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On the recordJuly 2, 1886
This claimant was mustered out as paymaster on the last-mentioned date, and in 1872 a certificate was issued that, his accounts having been adjusted, they exhibited no indebtedness on his part to the United States.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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