Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8972, for Samuel Porter, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass Privateer
Porter, Samuel
S 8972
Carded
CONTENTS

30,645 Ohio. Pittsburgh
Samuel Porter
of Cuyahoga Co. in the State of Ohio who was a private - in the Company commanded by Captain Barnes of the reg t commanded by Col: _____ in the Mass ts  ★ line for eighteen months from 1775 ★
Mass. and Privateer. Nov. 1764 Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. (Pett. 91) at the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of May 1836 _____ and sent to Wells Porter Esq Dover, Cuyahoga Co.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $300.- Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. 30
Died Aug. 3, 1836 $330.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm Allison Clerk Book 6.2 Vol. 5 Page 152

entered Samuel Porter
22599
filed Nov 9. 1832
allowed for 18 months
$60

The State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County } ss On this fifth day of Nov. A.D. 1832 Personally Appeared
Court of Common Pleas of said County Samuel Porter of Strongsville in the County of state aforesaid & being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following Declaration for the pur- pose of availing himself of the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th day of June A.D. 1832 viz.
That immediately after the battle of Bunker hill accepted the service of the United States by enlisting into a Company commanded by Capt Thomas Barry in a Regiment commanded by Col. Mansfield belonging to the Massachusetts Line in which Company I served as a private soldier during the term of Eight Months when I was discharged
The greater part of the time of this service we occupied what was called Winter Hill near Boston. That at the time of the above enlistment he was a resident of Salem Mass. that the enlistment was made at Watertown in said State that he was immediately marched to Cambridge
That he enlisted again in the Naval service of the United States sometime in the spring of the year A.D. 1778 as a Marine on board the Brig Napacheta of fourteen guns Capt. Porter in which service I continued Four Months when I was honorably discharged
The time of this service was employed in cruising against the enemy in northern latitudes during which time we made prize of one En- glish Brig the name of which he does not now recollect

That he again enlisted in the Naval Service in the Spring of the year A.D. 1779 in the Brig Tyannassee Capt. Jonathan Harradane of Salem That we cruised in the English Channel to the best of my recollection five or six weeks when we were chased by an English Seventy four into Bilboa in Spain from thence we sailed to Bordeaux in France where we took in a cargo of warlike stores & sailed from thence to Salem in Massachusetts That from thence we sailed to the latitude of Bermuda & Cape Hatteras for a length of time and then returned to Salem where he was dis- charged That the time of this service was rather more than Top Months
That some time in the summer of 1780 he again enlisted on board the aforesaid Brig which was now commanded by Capt Clark and sailed from Salem & cruised off the Cape of Virginia a few weeks when after having taken one or two small prizes we were taken by two British Frigates and carried into St. Johns in Newfoundland where we were confined on board a guard ship during a few weeks when eight of us took possession of the small boat & left the guard ship & after having a few days we took possession of a Skiff & finally landed at Dana in Nova Scotia where we found an American Privateer & enlisted on board of her Sailing from thence we sailed up the Bay of Chaleurs where we took a British Schooner lying on shore & loading with furs which they were buying of the French & Indians which Prize we brought into the Port of Boston where he was discharged

That he again enlisted as near the as he can recalled in the winter of 1780-1781 on board the Privateer Sloop Mounting fourteen iron swivels lying in Salem that the name of the Capt. of this vessel is not recalled but that the name of the first Lieut. was David Roper That he sailed from Salem in this vessel & cruised in the latitude of the West Indies when off the Grenadels he was taken by a British Brig & carried into Grenada where he was confined in prison about six weeks from thence he was carried to England where he was improved and put on board the British Sloop of War savage Capt. Graves. That he sailed in the said Sloop out of the River Thames & came to New York bringing dispatches from the British Government From thence the Sloop sailed with orders to cruise on the coast. That while he was detained on this vessel she made prizes of two American Privateers which she sent in. That after the cap- ture of these Privateers the Prisoners being confined in the hold an attempt was made by them to take possession of the Sloop but were prevent- ed in consequence of which the Sloop immedia- ately sailed for Halifax. That at Halifax he was transferred from the Sloop to the Rainbow of 40 Guns that while on board the Rainbow he pe- titioned to be considered as a prisoner of war but was refused he was however transferred to a Merchant Ship used as a transport in which he sailed to New York that from thence he

He Sailed on board a Transport boat with the British troops up North River at which time the British took Stony & Verplank's points soon after which he improved an opportunity which occurred by his being on shore & made his Escape. The time employed in this service was about eighteen months . He further states that he has no documentary evidence of the truth of the things contained in this Declaration in his possession.
He further states that he was born in the year A.D. 1757 in the Town of Ipswich Essex County State of Massachusetts That he served an apprenticeship to the trade of a Shoema- ker in the Town of Salem in the State aforesaid that after he left the service he settled in the Town of Ashfield which is now in the County of Franklin in the aforesaid State where he resided until the year 1821 when he re- moved to his present residence in the Township of Strongsville in Cuyahoga County State of Ohio.
He further states that he entered the service in every case hereinbefore mentioned by voluntary enlistment And he hereby relinquishes all claim to any pension or annuity from the Government of the U.S. except the present & likewise declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court Nov. 5 1832 Horatio Perry Clerk Com. P. & C.
Samuel Bates
Samuel Bates

We Simeon Woodruff a clergyman residing in Strongsville Cuyahoga county Ohio and Timothy Clark Esq. of Down County State of Ireland do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Porter, of said Strongsville that we believe him to be seventy four years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion
Timothy Clark Simeon Woodruff
State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County ss } November 28 th 1832 Personally appeared Simeon Woodruff and Timothy Clark and took solemn oath that the above certificate is the truth according to the best of their understand- -ing. In witness whereof I have unto sub- -scribed my name at Strongsville in said County the day & date last above written
Harman Stone Just of Peace
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 within named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Simeon Woodruff who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town Strongsville, and that Timothy Clark who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. — The State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County ss. J. Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Porter for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Horace Perry - Clerk

And I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court aforesaid do further certify that Cannon Stone Esq. before whom the withunnamed Timothy Clark & Simon Woodruff made affidavits to the certificates by them signed was a justice of the peace, duly Commissioned and sworn, and is duly authorized to take acknowledgements & to Administer Oaths &c & that his name is signed, writing in his own hand written and to all whose official acts full faith & credit is given & — It is thus my hand this seventh day of November A.D. 1832
Horace Perry — Clerk. C.P.

22597 Samuel Porter Ohio
Return Special letter 22 nd March 1834
George Hoagly Clearland Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Porter Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 Mar? - as a Marine 8 Private Col Darn, Col Mansfield 75 born in Mass, Essex Co. entered the service in Mass Salem   1778 entered in the Naval Service of H. Brig Mass, 14 Guns   6 Apr 1778 4   1779 cruised - on board Brig Tyrannaside Col Harraden   Cruised. Month then 6 Certificate of a   1780 again entered on board Brig Capt Clark. was taken Glynnman & a citizen   does not state how long he served after this his sea service was in Privateers   he says his whole sea service was about 18 mo  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  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. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. 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 _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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File No. 8972
Samuel Porter
Brn Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 299
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Dover 05 } free 25c April 15 }
War Department Pension Office Washington City
This
Sam L. [unclear]

Dover Cuyahoga Co. Ohio April 9 th 1836
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir.
Enclosed is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, relating to the services of Samuel Porter, a Soldier of the Revolution, who has applied at the Department, for a Pension under the Act of June 1832.
His Declaration I am told in your Office. It will be seen by the certificate, that the Massachusetts Rolls furnish no evidence of service, after the 1 st of Aug. 1775: after which the Applicant's Declaration claims, that he rendered eight months service in the Massachusetts Line; but it is believed, that the Certificate will so fully corroborate the statements made in the Declaration, as to entitle them all to the full force of the Department.
I will only add that the Applicant is very far in the decline of Life, that his mental faculties are almost wholly prostrated; & it is hoped & believed that the Department, in deciding upon his claim will give to the evidences of his services which he has been able to furnish, all the weight & importance which an enlightened sense of Propriety will justify.
I am
Sir, Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
Wells Porter

Sam l Porter
Nov 14
J. L. Edwards Pension Office Washington City -
Dear Friend Ohio
Yours & S r Nov 17 1862

Dover, Cuyahoga County Ohio Nov. 5. 1835
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir yours of the 17 th of August was duly Rec d by way of G. Woodley Esq r informing me that the papers in the case of Samuel Porter (My mother) an applicant for a pension) were examined & filed with the suspended cases in your office - as I am acting for my Brother as agent in this case & my Atty. (Esq r H.) cannot attend further to it by reason of other business) I wish you to do me the favor to enclose those papers in your office relating to the case & forward them to me at Dover
Joseph Porter } Agent of Samuel Porter }
J. L. Edwards Esq r

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 24 th 1836.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Samuel Porter, as a corporal, is borne on a Muster roll of Capt. Thomas Barnes' Company, in Col. Hutchinson's Regt. where he is allowed from June 18 th to August 1 st 1775, one month and fifteen days. ————— 1-15
Sam l Porter's name, as a private, is borne on a Payroll of the Officers and Crew on board the Brig. n Massachusetts, commanded by Capt. Daniel Souther, in the service of the State of Massachusetts Bay from the time of entry to the time of discharge, where he is allowed from August 19 th to Decem r 21 st 1776, four Months and two days. — (40 s p Month.) 4-2 5-17
Samuel Porter's name is borne on a Muster roll

Amount brought Over.
m. d. 5-17
of the Brig Tyrannicide, Son a Haraden Command d where he is allowed from Feb y 26 th to August 31 st 1777. at £ 2-8-0 pr d month. ————— £ 14-8-0 —
Samuel Porter claims for eight months services under Capt. Thomas Barnes, in 1775 & 1776; but the roll is not found in this Office, for services in 1775 & '76, after August 15 th 1775.
John P. Bigelow, Secretary.

Cleveland Ohio Aug. 13. 1835
Edw. D. Rogers Carmen
Sir
I return you the Pension Papers of Samuel Porter with the request that you may allow him the benefit of his long service - The papers were kept back for some time that he might procure testimo- ny in respect to his Marine Services He has had no opportunity to do it without incurring an expense beyond his means, and perhaps beyond the value of the object. Unless it be known to the officers in your department that he wishes to be settled in, even further around ship. He cannot forego the prospect of any pension for his sea service.
Your most obedient
J. W.oadly

War Department Pension Office 22 March 1884.
Sir
The evidence in support of the claim of Samuel Porten has been examined. The claim cannot be allowed for his naval service, unless he shall produce satisfactory evidence they were public armed vessels, and that he performed the service as alleged. The papers are herewith enclosed.
I am Sir Very Respectfully Your obedient J. L. Edwards
G. Hadley Esq. Chearland Ohio

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 4, 1853.
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 rs of Samuel Porter dec d ,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Agency, at the rate of Sixty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 11 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836 to the 3 Aug. 1836.
Respectfully, yours,
J. M. Brooke Comptroller.
30645 Ohio
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.