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Grover Cleveland: Her advanced age and the honorable service of her son would make the allowance of a pension in her case, upon any fair…

On the recordAugust 8, 1888
Her advanced age and the honorable service of her son would make the allowance of a pension in her case, upon any fair and plausible justification, very gratifying.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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