Grover Cleveland actually said...

"I hereby return without approval House bill No. 7167, entitled 'An act for the relief of Mrs. Maria Hunter.'"

"He never did a day's service so far as his name appears, and the muster-out roll of his company reports him as having deserted at Camp Cameron, Pa., November 14, 1861."

"I am convinced that the Pension Bureau acted upon entirely satisfactory evidence when this claim was rejected upon the ground that the cause of death originated subsequent to the soldier's discharge."

"There is absolutely no allegation of any incident of his service which it is claimed is at all related to his sickness and disability."