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On the recordSeptember 6, 1888
his case is certainly a pitiable one I am forced to the belief that the conclusions reached in 1879 upon his application, that his disease was contracted while absent without leave and that his disability was due to syphilis, were correct.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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