08/16/1886
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"I can not believe that his suicide had any connection with his army service."
"I do not see how the relief proposed can be granted in this case without an unjustifiable departure from the rules under which applications for pension should be determined."
"I believe this claim for pension to be a fraud from beginning to end."
"It seems to me, however, that it would establish a bad precedent to provide for her from the Federal Treasury."