutionary War pension claim # S 15384 made for me. 
Send me the bill and I will send you a check for the amount so it will be there before the week is completed.
Thanking you for this and the past service rendered.  I am resp. (respectfully), 
Mrs. H. C. Sears
48 S. Wayne St. 
Danville, Indiana

May I know who M.M.H.F. is that took care of my inquiries of July 26, ?

Stamp to left - "Revolutionary War Section, Sep 21 1923"
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Louis L. Emmerson
Secretary of State

State of Illinois
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Springfield     March 20, 1923

Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Gentlemen:

Will you please give me the pension record of Samuel Conn, Secretary of War Report, 1835, Kentucky 108, Pen. 3, and also the pension record for William Conn, Secretary of War Report, 1835, Pen. 3, Kentucky 104?

Very Truly Yours
Leona Conn

Address:
Leona Conn
614 West Edwards St., 
Springfield, Illinois

VARIOUS STAMPS:
Top left:    Record Division Mar 22, 1923
Mid right: Pension Office Mar 22 1923 U.S.
Bottom left:   Record Division Mar 22 1923
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Northern Bank of Ky.
Lexington City  1887

S. L. Edwards Esq. 
Comm of Pensions

Sir
I enclose for your inspection the papers of Henry Hawkins invalid and Samuel Conn (unintelligible) time 32 - Hawkins states that he was prevented by sickness from drawing last fall -

Respectfully, 
Your (unintelligible)
Mr. Ernst
Steno-Clerk
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Calumet City, Ills. (Illinois)
Apr 2 - 1935

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Please send me the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Conn, Private Virginia Militia who received pension about 1831 or 1834 in Jefferson County Kentucky
Also same record of Timothy Conn who rec'd pension in Mercer County, Ky.  He died about 1840 age 84 years. 
This information wanted to enable me to establish record for membership in the D.A. R.'s.

Yours truly, 
Mary E. Conn
111- 152nd St. 
Calumet City, Ills. (Illinois)

Stamp top right:    Received Apr 5 1935
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October 9, 1937
BA-J/ady

Mrs. Reah B. Ritchie
112 Parks Avenue
Joliet, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. 

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war. 

A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Josiah Conn, Arch Conn, or Timothy Conn, all spellings of the names researched. 

The records of Samuel Conn and Phillip Winfrey are furnished you herewith as found in the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claims for pension based upon military service in that war. 

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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October 9, 1937.

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                                                BA-J/ady
                                                Samuel Conn
                                                S. 15384
Mrs. Reah B. Ritchie
112 Parks Avenue
Joliet, Illinois

Dear Madam: 

     The data contained herein were obtained from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for 
pension, S. 15384, based upon the military service of 
Samuel Conn in that war. 
     Samuel Conn was born in 1760 in Fairfax County, 
Virginia, day, month, and the names of his parents
are not shown. 
     While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he 
enlisted in September 1777 and served three months as
private in Captain Thomas Lewis' Virginia Company.  He
enlisted in June 1781 and served six months in Captain
Richard Spurr's Virginia Company. 
     In 1796 he moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to
Jefferson County, Kentucky.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed
March 27, 1834, while a resident of Jefferson County, 
Kentucky. 
     There are no family data. 
      Very truly yours
      A.D. HILLER
      Executive Assistant 
      to the Administrator
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April 16, 1935.
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Mary E. Conn                  BA-J/ady
111-152" Street               Samuel Conn
Calumet City, Illinois        S. 15384

Dear Madam: 
     Reference is made to your letter relative to 
Samuel Conn and Timothy Conn, soldiers of the
Revolutionary War. 
     Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims made to the United States
for pension and bounty land based upon military
service of soldiers in that war. 
     A careful search of the records fails to show
such a claim on file on account of the services of
Timothy Conn. 
     The data contained herein are obtained from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War Claim, S. 15384,
based upon the military service of Samuel Conn in that
war. 
     Samuel Conn was born in 1760 in Fairfax County, 
Virginia, day month, and the names of his parents
are not shown. 
     While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, he
enlisted in September 1777 and served three months as
private in Captain Thomas Lewis' Virginia Company.
He enlisted in June 1781 and served six months in
Captain Richard Spurr's Virginia Company. 
     In 1796 he moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to
Jefferson County, Kentucky 
     He was allowed pension on his application executed
March 27, 1834 while a resident of Jefferson County, 
Kentucky.
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There are no family data. 
Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 19, 1925

Susan Keppel
4019 Evanston, Washington [smeared out]
Seattle, Washington

Madam: 
     I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War Pension claim S. 15384 it appears 
that Samuel Conn was born in 1860 [scratched out, 1760 hand-written below] in Fairfax County, 
Virginia. 
     While a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia he
enlisted in September 1777 and served three months as a 
private in Captain Thomas Lewis' Virginia Company.
     He enlisted in June 1781 and served six months in
Captain Richard Spurr's Virginia Company. 
     In 1796 he moved from Loudoun County, Virginia to
Jefferson County, Kentucky where he was allowed pension
on his application executed March 27, 1834. 
     There is no data on file as to his family. 
Respectfully, 

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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September 15, 1923

Mrs. H.C. Sears
Danville, Ind.

Madam: 
     I have to advise you that from the papers in the 
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 15384 it appears
that Samuel Conn was born in 1760 in Fairfax County,
Virginia. 
     In September 1777, while a resident of Loudoun
County, Virginia, he enlisted and served as a private
three months in Captain Thomas Lewis' Virginia Company.
     In June 1781 he enlisted and served six months
in Captain Richard Spurr's Virginia Company. [hand written]
     In 1798 he moved from Loudoun County, to Jeffer-
son County, Kentucky where he was allowed pension on
his application executed March 27, 1834.  There is no
family data on file. 

Respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner.
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October 27, 1933

Mrs. H.C. Sears
48 South Wayne St.,
Danville, Indiana

Madam: 
     I have to advise you that if you desire a photostat copy of the declaration of the Revolutionary War pensioner Samuel Conn, S. 15384 the same will be furnished you under the provisions of the Act of August 24,1912 at the rate of fifteen cents a page with twenty-five cents extra for certification. The number of pages to be copied is four.
     The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by Money Order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.