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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 24 STAT. · August 3, 1886 · Chapter 861

Chapter 861.

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CHAP. 861.— An act granting an increase of pension to William H. H. Buck.August 3, 1886. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,William H. H. Buck.Pension increased. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of William H. H. Buck, late of Company G, First Vermont Cavalry, upon the pension-roll, subject to the limitations of the pension laws, at the rate of twelve dollars per month, instead of six dollars per month, as provided by actVol. 20, p. 61. of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine.
Approved, August 3, 1886. Chapter 862: granting a pension to William P. Shelton. Chapter 862 24 Stat. 865 1886-08-03 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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