Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 709, Benjamin Bully, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Bully Benjamin Elizabeth
NUMBER _____
W. 709
CONTENTS

See letter to N.Y. V.A. B. Agt. March 26. 1835
See let Mr. Fleming Aug 27 - 35
8389.
7442 New York
Benjamin Bully
of Spaldtun in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Putnam of the Regt. commanded by Col. Willet — in the N. York line for 3 Years — — — — —
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Apr. , 1833 — — — and due to Sudam Kingston
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. '33 $ 160 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr. '33 40
$200
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { See June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book 6.
G. Styles
Clerk,
Vol. 4. Page 43

Declaration,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7th JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COUNTY OF Ulster
} ss.
On this eleventh day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty two — personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Ulster — aforesaid, now sitting, Benjamin Bully — a resident of the town of Marbletown — in said County, aged Sixty Seven — 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.
This applicant was born in Virginia, forsooth not known in the year 1765. — The only here in stated. Regard to his age is his family Bible from which he derived his information. In the Summer of 1781 he enlisted in Captain Putnam's Company which belonged to Col. Willets Regiment and served in said Company for the term of four months and until he enlisted into the company of Captain James Cannon in the same Regiment and continued to serve in said Cannon's Company until he was regularly discharged on the first day of January Seventeen hundred & eighty four as will appear by the certificate of the said Captain Cannon bearing date the day aforesaid & hereunto annexed. And as will more fully appear from the affidavit of John Coonrad Smith, also annexed. — This applicant was "brought up" in Stone Arabia on the Mohawk River. The commencement of his four months service he began at Fort Hunter at the mouth of the Schoharie Creek — after continuing there a short time he marched to Fort Plain. When Col. Willets head quarters were — & there he commenced his three years enlistment under Capt. Cannon — he remembers the fact of marching to different places as below stated but the dates he cannot recollect — from Fort Plain, he marched to Johnstown & was at the defeat of a small party of the Enemy under one Rapp. Early in Spring went back to Fort Plain and there the troops built Block houses & which was called Fort McLean after one Captain McLean who died there. From there he moved to Ft. Herkimer, then back to Ft. Plain, then back to Ft. Herkimer, then at Ft. German Flatts at a block house called Fort Dayton. Then at Ft. Plain, then at Ft. Stanwix where they built block houses — then at Ft. Plain — thence to Schenectady where he was discharged.

Dates are confounded or not recollected, but he recollects positively that his marches & movements were as above stated and in addition to the matters already stated, he further says that some time in one of the winters during his service he went on an expedition to Oswego under the command of Col Wilk - which expedition was accompanied by a detachment of Rhode Island Troops - but how many there were of said troops & who were their officers he does not recollect - About two years after he was discharged at Schenectady, he left his residence on the Mohawk River & moved to Marbletown where he had ever since resided -
Abram G. He refers to the Hon John H. Wardenburg, the Revd. John Bishop & Cornelius Krom - among others, as acquaintances who can testify to his age, credibility &c -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that that his name is not on any Pension roll of any agency in any State -
Sworn to & subscribed this 12 th day of Sept 1842 in open court -
Benjamin
BB Bully mark
C. G. Skardembough } Judges John Jansen } John H. Devoe }

We Titus Bishop a clergyman residing in the Town of Olive in the County of Ulster & State of New York and Cornelius Krom of Marbletown in the County & State aforesaid hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Bully who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be sixty-seven years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Titus Bishop a Licentiate of the Baptist church in Olive  Cornelius Krom  Subscribed & sworn to This 12 th day Sept 1832 in open Court A. G. Hardenburgh, John Jansen Adm A Deyo
CERTIFICATE OF THE COURT.
The Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster in the State of New-York, sitting this eleventh day of September - in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty two - at the court-house in Kingston in said County, do hereby declare their opinion, after 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 Titus Bishop who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Olive in the County aforesaid, and that Cornelius Krom who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
A. G. Hardenburgh John Jansen Adm. A. Deyo } Judges
I, Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Ulster in the State of New-York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Bully of Marbletown for a Pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this eleventh day of September 1832
Jacob Snyder

N o 7442 Benjamin Bully.
acomb
John Sudam Kingston Ulster Co. NY

BRIEF in the case of  Benjamin Bully  of Marbletown in the State of  New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 67 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1781 Enlisted - served 0 4 0 As a Gen.  Cap. Putnam's Comp y  Col. Marinus Willett's Reg t  Cap. James Cannon's Comp y Same Reg t   Enlisted and continued to serve until he was regularly discharged on the 1st January 1784  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? nine States  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? _____ 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Documentary Proof - the certificate of Captain James Cannon. John Boade Smith proves that Declarant served two years in Cap. James Cannon's Comp y Col. Willett's Reg t . Traditionary evidence -
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  Not authenticated
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
A Rintzel Examining Clerk.

1861 July 1 - Peter Van Gaasbeck
1.271 New York at Elizabeth Bully widow of Benjamin Bully who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private in York Line.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
3 February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Aug t 1853 and sent to
Peter Van Gaasbeck Jr Kingston Ulster Co N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1835 , Page 69 Vol. 4
3 February 1853

State of New York
County of Ulster } ss. I Charles Davis of the town of Olive in the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that I married Benjamin Bulley to Elizabeth Belle both residing in the town of Olive in the County & State aforesaid on the thirty first day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty seven. and that the above is a true extract of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record as follows "31 st day of Oct 1837."
I the above named Charles Davis depose and say that I held the office of Justice of the Peace in and for the County & State aforesaid on the 31 st day of October A.D. 1837. Sworn & Subscribed before me This 19 th day of April 1853 Rich d W. Tappan Justice of the Peace
Charles Davis

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the within named affiant & would place full confidence in his assertions Richd Wappenhastin of the Place

Elizabeth Bully
Widow of Benjamin
1880
Death alleged Oct 52 & that last payment to his death is due about of 2 and shows payment to Sept 52 Admitted at $80 per annum Commg. 3 Feb. 1853
Petition Greenback B. of Kingston Ulster County N.Y.
Agent

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 3 rd February 1853.
State of New York,
State of New York County of Ulster } ss. On this ninth day of April ad one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me Henry Brookhead Jr Surrogate of the county of Ulster in the State of New York Elizabeth Bully a resident of the town of Olive in the County of Ulster aged thirty five years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 3 rd day of February 1853. that she is the widow of Benjamin Bully, who was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, payable at the pension agency in the City of New York, and resided in the town of Olive, County of Ulster and State of New York.
She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin Bully on the thirty first day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. that her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Bully died, on the third day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. that she was married to him at the time above stated. She further swears that she was a widow at the passage of the act, and is still a widow, and that she has never before made application for a pension.
Surrogate of Ulster County D. D. L. Montanye Witness
In testimony whereof the Surrogate of the said County hath hereunto set his hand, and affixed his seal of Office this ninth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three - Walter L. Goodhead Jr.
Henry Brodhead Jr Surrogate of Ulster County

State of New York, ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SS.
I CERTIFY, That at the date of the certificate of proof, or acknowledgment, to which this is subjoined, the said Henry Brodhead Esq. was Surrogate & Nicholas W. Tappan Esq. was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and the said Surrogate and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 21 day of April A. D. 185 3
W. Schuler
Clerk of Ulster Co.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section FRL
March 14, 1930
A. H. Van Buren 262 Washington Avenue Kingston, New York
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.709, it appears that Benjamin Bully (the name also appears as Buly and Buley) was born in 1765, in Virginia, and "brought up in Stone Arabia on the Mohawk River".
He enlisted, place not stated, in the summer of 1781, served four months as a private in Captain Putnam's Company, Colonel Marinus Willett's New York Regiment; immediately re-enlisted, served as a private in Captain James Cannon's Company in same regiment, was in a small engagement at Johnstown, and was discharged January 1, 1784.
About two years after he was discharged from the army, he moved to Marbletown, Ulster County, New York, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832.
He died October 3, 1852.
The soldier married October 31, 1837, Elizabeth Bell, both were then of Olive, Ulster County, New York.
She was allowed pension on her application executed April 9, 1853, at which time she was aged thirty-five years and resided in Olive, New York.
It is stated that when the soldier died he left four children by his widow, Elizabeth, their names are not given.
Said Elizabeth remarried January 15, 1861, the name of her second husband is not shown.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Widow's statement appears to have been written 1835 as date of marriage (thirty-five years) was added to the first after record. No date as shown in two early catalogs sent to B. D. C. who married them.

These certifies that the bearer hereof Benjamin Bully served as a privit Soldier in My company in Col d Mirinus Willits Regiment of New York State Troops in the Revolutionary war And that he was legally Discharged January the first 1784
Done at Cherry Valley Otsego County N. York September the 30th 1828
James Cannan Late Capt. of An Independent Comp y State of N. York as lastly organized
Col. Mirinus Willits Cherry Valley Otsego Co. N.Y.

State of New York Otsego County ss
Peter Magher & Robert Dunlap both of Cherry Valley in said County merchants, being personally sworn, say, that they were both well acquainted with Col. James Cannan late of Cherry Valley deceased, and that they have always understood and believe that said Cannan was in the revolutionary war, a Captain in the Regiment commanded by the late Col. Willet. That their deponents are well acquainted with the hand writing of said Cannan & have frequently seen him write & verily believe that the annexed paper on which their deponents have written their names on the margin, is in the hand writing of said Cannan & that his signature to it is also genuine.
Sworn & subscribed this 15 th day of August 1832 before me
James D. Moore First Judge of Otsego County. —
Peter Magher Robert Dunlap
I certify that I am well acquainted with Col. P. Magher & Col. R. Dunlap, & that they are among the most respectable citizens in this County & that I fully believe the facts stated in the foregoing affidavit made by them.
I also certify that some years since the said James Cannan & said Benjamin Bully came together to my office & that the said Cannan stated to me that the said Bully had served in his company for three years or more & that he was a good soldier & ought to have a pension. I also certify

that I was well acquainted with said James Cannon & got him once placed on the pension list, but that he was afterwards stricken from it on the ground that Col. Wells Regiment in which he served as a Captain was not a continental regiment. That said Cannon has departed this life for Aug. 15. 1832
J. O. Moore Flint Judge of Otsego County
State of New York } Otsego County ss: } I, Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County of Otsego do certify that James O. Moore, before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn, and whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate, was at the date of the same First Judge of the said County of Otsego, duly appointed and sworn as such. And also that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit & Certificate to be his own proper hand writing & signature. Given under my hand and seal of Office the 15 th day of August 1832
Horace Lathrop. Clerk..

Keep
WIDOW, &c.
July 14 98
Mrs M.C. Landon, Rochester, Ills.
File No. 709
Elizabeth Bully
Widow
Benjamin Bully
Br. Rev. War
930 - Mar. 14 Letter to A.H. Van Buren Esq.
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index: — Vol. A , Page 100
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 99 2
Elizabeth A. Dully widow of Benjamin
New York '53 June 11. Let to R. Van Gaasbeek 152
Act 3 February 1853.

Hudson, Ulster County NY June 28 th 1868
Dr Sir,
Elizabeth Purdy widow of Benjamin Purdy deceased was pensioned under the Act of Feb'y 3. 1853 her pension is payable at the Albany Agency N.Y. at $80 per annum & paid up to Sept 4. 1868 She remarried on the 15. January 1868.
Now does she forfeit the balance from 4 th Sep 68 to 15 January 68 If not to whom is such balance due.
Benjamin Purdy deceased left four children by his wife Elizabeth Yarn Shop Peter Van Gaasbeek

April 23 d 1853
Appd. of Elizabeth Rully widow of Benj:
N.Y.
8389
Act 3 d Feby: 1853
Rev:
Peter Van Gaasbeek Esq.
Kingston
Ulster Co
N.Y.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

7/4/42
In the matter of the application of Benjamin Bully.
for
A Pension under the Act of June 1832/
Adm d
2 years per
80 $
John Swann Adm, Fort Leavenworth Kingston Ulster Co NY

In the matter of the Application of Benjamin Bully
for a Pension
Today Pension

State of New York Schuylkill County } p
John Coeyroel Smith in Schuylkill county a resident of the town of Sharon being duly sworn according to law before me Silvanus Parkinson one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Schuylkill deposeth & saith that he is  he was  eighty years of age acquainted with Ben- jamin Bully during the  the war of the revolution & will recollects that said Bully served in said war in a company of New York State Troops commanded by Capt James Corman in Col Willets regiment for the term of two  three years or more  less than, & that this deponent was a sergeant in the said Capt Corman company in which the said Bully was a private soldier as aforesaid. And the mark who made two of the first letters of his name is the Person Alluded to in the above Affidavit sworn & subscribed this 17. day of Augt 1832 John C his Smith before me mark Silvanus Parkinson Justice Said J C Smith is Nearly Blind Benjamin Bully
I Silvanus Parkinson one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Schuylkill Certify that John C Smith subscribed his name to the above Affidavit by his mark and made Oath to the same before me, I further Certify that his Character as to truth and Veracity is good and is a person that ranks among our first in Society. dated the 17th day of Augt 1832 Benjamin Bully made the letter B. to both parts of his name in my presence Silvanus Parkinson Justice

State of New York County of Ulster ss. On this twenty first day of April A.D. 1853 before me Rich d W illiam Tappan a justice of the peace in & for the County and State aforesaid, personally came David M Avery a resident of the town of Olive in the said County who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Benjamin Bully late of the town of Olive in said County and that he died on or about the third day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two, and that he attended his funeral Subscribed & sworn before me this 21 st day of April 1853 Rich d W illiam Tappan Justice of the Peace David M his Avery Mark
State of New York County of Ulster ss. On this twenty first day of April A.D. 1853, before me Rich d W illiam Tappan a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared George Bell a resident of the town of Olive in the County & State aforesaid who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Benjamin Bully late of the town of Olive in the said County deceased in his life time, & that the said Benjamin Bully died on or about the third day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two, and that he attended his funeral Sworn & subscribed before me this 21 st day of April 1853 Rich d W illiam Tappan Justice of the Peace George his Bell Mark

I do hereby Certify that I believe the within named affiants to be men of truth and veracity & would place full confidence in their assertions
Rich d W. Tappan Justice of the Peace

Rev. Bully Cut of marriage Sept 1837

Ulster County ss I the undersigned do hereby certify that I married Benjamin Buly to Elizabeth Bell on the on the 31 st day of Oct 1837 and that I was then an acting Justice of the peace for the Town of Olive in said County Dated at Olive this 18 th day of April 1853
Charles Davis

State of New York
County of Ulster ss. On this twentyeth day of June A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Peter Van Gaasbeck Jr of Kingston aged twenty years, who being duly sworn according to Law, deposes & says that he this deponent was well acquainted with Benjamin Bully a revolutionary pensioner of the United States now deceased, at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, that this deponent in the lifetime of said pensioner was in the practice of preparing his power of attorney for drawing his half yearly payments, and knows him to be the identical Benjamin Bully to whom such payments were made - and this deponent further says that the annexed certificate of marriage was in possession of this deponent at the time the claim of his widow was transmitted to the pension department, and that the same was given to this deponent by Charles Davis Esq for the purpose of being annexed to said claim and that deponent withheld it not deeming to be necessary under the rules of the pension department And this deponent further says, that the original pension Certificate of the said Benjamin Bully is now in his possession, and retained for the purpose of annexing it to the widows claim for a balance due her from the last semi annual payment & his death.
Subscribed & sworn before me the day & year aforesaid
Richd Tappan Justice of the Peace
P. Van Gaasbeck Jr
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant and would place full credid

State of New York, ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SS.
I CERTIFY, That at the date of the certificate of proof, or acknowledgment, to which this is subjoined, the said Richard W. Tappan Esq. was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 20 th day of June A. D. 185 3
M. Sheldon
Clerk of Ulster Co.

Brief in the case of
Eliza Bully widow of Benjamin County and State of New York act February 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband pensioned under Act of June 1832 - Marriage, death of husband, identity of widow proved by Justice who performed the ceremony & other respectable witnesses
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Peter Vanhaasbeck Jr Kingston Ulster Co. N.Y.
M c Rae Examining Clerk.

Elizabeth Bully additional Draft

Pension Office June 13, 1833
Sir,
In the case of Elizabeth Bull, Oct 3, Feb, 1833 - Mr Davis, the Justice, in his affidavit concerning the marriage, says, "the above is a true extract" &c, but has omitted to transcribe the extract referred to -
The affidavits accompanying the Declaration with the above evidence supplied, will establish the marriage of the parties & the husband's death; but they do not designate the husband as the man who was pensioned.
Indra
Samuel Raper Yours &c
S. Prall Commissioner
Peter Van Gaasbeck Jr. Kingston, Ulster Co. N.Y.
N.B.
Annexed is the justice certificate of marriage, which he furnished me with at the time of the application, but as

the old rules required a copy of the record and not the record itself. I pursued the old course and kept the certificate of marriage now annexed. It always seemed strange to me that a copy of the record should be required when the Officiating magistrate was living & attested to the fact.
P. Van Gaasbeck Jr
Mr Van Gaasbeck has not sent a literal copy of the record, but I have ventured to admit the case being satisfied with the evidence of Mr Van Gaasbeck in addition to what was before received
M. C. Keer

Union Office June 24 1883
Sir,
Please say to what time Benjamin Billy, pensioner at $80 pr. ann. Act of June 1832, Albany N.Y. roll, was last paid - And whether to his death - (New York).
L. Waldo Commr
J. Burt Esq Fed Audr
On New York City Roll, and P. to 4 th Sept. 1852.
J. Burt Auditor.

A. May Evans, C. B. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir, Will you kindly inform me whether the name of Aaron Bass appears upon the records of the Revolutionary War? I believe he was from New York. He is said to have been drafted in the war of 1812 and

Killed at the attack on Inverness.
Please state also if the name of Benjamin Bull from New York appears upon the records.
Respectfully Mrs. H. P. Margaret Cass London
Providence,
Illinois.
May 25, 1895.

Kingston new York. February 1, 1930. 262 Washington Ave.
U.S. Pension Bureau. Gentlemen.
Buley Mrs. Hannah Davis, and Mrs. Sarah Barringer, both over 80 years of age, and both residents of this (Ulster) County are the daughters of Benjamin Buley who they say served in the army of the Revolution; that their mother, Elizabeth Buley, drew a U.S. pension after her husband's death, until her marriage to if this be true the two sisters are the very few real daughters of the American Revolution. I am exceedingly anxious to verify the above particulars in regard to the pension, and will highly appreciate it if you will send me all the data you have in relation to it. If possible I want to make them Honory members of our D.A.R. Chapter. I cannot find any Benjamin Buley in Comptroller's Roberts, "New York in the Revolution."
Yours truly
A H Van Buren A.H. VAN BUREN.

L. W. B. W. 709.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
July 14th, 1898.
Madam:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that a very careful search has been made and the name of Aaron Cass has not been found upon the Revolutionary war pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau.
One Benjamin Bully made an application for pension on September 11th, 1832, at which time he was 67 years of age and residing in Marbletown, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Putnam and Col. Willett. Place of his enlistment not stated. His widow, Elizabeth, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Margaret C. Landon, Rochelle, Ills.