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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 24 STAT. · May 7, 1886 · Chapter 161

Chapter 161.

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CHAP. 161.— An act granting a pension to J Francis Hopper.May 7, 1886. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,J. Francis Hopper.Pension. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and be is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 161–166. 1886. 705 pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of J. Francis Hopper, late captain in Company C, Sixth Missouri Volunteer Cavalry.
Approved, May 7, 1886. Chapter 162: to place the name of James B. Wilde on the pension-roll. Chapter 162 24 Stat. 705 1886-05-07 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 2026-02-24 43 1 private
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