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

Chapter CXLIX. for the Relief of Nancy Bowen and Sarah Larrabee

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Chap. CXLIX.— An Act for the Relief of Nancy Bowen and Sarah Larrabee.August 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatNancy Bowen to be placed on the pension roll at $96 per annum, from July 4, 1850, for life.Also Sarah Larrabee from March 1, 1854. the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of Nancy Bowen, formerly the widow of Robert Brice, upon the roll of pensioners, and pay to her the sum of ninety-six dollars per annum, from the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty, during her natural life; also, that he be, and is hereby, directed to place the name of Sarah Larrabee, formerly the widow of Barstow Newell, upon the pension rolls and pay to her the sum of ninety-six dollars per annum, commencing on the first day of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and continuing during her natural life.
Approved, August 18, 1856. Chapter CL: for the Relief of John Poe, of Louisville, Kentucky. 11 Stat. 471 1856-08-18 Chapter CL 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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