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On the recordAugust 21, 1888
It is perfectly apparent that this beneficiary was injured while acting as a deputy assistant provost-marshal, arresting deserters for the pay and rewards allowed him, and that his injuries were not at all connected with actual military service.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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