A Manual of Pensions, Bounty, and Pay: Containing the Laws, Forms and Regulations Relating to Pensions, Bounty Land, Bounty Money, Pay, Claims for Horses and Other Property Destroyed, Etc., Etc.; with the Opinions of the Attorneys-general, and the Official Regulations and Decisions Pertaining to These Subjects |
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... wounds or other injuries received , or by sickness contracted , in the line of duty , whereby the sufferer is rendered incapable , in whole or part , of procuring for himself , and those de- pendent upon him , a livelihood . When ...
... wounds or other injuries received , or by sickness contracted , in the line of duty , whereby the sufferer is rendered incapable , in whole or part , of procuring for himself , and those de- pendent upon him , a livelihood . When ...
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... wounds or sick- ness incurred in the service . Land Donations , or bounty lands , are sometimes prom- ised at or before the time of enlistment , as an inducement to enter the service ; and in such cases these , too , may be regarded as ...
... wounds or sick- ness incurred in the service . Land Donations , or bounty lands , are sometimes prom- ised at or before the time of enlistment , as an inducement to enter the service ; and in such cases these , too , may be regarded as ...
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... wounds or sickness , from subsequently procuring a livelihood . 1 Cadets at West Point belong to the regular army , and are entitled to pensions for disabilities . Opinion of Attorney - General Wirt , April 8 , 1820 . 2 Act of April 18 ...
... wounds or sickness , from subsequently procuring a livelihood . 1 Cadets at West Point belong to the regular army , and are entitled to pensions for disabilities . Opinion of Attorney - General Wirt , April 8 , 1820 . 2 Act of April 18 ...
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... wound received by the falling of a spar in a tempest , is as entirely within the description of being killed , or dying by reason of a wound received in the line of his duty , as the officer who is killed or dies by a wound in battle ...
... wound received by the falling of a spar in a tempest , is as entirely within the description of being killed , or dying by reason of a wound received in the line of his duty , as the officer who is killed or dies by a wound in battle ...
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... wounds received not cause total disability , it was provided that the invalid should receive such monthly pension as might be deemed adequate by the Legislature of the State in which he resided - not exceeding his half- pay . To obtain ...
... wounds received not cause total disability , it was provided that the invalid should receive such monthly pension as might be deemed adequate by the Legislature of the State in which he resided - not exceeding his half- pay . To obtain ...
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A Manual of Pensions, Bounty and Pay: Containing the Laws, Forms and ... George W. Raff No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 124 - Jersey, aged seventy three 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.
Page 321 - States, and that such application is made for his or her exclusive use and benefit, and that said entry is made for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not either directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person...
Page 57 - ... places, and property which have been seized from the Union; and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens of any part of the country; and I hereby command the persons composing the combinations aforesaid, to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes, within twenty days from this date.
Page 107 - Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War...
Page 56 - Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings...
Page 320 - That any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the 'age of twenty-one years, and is a citizen of the United States, or who shall have filed his declaration of intention to become such...
Page 66 - ... upon the mustering of his company or regiment into the service of the United States. And all provisions of law relating to volunteers enlisted in the service of the United States for three years, or during the war...
Page 219 - States, and leave a widow, or, If no widow, a child or children under sixteen years of age, such widow, or, if no widow, such child or children shall be entitled to and receive half the monthly pay...
Page 56 - The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the State authorities through the War Department. I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and existence of our national Union, and the perpetuity of popular government, and to redress wrongs already long enough endured.
Page 222 - Service, or at any time, in consequence of wounds received in service, and shall leave a widow, or if no widow, a child, or children, under sixteen years of age ; such widow, or if no widow, such child, or children, shall be entitled to receive half the monthly pay...