01/01/1889
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"This claimant was mustered out as paymaster on the last-mentioned date, and in 1872 a certificate was issued that, his accounts having been adjusted, they exhibited no indebtedness on his part to the ..."
"I am utterly unable to discover any relation between this accident and the military service."
"It seems to me that it by no means follows that those intrusted with the people's business and the expenditure of the people's money are justified in so executing the pension laws as that they shall f..."
"I never thought of trying getting a pension until my old comrades urged me to do so."