I presume arises from the fact that you have in many cases to sign a certificate before the annuitant or pensioner is entitled to receive payment?
"Second Shetland Truck System Report"
William Guthrie
I saw the advertisement in the public papers, and as it appeared that the parties calling the meeting only intended to petition for a partial repeal of the tax, as far as it affected themselves, while they left the most odious and obnoxious half of it untouched, I mean that part which affected the small annuitant and fundholder, the widow and the orphan, whose income was under one hundred pounds a-year, I directly made up my mind to attend the meeting.
"Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3"
Henry Hunt
Colney had to be overcome afresh, and he fled, but managed, with two or three of his bitter phrases, to make a cuttle-fish fight of it, that oppressively shadowed his vanquisher: The Daniel Lambert of Cities: the Female annuitant of Nations:-and such like, wretched stuff, proper to Colney Durance, easily dispersed and out-laughed when we have our vigour.
"One of Our Conquerors, Complete"
George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009