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On the recordApril 20, 1888
When with this it is considered that eighteen years elapsed between the date of the alleged injury and the soldier's application for pension, I am satisfied that no injustice will be done if the disposition made of this case by the Pension Bureau is allowed to stand.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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