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Grover Cleveland: When with this it is considered that eighteen years elapsed between the date of the alleged injury and the soldier's…

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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