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Many of the women involved in the War of Independence were not listed as members of Cumann na mBan but in a letter supporting her application for her pension, it was said of Tobin that "whether or not you were officially a member of CnamB, you were de facto and de jure a member of the IRA."
Each pension statement contains a letter followed by a number on the top of it. Graves and Harris explain exactly what these letters indicate: -BLWt: Application for a warrant for bounty land promised to soldiers who served to the end of the war.-R: Rejected claim usually; or less often a claim for half-pay for life by a Virginia veteran.
Jackson also paid US$10 to hire a pension agent in Washington, D.C., to submit his application. The issue was not settled until 1887 when the Pension Office received corroborating letters from the US consul in Halifax that added Jackson was "a worthy man instead of a nuisance whenever he comes to town". [30]
An application for a Revolutionary War Pension by Innit Hollister, written in August of 1832. The National Archives uses Citizen Archivists who volunteer to help transcribe such materials.
If a family member is helping you make a down payment, for example, have them sign a gift letter confirming where the funds came from and what you will use them for. Keep your job the same.
The Dependent and Disability Pension Act was passed by the United States Congress (26 Stat. 182) and signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison on June 27, 1890. The act provided pensions for all veterans who had served at least ninety days in the Union military or naval forces, were honorably discharged from service and were unable to perform manual labor, regardless of their financial ...
Outside of veterans' pensions, the institution of the first public pension plan for New York City Police is considered as the first iteration of a modern pension in the USA. The Police Life and Health Insurance Fund, created in 1857, provided payment to officers injured or otherwise disabled in the line of duty and offered compensation in a ...
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