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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 6 STAT. · July 20, 1840 · Chapter LXV

Chapter LXV. *for the relief of Peter W

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Chap. LXV.— An Act *for the relief of Peter W. Short, of Woodstock, Ulster county, New York.* July 20, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, To be replaced on pension roll.authorized and directed to restore the name of Peter W. Short to the invalid pension roll of the United States, and to pay him at the rate of two dollars and sixty-six cents per month, from the time his pension was suspended, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; and to continue during his natural life.
Approved, July 20, 1840. Chapter LXVI: for the relief of Daniel W. Going. 6 Stat. 804 1840-07-20 Chapter LXVI Charles C. Little and James Brown 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 2025-12-05 1 1 private
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