The daily gazette., 1877-05-10
TEE DELAWARE FsESsIOXERs.

HOW THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR PEN
sIoNs AFTER THE CONSOLIDATION
BRIEF SKETCH OF TIE DELAWARE
AGENCY. .,t
BY the recent consolidation of the Del
aware, Maryland and New Jersey Pen
sion Agencies with the agency of the
District of Columbia, the quarterly
payments to pensioners in all the above
named States will, after the 1st of June
next, be made payable at Washington.
The payments for the quarter ending
May 31st next will be payable at the re-
spective pension agencies of the States
| named, and the Delaware pensioners
will make their settlement at the usual
office in this city.
After the present quarter the Delaware
agency will be consolidated as above
| stated, and the pensioners will have to
make their usual affidavits before JUS
| tlce OF the Peace in this State, aud send
them, with their vouchers, to the PEN
sion Agent at Washington, who will re-
turn their checks by mail. The present
agent at Washington is David G. Cox.
Naval pensioners, who have heretofore
been receiving their pensions in Philadel-
phia, will also be required to apply to
Washington after the present quarter, as
the Naval Agency at Philadelphia has
been transferred to Wilmington.
In forwarding their first affidavits, the
pensioners must be particular to also for
ward certificate from the Clerk of the
Peace of the county in which they make
| their affidavits, to the effect that the JUS
tice of the Peace who qualities them is a
legally commissioned officer of the State.
Otherwise their vouchers will not be rec
ognized by the Pension Agent. After
the first application the certificate from
the Clerk of the Peace will not be re-
quired, .-..,....
However much the change may dis
commode the pensioners, it will be a
wind fall to the Squires, as between four
and five hundred pensioners in this city
and vicinity will be required to make af-
fidavits quarterly. The fees from this
source will amount to considerablesum
each year. .-.
DELA WARE AGENCY.
The Delaware Pension Agency was
established in 1864, the first payment be-
ing made in September of that year. The
office was at Dover, and the first agent
was Ii. n. Walker who was afterwards
succeeded by David F. Burton.
In March, 1869, the Office was removed
to Wilmington, as the bulk of the pen
sioners resided in this city and vicinity
and Prof. Edward D. Porter, of Newark,
was appointed Pension Agent. Professor
Porter continued i'll charge of the office
until 1870, when he was succeeded by
the present incumbent, MIR. Daniel 4.
Burton, of Sussex county. During its
existence in this city the Office has been
| established in the second story front
room of No. $40 Market street.
Previous to the removal of the office
to Wilmington the affidavits of pension
ers here were taken, and their claims at
| tended to by VIM. B. Virgins, ESQ.,, and
his clerk, Mr.. James Moore. When Prof
Porter took charge of the office he en-
ployed Mr. Moore as chief clerk, in which
position the latter has continued ever
since. During the time he has attended
faithfully to the duties of his position,
never missing single quarterly settle
ment, and gaining the warm regard of
all the pensioners by his strict attention
to business, and his kindness IN giving
them, at all times, any informal. On they
desired. With The merging of the agen-
cies his present occupation ceases, and
the regret of the pensioners at being put
to additional trouble in obtaining their
pensions will be greatly increased by the
loss of his valuable aid and information
on all matters tending to their welfare
In the Delaware Agency there are
about 900 pensioners, of which number
only 125 reside in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties. the remainder living in New Castle
county, and principally in this city.