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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 11 STAT. · August 18, 1856 · Chapter CLIII

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Chap. CLIII.— An Act for the. Relief of Rebecca Halsey, Widow of Zephaniah Halsey, an Officer of the Revolution.August 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatRebecca Halsey to be placed on pension roll at $35 per month, from July 4, 1848, for life. the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of Rebecca Halsey, widow of Zephaniah Halsey, deceased, an officer of the Revolution, on the list of revolutionary pensioners, and pay to her a pension at the rate of thirty-five dollars per month, from the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to continue during her natural life.
Approved, August 18, 1856. Chapter CLIV: for the Relief of John H. Scranton and James M. Hunt, Owners of the Steamer “Major Tompkins.” 11 Stat. 472 1856-08-18 Chapter CLIV Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-11 34 1 private
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