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Chapter 138.

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Chap. 138: granting a pension to Rebecca T. Scott, widow of Major John B. Scott, late of the United States Army. Chapter 20 Stat. 535 1878-05-25 138 United States Government Publishing Office 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 2026-03-05 45 1 private 535 FORTY FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 138, 139, 143, 144. 1878.
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