Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22932, for Oliver Phelps, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Phelps Oliver
NUMBER
S 22932
CONTENTS
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SERVICE
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Phelps, Oliver
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 22932
CONTENTS

2880 174
Oliver
of Chenango Co. in the State of who was a Private in the Comp. of Captain Howard — of the Regt. commanded in the Cont. time for 6 Months
Corrected 31 July '33
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of June 1870 — and due to A.C. Mops Clifford
Arrears to the 4th of Ma'33 $ 40 Sem-ant. allowance ending 11/2/33 10 $ 50
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. C. Miles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 71
in to Pay Agent and letter Hon S. H. Morris — D. Hely
Pension granted from 4 March 1836. — 14 Hely
in location sent to Hon S. H. Morris. St. Rep.
Paid at the Treasury under Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 4 Sept 1837 Agents notified 12 May 1838
Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838. Ag Notified 25 Jan'y 1838.
Paid as above from March 4 th 1840 March 4 th 1841. Agent notified April 20 th 1842.
May 20 1843

In the matter of the application of Oliver Phelps for a pension
Please direct the Return of the within to me at Guilford Chautauqua County N.Y. A.C. Moses
War Department

State of New York ss County of Chenango ss
On this 12 th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common pleas of the County of Chenango now sitting Almon Phelps a resident of Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York aged 67 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following names of officers and served as herein stated That he was born and brought up in the town Simsbury County of Hartford and State of Connecticut in the month of April 1765. That in the month of September 1781 he enlisted into the service of the United States at Simsbury in Connecticut as a minute man under the command of Capt Joseph Forward. Lieut Benjamin Trall & Ensign Samuel Forward. after he enlisted he remained at Simsbury until the first of October following when the Capt. of his company called on him to go & guard the Prison at Simsbury Mines called "Simsbury Mines prison" to guard the Tories who were confined there to keep them from assisting the British. That he served on guard until the last of April 1782. He further states that about the 20 th day of April 1782 he was in a battle at Simsbury Mines

with the loss several men wounded but none Killed That the last of April he was dismissed by his Captain and went home. He also says that he has no documentary evidence of his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. and also there is no Clergyman in his neighbourhood whom he can get to certify as to his truth and veracity. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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. He further answers the following interrogatories as follows.
1 st q Where in what Year were you born Ans At Simsbury in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut in 1765 2 nd q Have You any record of your age and if so where is it. Ans. I have a record of my age on a family record at home 3 rd q How were you called into the service were you drafted. did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom? Ans I volunteered my services 4 th q Where were you living when called into the service. where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live

6th q Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ans - When I was called into the service I lived in the town of Simsbury County of Hartford & State of Connecticut since then I have lived in Westfield in the State of Massachusetts, Safford (Conn) & Guilford County of Chenango and State of New York where I now reside
5th q State the names of some of the Regula Officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans - I never knew any officers excepting those mentioned in my declaration. If I ever knew any Continental or Militia Regiments I have now forgotten them excepting the one commanded by Col. Phelps
The general circumstances of my service are contained in the body of my declaration
6th q Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans - I never received a discharge. Was stationed at the prison for the term of seven months when my time was out was called away by my Capt.
7th q State the names of persons of whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution
Ans - Maria E. Knapp & Albin Owen Oliver Phelps Sworn to and subscribed this day & year aforesaid P. B. Mudd Dep. Clerk

State of New York } ss County of Chenango }
We Shirah E. Knapp and Abner Owen, residing in the town of Guilford County of Chenango and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Alion Phelps who is described in the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 67 years old of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolu- tion & that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and sworn this 9 th day of Feby 1833 Shirah E Knapp Before me Samuel J. Frack Justice of the Peace
State of New York } ss County of Chenango }
I Samuel J. Frack a Justice of the peace of the town of Guilford County of Chenango and State of New York do certify that Shirah E. Knapp & Abner Owen who have signed the preceding certificate reside in the town of Guilford and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Samuel J. Frack Justice

State of New York } ss County of Chenango }
I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of the County of Chenango State of New York do certify that Samuel P. Haseb before whom the within foregoing Certificate was made and who made the Certificate as to the credibility of Abira E. Knapp and Abner Owen was at the date of the same and now is a Justice of the peace in & for said County and that I am ac- quainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 12 th day of February 1833
J. B. Noble Dep Clerk
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 Abira E. Knapp & Abner Owen who have signed the preceding certificate reside in the town of Guilford County of Chenango

and State of New York and are entitled persons and that their statement is Entli- thel. Co. Credit.
I Jarvis H. Pike Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chemung do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Alvin Phelps for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have her- unto set my hand and seal of Office this 12 th day of February 1833 P. B. Middle Dep: Clerk

22888
Oliver Philips Chenango Co. N. York
admitted.
6 mo. Private.
A. C. Moses Guilford Chenango N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. These 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 Oliver Philips Chenango Co. N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     enlisted Sept 1781 6 pr. capt Horward — Linsbury ct- 17 Linsbury ct- Testimony   April 1782  
832 67 1765 10 1781
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) _____ 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 day 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 places 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 [i] 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.
R. Newman CCk

Mr. S. W. Morris H. R.

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Sioga
38.
On this fifteenth day of June 1837, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Sioga personally appeared Oliver Phelps
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Joseph Lawrence in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Oziel Pittibau in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State ( District, or Territory, ) of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the State of Pennsylvania is that his children lives in Pennsylvania and he wishes to reside them
Oliver Phelps
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid. }
Asa H. Hammand Justice of Peace
¶ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
¶ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
¶ In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
¶ Mode of authenticating papers. —In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

Tioga County ss On this fifteenth Day of June 1837 before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said County of Tioga Personally appeared Joseph M White who on his Oath Declares that the Per- son who has taken the above Oath is the Person described in the affidavit Joseph M White
Sworn to and subscribed Before me the 15 th Day of June 1837 Amos H. Hammones J.P.
I do hereby Certify that the above witness is a Person of Repute Amos H. Hammones J.P.
Tioga County, ss.
I J. P. Donaldson, Clerk of the court of said county certify Amariah Hammones Esq. to be a magistrate or justice of the peace as above and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Wells- borough, this 19 th day of July A.D. 1837.
J. P. Donaldson Clerk of the court of Tioga county

Provisions
22932 INVALID. ✓
File No. 22,932
Oliver Phelps
Rev New York
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 791
[Arrangement of 1870.]

April to Oct
4 April 1981 to April 1982

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office;
January 14 th , 1839.
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," Oliver Phelps, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia, Pa. Agency, at the rate of Twenty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837- to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Feb 12
McGovern
James L. Edwards Esquire Commisr. of Pensions War Dept. City of Washington

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
February 7 1838
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 2 d inst. I have to state, that Oliver Phelps ————— a Pensioner under the Act of 7 th June 1832 ————— at Twenty Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of March 1836
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos B. Keith
PRES'T, AND PENSION AGENT.

Payments to be made at New York by Pres. W. B. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 1 Page 11. by G. C. Stiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
You will see by a reference to the declaration of the applicant that the name is Phillips & not Philips A.C. McLaughlin Quilicura No.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Over Phillips of the State of New York, who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 1 day of June  one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
W. L. Marcy Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 10 - 1838.
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;" Oliver Phelps a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836 to the 4 th of September 1837 -
Respectfully, yours
Abner K. Parsons Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 17, 1842.
Sir:
Under the date 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," Oliver Phelps — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1840, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.