Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,651, for Andrew Keyser, Virginia
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(3-1776)

Service
Va.

Keyser, Andrew Sr.

Number
S. 5651

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carded

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CONTENTS
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No 170
Virginia

Andrew Keyser
of Page Co in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Oldham of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Campbell in the Virginia
line, for the term of one year & six months
from June 1780 to last Dec 178 [page cut off]

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of Sixty Dollars per year,
commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of August
1802 and sent to William
A Harris Esq Luray P.O. Page Co Va

Arrears to 4th of March 1832                         60
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4 Sept “ [1832]   30
                                                                   [total]  $90

[“Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820” is crossed out and the following inserted—
7 June 1832]
Recorded
Book D
Vol. 7 page 117
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State of Virginia.
Page County, to wit:

On this 23d day of July 1832, personally
appeared in open court before Dan. Strickler, Wharen Jones,
Dan. Blosser and E. Conall, the County Court of Page
Now Sitting Major Andrew Keyser Sen.r [Senior] a resident 
of the Said County of Page and State of Virginia,
aged near 74 years, who being first duly sworn 
according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7. 1832:  That he will be 74
years of age on the 16. day of December next_ that 
he was drafted for a tour of duty of 18 months
in the year 1780_ he then resided in the County
Shenandoah in Va., his rendevouz was at the Town 
of Winchester_ there he got a permit to come by his
home again, which lay in his route, and was to meet
his Regiment at Albemarle Barracks.  When he
arrived at the Barracks he was informed by an
officer, that the Regiment had passed on _ he followed
and joined it at James River.  From thence
we marched to Mecklenburg in North Carolina,
where we joined the main army, then under Genl.
Gates, but which in three or four days afterwards
was taken command of by Genl. N. Green_
deponent thinks this was in the month of Decr. 1780.
We then marched to the Cheraw Hills.  whilst
the main army laid at the Cheraw Hills,  Green
having before detached Morgan, Howard and Washington
with their commands, it soon resulted in the battle
of the Cowpens, in which Tarlton was defeated.
Cornwallis to regain the losses occasioned by this
battle marched his whole force, in consequence 
of which it became necessary for Green to fall
back from Cheraw;  which he did, and then
kept retreating until he reached Halifax in Va.
As soon as Green was reinforced, he turned upon
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the enemy, and after much marching and maneuvering
the armies under Green and Cornwallis met at
Guilford Courthouse on the 15. day of March 1781,
and in the toil and struggle of the battle of
that day, this deponent bore his full part.  We
then moved to Cambden, and on the 25 of April he
was again engaged in the battle at that place.
From this place we marked for Fort Granby, which
however, was taken by Lee before we arrived.
We then continued our March to Ninety Six; which
place we besieged, but Col. Cruger the commander,
being reinforced by Tarlton, we had to raise the
siege and retreat; --and after some active duty in
skirmishing we took post for about a month at
the High Hills of Santee.  When we took up
from this place, we marched to Eutaw and was
engaged in that bloody and glorious battle, which was
fought on the 8th day of September 1781.  In this
battle the commanding Colonel of my Regiment, Col.
Rd. Campbell was killed, and also the Capt. of my
Company, Captain Conway Oldham.  We then returned
to the Hills of Santee to attend to the wounded and
to give the army rest; where, we laid about a month
and from thence we marched to a place called
Round O. near Stone – here our term of service
expired on the last day of December 1781.  We
were marched however from this to Salisbury, a
distance of about 300 hundred miles, where we
were discharged.

After our term of service expired, the
soliders were in the habit, as occasion offered on
the March, of getting a discharge written by any
person who could write, and then getting their
commanding officer to sign it for them.
I accordingly got my Sargeant to write a discharge
for me, (which is the one I now transmit) and
then I got Lieutn [Lieutenant] Jouett, who then commanded
my Company, (our captain having been killed at Eutaw)
to sign it, who accordingly did sign it for me.
I then took the discharge to Major Edmund, our
commanding major, who, upon looking at it told me
that it had no certificate for the amount of pay
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which was due me,__ that they were then engaged
in making out certificates and discharges, and
that if I would wait an hour or two, he would
give me one in due form.  He accordingly gave 
me, in a few hours afterwards, a discharge signed
by himself with a certificate for arrearages of
pay arreared to it.  This last mentioned certificate
and discharge, I sold to Saml. Moore of Rockburg
and he gave me the receipt which I now trans
mit] __ and this is the manner in which I, in fact,
got two discharges.  He does not know that
there is any living witness, by whom he can prove the
foregoing statement of facts;  though he has been informed
that there is a fellow soldier by the name of Peter
Crim still living, but his place of residence is unknown
to this deponent.

He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a 
pension or annuity except the present, and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the
agency of any state.

Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Andrew Keyser Senior

We Ambrose C. Booton, a clergyman residing in 
the county of Page and Wm. R. Almond—residing
 in the same county hereby certify, that we are well
acquainted with Andrew Keyser Senr. who has sub-
scribed and sworn to the above declaration that we
believe him to be near 74 years of age, as he has
above stated; that he is reputed and believed in the
neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year
aforesaid. 
Ambrose C. Booton
Wm. R. Almond

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after
the investigation of the matter, that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

And
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And the Court further certifies, that it appears to
them that Ambrose C. Booton who has signed the
preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County
of Page; and that William R. Almond who has also signed
the same is a resident in the said County of Page and is
a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

Virginia,
Page County, towit:

I, William A. Harris clerk of the County
Court of Page do hereby certify that the foregoing contains
the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of Andrew Keyser Sen.r [Senior] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of office this 23d day of July 1832
Wm. A. Harris CC.

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Andrew Kiser
S.30.13.4

To the Honble [Honorable]: Lewis Cass Secy. of War.

Will be pleased to Address any answer
or enclose any draft which may be drawn in my
favour, to William A. Harris, at Luray P.O.
Page County Va.- who will attend to the business for
me, inasmuch as I reside in a remote part of the 
County.

Given under my hand this 23. day of 
July 1832.
Andrew Keyser senior

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Witness
G.B. [illegible]
Geo. W. [illegible]
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Andrew Keyser, Sr.
S. 5651
BA-J/AWF

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for infor-
mation in regard to Andrew Keyser, Sr. private in
the Virginia Infantry, War of the Revolution, died
November 23, 1833, Luray, Virginia.

The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in pension claim, S. 5651,
based on the service of Andrew Keyser in the War
of the Revolution.

Andrew Keyser was born December 16, 1758,
place not stated, nor were the names of his
parents shown.

While a resident of Shenandoah County,
Virginia, Andrew Keyser enlisted sometime in 1780,
served as a private in Captain Conway Oldham’s and
Lieutenant Robert Jouett’s company, Colonel Richard
Campbell’s Virginia regiment, was in the battles of
Guilford Court house, Camden, Ninety Six, and
Eutaw Springs, and was discharged January 14, 1782,
having served eighteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed July 23, 1832, while a resident of Page
County, Virgina.  At the time of his application
for pension, he signed:  Andrew Keyser, Senior.

The application for headstone for Andrew

[handwritten bottom of page]
Tombstone data only [“only” is underlined twice]—
copied Miss Bottorff
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Keyser, Senior is returned herewith, also a short
description of his service in the Revolution.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[written sideways left of page}
Rev War

[left side]
5651
INVALID
File No. 5651
Andrew Keyser
Pri Rev war

Act: June 7th “34
Index:--Vol. M, Page 202

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side]
1908. June 4. History to
Dr. I. R. Le Sage   F.W.

1927-Apr-28-Hist. to Mrs. N. J. Bell—[illegible]

1928 June 29 Hist. to Mrs. A.V.S.
Milbourne. A.D.Y.

1931-Sept. 8—Hist. to Mr. A. M. [illegible] MLB 

May 9—Tombstone data to
[illegible] copie [ilegible] M.L.B.
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The bearer hereof Andrew Kiser soldier   in
first [can't make out] detachment and in [can't make out 3 words] having served to the  day of Dec 178[illebible] being the term of his engagement is hereby discharged and we certify that he has behaved as a brave and faithful soldier.

[can't make out 3 words] this day of [illegibl]
[illegible]

This is to certify that saml moore of rockridge County Bourg  [illegible] 
of Andw [can't make out 2 words]  and certificate for his Servise in the [can't makeout] 
[can't make out] one [can't make out] month [can't make out]  But [can't make out] being legal [can't make out
determain as I have not yit sent it to the Board of War. But
if was [can't make out 3 words]  in the usual way; [can't make out]
my   hand this 6th day of     June 17[can't make out] 3
Saml Moore
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a Discharge for
Keysers [illegible] for
1781
[written upside down] Andrew Kiser

[written upside down] Andrew Kiser
[written upside down] send

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Andrew Keyser Sr.
S. Files 5651. Va.
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[typewritten, some handwritten additions]
COPIED BY MLB

Washington September 8, 1931

Mr. A. M. Prichard
Box 378
Staunton, Virginia

BA-J

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 5651, that Andrew Keyser,
[“Senior” is crossed out] was born December 16, 1758, place not stated.

While a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia, he
enlisted in 1780, served as a private in Captain Conway
Oldham’s and Lieutenant Robert Jouett’s company, Colonel
Richard Cambell’s Virginia regiment, was in the battles of 
Guilford Court House, Camden, Ninety Six and Eutaw Springs,
and was discharged January 14, 1782, having served eighteen 
months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 23, 1838, while a resident of Page County, Virginia. [Arrow pointing to sentence that follows with notation “next [illegible]’] At the
time of his application for pension, he signed Andrew Keyser, Senior.

There are no data on file as to his family.

The above history is that of the only soldier by that
name, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War
records of this office.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension,
the name of the person paid, and possibly the date of soldier’s
death, you should address The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. citing
the following data:

Andrew Keyser, Certificate No. 170, issued August 4, 1832,
rate $60 per year, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832,
Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section

COPIED BY ADY

June 29, 1928.

Mrs. A. V. S. Milbourne,
Charles Town,
West Virginia.

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 5651, it appears that Andrew Keyser,
Senior, was born December 16, 1756, place not stated.

While a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia he
enlisted in 1780, servwed as a private in Captain Conway
Oldham’s and Lieutenant Robert Jouett’s Company, Colonel
Richard Campbell’s Virgnia Regiment, was in the battles of
Guilford Court House, Camden, Ninety Six, and Eutaw Springs
and was discharged January 14, 1782, having served eighteen
months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
July 23, 1832 while a resident of Page County, Virginia.

There are no data on file as to his family.

The above history is that of the only soldier by that
name, under any spelling, found on the Revolutionary War rec-
ords of this bureau.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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[illegible words]
Rev. &1812 Wars Section
[illegible initials in upper right]

April 28, 1927

Mrs. N. J. Bell
Waterloo, Nebr.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revo-
lutionary War pension claim S. 5651 it appears that Andrew
Keyser, Senior, was born December 16, 1758, place not stated.

While a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia he
enlisted in 1780, served as a private in Captain Conway Oldham’s
and Lieutenant Robert Jouett’s Company, Colonel Richard Camp-
bell’s Virginia Regiment, was in the battles of Guilford Court
House, Camden, Ninety Six, and Eutaw Springs and was discharged
January 14, 1782, having served eighteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July
23, 1832 while a resident of Page County, Virginia.

There is no data on file as to his family.

The above history is that of the only soldier by that
name, under any spelling, found on the Revolutionary War re-
cords of this Bureau.

[left side, handwritten notation “Date of death not on [illegible]]

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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[Printed form with handwriting]
In reply to your request of [illegible], received [illegible]
a statement of the military history of Andrew Keyser
[page damage] [sol]dier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
[page damage] [infor]mation as contained in his [“(or his widow’s) is marked out and “S.F. 5651” inserted] application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

[column 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1780

[column 2] 
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
18 mos.

[column 3]
RANK.
Pri.

[column 4]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
[subcolumn]
CAPTAIN.
Conway Oldham
[subcolumn]
COLONEL.
Richard Campbell

[column 4]
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in, Guilford, Camden, Apr 25,1781, Ninety Six and Eutaw Springs
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Shenandoah Co., Va
Date of application for pension, July 23, 1832.  Cl al.
Residence at date of application, Page Co., Va
Age at date of application, Born Dec. 16, 1758 name of place not stated. Date of death not stated.
Remarks:  Soldier signs application for pension, as Andrew
Keyser, Senr. no data on file as to family
The above noted is the only A.K. of Va. etc, etc.

Very respectfully,
[signature is cutoff]
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24 Aug. 1931

Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War Section
Washington, D.C.

[date stamp]
[top line of stamp illegible]
AUG 26 1931
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Gentlemen:
Andrew Keyser, Va. Line, drew pension while
living in Page County under the act of June 7, 1832.
Please refer to his application and advise me as to
date of his birth and death and names of his children.

Respectfully
[signature illegible]
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[letterhead]
Mrs. A. V. S. Milbourne
Charles Town
West Virginia

Jan. 27, 1928.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir,
Please inform me if you have any record
of pensions received or applied for by the following
Veterans of US Mexican War:
Samuel Sours (possibly a middle name or initial) of Page Co., Va
Gabriel Seville [of Page Co., Va]
Levi McInturf   Shenandoah Co., Va

Sours was known as “Chapultepec” Sours, from having
been the first American over the wall of the Castle.
Levi McInturf is reputed to have been second.

May I also inquire for records shown in pension
applications, if any, of the following Revolutionary
soldiers:
Col. George Printz, Page Co [ notation of “0”}
John Anderson [notation of “not as”]
Henry Aleshire [notation of “0” to the left]
John C. Aleshire [notation of “0” to the left]
John McCulloch [handwritten notation to the right “restat”]
Thomas Sharp [handwritten notation to the right “ReuV”]
Andrew Keyser [handwritten notation to the right “ReuV”]

[date stamp right side of page
PENSION
U.
JAN 30
1928
S.
OFFICE

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This information is desired for the County History
of Page, now in preparation.

Very truly yours,
A.V.S. Milbourne
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Waterloo Nebraska
Febr. 27- 1927

Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Please give me
any data you may have
in regard to Military
record for service in the
Revolutionary war for
Andrew Kiser (Kiser)
from Virginia.  Please
give dates & name of wife
& children if any are given.

Mrs. N. J. Bell
Waterloo
Nebraska
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[printed form with handwriting]
3—595
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
May 29, 1908
Searched by S. D. Lamparter

Original No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant, Andrew Kiser, Kilzer or
Soldier, Andrew Keyser,
Service, Va
Rev. War

Remarks: No claim as above
except, Invd #5651

[signature line blank]
Chief of Division.

27498b4m2-07
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Waterloo Nebraska
Pension Department

Please give me the
data you have for military
service in Revolutionary War
of Charles Kiser (Keyser) of
Virginia who was with
Braddock.  I desire the
names of his wife & children
& military record
James Kelly whose military
record we have been unable
to find married the Kiser
girl--& was from same
locality—Do you have his
name along with these
Kisers & could you give
record--?  Charles Kiser
had a son Andrew [notation inserted “only sent Apr 28 1929]
who became a major.

Would be very glad for

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any date you can give 
me of these men.

Sincerely
Mrs. N.J. Bell
Waterloo 
Nebraska
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any date you can give 
me of these men.

Sincerely
Mrs. N.J. Bell
Waterloo 
Nebraska
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[date stamp at bottom of page]
RECORD
MAY 28
1908
DIVISION
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The following is a copy of a Certificate obtained from the
Virginia State Library.

I certify that the name Andrew Kiser is found in a 
manuscript book in the Virginia State Library giving a list of
Virginia troops in the Continental Service which were paid off
in the years immediately following the close of the war.  This
volume is marked “Revolutionary Soldiers, Vol. IV”, and Andrew
Kiser’s name appears on page 248, as follows:
“Andrew Kiser, soldier of infantry, through John Mathews, 15
June, 1787, £.30. 13. 4.”
This means that Andrew Kiser, an infantryman in the
Continental line, received through one John Mathews, on June
15, 1787, back pay to the amount of £.30. 13. 4.

H.J. Akenrode,
Archivist.

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PENSION
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U.
MAY
27
1908
S.
OFFICE.
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[date stamp bottom of page]
RECORD
MAY
28
1808
PENSION
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[letterhead]
OFFICE HOURS
8 TO 9 A.M.
1 TO 3 P.M.
7 TO 8 P.M.

DR. I.R. LESAGE

OFFICE
416 TENTH STREET

{illegible]
HUNTINGTON. W. VA.  5/26—1908

Rev [written notation]

To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions:
Washington D.C.
Sir:
I am endeavoring to complete a record of
a revolutionary ancestor to enable my mother
to become a member of the Daughters of the
revolution & I thought there might be some
data in you [sic] bureau to add further to it.

I sent first to the War Department asking
for search for Andrew Keyser, but they found
nothing & referred me to the Va State Librarian  &
also to your bureau.

I send you a copy of certificate received from
them and you will see that they have him enrolled
with name spelled Kiser.  This I believe to be the
correct way as my grandparents always pronounced
the name as spelled in that manner.  The family record
is as follows:

“Andrew Kiser was born on Mill Creek Shenandoah
Valley Va. Dec. 16 1758 and died Nov 23d, 1833—
He enlisted in Feb 1781—and served under Gen Greene
and was at the battle of Guilford C.H. Eutaw Springs & many
others.”
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[letterhead]
OFFICE HOURS
8 TO 9 A.M.
1 TO 3 P.M.
7 TO 8 P.M.

DR. I.R. LESAGE

OFFICE
416 TENTH STREET

HUNTINGTON. W. VA.  

It is more than likely that he was on the pension
rolls & therefore I would kindly request a search
for some definite record

Please look under Kiser –Kizer & 
Keyser but I hardly think he used the latter
spelling.  Assureing [sic] you of my gratitude for the
favor requested, I am Sir,
Most respectfully
I.R. LeSage
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[letter head]
FORM 24-C SM 2-22
CONSOLIDATED LIGHT, HEAT & POWER COMPANY
W.R. POWER, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: [blank}
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.

October 27, 1922

Commissioner of Pensions,
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,--

I would like for my application for
membership in the Daughters of the American
Revolution the Revolutionary War Record of Andrew
Kiser (or Keyser—spelted either way) who was born in
Mill Creek, Virginia on Dec. 16, 1758 and who
served as a soldier in the War for Independence.

I am writing to you upon the suggestion
of the Adjutant General of the War Department
who was unable to furnish me with sufficient
information.

If you are able to supply me with this
record kindly state volume and page number of 
the Official Record wherein it is found.

Respectfully yours,
(Miss) Josephine Le Sage

P. O. Box 615,
Huntington, W.Va. 

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PENSION
O
U.
OCT 
30 
1922
S.
OFFICE