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Benjamin Abbot

Received, Boston, 21 July 1836, of Master Commandant [illegible] Recruiting Naval Officer, Thirty Dollars,
the advance pay of [illegible] having shipped for [illegible] years in the United States Navy.
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$30
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Witness, John [illegible]
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Duplicate.
Received, Boston, 21 July 1836, of Master Commandant [illegible] Recruiting Naval Officer, Thirty Dollars,
the advance pay of [illegible] having shipped for [illegible] years in the United States Navy.
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$30
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Witness. John [illegible]
NAME. | Age. | Height. | Hair. | Eyes. | Complex- |
Visage. | Scar and Wounds. | Occupation. | Where born. | Security. | Residence. |
Benj: Abbot | 34 | 52 1/2 | Brown | [illegible] | Brown | long | --- | [illegible] | N. Hampshire | [ille | gible] |
I hereby certify, that I have examined Benj. Abbot who this day offered himself at the Naval Rendezvous, at Boston, for the UNITED STATES' NAVAL SERVICE, and that the said [illegible] is sound and healthy.
Given this 21st day of July 1836
John [illegible] Surgeon
Recruiting District.
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