Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12107, Roger Babcock, Conn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn

Babcock Roger
or
Badcock

Number
S12107

CONTENTS
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Date of death

not on ??
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New York 26
20191

Roger Babcock of Che?? in the State of N York who was a private in the ?? commanded by Captain Barrow of the Regt commanded by Col Chester in the N York line for 23 months

Conn Line
June 24/25
Records corrected

Inscribed on the roll of N York at the rate of 76 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of August 1822 and sent to J Hyde New ??

Arrears to the 4th of Mar  $133.32
Sem-anl allowance ending 4 Sep 21 $38.?
$171.6?

Revolutionary Claim
Act June, 1932

Recorded by ?? clerk
Book  ?  Vol 3 Page 4
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Roger Babcock
14331
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832

State of New York
County of Chenango

On this ninth day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas held at the Courthouse in the Town of Norwich in and for the County of Chenango now Sitting Roger Babcock a Resident of the Town of New Berlin County of Chenango and State of
New York aged Seventy four years who
being 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

That he enlisted for the term of ten months
in February in the year 1776 in the Town of Coventry County of Windham and State of Connecticut in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Chester and Company commanded by Capt. Gersham Barrows that he joined the Company at Norwich Landing & sailed from thence to New York where they arrived the fifth of July same year when they joined the said Regiment they soon after crossed over to Long Island and were in the battel [battle] on the Island they afterwards crossed over to New York thence to Kings Bridge and White Plains and was in the battle at White Plains
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he then crossed over Kings ferry into the Jersey and marched through Morris Town crossed the Delaware at Easton and after General Lee was taken, we were in Gen'l Sullivans Division and marched down the river to Salisbury in Pennsylvania where we were discharged on the 25th day of December 1776 and he further states that in June 1829 he made application for a pension and sent on the affidavit of Jonathan Badcock which
Cannot now be obtained and also the
affidavit of Ames Badcock which is now
forwarded again and he further States that in May 1779 he enlisted for ten months in the Connecticut State Troops in Capt. 
James Dana's Company in Col. Levi Well's
Regiment and joined the Company and
Regiment at New London and the Regiment
marched to New Haven about the first
of December and were stationed then till
March following when we were discharged
he herewith sends the affidavit of Seth Allen to the above.  He thinks there were no other troops with them the season and he further states that he enlisted in December 1775 for three months in the company of Capt James Dana in Ct, Montgomery's Regiment.

He lived in the Town of Coventry, County
of Windham State of Connecticut and
joined the Company and regiment at Cambridge near Boston soon after and served till March following when they were discharged.  Col Wards Regiment was with theirs.  He was at Roxbury when the British Army left Boston and there was almost a continuous cannonade the whole time and there is
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no testimony he can procure for the last three months service and that he was a volunteer in each of the before mentioned times and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his services farther than the accompaning affidavits.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present
and declares that his name is not on any pension Roll of any State 

Roger Babcock [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
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We Joseph H. Chamberlain, a Clergyman
residing in the Town of New Berlin in
Chenango County & State of New York and
Nathan Taylor, residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted  with Roger Babcock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & Subscribed  
the day & year            
aforesaid   
Nathan Taylor [signature]
Joseph H. Chamberlain [signature]

J. H. Pike, Clk [signature]
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Interrogatories

1st. When & in what year were you born
Answer: Tenth day of June 1758 in the Town of
Coventry County of Windham & State of Connecticut

2d.  Have you any Record of your age if so where
Answer : my age was put on Record at Coventry
at the Clerks office

3d. Where were you living when called into
service. Where have you lived since
the Revolutionary war & where do you
now live
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Answer.  I lived in Coventry in Windham County and State of Connecticut when called into service.  I have lived five years since the Revolutionary war in Bennington in Vermont State from thence back to Coventry and lived eight years.  I then removed to the Town of Burlington, and lived there thirty years , Otsego County and State of New York and now live in New Berlin and have for Nine years past.

4.  how were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Answer.  he enlisted voluntarily at every enlistment

5. State the names of some of the regular officers who with the troops when you served such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your services
Answer.  Generals Washington, Putnam, Lee, Sullivan, Knox, Ward, Green.   Colonels Durgy, Bewel, General Lord Sterling, Col. Storrs and Brown

6.  did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it

Answer.  he has received two written discharges one at Roxbury and the other at New Haven.  He thinks Col Mosley signed the one at Roxbury and he believes that Capt
James Dana Signed the one at New Haven and he does not know what has become of them

7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Answer.  Nathan Taylor Esqr, Caleb S Butts , [illegible], August[us] C Welch Late Sheriff
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and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed 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 Joseph H Chamberlin who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman
in the Town of New Berlin and that Nathan Taylor who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled
to credit

[signatures] [illegible] of Chenango Common Pleas

[illegible]Tracy 
Levi Bigelow
Nathan Taylor
Hezh. Read
Charles York

State of New York}
Chenango County} Ss

I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Roger Babcock for a pention [pension]

In Testamony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 10th Day of October 1832
J.K. Pike, Clrk.  [signature]
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MEE/eel

February 18, 1929

Myra L. Shattuck
Shattuck Farm
Norwich, New York

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.12107, it appears that Roger Babcock or Badcock was born June 10, 1758, at Coventry, Windham
County, Connecticut.

While residing at said Coventry, he enlisted in December, 1775, and served three months as a private in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Moseley's Connecticut Regiment.

He enlisted, February 5, 1776, and was a private in Captain Gershom Barrows' Company, Colonel John Chester's Connecticut Regiment, he was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains and was discharged, December 25, 1776.

He enlisted in May, 1779 or 1780, and served ten months as a private in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Levi Wells ' Connecticut Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
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October 9, 1832, while a resident of New Berlin, Chenango County, New York.

There are no data on file concerning his family.

His pension commenced March 4, 1831 at the rate of $76.66 per annum.

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to an Elisha Smith who served with the Rhode Island Troops.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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1924. July 30. Hist to Mrs. E. B. Tyler E
1929 Feb, 18, Hist to Myra L. Shattuck, M. E. E.
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1934 - Nov 4- Ad Myra L. Shattuck, no further information than was furnished on Feb 18, 1929.  See letter & reply in case of George Bugbee B16666


12.107
INVALID.


No. 12,107
Roger Babcock
Pri Rev War


Act: June 7th, 32-
Index: Vol. A  Page 23
 
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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New York 31001

Roger Badcock
Chenango County
Act 18 March 1818

361
[Following text is crossed out:] Rejected with letter 9 July 1829 to John Hyde, Esq.
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INVALID - REJECTED

Roger Badcock
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31.00.1
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Original Claim

Declaration in order to be put on the pension list under the Act of the 18th March 1818.
County of Chenango Ss. On this ninth day of June 1829. personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County of Chenango and State of New York Roger Badcock resident in the county aged Seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. __that he the said Roger Badcock enlisted for the term of Ten months on the fifth day of February in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Gersham Barrows, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Chester in line of the State of Connecticut on the continental establishment.__ that he continued to serve in said corps until the twenty fifth day of December then next following. when he was discharged from the service in Sailsbury in the State of Pennsylvania near Trenton in the State of New Jersey that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present__that his name is not on the roll of any State except Connecticut__ and that the following are they reasons for not making earlier application for a pension.__he had been unable to secure the affidavits of the number of persons who were acquainted with his service as aforesaid as by law is required until a short time since.

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st
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May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the  18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale. or in any manner disposed of my property in ny fact thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it. as to be bring myself within the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolution War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor had any person in trust for me. any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. That since the 18th of March 1818 the following changes have been made in my property.
Real estate. during that time I have had none
Personal estate. I have had none except such as from time to time during the said time I have expended for my support such as  wearing apparel
And I have now on hand two suits of clothes which is all the property both real and personal I possess.  and am dependent on the charity of others for my support as I am to old and infirm to earn my living. The two suit of clothes I now own one is an every day suit. The other consist of an homespun coat, pantaloons, vest, shirt, & stockings
signed: Roger Badcock

Sworn to and declared on the ninth day of June in the year 1829 before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in the County of Chenango in open Court.
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I Percy Randall Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Chenango in the State of New York do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Roger Badcock did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement in the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule in thirty dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this ninth day of June 1829.
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State of New York}
Otsego County    }

I Jonathan Babcock of the Town of Exeter in the county of Otsego and State of New York being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with Roger Badcock of the town of New Berlin in the County of Chenango and State of New York and has been acquainted with him a great many years and was acquainted with him in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six and that the said Roger Badcock enlisted into Colonel John Chester regiment of Infantry of the Connecticut State line on the Continental establishment in the early part of said year and that the said Roger Badcock served in said regiment for more than nine months and was discharged when his term of service expired in the state of Pennsylvania and further this deponent saith not
signed: Jonathan Babcock 


Sworn and subscribed this sixteenth day of february 1827 before me
John Hartshornjun Justice of the peace in and for the County of Otsego
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State of New York}
Ostego County Jr}
I Amos Babcock of the Town of Otsego in the County of Otsego & State of New York being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with Roger Badcock of the Town of New Berlin in the County of Chenango and State of New York and that he was acquainted with him in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six and that he this deponent knows that the said Roger Badcock enlisted into a regiment of Infantry Commanded by Colonel John Chester in the Connecticut State line on the Continental establishment as he this deponent believing and has been informed and further that the said Roger Badcock enlisted into said regiment in the early part of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and served in the said regiment for the term of ten months and was discharged on Christmas day in the State of Pennsylvania near the Susquhannah [Susquehanna] river and further this deponent sayeth not.
signed: Amos Babcock

Sworn and subscribed the Sixteen day of February 1827

Before me 
John Hartshorn Junior Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Otsego
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Otsego County Ss}
I Seth Allen of the Town of Rockfield in the County of Otsego of State of New York being of Lawful age deposeth & says that I was acquainted with Roger Babcock in the year of 1780 & am knowing of this belonging to a Company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Capt James Dana of Col Levi Wells Regiment. and that he served as a soldier for the space of ten months in said regiment. And also that I was a member of said company & Regiment at the same time & further saith not.
signed: Seth Allen

Subscribed & sworn before me this 17th day of August 1832
Benjamin Hawlett Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Otsego
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do certify that Benjamin Hawlett before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same on of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County & that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature
Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 22nd day of Augt 1832
signed: Horace Lathrop Cler
By Thos K Cory Dep

Affidavit of Seth Allen
August 17th 1832

I certify that I am personally acquainted with Seth Allen the within named person who made the within affidavit before me and that that he is a creditable witness. 
Benjamin Hawlett Justice of the Peace
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State of New York     SS
County of Otsego

Amos Babcock of the town of Otsego in the county of Otsego being duly sworn before Gilbert Palmer one of the Justices of the peace of the town of Exeter in said county make oath and says that he is personally acquainted with Rodger Babcock and has been so acquainted with him before during and since the Revolutionary war and that said Rodger Babcock was in the service of the United States as a revolutionary soldier enlisted in the service according to the best of his recollection in the year of 1776 in the regiment commanded by colonel John Chester and company commanded by Gersham Barrows said Rodger Babcock so enlisted in the town of Coventry county of Windham State of Connecticut for the [illegible] of ten months and that he faithfully performed his term of service and received an honourable discharge and said service was rendered as follows rendevous of Norwich an was mustered the 25th day of December of the same year at Sauls Beyin the State of Delaware for a discharge and further this deponent saith not
Signed: Amos Badcock

Subscribed and sworn this 11th day of June 1832 before me
Gilbert Palmer Justice

State of New York}
County of Otsego } Ss

I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do certify that Gilbert Palmer before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in for the said County & that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness my hand & seal of office this 22nd day of August 1832
Horace Lathrop
By Thos K Cory Deputy
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State of New York}
Otsego County    }   Ss.

I Horace Lathrop Clerk of said county do certify that Daniel Veber before whom the annexed affidavit of W. G. Angel Esq purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds in aforesaid county and duly authorized by law to take the same & that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand & seal of office this 18th day of May 1833.
Horace Lathrop
By G. A. C. Sucr Dep Clerk

Amos Babcock
Affidavit
June 11th 1832

State of New York Y
Otsego County -
I certify that Gilbert Palmer Esquire the Justice before whom this within affidavit was taken has moved from this state to the Territory of Michigan, and that I am well acquainted with Amos Badcock the within named deponent and that he is a credible witness.
signed: W. G. Angel
Late [illegible] [illegible]

On the 17th day of May 1833
William G Angel who signed the above certificate appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the same - Daniel [illegible] for Com of Deeds
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Chenango County [illegible] Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of the town of New Berlin in the County of Chenango who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades.  For three months commencing in the month of december in the year 1775 as a private soldier.  For ten months in the year 1776 I served as a private solder and in the year 1779 for the term of ten months I served as a private soldier as now fully appears by my declaration hereunto annexed and for such service I claim a pension.
signed: Roger Babcock

Sworn & subscribed the twenty first day of May 1833

Before [illegible] Charles Rich, Justice of Peace
State of New York
Chenango County Ss.   I Jarvis K Pike Clerk of said County certify that Charles Rich before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices
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of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with her hand writing and verily believe  her name subscribed to the said affidavit to be her genuine handwriting and signature

Witness my hand and seal of office this 21st day of May 1833

P. B. Prindle
Dept Clerk
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To the Hon. Secretary at War
Pension office Department
Washington Cty

New Berlin NY
July 18th

Pension
Pension office
7th July 1829
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To the Hon. Secretary at War

I enclose you the declaration and affidavits of Roger Badcock for him to be [illegible] upon the Pension list. Please communicate to me the result as soon as convenient

Your obt servant
John Hyde

New Berlin Chenango County
State of New York
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The Hon Secretary at War
Pension Office department
City of Washington
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Dear Sir
The papers of Mr. Roger Badcock which were returned to me as defective
First as to the length of service
Second magistrate not certifying to credibility of witness
Third paper not being attached by a piece of tape or ribbon
And those being the only objection to them as stated in your letter to me and having had the papers [illegible] according to the above requisitions  I herewith return them to you for a final decision
I wish you would be so good as to give me an early answer so the [illegible]
Your obt svt
Jno Hyde

New Berlin Chenango County New York State
May 20th 1833
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War Department Pension Office
July 9-1829

John Hyde Esq.
New Berlin-
Chenango Co - N.Y.

Sir: - The documents which you sent to this Department in support of the claim of Roger Badcock to a pension on account of Revolutionary services have been examined.
Colonel Chester under whom he states to have served did not command a regiment on the Continental Establishment as the law of March 18-1818, under which he claims provides for those only who served in the Continental Establishment: his claim can not be allowed. His papers will remain on our files according to the regulations of this Department.

J. L. E.
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date stamp:
U.S. PENSION OFFICE 
Jun 27 1924
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Mrs. E. B. Tyler
425 North Edward Street
Decatur, Illinois

date stamp: U. S. Pension Office Jun 27 1924

Pension Bureau

Sir:
Please verify the record of Roger Babcock Private, annual allowance 
76.66 sums received
191.65 New York Militia
Commencement of pension March 4, 1831 - 
above taken from Geneology and Family History of Central N. Y.
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Will gladly pay for time required.
Mrs. E. B. Tyler
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Shattuck Farm.
Horwich, N. J.
May 3, 1928.

Dear Lea.:
Kindly inform me whether the name of Elisha Smith,
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P.S.
Will you also search your files for the Rev. record of Roger Babcock of Conn. and oblige
Yours respectfully
Myra L. Shattuck.
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

July 30, 1924.

Mrs. E. B. Tyler,
425 N. Edward St.,
Decatur, Ill.

Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12107, it appears that Roger Babcock or Badcock was born June 10, 1758 at Coventry, Windham County, Connecticut.
While residing at said Coventry, he enlisted in December 1775 and served three months as a private in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Moseley's Connecticticut [Connecticut] Regiment.
He enlisted February 5, 1776 and was a private in Captain Gershom Barrows' Company, Colonel John Chester's Connecticut Regiment, he was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains and was discharged December 25, 1776.
He enlisted in May 1779 or 1780 and served ten months
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as a private in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Levi Wells' Connecticut Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1833, while a resident of New Berlin, Chenango County, New York.
There are no data on file as to his family.
His pension commenced March 4, 1831 at the rate of $76.66 per annum.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.